Extra Credit MythBusters: Shooting Fish in the Barrel

SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL

Adam and David did an experiment called Shooting Fish in a Barrel. First they discuss on how to do it. Then, they go to the fish market and buy 3 types of fish: small fish, mdium fish and large fish. They decide that they should experiment with the medium fish. Adam makes a blast chamber for the experiment and also gets ready a few barrels. Adam fills a barrel with water and the medium fish they bought. David gets his 9mm gun. Then, he shoots. That bullet that David shoots into the water makes a hole in the barrel. When they check the fish, they see no cuts. Adam thinks that the barrel needs some more work. So, he adds some white paint. He also cuts 2 squares out and put in some pieces of glasses. Adam cut those squares so David can see if the fish got shot or not. Adam and David go to a shooting rink for the experiment. They set up the blast chamber, the barrel and the fish. Everything is ready and David shoots. BOOM! The fish got shot right below the eye. The other fish didn't get hurt. David was thinking that it can't be only the bullet that can hurt , the shock waves of the bullet would also effect the fish. Adam want s to see that is true and goes to a person who works in the aquarium. He says that is possible. Again, Adam and David experiment again except all the "bait" fish are hooked onto a stick. David used his long gun to shoot this fish. He shoots with such force that water splashes on everybody there. Guess what? Only 1 or 2 fish got shot, but the rest were effected by shock waves. Adam and David got astonished! The next day, David blindfolded Adam and took him somewhere. Then, Adam took off his blindfold and saw David go into another car. Suddenly, David came out of the car's sliding roof with a MEGA long gun. Adam had asked what are you doing. David said that he was going to shoot that barrel(he pointed to the barrel) and the long fish inside. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! David had shot the fish soooo badly that only its skeleton was left. After that, David and Adam thought that it is really easy to shoot fish ina barrel.
David broke a major rule. That is: WEAR YOUR GOGGLES! David was lucky, because he did stand a little far away from the shooting. Both of them followed a lab safety rule. That is: DO NOT KEEP YOUR MOUTH OPEN. Adam had done a little research on shock wave effects. Researching is part of the Scientific Method. Adam and David had Animal Science involved in their experiment. You would need a science background for a career in special effects, because special effects has a lot to do with science.