Banned for boats.

Of course it is!

"We were inhuman beings....butchers on a field of corpses....corrupt and depraved....only a sum of viscera, blood, and bone - Creatures without soul."

Banned because I'll take either:

1. A Desert Eagle chambered in .50 AE

OR

2. A USP chambered in .45 ACP

OR

3. A Five-seveN chambered in 5.7x28mm

Any day of the week over an M-1911.

DE has more stopping power (and is way more intimidating to the average person), USP has more rounds (12 vs. 7) and the Five-seveN has even more capacity and has much more body armor penetration.

Banned for, yeah all 3 weapons you mentioned are superior to the M1911. I just said (originally), that it was surprising for me when I found out how short range the M1911 has got.

I didnt think I would get so many responses about it, LOL

Yep.

Mostly yeah, you do get more range from smaller thus lighter bullets. But the gun barrel plays an important role as well.

Thats why I already mentioned it was an M1911 they used for testing the Myth.

Yes, all of the above matters.

The only "official" M1911 that was ever mass produced was the one that used .45 ACP rounds. Other variants and/or custom made versions of the same model exist, of course.

It was one of the very first weapons that made use of .45 rounds, if I am not mistaken. Besides its history in the 2 World Wars, I dont think there is a reason as to why someone would pick it over a modern handgun.

.45 ACP rounds have quite the stopping power though (although they pack less punch than the magnum .44 and .45).

Well, I didnt know about it, so that episode was really cool (for me).

They call everything "Myth". Thats half of the name's show, duh (Mythbusters)

Besides, where would the fun be if they just told you right from the start that its gonna be a guaranteed success??

Nope, I dont think they are overrated at all.

And about that 'curvature of the Earth' thing, these guys are being more practical, and always test if things can be applied in practice, while you are being theoretical about this.

A gun will never be able to send a bullet so far as to actually be affected by the curvature of the Earth, so its true only in theory (IF a bullet were fired....)

"We were inhuman beings....butchers on a field of corpses....corrupt and depraved....only a sum of viscera, blood, and bone - Creatures without soul."

banned cause yes, .45 is good. But there are many other models I would prefer. I personally like the Israeli Jericho in .45.

Fair enough.

I get it. I just think that some of the questions they answer are funny because they're not myth. I'm sure you get what I mean.

Well, I find them entertaining and they do have some really good episodes. There are some experiments they do which are flawed to the point of producing questionable results. Although it's probably inevitable, I wouldn't mind hearing them admit that once in a while. Like I said, still entertaining. I would still say it's educational.

Well, at the moment I'm on the internet. So, practicality is gonna take a hit.

Actually, there are a variety of naval artillery guns (none in service) which are capable of doing that. But with small arms, you are very correct.

banned for going overboard with bullet explanations

Banned because there is no particular reason a gun of some kind cannot fire over the horizon. I just don't think that sort of blasting power exists at the moment.

banned for it does, it just isn't really worthwhile to build

Banned because it doesn't. It's really electromagnetic in application. Quite attractive if you get my drift.

Banned for, it doesnt. A bullet could never travel such a distance, 'over the horizon' like you say. Even if you used a powerful gun, the bullet would explode inside the barell, due to high pressure. Bullets have a limit in pressure they can withstand, you know.

Also, the force of gravity will always prevail. Thus, as soon as the bullet leaves the gun barrel, it will start going down, unable to resist the force of gravity. Thats why guns shoot in a curve, launching the bullet a little upwards, making it take a curved trajectory. However, that is still not enough, because no matter the bullet's velocity, gravity will always prevail, pulling down the bullet.

"Blasting power" What are you talking about?

Such Blasting power exists, and a lot more than what a gun can produce. Basically, any kind of explosive produces 'blasting power', like you say. A gun that would make the bullet explode inside the gun barrel can easily be created, but what is the point?

I didnt say that the M1911 is the best choice. Maybe the worst, but certainly not the best.

Yes, I get what you mean. However, I like learning things while watching the show, and I'm sure many people feel the same way.

Also, their criteria for what is a "Myth", is anything that is being said and talked about, on the internet, in movies, popular sayings, etc, but has never been confirmed plausible by a reliable source.

Example: The expression "A punch that will knock your socks off", or something like that. Meaning that if you punch a person really hard, it may knock off their socks, because the blow is really powerful.

I admit that is pretty stupid, but this is stuff that people also request, and/or talk about on the internet.

My point being, that you're right, some of the myths they put to the test are lame/funny/ridiculous, but you shouldnt take the word "Myth" literally.

But they do admit it when their results are inconclusive. They have said many times, things like: "Plausible, although would be very hard to put to practice" or "This is probably Busted. The chances of that happening are astronomical." or even said 1 time: "Our results are inconclusive. We will call it busted for now, but may have to do some further tests in the future."

I've watched nearly all of their episodes, including the latest ones. I may have missed like 2 or 3 of them. I'm sure you'd have noticed them admitting questionable results a few times, if you'd watched a lot of their episodes.

And yes, it is educational most times.

What is that supposed to mean?

Yes, and naval artillery guns fire .45 bullets. They also use 9mm and .38

"We were inhuman beings....butchers on a field of corpses....corrupt and depraved....only a sum of viscera, blood, and bone - Creatures without soul."

Banned for this random interesting (though somewhat pointless) video. What effect would the voices of immature angry gamers have on a special forces soldier on the range?

"Due to Government cutbacks, the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers are going to be equipped with an experimental variant of popular naval cannons chambered to fire 9mm rounds. Tests indicate that, against soft targets, these weapons are deadly effective."

This time the whales are screwed

Ha ha, the guy on the right is RoccoB64, such a funny guy

Banned for screwing whales. Thats just sick, dude

"We were inhuman beings....butchers on a field of corpses....corrupt and depraved....only a sum of viscera, blood, and bone - Creatures without soul."

banned for I was mentioning this in general weapons (including naval big guns which are capable of fire bullet projectiles over the horizon) but you are correct in current modern small firearms

Banned for enforcing your morality on others. Although I think whale porn won some kind of "the web's most offensive" contest.

(Although it's not like the Royal Navy has needed to actually do anything for a while... nothing that gets reported on, anyway.)

Lulzy. I have to say though, you couldn't do anything to get me to do what those 3 idiots did. Jeering from a sofa at that guy, who is a trained, combat veteran, who has a gun.

Just asking to get shot, innit.

"Soft" targets generally refers to lightly armored or unarmored targets. For example, a human wearing robes is a soft target, but so is a a sedan. I think.

Banned for not knowing that, and making me explain it.

Banned for providing explanations.

LULZ

Ha ha yeah, that guy was like: "God, I want to shoot these retards right in the head." "Freakin kids"

"We were inhuman beings....butchers on a field of corpses....corrupt and depraved....only a sum of viscera, blood, and bone - Creatures without soul."

banned for double quoting with smileys

Banned because I watched the final episode of Battlestar Galactica from netflix.

It really had me going there with that sickening "lets forsake technology and live in harmony with the land" stuff.... then they sprung that surprise ending on me!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!

banned for watching it what is wrong with you.......

banned for I have nothing constructive to say about BSG.

And Morph, you were not specific on the caliber of bullet. Naval artillery is exactly the same as a bullet in a gun, just bigger.

It means that I can not give you a 'practical' demonstration unless I set it all up, video record it, then post it online and provide a link. I'm sure you don't expect that of me.

Okay, missed those episodes.

I get it. I just find this one funny cause it's a proven law of physics proven reliably. Besides, they have to fill up the season.

Never said you did. Just giving my preference.

banned for going on and on and on about the M1911 debate

banned for it's bled well beyond that. Just making sure I'm clear on things. Especially the confusing or potentially insulting things.

banned for caring about insulting things

banned for of course I care about insulting things. I care enough to insult them every day. Hell, just yesterday I ran across a guy who looked a little slow. I laughed at him and called him a retard. Took about twenty minutes for him to finally come up with a comeback.