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> declared busted by Mythbusters

Oh, goodie, case closed then. Mythbusters have this tendency to "bust" stories that revolve around rare and unique circumstances by running just few experiments. Obviously that's a flawed approach.




And then there was the time they tested shock absorbers on a car's bumper exploding in a fire and sending the bumper flying away. They couldn't replicate it.

They spoke to a woman with scars on her legs from a bumper that hit her after shock absorbers on a burning car exploded and sent the bumper flying away.

So they called it confirmed, since it could happen, they just couldn't get everything right in the lab.

I know it's entertainment first and science second, but a complete reversal of policy just because there is someone you're not willing to look at and call a liar? Weak.




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