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Post by silverdragon on May 9, 2015 5:40:36 GMT
If you could ask any member on here a question, what would it be?... [Keep It Clean, ok?...]I bring this up because there are a few questions on the ask Adam or Jamie thread [ citadelofmyths.freeforums.net/thread/1498/ask-adam-jamie?page=2&scrollTo=64601 ]that would be interesting to know what the rest of us think about, like the one asked by Lex, if you could go back in time, what time period would interest you most. |
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Post by silverdragon on May 9, 2015 5:45:47 GMT
If I went back in time, with someone to restrain me from tinkering, I think Victorian to see just how it was.
Then back to DaVinci to ask if he ever built one of his crazy inventions, did it work and what did he do about it...
He was, I think, one of the original Mythbusters.
There are several periods I would visit.
There are several I would not....
Because if I had the ability to stop things happening, I would.
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Post by the light works on May 10, 2015 3:43:43 GMT
hmmm... it'd be interesting to visit certain eras, just to see what they were really like. not entirely sure I'd like the answer, though. I do like my modern conveniences.
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Post by the light works on May 10, 2015 3:45:17 GMT
I think I asked this somewhere before - if you could tell younger you to make one minor change in your life, what would it be?
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Post by silverdragon on May 14, 2015 8:11:04 GMT
I want to ask everyone the same question...
When did you first get into Mythbusters, how, and why?...
For example, first season in the UK, because it looked interesting, I think I remember a car full of Cookie dough being the first episode I saw, or was it lawn chair and balloons?...
Either way, I saw, I was fascinated, I set a reminder to look out for future episodes, and I just hoped this would develop into something good.
It did.
I would regularly trawl through Discover channel at that time for interesting TV.
So I was actively looking for something to watch....
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Post by the light works on May 14, 2015 13:42:43 GMT
I want to ask everyone the same question... When did you first get into Mythbusters, how, and why?... For example, first season in the UK, because it looked interesting, I think I remember a car full of Cookie dough being the first episode I saw, or was it lawn chair and balloons?... Either way, I saw, I was fascinated, I set a reminder to look out for future episodes, and I just hoped this would develop into something good. It did. I would regularly trawl through Discover channel at that time for interesting TV. So I was actively looking for something to watch.... I happened across it, about the time I got married, and then spent a couple years without TV service - so I actually first got into it twice. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on May 14, 2015 14:04:20 GMT
I want to ask everyone the same question... When did you first get into Mythbusters, how, and why?... For example, first season in the UK, because it looked interesting, I think I remember a car full of Cookie dough being the first episode I saw, or was it lawn chair and balloons?... Either way, I saw, I was fascinated, I set a reminder to look out for future episodes, and I just hoped this would develop into something good. It did. I would regularly trawl through Discover channel at that time for interesting TV. So I was actively looking for something to watch.... I've been an MB fan for about 10 years. I was studying physics in college and some of my classmates were always talking about the show, so I figured that I had to try it. And, as they say, the rest is history.  Favorite moment is still when they made the cement truck disappear (S3 E2: Salsa Escape) If that doesn't put a smile on your face, I don't know what will... Currently, I am proud to say, my kids enjoy watching the show with me.  To add an addendum to SD's question: What is your favorite MB moment? |
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Post by the light works on May 14, 2015 14:21:26 GMT
I think probably the most "mythbusters" moment for me was Adam picking up the random piece of debris and pronouncing, "well, THERE'S your problem."
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Post by GTCGreg on May 14, 2015 14:55:45 GMT
The cement truck was my favorite, followed by the water heater launch. Both of them.
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on May 15, 2015 2:31:49 GMT
I first got involved with Mythbusters when I was working at a DVD store. We had to play DVD’s & Mythbusters was one of the most frequently played as it was considered a ‘family friendly’ program. As for my favourite Mythbusters moment it has to be that now famous moment from the Exploding Cell Phone myth when Adam uttered those now famous words Am I Missing An Eyebrow?  |
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Post by silverdragon on May 15, 2015 8:21:09 GMT
I think the first time Adam or Jamie expressed the "what the heck are we doing?."
Water heater rocket, Am I missing an eyebrow, compact compact, the two vehicles at 30 mph dont make a 60mph collision, because that changed what I knew, and many many more.
Its hard to pick a fav. moment, but finding out there is a new series about to air is still the greatest "Thank (beep) for that" in our house, and yes, all three of my kids watch the show...
And the Missus...
Missus likes big bang.
BEHAVE.... she agrees with Jamie, it aint worth doing unless you OVER-do it.
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Post by mrfatso on May 15, 2015 11:08:13 GMT
I first really got into the show watching the areas ape from Alcatraz episode, for some reason that grabbed me more than the trailers Disco UK were showing of random things just blowing up.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on May 15, 2015 13:50:16 GMT
I think the first time Adam or Jamie expressed the "what the heck are we doing?." Water heater rocket, Am I missing an eyebrow, compact compact, the two vehicles at 30 mph dont make a 60mph collision, because that changed what I knew, and many many more. Its hard to pick a fav. moment, but finding out there is a new series about to air is still the greatest "Thank (beep) for that" in our house, and yes, all three of my kids watch the show... And the Missus... Missus likes big bang. BEHAVE.... she agrees with Jamie, it aint worth doing unless you OVER-do it. Now that you mention, Compact Compact also has a special place in my heart. The symphony of destruction and the details that went into the two semis crushing the car...AMAZING! |
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Post by the light works on May 15, 2015 14:31:43 GMT
I like getting the moments where I look at it and say to myself, "well, that makes sense, why did I never look at it that way before?"
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Post by OziRiS on May 17, 2015 8:24:18 GMT
I don't remember exactly how I got into Mythbusters. I think I was just surfing channels one day and found it interesting enough to stop and have a look.
What I love most about the show is the fan involvement. The fact that they take suggestions from viewers and are even willing to try something again if there's a good enough argument for it. I have tremendous respect for that approach. Adam and Jamie (and the build team back in the day) may not be "official" scientists, but they certainly follow the scientific model and that makes them scientists in my view.
My favorite myth? Can't say. Anything that gets the team excited about what they're doing is fun to watch.
On the flip-side of that, my least favorite myths are the ones where it seems like they'd rather be doing something else, regardless of the validity of the myth. That one especially applies to Jamie in "Plane on a Conveyor Belt". There was enough doubt about that one that it was worth testing (IMHO), but because Jamie was so convinced of what the result would be, he scoffed and sulked all the way through the episode. I understand how a person can be annoyed by having to test something that he essentially knows the answer to before they start, but the purpose of the show is to snuff out myths and misconceptions. This was a somewhat common misconception and because of that, a valid test. Him treating it like it was "beneath him" in some way was really a put-off for me. They've all done it at one time or another, but that was the worst one for me.
To end on a more positive note, some of my favorite shows are the ones where the results are a complete surprise for the cast. The "Compact Compact" revisit where Jamie was proven wrong about collision speeds, "Bullets Fired Up" where they actually ended up providing data that the military could use for practical purposes, "Swimming in Syrup" where it turned out that an average swimmer would actually do better than a trained professional because of the technique required, and of course "Blind Driver" where not only the crew but I as the viewer was completely stumped that a blind guy could safely drive a car solely on instructions from Jamie.
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Post by silverdragon on May 23, 2015 8:14:16 GMT
What was your worst decision.
Mine was perhaps to say Yes to jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft and parachuting.....
NEVER EVER AGAIN.
Unless in emergency....
It certainly isnt hang-gliding....
I tried skiing once.
Sliding down the hill at 20mph on two planks of wood with a couple of bamboo poles for protection?...
Oh look, there is a tree...
Its the only one for miles.
Yes of course I am going to hit it, the main question is, how hard?...
At a boat yard one time, I decided I could get the crane working.
It had stood there for a few years, but the boat we were doing, required lifting from one cradle to another.
So I fire it up.
I check the hydraulics, everything is on order...
But its not exactly in the right place.
So I need to move it.
I get it into gear and off we go, no more than 5 to 10mph, I am being careful...
The steering is slightly stiff...
But I get it to a better spot....
You know whats coming dont you?
20 ton crane at 10mph, foot goes to the floor, erm... no brakes?....
Thankfully, its just a thin film of rust, and after 6ft of excruciating (Oh CR@P!) this is going to be expensive, they bite, and I slow down....
Apparently I went white, and then green.....
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on May 23, 2015 11:19:26 GMT
I think I asked this somewhere before - if you could tell younger you to make one minor change in your life, what would it be? For me it would be don't argue with your Mother about not wanting to go to a private school rather than staying at the public school. I won the argument but now that wish I hadn't.  The school she wanted to send me to was much better and had better facilities, equipment & teachers. I wish I had gone to it I'd be MUCH better off now with my career if I had. |
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Post by OziRiS on May 23, 2015 11:24:27 GMT
I think I asked this somewhere before - if you could tell younger you to make one minor change in your life, what would it be? Take more interest in physics and chemistry. And for Dog's sake, find a school where the physics and chemistry teacher also takes more interest in physics and chemistry! (If someone had succesfully convinced me when I was younger that science is by far the coolest field I could've ever hoped to work in, I might have been an astrophysicist today) |
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Post by the light works on May 23, 2015 14:23:45 GMT
I found the sciences interesting but I had trouble wrapping my head around math.
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Post by OziRiS on May 23, 2015 14:40:28 GMT
I found the sciences interesting but I had trouble wrapping my head around math. By the time I was 13, the only interest I had was having fun and p*ssing off my mom while I was at it. I did well in school. When I wanted to... Probably could have done better if my teachers had seemed like teaching interested them. But it didn't, so none of them ever succeeded in explaining to any of us what math and physics and chemistry was good for out in the real world. Out of the 22 kids in my class, only 2 have made something great out of themselves. I just found out recently that one of them is a film maker for Discovery. Funny thing is, today, if I take a course in something, I'm always at the top of the class. I wish I could afford to go back to school and get myself some sort of degree. If I ever win a couple million in a lottery, that's what some of that money will be spent on. Taking care of my family while I learn as much interesting stuff as I can possibly get away with and turn all that knowledge into an interesting career that I can be happy with for the rest of my life. |
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The school she wanted to send me to was much better and had better facilities, equipment & teachers. I wish I had gone to it I'd be MUCH better off now with my career if I had.