Border Slingshot (illegal immigrants firing themselves across the border with a slingshot [?])

Discovery Channel ^ | July 27, 2005 | Discovery Channel

[theFIRMbss]

Episode 35: Border Slingshot Is it feasible to fly over the frontier? In this episode, Adam and Jamie take on the myth that illegal immigrants are firing themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate, it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress. Border patrols are reportedly baffled — can the MythBusters' handbuilt human-sized slingshot solve the puzzle? premiere: July 27, 2005

[theFIRMbss]

Any body heard
this "myth?" Any Minutemen
see them doing it?!

[Rakkasan1]

[cripplecreek]

Unlikely. Why bother when they can just walk across.

[theFIRMbss]

>"This conspiracy theory crap is becoming tiresome"
>"That show cracks me up"

Ping for the strangest
"conspiracy" theory I've
heard in a long time!

[Bogey78O]

Ok, I think they're just making up myths for the fun of busting it.

[siunevada]

200 yards and land on a mattress?

No thanks. I think I'll walk the 200 yards.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

I suggest we start a rumor of a new smuggling service called...

"Project Boomerang"


;^)

[billnaz]

If illegals try this I have one word: "Pull!"

[Enterprise]

It's true. They got the equipment from Canada.

[Last Dakotan]

These guys peg my gaydar bigtime.

[Spiff]

This is stupid. I mean, I like to watch Mythbusters and all, but no one believes that illegals are shooting themselves 200 yards across the border with slingshots. Hell, they can just walk the 200 yards - no one is stopping them. Stupid.

[theFIRMbss]

>I think they're just making up myths for the fun of busting it

Hey! Kari is a red-head vegetarian from California! You're not saying that a girl like that would make up fake stories, are you?!

[theFIRMbss]

>gaydar

The existence or
non-existence of gaydar
would be a good test!

[Cowboy Bob]

I've come across thier show a few times. I have yet see any of their "myths" that I've heard of before. And yes, my "Gaydar" goes into hyperdrive when I see these guys!

[GingisK]

from California!

'Nuf said.

[Last Dakotan]

Drapes match the carpet?

[Dead Corpse]

If she's a real red-head then I'm a Shi Tzu. Still, awesome show. What ever happened to the other gal they had on there?

[theFIRMbss]

>What ever happened to the other gal they had on there?
>Drapes match the carpet?

Don't know. Don't know. But
check out bikini Kari
in their Shark Week show!

[Dead Corpse]

Nice abs. ;-)

[itsamelman]

Slingshot?! Talk about low tech...



They oughta get with technology and try an Acme rocket.

.

[LibKill]

They oughta get with technology and try an Acme rocket.

Alas, ever since W. Coyote v. Acme et al Acme has been in receivership and is not expected to resume production.

[Itzlzha]

Hold my LETTUCE and watch this alert!

[hripka]

So is the Border Patrol installing a north to south version that will shoot 300 yards? A little off to the side though so we don't have any collisions.

[T-Bird45]

I propose the Border Patrol should one-up these pikers with a trebuchet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet

[theFIRMbss]

>Nice abs. ;-)

I am hypnotized
by her. She's a cool artist,
can build anything,

sounds smart when she talks . . .
Oh. And she has a tongue stud.
My brain short-circuits.

[theFIRMbss]

>I propose the Border Patrol should one-up these pikers with a trebuchet

If the illegals see strange stuff that looks like this, they might start thinking . . . The first thing I thought was that illegals would start building gift rabbits to give US towns along the border. Of course, after the rabbits were wheeled into town dozens of illegals would spill out from inside . . .

[T-Bird45]

LOL -- thanks for posting the pictures, especially the Monty Python as I had forgotten that scene.

Note to self: learn more HTML...

[Bon mots]

I would use a catapult myself. Have a look at this CAR CATAPULT

[Bon mots]

Here's my favorite Trebuchet Video

If this one doesn't load, see my previous post.

[Stonewall Jackson]

Okay, this one's a little strange. But it'll be funny to watch in any case.

[Bon mots]

Have you seen the Squirrel Catapult (Real Media)?

Media Player Version of Squirrel Catapult

[longtermmemmory]

Over what fence?

[theFIRMbss]

>So is the Border Patrol installing a north to south version that will shoot 300 yards?

If the illegals
are making themselves airborne,
then for people who

recognize this pic,
there's the possibility
of a whole new game!

[Black Tooth]

Agree. I find nothing funny about the status of our borders.

[theFIRMbss]

>Have you seen the Squirrel Catapult?

I'm kind of thinking
the squirrels might enjoy that thing.
(My cat might like it . . .)

[litehaus]

Those were claybirds I saw Officer! Honest!

[theFIRMbss]

Border Slingshot ping!
Just a reminder, tonight
is the slingshot show!

09:00 PM (et) MythBusters Border Slingshot , Discovery Channel

[Bon mots]

Thanks for the ping. But I live overseas, so no TV access. Right now, I'm on a lake near the Russian border... I only have a GPRS connection to the web. Amazing how technology is everywhere these days! :-)

I am surrounded by forest, lakes and wild animals... but somewhere nearby must be a GPRS antenna... God only knows where...

Our world is incredibly small!

[avg_freeper]

Having watched many episodes I can only assume that in the end they will actually strap explosives to and blowup an illegal alien.

And I'm so not into the "help" they hired for this season.