The show does not follow a typical calendar of on and off air periods. Phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. The series was transmitted by numerous international broadcasters, including sbs australia firstrun episodes, with repeat episodes shown on 7mate australia, and other. Each episode, the mythbusters, adam savage and jamie hyneman, two special effects experts with more than 30 years of experience, methodically set out to bust three urban legends. It is impossible to separate two interlocked phone books due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. Mythbusters ejection seat segment from mega movie myths special duration. Ive been trying to look for this on youtube and couldnt find it.
A long time ago, a phone book was a book that had an index of phone numbers for everyone in your city. Adam savage and jamie hyneman are the original mythbusters, and initially explored all the myths of the series using their combined experience with special effects. Cell phone destroys gas station season 1, episode 3 thermodynamics, electricity, pressure, velocity, force, acceleration. The mythbusters tried to pull the two phone books apart with human power, which was unsuccessful. And then kari, grant and tory test a fishy tale of hollywood pyrotechnics with their own big bang theories. The official mythbusters website lists episodes by calendar year. Learn the physics behind the surprisingly powerful force of friction.
Static friction results when the surfaces of two objects are at rest relative to one another and a force exists on one of the objects to set it into motion relative to the other object. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments the myth is busted, plausible, or confirmed. Can you lift a car using two interleaved phone books. This episode tests if whether or not two interlocked phone books are possible to take apart. Mythbusters phone book friction video this is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. I replied that i had not, to which he informed me of an episode of mythbusters where they had done this very thing.
Will tory and kari successfully pull apart two phone books in 30 minutes without breaking their teeth. Coefficients of static friction for a few common materials. Less spectacular than lifting a car, but more instructive, is a. A pair of cars also failed at pulling the phone books apart. Oct 24, 2012 as i hung up the phone, my coworker patrick asked if i had ever tried to lace two phone books together. Banana peel flip homemade diamonds double dipping 16. The season sets have included multiple episodes mostly in order, the collections which there has been two of include a.
In this episode they tried to bust the myth that it is impossible to pull two interleaved phone books apart. Phone book friction october, 2010 this is a busters cut of the episode phone book friction, which originally aired september 10, 2008. Does interweaving the pages of two phone books create an unbreakable bond. In the latest show, they tested the myth that two phone books with their pages alternating were. Mythbusters phonebook friction tv episode 2008 imdb. The series premiered on the discovery channel on january 23, 2003. This phenomenon is commonly demonstrated with phone books. Two phonebooks folded together are inseperableor are they this video won first price. The cast of the television series mythbusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives tales, and the like. People have tried pulling two interleaved phone books apart by playing tug.
Even a small number of interleaved pages can result in a surprisingly large amount of friction, making the sticky notes impossible to pull apart. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. Mad scientist, david willey, with the help of his friends ed and kurt, tear apart a pair of interleaved phone books. Combined with the mythbusting dna of the original series and adding elements of the search, this is a format where. The friction force generated by the two interleaved phone books on the left is enough to support a car. Mythbusters is an australianamerican science entertainment television program created by peter rees and produced by australias beyond television productions. The shows hosts, special effects experts adam savage and jamie hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages. Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video. The pages of the sticky note pads are held together by friction. Mythbusters s08e20 cold feet hdtv xvidfqm eztv 349. Sep 26, 2016 it was just a short time ago that discovery announced its veteran tv series mythbusters was ending, giving series leads adam savage and jamie hyneman time to work on other projects. Find out whether jamie hyneman and adam savages ducttape canoe can survive waves 3 to 4 feet taller than their bow, and see what made adam cry, uh oh.
The uncut scenes from the phone book friction myth. And they dont just explain if somethings true or false. Leonardo da vinci established that the friction force, or traction, t applied when an object begins to slide is given by. His credits include the tv shows mythbusters, getaway, and gladiators. Physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books. Feb 19, 2017 mythbusters phone book friction video this is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. Ellen still isnt convinced the phone book is a waste of paper by theellenshow. Why cant you separate interleaved books physics today.
Aug 17, 2015 physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books. It crops up in the automotive word all the time, be it associated with tires, brakes and engine internals, or even the microtug of a. Combined with the mythbusting dna of the original series and adding elements of the search, this is a format where kids show off their ingenuity and stem superskills. Working in the industry for over two decades now, hes perhaps best known for creating the theme to mythbusters, a song beloved by the programs many fans. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning. The accumulated friction between the pages is so great that, as.
On this episode of mythbusters adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. We tested phone book friction by lifting a car off the ground. The mythbusters arent really doing it wrong, but they give me a chance to talk about some physics. Watch mythbusters online mythbusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by australias beyond television productions for the discovery channel. In addition, revisit a collection of hollywoods biggest big screen myths. See more ideas about kari byron, funny and discovery channel. The shows hosts, special effects experts adam savage and jamie hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, internet videos, and. The following is a list of all of the episodes of mythbusters up through season six showing which dvds they appear on. Tearing two interlaced phone books apart using two 18. Suppose you were to push with 5newtons of force on a large box to move it across the floor. Take two phone books, interleave their sheets, and attempt to separate the books by pulling on their spines. Friction, good people, is a wonderfully powerful force. Mythbusters s08e22 arrow machine gun ws pdtv xvidaaf eztv 349. The trick apparently also works pretty well with reasonably thick magazines.
See more ideas about party, science party and mad science party. The new mythbusters series just found its host cinemablend. Mythbusters s08e21 tablecloth chaos hdtv xvidfqm eztv 350. Oct 22, 2015 phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. Heres a fun scientific method activity for your class. Can a shark be blown up like they did in deep blue sea.
Phone book paper is on the rougher side, probably 0. It took two of our tow trucks pulling against each other to separate the books. Mythbusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by australias beyond television productions for the discovery channel. Partly busted the mythbusters tried to pull the books apart with human power, first attempting to do so on their own and then bringing in ten other people which included tory and kari in a separate. There are sliding friction experiments, a phone book friction experiment, a way to make rice stick together, an experiment to create frictional heat, and lots more friction experiments for all ages. Physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books mit. Jun 20, 2017 test which surfaces create more friction, see how strong friction is, learn how to reduce friction, and even discover the side effects of friction. Try pulling apart two interleaved phone books and youll inevitably be defeated by huge frictional forces.
It is impossible to separate two phone books interleaved pagetopage due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. Apr 15, 2015 are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. Bc8 special duct tape hour october 20, 2010 this is a busters cut of the episode duct tape hour, which originally aired october 14, 2009. List of mythbusters episodes project gutenberg self. Table 1 shows the static friction coefficients for some common materials. The 5 calibers to claim the most powerful handgun in the world title reupload duration. Working in the industry for over two decades now, hes perhaps best known for creating the theme to mythbusters, a.
Explore friction by launching stuff, from scientific. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. Each episode, the mythbusters, adam savage and jamie hyneman, two special effects experts with more than 30 years of experience, methodically set out to bust. Apparently, if you lace two phone books together, one page at a time, the friction created prevents them from being separated. With jamie hyneman, adam savage, tory belleci, grant imahara. His producing work with the series red serge led to nominations for the gemini award.
Cell phone destroys gas station season 1, episode 3. Now that they have crossed the line, i can attack them though i still like the mythbusters just to be clear. Mythbusters is a science entertainment tv program created and produced by australias beyond television productions for the discovery channel there is no consistent system for organizing mythbusters episodes into seasons. Take two phone books, each about 1 kg about pages and carefully shuffle the pages together, each page of one phone book alternating with a page of the other phone book. Watch mythbusters season 6, episode 12 phone book friction. The phone books wouldnt come apart using all the mythbusters gadgets and even attaching the phone books between two cars. Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video dailymotion.
The mythbusters want to know scratch that, they need to know just how hollywood pulls off some of their most spectacular stunts and eyepopping effects. However, if the inertia is greater than friction the tablecloth is ripped free. By filling the cavities of a car with phonebooks will it make the car bulletproof for nonarmor piercing rounds. The two worked at hynemans effects workshop, m5 industries. Are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means.
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