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"Mythbusters" stunt goes wrong.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:12 pm
by *BlackFox
Their job is to bust myths, but they busted up a California neighbourhood yesterday evening when an errant cannonball crashed through a minivan and a house.
The Mythbusters crew had themselves a close call as they were filming their latest stunt at a California bomb range.
Producers for the Discovery Channel TV show were firing a cannon, which they had built themselves, at the range, which is located near the Santa Rita Jail in the city of Dublin.
J.D. Nelson, a sheriff’s department spokesman and a consultant for the show, told the Contra Costa Times that the cannon had been used more than 50 times prior and there had been no problems.
He told the paper that the stunt intended that the cannonball to go through several water-filled barrels and blasting through a concrete wall.
Instead, the ball missed its mark, firing past the barrels and through the wall before taking a bad hop and going airborne, bouncing toward a home on Cassata Place - 700 feet away.
ut the damage was not yet done as the cannon ball crashed through the house on one side and exited through another.
Read More HereOh crap.... Such a freak accident. They are fortunate they didn’t kill anyone. Really!
Re: "Mythbusters" stunt goes wrong.
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:38 am
by _Clitrix_
can't wait till i see that episode!
Re: "Mythbusters" stunt goes wrong.
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:35 pm
by jyushinshuu
I doubt they will air it.
Re: "Mythbusters" stunt goes wrong.
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:22 pm
by poehalcho
jyushinshuu wrote:I doubt they will air it.
Actually, I have this feeling that they're very proud of it
Re: "Mythbusters" stunt goes wrong.
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:09 pm
by ltsune
That's insane :o
Luckily nobody was injured. If someone had died from that ball they would look forward to a huge suing, lol.
Re: "Mythbusters" stunt goes wrong.
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:16 am
by Warspawn
Just read that they were't there when it happened. So it wasn't their fault.
Re: "Mythbusters" stunt goes wrong.
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:53 pm
by William-CL
I'm surprised the house resident isn't suing. All he's asking for is the damage be payed for.
Re: "Mythbusters" stunt goes wrong.
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:13 pm
by The Invisible
William-CL wrote:I'm surprised the house resident isn't suing. All he's asking for is the damage be payed for.
I am not surprised actually, after all his family is safe and un-injured, now if someone got hurt it can be a different story.
Re: "Mythbusters" stunt goes wrong.
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:25 am
by poehalcho
William-CL wrote:I'm surprised the house resident isn't suing. All he's asking for is the damage be payed for.
Only in America -_-
In case you haven't noticed only Americans seem to sue over every little thing. They shot the house, nobody got hurt, all they need is payment for the damage. Why would you ask for anything more
