Watch mythbusters online mythbusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by australias beyond television productions for the discovery channel. The following is a list of all of the episodes of mythbusters up through season six showing which dvds they appear on. Mythbusters is a science entertainment tv program created and produced by australias beyond television productions for the discovery channel there is no consistent system for organizing mythbusters episodes into seasons. Oh and mythbusters proved you could make bulletproof armor with em. Apr 01, 2010 junior mythbusters are trying to bust a myth that phone books can save you and your car from bullets.
Fright night episode 2, october 28, 2012 disc two myth evolution episode 145, november 18, 2009 paper armor episode 186, june 29, 2011 phone book friction episode. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series mythbusters. The scientific reason why books, magazines, or any thick enough sheaf of pages is resistant to certain calibers of bullet is the same reason why kevlar vests work. The mythbusters find out if diving underwater will protect you from an explosion and if phone books can make car doors bulletproof. In the episode, the mythbusters revisited the epic final scene of jaws and tested whether shooting a scuba tank with a bullet would actually make it explode. In friday after next, damon has the protagonists wrap him in phone books when going to a party, due to a noodle incident where he was stabbed. Mythbusters 18 uncategorized 5 unchained reaction 1 tags armor blast wave buoyancy drag education electronics float harmonics helium balloons momentum mythbusters phone book ping pong balls projectile resonant frequency sink sks rifles terminal ballistics terminal velocity trigonometry.
The myth was busted, but many viewers thought they got it wrong. The cast of the television series mythbusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives tales, and the like. Coming up on mythbusters will this refrigerator let buster survive this atomic bomb were about to set off. Although i was slightly disappointed that it didnt contain teh paper crossbow ep detailed on the cover, it was still a brillant dvd and has provided much. Busted, the build team filled several car doors with phone books and. All three mythbusters got quickchange sequences for the armor, like grant jumpcutting from plainclothes to armor and tory walking behind a pole and changing cartoonstyle. An advert for strongbow cider had a guy giving a braveheartesque rousing speech to massed ranks of tradesmen with suitably working class improvised weaponry and armour the shield wall is made up of satellite dishes and dustbin lids, various soldiers are armed with spirit levels, paint rollers and garden tools, and most of them are wearing hard hats.
Mar 31, 2010 during their small scale tests, the mythbusters discovered that water can diminish the force of a shock wave caused by an explosion, giving credence to this myth. Apr 20, 2015 by filling the cavities of a car with phonebooks will it make the car bulletproof for non armor piercing rounds. These are the methods they attempted to pull the phone books apart. The season sets have included multiple episodes mostly in order, the collections which there has been two of include a random assortment of episodes, and a lot of episodes. Will tory and kari successfully pull apart two phone books in 30 minutes without breaking their teeth. Mythbusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by australias beyond television productions for the discovery channel. Half a century on, moon landing conspiracy theories persist. The fist thing that comes to my mind is phone books with plate steel as illustrated in the book. A pair of cars also failed at pulling the phone books apart. I have shot into phone books with 9mm jhp didnt expect it to go through but what they did and calibers used was suprising. Gonzo pop culture meets offbeat science as adam savage and jamie hyneman two special effects guys with over thirty years of experience between them take on urban legends, ancient myths and tall tales of all kinds to debunk or confirm. Mythbusters is a great platform where kids can show their talents. Tory, grant and kari get to play with some high power guns to see if phone books work as a poor mans car armor.
The series was transmitted by numerous international broadcasters, including sbs australia firstrun episodes, with repeat episodes shown on 7mate australia, and other. The armor proves very effective, but ultimately he succumbs under the hail of gunfire. Weve been separating fact from fiction with mythbusters for as long as we can remember, but one thing we know for sure is that discoverys longestrunning series is signing off with a bang. And then kari, grant and tory test a fishy tale of. By filling the cavities of a car with phonebooks will it make the car bulletproof for nonarmor piercing rounds. Jul 08, 2011 if were talkin full size phone books and they were competently secured, then they would spred the area of a punch over a much broader area. Jan 15, 2015 the phone book, do people still use it.
Anyways, just curious if anyone has put any thought into improvised body armor that can be produced quick and is effective against a 556 at say 50 feet. Cute, but given the asian armor theme, i wouldve liked a more elaborate henshin transformation sequence like in anime or power rangers. Its hosted by jamie hyneman, a model maker and specialeffects expert for the movie and tv industries, and adam savage, whose handy expertise includes carpentry, welding, and animation. I just found the mythbusters epp summary from the wiki for the paper armour vs steel armour vs bullets etc. The build team calculated how many phone books would be needed to completely bulletproof the car, which was around 900. The folks at mythbusters, who apparently also watch burn notice, successfully demonstrated that phone books are no match for a. The surfing with dynamite continued the trend towards busting internet videos that has been appearing in mythbusters. The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time. Tori, and grant will risk life, limb, and eyebrows to stamp each myth with the official mythbusters seal. To help during this pandemic, ive lowered the price of my membership which has over digital resources plus over a 100 flipped video lessons you can provide your.
Savage has commented that it is difficult to test myths that require them to disprove general claims because of the. Bullets vs breastplate mythic scribes writing forums. The official mythbusters website lists episodes by calendar year. The full metal jacket bullets for the highpowered rifles came apart upon hitting the water. Find out whether jamie hyneman and adam savages ducttape canoe can survive waves 3 to 4 feet taller than their bow, and see what made adam cry, uh oh. It was an engineering challenge and adam and jamie succeeded with a delicate 10 ft lead cube balloon. The series premiered on the discovery channel on january 23, 2003. The show ran from 2003 to 2016 adam and jamie originally gained minor celebrity when their robot blendo was a competitor on robot wars then. The linothorax is a type of upper body armor used by the ancient macedonians. Once you master the proper way of ripping a phone book in half, you can use this crutch less and less. The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time isbn 141690929x also gives a list of a dozen myths that are unlikely to be explored although four were eventually tested. I remember that mythbusters answered that question on one of their episodes, so you might find it on their website faqs.
The shows hosts, special effects experts adam savage and jamie hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages. A car completely covered in phone books will be bulletproof. Cutting down trees and the minigun turned carie byron into someone who was afraid of guns to someone who likes them. As it was expected, mythbusters exposed our suit of armor to the barrage of assaults from swords and arrows to some serious firepower our armor withstood swords and arrows attacks with no problem at all as it was expected and even stopped xviii century flintlock handgun bullet lower part of the photo. Finally, the mythbusters resorted to using an m551 sheridan light tank and an m1 armored personnel carrier, which were able to pull the phone books apart. List of mythbusters episodes project gutenberg self. Mythbusters is an australianamerican science entertainment television program created by peter rees and produced by australias beyond television productions. 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. Any kind of phone book armor would only let you have enough time to get out of there asap, it turns to confetti far too fast.
In the intro of the phone book friction myth, the bluescreen first showed adam and jamie alone tugging on the phone books, then two groups of people, then two cars, then two tanks. Dip it into a cup of water and let it drip onto the first pages that you will be ripping. The most heavily armored firefly stays behind to cover the familys retreat. This mythbusters collection contains 12 episodes of mythbusters, including a collection of veiwer myths, viral videos and the highly controversial airplane on a conveyer belt episode. All you want to know about mythbusters pizza box bulletproof. What adam savage has been up to since leaving mythbusters. Just dont let them see you getting your finger wet and dont let them examine the wet parts of the phone book. Combined with the mythbusting dna of the original series and adding elements of the search, this is a format where kids show off their ingenuity and stem superskills. The term thorax was the word for breastplate during this era and was traditionally made of metal in most contexts. 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. The mythbusters find out if two interlocking phone books can be pulled apart and if a shark can be killed with a harpoon and black powder. And then kari, grant and tory test a fishy tale of hollywood pyrotechnics with their own big bang theories. They put phonebooks on a car and shot at the car with different arms to see if anything got through. I wish we had some more phone book body armor for sale, but it al.
Phone book armor i dont know about bullets but they do make good armor for stick fighting. Aug 15, 2019 adam savage has replaced the stalwart, uberserious jamie hyneman with a bunch of teens and preteens. So exactly how hard is it to find a needle in a haystack, anyway. The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time zimmerman, keith, zimmerman, kent, hyneman, jamie, savage, adam, rees, peter on. Dec 29, 2014 i just found the mythbusters epp summary from the wiki for the paper armour vs steel armour vs bullets etc. A 12 gauge deer slug and m14 round shot through it. The show does not follow a typical calendar of on and off air periods. The linothorax body armor alternate history of the world. However, you dont wear phone books on your head, so phone book armor would be ineffective against the most potent punches. Phonebook bullet proof car page 2 springfield xd forum. Where do i get the little black book that the mythbusters. Watch mythbusters season 6, episode 12 phone book friction.
Searching for mythbusters pizza box bulletproof information. The mythbusters tried to pull the two phone books apart with human power, which was unsuccessful. Jun 28, 2010 phonebook bullet proof car discussion in xdtalk chatter box started by thebigc1234, jun 28, 2010. The modern term linothorax is based on the greek, which means wearing a breastplate of linen. Kari spoke with antique armor expert greg martin, who explained that paper armor was in use as early as 600 bc and was built up from layers that may have been impregnated with resin or shellac. Mythbusters phonebook friction tv episode 2008 imdb.
Im watching mythbusters and they are doing a segment on phone book armor for cars. Plus phone book pages are so think any small amount of rain reduces them to virtually nothing, plus with soy ink there are no nasty. Back in my high school days i was in to jeet kune dostick fighting was a big part. April 12 well they are amazing at what they do to put themselves on the line at busting even the. Hopefully well be gone before the pool fully drains. Junior mythbusters are trying to bust a myth that phone books can save you and your car from bullets. Lead balloon featured the mythbusters at their best. Mar 02, 2009 as each bullet strikes and stops, it shreds a good deal of paper, it takes only about 20 rounds of. In 2005, the mythbusters took a dive into sharkinfested waters to test theories from the 1975 classic film jaws. The series is transmitted by numerous international broadcasters, including sbs australia new episodes, repeat episodes show on 7mate australia, and other discovery channels worldwide. If you want an even better book costs more money you should get the machinerys handbook.
However, the books held and the mythbusters resorted to using the military vehicle technology foundations m551 sheridan light tank and m1 armored personnel carrier, with a combined 650 horsepower, which were finally able to pull the phone books apart but they still did not separate every page. However, this may phone books weighed significantly more than the car could carry, so the build team was forced to cut back the amount of phone books to 400. The surprising thing about the bulletproof water was how poorly the highpowered rifles did. We used to duck tape phone books around our bodies, put a hockey helmet on and go at it. On this episode of mythbusters adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. Mythbusters is a science entertainment television program created by peter rees and produced by australias beyond television productions for the discovery channel. The shows hosts, special effects experts adam savage and jamie hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, internet videos, and. So i was watching mythbusters last night and they armored a car with only phone books.
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