News MythBusters to take on Doom 'myths'

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  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Gareth Halfacree, 26 Jan 2015
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  2. Lance

    Lance Ender of discussions.

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    That looks like great fun!
     
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  3. Dave Lister

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    Hmm.. something tells me the myth for carrying all that gear will indeed be busted !
     
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  4. Redbeaver

    Redbeaver The Other Red Meat

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    Looks like fun!

    But seriously, do they really NEED to test carrying all that gear?

    That **** is super human no matter how you slice it.
     
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  5. Baz

    Baz I work for Corsair

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    I would be interested in the physics of exploding barrels. If you blow one up, does the one next to it really explode?
     
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  6. Cerberus90

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    I'd say it depends what's in them and the quality of the barrels. :D
     
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  7. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    Sensing a theme here...

    So far this season, they've covered:-

    The Simpsons
    Indiana Jones
    The A-Team
     
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  8. play_boy_2000

    play_boy_2000 ^It was funny when I was 12

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    The theme being they are grasping at straws in a last ditch effort to keep the show going.
     
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  9. PaulC2K

    PaulC2K PC Master Race

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    They've done James Bond themed eps on multiple occasions, and they've proven that you cant even shoot explosive containers with a pistol and they'd blow up. They did manage to do it using incendiary bullets in a mini-gun. The ammo type being the biggest factor, provided it can pierce the container.

    I see no reason why 1 exploding barrel wouldnt cause another to explode though, all the ingredients are there, you just need something to ignite the barrels really, so get 1 to blow and the others must surely blow, if near enough and pierced/exposed.

    Should be a good episode, the themed ones were always a good watch.
     
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  10. CrapBag

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    What series are we on as all I can find through my sky+ box is old ones?

    Although series 14 episodes are showing as series 9 episodes.
     
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  11. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

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    When the Discovery channel closed it's forums they cut off a major source of suggestions for myths IMHO.
     
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  12. schmidtbag

    schmidtbag What's a Dremel?

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    Considering the game takes place on Phobos, gravity shouldn't be much of a factor. I figure the only real challenge is having enough "pockets" to store all the weapons.
     
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  13. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    This is Season 15, currently 3 episodes in on Discovery in the USA.

    Also, season 15 has no Kari, Tori or Grant, it's just Adam & Jamie now.
     
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  14. CrapBag

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    It's npt mythbusters without the whole team, they did the same with The gadget show and I stopped watching after 1 episode as it wasn't the same any, plus Jason annoys the hell out of me.
     
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