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Only the most interesting and the best myths that have been disproved "Mythbusters" for all time the existence of scientific and popular TV show.

Sharks - killing machines at the peak of the evolutionary development




"MythBusters" tested a huge number of myths associated with sharks. For example, they can turn the boat and make a dent in the bottom of the vessel (not confirmed) that they can smell one drop of blood in the whole basin (valid only when it comes to fish, not the person) that if pretend to be dead, the shark will not attack (sometimes works), and that the shark reached the top of the evolutionary development, and remained unchanged for 400 million years (in fact, around 100 million years).

Unable to swallow the entire spoonful of ground cinnamon



"MythBusters" conducted this experiment, and it was a success. But in case you want to repeat it, keep in mind that it is still not safe. And why?



Echo does not answer the duck quacking



Responsible, although it is difficult to hear. Echo quacking duck is very similar to the original sound. Therefore, a person is difficult to determine when the end itself and starts quacking echo of it.

You can fool the Breathalyzer, chewing or swallowing onion mouthwash



Destroyers tried many folk remedies for fraud machine detects the presence of alcohol vapor in the breath of the driver, and all of them have failed. Also, do not forget that there is also a blood test.

Can survive falls from a great height into the water, if you throw in front of a hammer - it "will break" the surface tension



Checked. Do not ride.

You can kill a man throwing a coin in one cent from the roof of the Empire State Building (102 floors, 381 meters)



Nothing like this. Coin is too low and its density is insufficient to death. Destroyers even tried to shoot up a coin from the rifle, and it is still falling fast enough to kill someone.

Tooth with a seal can receive radio signals



Pure myth.

Using a mobile phone while refueling the vehicle could cause an explosion



The explosion during the refueling may occur due to the large amount of flammable vapors in the air and electrostatic charge - but the phone has nothing to do with it. Static discharge can occur when you enter the car, or on the contrary, out of it.

If you throw a playing card fast enough, it can penetrate the human skin



The most skillful brosatel playing cards in the Mythbusters team was able to achieve flight speed of 40 km / h. There was no damage to the skin did not cause such a card. Then they invented a machine that threw the card at a speed of 250 km / h, but this rate also was not enough to penetrate human skin.

Quicksand tighten person until it is completely inside and not die



This myth was born thanks to the cinema and our imagination. The density of this quicksand higher than the density of water. And the higher the density, the easier it is to stay on the surface. So you'll just "float" on the surface and everything.

If you open an umbrella, falling from a great height, the drop will slow and the chances of survival increase



Only in cartoons, unfortunately. The speed of the fall, and if the fall, something quite unimportant.



You can survive the fall of the elevator, jumped just before the collision with the ground



It seems logical, but in reality to choose the right time is almost impossible. But even if you do it, the falling speed of the elevator is so high that you would immediately crashed on the roof of the cab.



Firefighter helicopter can suck diver to collect water from the pond and throw it on the fire place



Complete nonsense.

You can disable the car, pour the sugar into the gas tank



Not true. During the experiment, the machine Destroyers of added sugar went even better than before.

Of all spiders have the strongest poison spiders crane-fly. They are not dangerous to humans because they can not bite through human skin



Urban legend

If you keep your toothbrush in the cup at the sink, then it will settle germs from the toilet - they rise into the air and fly in the bathroom every time you press the flush



This claim has not been refuted completely. And it proved to be true, too, can not say.

The fact that all the tested samples, including controls, were indeed observed fecal bacteria. However, their number in all cases was too low to be dangerous. Experts have confirmed that to get rid of these bacteria is virtually impossible.

Goldfish are not able to remember anything for more than three seconds



It is not true at the time of the experiment team Destroyers train fish to circumvent the obstacle under water and even fish a month to remember.

Fallen on the floor, you can have a meal if you pick it up within five seconds



In fact, it does not matter whether the food lay on the floor for five seconds or five minutes - the number of which happened on eating shit, in both cases is the same.

Landing on the moon was not



Those who believe that Neil Armstrong never been to the moon, cause a number of arguments that have been refuted by the Destroyers: that one of the photos of Armstrong should not be visible (true, the lighting on the moon is not like on Earth) that the flag a vacuum can not fly (can), that on the surface does not remain to mark the feet astronaut (not true), and that video can be manufactured in the world, simply asking an astronaut jump and squandered the film in slow motion (funny, but incorrectly).

Coming out of the room for a short time, more economical to leave the light turned on, than turn it off and then on again



Destroyer was able to establish the following:

In the light switch out as much energy as when burning light burned in less than a second (except for fluorescent lamps, the inclusion of which leaves enough energy to light was 23 seconds). Moreover, turning on and off light almost does not affect the lifespan of the bulb. So it is much more economical to turn off the light, even if you leave the room for a few minutes.

You can stay under water for a long time, breathing air from the tires of the car wreck



Only in the movies. During the experiment, the tester was unable to retrieve from the punctured tire is enough air.

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