MythBusters

Ok, who watches this show?. I think it's one of the most interesting shows I've ever seen. Probably because most of the things we take for granted are put into test with amazing and unexpected results.

One of my favorite is the one were they tried to recreate a Killer Quicksand. They tried almost everything to sink each other, but they sank only by the chest level. Looks like the sand is heavier than the human body, hence it is impossible to be killed by a Quicksand by sinking.

Has anyone seen that one where they proved that it is rather impossible to be hit by a bullet if you are just 1,50m under the water?:eyebrow: They even tried with a huuuuuge cannon (looks like the one in Evangelion) and they couldn't hit the target.

This show is worth watching, you can lern so much useless stuff from it...



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What really seperated this show from the influx of other myth-related shows, and allowed it to continue on to this day, are the destinct personalities. Adam and Jamie contrast terrifically and make for an informative and entertaining hour.

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At first, the myths they tested were genuine myths that we were all familar with. But then they started featuring more obscure and improbable myths, probably just for the sake of blowing shit up. All that is still fine and dandy, but I'd like to see more myths where the results aren't so predictable and there is a good chance they may in fact be true.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

What confused me was when they tried to do the myth about the jetpack made of water bottles. They did a few attempts and were unsuccessful and said it was busted.

But uh... what about that clip of the Japanese guy that was launched in one. It's pretty well-known and I'm surprised they didn't know about it. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...0295&q=jetpack

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Originally Posted by Taterdemalion

At first, the myths they tested were genuine myths that we were all familar with. But then they started featuring more obscure and improbable myths, probably just for the sake of blowing shit up. All that is still fine and dandy, but I'd like to see more myths where the results aren't so predictable and there is a good chance they may in fact be true.

There are only so many well known myths though. They've had some great shows on the other hand, and blowing up Buster is great.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I love the show. It's fun to watch, though, yeah, they do seem to like shooting guns and blowing shit up just because.

It's always interesting to watch as Adam and Jamie are both interesting to observe due to their personalities. The other three ('the build team'), who do the side projects AKA the smaller myths, seem to do the more...uh...well-known (easier) ones.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Such a fun show to watch when I had cable.

My favorite myths busted were the ceiling fan decapitation, plants and music, and the needle in a haystack challenge.

FELIPE NO

Another great reason to watch this show:



Kari Byron is beatiful.

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I get a little annoyed that they feel the need to bust movie "myths" when clearly they're entertainment devices. Particularly the Jaws ones - one experiment was the "three barrels under" and they conlcuded it a bust, despite the fact they had no access to any particularly enourmous or aggressive Great White Sharks. The point fo the film was the monstrosity of the thing.

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I like the show becaus they ruin all the wild internet devices like immortality rings or whatever. But yeah, it seems like its mostly to blow stuff up.

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Originally Posted by Capo

Another great reason to watch this show:



Kari Byron is beatiful.

I second this reason. One of the best reasons to watch is for watching her. >_>

I normally wouldn't watch a show like this. But Adam and Jamie really make me laugh, especially when they're against each other in some competition. Some of the myths they bust are kind of interesting so you do learn a few little things sometimes.

Oh, yeah, and you cant forget about buster. Poor thing gets put through such hell, all for the sake of science! That thing has been burned, crushed, smashed, dropped, blown up, and so on.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

These bumbling buggers just love to blow the shit out of stuff, although the one I felt was awfully funny was the one they tried to blow the toilet up... That was dumb, and odd, and not to mention, pointless.

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Originally Posted by Spike

But uh... what about that clip of the Japanese guy that was launched in one. It's pretty well-known and I'm surprised they didn't know about it. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...0295&q=jetpack

This was the specific reason for testing the myth.

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Originally Posted by Taterdemalion

At first, the myths they tested were genuine myths that we were all familar with. But then they started featuring more obscure and improbable myths, probably just for the sake of blowing shit up. All that is still fine and dandy, but I'd like to see more myths where the results aren't so predictable and there is a good chance they may in fact be true.

A) You have awesome taste in music - QUEEN FTW

B) That's what makes the show so fun . The sheer pointlessness of the "myths" they are testing now.

Someone else mentioned movie stuff - yeah, but it is still cool to find out if that crazy stuff actually would be possible .

What I really like is that they don't just stop at "Yes, this IS impossible."

They do one last test doing everything they possibly can to destroy/blow up/whatever, even if it doesn't fit with the conditions, which is pretty sweet. Like "balooning" the end of the shotgun, or Aristotle's heat-ray deal.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Despite the fact that they love to act manly, shoot guns, and blow up shit, everytime I watch their show I get the impression that they're gay.

Those slower bullets will still kill you if you're down 6ft. So if you're ever trying to shoot someone and they jump in a lake, be sure to use your 9mm instead of your M-16.

I liked the one where they used the rocket to propel the dummy over the bar of a swing set. They could actually figure out most of the myths just by doing a little basic physics, but where's the fun in that?!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

They're not always that thorough with testing myths.

For example: This weekend, they showed (for the millionth time) the episode with the plywood flight construction worker person thing.

Any of you who have seen this episode would probably be thinking "Well, gee. If there was a wind strong enough to pull the man carrying heavy plywood OVER the edge of the building, there must have been some updraft.

They never took wind into consideration, here.

I don't know. I know a lot of people are WICKED critical of these guys, but I enjoy watching the show for those jackasses. I love both Adam and Jamie. I wish most men were like those two.

And GAY? what the fuck.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Sassafrass

And GAY? what the fuck.

Ok did a little research and apparently Adam Savage has a wife and 2 kids (twins). Maybe it's the whole San Francisco backdrop mixed with Jamie's beret and earring. I dunno. Apparently Jamie has a degree in Russian language and literature. Despite not being a scientist in degree, he should at least have the common sense to account for updraft on the plywood flight construction deal.

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An updraft wouldn't change the outcome. The speed at which the wind hits the plywood would be about the same either way they tested. Also, I think they did a revisitation of it and it was still busted, although I am not sure.

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Originally Posted by Fjordor

An updraft wouldn't change the outcome. The speed at which the wind hits the plywood would be about the same either way they tested. Also, I think they did a revisitation of it and it was still busted, although I am not sure.

I really disagree with you. Depending on which direction the building was facing, how much of a wind it was (hello. the plywood catching the wind FLUNG THE GUY OFF THE BUILDING. Thats a PRETTY STRONG WIND), et cetera. The wind here is an INCREDIBLY important factor, as well as the actual design of the building an how HIGH the myth says the man actually WAS.

The myth originally said it was a "skyscraper." Not 4 flights up. Which changes the entire scenario.

They weren't thorough with this particular myth.

And yea, Adam has kids, but I think his bio on the site said he was divorced or something. Jamie ALSO has a wife, and I think it's his second?

Eitherway, I can't believe you think they're queer looking. Welcome to Gelfing's BIZARROLAND.

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Am I the only one who thinks that the junior mythbusters just plain suck? I mean Kari Byron might look good, but all 3 of them just drag down the show, IMO.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Sassafrass

I really disagree with you. Depending on which direction the building was facing, how much of a wind it was (hello. the plywood catching the wind FLUNG THE GUY OFF THE BUILDING. Thats a PRETTY STRONG WIND), et cetera. The wind here is an INCREDIBLY important factor, as well as the actual design of the building an how HIGH the myth says the man actually WAS.

Well, in the episode where they tested it, did they rig up a system on the back of a truck where one of the dudes was almost literally holding up a plywood board as they accelerated?

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Originally Posted by Stealth

Am I the only one who thinks that the junior mythbusters just plain suck? I mean Kari Byron might look good, but all 3 of them just drag down the show, IMO.

I actually agree. I figure the producers felt there wasn't enough material for just one myth each show, so they dragged in some goofballs (interestingly enough, people with some sex appeal, as half-assed as it may be) to add more shit to the show.

And adding more "shit" is exactly what they did. I am never really interested in the myths they work with, nor the methodology. They kind of annoy me. But it could be because I am a bitter old hag who wants to see the strange pair doing their stuff.

Originally Posted by Fjordor

Well, in the episode where they tested it, did they rig up a system on the back of a truck where one of the dudes was almost literally holding up a plywood board as they accelerated?

Are you talking about when Jamie and Adam both jumped (ahaha, jumped - more like SLID) off the fourth floor while rigged up to a lift on a cable while HOLDING the plywood?

Because they were only trying to prove that you can't actually CONTROL the plywood while in mid-flight with it.

And there was no acceleration involved at ALL on behalf of any motor vehicle. Just the slight pull of gravity, like one of those rigs from Home Alone.

Maybe you should rewatch the episode? =/

I was speaking idiomatically.

No, there was an episode where they were trying to test how much speed was needed to generate the necessary lift.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Fjordor

No, there was an episode where they were trying to test how much speed was needed to generate the necessary lift.

Based on the same myth?

That doesn't sound very likely, unless they actually DID a follow-up episode - do you have a link to it? I'd like to see it. Or even just a summary of what they assessed in it? I'm curious to see, since there are a few episodes which have questionable methodology in them.

FELIPE NO

Yeah, they do seem to blow shit up a lot, but ten bux says half of the crazy shit they do they are forced to do be the producers to boost ratings. Not that blowing up stuff isn't fun and they don't like to do it (who doesn't?), but I doubt these guys want to be known as "the two guys on tv that blow stuff up" (and they are recognized by this by a lot of people). A lot of what they do can get very complicated mathmatically and takes a lot of manpower to construct, I highly doubt they want to be known only for destroying the experiments they spent so long on.

Of course, not all the experiments are like this. Some of them are really simple. Some of them are too simple, to the point where someone like me with no knowlege on the subjects doubts their methods. Even if they do conduct a bad experiment, though, it's usually entertaining enough for me not to care.

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Originally Posted by KnowsNothing

Even if they do conduct a bad experiment, though, it's usually entertaining enough for me not to care.

Yea, this is a good point. Even if you're watching just for the explosions or the guys themselves, they make the show worth watching just for their jabs at each other and the crazy shit they come up with to prove or disprove something.

It's definitely one of the ONLY good myth-busting shows I've ever seen.

And I can't speak highly enough for the commercial with the Canadian Bigfoot, either. Hilarity.

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