Stuck in the house with my annual NYC mystery cold. They're running MB back to back on Discovery Ch. I'm totally hooked now.

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You're suffering from the Dayquil. I have it on too, and I'm just fine...

some of that stuff is fun simply from a "let's make that thing break in the most spectacular way possible" standpoint.

the Border Slingshot and Civil War Rocket episodes are really fun.

I feel ya! Those guys are great. Just watching how they interact cracks me up.

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I loved the episode where they dispelled the myths surround the movie "Jaws."

Love the show. I nice alternative to the "Biker and Bicker" (American Chopper) or American Hot Rod episodes.

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I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making
him carry me, and yet assure myself and others
that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his
lot by all possible means — except by getting off
his back. - Leo Tolstoy, novelist and Philosopher
(1828-1910)

I put up on their web forum a story I heard, and they used it on the air (and busted it, but then went further with it into a hilarious bit). I was impressed.

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In the words of DharmaDog: "it may or may not be utter horse@#$%&, but it shouldn't be dismissed simply because it doesn't agree with your opinion."

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Trying is the first step to failure. -- Homer Simpson

elmo3 Wrote:
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> I put up on their web forum a story I heard, and
> they used it on the air (and busted it, but then
> went further with it into a hilarious bit). I was
> impressed.
>


Cool! Which myth was the one you submitted? I enjoy that show a lot. I have seen every episode, I think. Those guys crack me up.

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Anyone watch Brainiac on G4 Tech TV?

It's similar to mythbusters, but a bit more for the fun of things than for the scientific aspect. (Meaning they're not very thorough, just like to break and blow up stuff)

It's on late at night, and if you're up that late, it's pretty entertaining.

I liked the one where they were seeing if there were a difference between a frozen chicken and a thawed chicken launched from a cannon at an aircraft windshield.

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joycee Wrote:
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> elmo3 Wrote:
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> > I put up on their web forum a story I heard,
> and
> > they used it on the air (and busted it, but
> then
> > went further with it into a hilarious bit).
> I was
> > impressed.
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> Cool! Which myth was the one you submitted?

Burying a six pack in the sand, pouring a quart of gas over it, and lighting it in an effort quickly to cool the six pack.

They debunked it pretty quickly (I first heard it in 1988, on a radio talk show--some Vietnam vet claimed he did this) and then moved on to see just HOW quickly they could cool a six pack.

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In the words of DharmaDog: "it may or may not be utter horse@#$%&, but it shouldn't be dismissed simply because it doesn't agree with your opinion."

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Trying is the first step to failure. -- Homer Simpson

elmo3 Wrote:
> Burying a six pack in the sand, pouring a quart of
> gas over it, and lighting it in an effort quickly
> to cool the six pack.


Awesome, elmo. That was actually the very first episode I ever watched. I got hooked after that one, and set my ReplayTV to record them all. I have since watched all the old repeats and current ones. I've heard them refer to their website, but have never checked it out. That's just so exciting that your idea got used!

Fantastic show. Another great show in the same vein is junkyard wars (especially the early brit version. Unfortunately, it seems to have been discontinued, though there are plenty of reruns out there.

Love the show...

They could use a few lessons in the scientific method now and then, but overall they do a decent job.

Except the Civil War Rocket episode...
Those guys had NO idea what kind of energies they were screwing with with those bi-propellent hybrid engines...
And they set it off INSIDE the shop!

At least someone had the sense to censor the ingredients to Guncotton. (it's not hard to look up, but still, it showed a bit of responsibility... since you can have an "accident" making Guncotton, and get blowed up!).

I respect the safety measures they use most of the time... but that episode was nuts.


Gotta say that I'm in love with Kari Byron...
(Well, lust at the very least...)
Any woman that cute that knows how to operate machine tools

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Good is the enemy of Excellent. Talent is not necessary for Excellence.
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Love it. You gotta look at their site and watch the blooper movies and stuff that 'didn't make it on the air'. Like the otter who snuck into the sunken boat in Monterey Bay and stole a ping pong ball to play with it.

We got a whole evenings bar conversation out of the Civil war rocket episode.

We could have done it far further than they did.



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> Fantastic show. Another great show in the same
> vein is junkyard wars (especially the early brit
> version).

Hear hear.


Ten reasons why being on "Junkyard Wars" is better than being on "Survivor":

10. You don't have to eat rats. You don't even have to catch rats. Rats fear you. So does everyone and everything else.

9. Your torch isn't from Pier 1 Imports. It's made by Airco and it can slice a railroad rail in half quicker than you can say "Mind The Gap."

8. You drive cool 4-wheel ATVs as fast as you dare.

7. Forget the bathing suit. You get issued flame-resistant flight suits, two-way radios, safety goggles, and a Leatherman.

6. After 10 hours of unbelievably intense physical and mental effort, you get cold beer, hot showers, and rooms with real beds.

5. Which would _you_ rather play with: a fish-hook made from a rusty paper clip, or a 50-ton Caterpillar excavator/dredge?

4. A camera worthy incident isn't your decision to share the fish you caught. A camera worthy incident is cutting a Land Rover in half.

3. Somebody else cleans up whatever mess you make. Even the holes in the steel floor.

2. The only sunblock you need is a flip-up welding helmet.

1. You don't get voted out by failing to backstab the right person. You get voted out by having your creation explode on-camera in a hail of flesh-rending shrapnel and fireballs of burning gasoline.

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In the words of DharmaDog: "it may or may not be utter horse@#$%&, but it shouldn't be dismissed simply because it doesn't agree with your opinion."

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Trying is the first step to failure. -- Homer Simpson

I've been watching Mythbusters from the first episode. For me it's the perfect show. It's smart, it's funny and it's open. They're not talking down to the audience about the science involved and since they come from an entertainment background they know that people like to see things blow up/get broken/etc.

And it's always fun to watch Adam do something stupid and hurt himself.

I was watching the episode where they were shooting into water to see if it could stop bullets. The geyser from that .50 rifle was amazing. I know how powerful that round is but I still didn't expect the water to shoot up like a damn firehose.

I also like their civil war rocket. It looked like a Tomahawk coming out of the launch tube. A Civil War Tomahawk made out of sewer pipe.