Mythbusters

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.

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