MythBusters

By Buster To begin, Jamie and Adam brought a car to the top of a quarry. The car accidentally rolled off the cliff before the accelerator was pushed down with a weight. The car tumbled only part of the way down the quarry walls and did not explode. The MythBusters next brought in a fresh car and designed an i...

Here's a recap of the finer moments: The guest appearances continued, with MythBusters' Adam Savage dropping in to blow our minds about the fine art of electrocution, and why you probably shouldn't try it at home. You all got in the game, ...

But physical force is weak and inefficient compared to good old electrocution, which, according to MythBusters' Adam Savage, doesn't kill you the way you think it does. If you learned about how electrocution kills you from cartoons or Ernest P. ...

By Healthy Shana Back in October 2008 I joined along with the Mythbusters to ask viewers from the YouTube community to send in their favorite viral videos. So you guys submitted your best YouTube myths and the MythBusters listened! Tune-in TONIGHT to find out if your submitted myths were BUSTED, PLAUSIBL...

By Healthy Shana The MYTHBUSTERS special marks Discovery Channel’s first program partnership initiative with YouTube. Discovery aired a series of spots beginning in September 2008, hosted by MYTHBUSTERS’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, that invited viewers to become a part of the myth-busting crew b...

 NY 9 (DISC) "MythBusters." Hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage try to debunk, or prove, a couple of classic comedy myths in this episode. Meanwhile, Kari Byron, Grant Imahara, and Tory Belleci try to find out if you can make homemade diamonds and get the ...

 Australia MythBusters SBS, 7.30pm One of the best programs on television and a fixture in the Saturday viewing calendar thanks to scheduling from SBS that is (dare we say it) almost commercial in its consistency. Well, the way commercial television used to be, ...

 CA Matthew Henderson/Democrat) Discovery Channel's MythBusters had to crack more than one mystery during filming. MythBusters, a show devoted to exploring popular rumors and urban myths, exploded 500 pounds of ammonium nitrate in order to see if it was ...

 CA For an upcoming episode, a crew from "MythBusters," a show dedicated to exploring rumors and urban myths, exploded 500 pounds of ammonium nitrate one-half mile north of Woodland Avenue Friday afternoon. The explosion, caused by a quarter of the same ...

By podcasts@fora.tv Today, in addition to co-hosting Discovery Channel's MythBusters, Adam teaches advanced model making, most recently in the industrial design department at the San Francisco Academy of Art. Somehow he also finds time to devote to his own art — his sculptures have been showcased in over 4...

By Healthy Shana Share This Show: Mythbusters Network: Discovery Channel Episode Title: Water Stun Gun Original Air Date: September 17, 2008 On this episode of Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie investigate a secret agent myth - that you can turn a conventional electric stun gun into a water-powered electri...

By Healthy Shana EPISODE PLOT: The MythBusters tested various commercial water guns to see if they could create a steady, unbroken stream of water, which is essential for the conduction of electricity. None of them achieved this, so the MythBusters built their own custom water gun and attached a commerc...

Here’s a heroic video of the MythBusters dynamic duo Kari Byron and his partner as they speed up paintball in a flash into the armor of one. This is a live show courtesy of YouTube which is now available in full HD or high definition ...

PR-inside.com) - Tech-show fans will delight in knowing that the Discovery Channel is airing a new weekly television series called Prototype This!, in which four techies of varying backgrounds and degrees put their heads together to solve a variety of prototyping product challenges. T...

By Jason the TVaholic Gary Unmarried (CBS): New. Allison puts together a party so she can meet some of Krandall’s friends, so Gary decides he’s going to meet some of Vanessa’s friends. After doing so, they both wonder what kind of first impression they made.

 NM - Oct 25, 2008 However, the biggest buzz on campus is about one of the most popular cable TV series, "MythBusters," which spent a week in Socorro filming two myths. ...

By Buster Two identical ballistics gel dummies were constructed. One wore metal cleated shoes, and the other wore plastic cleated ones. Both were exposed to simulated lightning, and lightning actually struck the dummy with plastic cleats in 6 out of 10 trials.

 OR - The visitors were the crew from the popular Discovery Channel program, MythBusters. In each episode, the presenters explore urban myths and social legends. ...

By Buster The MythBusters tried to pull the two phone books apart with human power, which was unsuccessful. A pair of cars also failed at pulling the phone books apart. Finally, the MythBusters resorted to using an M551 Sheridan light tank and an M113 armored personnel carrier, which were able to pul...

By Buster The Build Team built the cannon according to the specifications shown in the video. After some failed attempts, the sawdust eventually ignited into a large fireball exactly as shown in the video. The Build Team then decided to scale up the sawdust experiment, using a larger more powerful c...

 IL - Now that MythBusters' episode 103: Exploding Steak has hit the air waves, Packaging Digest thought it would be a good time to update our Web site visitors ...

 Australia - On their show last night, MythBusters sought to debunk one of the biggest myths of all, that NASA's "moon landings" were shot on a Hollywood backlot. ...

By Russ Neumeier Cluster ballooning has also grabbed the attention of MythBusters – as seen in this slideshow as Adam and Jaime appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2005. In addition, I found that cluster ballooning doesn't always end well ...

By Matt Blum Mythbusters Good news for geeks: New episodes of MythBusters start tonight! Adam, Jamie, and the rest of the team will be testing such diverse myths as tenderizing meat with explosives, fainting goats, and whether the first moon landing ...

By Jason the TVaholic Over on cable, Discovery Channel has MythBusters back with new episodes and the third season premiere of Man vs. Wild, HBO has the fourth season premiere of Hard Knocks, Spike has series premiere of Real Vice Cops Uncut, TBS has the second season finale of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, truT...

By Healthy Shana Can you tenderize steak with explosives? Adam and Jamie see if tough steak can be made melt-in-your-mouth tender using high explosives. The second myth being tested involves Kari, Grant and Tori as they take a take a test drive to see if driving angry changes your car’s fuel emissions.

 NY - Jul 25, 2008 If you're Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of television's MythBusters, (check out all their PM columns right here) there is only one way to find out: Turn a ...

By Gareth Branwyn HacknMod has a nice round-up of online resources related to making and using ballistic gel. Above is a segment from MythBusters on the subject. DIY Make your own Ballistics Gel. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in ...

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 FL - Have you ever seen the show called "MythBusters"? It's a television series that uses the scientific method to test rumors, urban legends and myths in ... Lee County program for the uninsured revived The News-Press all 2 news articles

Have you ever seen the show called "MythBusters"? It's a television series that uses the scientific method to test rumors, urban legends and myths in American society. Florida, which is obviously not a television show, has done its own ...

MythBusters Hack Go-Kart in Extreme Electric vs. Gas Test  NY - By Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage On our show, we like extreme tech. And, as far as we're concerned, racing go-karts at 90 mph with your butt half an inch ...

Long Realty plans to bust Tucson housing market 'myths'  AZ - Playing on the name of the Discovery Channel show MythBusters — where urban legends are often debunked by exploding things or hurling projectiles — Long ...

By Cianna Cyan: You have made my day! The frustratingly few times I’ve managed to catch MythBusters, Kari has not been on the show. Of course, after reading your post I started searching for video so I could watch her in action. Since I only watch TV online, I went over to Discovery Channel to stream the e...

By Cyan Image from FHM Magazine Kari’s popularity has landed her a spot on The Late Show with David Letterman and a four-page spread in the June 2006 issue of FHM magazine. She was named the People’s Choice Sexy Geek of 2006 in a poll conducted by Wired Magazine.

By Jason the TVaholic American Idol (FOX): New. The top 12 girls perform tonight and hopefully better, as last night’s performances by the guys weren’t all that great. Runs two hours. MythBusters (Discovery Channel): New. The guys test out things seen on the TV show MacGyver, which is a truly great idea for a proga...

By Jason the TVaholic CBS has pulled Power of 10 and replaced it with reruns of The New Adventures of Old Christine, as of tonight. It will be back again at a later date. Prime Picks The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS): Repeats. The last two episodes of season two, “Friends” and “Frasier,” replay. Season three b...

By Mark Frauenfelder Last night I spoke to Adam Savage, co-host of MythBusters. He's in Alaska, where current temperatures range between 0 to 30 degrees below zero. He just finished a test on "cabin fever" (he wouldn't say how long he lasted before ...

By Jason the TVaholic American Idol (FOX): New. More auditions, more tears, more 15 minute seekers, more wake me when the competitions starts. MythBusters (Discovery Channel): New. The guys take a look at lead balloons and try to create waves for surfing with dynamite. Plays again later.

By Jason the TVaholic MythBusters (Discovery Channel): Repeat. The season premiere episode from last night replays. It is part one of a two-part episode, where the guys tests out the gadgets, getaways and guns from the James Bond movies. Plays again later.

By Jason the TVaholic Tonight, CBS has the third and final segment of the Comanche Moon miniseries and FOX has the Wednesday night premiere of American Idol, which will be the results show once they get to the actual competition. Over on cable, Comedy Central has the fifth season premiere of Reno 911!, Discover...

By willpark The show’s talkative Adam Savage apparently uses the iPhone’s stopwatch feature (it’sa part of the “Clock” app, in case you were wondering) to keep time in an effort to “bust” or “confirm” urban/popular myths. Does using an iPhone make ...

Jaime Hyneman and Adam Savage from Discovery Channel's top rated show MYTHBUSTERS come to Popejoy Hall Mythbusters: An Evening with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage brings audiences an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the show. ...

UTPA kicking off its annual HESTEC week  TX - And the MythBusters — Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage — are scheduled to talk to attendees about urban myths and judge a catapult contest involving students ...

MythBusters' co-hosts to speak at Purdue The Exponent, IN - Two hosts of the popular TV show "MythBusters" will speak at 1 pm on Oct. 28 in the Elliott Hall of Music. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic ...

Mythbusters' coming to Purdue in October  IN - The MythBusters crew will be on campus Oct. 28 and will show footage that didn't make it into shows in which they attempt to prove or disprove popular myths ...

TV BEST BETS subscription), TX - Sep 5, 2007 MYTHBUSTERS Jamie and Adam take on the myth that a loud music system can blow out a car window. (CC/TVPG) (1 hr.) (7 pm, 11 pm DISC) MR. ...

By Jason the TVaholic CSI: NY (CBS): Repeat. Runner dies during a marathon and the team has to try and investigate while dealing with the crowds there to watch the race. Solid Selections MythBusters (Discovery Channel): New. Ever wondered if a red cape really does do anything to a bull. Plays again later.

By Jason the TVaholic CSI: NY (CBS): Repeat. Three women disguised as Holly Golightly execute a jewelry store heist and some bystanders are injured. Solid Selections MythBusters (Discovery Channel): New. The guys test some myths that have been submitted by viewers. Plays again later.

Get excitied about science with the MythBusters  Canada - MythBusters Grant Imahara, Kari Byron and Tori Bellect will be giving a live presentation for an audience of up to 2000 people. ...

By Keith McDuffee I've been a fan of MythBusters for a while now, and I can't help but admit that there's just something about Kari. Most likely it's the fact that here we have a cool, hip chick who loves downing beers with the guys and pierces things without getting overly pin-cushion on us, while at the same ti...