Comments on: Episode 86: Superhero Hour

By: gazjb1

gazjb1 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:48:23 +0000

The mythbusters got it completely wrong with regards to the Ring Punch. I’ve been hit on the cheek twice while have a few fights and 1 ring actually was a skull. It left an almost prefect imprint on the skull and when it scabbed over you could even see it more clearly! The other ring was a souvering ring and that did exactly the same! Myth NOT Buster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Sasha Botak

Sasha Botak — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:54:30 +0000

With respect to the phantom ring, I think back in the 80′s during my comic book days the scar was actually explained as a tattoo generated by using some rare amazon ink embedded in the ring.

By: Jay dammoron

Jay dammoron — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:12:45 +0000

Obviously, scaling a wall with a grappling hook is no myth at all, but I believe what they were bothered by was speed and practicalness. Problem is they had trouble climbing at all. I have seen people climb ropes much faster. I’m very sure this is very feasible.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:37:38 +0000

the ring myth is a low for myth busters. they are so distracted by getting getting their gollys smashing a human skull, that they dident even look in to the myth properly. the phantom ring leaves a mark via a tattoo or ink not scar.
As other comments have pointed out the skull wasn’t even used properly (skin to thin, ring wrong design ect) so the science was crap, this episode was designed around smashing a human skull and the supposed ratings which some sicko thought would result.
I hope the myth busters are haunted by this “Result”

By: J

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:37:20 +0000

I would also like to know what motor was used or if anyone knows a motor of similar specifications.

By: Ken (Wpg, Canada)

Ken (Wpg, Canada) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:10:06 +0000

In addition to changing the placement of the grappling hook attachment point on the car, I would like to bring up a novel idea to get around the snapping cable issue. Look at a fishing rod/reel/line. You have line stretch, rod bend, and drag. If you spread the shock of the car pulling the cable tight over even a tiny distance, the cable might survive. You could use a) a stretchy cable, b) give the cannon its own suspension, like rod bend, or c) implement some sort of drag system (although I would imagine this would be extremely difficult).

By: Qasker

Qasker — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:34:19 +0000

I was wondering what kind of motor jamie used to build his grappler and where you could get one?

By: thomas l

thomas l — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:23:37 +0000

dose any one know where they got the moter for the hook?

By: Grappleguy

Grappleguy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:05:20 +0000

My son is working on a project and wants to place a grappling hook on the front of a police car to shoot out, hook on the fleeing person’s car, so that the perp’s car can be reeled in. I figure I’d query this technically oriented audience for suggestions (where to look, how to do it, etc).
Thanks.

By: Michael Lippert

Michael Lippert — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:50:42 +0000

I think your ring print might be plausable. Check where the ring hit on the skull. It glanced off. I worked hospital security for California Corr- ectional Institution (Tehachapi,Ca.) and had an inmate that had been stomped on the side of the face by another inmate. He was left with the imprint of the shoe clearly visible the next day. I’ve seen the imprint of hard items last longer.