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Occasionally, the MythBusters give more than one designation to separate aspects of a single myth. In "Bullets Fired Up", they tested whether a bullet fired straight up can fall and kill the shooter or innocent bystanders. They gave the myth all three designations: "Busted", "Plausible", and "Confirmed." It was "Busted", because bullets fired straight up will tumble to the ground at a non-lethal velocity; "Plausible", because a shooter is much more likely to fire at a slight angle, wherein the bullet will maintain its ballistic trajectory and potentially be lethal when it comes back down; and "Confirmed", because there are eyewitness accounts and medical records of falling bullets killing people. In fact, many municipalities have laws (such as Shannon's law) explicitly prohibiting firing weapons into the air for that reason.
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Occasionally, the MythBusters give more than one designation to separate aspects of a single myth. In "Bullets Fired Up", they tested whether a bullet fired straight up can fall and kill the shooter or innocent bystanders. They gave the myth all three designations: "Busted", "Plausible", and "Confirmed," based on different circumstances and technicalities they encountered. Other alternate determinations have been used on occasion where results have defied any of the three existing classifications.
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Robert Lee is a narrator for MythBusters , voice actor, and voiceover. Robert is based in Sydney, Australia, but does much work not only for Australia, but ... US/Canada and Asia. He does Australian MythBusters , too.
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An article in Science Times on Nov. 21 about a re-creation of the Hindenburg disaster on the television program “Mythbusters” misstated a property of thermite, a mixture of chemicals similar to those in paint on the dirigible’s skin. Thermite burns at a very high temperature, but it is not explosive.
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Mythbusters and Evidence Boost provide the research evidence behind some of today's major debates in health services management and policy. These two-page publications are published quarterly after undergoing expert review by researchers and decision makers.
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[F]inally, the intrepid "MythBusters" crew tackles a Hollywood tall tale. Does the "knife sail" actually work? Featured in scores of pirate films, this action move sees the swashbuckling hero high in the rigging but needing to get down to the deck in double time. He whips out his knife, stabs the sail and descends in a controlled slide, landing safely and ready to fight another battle. The crew researches authentic period knives and sails and when it's time to test the knife sail trick, crash test dummy Buster is rigged for the challenge. But busting up Buster doesn't quite do it for the team - he can hang onto the knife as it slices the sail canvas, but his landing lacks that certain pirate finesse.
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