Myth - busted

jrc · 04-26-2007, 08:44 AM

This is reported to be the same boat at haul out.

To me, the original picture looks like a smaller boat than the boat in these two pictures. But it could just be the angle or lens.

What myth did they bust? That the accident occured? Or that the speed of the accident was only 25MPH?

It does seem like a look of damage for 25MPH. Something about these pictures just doesn't look right. I suspect staging.

ITD · 04-26-2007, 09:45 AM

I haven't seen the show yet so take what I say with a grain of salt. But I would suspect the test would be a lot different with the weight of the engines and fuel (which could add up to 3000# to the test). Also I would suspect that the original collision occurred with the engines running and producing substantial power. That boat at 25 mph would be just up on plane, requiring much power to keep it moving. Obviously the collision was unintended and the operator, even if he was at the controls after hitting, would take a second or two to throttle down. I would think the force from the engines would be enough to cause more damage than just a coasting boat hitting the pier. Finally I think it would take substantially more force to move the bow of a boat travelling through the water off course than it would to move a boat travelling on a trailer off course. I don't think the test as described in these posts is valid. I think the Mythbusters are busted and need to do this one over again.

Seaplane Pilot · 04-26-2007, 11:15 AM

The way the damage occured to the boat in the photo just does not seem probable. I'm no accident reconstruction engineer, but it looks too perfect. I would think that a boat hitting a piling head-on would cause more of a blow-out effect than a straight cut out as shown in the picture. I too think this was a staged photo.

Rose · 04-26-2007, 12:40 PM

There's much discussion on the Discovery Channel message board about this Mythbusters episode and the accident in general...it would appear this is not a doctored photo and the accident really did occur.

http://community.discovery.com/eve/f...7701992688/p/2

John A. Birdsall · 04-26-2007, 03:30 PM

I think they should do a program on GFBL going over the witches. Nah that would not be nice.,

Alton Mumma · 04-26-2007, 06:26 PM

Quote:

That the accident occured? Or that the speed of the accident was only 25MPH?

jrc, they were trying to bust the fact that that accident happened at only 25mph.

I think they have a lot of work to do if they really want to call it busted. Maybe crash a similar boat, in the water, using a remote system, or something. The Mythbusters usually go so overboard, I was surprised at how little they did with this one.

04-26-2007, 08:44 AM	#1
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	These pictures This is reported to be the same boat at haul out. To me, the original picture looks like a smaller boat than the boat in these two pictures. But it could just be the angle or lens. What myth did they bust? That the accident occured? Or that the speed of the accident was only 25MPH? It does seem like a look of damage for 25MPH. Something about these pictures just doesn't look right. I suspect staging.

04-26-2007, 12:40 PM	#4
Rose Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 498 Thanks: 62 Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts	Discovery Channel message board There's much discussion on the Discovery Channel message board about this Mythbusters episode and the accident in general...it would appear this is not a doctored photo and the accident really did occur. http://community.discovery.com/eve/f...7701992688/p/2

04-26-2007, 03:30 PM	#5
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	mythbusters revenge I think they should do a program on GFBL going over the witches. Nah that would not be nice.,

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04-26-2007, 09:45 AM	#2
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 484 Thanked 703 Times in 393 Posts	I haven't seen the show yet so take what I say with a grain of salt. But I would suspect the test would be a lot different with the weight of the engines and fuel (which could add up to 3000# to the test). Also I would suspect that the original collision occurred with the engines running and producing substantial power. That boat at 25 mph would be just up on plane, requiring much power to keep it moving. Obviously the collision was unintended and the operator, even if he was at the controls after hitting, would take a second or two to throttle down. I would think the force from the engines would be enough to cause more damage than just a coasting boat hitting the pier. Finally I think it would take substantially more force to move the bow of a boat travelling through the water off course than it would to move a boat travelling on a trailer off course. I don't think the test as described in these posts is valid. I think the Mythbusters are busted and need to do this one over again.

04-26-2007, 11:15 AM	#3
Seaplane Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 663 Thanked 943 Times in 368 Posts	The way the damage occured to the boat in the photo just does not seem probable. I'm no accident reconstruction engineer, but it looks too perfect. I would think that a boat hitting a piling head-on would cause more of a blow-out effect than a straight cut out as shown in the picture. I too think this was a staged photo.