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MythBusters: The Explosive Truth Behind 30 of the Most Perplexing Urban Legends of All Time [Paperback]

Keith Zimmerman (Author), Kent Zimmerman (Author), Jamie Hyneman (Contributor), Adam Savage (Contributor), Peter Rees (Contributor)

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Release Date: Oct 25 2005
Leave no urban myth untested.

Could you kill someone by dropping a penny from a skyscraper? Can an unsuspecting scuba diver be sucked out of the water by a firefighting helicopter and get spit out in the middle of a forest fire? Can you save yourself in a plummeting elevator by jumping just before it hits bottom?

Special effects experts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, hosts of the Discovery Channel's top-rated "MythBusters, " use modern-day extreme science to show you what's real and what's fiction. With photographs, illustrations, blueprints, and exclusive interviews to document the mythbusting process, "MythBusters: The Explosive Truth Behind 30 of the Most Perplexing Urban Legends of All Time" will examine dozens of urban legends, from exploding toilets to being buried alive -- these guys have tested them all. Eye-opening, jaw-dropping, and even laugh-inducing, this book will delight armchair scientists, curious readers, and fans of the show alike. Keith and Kent Zimmerman are the "New York Times" bestselling coauthors of Hell's Angel and The Best Damn Sports Book, Period, among others.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A well-done book based on a great show! Jan 3 2007
By Readz Alot - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've only caught MythBusters a few times on tv, but enjoy it enough to have shelled out for the book. It's fun to be able to read about their efforts without having to go to the effort to remember when the show is on tv ...

Well written, with the same sense of humor and fun that Adam and Jamie display on the air.

(And, for the reviewer who panned the book because she 'didn't know it was based on a tv show,' ... why should you blame the book because you didn't read the description? The summary very clearly states what the book is about, and what it's based on!)
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures and myths- should come out with more of these Dec 30 2006
By Jimbobwe - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This is a fun little book with great color pictures and interesting myths. One could be tempted to skip through all the writing about what they actually did during the show and just read if the myth's busted. Very interesting and easy to just flip through- certainly don't need to read it cover to cover.

Considering these 30 myths were probably from about 20 of their many episodes, they should come out with more books like this so people who don't get the Discovery Channel (like me) and can only catch it occasionally somewhere else can read up on the myths in these nifty books.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Gift that does not keep on giving Sep 10 2010
By Jason Moore - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Got this for my 7-year-old son. He really likes the television show, so I assumed he would really like this book. This has not been the case. I doubt he has even flipped through the entire book. There are plenty of tidbits and other insights, but it doesn't really compare to the show.

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