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Episode 58: Shattering Subwoofer, Rough Road Driving, Stopping Windshield Shatter

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EPISODE TITLE: Episode 58: Shattering Subwoofer, Rough Road Driving, Windshield Shatter by Stone

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 8/16/2006

SYNOPSIS: The guys find out if the bass from a car stereo can destroy an automobile. They rip out the interior of a car, build a giant subwoofer to fill it, and then power it by attaching it directly to the drive shaft. Wear your ear plugs for this one! Also, Grant, Kari and Tory hit the road to take on two tall tales from our mates down under. If you're driving on a rough outback road, will you get a smoother ride by driving faster? And, can you stop your windshield from shattering when a stone is kicked up from a passing car by bracing the glass with your hand?


Myths Features in This Episode

Myth #1: Shattering Subwoofer
Can the bass from a car stereo can destroy an automobile?

Myth #2: Rough Road Driving
If you're driving on a rough outback road, will you get a smoother ride by driving faster?

Myth #3: Stopping Windshield Shatter
Can you stop your windshield from shattering when a stone is kicked up from a passing car by bracing the glass with your hand?
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mythbuster1 Washboard road myth needs to be revisited! 3 Sunday, 1:37 PM EDT by jilljb18
Thread started: Sep 6 2007, 12:11 AM EDT  Watch
To evaluate the effects of a washboard road on the smoothness of a car ride, testing should be done on a washboard road, or an accurate representation of one. Grant's estimation of 8 inches as the separtion between corrugations is not correct. According to a published study, the separtion is approx. 50cm (20 inches), which is a considerable difference. In Grant's experiment the car tire did not even contact the valley between bumbs, therefore not nearly experiencing the full effect of the bumb. It would be interesting to see the results of your testing on a more realistic washboard road.

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http://scitation.aip.org/getpdf/servlet/GetPDFServlet?filetype=pdf&id=JGGEFK000132000007000852000001&idtype=cvips&prog=normal
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cidblunt shattering subwoofer 1 Apr 22 2008, 2:18 AM EDT by schrummy
Thread started: Jan 29 2008, 2:58 AM EST  Watch
check out this sub woofer in a van
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6906939661769317706

here is something to think about.
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slofiant Rough road myth..... 0 Feb 22 2008, 2:17 PM EST by slofiant
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Thread started: Feb 22 2008, 2:17 PM EST  Watch
The way I have heard this myth is that it requires 4 wheel drive. The thinking is that the front tires are "pulled" over the bumps instead of pushed which lauches them . The higher speed keeps them from dropping down into smaller washboards. I have done this with several friends in Death Valley and other flat washboard roads and they all agree that speeding up in 4 wheel drive is much smoother. This is not as true for two- wheel drive vehicles. Try 4-wheel drive!!
peeps64 shattering sub 1 Feb 10 2008, 5:58 PM EST by Mr.Tyler
Thread started: Feb 10 2008, 12:20 AM EST  Watch
We feel that you should look at this myth agian due to the fact that you use a car that has a sun roof as not all cars have that feature. we feel that the windows might blow if there was no sunroof. the sub was also bouncing high and that might of cause of the seal breaking. You guys love blowing things up lets try to blow the windows out of a car.
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DBDesigns Shattering Subwoofer need to be revisited 0 Feb 4 2008, 12:53 PM EST by DBDesigns
Thread started: Feb 4 2008, 12:53 PM EST  Watch
There are a lot of contributing factors to the subwoofer. Looked like they were just trying to use pressure levels and not sound. They should have hooked up multiple subwoofers to an amplifier and then tried to disprove the myth. (which the video by the other post clearly shows the windshield shattering) I think this myth needs to be revisited and more thought should go into it on how to disprove it.
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