Comments on: Episode 5: Hammer Bridge Drop, Buried Alive, Cola

By: Chris Hulley

Chris Hulley — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:44:42 +0000

A thrown bullet, sure. :-)

By: cole

cole — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:39:24 +0000

will a shotgun blast fired form a few feet from the water make a high fall survivible

By: Hunter

Hunter — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:24:01 +0000

my first experience with the buried alive was the movie buried alive. to this day it freaks me out. in my will it says i will be cremated

By: bartek

bartek — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:44:25 +0000

wow just wow i cant believe people like this get shows about myths i mean i could do that if i had that gear… ah what am i saying i lllooovvveee the show its so cool

By: doctor iono

doctor iono — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:29:47 +0000

Bill, it depends entirely on how you hit the water. Cliff divers are doing incredibly dangerous things – if they hit the water at even SLIGHTLY an angle, they will be killed, since the water will be basically hard as cement.

However, you can basically fall into water from most heights, including the one in this episode, if you are perfectly straight.

By: Bill Dill

Bill Dill — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:54:07 +0000

The “myth” of water being as hard as “cement” and will kill you if falling into it at terminal velocity appears to be BS. I just saw an old video of a world record high dive (guy does 3.5 flips!) from 172 feet. Doing the math for speed gives 105 mph (3.27 sec fall from 172 feet) at the surface. Since terminal velocity is only marginally faster than this speed, is it inconceivable that someone could survive at 120 mph or thereabouts? This myth has NOT been tested. Now if I could just figure out how to submit my question…

By: myth

myth — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:24:57 +0000

OK so Buried Alive is the myth not live in the coffin lots of people were buried alive an they had bells an what not so if the body moved same one would have time to try an save them… I say try lol

lots of times the people would wake up an die =(

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:52:01 +0000

what other items does cola have an affect on? such as nails,aluminum
What about other brands of soda like mountain dew os sprite would they have an affect as well?

By: ratard

ratard — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:32:15 +0000

It is possible to stay alive when you are buried alive. Some states require the coffin to be placed in a concrete vault with a lid then covered with dirt, thus eliminating the possibility of the coffin being crushed. The extra space would help prolong the possibility of staying alive longer. the concrete lid ends up being only a couple of feet under the dirt, enough to allow air to penetrate the soil???

By: WOW nicole

WOW nicole — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:31:27 +0000

haha ya NIcole, holding a hammer in front of your head while diveing into water probably isn’t the best idea in the world,.,