# What experiments would you like to see tried on "Mythbusters"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503 "2009-10-04T00:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/21 "2009-10-04T21:59:16Z")
If you put a frog in a pan of water and bring the heat up very slowly … If you masturbate enough, will you grow hair on your palms? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/22 "2009-10-04T22:05:49Z")
> [@](#): > > What experiments would you like to see tried on “Mythbusters”? Basement nukes. Should be quite a show. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/23 "2009-10-04T22:30:52Z")
No blowing things up, so this would probably go to the B team, but still I think it’s interesting. I’ve heard/read about people starting a line to nowhere - start a line with three or four people, and other random people will join it, not even knowing what they’re waiting for. It sounds UL-ish, but at the same time, I’ve seen SO many sheeple backed up waiting to go through a double door on the right hand side, instead of walking up and opening the completely unused left side, it’s possible human psychology works this way. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/24 "2009-10-05T01:05:59Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > No blowing things up, so this would probably go to the B team, but still I think it’s interesting. I’ve heard/read about people starting a line to nowhere - start a line with three or four people, and other random people will join it, not even knowing what they’re waiting for. It sounds UL-ish, but at the same time, I’ve seen SO many sheeple backed up waiting to go through a double door on the right hand side, instead of walking up and opening the completely unused left side, it’s possible human psychology works this way. But the weird thing is few people in the line ever seem to figure it out either. I’ll admit I’ve fallen for it once or twice, just assuming something inside was backed up, but it didn’t take long to figure out it was bunk. Oddly, most people will sit there for well over 30 minutes. > [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Basement nukes. > > Should be quite a show. “Next week on Mythbusters: is Mutually Assured Destructed actually enforced?” ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/25 "2009-10-05T01:13:03Z")
> [@Arkcon](#): > > And the quintessential question – what does Kari look like in a stillsuit? You know, I find her far more attractive when she’s working (and showing her smarts as well as her looks) than in that faux-sciencey lingerie shoot. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/26 "2009-10-05T06:28:21Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > I’d love to see them test magnets and traffic lights. Too many times I’ve been stuck on my SV650 at a light that won’t turn green. People keep saying they don’t work, but for every one that say’s it doesn’t work, there’s someone that says it’s worked for a signal that’s caused them trouble. Cheap and easy to do, though there’s no excuse to blow something up or build a gadget, so I suppose they’ll never do it. Yes! If you think you have it bad, I have a 150cc scooter. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/27 "2009-10-05T11:25:56Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > What experiments would you like to see tried on “Mythbusters”? Do some bikinis really turn transparent when wet? Let’s try some on Kari. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/28 "2009-10-05T12:45:43Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Do some bikinis really turn transparent when wet? Let’s try some on Kari. Does Kari look sexy in military-grade body armor with an assault rifle? Let’s find out! Don’t judge me. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/29 "2009-10-05T14:41:12Z")
> [@DanBlather](#): > > Yes! If you think you have it bad, I have a 150cc scooter. Were you the guy bouncing up and down at a red light the other day?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/30 "2009-10-05T16:54:51Z")
Using props from another SF Bay area company (fuckingmachines), how many orgasms can the human female endure before passing out? Kari Byron in a long anticipated role, as well as surprise guest appearances from Mythtern Jess and Original Mythbuster Scottie! Also, the boys will blow some shit up. Who cares? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/31 "2009-10-05T17:51:07Z")
A few: 1. Those deer whistle thingies that you hook to your car to supposedly scare off deer. Consumer Reports has said that they don’t work, which I accept at face value, but I’d like to see the _Mythbusters_ team’s methodology. 2. With sufficient aeration, can you fall from a certain height (say, 100 feet) into aerated water and survive? As I said in another thread: > [@me](#): > > Mythbusters could easily test the aerated water theory. All they’d need to do is build a rig big enough to aerate a large amount of water - say they build an aerator with a diameter of 10 meters. They’d need to hook it up to some pretty powerful air compressors to pump the air down as deep as it would need to be; it would require a lot of power, but it wouldn’t be outside the realm of possibility. Take Buster up in a chopper, affix some shock pad-thingies (whatever they’re called) to him, turn on the pumps, drop him, note the results. 1. Test the limitations of the Wii remote. As I said in another thread: > [@me](#): > > Suppose I channeled Grant Imahara and built a robot to play Wii Bowling for me. Just for shits & giggles, I crank up the power on the robot’s bowling arm to the degree that it swings forward at 2X the top speed that I could deliver. Would the Wii: > > 1. Translate that into a really powerful roll, and knock the pins down accordingly? > > 2. Roll the ball at some kind of default maximum speed built into its programming? > > 3. Fail to recognize that a roll had taken place (meaning the Wiimote moved too fast for the sensor to pick it up)? > > Furthermore, at what speed would the Wii just give up? 10X top human speed? 100X? > > What if Carlos Zambrano were to throw a pitch on the Wii Baseball game? 1. How long could a car idle with infinite fuel? Again, my post in another thread: > [@me](#): > > So I sat in a parking lot today for about three hours, waiting for a client to come out of the dentist’s office. Since it’s kinda cold, I had my SUV running to keep the heater operational. This got me to thinking… > > If I had an infinite supply of fuel, how long could my SUV (or any passenger car/truck/suv/van/etc.) idle, and what would cause it to finally stop? I assume that at some point it would run out of coolant and the engine would overheat. How long would that take (assuming that the weather isn’t exceptionally hot)? > > Does the vehicle have to move through the air a certain amount time during operation to keep the engine cooling system working? With infinite coolant, could it idle forever (or at least until the engine oil broke down)? ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/32 "2009-10-05T18:09:36Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > I’d love to see them test magnets and traffic lights. Too many times I’ve been stuck on my SV650 at a light that won’t turn green. . . . Actually, I just started riding my bike again after a long hiatus. My BICYCLE trips the signal on every light I’ve tried so far, as long as I’m sitting in the middle of the lane right over the sensor wires. J. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/33 "2009-10-05T21:00:11Z")
Lucky you. When I’m out on my bike late at night without other cars to trip the sensor for me, I have to either go over to the sidewalk to hit the “walk” button, or run the red. **Raguleader** , you don’t quite get the concept. The idea isn’t to ask questions to which we already know the answer. What you need to do is find a question to which we _don’t_ already know the answer, but which would nonetheless involve Kari donning the afore-mentioned body armor and rifle. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/34 "2009-10-05T21:02:04Z")
9/11 Myths, using models, but the other way around. How much damage would a missile do to the Pentagon? Could enough explosives be put in the WTC, undetected, to cause an collapse? Even using thermite? ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/35 "2009-10-05T21:41:20Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > If you masturbate enough, will you grow hair on your palms? No you don’t,take it from me. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/36 "2009-10-05T23:27:02Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > “Next week on Mythbusters: is Mutually Assured Destructed actually enforced?” I don’t care about the consequences, MAD is one of the theories that HAS to be tested. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/37 "2009-10-05T23:49:43Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > A few: > > 1. Those deer whistle thingies that you hook to your car to supposedly scare off deer. Consumer Reports has said that they don’t work, which I accept at face value, but I’d like to see the _Mythbusters_ team’s methodology. > > 2. With sufficient aeration, can you fall from a certain height (say, 100 feet) into aerated water and survive? As I said in another thread: > > 3. Test the limitations of the Wii remote. As I said in another thread: > > 4. How long could a car idle with infinite fuel? Again, my post in another thread: Um, Hey, **HeyHomie** …can you give the links to those threads? I’d like to see what our people had to say. ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/38 "2009-10-06T00:25:13Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > If you masturbate enough, will you grow hair on your palms? It’s the opposit: if you have hairy palms, masturbate enough and you’ll have less. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/39 "2009-10-06T00:35:19Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I’d love to see them actually try to prove what they set out to prove instead of rejiggering things so it’s something else entirely. Thank you. I enjoy this show from time to time, but much much _much_ too often the thing they actually wind up proving or disproving has f&ck-all to do with whatever myth they came up with to justify the segment. They other day, I saw one where the “myth” they were working with was that the bus in _Speed_ would have tipped over if Keanu hadn’t told everyone to move to the one side to keep it from doing so. They (a) wasted time by replicating the scene as it was done in the movie (all the weight on one side), then (b) disproved the “myth” by distributing the weight evenly between the two sides of the bus, then (c) finally got around to what they really wanted to do in the first place, which was to crash the frakking bus.\* C’mon, guys. Just make a show called “Sh!t We Blew Up Real Good” and be done with it. \*Disclaimer: I either fell asleep or changed the channel before I actually saw the bus crash. I’m assuming they didn’t stop until they crashed it. It was, however, their expressed intent. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503/40 "2009-10-06T01:04:48Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > 1. With sufficient aeration, can you fall from a certain height (say, 100 feet) into aerated water and survive? As I said in another thread Didn’t they do that one already ? Dropping Buster from a great height into water they’d just blown up ? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503.md?page=3)