Commentary for Bava Kamma 34:17
תנו רבנן תרנגולים שהיו מחטטין בחבל דלי ונפסק החבל ונשבר הדלי משלמין נזק שלם
Our Rabbis taught: In the case of poultry flying from one place to another and breaking utensils with their wings. the payment must be in full: but if the damage was done by the vibration that resulted from their wings, only half-damages will be paid.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As this kind of damage is subject to the law of Pebbles. ');"><sup>14</sup></span>
Tosafot on Bava Kamma
It seems that if a person throws a rock or arrow towards a vessel and another person comes along and shatters the vessel before the projectile strikes it, certainly the one who shattered the vessel (and not the one who threw the rock) is liable. In this instance we do not apply the rationale of “the second one broke the vessel.” simple logic call for us to distinguish between throwing a rock (toward a vessel) and throwing the vessel itself.
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