Posted on 12/07/2011 7:00:46 AM PST by Red Badger
He’s such a fraud that even a pic like that makes him look like a fraud, a wax figure, a statue, a deception.
Journalists are idiots.
Cannonballs are ballistic. Cruise missiles have propulsion AND guidance.
“before spiraling back toward Dublin like a cruise missile”
Cannonballs ‘spiraling’ - like a cruise missile.
My daughter is 11 and understands the difference. There are probably cattle that understand the difference.
Monkey’s fling poo at people, and DEFINITELY get the difference.
Mythbusters seems to have been cancelled today.
I don’t know if its normal but usually every Wednesday there is at least several episodes, none this week.
Due to the fact that no one was hurt and only minor property damage occurred, personally I would seal the hole up from the outside and get the cast to sign it with “Mythbusters was here.”
I’ve never heard of these guys before, so I visited their website, and there are explosions all over the place, and in one picture a guy is tied to a missile. Seems like they’re just a bunch of adult-children who don’t understand that these things aren’t toys. Thankfully, nobody was hurt.
It's Top Gear, and although I've only seen the first two TGUS shows so far, I concur. Second episode: presenter in crossover AWD races two skiers down a mountain (Richard Hammond already did this, without getting stuck behind a alow moving truck on a paved road - excitement!)
Top Gear Australia was a little (lot) rough around the edges, but at least they showed some initative in thinking up local challenges. Their second episode: Most ore moved out of the Kalgoolie Super Pit/time by presenters (driving ute pickups) vs The Stig, driving a regular mining truck.
The Kalgoolie Super Pit
Those dots are the regular mine trucks, which are a bit larger that the utes used
Adam Savage apology
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/12/mythbusters-accident-adam-savage-apologizes.html
They are former Hollywood SFX stuntmen, IIRC......................
I think the misconception started in the 50’s when they invented ‘Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles’, ICBM’s. People began to think that ‘ballistic’ meant capable of being targeted and guided...................
That was a statement from County Sheriff J.D. Nelson, who has been a bomb expert on Mythbusters many times. I would bet that he was there on the range with them for this shoot as well.
That's likely the problem. They relied upon a bomb expert for safety advice, despite the fact that he likely has zero experience with the behavior of high-velocity cannonballs.
They should have had a Civil War/Revolutionary War reenactor with experience with cannons.
As a general rule, I am immediately suspicious of someone wearing a beret.
Thanks.
Imagine sitting there,minding your own P’s and Q’s,when a cannonball falls through your roof?
I’m sorry but that’s funny,at least in terms of a movie.
I’m picturing someone in a comedy just sitting there when this cannonball falls through their roof.
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