MythBusters Destroy Dublin [US]

Daemos

...in California. Fcuking hell :eek:

DUBLIN, Calif. (CBS) — A cast iron cannonball rocketed through two homes and landed inside a minivan Tuesday when a “Mythbusters” TV experiment went wrong.

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage are hosts of the scientific experimentation show, which airs on The Discovery Channel. The pair was reportedly trying to figure out how fast a cannonball would travel, when it misfired and shot hundreds of feet in the air.

“This cannonball was supposed to go through several barrels of water and through a cinder block, and then ultimately into the side of the hill,” said J.D. Nelson of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department.

Instead the cannonball flew over the foothills surrounding Camp Parks Military Firing Reservation, before spiraling back toward Dublin like a cruise missile.

It flew straight though the front door of a home on Cassata Place, and bounced around like a pinball, flying up to the second floor before blasting through a back bedroom wall.


The wayward cannonball then blasted across a busy road and through a second home some 50 yards away, demolishing roof tiles.

The homeowner’s mother was frightened.

“It was a very loud boom; she thought a tree fell, maybe a meteor,” said Ming Jiang. “It wasn’t clear that it was a cannonball landing on the roof.”

The out of control cannonball finally came to a stop inside Jasper Gill’s minivan.

“It hit the dash, through the passenger window,” said Gill, who had gotten out of the vehicle just 10 minutes before the ball struck. “I’m lucky I’m alive.”

Incredibly, no one was injured in the mishap.

Officials said Mythbusters had been using the firing reservation for the last eight years for similar experiments, but none had gone awry.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/12/06/tv-experiment-goes-awry-sends-cannonball-rocketing-through-homes/

Get ready for the Health & Safety brigade to call for the shows immediate cancellation.

cosmicfart

I hope they show this one before they canel it, should get a lot of ratings if they do :rolleyes:

sgb

That's terrible

Dublin still exists. Thread disappoints.

44leto

Love the show, its amazing this is all that went wrong,

SeaFields

“It was a very loud boom; she thought a tree fell, maybe a meteor,” said Ming Jiang.

Who the fcuk hears a bang and thinks "oh no, meteor :eek:"

danniemcq

The homeowner’s mother was frightened.

no ****

gerryo777

sgb wrote: »

That's terrible

Are ya mad? That's cool!!!

Reamer Fanny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykhSLNlx3n0

Linoge

Daemos

SeaFields wrote: »

Who the fcuk hears a bang and thinks "oh no, meteor :eek:"

I'd say it would be about as likely as a cannon ball being fired into your house

Antomus Prime

SeaFields wrote: »

Who the fcuk hears a bang and thinks "oh no, meteor :eek:"

A M E R I C A N S!!!!!!

But yeah I really hope they show it on tv

strobe

Daemos wrote: »

Get ready for the PC brigade to call for the shows immediate cancellation.

"You can't have a TV show shooting cannon balls around the place. What if it offends the Jews!?"?

Daemos

Daemos wrote: »

SeaFields wrote: »

Who the fcuk hears a bang and thinks "oh no, meteor :eek:"

I'd say it would be about as likely as a cannon ball being fired into your house

Maybe Al Queda have had severe budget cutbacks and have resorted to using cannons.

Chuck Stone

Daemos wrote: »

Get ready for the PC brigade to call for the shows immediate cancellation.

No that's the Health and Safety brigade you're thinking of.

I must renew my membership actually.

Oh and 'down with this sort of thing - careful now - rabble rabble rabble'.

Walter Pugman

Busted!

Nodin

Daemos wrote: »

...in California. Fcuking hell :eek:



http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/12/06/tv-experiment-goes-awry-sends-cannonball-rocketing-through-homes/

Get ready for the PC brigade to call for the shows immediate cancellation.

...in a country where they have a civillian 'artillery olympics'. That'll happen.

CrazyRabbit

Are there any fields near the Dail that the we lend to Mythbusters?

seamus

That's what happens when you build houses out of wood. A good solid brick house now would have stopped that dead.

castletownman

I heard a myth that the Dail is bomb-proof. We should get them over to dispel, or confirm, that myth.

With awesome results.

KeithAFC

These mythbusters have no respect for peoples property and all in the name of making money passed off as some scientific show. Cancel this show.

bitemybanger

Kari would definatly receive!

Nodin

seamus wrote: »

That's what happens when you build houses out of wood. A good solid brick house now would have stopped that dead.

We need to test that.

Kintarō Hattori

Hopefully this is just a storm in a tea cup and doesn't affect the show. It's highly entertaining. I also love that they genuinely seem to get along with each other and enjoy doing the show.

guitarzero

But did it go wrong? Did it?;)?

Fart

Linoge wrote: »

"Good evening, I'm Dan Ashley. Carolyn Johnson is off tonight... fortunately no one was hurt."

:pac:

In fairness, 8 years is a good run without a whoopsie

I wonder will this be their "Hamster crash"?

Fago!

Daemos wrote: »

...in California. Fcuking hell :eek:



http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/12/06/tv-experiment-goes-awry-sends-cannonball-rocketing-through-homes/

Get ready for the PC brigade to call for the shows immediate cancellation.

But... but..... Kari Byron...... NOOOOOO!

Apparently they had pics up from the day, but quickly took them down.....

sensibleken

Daemos wrote: »

...in California. Fcuking hell :eek:



http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/12/06/tv-experiment-goes-awry-sends-cannonball-rocketing-through-homes/

Get ready for the PC brigade to call for the shows immediate cancellation.

PC brigade? what do you think political correctness means? what you are thiking of is health and safety.

amacachi

KeithAFC wrote: »

These mythbusters have no respect for peoples property and all in the name of making money passed off as some scientific show. Cancel this show.

LOL.

bleg

Awful show. Cancel it.

bleg

bleg wrote: »

Awful show. Cancel it.

Great show. Don't cancel it.

Fago!

bleg wrote: »

Awful show. Cancel it.

You just got checkmate'd! \/ \/ \/

Deleted User wrote: »

Great show. Don't cancel it.

Irish Guitarist

Mythbusters is a load of crap. Grown men and women acting like children blowing things up. I'd love if it got cancelled and they put something decent on instead.

Haelium

KeithAFC wrote: »

These mythbusters have no respect for peoples property and all in the name of making money passed off as some scientific show. Cancel this show.

It was an isolated incident where something went wrong. How does that mean lack of respect for peoples property?

oppenheimer1

SeaFields wrote: »

Who the fcuk hears a bang and thinks "oh no, meteor :eek:"

Gardaí

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YwQ9mRyBjc

Dartz

It means yank houses are built like ****, that's what it means.

rossie1977

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Mythbusters is a load of crap. Grown men and women acting like children blowing things up. I'd love if it got cancelled and they put something decent on instead.

its a fun show that lots of people around the world like.......if you don't like it don't watch it, simples

Owen

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Gardaí

Came here for this. Leaving satisfied. 'Must have been a mee-tree-ite hit the line' ...

Haelium

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Mythbusters is a load of crap. Grown men and women acting like children blowing things up. I'd love if it got cancelled and they put something decent on instead.

Grown men and women blowing stuff up is entertaining, and they do it in an informative manner where they explain what they are doing. You can learn much from the show, unlike the X-Factor, Britain's got Talent, etc

By far one of the best shows on TV. What do you suggest they replace it with?

Irish Guitarist

rossie1977 wrote: »

its a fun show that lots of people around the world like.......if you don't like it don't watch it, simples

It's a load of rubbish that paved the way for other rubbish like Destroyed In Seconds and that other pile of crap where they saw things in half with a chainsaw.

Programmes that are on a channel called 'Discovery' should actually teach you something rather than being about blowing things up just for the sake of it.

These types of programmes are ruining the documentary channels.

Daemos

Chuck Stone wrote: »

No that's the Health and Safety brigade you're thinking of.

sensibleken wrote: »

PC brigade? what do you think political correctness means? what you are thiking of is health and safety.

Yep sorry, wrong bunch of nutjobs

Irish Guitarist

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

It's a load of rubbish that paved the way for other rubbish like Destroyed In Seconds and that other pile of crap where they saw things in half with a chainsaw.

Programmes that are on a channel called 'Discovery' should actually teach you something rather than being about blowing things up just for the sake of it.

These types of programmes are ruining the documentary channels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAlTOfl9F2w

Meow_Meow

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

These types of programmes are ruining the documentary channels.

Watching animals procreate FTW!!

JONJO THE MISER

$$$$$ signs for the homeowners.

LighterGuy

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

$$$$$ signs for the homeowners.

Exactly.
News Report did say the show is "on hold" ... I say its assement time. This could mark the end for Mythbusters.

I watch the show and many times they have stated they couldnt do certain myths the way they wanted to because of insurance. There is going to be a big pay out for those home owners out of the insurance which will raise the cost up for further 'myths' they test.

.. this could end it. I doubt it cause its VERY popular. But you never know.

bnt

A couple of points to note:
- the cannon firing was done on police property, with their full approval and bomb squad officers in attendance;
- that cannon has been on the show before, and that time it was operated by its owners, not by the cast of the show. They're in the pictures this time too, so it's reasonable to assume that was the case yesterday too.
Say what you like about the Mythbusters, but they are not too proud to get professional help when dealing with dangerous things.

Hal1

Here's one of the balls they used in the experiment .
I suck at mspaint shop .

orourkeda

I f*cking love mythbusters

LighterGuy

orourkeda wrote: »

I f*cking love mythbusters

Like it too
I'm just waiting till around 3:20am ... new episode straight from the states baby! :P