Busted!

Let’s face it; there is a lot of junk on TV these days. Now, that’s not to say it isn’t enjoyable junk. It’s mostly fake storylines. Writers script shows to gain ratings and, for the most part, we love whatever they through at us. The shows do have some factual aspects or else advocate groups and experts would have a field day with our entertainment, but on the whole, none of it is real. Personally, I love that about television. The idea that something unbelievable could actually happen, but isn’t anywhere near likely, is great. At some point, though, doesn’t it seem difficult to separate what’s real and fake? I think, to some extent, it does. But, here’s the thing, there are legitimate shows that have creditable casts who know what there doing. MythBusters happens to be one of those real-ly amazing shows. How do we know it isn’t a bunch of actors pretending they know how to build rockets and do complicated math problems to prove their ideas? Jamie Hyman is more than a mustached, beret wearing actor. He’s had a host of jobs including survival expert, diver, and boat captain. He eventually found a home in the world of visual-effects where he has a great amount of experience creating special effects and models. So, I guess you could say he knows what he’s doing when you see him making an explosive device. Adam Savage, who always dresses the part, has had a million a one jobs including “projectionist, animator, graphic designer, carpenter, interior and stage designer, toy designer, welder, and scenic painter, he's worked with every material and process he could get his hands on — metal, paper, glass, plastic, rubber, foam, plaster, pneumatics, hydraulics, animatronics, neon, glassblowing, mold making and injection molding, to name just a few.” He also focuses on special effects and knows how to build whatever you can dream up. Tory Belleci, Grant Imahara, and Kari Byron are no less talented. Tory’s work in the film industry and model building has helped gain MythBusters fame. Grant has an electrical engineering degree and is an electronics guru. Kari started out as an artist, which led her into the world of toy-prototyping and model making. While this imaginative group of people may not be actual scientists. They have the skills and knowledge of an industry based on building awesome explosions and funky, working gadgets. If you’ve ever watched the shows, this group isn’t afraid to roll up there sleeves and create a rocket launcher big enough to shoot a certain beloved crash test dummy. So, while most of the TV we know and love is nowhere near the real thing, the gang on MythBusters makes it as legitimate as possible. If you want to read more about the show and cast, go to http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html .
I wanted to add a couple of videos show off the show.
The first clip doesn’t show them building anything, but it’s awesome.

The second video involves the myth that you can’t fold a piece of paper more than seven times. What the clip doesn’t show is the amount of testing and research that went into this idea.