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Dr. Drone

Sat Feb 23 2008, 06:02PM

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teslacoolguy

Sat Feb 23 2008, 09:51PM

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i feel the exact same way about life and i would LOVE to work with the mythbusters one day or at least meet them. On the other hand i do have some comments about the show and i usually end up yelling at the tv

and adding some of my comments but overall i like the show especally when they go full scale with explosives because they go all out and it always ends with a boom

Michael W.

Sun Feb 24 2008, 03:00AM

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Its just a TV show, entertainment. Its fun to watch and just like anything, the more you over-complicate something simple; the less enjoyable it becomes! Watch and Enjoy!

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Yeah, the show is simply entertainment. Its not meant to convey real science, just to entertain and bring in viewers.

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Sun Feb 24 2008, 04:36AM

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I still say World's biggest Tesla Coil, and have them send us plane tickets so we can come out and help design the thing! HEHEHE.

But realistically, try to push them toward something that needs a big HV lab. I always love to see the big Marx towers, huge standoffs, HV equipment and arcs of course.

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Sun Feb 24 2008, 02:48PM

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hmm what about the "mobile phones are dangerous during storms"myth?

Chris Russell

Sun Feb 24 2008, 04:56PM

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Not to detract from the topic at hand, but some shows don't even try. I was watching an episode of House (

) last night. One of the characters experienced a remission in her cancer, so they thought it might be due to radiation in her home. So, someone goes over there with a Geiger counter, and starts checking the microwave! Worse, he checks all the appliances in the house, and they are *all* giving off chatters of radiation on the counter. He then says something along the lines of "all appliances give off some radiation."

I'm not sure which of the following errors are worse: a) implying on a medical show that exposure to radiation at home can cure cancer, b) implying that home appliances give off ionizing radiation, or implying that a Geiger counter can detect electromagnetic radiation, c) subtly implying that exposure to home appliances might help with cancer, d) reinforcing the common misconception that the microwave is the most likely suspect for radiation in the home.

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Sun Feb 24 2008, 05:18PM

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I saw that one too. Didn't know whether to laugh or to cry.

I've never thought about the mythbusters as scientists. They are just two guys, blowing stuff up. Having said that, I have to admit that I've been caught yelling at the TV a couple of times.

Bjørn

Sun Feb 24 2008, 05:58PM

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I have watched a lot of mythbusters and they are not scientists. Some times they pretend and more often than not Discovery Channel present the show as a scientific program and/or documentary.

I have seen a few episodes of House too, including that one. Since it is medical drama (in presentation and labeling) it should hopefully generate a minimum of misconceptions. The problem is that when the same misconceptions are repeated over and over again then people start to believe in them in the end.

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One of the characters experienced a remission in her cancer, so they thought it might be due to radiation in her home. So, someone goes over there with a Geiger counter, and starts checking the microwave! Worse, he checks all the appliances in the house, and they are *all* giving off chatters of radiation on the counter. He then says something along the lines of "all appliances give off some radiation."

Did they say it was a Geiger counter? Or did it just look like a Geiger counter?

I ask, because we have lots of E-field and H-field sniffers which look very similar to Geiger counters, although they don't sound like Geiger counters.

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