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The MythBusters take on a Hollywood action staple, where a hero dives into water to avoid being hit by bullets. An alternate scenario of this myth was retested in Guns Fired Underwater . Myth statement
The MythBusters then upgraded to a larger 30-gallon (110 L) water heater, which exploded with significantly greater force, sending the water heater several hundred feet into the air. To confirm the stated myth, the MythBusters obtained a full-sized 52-gallon (200 L) water heater and built a shack around it with a roof that followed standard ...
The MythBusters then tried to test the myth on a smaller vehicle-mounted microwave dish, but the only heating recorded was from sitting in the sun. ...a radar. Busted: The MythBusters attached the turkey to the spinning radar antenna on the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, but when the turkey was measured, they found that it actually lost heat. Frustrated ...
The MythBusters then tried to tenderize steaks by shooting them out of an air cannon into a steel target or placing them with large ball bearings into a clothes dryer. The meat was then tested using a device similar to USDA machines for determining meat toughness. The machine proved to be an objective and consistent method for testing, and both ...
A water heater turned on its side can act as a cannon if it explodes. Based on the "Exploding Water Heater" myths from 2007 and 2009. Confirmed To test the destructive power of a heater, Adam and Jamie set one up at the bomb range and aimed it directly at the side of a van. When it exploded, the van was heavily damaged and knocked onto its side.
Wearing a harness, Savage went into his mouth for a Shark Week-themed episode in 2008 and recalls it being "one of the more fun amusement park rides" he'd ever taken. They'd rigged Bruce so that ...
Washington, D.C. mythbusters have put several of these legends to the test. Here are just a few of the most popular myths set in the nation's capital. Show comments. Advertisement.
Pavement and water drops from 25 feet gave 286 g and 115 g, respectively, while 50 ft (15 m) drops maxed out the instrument (pavement) and registered 220 g (water). 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 ...