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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 2, 2012 17:07:05 GMT -5
I have always wanted to see them test out some of the Looney Tunes stuff. They have done a few, but I'd like to see more.
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Post by Mike Strike on Jan 2, 2012 17:52:35 GMT -5
Eh, I soured from the show after the bullets shot in the air episode. Steadfastly not believing it could happen despite experts actually coming in and saying, yes, yes it has. The Busters just came off as douchebags. You clearly didn't see the whole episode. The myth=firing absolutely vertical The fact=firing "mostly" vertical but slightly off angle. People were hurt by bullets fired at angles from many yards away. The myth was bullets fired straight up & came straight down.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jan 2, 2012 18:07:18 GMT -5
Just to verify that we went to the moon, the fact is that if you wanted to you could confirm it yourself by firing a laser at the mirrors left there.
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Post by Juice on Jan 2, 2012 18:41:13 GMT -5
Just to verify that we went to the moon, the fact is that if you wanted to you could confirm it yourself by firing a laser at the mirrors left there. Well my beef isn't whether or not we went. It's the choice of myths and theories that were chosen. For instance your laser beam thing would have been far more interesting than pressing a moon boot into fake moon sand in a nasa vacuum.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 2, 2012 18:45:25 GMT -5
I want them to test whether or not Harry and Marv would have survived what happened to them in the two Home Alone movies that actually count.
I'm dead serious, I want to see it done. Of course they ballistic gel dummies or Buster would die, but I want to see how badly, especially the brick from the top of the building into Marv's face, twice.
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Post by moneyman20 on Jan 2, 2012 18:47:30 GMT -5
I want them to test whether or not Harry and Marv would have survived what happened to them in the two Home Alone movies that actually count. I'm dead serious, I want to see it done. Of course they ballistic gel dummies or Buster would die, but I want to see how badly, especially the brick from the top of the building into Marv's face, twice. They should just do the ones from Home Alone 2 by itself. I can see how they could survive some of the traps in the first one, but there is no way they could have survived even a quarter of the traps in the second one.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 2, 2012 18:51:15 GMT -5
Have they tested that yet? It'd be a great one, I think.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jan 2, 2012 18:55:16 GMT -5
Just to verify that we went to the moon, the fact is that if you wanted to you could confirm it yourself by firing a laser at the mirrors left there. Well my beef isn't whether or not we went. It's the choice of myths and theories that were chosen. For instance your laser beam thing would have been far more interesting than pressing a moon boot into fake moon sand in a nasa vacuum. If I recall correctly, they did just that immediately before the end credits.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jan 2, 2012 18:57:26 GMT -5
Have they tested that yet? It'd be a great one, I think. Yeah, second I saw that commercial, I figured it'd be on there soon.
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Post by r. on Jan 2, 2012 19:05:06 GMT -5
Something simple, yet not done,Is it possibe to construct a pouch small enough to carry but when thrown to the ground can (depending on the contents) produce enough cover to escape (virtually) unnoticed?
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Post by Juice on Jan 2, 2012 19:13:45 GMT -5
Well my beef isn't whether or not we went. It's the choice of myths and theories that were chosen. For instance your laser beam thing would have been far more interesting than pressing a moon boot into fake moon sand in a nasa vacuum. If I recall correctly, they did just that immediately before the end credits. Oh...I missed the last couple minutes cause I had to go to work. I will have to check it out.
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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Jan 2, 2012 22:08:58 GMT -5
Can you jam a sword into the wall and stand on the hilt? I've seen this in more than a dozen Asian movies (hell, Morpheus did it in The Matrix Reloaded) and I'm really curious as to whether it's actually possible.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 2, 2012 22:10:33 GMT -5
Can you jam a sword into the wall and stand on the hilt? I've seen this in more than a dozen Asian movies (hell, Morpheus did it in The Matrix Reloaded) and I'm really curious as to whether it's actually possible. That would actually be a pretty awesome myth to test. I predict you probably could, depending on the sword, but it probably would have to be a pretty stout one, like a freaking khopesh or zweihander or something.
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Post by Cela on Jan 3, 2012 1:10:37 GMT -5
Eh, I soured from the show after the bullets shot in the air episode. Steadfastly not believing it could happen despite experts actually coming in and saying, yes, yes it has. The Busters just came off as douchebags. You clearly didn't see the whole episode. The myth=firing absolutely vertical The fact=firing "mostly" vertical but slightly off angle. People were hurt by bullets fired at angles from many yards away. The myth was bullets fired straight up & came straight down. No, the one I speak of is when they said that said bullet would not have enough velocity to kill the person.
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Post by Bam Neeley on Jan 3, 2012 1:46:07 GMT -5
They've tested that holding your gun sideways while shooting does not work as your accuracy is ruined. I'd like to see them test whether holding your gun sideways and firing your gun sideways full auto would be effective in clearing a roomful of targets.
According to legends it was done effectively by chinese mobsters in 20's with the Broomhandle Mausers.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 3, 2012 1:52:40 GMT -5
You clearly didn't see the whole episode. The myth=firing absolutely vertical The fact=firing "mostly" vertical but slightly off angle. People were hurt by bullets fired at angles from many yards away. The myth was bullets fired straight up & came straight down. No, the one I speak of is when they said that said bullet would not have enough velocity to kill the person. When fired exactly up, yes, it will fail lose too much speed, because a bullet needs to be going faster than its terminal velocity to cause fatal damage, in all likelyhood. When it's fired at an arc, it keeps more of its energy so it's going much faster than if it just fell from the height it'd reach going straight up, and is therefore more dangerous and lethal. Of course, a human being isn't going to point exactly straight, so even if they did count on that to prevent them killing someone by firing straight up, they'd probably hit an arc and still send it going in a very dangerous way, so it's still a really, really stupid stunt to pull.
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Post by clashofchampains on Jan 3, 2012 1:54:21 GMT -5
I'd like to test if it would be possible for a super-hero to hold a cargo boat.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 3, 2012 2:01:10 GMT -5
I'd like to test if it would be possible for a super-hero to hold a cargo boat. You mean like stop one from moving? That would be such a huge thing to test, but it'd be awesome to see just how strong someone would have to be to do that.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jan 3, 2012 2:02:52 GMT -5
They've tested that holding your gun sideways while shooting does not work as your accuracy is ruined. I'd like to see them test whether holding your gun sideways and firing your gun sideways full auto would be effective in clearing a roomful of targets. According to legends it was done effectively by chinese mobsters in 20's with the Broomhandle Mausers. The explanation as to why some people hold gun sideways (that I've heard) is this: when the gun is fired, is 'kicks' up, so by holding the gun sideways it 'kicks' to the side. This makes it easier to re-aim, or to keep firing if you're shooting indiscriminately into a crowd.
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Post by Bam Neeley on Jan 3, 2012 2:36:23 GMT -5
They've tested that holding your gun sideways while shooting does not work as your accuracy is ruined. I'd like to see them test whether holding your gun sideways and firing your gun sideways full auto would be effective in clearing a roomful of targets. According to legends it was done effectively by chinese mobsters in 20's with the Broomhandle Mausers. The explanation as to why some people hold gun sideways (that I've heard) is this: when the gun is fired, is 'kicks' up, so by holding the gun sideways it 'kicks' to the side. This makes it easier to re-aim, or to keep firing if you're shooting indiscriminately into a crowd. And that's exactly why it should be tested.
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