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I have been following the postings on this topic and am a little
surprised at the derision heaped on Mythbusters. In this episode, do
they ever claim to demonstrate that 4 inches of bubble wrap will
protect a falling person? Do they actually demonstrate the opposite?
Instead of long "chalk and talks" they go out and actually test
"myths" and "old-wives tales". Isn't that a great way to get people
interested in physics and other sciences? They are not approaching
things as scientists - rather they act as the "man on the street" who
just goes out and tries things to see if they are really true.
am a little
surprised at the derision heaped on Mythbusters.
The arrogance and stuffiness shown on this list is a good reason why
students are bored to tears with "science".