7 Myths of "Mythbusters" Bashny.Net

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of "MythBusters" know that even the most unexpected and strange trick, may eventually prove to be quite plausible.

How to hang in kilograms





Chainsaw? Maybe the shotgun? Or plazmogan? In first-person shooters of the hero is always a selection of weapons, it seems as if it is followed by a donkey loaded with eyeballs and humbly crawling tanks, which also can be used at any time. Player of the monitor such diversity, of course, pleases, but if for a moment to reflect on the credibility, it becomes clear that in real life this just a walking armory would have fallen into place. In the game Doom in terms of gameplay is nothing supernatural: the character runs forward and wets enemies. He can either collect all the fallen weapons and kill monsters in different ways, either to throw out the unnecessary and use something one. Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage found that in reality the full equipment character weighs about 36 kilograms, and in order to run on the map with all the arsenal, killing the enemy, you need to have great strength. Two screening of the race for an impromptu locations (with the transfer of all first-aid kits and weapons, and without) have shown that the inventory already twice reduced speed and maneuverability is not too sporty driving. But visiting pro - mixed martial arts master, Brendan Schaub, ran equally fast, and the degree obveshannosti it does not affect. And as in the game Doom fighters resemble Brendan than experimenters with Discovery Channel, this experience has received the status of "credible».

The mythical ninja



Doom, of course, shooting a legendary, but still on the way to work, we run on their gadgets quite different toys - for example, Fruit Ninja, which only need as quickly as possible to drive a finger on the screen, cutting the rolled pixel pineapples, melons and other carbohydrates. Mechanics utterly simple - the role played by the extent masterful samurai fruit crumbles gifts of nature (speed, frequency combo, timely response). However, the essence of the game are really interested Destroyers - they decided to see if you can chop the air katana real fruit. But if in the game for a minute Adam managed to put almost 100 punches, that everything in life was much slower. Three professional magician's doing what fruit tossed into the air, but fortunately the sword strokes this was no more - Adam paid a total of 30 punches. Besides the fact that most leading up to the samurai away, and he often missed, jugglers and then a bullet past the fruit or tossed them high enough. The second attempt was more successful - 55 hits, but the game still hold on indicators failed. Interestingly, Jamie, who preferred not to katana and the good old chainsaw, the result was much better, but as the game is still called the "Fruit Ninja" and not "Fruit Chainsaw Massacre", the experience failed.

Luke, I am your father the truth!



How would oldskulschiki just said, "In the old days, even fiction movies were more honest and solid computer graphics today, and zero sense!". They would say - and would have been right, because in the "Mythbusters" all three of the myth of the cult saga "Star Wars" have received the status "confirmed". The first scene, which reproduces the Destroyers - Escape Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia from the "Death Star," when they are departing from the guards, are facing the abyss. It seems implausible to the extent famously Luke threw the rope at some hook, and gracefully, Tarzan-style, flew it to the other side, holding the princess's waist. To say that Adam and Jamie doubted the success of the event - to say nothing, even though they have the princess was the most that neither is "correct" - beautiful Sophia Bush, dressed exactly like Leia. Insurance for the floor lay a mat, but fortunately did not need - a small but not critical inconvenience, the fugitives escaped from imaginary guards, and the reputation of the creators of "Star Wars" is not affected. The myth has been tested for durability!

Feel the warmth, Luke



Another situation of the film is not just implausible - it is absurd: Han Solo saves Luke Skywalker from freezing, hiding it in a corpse tauntauna - pack animal from the planet Hoth. On the one hand, Khan's really nothing else to do - during a storm the camp did not get - but the idea is to rip the belly of the beast and put a man there still seems to be crazy. However, and this myth has appeared plausible! However, the destroyer had to literally carve mythical beast of handy tools, fill it with artificial guts and heated to the desired temperature, but the effort is worth it. In the absence of a snow-covered planet, Adam and Jamie put tauntauna within which lie the mannequin-Luc, in the refrigerator a grocery store, but the two hours it has cooled only slightly - that is dying Skywalker actually have survived for a while, which is required Han Solo for the construction of shelters.

Ewoks - is not only valuable fur



Fortunately, not all of plush in the "Star Wars" suffered the fate tauntauna - everyone who watched "Star Wars", remembers Ewoks: touching mishutok who are fighting with primitive digging stick, but at the same time have a good soobrazhalku. In the sixth episode of "Star Wars" when Leia, Han Solo, Luke, and their supporters get to the planet Ewoks, they help them to repel the attack came unexpectedly Imperials and disable the force field generator. And this despite the fact that intruders are armed to the teeth, while the Ewoks of weapons only intelligence and a couple of logs, which they manage to flatten Imperial-walker in the tank cake. In order to check this scene, the destroyer had to build a huge wooden structure, as well as the tank was made by ordinary van, which flattened logs in a jiffy. But even the second attempt to show that the idea was not very Ewoks, failed - the armored vehicle, which was more like a tank enemy, too could not withstand the forces of logs. Well, and this experiment has received the status "confirmed».

From the life of little family The Simpsons



It would seem that there is no point to find out whether there is a cartoon (especially this, where people with 4 fingers and the skin is poisonous yellow) a shred of truth, but Adam and Jamie are not used to believe speculation and stick to stereotypes, checking all on their own experience. This, of course, we are talking about the TV series "The Simpsons" - cartoon centenarians, who for a quarter century, the whole world watching. According to the Destroyers, a charismatic little family won the hearts of viewers is its realism - a typical American, though with a slightly unusual appearance - and so many situations occurring in the series may be true. By the way, do Adam and Jamie "lit up" in "The Simpsons" much earlier - in one of the series, they checked whether the cat will survive if it shoot out of the steam gun and successfully refuted this myth. And now they have to find out whether a person can protect your body from the demolition of the house, clung tightly to the ball on the dragline excavators (in common "ball Baba»).
It is unlikely that someone has a desire to check it personally, but Homer Simpson's life is literally forced to take extreme measures. Having no influence, no power, no money, a lover of donuts defended his home, literally not sparing the stomach. He cupped his hands and the heavy ball at impact acted as a shock absorber, thereby opposing the decision of the mountain-mayor, who occurred to build a new road just at the point where there is a house of the famous family. It turns out that the body (that body, because to survive after a meeting with the wall is unlikely to succeed) may well soften the blow and save the house from destruction. The question of what is more important, the bricks or life, is still open, but the dummy Homer really a life-size test prevented ruin wall.

Ay, Caramba!



But if Homer somehow trying to protect and build, then Bart, on the contrary, loves to bring rustling, especially when it comes to dirty tricks. He once, for example, decided to test what would happen if you throw a bomb into the school toilet. Oh, the wonderful world of toilets and their intricate system of pipes when the blockage on any floor can cause a storm (and not only the emotions), the owners of other apartments that have no relation to a malicious weed. In general, according to the experiment of Bart Simpson, for which he needed a school toilet, bombs and a complete lack of brakes, the blast should push the water from the toilet all united by the same water system - that is, to create a kind of geysers. However, the actual result is not as harmless Destroyers - Adam and Jamie all the bowls were scattered into pieces. Agree, it is not the same thing as a harmless fountain from the toilet.



Rumors that the "Mythbusters" have decided to retire, are greatly exaggerated - from 30 August to Sunday at 14:20 on the Discovery Channel will premiere the tenth anniversary season. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have prepared a selection of fresh, just myths tested and ready to serve it hot and spicy dish to the table of spectators. Of course, not without piquant sauce of explosions wrecked cars, smashed walls, shattered crash dummies and the most fantastic devices that help to separate truth from fiction. You already know by heart the past editions, a cat named Buster and your favorite headgear - a black beret askew? Then you do not need an extra invitation! You somehow inexplicably had not yet become acquainted with Adam and Jamie?