Comments on: Episode 107: Water Stun Gun

By: engineer mike

engineer mike — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:35:02 +0000

I didn’t see the stun gun episode (no cable here), and just found this by accident. I have a suggestion: electricity has to have a return path for (electric) current flow. That’s why a stun gun fires two needles. Why not fire two very fine streams of water (some salt added), with the plus voltage on one stream, and the negative voltage on the other?

By: Ludo

Ludo — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:01:19 +0000

Water Stun Gun. Dear MythBusters laminar flow nozzle will provide steady unbroken stream of water. Also salty water has better rate of flow of electric charge.

By: Kenneth Bunch

Kenneth Bunch — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:30:51 +0000

If you added common table salt to the water in the water Stun Gun it will be able to carry an electric charge.Please let me know when this updated episode will be aired so I will not miss it.Thank you for your time & you can reach me on my Email site.

By: no

no — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:39:33 +0000

.45 ACP will stop in approx. 1-2″ of a phone book. .38 special is also likely to stop in 1″-2″ of phone book. These are low velocity projectiles. Hollowpoints and wadcutter ammo stops the quickest.

By: Janae

Janae — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:25:22 +0000

For those who are suggesting they make sure the water had ions (and wasn’t distilled)…what, do you think these guys are stupid?

And the reason he burned his feet was discussed in the episode. He curled his toes in his nervousness and caused coal pieces to stick to his feet and the prolonged contact lead to burning.

By: Matthew Plunkett

Matthew Plunkett — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:22:23 +0000

About the water stungun myth, can you replace the water with mercury? I think this will work because mercury is a liquid like water and is a metal which conduct electricity easily. After you try that, I want you to shoot the mercury stungun through the tesla coil and see what happens.

By: qwert

qwert — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:03:14 +0000

The reason Adam burned his feet is because he did it during the day. Notice that the firewalking clinic and the other three mythbusters did the fire walk at night… this not only adds to the dramatic effect and looks good on camera, but allows the walkers to see where the red hot coals are and avoid them.

By: lucas

lucas — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:08:44 +0000

Regarding the water stun gun, were you using tap water? Clean water does not conduct electricity very well. If you add salt, an electrolyte, the solution will conduct electricity much better. I hope to see this revisited ;)

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:35:54 +0000

I had the same idea as joe (salt water stun gun), although I was wondering if there was anything else that can be added to water to make it more conductive.

By: Richard Landgraff

Richard Landgraff — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:29:28 +0000

Joe’s idea is great. Which leads to another myth to investigate. Supposedly, pure distilled water will NOT conduct electricity. But water with any chemicals in it (especially metal or nitrates) will conduct electricity and is the medium for electroplating gold, silver, nickel, chrome, etc.