MythBusters

[Proxy]

Just got into watching this on netflix, awesome show. Curious to know what are some good episodes/myths they've chewed on. And what would be some goes one they haven't yet gotten a hold of.

[Gnome Rage]

Rocket Sled Vs. Car (I'm not sure if that is the actual name or not) is awesome.

Oh and Compact Compact Rocket Sled
Spoiler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSVfYwdGSsQ)

[Deathravin]

I like any episode with Kari

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0809/why-kari-byron-mythbusters-balloons-porn-nude-claws-demotivational-poster-1220418237.jpg

[Asile]

How are you JUST finding this show?? It's total awesomeness.

Don't even try to ask me what season it's from, but they did some testing with Mentos and Diet Coke that was pretty fun: they went beyond the original myth and really started having some fun with it.

Just about anything where they try to blow up Buster (the old crash-test dummy) is good. There's one where they test a Rocket China Man myth and send him sky-high.

It's been a while since I've watched, so all I remember is that they do a lot with trying to blow things up. And somewhere there's an episode where Jamie's eyebrows get totally burned off.

(It really makes me wish I were better at physics and stuff; how cool would it be to intern for those guys!)

[Ashlander]

Duct tape episode was great.

[Drisco]

I'm a more "How It's Made" show kinda guy. I can't stand those two guys on Mythbusters.

[LadyLaphrael]

Salsa Escape / Cement Mixer Dynamite

One of my all time favorite big booms.

[Ryvicke]

Just got into watching this on netflix, awesome show. Curious to know what are some good episodes/myths they've chewed on. And what would be some goes one they haven't yet gotten a hold of.

I think they did this one that was based on this pretty nuts argument a mathemetician had thought up that if you put an airplane on a conveyor belt/treadmill moving the opposite direction of its wheels and got it to the proper "speed" it could take off without technically ever moving position.

They found out it was true and I remember all these engineer nerd friends of mine going crazy about it. Here's a post about it: http://www.kottke.org/08/01/mythbusters-airplane-on-a-conveyor-belt

[awol0509]

The drunk contest one was pretty good. Episode 110: Alcohol Myths. Bonus: the episode also confirmed a hwacha (ancient Korean weapon) can fire 200 arrows that will explode on impact at once at a range of 500 yards.

oh, and hai ;)

[Asile]

Salsa Escape / Cement Mixer Dynamite

One of my all time favorite big booms.

Oh yeah, that was an awesome explosion. It's always a good sign when they bring in the explosives experts and fire engines.

[Jorddyn]

Dipping their hands in molten lead.

The golf ball car.

1 million match heads.

Any episode when they blow shit up.

[Seran]

The last episode of the third season was a kind of behind the scenes of all their bloopers and cut scenes. It was pretty funny, particularly to see how Jaime and Adam really do get into little spats now and then.

[Latrinsorm]

I think they did this one that was based on this pretty nuts argument a mathemetician had thought up that if you put an airplane on a conveyor belt/treadmill moving the opposite direction of its wheels and got it to the proper "speed" it could take off without technically ever moving position.

They found out it was true and I remember all these engineer nerd friends of mine going crazy about it. Here's a post about it: http://www.kottke.org/08/01/mythbusters-airplane-on-a-conveyor-beltThey did not find out it was true, because the plane did end up moving relative to the air. They couched the myth in terms of the conveyor moving at the plane's normal takeoff speed, which is not at all relevant to the initial claim.