# A Mythbusters question

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**Created:** [January 9, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mythbusters-question/566956 "2011-01-09T06:50:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mythbusters-question/566956/1 "2011-01-09T06:50:58Z")

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I was watching a rerun of a Mythbusters episode and I noticed something unusual.

It was the episode where they’re testing whether a motorcyclist could be killed by colliding with a bug in flight.

The unusual thing I noticed was that there were several shots where you could clearly see the logo for Tori’s motorcycle (it’s a Victory). The producers are usually fanatical about covering over or blurring out any logos. They even did it in this episode in a background film about some bikers, where they blurred out the logos on their motocycles.

So why did they let these logos slip through?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mythbusters-question/566956/2 "2011-01-09T08:55:10Z")

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It appears that [Polaris Industries](http://www.polarisindustries.com/en-us/Victory-Motorcycles/Experience/Pages/0000Discovery.aspx) loaned the show the motorcycle/sidecar used.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mythbusters-question/566956/3 "2011-01-09T18:08:12Z")

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So it was just normal product placement. Victory also apparently donated a helmet because you can see their logo on the helmet Tori wore.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mythbusters-question/566956/4 "2011-01-09T18:39:58Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> So it was just normal product placement. Victory also apparently donated a helmet because you can see their logo on the helmet Tori wore.

“Hey guys, I just scored a major coup. I loaned a bike and sidecar to _Mythbusters_!  
Millions of viewers will see our logo!”  
\*  
Mythbusters\*? Isn’t that the show where they blow up everything?"

“Uhhhh…” :smack: