‘Adam and Jamie explore the physics of shock waves in water, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if paper battle armor can compare to steel.‘
Paper Armor
I love it when the Mythbusters do historical myths. These are usually the most fun myths to watch, and it is interesting on a historical level as well. The Ancient Korean Hwacha in particular was one of my favourite myths in recent years.
The myth on display here was actually one that Continue reading
‘The MythBusters Look back at their favorite Plane, Train and Automobile Myths‘
Another clip show.
I would be happier if they just skipped a Continue reading
‘Adam and Jamie try to fix a flat tyre the MacGyver way with various materials. Did a fish escape capture on a rod so quickly, that it set the fishing rod on fire?‘
Fixing a Flat
This myth didn’t really grab my attention. While it wasn’t a particularly interesting idea, I was hoping that it would be an episode where Adam and Jamie tried to come up with their own innovative solutions, rather than trying out what had been suggested on the fan-site. There wasn’t even really much setup, they just went straight into testing the first method, and none of the footage was particularly exciting.
The second and third methods were a little more interesting, and they went into their method a bit more, but again it wasn’t particularly exciting. I guess that I just wasn’t really buying into the whole idea behind the myth. Especially when they took the myth into an urban environment. The whole thing seemed a little bit silly, which isn’t always a bad thing, but it stopped me from getting invested into this myth.
The final race was obviously a lot of fun for the pair, but by the point we reached it, I had lost virtually all interest in this story.
Flaming Reel
Another old wives tale supposedly demonstrated in a viral video. While it’s quite logical that your fishing reel heats up while running out a line, the idea that it would generate enough heat to combust seems fairly ridiculous. Unsurprisingly, they weren’t able to catch any fish to test it out in the field so they had to head back to the shop. Thankfully, they didn’t spend too much time relying on the antics of the trio, it was a pretty quick segment first up.
After that, there was a nice series of methodical experiments testing different types of line and reels. This was a really unusual case of me enjoying the secondary myth much more than Adam and Jamie’s segment. It wasn’t the most exciting myth, but the possible consequences were far more interesting than a flat tyre. Watching them test the myth with a go-kart was really fun to watch, and I was definitely looking forward to the final experiment and it didn’t disappoint. Watching the sidecar bike (with a really cool paint job) fly down the runway was about as exciting as this episode got, and the driver seemed to be having fun. On a side note I thought it was a little dismissive for the narrator to refer to the sidecar passenger merely as the driver’s mate rather than using her name.
All in all, this was a fairly forgettable episode. Next week’s myth sounds like fun though.
What I Liked – The final segments of the secondary myth were a lot of fun.
What I Didn’t Like – The primary myth was completely uninteresting, this was certainly a watch and forget episode.
Rating – 2 out of 5 (Disappointing)
‘Adam and Jamie test if you can jump out of the way of a bullet, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if hitting the water is just like hitting pavement after a fall.’
Dodge a Bullet
An interesting concept. We’ve all seen the Hollywood martial arts movie cliche of dodging a bullet, all the while knowing that it’s not going to happen at close range; but the idea that it might be possible at extreme ranges has enough plausability to warrant investigation. I was happy that they brought in professional snipers for this myth to add the extra layer of accuracy. I’ve actually seen Dave Liwanag (the sniper that they brought in) on other documentary shows performing some pretty amazing shots, and this episode was no different.
This episode was a great example of the methodical Continue reading
‘Adam and Jamie hit up another Spy Car Myth and Kari, Tory and Grant check out another Snow related myth.’
I’ve been looking forward to this episode since it was announced that they’d be revisiting the Spy Cars. The first Spy Car episode was a lot of fun, and I was really l excited to see what gadgets the guys could come up with this time.
Adam and Jamie didn’t disappoint. While the first Spy Car episode focused on gadgets Continue reading
Esoteric Fish - Shallow and Pedantic 