Mythbusters Water Heater Through Roof

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Mythbusters water heater through roof.

Mythbusters discovery communication llc. Jamie and adam get steamed testing if a water heater can rocket through the roof and into the atmosphere. The water heater eventually exploded shooting through the roof five hundred feet into the air and disintegrating the shack. In 2001 a burrito shop s water heater launched 439 ft into the air.

Check out exclusive footage straight from the mythbusters own video cameras. With jamie hyneman adam savage tory belleci grant imahara. In season 5 savage and hyneman tested if it s plausible for a water heater can rocket through a roof and into the atmosphere. Meanwhile tory grant and kari try on some all american myths about blue jeans.

The lowest level housed the. In order to confirm the stated myth the mythbusters obtained a full size fifty two gallon water heater and built a shack around it with a roof that followed standard california building codes. 7th 9pm e p on discovery. What seems like a terrifying prospect for any homeowner is a hoot to watch unfold on the show.

The lowest level housed the 52 us gallon 200 l water heater second level contained a simulated living room and on top was a roof built to standard california building codes. The mythbusters set up a three tier scaffold to simulate a two story house. In minnesota a water heater went through all the floors and roof of the house and another 150 ft into the air. The house was knocked off its foundation two were injured and a dog was killed.

The resident was sleeping in a. A water heater can explode like a rocket and shoot through the roof of a two story house. The mythbusters researchers found two confirmed cases of this happening in real life.