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[#211338]
Written by: TraumaHound [02/03/2014, 12:10] |
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supersonic ping pong/ice cannon myths tested: can a ping-pong ball inflict a lethal injury if it flies fast enough? can a cannon and cannonballs made from ice be a reliable weapon? source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_mythbusters_episodes#2014_season |
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[#211342]
Written by: xip [02/03/2014, 15:04] |
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one of the most epic episodes in a long time! :d however... as usually, mythbusters has a tendency to make really weird decisions and conclusions. i love mythbusters, but sometimes they seem to lack all concept of reality.
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[#211352]
Written by: Nerdfury [03/03/2014, 00:05] |
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mythbusters, on a number of occasions over the series history, have said that they often don't include all their additional experiments due to time constraints. it may very well be that they did reinforce the canon with other things, but didn't show it because it would have blown out the length of the episode, or may not have done it because they didn't have the time to dedicate to it. or they were testing the purity of the myth that they were using ice canons, which may not have made mention of them being reinforced with anything. regarding the lethality, adam did say at the end that 'barring a very lucky shot..' which indicates that by itself, the ball hitting your torso would not be lethal. the likelihood of it hitting your throat is minute, and once again they may have not tested the additional data due to time constraints, or might have just not included those parts in the final cut. |
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[#211366]
Written by: xip [03/03/2014, 11:35] |
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i don't buy that argument. if something is not lethal, that means it cant kill you no matter what. luck has nothing to do with it. or at the very least, the chance of kill has to be so low that it is statistically insignificant. your throat area is a fairly large and exposed area, and is in no way 'minute' there are several parts of your throat/neck witch would kill you. a crushed wind-pipe(takes 3 kilo to crush) will make you shook to death. a ruptured aorta would make you bleed out in minutes. and lets talk about chest trauma. if you get hit in the chest at the right place, hard enough, it could stop your heart without having to puncture your chest. want to bet a object travelling hard enough to make such an impact would do it? there are other places to, like your temple at the side of your head. blunt force would break it, and it would be very deadly. no penetration needed. and how about other extremities, like your arms? a 0.5cm deep hole the size of a ping pong ball over your wrist, and you will bleed out before the ambulance gets there.... it seems to me, that it don't take much 'luck' at all. and lastly, the argument that it 'might have been done, but now shown' is irrelevant. yeas, i am aware. i have followed mythbusters for years, and i have seen every episode 10 times over and most of the extra content released outside the show. they might have made pigs fly to... but unless they show it, it didn't happen. |
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[#211369]
Written by: maraki1990 [03/03/2014, 12:30] |
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i totally agree with xip about the injury.. "an inch and a half" wound at your throat, abdomen, head etc wouldn't be very survivable. if i remember correctly, they did an episode about bugs hitting the throat of motorcyclists and killing them.. and that was confirmed (?) if the bug was big enough and the velocity high. i don't get why this isn't considered lethal. |
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