Mythbusters Water Heater Through Roof

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Mythbusters water heater through roof.

The water heater eventually exploded shooting through the roof five hundred feet into the air and disintegrating the shack. In minnesota a water heater went through all the floors and roof of the house and another 150 ft into the air. The lowest level housed the. The house was knocked off its foundation two were injured and a dog was killed.

Directed by alice dallow tabitha lentle. The resident was sleeping in a. With jamie hyneman adam savage tory belleci grant imahara. The mythbusters researchers found two confirmed cases of this happening in real life.

A water heater can explode like a rocket and shoot through the roof of a two story house. New episodes return wednesday oct. The lowest level housed the 52 us gallon 200 l water heater second level contained a simulated living room and on top was a roof built to standard california building codes. 7th 9pm e p on discovery.

In season 5 savage and hyneman tested if it s plausible for a water heater can rocket through a roof and into the atmosphere. The mythbusters set up a three tier scaffold to simulate a two story house. Meanwhile tory grant and kari try on some all american myths about blue jeans. In 2001 a burrito shop s water heater launched 439 ft into the air.

In order to confirm the stated myth the mythbusters obtained a full size fifty two gallon water heater and built a shack around it with a roof that followed standard california building codes. Mythbusters set up a three tier scaffold to simulate a two story house. Check out exclusive footage straight from the mythbusters own video cameras.