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Post by breesfan on Feb 14, 2016 23:22:08 GMT
Or is it?  I thought the fishtank shooting was cool and interesting. The driving one, I thought it was okay but I think they should have had a race car driver who has driven on dirt to try it. Two explosions that would save a man in between was interesting and it was funny when the explosion didn't happen and Jamie looked perplexed, I don't know but it was funny how he looked at Adam. Bullet in the lighter, so it took them this long to do a revisit, I bet people are saying they messed up but it would make sense if it was a ricochet. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 15, 2016 0:44:13 GMT
Or is it? I thought the fishtank shooting was cool and interesting. The driving one, I thought it was okay but I think they should have had a race car driver who has driven on dirt to try it. Two explosions that would save a man in between was interesting and it was funny when the explosion didn't happen and Jamie looked perplexed, I don't know but it was funny how he looked at Adam. Bullet in the lighter, so it took them this long to do a revisit, I bet people are saying they messed up but it would make sense if it was a ricochet. either a ricochet or a stray bullet that has lost most of its velocity would do it. |
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Post by ironhold on Feb 15, 2016 5:22:08 GMT
For the fish tank, each test involved the team using an open-air tank.
Thus, no filter.
Would a filter be bullet-proof?
Someone could test a filter on its own outside of the tank, then inside of a tank to see if it would prevent the back wall from shattering (and thus still posing a chance of injury via shrapnel).
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Post by the light works on Feb 15, 2016 5:31:18 GMT
For the fish tank, each test involved the team using an open-air tank. Thus, no filter. Would a filter be bullet-proof? Someone could test a filter on its own outside of the tank, then inside of a tank to see if it would prevent the back wall from shattering (and thus still posing a chance of injury via shrapnel). all the filters I have seen looked like they wouldn't add much armor to the tank, they might absorb the shock wave and possibly provide enough resistance for the slug to save the back of the tank, though. drifting, I think, was close to our conclusions in discussion. there is a break-even point on drifting related to how tight the turn is, and how terrible the traction is. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 15, 2016 5:33:20 GMT
on the double bombs, I really wish they had given us the pressures for the other transducers. I am curious if they were all directly additive, which would have made them ALL 100 PSI for the double bomb.
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 15, 2016 22:04:56 GMT
The driving one, I thought it was okay but I think they should have had a race car driver who has driven on dirt to try it. I was thinking something along the same lines as I was watching it. It didn't make any sense to me that they would compare Adam's time against Jamie's, as the two could have radically different driving skills without realizing it. It would have made more sense to have both do two regular runs and two drift runs to see if they could better their own times. Offset, of course. Two regular runs would have familiarized them with the track, so the drift runs might have been easier for them afterwards, skewing the results. It would have to be one regular run, then one drift run, then regular again, then drift again. However, all those thoughts were put to shame when they showed the superimposed shots of Adam and Jamie taking different turns, showing that regular driving on the broad bends is quicker than drifting, while drifting on the narrow bends is quicker than regular driving. And it makes perfect sense why it is that way, so that sealed it for me and I ended up satisfied with the result. None of the shooting myths really surprised me, but at least as far as gun-related myths go, I think the fish tank footage was some of the most beautiful in the entire history of the show. Seeing those projectiles making their way through that blue water, slowing down dramatically from the impact was just a treat to watch. There was one frame in particular when they were testing the deer slug where I actually caught myself thinking, "Hmm... That one frame would look incredible as a wall decoration if you printed it out on a poster and framed it." The result of the double explosion was no real surprise either, but again, the high speed shots looked incredible and I was really impressed they didn't have to blow up the rig several times to get it right. Just goes to show that experience counts  |
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 16, 2016 8:15:37 GMT
Drift versus slow in fast out?... we asked that one back many years ago didnt we?..
And the common consensus back then was depends on the road, the car, the driver, too many things to be ultimately testable....
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 16, 2016 10:36:10 GMT
Drift versus slow in fast out?... we asked that one back many years ago didnt we?.. And the common consensus back then was depends on the road, the car, the driver, too many things to be ultimately testable.... I believe we did, yes. And if we're a little crude in our comparisons, they did ultimately reach the same conclusion we did. Is drifting always faster? No. But it can be under certain circumstances. It depends on the road, the car and especially the driver. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 16, 2016 15:35:20 GMT
Drift versus slow in fast out?... we asked that one back many years ago didnt we?.. And the common consensus back then was depends on the road, the car, the driver, too many things to be ultimately testable.... I believe we did, yes. And if we're a little crude in our comparisons, they did ultimately reach the same conclusion we did. Is drifting always faster? No. But it can be under certain circumstances. It depends on the road, the car and especially the driver. and there is a difference between drifting for speed and drifting for show. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 17, 2016 15:13:13 GMT
The Zippo retest: No surprises. It was nice that they were able to get a replication of the result in the story using the ricochet off the block.
Bullet proof fish tank?: One thing I noticed was that they kept the top of the fish tank open. Most fish tank are kept with hoods (+lights/filters/etc) on top. This should have created resistance to the amount of water that escaped through the top.
Off road drift vs not: Overall, as the rest of you have pointed out, there are way too many variables to ever have one final conclusive decision as to which is better.
Overlapping explosions: From the start, I didn't think there was much merit to the idea. Shockwaves don't just evaporate. It was a great test to watch though.
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Post by the light works on Feb 17, 2016 15:17:30 GMT
overlapping explosions: kinda like standing between two oncoming vehicles hurting less than standing in front of one.
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 17, 2016 19:58:41 GMT
overlapping explosions: kinda like standing between two oncoming vehicles hurting less than standing in front of one. That probably does hurt less. With one vehicle, there's a chance that you'll be flung away and survive with very serious injuries. With two, you're more likely to be dead, which I've heard hurts less  |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 17, 2016 20:02:23 GMT
overlapping explosions: kinda like standing between two oncoming vehicles hurting less than standing in front of one. That probably does hurt less. With one vehicle, there's a chance that you'll be flung away and survive with very serious injuries. With two, you're more likely to be dead, which I've heard hurts less All we need to do is get two cars and load Buster up with a ton of sensors... |
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Post by the light works on Feb 18, 2016 15:12:56 GMT
overlapping explosions: kinda like standing between two oncoming vehicles hurting less than standing in front of one. That probably does hurt less. With one vehicle, there's a chance that you'll be flung away and survive with very serious injuries. With two, you're more likely to be dead, which I've heard hurts less depends on your religion.  |
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 18, 2016 18:21:47 GMT
That probably does hurt less. With one vehicle, there's a chance that you'll be flung away and survive with very serious injuries. With two, you're more likely to be dead, which I've heard hurts less depends on your religion. Depends on whether you're refering to reincarnation or eternal hellfire Of course, being reincarnated as the illegitimate child of Justin Beiber and Miley Cyrus would be just as painful as eternal hellfire, so that would be lose-lose... |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 18, 2016 19:37:11 GMT
depends on your religion. Depends on whether you're refering to reincarnation or eternal hellfire Of course, being reincarnated as the illegitimate child of Justin Beiber and Miley Cyrus would be just as painful as eternal hellfire, so that would be lose-lose... Parish that thought! Those two should not be allowed to procreate apart, let alone together. The kid would be dehydrated and have a black eye because he'll keep missing his mouth with the sippy cup. |
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 18, 2016 20:02:07 GMT
Depends on whether you're refering to reincarnation or eternal hellfire Of course, being reincarnated as the illegitimate child of Justin Beiber and Miley Cyrus would be just as painful as eternal hellfire, so that would be lose-lose... Parish that thought! Those two should not be allowed to procreate apart, let alone together. The kid would be dehydrated and have a black eye because he'll keep missing his mouth with the sippy cup. And it's very hard to spit on people who like you when you're dehydrated, so that'll be a huge disappointment for mom and dad |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 18, 2016 20:14:27 GMT
Parish that thought! Those two should not be allowed to procreate apart, let alone together. The kid would be dehydrated and have a black eye because he'll keep missing his mouth with the sippy cup. And it's very hard to spit on people who like you when you're dehydrated, so that'll be a huge disappointment for mom and dad That kid is spittin' dust... |
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 18, 2016 20:20:49 GMT
And it's very hard to spit on people who like you when you're dehydrated, so that'll be a huge disappointment for mom and dad That kid is spittin' dust... If only that was Beiber... Then we'd never have to worry about him having any kids at all |
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Post by ponytail61 on Feb 19, 2016 20:10:17 GMT
They should have "supersized" the drifting part.  |
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