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Mythbuster's sux

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AlienCraft

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they say not possible, I'll bet that girl on the carnival ride who lost her feet to a snapped cable might disagree.

The lightning traveling up a water pipe and electrocuting someone, they say not possible.... I would think the families of the 20 or so people that die annually might disagree.

They modify the "myth" to suit their own agenda.

Entertainment? sure.
Actual proof? debatable.

Annoying? Definitely
 
Where are you getting the information that a snapped cable whipped her feet off? Because that was the myth, not that a broken cable wrapped around your feet while moving could tear your feet off (that's kind of a "duh"). Actually, the myth was that a snapped cable could whip your body in half. I think they showed that was very unlikely. You're misinterpreting their intentions entirely.
 
Typical Mythbuster's show:

'Well that didn't work... so let's just use high powered explosives for the hell of it'
 
Originally posted by: esun
Where are you getting the information that a snapped cable whipped her feet off? Because that was the myth, not that a broken cable wrapped around your feet while moving could tear your feet off (that's kind of a "duh"). Actually, the myth was that a snapped cable could whip your body in half. I think they showed that was very unlikely. You're misinterpreting their intentions entirely.
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I saw the episode and it is the last one I will ever watch. I could put up with the "that did not work lets blow it up" part, but not this.

Let's go ask the people who were stationed on an aircraft carrier and got hit by a snapped cable. Oh wait you cannot. (BTW that was in like the 60's before they replaced the balls a lot more)
 
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: esun
Where are you getting the information that a snapped cable whipped her feet off? Because that was the myth, not that a broken cable wrapped around your feet while moving could tear your feet off (that's kind of a "duh"). Actually, the myth was that a snapped cable could whip your body in half. I think they showed that was very unlikely. You're misinterpreting their intentions entirely.</end quote></div>
Well, they really didn't exceed the cables ratings, they cut it at a set point, so in my opinion, they never approached actual catastrophic conditions.

Every news report has said that her feet were severed by the snapped cable. Until They retract those reports, I'll go along with the witness accounts and the news reports.

I have problems with their methodology because they favor the side of safety, which , in real life, you don't get to.

 
Typical Mythbuster's show:

'Well that didn't work... so let's just use high powered explosives for the hell of it'
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Ain't nuthin wrong with that.

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Aren't they the ones who said strap on human propulsion was impossible?
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Thats just because Jaime was too much of a pussy to fly the thing outside untethered.


 
Originally posted by: AlienCraft
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: esun
Where are you getting the information that a snapped cable whipped her feet off? Because that was the myth, not that a broken cable wrapped around your feet while moving could tear your feet off (that's kind of a "duh"). Actually, the myth was that a snapped cable could whip your body in half. I think they showed that was very unlikely. You're misinterpreting their intentions entirely.</end quote></div>
Well, they really didn't exceed the cables ratings, they cut it at a set point, so in my opinion, they never approached actual catastrophic conditions.

Every news report has said that her feet were severed by the snapped cable. Until They retract those reports, I'll go along with the witness accounts and the news reports.

I have problems with their methodology because they favor the side of safety, which , in real life, you don't get to.
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All of the reports I read (CNN/AP) said that the broken cable wrapped around her feet before they were severed.
 
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Aren't they the ones who said strap on human propulsion was impossible?
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They said that the system they bought/assembled didn't provide enough lift to get a man off the ground. Considering that the system was basically a few large fans attached to a harness, I'm not surprised.
 
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: esun
Where are you getting the information that a snapped cable whipped her feet off? Because that was the myth, not that a broken cable wrapped around your feet while moving could tear your feet off (that's kind of a "duh"). Actually, the myth was that a snapped cable could whip your body in half. I think they showed that was very unlikely. You're misinterpreting their intentions entirely.</end quote></div>

I saw the episode and it is the last one I will ever watch. I could put up with the "that did not work lets blow it up" part, but not this.

Let's go ask the people who were stationed on an aircraft carrier and got hit by a snapped cable. Oh wait you cannot. (BTW that was in like the 60's before they replaced the balls a lot more)</end quote></div>

Look, if you want to dispute it, just find documentation that says a man was cut in half by a snapped cable (I honestly don't know if this exists, and it may, showing their methodology was flawed). The myth was not that a snapped cable could injure or kill somebody. It was that it could cut a person in half. Again, just because they didn't test what you wanted them to test doesn't mean they lied to you.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Every news report has said that her feet were severed by the snapped cable.</end quote></div>

Look, if you can't figure out the difference between wrapping a cable around someone's foot and pulling them along at 80MPH versus cutting a taut cable and letting it whip around someone's stationary foot, then I'm not going to bother arguing with you.

EDIT: Sorry, even I've simplified their myth, which was that the cable could cut you in half (or rather, an adult human), not cut off a foot (of a child). Again, very different.
 
I never liked the show. It seems they have taken such a great idea and implemented it completely void of information and entertainment value. Billy Nye would have done the show justice.

And what's up with the gay tension between the two?
 
Oh come on, it's funny, that's all it's supposed to be. It's like Top Gear - actual informative car reviews are not the main purpose of the show.
 
I enjoy the show. I'm sure their off sometimes, but have tried a lot of stuff with interesting results. I'm just glad that they got rid of the lady who would explain a myth. I've only seen teh first two seasons so far.
 
the biggest problem with the snapped cable myth was the small size they tested

they needed to use MUCH larger cable/ropes
which of course would take much more force to snap, thus releasing more energy which would slice a pig in half

they were just being too whimpy and they don't really have the capacity to test 1" steel cable or 3" nylon mooring lines that large ships use


they did mess that one up, i agree
 
Originally posted by: esun
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: esun
Where are you getting the information that a snapped cable whipped her feet off? Because that was the myth, not that a broken cable wrapped around your feet while moving could tear your feet off (that's kind of a "duh"). Actually, the myth was that a snapped cable could whip your body in half. I think they showed that was very unlikely. You're misinterpreting their intentions entirely.</end quote></div>

I saw the episode and it is the last one I will ever watch. I could put up with the "that did not work lets blow it up" part, but not this.

Let's go ask the people who were stationed on an aircraft carrier and got hit by a snapped cable. Oh wait you cannot. (BTW that was in like the 60's before they replaced the balls a lot more)</end quote></div>

Look, if you want to dispute it, just find documentation that says a man was cut in half by a snapped cable (I honestly don't know if this exists, and it may, showing their methodology was flawed). The myth was not that a snapped cable could injure or kill somebody. It was that it could cut a person in half. Again, just because they didn't test what you wanted them to test doesn't mean they lied to you.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Every news report has said that her feet were severed by the snapped cable.</end quote></div>

Look, if you can't figure out the difference between wrapping a cable around someone's foot and pulling them along at 80MPH versus cutting a taut cable and letting it whip around someone's stationary foot, then I'm not going to bother arguing with you.

EDIT: Sorry, even I've simplified their myth, which was that the cable could cut you in half (or rather, an adult human), not cut off a foot (of a child). Again, very different.
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umm you don't know what I am talking about.

I am not talking about any type of wrapping around, I am talking about a cable whipping around and slicing through someone. Go read about early aircraft accidents.
 
it's a lot easier to cut off a limb at a joint than to cut through a person's torso. you can't even compare the two.
 
Originally posted by: A5
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: AlienCraft
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: esun
Where are you getting the information that a snapped cable whipped her feet off? Because that was the myth, not that a broken cable wrapped around your feet while moving could tear your feet off (that's kind of a "duh"). Actually, the myth was that a snapped cable could whip your body in half. I think they showed that was very unlikely. You're misinterpreting their intentions entirely.</end quote></div>
Well, they really didn't exceed the cables ratings, they cut it at a set point, so in my opinion, they never approached actual catastrophic conditions.

Every news report has said that her feet were severed by the snapped cable. Until They retract those reports, I'll go along with the witness accounts and the news reports.

I have problems with their methodology because they favor the side of safety, which , in real life, you don't get to.

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All of the reports I read (CNN/AP) said that the broken cable wrapped around her feet before they were severed.
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Exactly. The cables wrapped her feet and they were severed from the force of the FALL, not the impact of the cable. Mythbusters had it right in this case and the OP is a fool.
 
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