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MIT Busts The MythBusters - The Video

web.mit.edu — "The story has been much debated and oft dismissed as myth.TV's MythBusters were not able to replicate the feat and “busted” the myth.Intrigued by the idea and an intuitive belief that it could work" MIT Video of the test is now available online.

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  • Albertpacino, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The story is related to this story posted 19 days ago - http://digg.com/technology/MIT_Busts_The_MythBusters

    In the mean time many other stories have been submitted concerning the same subject.

    MIT still believes in test even after last weeks joined test with the mythbusters -

    http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lectures/10_Mythbusters.html
  • caldroun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I did an interview with Adam for my podcast, and he talked about this...As a matter of fact they had These guys from MIT (Teacher and Students) recreate this experiment of the Death Ray on the show. (I am getting my interview ready for release soon.)
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Mythbusters proved that theoritcally it's possible but extemely impractical.
  • lws07, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Gotta love those MIT kids- SMOOOT!
  • ScottyTee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nice, thanks AP ;)


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  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yes but they used oak rather then birch so the wood was harder to burn. I saw this on the discovery channel 2 weeks ago on a show called daily planet.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0And it is still busted. No digg.
  • ra3ndy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The only problem here is that the boat is not wet, and doesn't have a large area of water to diffuse heat.
  • Mattrix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0^^ We use mirror-death-rays in space radio exploration?
  • Albertpacino, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thanks for the kind comments.

    I said clearly in description that "MIT Video of the test is now available online"

    and i commented myself on the story to inform you what this is about.

    anyways thanks.

    digg on!
  • Kashey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0People can you read history books!!. Archimedes didn't construct anything!!! MIT can you read as well?!?
    Giant mirror was constructed in Alehandria!. It was used on famous lighthouse which is one of the world's wonders. And which was destroyed and mirror broken by some bad people. Archimedes ordered all women in city to take their handheld mirrors and aim the beam on one ship and then next and next. Population of Syracuse was about 100.000 people. So 30.000 mirrors will do a job. Well even 5000 will do. IT WORKS!!. IT'S IN USE TODAY!!. for deep space radio exploration.
  • phidong, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0this site is slooow
  • Urza_the_Tyrant, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Note how he says its a dupe in the first comment... seriously, do you just not read these things or what?

    (+(+ WRYYYYY!!!!+)+)
  • clickwir, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Thanks for telling us in the description which of the 351234652351235 myths this one is.

    Moron.
  • mightymouse, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0DUPE
  • stealthboy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0This story is sooooo old. No digg.
  • ebenthurston, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0pachino you duper! no digg.
  • UGM2099, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Albertpacino jumps the shark!


    Albertpacino jumps the shark!


    Albertpacino jumps the shark!
  • outerspaceapple, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0blatant dupe. did this not show up on the submit page of your link?? geez.

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