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"Am I missing an eyebrow?" Mythbusters Injuries
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MythBusters is a science tv program on the Discovery Channel starring special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use their skills and expertise to test the validity of rumors and urban legends. Due to the nature and methods of MythBusters, several injuries, mishaps, and close calls have happened over the course of the show. A short list of these mishaps are included here. Do you recall any others? Add them!
| | Savage had some hair burned off during an explosion test in the "Cell Phone Destruction" myth, which invoked one of his more famous quotes: "Am I missing... an eyebrow?" |
| | Hyneman almost passed out during the "Stinky Car" myth. The car, having spent two months inside a sealed shipping container with two dead pigs inside it, had accumulated high levels of ammonia that almost overwhelmed Hyneman when he went inside to release the brakes. |
| | Savage and intern Christine both suffered mild burns in the "Exploding Jawbreaker" experiment. Chamberlain was hit the most; the hot liquid core of the jawbreaker splattered on parts of her face and neck. Savage was later quoted as saying that the molten candy, at around 250 degrees Fahrenheit, felt "...like napalm." |
| | In "Hair Cream Decapitation", a mockup jet being pressurized for the test explosively decompressed seconds after Savage accidentally walked past what would become the point of failure. |
| | In testing the "Confederate Rocket" myth, they underestimated the power of their homemade rocket testing it indoors, resulting in Hyneman almost getting caught in the explosion and setting several objects on fire, including Savage's hovercraft and at least two of the tripod-set cameras recording the event. The rest of the shop was affected by the large volume of (possibly toxic) smoke caused by this incident, forcing a temporary evacuation. |
| | In "The Hindenburg Mystery", a panel of thermite ignited when both Savage and a cameraman were a few inches away. |
| | In the "Hovercrafts" episode, Savage attempts to test a vacuum motor's suction by bringing it towards his face, but sucks his lip into the motor. This has been used as a common example on the show of "Adam doing something stupid and getting injured." |
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Hilarious. I remember some of these.
Comment by: buccicone.2
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