Mythbusters
The MythBusters, Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci came to town! So myths beware - you are busted.
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 7:00pm | 1st Choice Savings Centre | University of Lethbridge
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 9:30am | W.R. Myers High School | Taber
BOTH SHOWS WERE SOLD OUT!
Here are pictures from the shows:
Who are the Discovery Channel’s MythBusters
It's a tough job separating truth from urban legend, but the MythBusters are here to serve. Each week the MythBusters take on three myths and use modern-day science to show you what's real and what's fiction.
That's right, they do more than explain how something may or may not be scientifically possible. Through trial and error they actually demonstrate it.
- Discovery Channel
Cool Things About Grant & Tory
Imahara is a former animatronics engineer and model maker for George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic. In addition to operating R2-D2 (one of only a handful of official operators), Grant has another claim to beloved-character fame: developing a custom circuit to cycle the Energizer Bunny's arm beats and ears at a constant rate.
Belleci worked for ILM for eight years as a model builder, sculptor and painter. Some of his movie credits include Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest, T3, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and Van Helsing. Tory began work on Discovery Channel's MythBusters in 2003, doing work behind the scenes and in the second season was featured as a member of the team.
MythBusters Bios
About the Show
The two-hour show isn't like a typical "MythBusters" episode. On-stage screens will show footage from "Mythbusters" while Grant and Tory talk about what happened behind the scenes to prove or disprove the myth. The second half of the show allows audience members to ask questions.
Does it really take seven years to digest gum?
Is the Great Wall of China really the only man-made structure visible from space?
Is it true that lightning never strikes twice?
And the Answer is...
It takes seven years to digest gum
While it may prove a bit more difficult to break down than organic foodstuffs, chewing gum gets no special treatment from the digestive system. Doctors figure this old wives' tale was invented to prevent kids from swallowing the rubbery substance.
The Great Wall of China is the only manmade structure visible from space
There are several variations on this folkloric statement, and they're all quantifiably false. Astronauts can spot the Great Wall from low-Earth orbit, along with plenty of other things like the Giza pyramids and even airport runways. But they can't see the Wall from the Moon.
Lightning never strikes the same place twice
In fact lightning favors certain spots, particularly high locations. The Empire State Building is struck about 25 times every year. Ben Franklin grasped the concept long ago and mounted a metal rod atop the roof of his home, then ran a wire to the ground, thereby inventing the lightning rod.