"Failure is always an option," goes Mythbusters cohost Adam Savage's oft-stated maxim. That was certainly the case this afternoon when a Mythbusters test at the Alameda County Bomb Disposal Range went awry, sending a cannonball through the wall of a house. Nobody was injured, but the story led tonight's 10 o'clock news broadcast on KTVU. So far, no one from either the Discovery Channel or the Mythbusters production crew has commented.
If I were living near the bomb range (specifically, in Dublin, CA), I'd be wondering what havoc other accidents, Mythbusters-spawned or not, might wreak. I hope this doesn't make the show unwelcome at the bomb range: blowing stuff up is crucial to the show's success, and it's not clear where else these guys could perform their explosive experiments.
I can't wait to see how this accident gets spun for the show.
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