Take off, hoser

How long until we see something like this tested on MythBusters?


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MythBusters rocks!

I've mentioned before that I'm a big fan of "MythBusters" on the Discovery Channel. Last night I saw perhaps one of the best episodes I've ever seen.

They were testing an urban legend about two tractor trailers that collided head-on, completely flattening a compact car between them.

It's always fun when they blow stuff up and destroy things on this show. But this time they brought the carnage to a whole new level!

Don't try this at home

Summer is winding down and the fall TV season is right around the corner.  But one of the best things about summer TV is discovering some cool shows on cable that I might otherwise miss the rest of the year.

This summer I’ve really gotten hooked on MythBusters on Discovery Channel.  It’s a bunch of special effects whizzes and science geeks who take various myths and urban legends and put them to the test.

One really good episode tested out the legend that the Confederate Army built a rocket powered-missile during the Civil War.  Could that be true?  Using only materials that would have been available in that era they managed to build and launch a rocket, but it couldn’t go as far as the legend suggested.

This show is a lot fun.  They tackle everything from historical myths to modern day issues, like will your cell phone really interfere with the instruments on an airplane?

The best part is that a lot of the experiments usually involve blowing something up or some other form of destruction.  It really makes me wish I paid more attention in science class!