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  2. MythBusters (2016 season) - Wikipedia

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    They found that the standard hose could lift a 5-pound (2.3 kg) weight, generating a minimum suction of 2.8 pounds per square inch (19 kPa) based on its cross-sectional area. After building a suction cup 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter and attaching it, they were able to lift a 50-pound (23 kg) weight and believed that it could have taken a higher ...

  3. List of MythBusters episodes - Wikipedia

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    Can an exploding water heater pass through the second story of a house? Can a person shoot around a corner accurately using a variety of methods? Can someone hold on to a car while being driven through cardboard boxes? Can liquid nitrogen be used to pick a lock? Can a rocket-powered snowplow split a car in two?

  4. Suction cup - Wikipedia

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    The working face of the suction cup is made of elastic, flexible material and has a curved surface. [3] When the center of the suction cup is pressed against a flat, non-porous surface, the volume of the space between the suction cup and the flat surface is reduced, which causes the air or water between the cup and the surface to be expelled past the rim of the circular cup.

  5. MythBusters (2014 season) - Wikipedia

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    Water boiled in a microwave oven will kill plants. Busted Do Adam built a tray to hold four pairs of romaine lettuce plants, each receiving a different type of water: microwave-boiled, stove-boiled, unheated from the tap, and no water at all. The two boiled water samples were cooled to room temperature before being used.

  6. MythBusters (2009 season) - Wikipedia

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    The resulting explosion from the water heater did cause it to shoot through the living room floor and the roof, landing on the metal scaffold next to the house model. The myth was deemed plausible because, unlike with the original myth, the show did not mention any documented events of water heater explosions in two-story houses.

  7. Backflow prevention device - Wikipedia

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    For example, when a drinking straw is used to consume a beverage, suction reduces the pressure of fluid inside the straw, causing liquid to move from the cup to inside the straw and then into the drinker's mouth. A significant drop of pressure in a water delivery system creates a similar suction, pulling possibly undesirable material into the ...

  8. Dakota Johnson hilariously addresses the Stanley cup ... - AOL

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    The Stanley cup obsession has made its way to “Saturday Night Live.”. During the Jan. 27 episode, host Dakota Johnson was accompanied by Heidi Gardner and Chloe Fineman, all of whom were ...

  9. MythBusters (2004 season) - Wikipedia

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    As soon as the pump is shut off, any caught diver would simply drop back into the water. The pumps also do not have enough suction to suck in a person in the first place. As for the version of the story involving a helicopter bucket , the openings on the bucket are too small for a diver to get scooped up.

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