Comments on: Episode 92: Pirate Special 2

By: Triune

Triune — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:43:15 +0000

One thing I question… How could they bust a myth and then turn around and call it plausible?

I mean, they bust cutlery… and then confirm a specific type of cutlery might be plausible.

By: simon

simon — Sun, 15 May 2011 19:50:00 +0000

I was just watching and thought they needed to let some air out similar to comments above. Needs to be seen again

By: felixnoir

felixnoir — Sat, 14 May 2011 23:13:34 +0000

During the Maori wars in New Zealand, there was one battle in a peach orchard where both sides ran out of musket balls and used peach stones instead.

By: amateurmythbuster

amateurmythbuster — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:35:42 +0000

they showed the pig being cut in half on demand on comcast in alabama

By: Johnson

Johnson — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:37:01 +0000

grandpa:
row boat – didn’t work because there was too much air. they needed only to tip the boat to let some air out.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. You wouldn’t need all that much air anyway for two people to go that short of a distance. Also,I don’t think it would be a good idea to be yelling at the other guy about how crazy an idea it is since you have limited air this would use it too fast.

By: grandpa

grandpa — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:30:51 +0000

row boat – didn’t work because there was too much air. they needed only to tip the boat to let some air out.Rum – i believe in the period shipboard rum was in small kegs.

By: James Lambertt

James Lambertt — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:11:43 +0000

Cutlery could have been used by pirates as an improvised cannonball with lethal effects.

busted”

i don’t know if i’d say busted. if the cutlery were wrapped in a strong cloth or melted together that should work.

By: James Lambertt

James Lambertt — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:09:43 +0000

“jeandre: actualy where grant and kari buiry tory alive i think pirates would have pattered the ground to make it more difficult escape dont u think”

i agree with that. i also think that a pirate would have to be restrained in a some manner to restrict mobility and make it impossible to escape. a simple rope would work to tie someone up.

By: James Lambertt

James Lambertt — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:07:12 +0000

I would have liked to see if the boat submarine would be possible with a less buoyant vessel and what if the weight of treasure chest full of metal would help keep the less buoyant boat work like a submarine.

By: Matt.G

Matt.G — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:47:47 +0000

Well im glad im not the only one who noticed the lack of footage from the test. Amazing what it did to the pig but no reason why it shouldn’t be shown on tv when you can see worse than that everyday on medical tv shows etc.. soft.