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According to the October 28, 2012, episode of MythBusters, he suffers from acrophobia. During the "Hollywood Hang" sequence, of the 2010 episode "Soda Cup Killer", Belleci fell off a roof, and despite being strapped into a safety harness system, landed in an open window frame below the drop point, and injured his leg, causing substantial bleeding.
The death ray would not work during cloudy weather. Enemy ships were likely to be moving targets, thus the mirrors would need to be constantly refocused. The historical records: No mention of the use of fire during the Battle of Syracuse was made until 300 years after the event, and no mention of mirrors was made until 800 years after the event.
Grant Masaru Imahara (October 23, 1970 – July 13, 2020) [1] was an American electrical engineer, roboticist and television host. He was best known for his work on the television series MythBusters, on which he designed, built and operated numerous robots and machines to test myths over the course of the show.
MythBusters is a science entertainment TV program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. There is no consistent system for organizing MythBusters episodes into seasons. The show did not follow a consistent calendar of on- and off-air periods for its first-aired episodes.
Jamie and Tory had to disqualify themselves because they lasted the full 3 minutes; Tory also began cursing during this attempt. They were replaced by two staff members. In the second trial, the five subjects were allowed to say a list of curse words, resulting in an average 30% increase in the time that they could keep their hands in the ice.
The MythBusters concluded that duct tape was a viable temporary repair method when applied in dry conditions. ...be used to construct an entire boat. Confirmed The MythBusters built an entire sailboat using 690 square feet (64 m 2) of duct tape for the hull and sail.
Tory and Grant originally intended for Adam and Jamie to build a potato cannon and left the requisite materials, but the MythBusters had different ideas. They used a tarp, a PVC pipe, and a rope to create a large kite, and though it took several failed attempts, they were able to get it to fly at a height of 100 feet (30 m) within minutes of ...
For a final test at terminal velocity, roughly 120 miles per hour, Tory threw two pig carcasses out of a helicopter at 600 ft (183 m), after which they were X-rayed to determine injuries. The pavement drop resulted in 17 fractures, a shattered pelvis, and a decapitation, while the water drop yielded seven fractures and a broken neck.