'Mythbusters' Blast Shakes Small Town (TV Show Explodes 500 Pounds Of Explosives)

theindychannel.com ^ | 03/26/09 | unknown

[Paladin2]

"their test produced a bigger bank than they expected. "

Maybe they should go help Turbo Tax Tim in DC.

[Paladin2]

“We are professionals...do not try this at home.”

And hold our beers.

[mockingbyrd]

Ah mythbusters. Hubby’s favorite show. Guys blowing stuff up. Still. Things never change.

[Abathar]

"Things never change"

Nope, things going "BOOM" attract men like flies to a bug zapper...

[lwd]

A friend of mine bought a house where the water heater exploded and caused all sorts of damage. It blew a huge hole in one of the sides of the home.

[Poser]

Let me be the first

[Poser]

Que Billy Saul Huroc and Big Jim McBob!

[grellis]

So bully for sub-par engineers! Shows like this help keep my kids interested in science. My 9-year old is learning everything he can about the periodic table so he can be a chemical engineer when he grows up. Believe me, as a parent, this is a great show.

I think you misunderstand just who the target audience is. It's not the guys at NASA.

[Eye of Unk]

I had a keen interest in that episode because I drive a concrete mixer, the hours and days immediately after 9/11 I carried my Beretta 92 with me when I made deliveries because we were advised of a possible threat of truck hijacking to use a mixer for truck bombs.

The trucks I drive are 10-12 cubic yard capacity, that translates to 40-48,000 lbs. of material they can haul.

That much explosive in a single mixer truck would be the size of a small tactical nuke.

[freedomlover]

Thanks for that link.
Then I went to the “Shoot the pig (carcass) with chain out of a cannon” associated link.
Cool

[BenLurkin]

[trillabodilla]

I like the shows where they blow stuff up; I don’t like the shows where they try to cure bad breath or stinky feet.

[Flightdeck]

I’m a parent too, and one of the things I teach my 3 kids is “If you do something, do it right”. My problem with the show isn’t the technical level, it’s that they consistently make factual mistakes.

[Roccus]

I think you misunderstand just who the target audience is.

Mmmmm......males age 7+ ? };^)

[Pyro7480]

That’s the other reason guys watch the show, besides blowing things up. ;-)

[razorboy]

I don’t think they were expecting it to be that big. Usually when they’re going for big booms they go out to a former quarry in the middle of nowhere. They really do try not to annoy the neighbors or destroy property that’s not theirs.

[razorboy]

And above par engineers invite them over for lectures.

[jiggyboy]

why not just go out to the middle of nevada?

From time to time watching the show I see some clues that they're on a pretty tight budget. Also, there's the matter of permits and licensed explosives experts necessary for these kinds of stunts. They don't want to have to start from scratch getting experts, permission, etc., in another state.

[Toddsterpatriot]

But at least they believe in experiment, observation and the concept that a hypothesis must be falsifiable. Unlike - for instance - all the well paid ‘scientists’ over at the IPCC.

Or the clowns at ICR.

[WOBBLY BOB]

...plus wasting vodka on feet is just wrong.