How do the MythBusters decipher fact from fiction?
 
The MythBusters are Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, experts in special effects, machinery and robotics. The show is dedicated to combining elements of science and technology to determine if certain popular beliefs are true or false.

Watch them throw a frozen chicken against a metal plate to see if a bird in flight can break the windshield of an aeroplane, or see them reconstruct the “Solar Death Ray”, a weapon Archimedes supposedly created to set a Roman fleet on fire using only mirrors and sunlight.

They don’t usually get the answers to their questions straight away, something Peter Reese, executive producer of the show is pleased with. “Sometimes the show is better if things don’t go right - a flaw is always an option on MythBusters.” In one of the shows, Jamie and Adam decided to prove it's pretty impossible to extract the odour of a putrid animal from a car. They decided to try the theory on a Chevy. Weeks pass, and they still can't get into the car because the odour is unbearable. Or how about another stinky escapade where the duo decide to get sprayed by a skunk to see if it's true that tomato sauce gets rid of the smell? In addition to these bizarre questions, MythBusters asks such things as:

Can a microwave be turned into a bomb by placing metal utensils inside?
Can eating poppyseed bread produce a positive result in a drugs test?
Can silicone implants withstand depths and altitudes?
There are many different methods to discover what is fact and what is fiction. If the experiment involves risk, Buster is called to the scene. The crash test dummy is equipped with sensors, gathers information from the collisions it faces and allows the technical team to evaluate the possible damages that would have been suffered by a human. For example, could you use a life boat as a parachute? If an elevator suddenly falls, can you save yourself in the nick of time by jumping just before it hits the bottom? The MythBusters are not afraid of any of these challenges!