The Mythbusters Cast
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Adam
Adam is a crazy guy who loves to test the factual truth of urban myths by the simple expedient of experimenting on himself. Safety gear? Who needs it!
Jamie
Jamie is more cautious in his approach to busting myths. He loves nothing better than to over-engineer a massive piece of equipment with numerous
failsafe devices and orbital re-entry parachutes in order to get the job done.
Myths Tested
- #897: You can achieve fame and fortune by making webcomics. Busted.
- #910: Smoking is bad for your health. Busted.
- #921, #927: Choking on a giant frog is fatal. Confirmed.
- #940: You will be rewarded for remaining loyal. Busted.
- #947: Death waits for no man. Confirmed.
- #960: You see a white light during a near-death experience. Busted.
- #980: Nothing is certain but Death and Taxes. Busted.
- #983: Adding pineapple to gelatin dessert does something interesting. Busted.
- #1022: US Customs performs full strip and body cavity searches. Confirmed.
- #1028: There exist humourless government Men in Black. Plausible.
- #1058: Great white sharks are man-eaters. Not confirmed...
- #1093: Jumping a shark makes the quality of a TV series drop. No result.
- #1161: Webcomic artists switch comics on April Fool's Day. Confirmed.
- #1180: Biting a bullet dulls the pain of surgery. No result.
- #1188: A Nazi can catch a package falling from a zeppelin by jumping out after it. Busted.
- #1240: Working with traditional hatmaking chemicals can make you go mad. Busted.
- #1255: The dead cannot communicate with the living. Busted.
- #1273: The Infinite Featureless Plane of Death is featureless. Busted.
- #1280: The Infinite Featureless Plane of Death is infinite. Busted.
- #1312: You can avoid death by defeating Death at chess. Busted.
- #1326: Adam can't mythbust his way out of a paper bag. Busted.
- #1351: It's possible to contact the dead with a seance. No result.
- #1370: Everyone speaks English. Busted.
- #1375: You can keep a disembodied brain alive with Nazi technology. Confirmed.
- #1387: Dead men tell no tales. Busted.
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