[TheForge] Just watched the Mythbusters try to shatter hammers

[Todd Rich]

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Larry Brown wrote:

>
> I tend not to agree with all their results, as they are called Myth Busters 
> they need to bust myths, so some must be unproved. I have had and seen 
> hammers chip with out hitting a hard surface such as another hammer, but they 
> have been in use longer than a tv show shooting.
>
My suggestion to everybody here who has personally seen hammers crack, 
write them and tell them you have seen it personally and describe the 
situation.  They can and do revisit myths they have done if there is new 
information.  I haven't seen this episode, but I have watched a lot of 
them.

> I watched them prove that a bullet won't kill someone when it falls. They 
> proved it will tumble and not have enough impact force to kill when it lands. 
> Of course they need to find the bullets so they shoot straight up so the 
> bullet reaches a zero point and all they are measuring it the falling of a 
> small metal object. I understand they have no way to figure out how much 
> impact and force a bullet will have after being fires at an angle over long 
> distances where it doesn't reach a zero point and tumble. People have been 
> hit with these types of shots and been injured or died. All they proved is 
> that if you shoot straight up you won't get killed when the bullet falls and 
> hits you.
> Larry Brown

Larry, they also showed two cases in that epside where people suffered 
signifigant injuries as a result of shooting into the air.  One of whom 
died as a result.  They specifically said that if it wasn't exactly 
straight up and there was any angle to the shot, it could, and has, killed 
people.