Mythbusters

[kurt]

Tonight, they're supposedly going to try to dispel the idea that a water heater can explode.

Might be false rumor, but it would be worth a watch if it's true. I love those guys.

[Bill Kibbel]

Thanks Kurt! I read that just in time to click on the tube and saw a water heater rocket at lift off.

Here's an extra clip that wasn't in the show:

http://dsc.discovery.com/video/index.ht ... 1297322076

[kurt]

YEAH! It was beautiful. Especially the high speed film replay.

[John Dirks Jr]

I was channel surfing and just fell upon it. It was great. Those guys got the best job. Goof off all day and get paid big bucks. I like that.

[Neal Lewis]

When the pressure was building in the water heater, Adam said "The pressure is above 150 psi, exceeding the rating of the TANK".

The tank does have a rating of 300 psi, right?

[ozofprev]

Love 'em!!!

They had one show proving that you canNOT produce enough methane in the natural act of, you know, to cause an explosion. And they used the confines of a sealed port-a-potty.

[Chad Fabry]

When the pressure was building in the water heater, Adam said "The pressure is above 150 psi, exceeding the rating of the TANK".

The tank does have a rating of 300 psi, right?

The tanks are tested to 300psi.

They're for a working pressure of 150 psi

[Erby]

Holy crap! That was even better than the old water heater in a field video that was floating around a few years ago.

[John Dirks Jr]

If you missed it here is a link to it. If you dont want to watch the entire 17 min clip just advance to the 10 min point. That is where the big launch is.

http://www.thewebdump.com/item/192685/S ... ter_rocket