[fluffybear]

The president is set to make a guest appearance next month on the Discovery Channel's "MythBusters," the show where a team of explosion-prone pyrophiles test urban legends. The Obama episode will focus on the so-called "Archimedes death ray."

Full Article: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ath-ray-push-promote-science/?test=latestnews

 

[MysteryMan]

Full Article: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ath-ray-push-promote-science/?test=latestnews

That should boost their ratings.

 

[fluffybear]

My only complaint is I would like to have seen them do a myth that has not already been tested several times before. There are plenty of great myths which they have not tackled that will get kids interested in science.

 

[Lee L]

I'm wondering jus thow the President will fit into the death ray thing. Maybe they will try to sell him on it as a weapon. Of course, so far they have proved it work work. I wonder if they will address the recent Las Vegas building that has been in the news lately. Not exactly death ray level, but causing discomfort and melting plastic is not good at teh pool.

 

[dpeters11]

I'm wondering jus thow the President will fit into the death ray thing. Maybe they will try to sell him on it as a weapon. Of course, so far they have proved it work work. I wonder if they will address the recent Las Vegas building that has been in the news lately. Not exactly death ray level, but causing discomfort and melting plastic is not good at teh pool.

That one would be worse if they didn't have a coating on the windows on that side to scatter the light. It wasn't enough, but the pool area is not getting the full beam that it could have if they didn't think of the issue at all.

 

[James Long]

I'm wondering jus thow the President will fit into the death ray thing.

Adam and Jaime were in the Situation Room explaining ...
The plot is that President Obama calls them to the White House and says that they need to revisit the myth using soldiers. The Mythbusters use students from the school where Jaime's wife teaches to test the myth. Then Adam and Jaime report back to the President.

It would be nice if it were not an already tested myth. But as a "most requested revisit" I suppose the fans have their demands.

BTW: President Obama is apparently a fan of Mythbusters. Apparently he didn't hear Adam's political comment at ComiCon this year (wanting to test the myth of the birth certificate). Either that or, as president, he's learned to roll with the punches.

The episode will air December 8th.

 

[Getteau]

My only complaint is I would like to have seen them do a myth that has not already been tested several times before. There are plenty of great myths which they have not tackled that will get kids interested in science.

+1. This myth was interesting the first time, boring the second time and it seems stupid to do it a 3rd time. If Mr. Obama wasn't on this specific show, my bet is that the ratings would be through the floor for a 3rd try.

 

[AntAltMike]

I'm wondering jus thow the President will fit into the death ray thing. Maybe they will try to sell him on it as a weapon. ..l.

They sold it to Reagan.:lol:

 

[fluffybear]

+1. This myth was interesting the first time, boring the second time and it seems stupid to do it a 3rd time. If Mr. Obama wasn't on this specific show, my bet is that the ratings would be through the floor for a 3rd try.

I'm not sure his appearance will do much for the ratings.