# Oh Come On - Mythbusters' Xmas Tree Lights

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**Created:** [December 10, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-come-on-mythbusters-xmas-tree-lights/383535 "2006-12-10T04:38:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-come-on-mythbusters-xmas-tree-lights/383535/21 "2006-12-11T20:36:38Z")

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> I’m sure Jamie and Adam are very knowledgeable in matters of science - moreso than me without a doubt - but the show is for entertainment purposes only

Actually they have never struck me as being particularly knowledgeable about science. They are smart guys, but it always strikes me as “the old horse doctor” kind of sence. They have a lot of experience in a huge number of areas, and can reason out very well. But when it comes to hard science,“book learnin” kind of stuff they make some huge mistakes.

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