Mythbusters Awning Fall

Special 9 season 4 mega movie myths 2 the mythbusters team tested the plausibility of surviving a fall through several awnings on the side of a building as depicted in the escape from club obi wan in indiana jones and the temple of doom.

Mythbusters awning fall.

Awning fall spoilers show more 23 photos 6 052 views. Tory then demonstrated the movie method of using pre cut awnings and safety wires after adam was prevented by the show s insurance from doing it himself. The official mythbusters website lists episodes by calendar year. Awning fall setup show more 46 photos 6 495 views.

There is no consistent system for organizing mythbusters episodes into seasons the show does not follow a typical calendar of on and off air periods. In indiana jones and the temple of doom indiana jumps out of a window and awnings safely break his fall. How about multiple awnings as seen in indiana jones and the temple of doom or jackie chan s project a. A person can fall through layers of awnings and survive.

The test dummy was shown to survive albeit the strain gauges indicate that serious injury was likely to occur. I wrote this beforethe episode aired which is why it goes to great lengths to not talk about the actual myth or results. So could an awning really save you from a fall. Mythbusters is a science entertainment tv program created and produced by australia s beyond television productions for the discovery channel.

Find out if a series of awnings will break your fall should you jump out a window courtesy of the mythbusters. In 2006 mythbusters did a whole two hour special on movie myths including the often seen one where a person falls out of a window hits an awning and then lands mostly unscathed at ground level. Find out if a series of awnings will break your fall should you jump out a window courtesy of the mythbusters.