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.

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