My Ph.D. is in economics. I spent years working high finance in Wall Street and on Capitol Hill. Later, I studied for a Master of Arts in Philosophy, specializing in business ethics. My life's experience tells me that the casualty insurance industry is the least ethical business in America that isn't actually outlawed by statute.

I love the forensic stuff! You were more of a lawyer there. In other words, the junk science should have been caught by the lawyer. You actually outperformed the engineers and the lawyers lol. Now that is intelligence!

@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb

3 жыл бұрын

The idea that a lawyer who was so desperate to take this sort of case was an expert in anything (including the law) is very humorous. Even in big dollar construction disputes, it's rare to find a lawyer who can tell the difference between a hammer and a bulldozer. That's why expert witnesses are critical - and why so many disputes are decided incorrectly - the expert who can relate the best to the judge/jury/arbitrator typically is on the winning side, even if the facts point the opposite direction. A good expert witness must be credible, but most importantly, able to communicate effectively. Many lawsuits go down the drain because of poor expert witness choices.

@MarcosElMalo2

2 жыл бұрын

A lawyer’s duty is not to science or truth, but to her or his client. They are an advocate for their client, and definitely NOT objective, nor should they be when presenting their case in court. Their duty is to disprove junk science when it favors the other side, but they might let it slide if it helps their client. However, there are ethical bounds (imho), and they should avoid presenting junk science. On the other hand, an expert witness *should* present their opinion without bias or untoward interest. Their expert testimony should not be colored by who is paying their fees. If an engineer is acting as a lawyer, even in a just claim, they’re not acting ethically. I think you’re wrong that the “junk science should have been caught by the [plaintiff’s] lawyer”. First of all, we don’t know that it wasn’t. We only know that it was picked up on by the plaintiff’s expert independently. Second of all, engineering is the domain of engineers. You cannot expect lawyers to have expertise outside their own domain, which is the law. That doesn’t mean a lawyer with experience in engineering cases doesn’t accumulate knowledge, it just means that they still need to rely on those with a high level of expertise in the domain. It would be grossly negligent for an attorney to rely on their own expertise in a domain outside the law when better expertise is available. In other words, your expectations are very much wrong. There is more to consider with regard to expert witnesses in legal proceedings. An expert witness might not even be called on as a witness in a trial. Reports generated might not get entered as evidence. Instead, the expert’s opinion might guide an attorney in developing lines of questioning to impeach testimony of the other side’s witnesses (expert or not). It might guide attorneys during the discovery stage, informing the attorneys of what material or information they should seek.

Excellent! I was a DOJ forensic scientist for 26 years and I encountered a fair amount of experts in court who used poorly designed studies, non-peer-reviewed articles, and opinion letters as scientific justification to back up their tailor-made opinions. A very informative video!

@BuildingIntegrity

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

After getting up to date on CTS & Millennium Tower.. now currently binging older content. Would love to see more of these videos!!

I feel like things like this should be punishable and part of the final ruling. Companies that do this need to be punished and fined heavily. Give them incentive not to pull this bullshit.

@thenasadude6878

2 жыл бұрын

The insurance company might try and seek compensation for the legal fees, since they were technically given false information by the engineering firm and this led to an unnecessary litigation

@demoniack81

2 жыл бұрын

@@thenasadude6878 They do this enough times and they will eventually run out of engineers willing to lie for them. Either way the problem gets solved.

Them citing their own source is like the 'Source: Trust me, bro' meme. I'm glad you were able to call it out, and I hope your doing so set a precedent for future cases where insurances try bringing in bunk science. It's absolutely disgusting how insurance companies try weaseling out of damn near everything. In nearly any other industry, trying to weasel your way out of *providing the service you are paid to provide* would give the company a scarlet letter reputation. It shouldn't be acceptable in the insurance industry either.

This sort of stuff is why we need good engineers like you. Glad to hear you were able to help out the homeowner :)

It is the job of the insurance company not to pay, ultimately, the goal of everyone involved with the insurance company is to find a reason (ANY reason) not to pay. Years ago an apartment I lived in had a carport for me to use, it collapsed and creased the back edge of the roof of my car. The owners insurance claimed that "unless the owner was directly responsible, they didn't have to pay". So unless the owner came over and knocked the carport over onto my car, they didn't have to pay. My insurance company said "hog-wash" and cut me a check on the spot. Direct quote from the agent by the way.

I had a related experience with an insurance company 9 years ago. We had a house fire that destroyed a basement apartment (not in use) with many floor joists above burned so that one inch or more of wood was consumed. I was removing and renovating moldy gyproc covered walls which had water intrusion through basement wall. I had left the a vacuum running while my wife and I were preparing dinner. About 90 minutes after leaving the basement we smelled smoke and it was fully engaged so we could do nothing but call the fire department. Being in a rural area the response time was approximately 30 minutes. The most significant damage was smoke throughout the whole two story house. The local fire department responded, extinquished the fire, then called in their local forensic fire inspector. He determined that the ignition source was the older shop vac that overheated. The only parts of the vacuum that were left were metal components sitting in a puddle of melted plastic. Directly above it the suspended ceiling, wiring and floor joists all showed fire damage, with decreasing damage radiating outward from a point over the vacuum. I called my insurance adjuster who was very helpful in looking after our immediate needs (house was uninhabitable). Then three days later the insurance company hired an electrical(?) engineer to inspect. His thesis was the cause was an electrical fire starting directly above the vacuum, arcing and igniting the ceiling tiles which fell on the vacuum and then set it on fire, with the spread from there. When the adjuster called me to ask about unapproved wiring, I told him "no," of course. Then he shared the engineer's explanation-clearly the insurance company was looking for grounds for denial. I went back to the house that afternoon and took photos showing the area above the vacuum. The plastic insulation had melted completely off the wiring, with no evidence of arcing visible. Also, the circuit panel feed these circuits had no breakers tripped. I thought I would have to hire my own expert, but the insurance company dropped their challenge and paid the claim (whole rebuild because of smoke and fixture damages -custom lights, solid pine trim and doors, Pella windows, etc.). As an aside, I had "replacement coverage" for contents-what an experience! I ended up having to go through a SS of more than 9000 items listed: item name, date purchased, purchase price, supplier. They did pay to replace MOST of my contents, but it took months. And they paid replacement cost for anything I bought, but depreciated items I didn't replace, usually to 50% of value.

@ROBIN_SAGE

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately insurance companies only exist to balance risk, and they of course will do everything to try and worm out of paying for legitimate repairs if they think they can blame it on you or someone else. They do seem to be getting worse with how much they will fight you on even the most clear and seemingly legitimate circumstances though.... glad you got it handled, sounded like a beautiful home.

Please YES put ALL of your cases up if you can legally do so! These are awesome 👏

I started watching your channel for the content on the Surfside collapse but I’m really enjoying your other videos as well! I would be interested in any of the stories you wanted to tell, especially ones where you were able to disprove some thing particularly sneaky or absurd.

@nortonvilledrive3279

2 жыл бұрын

So the city

@nortonvilledrive3279

2 жыл бұрын

A call from the mayor told me to call help me Harold about the cracks in the concrete walls and water intrusion on the slab on grade of my fist floor condo while water coming through the walls in the bedroom and now coming up through the floor in a rain. Plus diversion of water tower lines spilling to the side of the building draining water which now there maybe erosion to the underground of the condo. The fact is no one cares about the reports to the association and they are doing everything to not inspect the building cracks. They just want me to shut up. The special assessments is money lost throwing good money after bad. The attorney agreed the 40 year inspection was bogus. Impressive that help me Harold can fix it all.

You know it strikes me that in this age of increasingly constrained manpower in western countries that this is an appalling waste of time of at least 2 engineers, not to mention some lawyers and whoever else is involved in the case just for some insurance company to try to dodge out of their duty.

I’ve been a homeowners insurance adjuster for 25 years, 12 years with one major company and now 13 years with another major company. I’ve never heard of any such nonsense that’s a loss would not be covered if reported after 14 days. This clearly would’ve been a covered loss, never heard of an engineer being hired for something like this. Clearly a bargain basement company.

As a visual artist with little knowledge or prior understanding of structural engineering, I find I am captivated by your channel. You sir, have a gift for teaching. I enjoy watching you break down and simplify complicated information and explain it logically and systematically. And I'm happy to know your business stands for integrity in your profession. It's good to know that people can come to you and you will help them from from becoming defrauded by criminal insurance and engineering companies. Thank you for sharing your passion and gifting us with your knowledge and valuable insight.

I came across your channel when you did the surfside videos. I thought then- 'this is a good and honest man who is not looking to make money off of others tragedy like others are.' Now I started to watch other videos because I learned so much and craved more information on engineering and forensics when I never even knew what this was. I am now 110% sure that you are a good man, an honest man, and a man with a huge heart that truly wants to help people. This should not be a rarety but unfortunately, it is, especially on social media. So, THANK YOU for being who you are and sharing your knowledge with the world. So many more people need to see these videos. Keep them coming PLEASE.

Interesting that they say that there has been water exposure for at least 81 days due to one factor, but they're only able to show an excess of water consumption for 23 days by looking at the bill. So which is it? If they're certain the water has been leaking for 81 days, what is their account of why the water bill was normal? That inconsistency alone should cast serious doubt on the report. Ironically their argument would've been much stronger if they'd unethically omitted the water meter evidence.

This is what we need. Truth seeking, not interest-pandering. Please keep it up. You are part of maintaining, not degrading your civilization. I would put the insurance agent, and his superiors who employ that sort of "engineering firm" in the other camp.

This engineering firm should have faced massive penalties from the judge for manufacturing evidence.

This made me think that it would be an interesting metric to have about insurance companies if we knew what percentage of claims had to go to court because I know that every time I deal with an insurance company, it has to go to court. If people were able to find these things out about various insurance companies, it would help them decide which one is more worth paying for insurance than the other available ones since insurance is a scam if it won't pay out when you need it. I think it would force the insurance companies to do their jobs properly and create competition surrounding their actual job of insuring things rather than the cost of each payment for what is really a nebulous product if you don't know what your chances are of actually being able to make use of the insurance when you need it.

Great job in pointing out that the study/test had nothing to do with this particular homeowners situation. Great example of junk science. thanks for the video!

I'm def not an engineer but I love your channel. I find this stuff fascinating. You are an excellent teacher.

Car insurance companies are no better. As an example I had a complete loss a few years ago, and they appraised the car as being worth much less than its real value. They gave 3 "equivalent cars for sale" to support their position, with enough info I could contact the supposed sellers. If nothing else, I would have purchased one of them as they seemed much better prices than I could find. None of the 3 cars the listed as equivalent for sale existed at all. The sellers (dealers) all said they never had a car for sale like that. When I confronted the insurance company they raised their offer a bit, enough I didn't think it would be worth pursuing it any farther. Sorry for the off topic post, but at least it is on point of crooked insurance companies.

@BLKMGK4

3 жыл бұрын

I had a car totaled, the at fault insurance company quoted a value lower than any car in the nation of that make\model\year was being sold for regardless of condition. They also rejected a professional evaluation of the car's value because it hadn't been done prior to the accident. Complete shitshow and I've been pleased to see that company, which self-insured, has gone out of business since.

"If you are trying to get at me as an engineer and a scientist, then you are attacking science!" - Those guys, probably

Thanks for your insights. Here in Texas we have firms also that work exclusively for insurance companies and I roll my eyes on the things they come up with in there reports. :-)

@rogerwilco2

2 жыл бұрын

Their.

The range in the numbers for the humidity and temperature was so wide! Its as accurate as an experiment done in 1810!

@tissuepaper9962

2 жыл бұрын

That's what happens when you conduct your "climate-controlled" experiment in a fucking Florida garage.

This is such a common problem, insurance companies are always trying to prove that water damage was “ongoing” because of homeowner neglect, like slow leaks. They will only pay for sudden water damage.

I have zero engineering experience, but find your channel so engaging and so easy to understand. Your forensics vids are brilliant, but as a librarian, I found this one particularly interesting. We sometimes have difficulty engaging our trades students in the dry academics of referencing and evaluating information, but this ties the academic and the practical together so well. Bravo!

Its amazing how interesting someone can make a topic as long as they are passionate about it (knowledgeable helps too) My discrete mathematics professor had a passion for math obviously and for papal history, he was able make both of those interesting just by telling us the history of both.

The fix was in. The insurance company and the engineer in cohorts.

Your channel is very timely, given whats happened in Surfside. Thanks :)

@BuildingIntegrity

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, sadly. We would have loved to get the word out without the tragedy.

@laurasalo6160

3 жыл бұрын

@@BuildingIntegrity yes, of course.

I really appreciate the time and effort you spend on making “Engineering” easily understood by a lay person. I too found you do to the Surfside tragedy. The explanations you provide are researched, organized, and very well communicated. I find it very easy to follow what you are explaining. As a retired teacher I would like to tell you that the world is a much better understood place with experts like you to bring very technical concepts to life!! Thank you, thank you!,

Yes...once you began discussing the "engineering company" and once I saw the articles and one of them coming from a "claims journal" I immediately knew that these folks were marketing homeowner insurance companies to help them avoid payment of water damage claims. Likely, knowing that a good 50%+ of Florida homeowners are snowbirds and the fact they are not present in their homes for longer periods of time, this would be an avenue for them to deny claims because of the time of the leak vs the time of putting the insurance company on notice. You'd really have to wonder why this is a practice with insurance companies since these kind of claims are rather regular and will be as homes age and pipes rust etc. It's a difficult item to maintain when most of the pipes are hidden and difficult to physically inspect for any owner and fairly obvious that to do so is not something that is required of a homeowner in normal ownership and use. Homes are built and typically built with approved plumbing materials and labor methods and they are inspected and signed off by the city inspectors prior to receiving a final cert of occupancy and sell them to the general public. So, why the sneaky tactics to hire for outside "engineering reports" when they get a general water damage claim? My guess is they didn't decide to hire one until the insurance or claims people discovered the owner was not living there when the leak happened. They kind of put their foot in their mouth claiming all occurred when the home owner was living there, several weeks before he left to go north ! This is so upsetting and costly to customers who are legitimate damaged insureds. Josh's fee's should be paid by the insurance company as well as the claim since it was proved they were wrong...the owner did them a favor by confirming what really occurred ! Not only that...the insurance companies name and their so called engineering firm names should be made public so that everyone has some idea who to avoid, especially those who live in that city or area ! Independent examination by tail...

@d.e303-anewlowcosthomebuil7

2 жыл бұрын

should jail both the ins co. and the engineer

@Garth2011

2 жыл бұрын

@@d.e303-anewlowcosthomebuil7 AKA "Reverse Fraud"

This is infuriating. Insurance companies consistently get away with criminal behavior. SOP. Thank you for sharing this.

It’s great that you used made informed decisions using data and reviewing the “junk science” presented for this one client. This is what every engineer should do. Unfortunately, it is likely many insured were defrauded using this technique. Under Florida Law, an insurer has a duty to exercise good faith in evaluating and examining the validity of claims against its insured. However, 3x punitive damages are more appropriate here, but Florida requires that it be willful, wanton, malicious, or reckless. Tough to prove that.

Great stuff Josh! Keep doing the good work. When I first got into structural engineering I was amazed to learn what passed for acceptable standards and got permits. From the engineers, plan reviewers, and building officials. What's equally amazing, and I'm sure you'll agree, is how egregious the mistakes have to be in order to have any real world consequences such as a collapse. Sometimes it happens when the wind blows, but sadly sometimes it happens when too many people go out onto a balcony or deck at the same time.

What a great video! I commend you for exposing the activities of these so-called ‘experts’. It’s almost made worse by the fancy CSI ‘laboratory’ stuff you see on the TV. I’ve worked for a research organisation, in a chemical testing lab. Research work in boring, tedious, repetitive and not a lot of fun, because as you rightly assert, it’s repeating stuff again and again, constantly monitoring conditions, recording measurements and checking and re-checking. But that’s the effort required to gather data to test a hypothesis. Good on you, sir.

@pepelapew2724

2 жыл бұрын

An expert is someone who live 20 miles away

Josh, great video. First off, I cannot fathom why a Snowbird would leave his hot water tank heater on when they left. Anyway, it is common these days for anti-science attitudes to be common or be perverted into junk science, as you put it. This kind of thinking has really distorted the mind set of many people and there are a lot of them. I was a physicist and believed in the scientific method and am appalled at the junk that people believe in these days. It is refreshing to see that you still have some principles.

@mikefochtman7164

2 жыл бұрын

I would think it would be smart to turn off the water heater, shut off the water at the main, and open a tap somewhere. That's what I would do at least. Here up north, when Snowbirds go SOUTH, they do that and more for fear of freezing.

I agree with you and your client. I have worked on both sides (forensic engineering & claims investigations), and it boggles my mind sometimes how some insurers use poor judgement and pick a fight they will lose.

29:01 One of the 2 sources you showed at the bottom of that engineer’s report was even flat-out labeled as being from a _“Claims Advisor Magazine”_ O_O

they are saying the average person, for a month or more, would not hear a lot of water squirting out from a tiny hole in a pipe, nor see water damage of any kind? That is truly upsetting since most of us are neither deaf nor blind.

The "14 days" to notify the insurer: If you don't KNOW the event has happened, how can you notify them until you DO know? Surely the 14 days should commence from when you find out about the event? Just another clause from the DISHONEST insurance industry. ANYTHING to avoid paying out a claim.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

2 жыл бұрын

There are people who check on the house for a living. Stupid not to pay some minor amount for them to stop in.

I am contemplating showing that video to my students despite it being about a very specific topic and being in English (not their primary language) just because it is such a perfect example and so well explained and documented. They can learn much from it about scientific work. Thank you for your great videos. I am very much looking forward to future explanations about building problems and everything related. You are a GREAT teacher.

My undergrad research paper in music had something like, 25 references. Plagiarist engineers: Two. I wonder how they thought they could get away with that. I know a student who almost got kicked out of university for nearly the same that these engineers did. Hopefully, they had some sort of academic consequence.

I've looked forward to seeing the latest/unseen episode show up in my recommendations. Love the channel.

It's difficult to digest how at the time paid insurance policies are needed something like this is the result. Not just a denied claim, but a deliberate, cookie cutter approach to fraud. Listing possible insurance fraud as the foundation. The perplexing issue is that this is the first time I've heard of this. Not on the news, in the paper but on a private KZread channel. A very good one I may add. If one is late with their payment, cancelled or suspended!! If one is timely....fraud... interesting

Anyone can claim to be an expert based on their experience. But there is a big difference between doing something and analyzing something in a scientific way,

Beautiful. I liked your dissertation. Well presented.

@BuildingIntegrity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Another case of the engineer teaching the attorneys and the attorneys teaching the engineer. Well done Josh

This was so fascinating, as with your other videos on forensic engineering. Your presentation of the info and reasoning is really clear and engaging and I hope you make more on the subject!

When we had a cabin in the country, we always shut down the water and gas, even though we returned to it every two weeks.

16:00 that is the reference chaining problem haunting academia

This was AMAZING!!!! I love seeing bad arguments and junk science be ripped apart

Good lord, I'm not an expert, but even I could tell immediately that something was wrong with that report they were referencing as soon as it appeared on screen. Um... 38% for the wet cycle? It was submerged!

Amazing experience spreading all over us, appreciate your knowledge and your time posting this .

One thing i learned, one i cannot inspect my own home anymore! I am 73 years old and have limited mobility. That means no ladders, no crawl spaces, no attic space, no roof top. I can still walk around and look at the house inside and outside. But thats not going to be enough! I know a really good home remodeler, but i don’t think he would carry the insurance needed for house inspections. And i think that would be important. So i am going to find an insured, local, home inspector. Someone who might have performed a thermal scan and caught that drip behind our water heater that ruined the subfloor in our utility room and guest bathroom. $4800+ bucks for that one and thats with the remodeler doing some free work because of the referral’s i had given him. Lesson learned the insurance company found that it was negligence on our part so no coverage.

you should cover more of how junk science is used and ways to catch it. i feel like i see more of it every day coming from various outlets. very interesting thank you

i don't think you need to redact citations. if they're references to published papers then they're already public

Interesting topic, glad you could call this firm out! I'm a retired mastered carpenter and have seen it all. like that building repair of those rotted out LVL's at that condo building. Still interested in Surf Side disaster. PS, these insurance scams have been going on forever, just ask Perry Masson!!

Excellent presentation! You explain the essential points very well, and are very ethical in not naming people to potentially gain an advantage over competitors.

Great information, and always remember the insurance company is Not your friend. They never make money by paying out claims. Personal experience. Keep em’ coming

Good to hear that there is actually some honest professionals. Good for you!

Josh I found your breakdown of the ‘experts report ‘ well explained and interesting, it also reenforced my belief that insurance is fantastic, until you need it !! Regards from Wembley.

This is such an inspiring lesson. Thank you so much for teaching this!

Fascinating! Thanks Josh!

Really enjoyed this. I'd love to know more of your forensic cases.

I hope they don't ban your videos. Cause you're talking about real science instead of what people want for their agenda? Thank you for your videos, very, very informative

Thanks for sharing! This video and topic was very educational!

[REDACTED TO PROTECT THE GUILTY ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS] At Starbucks: According to the colour of this coffee it was made at least 13 days ago! Barrista: But you just watched me make it right in front of you? At another house: According to the colour of the timber, the water damage has existed for at least 11 years! Owner: But this house was only built last year?

Love your channel! This is such a good use of knowledge and experience to help others be better informed!

Love this type video presentation. So informative and so necessary for all of us to know.

one thing you did not mention is not all tack strips are created the same. different woods, glues even the tacks will vary from batch to batch and suppliers. so, you can not compare tack strips in the house to tack strips in the "lab". great videos, I have learned so much.

You do a great job Josh!!!!

thank you for your videos I seen you after looking at videos of building collapse in Florida find your videos interesting and educational keep it up thanks

Great to watch. Easy to follow with good description of situation. 🇦🇺😎🐨

Great stuff, thanks for sharing.

Josh, This May Be Too Much To Ask. Can You Find Time To Do The May 2023 Davenport Iowa Red Brick Apartment Collapse? I Really Loved and Appreciated Your Champlain Towers Coverage. ❤❤❤❤❤.

I am really enjoying your videos. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. 😊

Great presentation, very informative.

@BuildingIntegrity

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks brother, that is a great video.

There was a clear conflict of interest and conspired with the insurance company to defraud the homeowner. They should all go to jail!

True science is demonstrable, quantifiable, measurable, OBSERVABLE (in 3D) and repeatable. Scince is not conducted with paper and pencil, it is not done in software. these modeled tests when used correctly can give us a direction unless they are on false axioms. Sadly, a lot of our understanding is based on false axioms. Great video!

An additional point about Relative Humidity, is that 100% Humidity at 73 degrees is less water vapour than 100% Humidity at 80 degrees. Which will make a difference over even a short period of time.

It just amazes me that the owner didn’t take photos before the damage was repaired.

Not mentioned is the brand and wood used to create the tack strips. Ron W4BIN

another interesting talk..I learned alot, and the parrallels that I can take away from this are priceless. thankyou

Now that is a lot of information. No telling what the insurance company will use to get to pay less on claims.

Great findings though. Great channel.

why not turn of the water at the mains when your away and what was the point of leaving the water heater on in an empty house.

Brilliant channel name, by the way!

Consultant to the insurance company: You want the truth? Ok, how much are you willing to pay for it.

@erwinlommer197

Жыл бұрын

What kind of truth do you want?

A great overview of the case you were on. Though I think protecting the guilty may have been just SLIGHTLY overdone. :)

@tissuepaper9962

2 жыл бұрын

No reason to expose yourself to accusations of slander if you don't have to. Even though it's an easy defense, that doesn't make it cheap or convenient.

Why would you leave a house for months at a time, and not shut off the water main? I close it even if I will be gone for the weekend.

I learn something everytime I watch your channel

You did a terrific job

This reminds me of the so called “science” behind drug development, where the financial motivation leads to distortion of the studies used to show how efficacious and safe the drugs are.

wow good work doing your due diligence looking at the study they quoted to completely debunk their report. looks like these guys will just say what their client wants them to say.

I agree water, especially salt water will excel deterioration of most any material. Problem is most everything will allow moisture from humidity to penetrate all walls except glass. Stucco definitely allows water penetration but old walls had so many holes they dry out between showers and last longer. Question is what will happen to Insulated Concrete Forms after water has no space to create humidity and styrofoam will help keep out moisture?

'With a spray bottle'. Even THAT is a variant. There are higher volume sprayers and the amount you squeeze the handle will vary how much solution you get...This isn't scientific at all! lol Just watching Mythbusters, you'd know that these testing conditions weren't adequate.

Not that it matters but, unless it was an on demand water heater that pipe only sprayed hot water for a fairly short period of time. Once the water heater cycled thru it's stored water the water being sprayed was cold.

@chrishundley3015

2 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily true, depending on how much volume was being output by leak, heater could likely keep up, especially if volume was relatively low as it seems in this case. Pipe only had small hole...not open flow like a severed pipe of hose.

Everyone in this country should watch this video and apply it to what is happening today around us, thanks 🙏!