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Blow Your Own Sail with MythBusters, May 11 (VIDEO)
By April MacIntyre May 7, 2011, 4:31 GMT
Jamie and Adam travel to Los Angeles to examine some of Hollywood’s acoustic secrets. The guys attempt to compare sounds fabricated for the silver screen with actual sounds that occur outside of production studios.
Tune in alert for the May 11 episode, "Blow Your Own Sail," of MythBusters.
Jamie and Adam travel to Los Angeles to examine some of Hollywood’s acoustic secrets. The guys attempt to compare sounds fabricated for the silver screen with actual sounds that occur outside of production studios.
In MythBusters style, the pair extracts sounds from rattlesnakes, punches, silencers and, of course, explosions.
Back in Northern California, Kari, Tory and Grant take on both Newton’s Law of Motion and cartoons that depict characters being propelled forward by electric fans. The crew puts this myth to the test by attempting to use fans to power small- and large- scale vessels, as well as an awesome jet powered skateboard.
Tory Rides Again! -- Tory Belleci! A jet-powered skateboard! Is it a match made in heaven? Or is it the ill-fated bicycle-jump stunt all over again? You'll see, my friend. You. Will. See.
Savage Nightmare -- A true Adam Savage nightmare? Or a set-up of the Sounds Bogus myth? You decide.
Tune in alert for Swamp Brothers:
Learning the family business really bites in Discovery Channel's all-new series Swamp Brothers, premiering Fridays at 10PM ET/PT starting May 13, 2011.
Robbie and Stephen Keszey are an unlikely pair of brothers who run one of the most unique family businesses in the country -- working with wild and dangerous animals deep in the swamps of Florida.
