History Fridge / MythBusters

* The narrator was always fairly present in MythBusters but he became extremely prominent in later seasons. The show also became more prone to repeating itself and recapping events that already happened, much to fan frustration. Why? In early seasons they covered myths a lot of people had heard of, widely-known tropes, or general concepts most people were already familiar with - These things required little explanation because the audience already knew them. As time went on the myths, tales, and concepts they tested got increasingly obscure and further outside the sphere of cultural awareness, requiring more narration and more recap for a late-comer to know what's going on since they were less likely to recognize it without help.

** For what it's worth, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAwt61A0Wlc&feature=youtu.be&t=1958 it's been confirmed]] that they once discovered an explosive so powerful, and so easy to make, that they destroyed the footage and collectively agreed to never reveal the findings (barring Adam informing DARPA, though he noted that they were probably already aware). Point being that there ''is'' precedent for them withholding results that they deem too dangerous to reveal to the public at large.

* The fact that Jamie ran away from home at a young age and his usual flat affect (although he may be playing it up for the cameras) seems to indicate he had a really traumatic childhood.

* After doing the "ramping up" of the ''Thermite vs Ice'' myth, you could see all the thermite which the explosion threw into the air pouring down like 2500 °C rain. Now Adam and Jamie was of course safe in a bunker when this happened, but this myth originated from a viral video. What if the people who did that also decided to "ramp it up" without the same level of protection?

* After doing the "ramping up" of the ''Thermite vs Ice'' myth, you could see all the thermite which the explosion threw into the air pouring down like 2500 °C rain. Now Adam and Jaime was of course safe in a bunker when this happened, but this myth originated from a viral video. What if the people who did that also decided to "ramp it up" without the same level of protection?

** For what it's worth, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAwt61A0Wlc&feature=youtu.be&t=1958 it's been confirmed]] that they once discovered an explosive so powerful, and so easy to make, that they destroyed the footage and collectively agreed to never reveal the findings(barring Adam informing DARPA, though he noted that they were probably already aware). Point being that there ''is'' precedent for them withholding results that they deem too dangerous to reveal to the public at large.

** It was probably deemed to impractical to actually be dangerous to use -- it fools the motion detector, sure, but it looks ridiculous and will get the attention of anyone with eyes.

* During the myth that RFID/mind control tags are inserted when you donate blood, a Red Cross doctor points out some Fridge Logic during the episode: If the Red Cross did insert mind control tags, '''there wouldn't be a blood shortage'''.

* When testing why cavemen made arrowheads instead of just using pointed sticks, Adam and Jaime were unable to come to a conclusion... even though [[CassandraTruth Adam nailed the right answer]] while commenting on a test. An arrowhead would leave a larger, more jagged wound and cause an animal to not only bleed out faster but more often, which not only makes wounds more fatal but aids in tracking. A pointed stick neatly plugs its own hole and actually hinders blood loss. It's the main reason broadhead arrows are still used for bow-hunting today. Why did Jaime dismiss this explanation so quickly?

* Adam & Jamie declared the "peeing on the third rail" myth busted after their tests showed that it is highly unlikely for a man to electrocute himself in this fashion. But their final test also showed that it is certainly possible for ''woman'' to do so...a possibility they [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished completely failed to acknowledge in their closing summation for some reason]]

** They showed that you can beat a speed detector with a bedsheet. If this is true, wouldn't that have been cut out as well?

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* FridgeHorror: The fact that Jaime ran away from home at a young age and his usual flat affect (although he may be playing it up for the cameras) seems to indicate he had a really traumatic childhood.
* More FridgeHorror: In the episode where they're testing ways to fool a breathalyzer, every myth they test on-screen is Busted. Of course, there are dozens of alleged techniques to this out there, and they couldn't possibly show them all. Maybe they found one that works, and didn't want to show it on screen, for fear of drunk drivers actually using it...
* The "myth" where Adam and Jamie manage to fool the biometric fingerprint scanner. In the summation, they noted that the more "advanced" biometric scanner actually seemed easier to fool than the basic fingerprint scanner. Then I realized that it only seemed that way because, in figuring out how to fool the basic scanner, they'd ''already done'' most of the work in figuring out how to fool the more advanced one. Strictly speaking, the biometric scanner probably *was* harder to fool (after all, they did need to lick the latex and paper, a step they didn't need to take with the basic scanner), but not by very much.

* More FridgeHorror: In the episode where they're testing ways to fool a breathalizer, every myth they test on-screen is Busted. Of course, there are dozens of alleged techniques to this out there, and they couldn't possibly show them all. Maybe they found one that works, and didn't want to show it on screen, for fear of drunk drivers actually using it...

Adam & Jamie declared the "peeing on the third rail" myth busted after their tests showed that it is highly unlikely for a man to electrocute himself in this fashion. But their final test also showed that it is certainly possible for ''woman'' to do so...a possibility they [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished completely failed to acknowledge in their closing summation for some reason]]
* Maybe they're chivalrous enough to think women are too smart to do something like that?
* FridgeHorror: The fact that Jaime ran away from home at a young age and his usual flat affect (although he may be playing it up for the cameras) seems to indicate he had a really traumatic childhood.

* Maybe they're chivalrous enough to think women are too smart to do something like that?

Adam & Jamie declared the "peeing on the third rail" myth busted after their tests showed that it is highly unlikely for a man to electrocute himself in this fashion. But their final test also showed that it is certainly possible for ''woman'' to do so...a possibility they [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished completely failed to acknowledge in their closing summation for some reason]]