Comments on: Episode 81: Grenades and Guts

By: bryan bell

bryan bell — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:47:25 +0000

The story told to me is that the hero placed his tin hat, WW2 British type, over the grenade and then stood on it.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:32:22 +0000

I can’t believe the mentos thing is still being discussed! Firstly, the mentos must be completely dry for this to work, saliva on the surface of the mints would create a barrier between the mentos and the cola. I say busted no matter which is injested first

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:03:37 +0000

There was also CPL Duane Dewey in the korean war who laid on a grenade and survived. He’s a common guest at UFNROTC events.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:57:40 +0000

The mythbusters are AWESOME!!
I hope this show will not end while i live… It would be cool to have like a second generation of Jamie and Adam!!

By: Lorra

Lorra — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:32:47 +0000

The Mentos would not have dissolved that quickly. I agree, they should have done it exactly the way the guy in the video did. They did NOT bust the exploding stomach myth because they did not test it completely. REDO.

By: quentin

quentin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:59:57 +0000

can a skate board be leathel if hit in the head

By: james

james — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:01:04 +0000

Can you back slap someone from behinde and break their nose

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:53:21 +0000

Further to Dave Allen comments;

Not only did he survive but refused medical attention and carried on fighting. Courage beyond belief.

By: james macy

james macy — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:23:31 +0000

have u guys tried putting a gernade in a dragonskin (thats a new type of body armor) vest?
or covering it with ice?

By: Dave Allan

Dave Allan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:20:24 +0000

Just seen this episode in UK and thought you may be interested in looking at Lance-Corporal David Croucher who threw himself on a grenade in Afghanistan and got a bloody nose and a blown up backpack. See the story at

http://gizmodo.com/373839/soldier-uses-body-to-shield-comrades-from-grenade-blast-survives-thanks-to-backpack