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MythBusters is a science entertainment television series created by Peter Rees and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions. [1] The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on January 23, 2003.
MythBusters is a science entertainment TV program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. There is no consistent system for organizing MythBusters episodes into seasons. The show did not follow a consistent calendar of on- and off-air periods for its first-aired episodes.
The MythBusters take on a myth from antiquity, where it is claimed that Archimedes constructed a solar-powered weapon by reflecting sunlight onto Roman ships. The result of the test sparked so much controversy, especially in engineering circles, that an entire episode (" Archimedes Death Ray ") was dedicated to a 2006 retest.
Free Energy – It is possible to get free (stolen) energy by using a coil of baling wire positioned under a power line. Partly plausible For this myth, the MythBusters created a large coil of wire and wrapped it around a PVC pipe box. They then hoisted it underneath power lines to "catch" some electricity.
The MythBusters then fired bullets at the target, making sure that the bullets passed close by the electromagnet. However, the wristwatch-sized electromagnet was not powerful enough to change the bullet's trajectory. The MythBusters then upgraded to a larger and more powerful electromagnet, but it still could not deflect the bullet.
The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like.This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is busted, plausible, or confirmed).
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Each member had the choice of stealing either a ring or a watch, and the members then underwent a lie detector test while being scanned by the fMRI. Like before, there was a reward ($1,000) and a punishment (a trip back to San Francisco via bus, a 3,077-mile (4,952 km) trip) if they passed or failed the test.