Well I dont see how that would cause personal injuries?

@@PlittHD The spike hit the driver side, one hole was even very close to Adams feet.

Why did they choose to set the spikes on the right side wouldn’t it be safer on the left side

@@LollipopUnicorny They did with the third test, the one that made Adam's car look like it encountered a very pissed off Wolverine.

It’s insane they allowed it on the DRIVER side 😂 my instant thought was “that could easily shred the drivers door”

I'm thinking the same thing. What were they thinking?

Jamie always so worried of safety, but maybe he finally got enough of Adam that day?

On the opposite day

Adam's wife updated his life insurance policy the day before and was in cahoots with Jamie to split the proceeds. True fact.

Adam's wife updated his life insurance policy the day before and was in cahoots with Jamie to split the proceeds. True fact.

and then there is also the Stridsvagn 103 a Swedish tank with a fixed 105mm gun which is aimed by rotating the hull and a gas-hydraulic hydropneumatic suspension

The machinegun vs autocannon thing is pretty much dependent on the doctrine of the force. looking at WWII, .30 cal, .50 cal and 20mm were all used, sometimes even together, but there wasn't a single dominant option. And for a car gun, any of these calibers will work.

@@HappyBeezerStudios not just doctrine, but also purpose a .50cal isn't even remotely as good at shooting down a heavy bomber as a 20mm but for fighting more nimble fighters, it's the other way around (because of the rof)

They are far more agile and the fixed machine guns on fighters do present challenges mainly the extremely short engagement window. This is why you often see gattling cannons on aircraft as they can have extreme rates of fire. Single barrel chamber machine guns can't go beyond 1800 rpm and for many aircraft that's just not enough.

@@kuhluhOG Though a big reason why the Americans went so big on .50 cal machine guns on their fighters is because when they joined the allies already were well into their bombing raids. American fighters were mainly meant to escort bombers and defend them against German fighters. One advantage of a relatively small caliber weapon is that you can carry a lot of ammo which is good if you need to escort something for a long time. The German fighters used 37mm though against bombers with the 20mm for use against fighters. The 37mm cannon only had enough ammo for a few salvo's but when on the defensive that doesn't really matter as you only really have 1 engagement and return home immediately.

Yeah but the longerTop Gear went on, the fewer "facts and informations" were included in the program.

While it would be cool I feel the personalities of the hosts are like water and oil, they wouldn't work that well, can't picture Jeremy Clarkson talking to Jamie Hyneman tough I can see Adam Savage and Richard Hammond doing some chemistry.

@@teresashinkansen9402 yet I could see a conversation between James May and James Franklin Hyneman stretching into eternity.

@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 So the episode would end in Jeremy Clarkson ending up alone and alienated maybe making out with a sunfish meanwhile the other two had such an amazing time testing the car myths and having things in common. Actually sounds great forgot about James May.

they treat it like guns mounted on vehicles is a spy movie myth, while basic modern warfare is basically "let's stick a gun to this vehicle!"

That thing ain't a fixed machine gun, it's a machine gun with wings attached to it.

@@Fernando-ek8jp So are you saying that a machine gun mounted "fixedly" to an airplane is not a fixed machine gun but a machine gun that is mounted "fixedly" to a vehicle is?

@@alainbourgault1937 No, I'm making a joke that the A10 is more of a giant gun that just happens to be able to fly rather than a plane with a weapon.

@@Fernando-ek8jp Ah ok, I misunderstood what you were saying, my apologies.

Huh? Aren't the machine guns on airplanes always fixed? F-16, F-22, F-35… Actually I don't know any airplane that uses moveable machine guns.

@@AndrewNiccol The B-17 and the AC-130J both have movable turrets, but that's kinda cheating because I'm pretty sure those are both for engaging ground targets.

@@hunted4blood lol, no. those turrets where to defend against fighters....

@@emptyforrest Oh, my mistake. Thanks for the correction. It's not cheating then!

Yup, turrets on bombers to defend against fighters, but fighters had fixed guns basically since someone figured out how to synchronize the gun with the propeller to stop shooting your own powerplant. Some WWI planes had a gunner with a turret, but that quickly went away. And before that they basically did drive-bys, or rather fly-bys with the pilot using their pistol to shoot at the other plane.

My guess is that they sincerely underestimated the effectiveness of those spike.

@@Renevas that was my guess too, for the first test.. but surely the second spike test with the horns could easily be mounted on the other side of the wheels after realizing the potential for damage.. so I'm really not sure what they were thinking

Not only would it be safer for the target, but the driver could also see more easily where the spike is poking.

They were saving that side of the car for Jamies rim buster

Brilliant reference, what a game that was. Easily hands down one of my favourite games of all time.

Absolutely loved Interstate 76. Interstate 82 was ok. Never been anything close to either of these again. Activision, I'm looking at you!

They can spin on the ice but you need a high enough angle so the bullet ricochet, their issue with the ice test was the bullet just ricochet into the grass instead of into a block of ice, they did get one ricochet on the ice blocks judging from audio.

They fail to obey the golden ratio thus failed to achieve Spin.