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post #1 of 311
2/15/05 at 9:20am
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It had to happen. One of our running gags is making a feature appearance on a TV show!

On February 23 (March 6 in Canada), The MythBusters will try to escape from a Mexican jail using only...

Salsa!

I have no idea where this myth comes from, but I'll definitely be watching!

All that's left is a special on silica gel and we've had it made! Maybe Adam will try to eat some of it...

BTW, on February 16 (February 27 in Canada), they'll test out the "Brown Noise" theory as depicted in an episode of South Park. Adam will be wearing the adult diapers.
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post #2 of 311
2/15/05 at 12:09pm
I love this show
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post #3 of 311
2/15/05 at 12:12pm
Great show. And what a great job these two guys have. They get to make stuff, then blow it up.
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post #4 of 311
2/15/05 at 12:46pm
And the occasional dose of pain! Anyone see Adam get shot with a paintball gun a couple times right in the belly button? Man that has to smart.
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post #5 of 311
2/15/05 at 2:31pm
http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet...t/showid-22839
Perhaps they are going to test the acidity on the bars? I can't seem to find any urban legends mention of this.
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And the occasional dose of pain! Anyone see Adam get shot with a paintball gun a couple times right in the belly button? Man that has to smart.
Maybe they need to try some crotch kicking.
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post #6 of 311
2/16/05 at 4:36am
The show is great, but lately it seems it's been doing nothing but re-hash episodes: modified reruns. They make less episodes in a season than South Park or Ren & Stimpy.
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post #7 of 311
2/16/05 at 6:58pm
Just finished watching the "Brown Note" episode. They busted the myth but it was interesting to see the hardware used to do it. 24 speakers in 4 cabinets, looked to be about 18" woofers and 25,000 watts of power. This is the subwoofer setup used for a rock concert! They played tones from 5 to 100 Hz at sound levels of up to 150 db. This show wil be rebroadcast Feb 17 and 20.
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post #8 of 311
2/17/05 at 7:58am
I saw a show on the history channel that talked about subsonic weapons. The one that was shown was more of a subwoofer type thing (wave generator) mounted in the end of a tube type thing so that the effect is aimable/concentrated.

I watch mythbusters all the time but I don't think they did this one correctly.
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post #9 of 311
2/17/05 at 8:00am
PS. The girl in the water torture bit is way cute. Who else wanted to rescue her?
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post #10 of 311
2/17/05 at 8:04am
Mark, I didn't see the show, but if you are referring to Kari then,

There was an episode where they were testing out suction on a womans behind. They needed to scan someones butt into the computer (to make a mold) and Kari wore this tight/white/spandex thing. Holy Smokes! (drool)
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post #11 of 311
2/17/05 at 9:00am
Ah yes Kari.
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post #12 of 311
2/17/05 at 2:29pm
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I saw a show on the history channel that talked about subsonic weapons. The one that was shown was more of a subwoofer type thing (wave generator) mounted in the end of a tube type thing so that the effect is aimable/concentrated.

I watch mythbusters all the time but I don't think they did this one correctly.

Did the History Channel show say that it worked? Could have been something that sorta worked, like how everyone around the MB's subs started feeling a bit queazy but it didn't make anyone unload their bowels.

But it wouldn't be the first time that the MB's did something incorrectly, not completely thorough. They've revisted a few myths before. I can't remember if any myths got reversed.

I was someone that first complained about the new people vs just being about the mythbusters, but I take that ALL back thanks to Kari.
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post #13 of 311
2/17/05 at 2:34pm
Kari Byron is definitely to "Mythbusters" as Debbe Dunning was to "Home Improvement".
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post #14 of 311
2/18/05 at 8:54am
I don't watch the show regularly but the new people were a nice surprise. Kari is definitely cute, but so is Scottie Chapman, especially if you're into the ink. The first ep I saw the women in was the one with exploding tattoos and Scottie got volunteered to go in the MRI. I think I'll be changing my Replay to record more eps now
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post #15 of 311
2/18/05 at 4:45pm
I didn't see the show about the low freq sound, but I remember reading an article about "infra-sound" in Science and Mechanics magazine in the late 60's... wish I had kept some of those issues. The article said that weapons were being developed that produced sub-sonic waves that could be deadly at high amplitudes. If you look up "infra sound" on Google, you'll find a few interesting articles on the subject. I think the frequency used is the 8 to 10 Hz range.

I'll try to catch the repeat of Mythbusters, also need to see Kari.
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post #16 of 311
2/19/05 at 8:21am
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On a side note, Samuel Alderson, the inventor of the crash test dummy, has passed away at the age of ninety. More details here.
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post #17 of 311
2/23/05 at 7:49pm
And salsa prevails!!

The cement truck explosion was amazing. I think that was the world's biggest hand granade.
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post #18 of 311
2/23/05 at 10:03pm
Cement truck rocked!

And am I the only one who thinks there might be some animocity between Adam and Jaime? Somehow I cant shake the feeling that Jaime just looks at Adam as some moron half the time.
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post #19 of 311
2/23/05 at 10:47pm
There does seem to be more competitiveness and animocity between the two lately. Could be real, or just something to add more 'drama' to the show to fit in with American Chopper or any of the other Discovery reality shows. I still get a chuckle everytime Adam makes a big walrus like mustache with his fingers and says some Jaimeism.

Looks like next weeks episode is 'exploding port-a-potty.' Guess they will be blowing up more crap. :b
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post #20 of 311
2/24/05 at 5:52am
I hope the increase in snide remarks are just for the camera. If they are not real then I wish they would cut back on them and if they are real then I don't think the show will last much longer. Having two Jamies or two Adams would not be as good as one of each with their diametrically opposed approaches to a problem. The show is not good because of conflict, it is good because of the ingenuity of the solutions and myths that they attempt to bust. Plus lots of explosions and burned hair.

There is one thing that gives me hope that the increase is made up. It is clear from the narration and clips that some myth busting has gone really bad and gotten really ugly but they have never shown it. If they wanted conflict they could just show either one of them going off in a tirade of profanity, which I am sure has happened many times.

Chuck Anstey
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post #21 of 311
2/24/05 at 9:05am
I did enjoy Adam's joke about Jaime not having a sense of humor on last nights episode though. "Lets see, me: 7! You, ZERO sense of humor!"
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post #22 of 311
2/24/05 at 3:09pm
I did not get to catch all of last night's Mythbusters ep. Did the "Brown Noise" theory work? Thanks!

ry.
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post #23 of 311
2/24/05 at 3:53pm
Brown Noise was busted, but there were some milder effects on others not in the target zone - headache, nausea, but nothing serious and no crapping of shorts.
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post #24 of 311
2/24/05 at 7:34pm
I hope the increase in snide remarks are just for the camera


It might just be a result of editing since there's less time with Adam/Jamie due to them adding other on air mythbusters. To me it seems like they're good friends with mutual respect for one another although they do joke about each other's personality.

I'm not sure I like adding new on air mythbusters since Adam/Jamie's relation are part of what make the show works but I guess they didn't really have a choice due to the time some of these myths take to test.
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post #25 of 311
2/24/05 at 7:40pm
Some do take a long time. How long was the salsa one? 4 plus months or so? I am sure during that they were doing some other ones on the side. And during 4 months wouldnt Adam have had enough time to research some more about using DC current instead of AC?
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post #26 of 311
2/24/05 at 8:00pm
I'm sure Adam knew that Jamie was using DC current but he stuck with AC either to see if it would work too, or just to give a different result. Wasn't it after the first month that he said it was clear that AC current does nothing to which he pretty much threw in the towel?

I'm still amazed at how that wittled down that iron bar in such a perfect fashion.
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post #27 of 311
3/23/05 at 11:43am
The recent outtakes episode was pretty good, mainly because it showed a lot more of Kari than usual. I'm hoping for a rerun of that airplane toilet ep

I also looked into Jaime's company and it's pretty interesting work they've done:

http://www.m5industries.com/
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post #28 of 311
3/23/05 at 12:06pm
Cool Site, but I got a little scared when I saw this photo:
http://www.m5industries.com/images/f.../woodshop2.jpg

From the perspective, it looks like a GIGANTIC saw. LOL
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post #29 of 311
3/23/05 at 3:57pm
Yeah, I was confused by that pic too. A bit of forced perspective going on...Peter Jackson and Weta would be proud
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post #30 of 311
3/23/05 at 5:43pm
New episode tonight right? Cannot wait.

And speaking of Kari, am I the only one that gets the feeling she either wants Adam, or the two are already messing around? I am not usually such a gossip whore, but I cant help but notice that on this show.
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