As my husband and I were catching up on our TiVo’d shows, our trusty friends at MythBusters decided to investigate a few viral videos involving excavators to see if the videos were a hoax or not. Click here to read my previous blog about a MythBusters episode on whether or not motorcycles are a “greener” alternative to cars.
On this latest MythBusters episode, Adam and Jamie investigate three viral videos involving an excavator to see if the tricks are plausible or not.
WARNING: DO NOT TRY ANY OF THESE AT HOME!
The first excavator viral video showed “rowing” a barge using the boom and bucket of the excavator. It took some well choreographed, synchronized maneuvering by Adam and Jamie, but it worked and they moved the barge pretty well through the river (despite some strong currents working against them). Myth confirmed - it is possible to “row” a barge using excavators.
The second excavator viral video myth tested whether or not you could wakeboard with an excavator. The video shows a water skier, but Adam and Jamie used a wakeboard to test the myth. The excavator’s boom and bucket turned 360 degrees with a wake boarder attached to see if it was really possible to wakeboard with an excavator. It took a few tries to get the angle and speed of the boom right, but the myth was confirmed and it is possible to wakeboard with an excavator! Click here to see some of the MythBusters excavator wakeboarding footage.
The last excavator viral video looked at whether or not an excavator could load itself into the back of a dump truck. It took them a while, but (with the guidance of a heavy equipment expert) Adam and Jamie successfully loaded the excavator onto the dump truck. Another myth confirmed by the MythBusters!
Have you seen any other interesting viral videos involving heavy equipment that make you scratch your head and wonder if the stunt is possible?
Kelly Miller is the Director of Business Analytics at Manheim Specialty.
Source: http://manheimheavytruckauctions.com/Blog/bid/70009/Excavator-Viral-Videos-Tested-by-MythBusters
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