The Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung was astounded by the similarity between his patients’ dreams and diverse cultural myths, despite the absence of historical contact between the cultures that were generating them. Jung was explaining this phenomenon with the theory of the collective unconscious. In the same way that all human beings have an anatomical identical structure independently of their ethnicity and culture, according to his theory, human beings would also have a similar unconscious psyche structure, or 'collective unconscious'. Many urban legends, like werewolves, vampires or the most contemporary "chupacabras", enter this pattern.

It is clear that the urban myths that Jamie and Adam recreate for sport, curiosity and diversion do not always deal with the depth of the unconscious. Popular beliefs need two players - one who tells the story and one who recreates it. These theories, some more acceptable than others, are things that perhaps happened or could happen, but always where there was a direct witness of the event.

The urban myth occurs in a parallel dimension in which the improbable is even considered to be credible. It is very difficult to trace the origin of these legends. Some of them probably were invented with intention, but the majority are stories that repeat themselves with so much conviction that the theory just keeps on gaining followers. This is, beyond the spirit of entertainment with which they have faced the challenge, the merit of the show Mythbusters: two human beings have decided to prove the authenticity of beliefs. For example, it has been said over and over again that a Bible in your pocket could stop a bullet, saving your life. The duo demonstrated that this is impossible. As hard as its cover can be, the cover does not stop the bullet.

Why do so many of these stories turn into believable facts? Jamie and Adam demonstrate that some of these myths have credible elements, although the majority are declared as ‘busted’. Could it be that to materialise the invisible, as experts in the topic state, the myth must be used socially: it must serve to create a symbolic universe, to make it real, and from there be able to connect it to the world. When a myth gets worn out, they assure us, it is always renewed. A myth will be able to resist any logic, but one always gives it the benefit of the doubt.