Mythbusters

Ray Broughton · Post by **Ray Broughton** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:17 pm

yep fun and safety definitely have never had too much of a correlation..

Personally I didn't think it was dangerous at all, and as far as I know it's legal to have a beer out at sea.. (at the moment anyway).

They weren't drunk or littering or participating in illegal activity, all good I say.

Kevin Kevinson · Post by **Kevin Kevinson** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:33 pm

yep, i reckon age has a bit to do with it.

if it were a young bloke, like JD and there was a drama, how could we live with ourselves for taking the risk?

but being only dodgy and beast...well if they went down with the ship, we would have a great wake, then probably be scrambling onto the wreck as it was already burleyed up

yeah, yeah, I am probably gonna get some neg karma for that one.

Post by **Matt Flynn** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:06 pm

I've snowboarded down Mont Blanc in France, Europe's highest peak. Saved someone's life in category 5 rapids on the Zambesi River and surfed Hawaii's North Shore.

I've been down Adelaide's Braemar Road on a Malvern Star Flying Wedge without touching the brakes

Gold Can · Post by **Gold Can** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:25 pm

Not at any stage did it look like that anyone (Beast and Dodgy) was going to be in danger.
And i am quite sure that if there had of been the slightess hint of danger they would not have done it!!!!!!!

Kevin Kevinson · Post by **Kevin Kevinson** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:17 pm

Quote:
I've snowboarded down Mont Blanc in France, Europe's highest peak. Saved someone's life in category 5 rapids on the Zambesi River and surfed Hawaii's North Shore.

I've been down Adelaide's Braemar Road on a Malvern Star Flying Wedge without touching the brakes

well i once drank coola cordial..... straight from the bottle

i am one of the last great risk takers

Post by **Matt Flynn** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:22 pm

well i once drank coola cordial..... straight from the bottle Surprised Surprised Surprised

I drank about 2/3 of a 750ml bottle of Bundy rum in a dare when I was young and dumb. Not much more to tell about that sorry deed though, I don't remember a thing ...

George · Post by **George** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:58 pm

Have to admit that when I saw what they were going to do I was a little concerned, but after someone mentioned about the mythbusters thing I understood the risk that they took, and in saying all this how many of you guys after doing all the work that these two did, would you do the same thing knowing what they did.....................HELL YEA!!!!!

Just blowing a little steam after all the hard work. I don't even think you could even see the beers in the paper?

andrew.south · Post by **andrew.south** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:49 pm

2/3rds of a bottle Matt..is that it..pathetic effort..

Post by **Matt Flynn** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:09 pm

2/3rds of a bottle Matt..is that it..pathetic effort..

On an empty stomach, when I weighed 72kg ...

harmsey · Post by **harmsey** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:25 am

go forth and sink, sink, sink, i say

must admit i was a bit shocked when a mate said to me "did you see those drunken bums sink that boat on the weekend???" maybe it did come across wrong

??:

to dodgy and beasty

for having the balls to go through with it

when you think about it,,,,i cant see the risky part????? it was perfect

1) we had a more then capable tow boat with probably a conbined 100years skipper experience aboard

2) had beasty aboard m.v Dodgy with a few hundrew deep water dives under his belt and dodgy looked at home swinging that sledge

3) jason had the location secured and marked out with well set anchour

4) the boat was prepped by a bunch of blokes donating their time and tools to meet harbour master standards to sink

5) Matt as camera crew

6) Myself in a proven rescue boat

with a nurse aboard on standby with a full SES emergency kit

7) Gold Can in knot-a-clue as support crew and pilot boat.

perfect tides and conditions

but ohh no

we had a beer to celebrate what i think was a perfectly executed plan that has taken months, by a bunch of experience fishermen/boat opperators. to hell with those who seen it any other way

Harmsey

Faulksy · Post by **Faulksy** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:38 am

Obviously I missed that myth busters episode because when I watched the video I was thinking I cant believe that they are going to do that. What if!!!

But it all did end well, and I totaly agree that adults should be able to make their own decisions in circumstances where their actions effect no one else.

justin · Post by **justin** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:22 pm

thats less risky than going out in a 5m open boat to flat top at night on your own.

hey Dodgy

jasonmcc · Post by **jasonmcc** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:48 pm

I cant believe anyone would complain or suggest we were a bunch of drunk bogans. Harmsey's post tops it off showing how prepared we were with everything. How many other volunteers do you see out there doing something to improve our recreational fishing

It might be time for someone to start doing some covert artificial wreck sinkings

cheers

Jason

barra_on_fly · Post by **barra_on_fly** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:51 am

I only have one thing to say;
"Hold me stubby and watch this....!!!!"

North Australian FISH FINDER TM forums

Mythbusters

I think the MV Dodgy sinking "Mythbusters stunt" was ...

balls

dares

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Whingers