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[Professor Dent]

Saw a commercial on The Science Channel (formerly Discovery Science) for a new MythBusters episode on January 16th at 9:00 pm EST that is dedicated to Bond. Here is the episode summary:

James Bond Special - Part 1

"The name's Hyneman. James Hyneman." It's tuxedos and martinis as the Mythbusters take on 007 in this James Bond special one-hour episode. Our stealthy secret agents are on a mission to explode the myths about Bond's gadgets, getaways, and guns.

From the episode title, looks like we will get at least one more Bond themed episode.

[zencat]

Excellent! Two of my favorites combined; Bond and Mythbusters. I love this show.

(I have a major crush on Kari.)

[Qwerty]

Now in the CBn Calendar section...

James Bond Special On MythBusters, 16 January

The mythbusters take on 007

[MarcAngeDraco]

I hope that they'll do a thorough and scientific job on this episode. But why would they start now?...

[Binyamin]

(I have a major crush on Kari.)

Doesn't everybody?

[00Twelve]

Finally! I've long awaited a Bond-themed Mythbusters episode. And I agree, "Part 1" sounds awesomely like there will be more. And there has to be! How can one cram all the great groundbreaking implausibilities of Bond into one show?

Seriously, Mythbusters is awesome. This episode will be awesome. Kari is awesome.

[Mister Asterix]

[mra]I wonder if this will be new myths or whether they

[00Twelve]

I can't remember wich ones they've already disproven, other than the MR PTS and Sacaramanga's flying car (though they weren't aiming specifically for those particular scenes & movies).

[Mister Asterix]

[mra]They

[minder125]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' post='818151' date='7 January 2008 - 11:22']They

[Binyamin]

From the ads it looks like they are doing the boat jump from Live and Let Die.

Um, wasn't that done for real with stuntmen and ramps?

Unless they're testing if the laws of physics have changed since the 70's, that seems kind of pointless....

Other myths to be tested:

-Connery's hair is actually from a goat. (Confirmed.)

-Neither of Roger Moore's hips are original. (Plausible.)

-Craignotbond.com (Busted!)

[Mister Asterix]

[quote name='minder125' post='818216' date='7 January 2008 - 12:03'][quote name='Mister Asterix' post='818151' date='7 January 2008 - 11:22']They

[00Twelve]

They've actually covered skin suffocation three times. The first time Jamie had a reaction that was unexpected, the second time Adam had no problems, the third time I think they just wanted an excuse to put Kari in a bikini and paint her.

Crap. I caught the Jamie one. I clearly missed out on the 'right' skin suffocation episode.

[darkpath]

Excellent! Two of my favorites combined; Bond and Mythbusters. I love this show.

You have a lot of company in that!!!

(I have a major crush on Kari.)

Doesn't everybody?

Yes, considerably!

[Odd Job]

Excellent! Two of my favorites combined; Bond and Mythbusters. I love this show.

(I have a major crush on Kari.)

I couldn't agree more, especially about Kari, she's smokin!!

[trs007]

Details here: http://dsc.discovery...ules/daily.html

[Navy007Fan]

TiVoing as we speak! The radio spot I heard sounded interesting.

[Qwerty]

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[MarcAngeDraco]

Recorded it last night (along with the premiere of Smash Lab) since I was out. So maybe I'll get to watch them tonight. Actually more excited to see Smash Lab, as I am almost always disappointed in MythBusters.

[00Twelve]

Pretty good show last night...if you don't want to know more yet, this is your warning.








'kay, so, they tested three "myths." Two from LALD, one from CR. From LALD, they first decided to test if an electromagnet built into a rolex could actually be powerful enough to deflect the path of a bullet. They built a rig which would fire a .45 (yes? other calibre?) and the bullet would pass just an inch or so over the watch (on a ballistics jelly arm) on its way to the target. First, they fired a control shot just to get a hole in the target. If the magnet didn't work, the second bullet would pass through the same hole made by the first. And? ....BUSTED. No effect. They had to build a magnet pathway like Q's tea tray magnet in TSWLM before it had the slightest effect.

Next, from CR, they tested to see if Bond could really escape the consulate by shooting a propane tank with his P99. So, they took an empty tank out and fired a P99 twice from behind safety glass. And...BUSTED. The bullets made dents in the tank, but failed to pierce it at all. So, they moved up. A shotgun fired through one side only, and a thirty-aught-six made it all the way through and out. Next, they tried these with full tanks. Nada. They used tracer rounds (with burning phosphorous on the tails), hoping to ignite the gas, but nothing. They blew it up with explosives. After that, they got another tank (why I love this show) and took it out to a "secret" desert location and fired incendiary(sp?) bullets, which burn at the front and back, from a jeep-mounted chain gun. 50 rounds/second. Yep, that got it. Pretty awesome.

Finally, the boat jump from LALD. The guys' insurance company wouldn't let them actually drive the boat, so they decided it'd have to be remote-controlled. They actually got a speedboat that looked near-identical to the actual boat in the film (and it ran great!) and rigged up a robotic steering mechanism that could respond to Adam's remote. Adam & Jamie followed close behind in another speedboat. They had built a scaffolding ramp that was angled at 18', and placed a barge with an early 70's car and a dummy dressed as J.W. Pepper in the way so the jump could be as "authentic" as possible. And...PLAUSIBLE! Actually, Adam lost control of the boat at the last second due to the control boat having to cut across the wake from the other boat, and the LALD boat did a barrel roll/flip over the barge and landed capsized. Still, it jumped the barge with perfect trajectory. They only had the one shot at it. So because it didn't land and keep going, they couldn't "confirm" it, but "plausible" is basically a rough confirmation.

Besides some goofy charicatures and play-acting by the team, it was a great little episode. Oddly, they only used storyboarded images of the myths' context in the films. No actual footage. I suppose they didn't get permission, or otherwise didn't want the "movie magic" to overshadow viewers' expectations, or something. Not sure. Anyway, I'm sure there'll be another Bond-centered episode at some point in the future.

[bond_girl_double07]

whoa, nice write up 00Twelve! Great episode, I'm glad I caught it last night.. I loved Buster dressed up as J.W. Pepper I thought it was nice that they made the mock up storyboards look like the Bond actor in question as well.. I'm sure they just couldn't get permission to show the actual clip (if I were Eon, I wouldn't want them disproving my movies either!) but I thought the mock ups were really well done!

[minder125]

They've actually covered skin suffocation three times. The first time Jamie had a reaction that was unexpected, the second time Adam had no problems, the third time I think they just wanted an excuse to put Kari in a bikini and paint her.

Crap. I caught the Jamie one. I clearly missed out on the 'right' skin suffocation episode.

Yeah that's the one I saw...poop!

[00Twelve]

They've actually covered skin suffocation three times. The first time Jamie had a reaction that was unexpected, the second time Adam had no problems, the third time I think they just wanted an excuse to put Kari in a bikini and paint her.

Crap. I caught the Jamie one. I clearly missed out on the 'right' skin suffocation episode.

Yeah that's the one I saw...poop!

I finally did see it. It wasn't about the skin suffocation. It was about Buddy Ebsen's terrible allergic reaction to the original Tin Man makeup. Kari was painted up like Tin Man, not Shirley Eaton.

[darkpath]

Next, from CR, they tested to see if Bond could really escape the consulate by shooting a propane tank with his P99. So, they took an empty tank out and fired a P99 twice from behind safety glass. And...BUSTED. The bullets made dents in the tank, but failed to pierce it at all. So, they moved up. A shotgun fired through one side only, and a thirty-aught-six made it all the way through and out. Next, they tried these with full tanks. Nada. They used tracer rounds (with burning phosphorous on the tails), hoping to ignite the gas, but nothing. They blew it up with explosives. After that, they got another tank (why I love this show) and took it out to a "secret" desert location and fired incendiary(sp?) bullets, which burn at the front and back, from a jeep-mounted chain gun. 50 rounds/second. Yep, that got it. Pretty awesome.

I had hoped that they would try 9mm carbine (above +P+ loads) in an MP5 with tracers and/or incendiary rounds as this would have been closer to Bond's Walther (and it's not impossible for a pistol to be modified to use these higher pressure loads but good luck to you on using normal 9mm loads if you do) while still being significantly more powerful.

The minigun is in 7.62mm (.308 calibre), not 50 calibre. It's an electrically operated Gatling-style machine gun originally built for use in Vietnam on the sides of Huey "gunship" helicopters. It is a devastating weapon, though it has an insanely voracious appetite for ammunition. It is also the progenitor of the 5.56mm "sixpack" man-portable minigun best known for its use in the first Predator film (an impressive way of clearing a field in a hurry).

They've actually covered skin suffocation three times. The first time Jamie had a reaction that was unexpected, the second time Adam had no problems, the third time I think they just wanted an excuse to put Kari in a bikini and paint her.

Crap. I caught the Jamie one. I clearly missed out on the 'right' skin suffocation episode.

Yeah that's the one I saw...poop!

I've seen the first two (Jamie first and then Adam); but I was completely unaware of a third version and certainly unaware of any episode where any, highly laudible, reason (excuse) was found to have Kari in a bikini. Clearly, I'm deeply deprived!

[Jaws0178]

I saw the mythbusters episode this morning at about 1 in the morning, and to be honest, was not real impressed by it. I enjoy Mythbusters very much (also have a crush on Kari), but I'm pretty sure they could have done the boat myth with an actual person. I mean, they did the Indiana Jones stunt.

[Judo chop]

You people had better stop talking about my wife!










(Kari. har har. I'm funny.)

[minder125]

A little googling goes a long way

http://www.fhmonline...amp;idx_id=1276

ok its not a full on bikini but still

[00Twelve]

Now that's dedication.

[Professor Dent]

Nicely done, minder.

I was a little bummed that they could not blow-up the propane tank with a gun. It seems just wrong.

Part 2 has been scheduled for February 6th at 9:00 pm EST.

James Bond Special - Part 2

The Mythbusters dedicate this one-hour special to the ultimate action hero: James Bond. They put the gadgets and stunts to the test leaving them shaken, not stirred.

[Mr. Blofeld]

James Bond Special - Part 2

The Mythbusters dedicate this one-hour special to the ultimate action hero: James Bond. They put the gadgets and stunts to the test leaving them shaken, not stirred.

Hee-hee; can't wait to see!