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Episode 30: Son of a Gun

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EPISODE TITLE: Episode 30: Son of a Gun

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 3/30/2007

SYNOPSIS: It's survived untried for nearly 150 years: The myth of the Civil War soldier who was shot clean through his nether regions and the nearby woman who became pregnant when hit by the traveling bullet. Good luck, Jamie and Adam! Then the two test just how dangerous it is to use the telephone or take a shower during a thunderstorm. Finally, Scottie and Kari attempt to re-create the voyage of a hapless pair of boating greenhorns who set out to sea without first detaching their boat from their car trailer.


Myths Features in This Episode

Myth #1: Son of a Gun
Jamie and Adam take on the myth of the woman who was supposedly impregnated by a bullet that had been shot through a Civil War soldier's nether regions.

Myth #2: Thunderstorm Myths
Just how dangerous is it to use the telephone or take a shower during a thunderstorm?

Myth #3: Boat Trailer Mishap
What happens when you forget to detach a boat from the car trailer before heading to sea?
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Highlights of This Episode:

  • Son of a Gun - Busted - More likely a lie to explain an illegitimate pregnancy. Son of a Gun is also slang for a male conceived in the gun bays of a ship.
  • Thunderstorm Myths - Confirmed - The code for surge arrestors and grounding used in typical home installations has been updated several times. I knew a couple people from farms in early 20th Century who had early phones and testified that it was very possible .



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