{"id":3444,"date":"2011-02-02T14:41:11","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T21:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bspcn.com\/?p=3444"},"modified":"2011-02-02T14:43:30","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T21:43:30","slug":"7-myths-mythbusters-proved-that-we-still-cant-believe-are-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2011\/02\/02\/7-myths-mythbusters-proved-that-we-still-cant-believe-are-true\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Myths Mythbusters Proved That We Still Can’t Believe Are True"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by James Daniels<\/a><\/p>\n

\"mythbusters-episodes.jpg\"Mythbusters<\/em>! Nerd porn of the highest order! Mr. Wizard for grown-ups — with explosions! For over seven years we’ve watched Adam and Jamie’s Odd Couple act, watched Grant build the awesomest of machines, watched Tory hurt himself, and watched Kari… well, just watched Kari, really.<\/p>\n

But as much as we love the cast, there’s something much greater here that appeals directly to our nerd natures: Who among us hasn’t watched as the crew went to work on a myth so obviously absurd that we’d scoff and snicker? Filled with smug arrogance we’d sit back as what we already knew to be false is proven incontrovertibly so… and store the relevant information away for later use in cementing our superiority over lesser beings who believe such nonsense. Only it doesn’t always work that way.<\/p>\n

Every now and then,\u00a0Mythbusters<\/em>\u00a0will throw our snark right back in our nerdy faces, and the most outrageous of urban myths will be proven absolutely true — even a finding of “Plausible” can be an enormous shock to the system. So, not only does the show allow us to flaunt our “intellectual superiority,” it also provides the occasional dose of much needed humility. Here then are seven myths whose results blew our minds, and reminded us that maybe we’re not as incredibly brilliant as we thought we were.<\/p>\n

7) Driving While Angry Uses More Gas<\/strong>
\n This sounds a lot like one of those bullshit things parents and teachers tell you that “seem” sensible, but later in life you learn are pure moonshine designed to discourage bad or unhealthy habits (like the one about sugar causing hyperactivity). Not in this case: The Mythbusters declared this one 100% confirmed when they compared fuel consumption between a calm driver and one put through various agitations and discomforts (this could be why oil companies seem to be so good at pissing people off).\u00a0<\/p>\n

6) You Can Actually Slap Sense Into Someone\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n