RIP Erik Gates. He was a regular contrbutor and guest on the Discovery Channel show Mythbusters.
On groups.google.com, his obituary read;
Erik Gates, a rocketry expert who appeared on several episodes of
Mythbusters, died. Gates was working on a roof when he fell through a
skylight and plummeted 30 feet to his death. Aside from his four guest
appearances on the Discovery Channel hit series Mythbusters Gates was
the owner of firm Gateco Electric.
Gates was working with his brother, the President and CEO of Xirrus
Inc., on a website owned by his brother, Dirk Gates' corporation. Both
Erik and his brother were interested in rocketry to the point where they
ran an amateur rocket website showcasing their rockets.
The Mythbusters regular suffered blunt force chest injuries from his
fall on December 27, 2009. He was doing electrical work on the roof at
the time of the fall.
The Ventura County Star also offered its condolences on the report of his death.
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That's really unfortunate, one of my fav shows. R.I.P. Erik
that doesnt show his death thats just showing him help the mythbusters
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