This myth reaches breakneck speed as the mythbusters test whether a spinning tire could catch fire. for years, race drivers have been accelerating while holding down the brake — all to heat tire rubber and get better traction.. Holy sh*t this was insane! the street car takeover burnout contest winner was an absolute mad man! not only did he do a big nasty burnout, his tires also caught on fire and he just keeps going!. Can you shoot a live grenade in mid-air? or contain a tnt explosion inside a file cabinet? we've got the explosive highlights from fire in the hole..
If the trail of gas from the leaking gas tank of a moving vehicle is lit, the fire can catch up to the tank and blow up the car. busted. through small scale tests, the mythbusters discovered that gas burns at just over 3 miles per hour, which is as fast as a brisk walk.. The same reason a bowyer is not flung backwards when they fire an arrow. rockets work on this principle too. you throw some matter out of the back, and the rocket moves in the other direction as a result.. The cast of the television series mythbusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like.this is a list of the various myths tested on the show, as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is busted, plausible, or confirmed.
