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Didn't know his name til now, but he was such a familiar face on the show. So young, RIP: https://www.etonline.com/grant-imahara-mythbusters-and-white-rabbit-project-host-dead-at-49-149598

The 19 Ingredients in McDonald’s Fries – Including a Form of Silicone Found in Silly Putty http://naturalsociety.com/19-ingredients-mcdonalds-fries-including-form-silicone-found-silly-putty/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JewGJ42ZCvQ the video talked about how traffic jams occur & whether weaving in & out of lanes make your journey faster?

I've seen the 'No-Mobile-Phone' sign countless times at the petrol station when my phone rings and I just don't dare answer it. I never really questioned why till I got so sick of it and I went on the Internet and the Mythbusters came to the rescue. As the video suggests, a call from your handphone can never cause an explosion at the pumps! The only reason why the petrol will ignite is when there is an electrostatic discharge between the driver who is charged and the car which is not and this is caused by getting in and out of the car repeatedly. The mobile phone has almost no chance, (and when I say almost that is 99.9%) that it can set off a fire. I don't know what made the government put up those stickers at every petrol station but it seems to me that such an event occurring because of a mobile phone is nearly impossible. So the next time you get a call at the pumps, maybe just try touching the car as you get out (to discharge) or even better, just stay in the car and you'd be able to take that important call of yours.

If you thought that having an ultra smooth surface that cuts through the air with razor sharp efficiency, you were wrong! As surprising as it may be, the Mythbusters on Discovery have found out that a car with dimples like those on a golf ball actually increases fuel efficiency. The original myth is that a car covered with dirt is more fuel efficient than a clean car because of the golf ball like dimpling effect that the dirt has on the car. However, they found out that dirt doesn't have any significant influence on the car's fuel efficiency. So as usual, they went to the extreme creating a car that actually had golf-ball like dimples on it by using clay. The standard car with the clay smeared on top without the dimples did 26mpg at a constant 65mph but after the dimples were created, the car did over 29mpg! The theory states that because of the dimples, it reduces the drag on the car thus making it more aerodynamic than say, a normal smooth shape. And it turns out to be Myth - Plausible. Quite amazing that they actually went out and did it. But can you imagine cars of the future looking like this just to improve a car's fuel efficiency? I don't think so but this looks amazing if you think of the principle behind it. It does look like a golf ball inspired car to the largest extent!

I didn't know it. Take two phonebooks. Have the open edges face each other and have their pages interleave. In the end, even the force of a the weight of a pickup truck cannot separate them. Intriguing! No sh1t! They tried to pull the apart with cars, the phonebooks hold firm.