brainiac vs. mythbusters

[BooGiMaN]

after watching a few episodes of brainiac last night i have to say i like the mindless experimentation and blowing up stuff more than mythbusters

especially after brainiac got the leafblower hovercraft type thing to work and mythbusters sucked a big on that.

or maybe mythbusters is just starting to wear thin on me even though they added those cute girls

 

[nakedfrog]

I really like the redhead on Mythbusters...
But both shows have their place. Brainiac is a bit more whimsical and silly.

 

[DrPizza]

I find that mythbusters spends an unnecessary amount of time busting certain myths. Furthermore, Mythbusters has not come to the correct conclusion in 100% of their experiments. The only way that show could possibly redeem itself, in my eyes, is if one of the "hotties" also had a physics PhD and could toss out some correct facts. Or, at the very least, can help these guys apply the scientific method a little more appropriately. Off the top of my head, "bullets don't create sparks" - wrong. "People don't get sucked out of jets after explosive decompression" - wrong. The show is enjoyable to watch, these guys obviously enjoy getting paid to have fun. But, to call their results 100% credible is quite a bit of a stretch.

 

[Jeff7]

Brainiac? What channel is that on?
I'm a Mythbusters fan right now. I'd so love to be able to do what they do. Just building all kinds of crazy stuff, and occasionally blowing things up. I rather enjoyed their tree cannon.

I do agree though - their thoroughness isn't evenly spread.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Brainiac? What channel is that on?
I'm a Mythbusters fan right now. I'd so love to be able to do what they do. Just building all kinds of crazy stuff, and occasionally blowing things up. I rather enjoyed their tree cannon.

I do agree though - their thoroughness isn't evenly spread.

Brainiac is on G4, usually fairly late at night.

 

[blazerazor]

Those guys from Mythbusters look like Flamers.
Not that it really matters, but it is painfully obivious.

 

[nakedfrog]

Kari Byron (redhead from Mythbusters) pics for the unaware.

 

[hjo3]

Originally posted by: blazerazor
Those guys from Mythbusters look like Flamers.
Not that it really matters, but it is painfully obivious.

That's what I thought too, but Adam has kids and Jaimie (sp?) was in the military for many years. I think their affectations are just a side effect of living in San Francisco and working in show business.

 

[blazerazor]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Kari Byron (redhead from Mythbusters) pics for the unaware.

Yes she is SO Hawt!
Something about Redheads, has such a disarming effect on me.

 

[eelw]

Here's a scene from yesterday's Brainiac episode. Nice little summary of the show. QT7 required for playback.

 

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
"bullets don't create sparks" - wrong. "People don't get sucked out of jets after explosive decompression" - wrong.

Um, they were never trying to disprove that bullets don't create sparks. They were trying to disprove that just shooting a car's gas tank would cause it to explode in a huge ball of fire. And with the explosive decompression myth, they were trying to disprove that a bullet could be the cause of it, not that people couldn't get sucked out.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Kaervak

Originally posted by: DrPizza
"bullets don't create sparks" - wrong. "People don't get sucked out of jets after explosive decompression" - wrong.

Um, they were never trying to disprove that bullets don't create sparks. They were trying to disprove that just shooting a car's gas tank would cause it to explode in a huge ball of fire. And with the explosive decompression myth, they were trying to disprove that a bullet could be the cause of it, not that people couldn't get sucked out.

lol

 

[Kelemvor]

never heard of Brainiac. Might have to watch for it...