Mythbusters on Discovery, They Blow Stuff Up
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Mythbusters on Discovery
is one of my favorite shows. Why? Because in almost every show they BLOW STUFF UP!
On a recent episode the assistants of Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, the hosts of Mythbusters on Discovery, explored the myth of a farmer’s exploding pants. It seems that in the early 1900’s there was an outbreak of farmers that had their pants blow right off their body. In researching the myth, the Mythbusters team discovered a concoction of chemicals being used as an herbicide in the area plagued by the exploding pants.
In their testing at the Mythbusters “lab”, an industrial warehouse, discovered this mix of chemicals would produce an impressive bang with only a small amount being impacted by a hammer. Good thing the were wearing goggles!
In true Mythbusters fashion the team pushes the myth to the limit. In the final test they visit the explosive rang of the FBI, their crash test dummy Buster in tow. The Mythbusters fill the pockets of Buster’s pants with large quantities of this fantastically volitile mix of chemicals and leave him to his fate. From the safety of the detonation chamber there is a short count down and Buster disintegrates in a fantastic shower of fire, smoke, and dummy parts. All of this is of course captured by high speed video allowing vivid viewing of Buster’s explosive demise.
The conclusion, of course, is the exploding pants myth is confirmed, not busted. Mythbusters on Discovery is a great watch and you can always count on something blowing up; or at least getting damaged with drama.
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