WITH all the kinetic energy they could transfer from their upper torsos to their coconut-wielding arms in a downward swing, they gleefully throw them down to see them smash to smithereens.
I had a good look at many of those coconuts-in-waiting, piled on the streets by the thousands, and I suspect that some devotees knock the coconut shells a little beforehand, just enough to crack the shells but not break the thickcoconut flesh sealing the juice in. Those will break apart satisfyingly on impact.
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