GeekDad has an article up, regarding Everything I Know About Parenting I Learned from Mythbusters.
The geek cult around Mythbusters extends beyond the myths, urban legends, and movie magic that hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage bust on the Discovery Channel. Through their science and creativity, the lessons learned on that show are also inspiration for parenting. Here are five gems from the popular television show that can be co-opted into parenting mantras.
Apple has the Mythbusters – Alaska Special 2 available for free for the next week (or so).
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‘The MythBusters, Jamie and Adam, two special effects experts with over 30 years of experience, set out to methodically bust three urban legends in each episode. They test myths to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban legend. Get ready to see some old-school myths go head to head with state of the art science. Adam and Jamie are taking on banana peels, see-saws, and some viewer-submitted myths in this exciting new season.‘ — iTunes Store
Download for Free! (for a short time)
Episode Summary
On this blisteringly cold episode of Mythbusters, the team gets some northern exposure as they pack up their sleds, their brass monkeys and their ingenuity for Alaska Special 2.
(View the rest of the article at [video] Mythbusters – Alaska Special 2)
Urban Legends : Boeing 737 Accident in Brazil
Claim: Photographs show the interior of a Boeing 737 airliner immediately after a mid-air collision.