Here is the Complete & Updated List of War & Armaments, Swords & Knives, Guns & Bullets, Explosives & Explosions, and What is Bulletproof Myths from MythBusters that I think should be added into the Game Enlisted:
War & Armaments
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It is not difficult to hold a hand grenade for a long time after the pin has been removed.
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Lying flat on the ground will not protect a person from grenade shrapnel.
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A grenade can be neutralized by placing it in a bucket of water or by covering it with a body, but not by throwing it inside a refrigerator.
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It may be possible to shoot a hand grenade in midair and render it harmless.
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It may be possible to dodge a bullet from a sniper rifle that is over 500 yards (457 m) away if you see the muzzle flash, but a sniper could make sure you don’t see the flash.
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Building battlefield trenches with sharp corners helps reduce the spread of a shock wave.
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A sniper could have shot straight through another sniper’s scope.
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Swords & Knives
- At close quarters, a fighter with a knife can defeat one with a gun.
- A hardcover book is effective at stopping a sword thrust, while coins will just deflect the thrust.
- Cutting a machine gun in two with a sword is not possible.
Guns & Bullets
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A bullet fired straight up can still be lethal when it falls to the ground.
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It is possible to shoot a bullet through a wall and hit a moving target.
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A rifle with a bent barrel can still fire lethally (e.g., The Krummlauf (English: “curved barrel”) is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) rifle developed by Germany in World War II. The curved barrel included a periscope sighting device for shooting around corners from a safe position.).
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A pistol dropped down a flight of stairs is not likely to discharge.
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The standard two-handed stance is the best way to hold a gun.
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It is more accurate to fire two guns simultaneously than to alternate left- and right-hand shots in a two-handed stance.
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A handgun can be used to shoot a dropped handgun out of reach of an adversary.
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It is not possible to shoot a gun out of a person’s hand without injuring them.
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A person can shoot a target while airborne after jumping.
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A bullet can be shot into the empty chamber of another revolver, and two bullets can collide in midair and fuse together.
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Bullets can generate sparks when they ricochet, but it’s not common.
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What is Bulletproof
- Things that can stop bullets: a fish tank, a block of pykrete, inch-thick polycarbonate, and possibly a police badge, a belt buckle, and certain bathroom tiles.
- Things that are not bulletproof: a tape measure, a golf ball, a wallet, a refrigerator door, a car door, an over door, a deck of playing cards, and a book.
- Three watermelons can stop a .50 caliber bullet.
- A metal cigarette lighter can stop a bullet only if the bullet has already ricocheted off another surface.
- A person can hide underwater as protection from bullets.
Explosives & Explosions
- Standing between two identical explosions is not safe; rather, the shock waves accumulate.
- C-4 plastic explosive is stable enough to burn without exploding, even when subjected to falling anvils, gun shots, and thermite.
- When exposed to fire, a small propane tank can explode and fly high into the air.
- Diving underwater could make an above-water explosion more survivable.
- A person can float on his/her back at the surface to improve the survivability of an underwater explosion.
- Aerosol cans and beer kegs will explode in an open fire, and a keg exploding could cause lethal injury.
- A person who lights gasoline in a culvert will be burned, but not blasted out a great distance.
- It is not possible to flatten a car using explosives without obliterating it.
- An aquarium, a garbage truck, and a bed can effectively contain an explosion, but a filing cabinet and a steel safe cannot.
- A wooden table, a car, a metal dumpster, and a cinder block wall can all protect someone from the shock wave of a bomb.
Should all of these (that can fit in either/both the World War I era and/or the World War II era) be included in the game?
- Yes
- No
P.S. I would include each one in the poll instead, but I can’t because there’s a limit to how much you can add in the poll, and each one of the War & Armaments, Swords & Knives, Guns & Bullets, Explosives & Explosions, and What is Bulletproof Myths from MythBusters (that is complete and has been updated) exceeds the limit.
Source: https://mythresults.com/