# For those who like big booms (a la Mythbusters)...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [June 10, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211 "2006-06-10T16:52:06Z")
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### Author:  [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211/1 "2006-06-10T16:52:06Z")
I happened across this Google video. [link](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2134266654801392897&q)
Oh, man, now I need a cigarette. I also now want to know why Discovery channel isn’t showing “Brainiac: Science Abuse” in the states.
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### Author:  [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211/2 "2006-06-10T17:04:45Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#):
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> I happened across this Google video. [link](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2134266654801392897&q)
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> Oh, man, now I need a cigarette. I also now want to know why Discovery channel isn’t showing “Brainiac: Science Abuse” in the states.
Yes. Yes, indeed! I also like the host who also spends time on Top Gear.
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### Author:  [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211/3 "2006-06-10T17:41:41Z")
It’s on G4, I believe. Or at least it was, a couple of months ago.
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### Author:  [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211/4 "2006-06-10T18:12:50Z")
It is on in the states. At least I’ve seen it once before. I don’t know what channel. They were testing whether it was more fuel effecient to drive slowly, drive quickly, or to accelerate and coast. I didn’t see the ending.
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### Author:  [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211/5 "2006-06-10T18:18:41Z")
The first thing I thought of was, “man, that would make a cool murder plot device.” Feed someone a tiny vial of cesium, timed to dissolve in a couple of hours…
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### Author:  [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211/6 "2006-06-10T19:00:55Z")
> [@bump](#):
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> It’s on G4, I believe. Or at least it was, a couple of months ago.
I checked. The next episode is on Monday night/Tuesday morning at 12 AM. I’ve got my alarm set and my hard hat and goggles set up by the TV remote. Now to make sure I’ve got enough Mountain Dew and Cheetos…
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### Author:  [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211/7 "2006-06-10T19:28:43Z")
Mmmmm. That’s good science!
I’m all over that show…
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### Author:  [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211/8 "2006-06-10T20:06:15Z")
COOL! 😛
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### Author:  [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-like-big-booms-a-la-mythbusters/360211/9 "2006-06-10T21:58:25Z")
No sign of it on Comcast here in the Twin Cities. Dang, that looks like fun.
And I want the shirt. 😃