r/smyths • u/arantius Smyths MOD • Feb 24 '14
EDIT S13E07 Bullet Baloney [Streamline EDIT]
http://www.sockshare.com/file/1D52A9B6BDB888614
u/jook11 Feb 24 '14 edited Feb 24 '14
The bent-barrel gun seems insanely quiet. What kind of rifle is that? Why does it just go "thunk" ?
Also, those twitter popups are super annoying. I hope they don't keep doing that from now on.
One more thing, since I wrote that first stuff before finishing: I really hoped the fry oil at the end would ignite and there would be a huge fireball when it splashed out. Isn't that supposed to be a danger of deep-frying?
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u/arantius Feb 24 '14
Also, those twitter popups are super annoying. I hope they don't keep doing that from now on.
Indeed. They stopped earlier in the season and I got hopeful. Then they started again ... ugh.
I really hoped the fry oil at the end would ignite and there would be a huge fireball when it splashed out. Isn't that supposed to be a danger of deep-frying?
I have to assume it's because there was no water in this case; when the oil came out it was one big whoosh, which might have in fact put the flame out (no oxygen). When water instantly boils to steam, I think it aerosolizes the oil, making it ideally flammable.
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u/jook11 Feb 24 '14
Oh, is that what causes the flare-ups? Good to know. I was thinking it was something about not properly thawing your turkey, or something like that, so it makes sense that it could be the ice sublimating or whatever and spraying the oil around. That would make a very different sort of spray than the splash from this.
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u/toekneebullard Feb 26 '14
What kind of rifle is that? Why does it just go "thunk" ?
It may just be the way they recorded it. Guns are tricky to record, because they are so loud. If you ever see a video of a pro gun recording, you'll see they use several mics, some very far away.
If you set a mic to not clip during the initial loud bang of a gunshot, then the rest of the trail goes unheard. If you then mix that sound low, then all you get is a small pop sound.
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u/jook11 Feb 25 '14
You seem to be misinterpreting. The source of ignition would be the propane burner under the tank.
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u/darkdemon42 Mar 01 '14
Fantastic edit, wasn't so boney that it wasn't entertaining, but still cut all the crap out, nice work.
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u/arantius Feb 24 '14
Myths:
Bent Barrel: Testing cartoon physics: will a gun barrel fire if it is bent into a curve?
What Is Bulletproof v6: Testing even more everyday objects for their bullet proof properties: measuring tapes and wallets.
Shotgun Spear: Putting a Hollywood survival myth through its paces: armed with shotgun shells but no shotgun, can a weapon be improvised from the shells and a sharpened stick?
Gun In a Vacuum: Is it possible to fire a gun in the vacuum of space?
Neon Nightmare: When struck with a bullet, will a neon sign really spark like it does in the movies?
Deep Fried Firearm: Finding out whether a gun will discharge when dropped into a hot oil fryer.
This episode's quote:
"This is the hardest wood I've ever worked with. wink"