Comments on: Episode 3: Barrel of Bricks, Urinating on the Third Rail, Eel Skin Wallet

By: Man killed 'peeing on power line' - AllDeaf.com

Man killed 'peeing on power line' - AllDeaf.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:01:59 +0000

[...] Posted by TXgolfer Sounds like a subject for mythbusters. It was done already. MythBusters Episode 3: Barrel of Bricks, Urinating on the Third Rail, Eel Skin Wallet Needs to be re-visited though. __________________ My reality and experience are certainly [...]

By: Leon Stark

Leon Stark — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:10:54 +0000

“Paddy’s Sick Day” barrel myth may have been done using the kinds of barrels of the WW I/ Depression Era days, half rotted and barely maintaining integrity.

Remember, there was not a Product Safety Commission, or Occupational Safety and Health Administration in those days. Those came after FDR.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:01:17 +0000

In this episode I believe that Jamie & Adam didn’t take into account three factors.
One: the guys kept referring to an Irish man; if that’s the case he would probably be drinking Guinness, which we all know contains iron. Now some of this must be excreted in the urine.
Two: The guys based it on a normal urination not a desperate I need a pee drunk I have drank too much which has a greater release pressure of that over a normal pee.
Three: Here in the UK we have two voltages of power on the third rail;
One; National Rail – 750volts
Two; London Underground – 660volts
Until they revisit and test with these three additions I’m not happy to except the busted verdict.
Sorry guys love the show keep up the good work.

By: Steve walker

Steve walker — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:33:03 +0000

did anyone do biology a human ureter has a slight twist in it which rotates the urine stream so that it doesn’t break up and dribble down you leg? buster only had a tube!!!!

By: Steve walker

Steve walker — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:01:07 +0000

The barrel of bricks probably came from a monologue by Gerald Hoffnung (1958) later terned into a song in the 70’s type barrel of bricks song into google

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:04:50 +0000

While the Sun may be a taploid, the news reports are true (after taking into account the universal slant that all the stories in the Sun and Daily Mail take).

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:57:09 +0000

The sun is a tabloid paper and the stories are not real, just like the enquirer.

By: storm

storm — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:41:32 +0000

Regarding the eelskin wallets… it’s not the eelskin, but the magnetic clasp that was scrambling the magnetic strips on credit cards, etc.

By: john

john — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:06:29 +0000

found an interesting article in the sun newspaper today- july 22 2008,”a tourist needing the loo at a railway station was killed by having a wee-on a live track.
he crept into a recess at the end of the platform to relieve himself.
its thought he splashed the line and died instantly as a 750volt charge leaped up at him at vauxhall south london

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:22:04 +0000

Hmmm…peeing on the rail may not be busted after all.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1037127/Dont-scare-criminal-police-dog-handlers-told.html