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Originally posted by Deadly Cannnon:
Does rubing two sticks together really create a spark and can that spark start a fire?

I think it's more a matter of building enough heat with friction to ignight the sticks. I suppose this is theoretically possible but I'm not sure simply rubbig two sticks by hands is good enough. You need a bit of wood with a hole, a stick which fits into the whole, another stick with a bit of string tied to it and some kindling (dry leaves, tree bark etc.). Then you wrap the string around the first stick so you can spin the stick fast by moving the other stick back and forth (You're also going to need a way to hold this stick and press it into the hole in the bit of wood while alowing it to spin. The kindling is placed around the hole in the bit of wood. When you create enough heat the kindling will ignite. This is an ancient method of making fire, called a fire bow, but it's really difficult to do.

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Originally posted by Pasquale DiFabrizio:
According to the U.S. government, there are two official versions of the JFK assassination. The Warren Commission says that Oswald did it and did it alone. The House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded, based mainly on acoustic evidence, that a fourth shot came from the grassy knoll area. The Zapruder film shows JFK's head and torso being thrown back and to the left when he received the head shot. This seems to strongly indicate a shot from the right front, but there are still those out there who think that it's possible for JFK's body and head to have had that reaction even if he was shot in the head from behind and from the School Book Depository. I believe that it's a myth that JFK was only shot from behind.

Since there are two U.S. government positions on the JFK assassination, I'd love to see the Mythbusters put a crash test dummy like Buster in the back seat of a limo and leaning forward like JFK was at the time of the headshot and then shoot the crash test dummy in the skull from those two different directions to see what direction the head goes after each shot. If the head and torso get thrown or pushed back and to the left when the shot from the front hits, we'll know that that shot from the grassy knoll actually hit JFK.

It seems like an easy test to do. Are the Mythbusters up to the task?

I just got done studying the JFK assassination in my history. And based on the evidence that my teacher showed us, it seems that a used bullet was not found. At least not one that looked liked it had been used. I remember watching the ice bullet episode and they found that to be busted. But i came up with my own theory. What if the shooter used a shattering bullet? Like, instead of using a normal copper coated lead bullet, he made a bullet out of steel or iron. Then he super heated it and cooled it off rapidly to make it brittle. That way, when it comes in contact with the target, it does its damage and shatters. This theory works right into all the other evidence given. If the bullet entered the body and shattered, pieces could still have went through the throat and made a hole, and pieces of it still could have ricocheted off of bones to hit conally in the shoulder. On top of that, Since the forensics of that day were far behind that of today, they probably couldn't tell skull fragments from bullet fragments of the kill shot. Also, i never saw any evidence that showed that they did a full body autopsy on JFK. So, if they did use a shattering bullet, pieces of the bullet could have been lodged in his body, thus, no one would find any bullets.

It sounds plausible to me, and i've had this theory ever since i was like 10. Anyone else think its plausible?

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I just got done studying the JFK assassination in my history. And based on the evidence that my teacher showed us, it seems that a used bullet was not found. At least not one that looked liked it had been used.

What about CE-399?

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I remember watching the ice bullet episode and they found that to be busted. But i came up with my own theory. What if the shooter used a shattering bullet? Like, instead of using a normal copper coated lead bullet, he made a bullet out of steel or iron. Then he super heated it and cooled it off rapidly to make it brittle.

A hardend steel bullet would not make it down the barrel, unless encased in a sabot, and even a hardened steel bullet would not "explode" on contact.

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and pieces of it still could have ricocheted off of bones to hit conally in the shoulder.

Connally wasn't hit in the shoulder:

"A bullet entered the back of the Governor's chest to the left of his right armpit. This bullet struck the fifth rib and shattered it, actually stripping away about 10 cm. of bone starting immediately below the armpit (4H105; 6H86). The right lung was severely lacerated (6H88). The bullet exited from the anterior chest, causing a large s*cking wound about 5 cm. in diameter just below the right n*pple (6H85). There was an atypical entrance wound on the dorsal (back of the hand) side of the Governor's wrist and an atypical exit wound on the volar (palm) side (6H07; R93). The radius (wrist bone) had been broken into about seven or eight pieces from the passage of the bullet (4H120). There was a 1 cm. puncture wound located on the Governor's left thigh some five to six inches above the knee (R93). X rays revealed a small metallic fragment embedded in the left thigh bone, the femur (6H106). This fragment was not surgically removed and still remains in Mr. Connally's femur."

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On top of that, Since the forensics of that day were far behind that of today, they probably couldn't tell skull fragments from bullet fragments of the kill shot.

Sure they could. there is a big difference between bullet fragments and bone.

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Also, i never saw any evidence that showed that they did a full body autopsy on JFK.

They did an autopsy at Bethesda thorough enough to note the damage to Kennedy's lung.

They would have also noted any bullet fragments found in the chest cavity.

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Originally posted by xodus666:
Going over Niagara Falls in a barrel

A few brave souls go down Niagara Falls in barrels. Chuck Norris can go UP the Falls in a cardboard box .

there is a group of peopl who believe the earth is flat, check this out: http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php take a look at that site, read the FAQ and let me know if there are any ways to put this myth BACK in the ground thanks!

Can the wind in a cyclone/hurricane set a windmill on fire like it says happened in 1703 cyclone in London.

will drinking moonshine make you go blind, or kill you?

Hello! My first time, and I hope this is right! I have 2 myths actually. One is: If it's going to rain, will a tick "pop" if you stick a lit cigarette lighter to it? I know it's sick, right? My other one is: I heard about a little girl who was flying a kite, and it got caught on a low flying plane. She was drug or hauled or pulled or something, for a pretty good way, I'm not exactly sure how far. I don't know what kind of kite, or plane it was. But I do remember hearing a lot about it when I was a little girl.

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Submit a Myth

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http://www.niagarafrontier.com/devil_frame.html

this answers going over the falls in a barrel

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Originally posted by Alanna:
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Ambiguously titled newbie posts can be quite entertaining.

Ed Leedskalnin and the Coral Castle. the sciences and tasks one old frail man performed are still unanswered and we have his writings and his tools. why can we not recreate them?

We know from the priests of the far east that they were able to lift heavy boulders up high mountains with the help of groups of various sounds.
Olaf Alexanderson wrote about this phenomenon in the publication, Implosion No. 13.

Can you move a stone with music or sound?

My people's belief here in Malaysia says that if a black-coloured cat jump across a corpse, it will come back to life and hug nearby person until he or she died. Even though its hard to believe, but that is what that had been told to me since i was a small kid until now. I wish the mythbuster's team could crack the mystery behind it.

Greek myth, a man made wings out of feathers and wax. he flew to close to the sun and it melted. is it possible for that to happen.

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Originally posted by kristal1555:
I have heard that the smaller a fruit is the jucier and healthier it is and the bigger it is the more watery and not that healthy it is.

Nickolodeon:Yah, you notice watermelons are big and watery but, apples and oranges are juicy and healthy.I believe you're right.

the drinking saying of, "beer before liquor, never sicker. Liquor before beer, your in the clear."

i know that drink in excess of either will make you sick, but will drinking beer then switching to liquor make you sicker/ get you drunker then drinking liquor and switching to beer?

This would be good to investigate--a dog gets caught in a 70 mph wind, flies through the air almost a mile into some woods, the owners get a "psychic" to help find the dog, and they do find it alive and well. Story is here: http://www.dogonews.com/2009/0...-bell-dog-flies-away Can a 5 lbs. dog be lifted almost a mile in 70 mph winds? Will it live when it lands? Can a "psychic" find it afterwards?

There is an old Arizona "myth" about a guy who shot a saguaro cactus, and it fell on him and killed him. I always wondered if it was a true story, or just a way to keep people from messing with the cactus, which is protected.

Here is a good one, in the 70's, a dead sperm whale washes up on a beach in Florance, OR. They decided to blow it up so the seagulls and crabs could carry of the meat and blubber. The whale was 45' and 8 tons.The demolition crew didn't know how much it would take to blow it up, so they rigged it with a 1/2 ton of dynamite. The end result being that a brand new Cadillac was smashed by a giant piece of blubber, and most of the whale was still there. I want to know how many tons of dynamite it will take to blow up a dead sperm whale.