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One mishap in eight years* is a very good record, the Mythbusters put a LOT of time and energy into safety and it was clearly an accident, they obviously weren'

One mishap in eight years* is a very good record, the Mythbusters put a LOT of time and energy into safety and it was clearly an accident, they obviously weren't being reckless. I dont have any firm numbers but i'm pretty sure that more space debris and meteorites fall from space every year than mishaps from Mythbusters. * I've no idea if there have been any more serious accidents, but this seems to have been the first since the news story didnt mention precedent.

lucisferre 15y ago
"I don't have any firm numbers" followed by "I'm pretty sure". Sounds like the beginning of a myth.
- pjin 15y ago
  http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=188105 http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=188105 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/06/04/did-a-meteor-bring-down-air-france-447/ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/06/04/... A direct comparison may be misleading b/c since you could model meteorite impacts with a probability distribution over latitude/longitude, whereas Mythbusters presumably uses the same testing site(s). Also note that the Google answer's 3 cases of meteors causing injury or damaging property all lie in the US.
dholowiski 15y ago
Definitely more than one mishap. Many of their mishaps make it on to the show, even. This is possibly the most significant mishap, but not the first.
noodle 15y ago
they've had mishaps, but none that seriously endangered general public quite like this one, afaik. example: http://www.kcra.com/r/19016582/detail.html http://www.kcra.com/r/19016582/detail.html
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maxerickson 15y ago
Shooting a high energy projectile into a residential area seems exactly reckless to me. They do seem to take safety seriously, it is unfortunate that in this case that did not translate into choosing a more isolated location (which at least limits the consequences of a misfire to active participants).
- freehunter 15y ago
  Building a house in the firing line of a military shooting range seems exactly reckless to me.
  - 5hoom 15y ago
    Oh come on. I realise this is an unfortunate accident and people may ask hard or even unfair questions about how prepared the crew were, but blaming the people minding their own business in their home for "building a house in the firing line of a military shooting range" is just ridiculous.
  - throwaway64 15y ago
    not to mention i very much doubt the retailer informed them of these facts.
- noodle 15y ago
  1) they were on a military explosives test ground and firing range. implying that they were in someone's back yard is a bit disingenuous when i'm sure more dangerous things are regularly tested there. 2) i rather suspect that they were pointing it exactly where they were told to point it by the officials and experts, as has been the case with pretty much everything they do on that range. it sucks that this happened, everyone's lucky that no one was hurt. but i largely suspect they weren't shooting from the hip about it. the firing range must've had officials to oversee it. their insurance company regularly oversees all stunts. and the crew of the show are straight up experienced professionals, regardless of how it comes off on tv.
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lucisferre 15y ago

"I don't have any firm numbers" followed by "I'm pretty sure". Sounds like the beginning of a myth.

pjin 15y ago
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=188105 http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=188105 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/06/04/did-a-meteor-bring-down-air-france-447/ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/06/04/... A direct comparison may be misleading b/c since you could model meteorite impacts with a probability distribution over latitude/longitude, whereas Mythbusters presumably uses the same testing site(s). Also note that the Google answer's 3 cases of meteors causing injury or damaging property all lie in the US.

dholowiski 15y ago

Definitely more than one mishap. Many of their mishaps make it on to the show, even. This is possibly the most significant mishap, but not the first.

noodle 15y ago

they've had mishaps, but none that seriously endangered general public quite like this one, afaik. example: http://www.kcra.com/r/19016582/detail.html http://www.kcra.com/r/19016582/detail.html

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maxerickson 15y ago

Shooting a high energy projectile into a residential area seems exactly reckless to me. They do seem to take safety seriously, it is unfortunate that in this case that did not translate into choosing a more isolated location (which at least limits the consequences of a misfire to active participants).

freehunter 15y ago
Building a house in the firing line of a military shooting range seems exactly reckless to me.
- 5hoom 15y ago
  Oh come on. I realise this is an unfortunate accident and people may ask hard or even unfair questions about how prepared the crew were, but blaming the people minding their own business in their home for "building a house in the firing line of a military shooting range" is just ridiculous.
- throwaway64 15y ago
  not to mention i very much doubt the retailer informed them of these facts.
noodle 15y ago
1) they were on a military explosives test ground and firing range. implying that they were in someone's back yard is a bit disingenuous when i'm sure more dangerous things are regularly tested there. 2) i rather suspect that they were pointing it exactly where they were told to point it by the officials and experts, as has been the case with pretty much everything they do on that range. it sucks that this happened, everyone's lucky that no one was hurt. but i largely suspect they weren't shooting from the hip about it. the firing range must've had officials to oversee it. their insurance company regularly oversees all stunts. and the crew of the show are straight up experienced professionals, regardless of how it comes off on tv.
- ajross 15y ago