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Post by the light works on Feb 5, 2017 4:03:28 GMT
main myth: A Team cabbage weapon.
side myth: can you ride a backwards steering bicycle?
With red team on the air cannon and blue team on the crossbow, it promised to be a high powered competition, but once again, the team with hackett on it divided their forces and if it wasn't for a last minute reprieve, their effort would not have been completed. on the other side of the coin, the red team significantly stretched the spirit of the myth.
the backwards bicycle went pretty much as expected. old reflexes die hard.
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Post by ironhold on Feb 5, 2017 4:11:34 GMT
If you ask me, this episode shows why Brian and Martin both deserve to win. They could have easily spent the rest of the day playing cards while the other team's divided effort doomed them, but they instead went over to help so that the competition could be fair.
As it is, it looks like blue team's issues all came down to the bow components being installed backwards; once that mistake was spotted, things worked perfectly. While inadvertently installing something backwards - especially under a time crunch - can happen, I wonder why the blue team didn't recognize the flex issue before Brian and Martin pointed it out to them.
With Hackett's rig though, I think his main issue was with the mechanism he was using to hold the cabbage. It was flopping about, which is what both shredded the cabbage and caused the remaining bits to not fly as far. If he'd have redesigned the cupola it might have worked.
That being said though, Hackett once again went off on his own instead of helping out, which may be why Jon's mistake in installing the components backwards was missed.
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Post by the light works on Feb 5, 2017 4:22:12 GMT
If you ask me, this episode shows why Brian and Martin both deserve to win. They could have easily spent the rest of the day playing cards while the other team's divided effort doomed them, but they instead went over to help so that the competition could be fair. As it is, it looks like blue team's issues all came down to the bow components being installed backwards; once that mistake was spotted, things worked perfectly. While inadvertently installing something backwards - especially under a time crunch - can happen, I wonder why the blue team didn't recognize the flex issue before Brian and Martin pointed it out to them. With Hackett's rig though, I think his main issue was with the mechanism he was using to hold the cabbage. It was flopping about, which is what both shredded the cabbage and caused the remaining bits to not fly as far. If he'd have redesigned the cupola it might have worked. That being said though, Hackett once again went off on his own instead of helping out, which may be why Jon's mistake in installing the components backwards was missed. to be honest, I might have made the same mistake - thinking the springs should be tensioned against their arch. the crossbow needed some retuning, and the air cannon was unnecessarily complex. I would have spent the extra effort in making it a breech loader, instead of playing with the electrics, but that's me and my priorities. |
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Post by ironhold on Feb 5, 2017 22:05:38 GMT
I do want to say that Hackett would be best when given small projects he can do solo in order to ease the burden on everyone else to produce material, but then I remember the issues he had with the bike build and how people were astonished at his inability to get it figured out on his own.
The man may have all sorts of ideas rattling around, but he's pretty poor at making those ideas into reality and seemingly has questionable build skills at best. Couple this with his poor teamwork ability most episodes and what we now know about his criminal record, and I think he's a poor choice for a Mythbusters program. He might be at home on another show, like a revival of Brainiac, but not Mythbusters.
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Post by the light works on Feb 5, 2017 22:18:08 GMT
I do want to say that Hackett would be best when given small projects he can do solo in order to ease the burden on everyone else to produce material, but then I remember the issues he had with the bike build and how people were astonished at his inability to get it figured out on his own. The man may have all sorts of ideas rattling around, but he's pretty poor at making those ideas into reality and seemingly has questionable build skills at best. Couple this with his poor teamwork ability most episodes and what we now know about his criminal record, and I think he's a poor choice for a Mythbusters program. He might be at home on another show, like a revival of Brainiac, but not Mythbusters. I'm inclined to think he is probably better at designing his own machines than at assembling somebody else's machines. I'm inclined to chalk that up to a mindset that biases him towards doing his own thing. |
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Post by WhutScreenName on Feb 6, 2017 1:40:13 GMT
Hackett's crossbow was actually a pretty good design, and it seems his team mates were okay with him building it (at least what they showed on TV) for fear John's wouldn't work. As was stated above, the only real problem with Hackett's design, was the way the cabbage was held. Had they focused on his machine instead, I believe they would have been able to rectify the minor design flaws and NOT needed any help finishing.
That said, this episode, more than the others, really showed how much of an outsider Hackett is and how well the remaining contestants work as a team. If I had any say, Hackett would be let go, and the remaining contestants would become the hosts.
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Post by ironhold on Feb 6, 2017 5:12:43 GMT
There's a syndicated radio program that I listen to on weekends, first on Saturday nights and again on Sunday nights so that I don't miss anything; if I get interrupted during the first airing, I can catch what I missed on the second.
Well, the Saturday broadcast I listen to runs against the debut episode of "The Search", meaning that I have to choose between catching "The Search" or missing the middle hour of the show (which is when the host goes into trivia and music history).
Next weekend's broadcast is the 1,000th episode, so I'm really unsure as to which I want to catch.
Given this, does anyone know when re-runs are coming?
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Post by ponytail61 on Feb 6, 2017 6:31:24 GMT
There's a syndicated radio program that I listen to on weekends, first on Saturday nights and again on Sunday nights so that I don't miss anything; if I get interrupted during the first airing, I can catch what I missed on the second. Well, the Saturday broadcast I listen to runs against the debut episode of "The Search", meaning that I have to choose between catching "The Search" or missing the middle hour of the show (which is when the host goes into trivia and music history). Next weekend's broadcast is the 1,000th episode, so I'm really unsure as to which I want to catch. Given this, does anyone know when re-runs are coming? You could watch it online at your leisure. That's what I do. Just go to www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/mythbusters-the-search/ and pick the episode you want to watch and then sign in with your TV providers credentials. I have an HDMI cable run from computer to TV to watch on the big screen. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 6, 2017 14:54:10 GMT
I think they rerun it a couple times in the week, but I have it programmed for top priority on the DVR, so I catch it fresh.
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 6, 2017 23:38:37 GMT
Just watched the show and this was by far the best build yet.
Yes, the addition of the microwave oven triggering mechanism on the air cannon was a bit of a cheat, but it was an ingenious one, showing off Allen's skills with electronics. Had Kyle chosen to inform them on day one that it would be viewed as cheating, they could have easily made adjustments for a manual trigger. Also, Allen's idea to not use the whole cabbage and just take out the hard inner stem was a big part of the reason why their weapon did the most damage. Less surface area to create air resistance and less soft stuff to cushion the hit. His ability to think outside the box on this one made him my clear favorite for the MVP. Until Brian and Martin decided to help the other team...
I'm not entirely certain why Jon got the MVP this time. He's a great builder, normally has really good ideas, is the top guy on camera out of all of them and is generally a good teammate, but Hackett actually had the idea to go with the air cannon, just like the other team and was voted down in favor of Jon's crossbow design. Seeing how the other team's air cannon worked, that was a huge mistake on Jon and Tamara's part, which was probably made because they've seen on previous builds how Hackett's designs tend to fail and fail big.
Yes, Hackett went off on his own again, but to his credit, he conceded (even though his idea was for once better), went along with Jon's design and just worked on an alternate version of it. As WSN notes, it seems Jon and Tamara were good with that from the beginning.
I still think the MVP should have been given to either Martin and Brian for their selfless act of helping the other team in the spirit of competition and friendship, or to Allen for his ingenious design skills. If Hackett hadn't abandoned his design to back him up and if Martin and Brian hadn't helped, Jon's design would have failed miserably and I can totally understand why he was worried he was about to be sent home.
I think they made the right call this week by letting everyone stay. Before this show, I would have said Hackett or Brian would be going home, but they both showed things that I'd been missing from them on earlier challenges. Hackett showed a lot more team spirit than we've ever seen from him before and Brian got more in front of the camera and actually did pretty well with that.
That said, if I'd had to choose someone to go home, it would still be Hackett. He showed an incredible lack of skills on the bike build, went off on his own during the team build again (doesn't matter if the other two were fine with it - you have to wonder why and that's probably because they know by now that he can be disruptive if he doesn't get things his way) and he never ever cracks a smile at anything. He's a loner and he's just not entertaining to watch.
I still say get rid of Hackett and keep the rest.
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