Author Topic: MythBusters "Lift the lid" on Blendo. (Read 9995 times)

System32 · « **on:** September 19, 2009, 07:41:39 PM »

http://fora.tv/2009/08/06/MythBusters_Just_the_Facts#chapter_03

A great day indeed.

Condor33 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2009, 05:15:15 PM »

I listened to that. Blendo is awesome.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #2 on:** September 27, 2009, 12:11:01 AM »

I didn't know Blendo was in Robot Wars.

I wonder what those judges would have thought about The Mortician's blade (or was it Brutality?) flying into the arena wall...

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #3 on:** September 27, 2009, 01:25:05 AM »

Quote from: Clickbeetle;68751

I didn't know Blendo was in Robot Wars.

I wonder what those judges would have thought about The Mortician's blade (or was it Brutality?) flying into the arena wall...

Blendo was on US Robot Wars, not the UK version with Sir Killalot and Craig Charles. US Robot Wars was never televised, but one loyal fan kept his tapes that he recorded at the event.

Here's the fight that got Blendo banned from US Robot Wars, listen for a loud bang followed by an "OH!" it's the "playing card of death" hitting the wall:

JoeBlo · « **Reply #4 on:** September 27, 2009, 02:53:20 AM »

what exactly was it that blendo broke off ? and did it actually hit someone or just the wall ?

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #5 on:** September 27, 2009, 04:51:34 PM »

Quote from: JoeBlo;68760

what exactly was it that blendo broke off ? and did it actually hit someone or just the wall ?

That was a shard of Hercules's armor that Belndo ripped away and sent flying. It hit the wall, not a person, but the arena wasn't fully enclosed, and there was a good possibility that Blendo could have thrown the shard over the wall and into the crowd of spectators. That's why the had to ask Blendo to leave.

Guess who the organizer was that delivered the bad news to Jamie and Adam? Go on, guess. It's someone that I'd be surprised if most of the Americans didn't know, and it's such a neat little piece of trivia that I don't want to spoil it right away.

System32 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 27, 2009, 05:02:39 PM »

One of the men who Organized Battlebots?

trumpetguy · « **Reply #7 on:** September 27, 2009, 09:48:49 PM »

Fun Fact: Hecurles is from Jim Smetonski, builder of Nightmare and Locust and Backlash.

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #8 on:** September 27, 2009, 10:00:51 PM »

Quote from: System32;68940

One of the men who Organized Battlebots?

Nope, this is a name that you definitely know if you know the thing he/she is known for. And it's not Battlebots or Robot Wars, or any show like that.

Pwnator · « **Reply #9 on:** September 27, 2009, 10:22:23 PM »

Bill Nye the Science Guy?

*I miss that show...*

russian roulette · « **Reply #10 on:** September 28, 2009, 05:45:44 AM »

Replicate BLENDO!

JoeBlo · « **Reply #11 on:** September 28, 2009, 06:14:29 AM »

Quote from: trumpetguy;69005

Fun Fact: Hecurles is from Jim Smetonski, builder of Nightmare and Locust and Backlash.

Another Fun Fact: Jim Smetonski caused a similar safety hazard in battlebots...Nightmare caused the promoters to put a roof on the battle box... See Nightmare vs Slamjob

trumpetguy · « **Reply #12 on:** September 28, 2009, 07:20:29 AM »

Fun Fact: Nightmare is the reason why there are no other rumbles in S5 and why supposidly got Battlebots off air.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #13 on:** September 28, 2009, 07:51:57 AM »

I have never seen that match ? is there videos of it anywhere ?

another video I would love to see would be Final Destiny vs The Swarm

trumpetguy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:03:44 AM »

If you go to robotcombat.com he talks about both matches, the one with nightmare and one about FD vs. The Swarm.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #15 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:11:45 AM »

ok cool, yeah I read about the FD vs Swarm match which is why I want to see it, I have seen shrapnel fly before but never a whole robot :P

Quote from: trumpetguy;69060

Fun Fact: Nightmare is the reason why there are no other rumbles in S5 and why supposidly got Battlebots off air.

wow just wow, after reading the write up, now I really would like to see the video, my guess is it wasnt televised, by the sounds of it someone was hurt

trumpetguy · « **Reply #16 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:43:29 AM »

Well Nightmare lost a teeth and it landed in the crowd....so....yea.

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #17 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:46:41 AM »

Quote from: Pwnator;69011

Bill Nye the Science Guy?

*I miss that show...*

Good guess, but no.
Here, I'll give you the answer. Below is the video of Blendo's farewell ceremony. The guy at the mic is the organizer I was referring to. See if he looks familiar:

That's right, it's Joel Hodgson, the man behind Mystery Science Theater 3000. Interesting little piece of trivia, I think.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #18 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:46:56 AM »

TG: I am surprised they didn't stop it after it shattered the lights ?, robot wars stopped the match when gravity only slightly broke the arena wall

also I am pretty sure a piece of slam job landed outside the box in the other match but didnt hit anyone thankfully

trumpetguy · « **Reply #19 on:** September 29, 2009, 10:19:35 PM »

Continue with fun facts: Nighmare was like Blendo, after its first match it was asked either to reverse the blade, slow it down, or quit and get a special prize.