The Most BORING MythBusters Myth

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[@rondoeyo]

Mythbusters was part of my childhood I don't remember the boring one's.

[@TomOConnor-BlobOpera]

Pyramid Power, without a doubt. That was the only one where i literally thought "Oh, ffs, fast-forward"

[@HariSeldon913]

Dr. Mike did a video about the medical myths you did on Mythbusters. You really should react to it.

[@womble10576]

i can't remember any boring me while watching but i remember thinking at the time that the cabin fever myth would have bored me to insanity if i was having to do it!!

[@TK-421_66]

I know Mythbusters didn't invent the concept but I learned that failure is always an option and is an excellent teacher.

[@jeromethiel4323]

Failure is only a teacher if you learn from your failure. A lot of people do not. Can failure be a good teacher? Yes. I would even argue that failure is an excellent teacher. Provided you actually learn from it. And it can be hard to accept failure was because of something you did incorrectly, and that perhaps you should try something else. Human ego, i believe is the single largest block to learning. /edit: I will say the longer i am an engineer, the more humble i find myself. I am good at my job, no denying that. But an expert any anything? Nope. Experts know all the answers on a topic, and i will never fall into that category. Been there, thought i knew it all, only to find out i did not. To the point that i will never call myself an expert. Competent? Good? Sure, but never expert.

[@pacmon5285]

Mythbusters is one of the best shows in history. I still miss having new episodes. I wish it was easier to compile a high quality collection of the episodes to rewatch. I can rewatch it so much.

[@oxyLuna]

I have them compiled

[@jasonarcher7268]

Prime video has a 24/7 Mythbusters channel

[@Bearsarecats]

@@oxyLuna Would you be willing to share? I'd love to watch them all again with my daughters

[@enlacostaizquierda]

They've recently been putting full episodes (and full seasons of episodes) on KZbin. Not just "best of clips" but entire shows. I think seasons 4-9 are completely available now.

[@RossMcCarthy-qk3yp]

6:20 Yeah, I recently watched the first season of the show for the first time in AGES and there is a montage devoted to Adam and Jamie personally calling places for permission to do stuff and all of them saying no or being like "You wanna do what???"

[@TurboLingaLanguages]

"We were peers -- we just didn't know it yet." Simply beautiful.

[@RowanHawkins]

You mentioned a while back in a previous video that the stunt driving classes you had taken for the show made it so that when you were in an actual accident with a car that had a problem you were able to recognize the problem and safely steer the car still. I haven't watched the video yet but I've felt strongly that we need to teach more people how to actually operate their vehicles. One of the first things to get cut from high school budgets is the driver's education training and it shows with the poor quality of the drivers on the road today.

[@alexandrarabinovici3826]

I never had a driving class in any of my school years :(

[@PatrickSBellSr]

The "Bull in a China Shop" episode changed me - I mean talk about myths!! I still show that clip to friends.😊

[@HariSeldon913]

The best for me was when Adam and Jamie appeared on CSI testing if a tazer could ignite pepper spray. At the time, CSI was first or second in the prime time drama ratings and Mythbusters was popular enough for them to take notice. Just wish they'd gotten some lines.

[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

Yes I remember that episode...I was so disappointed they didn't give Jamie or Adam any lines .It was a wild episode and they were at the top of the ratings and no lines it was like heck might as well Had William Peterson look at a picture of them

[@belg4mit]

@@Amethyst_Dragon_ Likely a union thing. Those with speaking parts are treated differently than background cast.

[@Zerbey]

The pyramid power one is the dumbest, I think you've mentioned that in other videos. The one that surprised me the most is that talking to plants actually does make them grow faster. It was so ludicrous, but it worked.

[@johnlucas6683]

What was the explanation? Carbon dioxide? Vibrations? I can't remember if I've watched that.

[@tomrogue13]

All i remember from that episode was tory yelling "you stuck you freshman!" At his plants lol

[@Max88188]

The man who didnt consider himself a scientist inspired an entire generation of scientists.

[@nekosarantango865]

Myth you learned from for life... How to escape underwater car

[@antoniojones6256]

How to escape from quicksand (I think...)

[@seeingthepattern]

@@antoniojones6256 You know, quicksand has never played as much a part in my life as childhood TV led me to expect.

[@MrMilarepa108]

The one who panics dies.

[@ianpershing1200]

unless it's a Tesla

[@john345ish]

I put a glass shattering hammer thing in my car after seeing that - hopefully never need it but good to have just in case

[@tommyfraz.]

I want to know how having Camera Drones, would have enhanced Mythbusters. Drone footage seems so standard now, watching all of the old episodes it feels like “I wish they could have a different angle.”

[@seeingthepattern]

I think they would have been a tremendous boost to all the Big Bang stories. Ah well.

[@cruisinguy6024]

It would have been a game changer

[@robadams1645]

Also, high speed cameras are way better and way cheaper now.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

@@robadams1645 And you can often see them at work on KZbin, being operated by people who were inspired to go in that direction with their working life by MythBusters.

[@kindyrpenumbra7170]

My understanding is that one of their cameramen was kind of pioneering the use of drone photography through the life of the show. Adam has talked about the camera guy building octorotors and getting shots that were ahead of their time. It would be even better now.

[@nielshaentjens5758]

For those of you wondering, at 7:23 he said 'fait accompli', which is French for an accomplished fact, something that is considered already done.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

"Better to ask for forgiveness than permission"

[@GP-ur6if]

Makes me think of a question "When did you and Jamie suddenly realize that you could start asking for stuff from the top brass?" :D

[@andrewrexroth577]

I just watched the pilot season again yesterday, and, in the best way, you can tell that it was made with a small crew. And yes, Biscuit Bullet was episode 2

[@GulbransonPhoto]

I know Adam will never see this comment, but my son and I loved this show. We loved watching it together, and we still talk about it. He is now a structural engineer and will be a PE soon. I know that Mythbusters and Adam played a role in his path in life. Thank you, Adam.

[@tested]

We will pass your kind comment on to Adam! (He does read comments a lot, but just in case.)

[@timothykelly5588]

the jet pack build-"everything worked....except the whole thing" terrifying thought for an engineer

[@billbucktube]

A thought developed while watching the Mythbusters team: “It is what it is! Doesn’t matter what you or I think it is. It is what it is. It is necessary for us to remain open to one or both of us being correct from our point of view.

[@swskitso]

Didn't get the projectile but roughly 1999-2000 I had a can of biscuits startle me just 15 minutes after leaving the store. Forget why but that bag had been placed on the rear dash.

[@GeomancerHT]

There was this time when I never thought Myhtbusters would end, and that was one of the best feeling in my youth. Smartest show I have ever saw, should have been mandatory to watch in schools.

[@ChaosGenerator]

Your comments about your experience with the lead balloon episode highlight a certain truth. You just never know what is going to stick, resonate with people, and catch on because it is often the most unexpected thing that does.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

Sometimes, the moments that do that are just... emergent during the process.

[@ChaosGenerator]

@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t You are completely correct. It is impossible to engineer spontaneity much like it is next to impossible to engineer making something go viral until you have become somewhat of a cultural meme yourself.

[@treycooper3715]

There are a ton of KZbin channels that use mythbusters methodology. You the built the coat rack for the creatives of the world to hang their hat. Thank you sir!

[@bickybickford]

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one that uses "fait accompli".

[@GrumpiestKevin]

I stumbled across Mythbusters when that very first episode was airing and have been hooked ever since. The biscuit bullet was one of my favorites because it was counter to what I expected. But I also got the advantage of TV time and not sitting through the whole thing real time.

[@MsManomen]

It wouldn't work on television today because tv is dead. But it would work on new media. And it still does. I am not the only one who regularly watches reruns on KZbin and that's not just nostalgia. The reason it worked on tv back then was its modern media look and feel

[@arkturhellsing1484]

My anxiety disorder makes watching shows dangerous. Mythbusters was one of the few I enjoyed and didn’t have to worry about having an attack.

[@gohawks3571]

Wow! I didn't realize that could be why I can't watch certain things 🤔 Like, I would love to watch CSI & whatnot, but I can't be interrupted. I have to see justice happen or I'm not ok, so I just don't watch it.

[@jmalmsten]

I was very much expecting the most boring myth to film would be Pyramid Power

[@kiloyardstare]

Adam's incredulity on Power Pyramid made it a fun watch.

[@michaelnolan6054]

Just the premise- that itself was life changing. “Is that possible/plausible/comfirmed/busted?”

[@violadrone4285]

"Wait wait wait! Don't hang up!" had me in stitches XD

[@topsecret1837]

Can’t help but realize I literally grew up throughout the entire run; from toddler to adult.

[@TheCoolVids123]

It’s so incredible listening to Adam speak. He’s so smart and insightful. Truly a special ans one-of-a-kind person

[@Bearsarecats]

These videos are so candid and it's amazing. Please keep doing them for as long as it pleases you.

[@tested]

Thanks for saying that - we appreciate it.

[@nickmccabe2327]

I would love to hear Jamie answer the question about the most boring MythBusters myth

[@Sandul666]

5:20 I'm not sure about that, my kids were born during the peak of the show and didn't start watching it until it was available for streaming and they are teens now and absolutely love the show today. I don't think much would have to be different, the hosts just need to show the same level of passion and interest.

[@kenbrown2808]

I think the biggest problem for the longevity of the show is you run out of myths that have any kind of reasonable basis.

[@hazel5092]

Wow, just realized mythbusters is a year older then me

[@tested]

!!!!!

[@johnmckeighan4400]

Your sense of humor is a common ground for many.

[@TheHGP3]

The only one the team got wrong was the Hiccup episode. Specifically the butter knife in glass of water. Think Tory had the knife handle to the side of his cheek. The butt off the handle goes on your forehead as you drink the glass of water.

[@qwerty9489]

I still watch mythbusters as recently as yesterday. because of that show and other similar shows encourage me to learn more as an adult than a teenager in school.....what other youtube channels are educational and exciting as mythbusters?

[@Mythilt]

Probably learning how to keep calm when the situation needs it, is one of the biggest lessons they hopefully learned.

[@gregorygorham9793]

There were definitely some mistakes, and each time it changed how you approached safety....

[@redcuillin]

If TV viewership was massively higher than today, then why on earth would TV today take exponentially more people? And only to produce a much blander and less intelligent output.

[@jamesengland7461]

Now, some KZbinrs are producing stuff better than television. Yes, those examples have production teams, but still.

[@1electromagnetic]

MythBusters was great but if it would've gone soley to being a KZbin Channel in 2011 it would still be operational today with other characters. It could easily have been a YT channel instead of a TV show

[@isaacdave5603]

Morning Adam from Boston Massachusetts ❤

[@spencerb4294]

Part of why I watch these videos is for life lessons. I feel like so often these tips and mindsets for these projects have lessons on how you can handle problems/challenges in life.

[@tested]

That’s lovely, thank you.

[@-7070]

With all the garbage and misinformation online and TV we need more shows like Myth Busters or a full return of it. More then ever

[@samanthanor332]

❤The heat is lost from the heat rise radiation outward from the heaters. You can get the heat lamps focused in the windows and it creates simulation of direct sunlight.

[@GP-ur6if]

The execs must have have been rejoicing, top of charts and small crew (so low costs)... throwing parties where 'yes people' would cheer their 'genius' lol

[@clbcl5]

Biscuit bullet was a demo done inside Adam's black Saturn car.

[@WednesdayTheClove]

Never been this early before. Got the same pencil you use Adam! It's fantastic

[@dand1485]

You basically created the flavor and draw of the popular KZbin channels today, in the days before KZbin! 💪🏼😆

[@marypasco2213]

Answer to first question(IMHO), would be SAFETY.

[@ed_halley]

"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." -- often attributed falsely to Samuel Clemens

[@xnamkcor]

"Building a machine for rapid experimental mythology". You son of a bitch. I'm in...

[@thedoneeye]

"Is Coca-Cola a reasonable spermicide?" Now THAT should be on a sticker!!! Probably didn't happen but I thought there was an episode on watching paint dry that would've been the most boring to film.

[@rebeccafluffypace1766]

I learned a lot!

[@averagegamer1911]

Mythbusters will always be my favorite show adam also reminds me of my cousion

[@AG-ur1lj]

Still sad the myth I submitted never made it on the show: whether a waterspout can be dispersed with broadside cannons

[@Nitrotetrazole]

kinda wish these videos were chaptered with each question

[@Rembrant65]

Thank you for making this video and yes, I am tired of the toss. ;)

[@cijmo]

I lost interest when they started busting movie stunts but I figured it was because they ran out of urban myths.

[@ShausagePizza]

How can it not be “pyramid power”

[@joyl7842]

I like that he thinks he's able to think like an engineer and scientist, but he's at most a very enthusiastic amateur. He does some really dumb things, like altering high-quality tools such as the fractal vice - thinking it will be just as precise after he went to town on it with his own hands. No. You have heavy power-tools sitting on a cheap wooden floor. Nothing you work on is going to be precise. You have a lot of fans and a shop full of stuff. That does not make you a professional engineer or scientist.

[@mateuszcielas3362]

how much this lead balloon cost btw?

[@integralevideo]

My life lesson from the show, don't stare at redheads to hard, you will go blind.

[@AmaroqStarwind]

When testing sharks and magnets, you guys didn’t seem to take the polarity of the magnet into account.

[@Bearsarecats]

Being in early enough to watch the view count rising is crazy haha

[@gundarsmiks4889]

Mr. Adam, ser. Can you please bust some myths??? It would swim right on top of youtube instantly!!! Please!! Be reasonable :)

[@Redbeard6969]

What are some of the myths that Jamie thought were for idiots?

[@ChristophBrinkmann]

Plane on a conveyor belt was one. Adam talks about that on this channel. Dunno about any others. I recommend watching that video; it's an interesting one.

[@tested]

As an example, the movie and TV myths almost without exception, especially the Star Wars myths.

[@seeingthepattern]

Seriously, the pyramid thing? Boring AF.

[@ricky5369]

Do you read the questions beforehand? You definitely act like you've never seen them before

[@tested]

The ones from his phone are asked during the stream, so he wouldn’t have seen them before, no. Some questions are pre-submitted by Tested members, and he usually looks at them right before the stream.

[@oswinhull4203]

Nah I think Mythbusters would still be as popular as it ever was. Ratings people have no idea what they are talking about. KZbin has proven things that would never have been green lit by a network and are extremely cost efficient can be super popular. Networks still don't want to acknowledge that the Internet exists. The biggest youtubers have essentially been a guy people watch playing video games. The biggest podcast is a not very funny comedian talking to random people for 3 hours. People would love an internet version of mythbusters.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

.Thanks.

[@Getawaymoments]

Small crew with limited outside interference is the secret sauce for great TV. As soon as an uncreative management weenie gets involved "with their ideas" your show is toast, why most movies suck for parts 2,3,4 ect. I knew Dirty Jobs was done when Mike started making craft services jokes. If the crew is that big, nothing original or unique is happening. This is why small KZbin channels are great BUT!!!! The KZbin channels with huge crews will eventually suck. Too msny cooks, especially the $$$ people ruin everything.

[@jaywaggener7448]

11 minutes is a pr for me😂

[@AdverseOpinion]

I am so early that my gf is mad.

[@stefanwagner2262]

[@pyeitme508]

OOF

[@Microhistoriasdelprofe]

First coment! ❤

[@ronj8000]

You where never a peer to a scientist or engineer.

[@jamesengland7461]

Ok, grumpy; Adam and team were doing science and engineering on a daily basis, teaching the world more about it than most science teachers ever could, and inspiring multitudes by their scientific work. Sorry you can't see that.

[@AMVH2012]

Man, I wish Adam would stop saying he is a scientist and an engineer. Scientist work years to earn a the right to call themselves that. They get the degree, the masters and the PHD to focus to science as a career. Engineers work years to earn the right to call themselves that. They have the degree and are recognized by a licensing body. They wear the iron ring as a reminder that if they mess up people die and they take on that responsibility. I am also a maker with a whole array of uncommon skills that an engineer could have along with a computer science degree and I would never call myself a scientist or an engineer.

[@eleanorlegg4674]

As a holder of a PhD (astrophysics), I'd say that what mythbusters did was absolutely science. The undergrad and the masters serve to get your knowledge to the point that you are capable of asking and understanding the questions at the very boundaries of human knowledge. The PhD is where you actually go and use those skills to push that boundary out a tiny bit, and we do science to do so. The thing is, mythbusters was using that same scientific method. They rarely discovered anything truly new, but they did work to further colour in understanding behind that boundary. They didn't work to the same precision as you might in a lab, but the measure of science isn't truly in how precise and accurate your gauges are. Rather the precision and accuracy are tools to aid in the discovery of knowledge.

[@rondoeyo]

If you're not first you're Last.

[@ManaBDew]

You never mentioned what show however, though I may have missed something Godspeed , sincerely, team earth 🌎 😂🦻

[@SavageGreywolf]

You just blow in from stupid town?