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DH was once A mail order bride...............
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| First I was wondering if anyone knows of anyone that filmed the Barret Jackson Auction of the 89 Batmobile? Doug ? Viperbat? anyone? Second Myth busters did a show a while back to see if a car could actually turn like the 89 did when the grappling gun shot a hook out and anchored to a solid object. I have only heard about this episode I have never seen it . Does anyone know if it happened or not or is there any video on it?
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| I watched the mythbuster show and the grappling hook does not work. They did get a system to work but could not find any cable that would take the strain without breaking.
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DH was once A mail order bride...............
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| Thanks Bwayne I was wondering if it really happened and if it worked.
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| I am still waiting for someone to post the BJ video..
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The steel cable breaks because of the shock (impulse). If you could "stretch" out the time it would survive.
Basically you need a shock absorber mechanism. It would have to be strong enough to "accelerate" the entire car during that time. I'd guess it would need to be at least equivalent to the 4 suspension shocks supporting the car. Not sure what distance the mechanism would have to travel; that depends on the initial cornering rate (acceleration) etc.
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What you really need is a cable brake that will spool out more cable before the tension reaches the breaking point. The brake needs be rated at aprox. 1-2 times the weight of the vehicle (assuming you want the cable to help accelerate you at 1-2 G's).
-Monta
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Been searching and cant find the video. If I remmember right, it was movie myths they were testing. They ended up using a ridiculously thick cable which still snapped. The grappling hook worked in the end but the stunt was busted.
  
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| The myth buster's episode you are asking about is "episode 86: superhero hour" from the 2007 season. In this episode they also test out the batman grappling hook. Its one of my favorite episodes. I am not sure where to find a copy of the episode, its not posted on any of my usual haunts. If I find it I will let you know.
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I like the part where Adam built the wrist mounted cable device that actually lifts him to the ceiling...
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