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The Myth

THIS MYTH WAS FEATURED IN...
Episode 79: Western Myths

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 5/30/2007
Myth Title: Horse Jailbreak


Myth Description: Was it possible to break out of an old west jail by tying a rope to a horse to pull the bars out from the window?


MythBusters on the bust: Adam and Jamie


Hypothesis: ----


Procedure/Experimental Design: Build a wild west jail and attach a strong rope to the bars. Attach the other end of the rope to a horse. Make the horse gallop as fast as he can with the most power possible to try to pull the bars off the wall.


Results: The horses couldn't pull the bars out.


Conclusion: Required force not capable of being supplied by horses


Busted or Not Busted: ---- Busted



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  • don't know if this was addressed in episode, but instead of tying to all bars, tie to only one to focus the energy


  • also, use the materials they used, not modern ones






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TrueThanny Wrong bars? 0 May 12 2008, 5:30 AM EDT by TrueThanny
Thread started: May 12 2008, 5:30 AM EDT  Watch
Every time I've seen the horse-pulling-the-bars out bit in a movie, it's a metal frame holding the bars, embedded in the window by some kind of masonry. I don't know if any actual jails were built like that, but it should have been addressed, one way or the other.

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