Mythbusters

Saw something beer related on mythbusters tonight. They threw a keg on a fire to see if it would explode, and sure enough after about 20 minutes the top ruptured with a big bang.

Kind of painful to watch a keg be wasted like this. I wonder if they will try to get their deposit back.

What myth were they trying to bust?

Pressurized vessel + heat = explosion

doesn't seem like such a big mystery or source of any kind of myth to me

They can 'bust' any myth they want given their manipulation of experimental conditions, not doing multiple repetitions, and no control. I hate that show.

Beerrific said:

They can 'bust' any myth they want given their manipulation of experimental conditions, not doing multiple repetitions, and no control. I hate that show.

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Seconded. Their use of the scientific process leaves much to be desired.

Yeah, well, it's a teevee show, not a scientific journal. I can't imagine how awfully boring it would be to watch if they went through a rigorous process like you describe.

As long as it was a Bud Light keg, then cool.

It is Science as entertainment though. I enjoy watching it.

MythBusters rock. I work in an industry that supposedly follows rigorous scientific procedures, but to be honest it is usually a just a crapshoot of duct tape and baling wire. Hell even in university many of my "scientific" professors were "get a bigger hammer" kind of guys, just like the MythBusters.

Mythbusters are just a mechanically inclined group of people who have found an excuse to build cool sht and blow things up. But while doing so, the viewers do learn something new. It is a hell of a lot better show than most of the mind numbing crap on TV.

I saw that last night. It was pretty cool, the top blew right out of the keg. It could be a new DIY for a keggle conversion. No tools needed, just fire

I love MythBusters, just don't take it too seriously.

Besides, how can anyone dislike a show that features Kari Bryon?



Smart, funky, spunky, funny, very cute, very hot........ damn, I've got a MAD Kari-crush

the_bird said:

I love MythBusters, just don't take it too seriously.

Besides, how can anyone dislike a show that features Kari Bryon?

Smart, funky, spunky, funny, very cute, very hot........ damn, I've got a MAD Kari-crush

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Damn....! Where did you find that pic at bird? She's actually the only reason lately I watch mythbusters. She is definitely a hottie! Wonder if she's a real redhead.

the_Roqk said:

Damn....! Where did you find that pic at bird? She's actually the only reason lately I watch mythbusters. She is definitely a hottie! Wonder if she's a real redhead.

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I'm pretty sure her hair color changes week-by-week...

She did a spread (huh, huh) for FHM, I think, a while back. Do a Google image search, there's lots of good stuff...

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Google done! Very nice! Thanks!

Bike N Brew said:

What myth were they trying to bust?

Pressurized vessel + heat = explosion

doesn't seem like such a big mystery or source of any kind of myth to me

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The actual myth they were working on was bullets or a gun in the oven. Then they upped it to bullets in a campfire. Then they started sticking other things in a fire. So the keg was just something extra.

Bokonon said:

The actual myth they were working on was bullets or a gun in the oven. Then they upped it to bullets in a campfire. Then they started sticking other things in a fire. So the keg was just something extra.

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And that's why Mythbusters is a great show

the_Roqk said:

Damn....! Where did you find that pic at bird? She's actually the only reason lately I watch mythbusters. She is definitely a hottie! Wonder if she's a real redhead.

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I named my last red ale, "Roof Matches the Rug Red". SWMBO thought it was sexist, yeah so what is your point....

Rick

rfidd said:

I named my last red ale, "Roof Matches the Rug Red". SWMBO thought it was sexist, yeah so what is your point....

Rick

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How about: "Red Rug and Roof Ale"

or "Top and Bottom Red Ale"

By the way, most SWMBO's hate anything that refers to women's private parts! Really... what's your point!

I gotta watch some myth busters .

Beerrific said:

They can 'bust' any myth they want given their manipulation of experimental conditions, not doing multiple repetitions, and no control. I hate that show.

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Agreed...except for the "hate" part. I really like the show, but sometimes I dislike their methods. Mostly, I like to watch stuff blow up...or gawk at the hot chick.

They wanted to see if putting a keg in a fire could be lethal........they did say that wasting beer was a bad idea....LOL

Beerrific said:

They can 'bust' any myth they want given their manipulation of experimental conditions, not doing multiple repetitions, and no control. I hate that show.

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You know how I know you're gay?

You hate the Mythbusters.

Bobby_M said:

You know how I know you're gay?

You hate the Mythbusters.

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I have actually never noticed the hot chick on the show until this thread, probably because I can't stand those other beret-wearing hacks on there.

My favorite was the time they were trying to 'bust' the myth that a person could be buried alive. They tried to bury one of the guys. The casket started cracking and he got scared..OH...myth busted.

OK, I did like the one where they put the Mentos in the Diet Coke, that made me laugh. The other day I was eating a sandwich with Fluff and took a drink of Diet Coke and got a mouth (and nose) full of foam.

the_Roqk said:

Wonder if she's a real redhead.

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Sounds like a job for MythBusters!