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By: Bennel

Bennel — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:07:47 +0000

Agreed. If Mythbusters are addressing lamer and lamer myths, that is just a reflection of the crazy things some people believe, not their own abilities. That being said, I have not seen the episodes being referenced above.

By: MikeB

MikeB — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:11:33 +0000

Seems to me that when you’re out to bust a myth, you should bust the myth. If the myth was that tinfoil would beat radar, they should not be trying to jam it. I’ve heard of many ways to “defeat” that radar and not a one of the “normal folks can do it” solutions involved jamming it.

By: Snugglepuss

Snugglepuss — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:14:11 +0000

Remember, this is Dreamland where anything is possible.

By: Flurrin

Flurrin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:24:27 +0000

They proved it’s not possible with a knife or sword on a ship’s sail. The reason was that the knife would fly out of anyone’s hand as soon as it hit…ahh, a certain line or seam in the sail, I can’t remember what it was called. They didn’t try using a sword that could cut through steel on a building, though, but I assume that at any rate this wasn’t a smooth ride for Alex or Felicity…

By: Sin

Sin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:58:48 +0000

lol OctoDude i think you’re right. He soo lost the deposit. *giggle* But at least his house now matches his face. xD

By: OctoDude

OctoDude — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:44:37 +0000

I don’t think Nico’s going to be getting the damage deposit back…

By: MattM

MattM — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:32:50 +0000

Don’t worry… the damage is all cosmetic.

By: gbfluteman

gbfluteman — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:07:03 +0000

Even when you’re cutting something, there’s still friction in that. It’s just a matter of how much friction. You’re splitting molecules apart- that creates SOME friction, all be it, not much. As stated, the flat of the blade would be traveling through the crack, also, creating some friction, too. So, no the physics side of this isn’t done wrongly, I just think that someone is being overly critical in judging physics use in a make-believe world. Philosophy is good to argue in these things, but physics? You weren’t crying out physics when the kid’s brain went dead!

By: TekServer

TekServer — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:08:18 +0000

Actually, a sharp blade is best … too much friction would just rip the blade out of your hands at terminal or near-terminal velocity.

As to how they got closer to the wall, perhaps Alex’s belief in the sword trick allowed him to subconsciously fly just a little bit to close the distance and make it work …

By: Sora

Sora — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:33:24 +0000

Pyre, a sharp blade would make it worse, it would reduce the amount of friction causing them to go down faster.