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Post by Antigone68104 on Jul 18, 2014 14:53:59 GMT
Sunscreen Fire: While I wouldn't want to eat anything cooked by someone who would put aerosol sunscreen on while standing next to his BBQ grill, I have to admit J&A had a point in the aftershow -- some people are dumb enough to do that. I'd love to know if the trouble they had with the delayed ignition test was due to sunscreen sprays being reformulated after those incidents started getting in the news, or if it was just because many people have trouble judging time (the "two minutes since I put the sunscreen on" could have been much less in reality).
Vacuuming Black Powder: the main problem I had with the rig is that it moved way too slowly to produce a static charge. Unless the claim is supposed to be that the vacuum's brush produces the charge on its own; but it sounded like the act of shoving the vacuum back and forth was part of the static buildup.
Piano Through Roof: How much of the initial result was "roof tougher than they thought" and how much was the simple fact that it was a sloped roof?
Water Heater vs House Fire: It did a better job than I'd expected, to be honest. I really like Jamie's rig to guarantee a water heater explosion at a set time.
I suspect a real-world water heater explosion has a chance of spraying water around the place from pipes that are no longer attached to the water heater. But that doesn't really count as "exploding water heater putting out the fire" in my opinion.
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Post by breesfan on Jul 18, 2014 18:38:20 GMT
I thought maybe the water heater would be next to the house and not in it.
I think they should re-do the vacuuming one, I thought it was too slow, who vacuums like that?
I do wonder if maybe they should have tested all kinds of roofs since not all roofs are the same.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jul 19, 2014 4:24:43 GMT
Sunscreen Fire: All the results were what you'd expect, no surprises.
Vacuuming Black Powder: This test could have been a little more rigorous. How about a vacuum with an internal short? Could happen...
Piano Drop: They should have dropped the grand piano on edge, not flat, might have altered the result.
Water Heater/House Fire: I couldn't tell but: Did their "house" have a roof? That would factor into the walls falling down.
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Post by the light works on Jul 19, 2014 23:59:36 GMT
sunscreen fire: I already feel aerosol sunscreen is not a good idea, this just reinforces it. my preferred sunscreen right now comes in towelette form. tear the pouch, rub the towelette all over, discard.
Vacuuming black powder: I was on the fence - there is also electrical arc from the brushes in the motor - but no reputable vacuum manufacturer will take the suction path through the motor. I suspect it is possible, but it would be a perfect storm sort of circumstance.
Piano Drop: it bears mentioning that the weight rating of the roof is how much it can hold without ANY damage to the roof, not the minimum weight to punch a hole clean through. the grand piano was a great visual - in the first shot I thought it DID go through.
water heater house fire: I kind of saw that coming. and yes, it looked like there was a flat roof on the house - we saw roof structure when the water heater punched through, and they wouldn't have had the smoke banking down into the room without a roof.
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Post by OziRiS on Jul 20, 2014 1:16:54 GMT
I can't help but think this episode would have benefitted greatly from commentary by Jeff Foxworthy  Sunscreen fire: It is what it is. No comments necessary. Foxworthy after the test: "If you think applying spray-on sunscreen 2 feet away from your barbeque is a good idea, you might be a redneck." Vacuuming black powder: They got through that one a little too easily. With all the things Grant mentioned could cause an explosion before they tested it, I'm a little disappointed they didn't at least try one of them. Foxworthy after the test: "If your wife is so used to you spilling gun powder all over the living room floor that she just breaks out the vacuum without even batting an eyelid after you've spilled a full pound of it, you both might be rednecks." Piano drop: Best comedy shot for years! When that grand piano fell on the house, it unexpectedly just kind of went "SPLAT" and stuck to the roof like a handful of uncooked dough thrown at a wall Foxworthy after the test: "If you need to tear down a house and the best substitute for a wrecking ball you can come up with is a rent-a-crane and an old piano, you might be a redneck." Water heater house fire: Who has a water heater in the middle of their living room? Even so, having seen what an exploding water heater does to a house in previous episodes, I can't help but wonder who dreamed this up as a viable way of doing LESS damage to the house... Foxworthy after the test: "If you've purposely installed your water heater in the middle of your living room to serve as an emergency fire extinguisher, you might be a redneck." |
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Post by silverdragon on Jul 30, 2014 7:16:30 GMT
Adam damaged his Wrist.....
Major OOOOOps?......
Thaks to adam, he did take time to explain why he had a cast.
He dropped a blast screen on it...
Ok, if thats what you want us to believe...
But thanks anyway for letting us know.
Otherwise, Filters.
If someone had vacuum'ed up anything, the filter will stop it going to the motor.
If the filter was damaged......
Water heater "House", what are the chances of an tampered with exploding water heater happening at the same time as a house fire?...
But heck, I like seeing water heater explosions.
However....
Myth idea.
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Post by blazerrose on Aug 4, 2014 2:25:24 GMT
The way my house is arranged, if a fire was going on in my garage or the laundry room, the water heater might be useful, since it is in the house side of the garage right by the door.
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