http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1380000138/post/970021497.html
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by Alex Weprin
'Mythbusters' Gets All 'MacGyver' On Us
February 7, 2008
What do you get when you take one of Discovery Channel's most popular shows, and combine it with one of the kitschiest shows the late 1980's and early 1990's had to offer?
I dare say you get pretty darn good television. For their 100th episode, airing February 20, the crew over at Mythbusters are tackling some of the most famous impromptu inventions by mullet bearing TV star MacGyver.
In a preview clip screened by B&C, Adam and Jamie test to see whether pure sodium, immersed in water, can really cause an explosive chemical reaction big enough to bust down a wall. The small scale results looked promising.
The team will also see if it is possible to build a plane a plane out of bamboo, duct tape and a small engine (photo at the site). The episode will conclude with a MacGyver challenge, pitting co-hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman against one another in a timed competition to see who can match MacGyver's creativity in picking
locks, developing film with household liquids, building a compass and designing a homemade signaling device for attracting the attention of a rescue helicopter.
**snippage**
The fact that they test such a wide range of myths, both plausible and far fetched, is a big part of the show's appeal. After all, how many shows would celebrate a 100th episode with a tribute to MacGyver? For most programs it would be ridiculous, for the Mythbusters it makes perfect sense. Now if only they could test the myth of whether Richard Dean Anderson knew how ridiculous his hair looked, I would all be set.
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This episode is scheduled to air on the Discovery Channel:
Feb 20, 9:00 pm
Feb 21, 1:00 am
Feb 23, 9:00 pm
Feb 24, 1:00 am
Feb 24, 11:00 am
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