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Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May host the best automotive television show in the world.

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Old April 19th, 2008, 07:24 AM   #1
 
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Default Top Gear mentioned in USA program "20/20"

I was watching 20/20 and showed a clip of Hammond and the car he is in being zapped by lighting:

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The popular British TV show "Top Gear" put this myth to the test with host Richard Hammond as the guinea pig.

"They're going to zap me and this car with 800,000 volts," Hammond said to the cameras during the demonstration. "You might think the tires are going to protect me, by insulating the car from Earth because they're rubber.
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WOW 20/20 mentioned top gear. ahha (not sarcastic)
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Holy mother of God, theres some light at the end of dark tunnel after all!

How long until "zero punctuation" takes over G4?
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Ya I just saw it, it was funny to see young Hammond again.
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Sweet! Maybe it'll get more people hooked. images/smilies/smile.gif
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