Is Myth Busters, the TV show from Discovery Channel reliable?
I want to know if it's possible to blow up a gas station by just using the phone. I saw in Myth busters that that's a myth. Aslo, I think the engine piston can create a fire because of the spark it produces..
2007-07-16 13:17:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I'd say some of the stuff they say is reliable, but some ain't.
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2007-07-16 16:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by Umbra's Curse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't tell you if the show is 100% reliable. Of course they can't test every variation of every myth they have tested for safety reasons as well as legal ones (i.e. cell phones on a plane). Despite whether they label the myths they have tested as "Busted" "Confirmed" or "Plausable", I would have to say that the ones that are labeled busted and plausable should be labeled as all plausable. Just the right time and right place, ANYTHING can happen. Under the right conditions, a port-a-potty can blow up while the occupant is *ahem* using the facilities and smoking at the same time, or Pirates could have been killed from the shrapnel coming from the wooden planks during a cannon fight. Its ALL plausable, unless confirmed.
2007-07-16 17:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Ma'iingan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is Myth busters reliable? Not really but it is a good start. Can a cell phone generate a spark to ignite gas fumes. NO. But don't tell soccer mom. The spark is caused by static and the static is causes by plastic and, or clothing rubbing against the interior, and then being discharged agaist the metal panels.
2007-07-16 14:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by Ripper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do not find myth busters all that reliable because they do not always test all the variables, which means no scene can be perfectly recreated. for example, mayeb the temp. of the day plays a role, the phone itself etc.
2007-07-16 14:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by Mandelynn G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you haven't realised that Myth Busters is for entertainment then you need to turn your TV off!
2007-07-19 02:53:00 · answer #5 · answered by Angelbabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They go above and beyond. If you think there is flaws in the tests, tell them. But at least they don't just accept hearsay as facts.
2007-07-16 14:08:45 · answer #6 · answered by Chaine de lumière 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. It's a fun show and Jamie has a great butt that's fun to watch. Don't take anything you see on TV with such seriousness.
2007-07-16 14:57:02 · answer #7 · answered by Nightlight 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutly not reliable
they don't even re-create the situations or circumstances exactly as they exist or were thought to exist in real life situation or myth
if they can't re-create a situation exactly.......they should not bother, how would one ever know for sure if it would ever be "reliable."
2007-07-16 13:58:15 · answer #8 · answered by amber 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's reliable.
2007-07-16 15:43:51 · answer #9 · answered by CBlackfire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are situation that just can't be recreated no matter how hard you may try.......... So no they are not all the reliable.........
2007-07-16 13:30:39 · answer #10 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋