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MythBusters - The Lost Experiments

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they-should-battle-mr.wizard dept.

theLorax writes "From Discovery: "If you like the MythBusters here are some videos they just posted of some of the out takes and things that didn't appear on the show. Cola bits (cleaning things with cola), water torture, otter ping pong, live power lines, cement build up and plywood flight." Here is the interview we did with these guys in December.

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  1. a step removed by caffeinemessiah · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the summary, it sounds like these guys are a step removed from Jackass. But seriously, when are they going to deal with the myth that Java "is just as efficient as C++ these days"

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    1. Re:a step removed by CyricZ · · Score: 5, Funny

      They only have about 15 minutes per myth. That just isn't enough time to start up your typical Hello World! application written in Java.

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    2. Re:a step removed by AuMatar · · Score: 3, Funny

      They only take on myths that are remotely possible. Nobody believes that about Java.

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    3. Re:a step removed by Jesus_666 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Right after "C++ is usable", "C# is a viable alternative to Java", "PHP is elegant", "there actually exists someone who can read Perl", "Python is popular", "Objective-C is used by anyone besides Apple" and "Fortran is not completely obsolete". (I was going to mention Smalltalk and Lisp, but seriously, no one uses them. Well, except for EMACS users who need therapy anyway. ;)

      Ahh, no better way to start the day than insulting all major programming languages (and one operating system with built-in text editor).

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    4. Re:a step removed by AuMatar · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ah, but the Lisp users thought ahead- they already wrote their own psychologist for the therapy!

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    5. Re:a step removed by LarsWestergren · · Score: 2, Funny

      >time java HelloWorld
      Hello world!

      real 0m0.284s
      user 0m0.236s
      sys 0m0.020s

      And that is in Java 1.4, newer JVM versions have faster startup.
      Myth busted! ...though I guess I fail the "sense of humour" test.

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    6. Re:a step removed by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Funny
      somehow I doubt we'll ever see them stick a lit firework up their own ass or eat a snowcone flavored with their own piss

      Well, maybe Adam...but probably not for the show.

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    7. Re:a step removed by mkosmo · · Score: 3, Funny

      Is that not the same episode where they take on the myth that OSX is actually better than BSD? You know... they should try some that arent obvious busts ;)

  2. Coke by gcnaddict · · Score: 2, Funny

    I found it ok, but some of the things they did were a waste (who wastes a good bottle of Coke on a cleaning job? -_-;;)

    I could've had that bottle...

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    1. Re:Coke by bipolarpinguino · · Score: 2, Funny

      Coke is the essence of life. Without coke the world would be doomed. Not to mention my nocturnal procrastination habits.

    2. Re:Coke by Sailor+Coruscant · · Score: 2, Funny

      I often used coke for cleaning when I had braces on my teeth. Worked a treat... (or at least, that's how I convinced my parents to buy me coke when I had better things to spend my pocket money on)

    3. Re:Coke by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 2, Funny

      Between several big rigs, a boom lift, etc...

      You're bitching about a bottle of coke?!?

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  3. Re:What do these experiments entail? by dsheeks · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm not sure, but I think the water torture myth has something to do with watching a Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot and not getting to touch...

  4. Cement Truck go BOOM! by bizitch · · Score: 4, Funny

    God I just love watching that cement truck explode!

    If you've never seen it - dont miss it! - It's at the very end of the video

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  5. Re:Reason by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What's the point of looking a gift horse in the mouth and asking if it loves you? It's a horse, not your girlfriend.

  6. Re:Lost Experiments? by CyricZ · · Score: 5, Funny

    If these episodes are so lost how come I have seen them all on TV?

    Shit, son. This sounds like a job for the MythBusters! They could test the validity of the myth that these videos have been seen on TV before.

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  7. Re:What has happened to the Discovery Channel? by pomo+monster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obviously, there's nothing left to discover.

  8. Otter Ping-Pong? by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Forget Otter Ping-Ping - I want to know if Thai beaver really can shoot ping-pong balls! I knew a girl with a half-thai beaver, but I could never convince her to give it a shot, so clearly this is a job for mythbusters!

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  9. Re:An "Entertainment" disclaimer? by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Indeed, watching even a single episode shows that they have very little scientific or engineering background."

    How scientific.

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  10. Now we know what happened to Christine. by OgGreeb · · Score: 3, Funny

    In the last clip, where they were testing aperson sailing from a height using a plywood sheet, at the very end when they were trying to persuade Christine to be the third guinea pig -- I mean test pilot, you could see the show's producer push her one last time to take the leap. I think she was kidding about asking for a raise, but they abruptly cut away thereafter.

    Coincidence that she's no longer seen on the show? I think not!

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