re: #755 BatGuano

Mythbusters suck. They couldn’t duplicate Archimedes ship- burning mirror’s ergo the myth is busted. Shortly afterward some University students and a professor demonstrated that it could be done. Mythbusters believe if that can’t do it it can not be done. It’s entertaining and sometimes educational though.

It is entertaining, but I’ve found other flaws in their work. They missed an important case in the Hindenberg test (was it the doping or the hydrogen that caused the fire), and they couldn’t figure out why their compressed air boat worked worse when it exhausted into water. (Back pressure - a rocket works due to the difference in pressure at the nozzle (low) and at the front of the motor (high). Put something in the back, like water, and the difference is lower.

However, it is fun to see things get blown up. And their comparisons of movie-style explosions (lots of flame) with real ones (short, big boom and a lot of destruction) are fun to watch.