06.07.07
Mythbusters-Big Rig Myths
This time, the Mythbusters are testing three Big Rig Myths-Could a Big Rig that you’re driving next to have a tire that blows up and cuts your head off? Could you conserve gas mileage by driving behind a Big Rig? And can you really drive into the back of a Big Rig at 60 m.p.h. without crashing? The Mythbusters will find out!
First off Adam and Jamie make their own machine that will spin a tire without actually having to drive the car, and then they will, with Buster on his motorcycle right next to it, subject the tire to anything that will cause it to explode and cause Buster harm. They spin the tire at 40 m.p.h. and do everything from shooting it to superheating it, but nothing seems to cause the explosive effect. They then use something which causes an exploding effect, but they all missed Buster. They then decide to make a rubber-chucking machine, just to see if a piece of tire flew at you if it could sever your head. It did. the flat piece of rubber shattered the window and remove the head right off from the spine they had put in. The build team had their hands full with seeing if you conserve gas mileage by driving behind a Big Rig. Small-scale tests seem to show it, and when they put it to the big test, it proves it. The gas mileage considerably improves as you come closer to the Big Rig, except when Grant was about 2 feet behind, where he was constantly moving back and forth to maintain distance, which reduced gas mileage considerably. Adam then put in a myth of his own which comes from Night Rider. Could he really drive up into the back of the Big Rig without continually going at your original speed at crashing into the back of the truck? Adam puts it to the test. He goes at about 40 m.p.h. and as soon as he hits the ramp he slows down. He then tries it at a faster speed, and the same thing happens-As soon as he hits the ramp, he slows down just enough. Jamie then shows off in the “I can do anything better than you” style by doing in backwards. So, what did we get?
- Tire Explosion Decapitation-CONFIRMED-If the piece of tire comes flying at you after the tire explodes on the highway, which it can, it can cut your head off.
- Following a Big Rig to Conserve Gas mileage-CONFIRMED- If you follow a Big Rig at a close enough, you will have a better Gas mileage.
- Night Rider Stunt-CONFIRMED-You can actually pull into the back of a Big Rig like the Hoff.   Â