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From: House Springs, MO
Not 850 lbs of black powder, although that woulda been cool too.
850 lbs of COMMERCIAL EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL. BIG difference.
Not like it was even an antique truck or anything. Just a mid 80's heavy duty rig they had to jerry rig just to get it to work. Wouldn't even move under it's own power. They had to haul it wherever they wanted it to go. It ran, but the tranny or clutch was shot. It had CLEARLY been run hard and put up wet. If you know any concrete truck drivers, ask THEM how they treat their trucks most of the time...
850 lbs of COMMERCIAL EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL. BIG difference.
Not like it was even an antique truck or anything. Just a mid 80's heavy duty rig they had to jerry rig just to get it to work. Wouldn't even move under it's own power. They had to haul it wherever they wanted it to go. It ran, but the tranny or clutch was shot. It had CLEARLY been run hard and put up wet. If you know any concrete truck drivers, ask THEM how they treat their trucks most of the time...
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From: Fairbanks
Originally Posted by spikedog
I loved the show with the JATO rocket mounted on the old car (was it an Impala?). Debunking the myth about Arizona highway scene where a guy supposedly launched himself into a cliff at 300 mph after frying his brakes. I think they got it up to over 150 mph, but no way the car left the ground. The ping-pong ball underwater salvage operation show was pretty cool too. The two guys are pretty goofy, however, and I wish the beret would take a hike.
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From: Bixby, OK
Originally Posted by snyiper
Saw the explosion but never figured out what myth they were debunking with that one!!! The show seems kind of a waste at times but its ok.... break out of jail with salsa who da thought?
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Originally Posted by ddrumman2004
I like the show and last night's explosion was cool. To me...the Mythbusters is one of the best shows on Discovery......sure beats the OCC and Boyd shows in my opinion.
Poor Buster sure gets the brunt of their fireworks. Good thing they didn't put Buster in that cement truck.
Poor Buster sure gets the brunt of their fireworks. Good thing they didn't put Buster in that cement truck.
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From: Mesa
Didn't a couple whackos do the same thing with a Ryder truck with devistating results?? 
I really like the show however. I wanna make one of them frozen chicken cannons... 
I really like the show however. I wanna make one of them frozen chicken cannons...
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From: Bixby, OK
Originally Posted by dan1101
Jamie is da man! Except for the beret. And the blonde welder chick and the redhead chick are hot!
Love Mythbusters, those are definitely people I could hang out with.
Love Mythbusters, those are definitely people I could hang out with.
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From: Bixby, OK
The thing is though, she knew she could get out at any moment, I could deffinately see me crying after being in there say 4 hours, even if I knew I could get out, and with a constant drip of water on my forehead. I think it would be very stressful. I would probably also be crying in there if it was real, and I was being forced there. And if it were real, I'm sure they wouldn't stand there with you, they would leave you in the room, maybe even a dark room, for say 6 hours or so, then come ask you the questions. I would most likely give up the answers.
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From: Brandon Mb
These two have one of the best shows on TV. The frozen chicken one was a bit stupid, it seems obvious to me which one would penetrate further. You guys make me wish I hadn't missed this cement truck episode.
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From: Bixby, OK
You missed it?!?!! Wow.. it was deffinately the coolest thing ever. I'm sure they'll play it again some time.
EDIT:
Haha, I just looked at the times that we've been posting.. I don't know about y'all but I need sleep.. goodnight.
EDIT:
Haha, I just looked at the times that we've been posting.. I don't know about y'all but I need sleep.. goodnight.