"To be scooped up, you'd have to be a diver the size of a shrimp," Jamie concluded. "And even if you survived the trip up, the fall from a thousand feet into a flaming forest would definitely finish the job."
They activated the pumps. The water roared. They released a simulated diver near the mouth of the scoop. There was a sickening thump-squelch . Watch Mythbusters S03e02 Scuba Diver And Car Ca...
Adam grinned, holding up a singed flipper. "Myth: . But man, we destroyed that car." "To be scooped up, you'd have to be
They headed to a specialized testing facility. Adam stood by a high-powered water intake pipe, holding a mannequin. "Okay, if the plane travels at 100 knots, the suction at the intake is immense." They released a simulated diver near the mouth of the scoop
"The myth is simple," Adam said, his eyes gleaming behind his spectacles. "A scuba diver, minding his own business in a lake, gets scooped up by a low-flying firefighting plane and dumped directly onto a forest fire."
"Result?" Jamie noted. "If the car hits you, the 'vacuum' is the least of your problems. You're a pancake." Phase 2: The Forest Fire Drop
Back at the shop, surrounded by twisted metal and damp neoprene, the duo delivered the news.