Author Topic: Voice of the White House October 31, 2006 (Read 2738 times)

ldybraveheart · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2006, 07:34:35 AM »

O wow!
Just when my brother might go to protect him. great just peachy

Trinity · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2006, 10:14:39 AM »

Had it hit the president or something more important, like a desk? Gotta love it. But I am the quintessential skeptic when it comes to these guys. What if it is all hype to make them look like martyrs???

Sugar works the same as molasses and doesn't leave any drippy residue to foil the plan. Pretty sloppy sabotage, if you ask me.

Vandaler · « **Reply #3 on:** November 02, 2006, 11:20:03 AM »

Quote from: Trinity

Sugar works the same as molasses and doesn't leave any drippy residue to foil the plan. Pretty sloppy sabotage, if you ask me.

Actually, the Mythbusters (Excellent show on the Discovery Channel) did a bit on this a few years ago. Sugar in the gas tank does not stop an engine.

Trinity · « **Reply #4 on:** November 02, 2006, 11:26:36 AM »

Tell that to the people who had sugar dumped in their tanks. The people I knew who underwent this little bit of revenge had to replace their engine.

Matthew · « **Reply #5 on:** November 02, 2006, 11:28:22 AM »

Why does it not surprise me that you like that show?

When I think of you, I think of Mythbusters and Snopes.
(My brother in law likes Mythbusters -- that's how I learned of its existence. He was watching it while I was visiting my mother in law, who has a TV)

Interesting, for a TV program.

Matthew

Vandaler · « **Reply #6 on:** November 02, 2006, 11:35:38 AM »

Quote from: Trinity

Tell that to the people who had sugar dumped in their tanks. The people I knew who underwent this little bit of revenge had to replace their engine.

Well, they tested it, and it didnt cause the engine to stop or
buckle. Then they let the engine rest overnight to see if there would be some kind of carameling effect when it cools that would prevent the engine to restart and it did just fine.

Here all all the test they did on that show..

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Car capers myths with Earl the Caddy

Earl the Caddy was donated by a viewer for mythbusting use in the spirit of Buster the dummy. After a resurrection of the engine by Scottie, they did several mythbustings with the car, including interesting additives in the gas tank, bullets fired at the car, and potatoes in the tailpipe.

Car caper 1: veggies/fruit in tailpipe

They shoved potatoes and bananas up the tailpipe of Earl the caddy to see if they could break its engine. In all their tests the potato/banana came shooting out quite easily. busted

Car caper 2: "Unauthorized" additives

They removed the engine and gas tank (with see-through cover) and put them in a blast shield.

Drain clog remover: engine kept running. busted
Bleach: car eventually cut out. The bleach also rusted up the gas tank. plausible
Sugar: engine kept running. let the engine sit overnight and it still ran the next day. busted

On a slightly different variation, they tested whether or not adding moth balls increases the octane of your gas. When they revved the engine it apparently sounded better. plausible

Car caper 3: Bullets blowing up car

Jamie had some well-placed shots (tight cluster) through the gas tank showing off his marksmanship. Nothing happened. busted

Car caper 4: Hiding behind car door will protect you from bullets

Jamie, Adam, and one other person lined up and fired 50 bullets into the car door. The bullets went through the door quite easily. busted

Car caper 5: Janky emergency radiator repairs

They used the same rig as before with the engine removed from the car.

Cola in the radiator as coolant: They ran the engine for awhile with the cola. When they stopped the engine let out a burp, but it did work (probably not wise to do nevertheless). plausible

Cracking an egg into the radiator to plug holes: the hole in the radiator plugged up right away. plausible

Car caper 6: Penny in carburetor destroys engine

The engine has been severely abused by this time. In their first attempts, the penny just sat in the carb unnicked. The moved the penny in deeper, but the engine kept running even though it did munch up the engine. busted

Car caper 7: Bleach in the engine oil

Smoke/steam came pouring out of the engine. The engine got hot enough to set fire to the wood that it was sitting on. To cap it off they fried an egg on the exhaust.

Though there were no spectacular explosions, the engine was pretty well used up.confirmed

Vandaler · « **Reply #7 on:** November 02, 2006, 11:43:51 AM »

Quote from: ChantCd

Interesting, for a TV program.

Indeed and interesting personalities also.

Trinity · « **Reply #8 on:** November 02, 2006, 11:53:52 AM »

Given my choice between a tv show and a real life experience, I will choose the experience. I suppose you could test it, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Trinity · « **Reply #9 on:** November 02, 2006, 11:55:17 AM »

Molasses is unrefined sugar.

Vandaler · « **Reply #10 on:** November 02, 2006, 12:00:28 PM »

Quote from: Trinity

Tell that to the people who had sugar dumped in their tanks. The people I knew who underwent this little bit of revenge had to replace their engine.

May be there are long term effect I don't know. But it's no way to sabotage an helicoptere.

Foremost reason, an Helicoptere's like Marine II gas tank is quite large. To have a significant sugar level you would need ALOT of melasse. Can you picture that someone with that much melasse performing his mischief? I can't. :confused1:

Trinity · « **Reply #11 on:** November 02, 2006, 12:05:26 PM »

Not that it matters. The "clumsy" saboteur left his calling card. The bullet not only didn't go through the window, nobody even noticed it for a week (must be deaf around there). Bush is the most endangered president since Lincoln? I don't think so. Others have been shot and even killed since Lincoln. Methinks it is bologne. :judge:

Dawn · « **Reply #12 on:** November 02, 2006, 12:34:45 PM »

Hmm, I reject your reality and replace it with my own.
Is that not what they say. No wonder my fine friend and would be defender of the undefendable likes that show.Howdy Vanda :wink:ler

Vandaler · « **Reply #13 on:** November 02, 2006, 12:43:22 PM »

Quote from: Dawn

Hmm, I reject your reality and replace it with my own.
Is that not what they say. No wonder my fine friend and would be defender of the undefendable likes that show.Howdy Vanda :wink:ler

Yes, he does say that jokingly in one episode (after being caught in a mistake) It's in no way the motus operandi of the show.
What do you have against that show I wonder?

Dawn · « **Reply #14 on:** November 02, 2006, 12:57:07 PM »

Nothing at all chill a little. I was razzing you. And don't they say that jokingly in the opening. Life is too important to take so seriously. My kids and Husband watch it all of the time.
I do not watch much t.v at all because it is a waste of my time and because as I align myself with the SSPX we are asked to do so.