Annotated Mythbusters

• Frozen chickens cause more damage than thawed chickens when fired from a gun: confirmed
• Killer washing machine: busted
• Octopus eggs hatching inside a human: busted

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February 22, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (5)

• Jimmy Hoffa is buried in Giants stadium: busted
• A jet-engine can blow over a taxi: plausible
• Daddly long legs can deliver deadly bites: busted

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February 15, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (4)

• when a ship sinks, it will pull you down with it if you aren't far enough away: busted
• goldfish only have a three second memory: busted
• a complicated story involving the 1812 Overture, a trombone, and explosives: busted

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January 25, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (7)

• A bullet can cause explosive decompression in an airplane: busted
• A bullet used as a fuse in a truck can fire and injure a person: busted
• American Graffiti steel cable + police car scene: busted

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January 18, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (5)

• Super-elaborate injury by failure of pulley while lifting bricks: busted
• You can get electrocuted by peeing on an electrified thrid rail: busted
• You can get electrocuted by peeing on an electrified fence: confirmed
• A wallet made from an electric eel can demagnetize your cards: busted

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October 10, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0)

• It is very difficult to ignite a toilet bowl with a cigarette, even if it is filled with hairspray, bugs spray, or even gasoline.
• Over a hundred yard course, it is better to walk in the rain than run in the rain, if your goal is to not get wet. The difference isn't huge, but over eight trials the running person got wetter.
• Bullets made of meat don't work - they spray. Bullets made out of frozen gelatin don't do much damage from anything but point blank distance. Ice bullets were too difficult for them to make, are unrealistic.

September 23, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (8)