Mythbusters drops kari byron, grant imahara, tory belleci. The cast of the television series mythbusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives tales, and the like. Mythbusters recap of pulling apart two interleaved phonebooks. This episode was based on the urban legendconspiracy theory which claims that nasa never landed men on the moon, and instead the achievement was intentionally faked for one reason or another. Mythbusters phone book friction video february 19, 2017. Take two phone books, each about 1 kg about pages and carefully shuffle the pages together, each page of one phone book alternating with a page of the other phone book. Mythbusters is a great platform where kids can show their talents.
Watch mythbusters favorites, karis picks full episodes online. The more pages you add, the larger this effect becomes. Researchers explain why its nearly impossible to separate. Are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. The mythbusters tried to pull the two phone books apart with human power, which was unsuccessful. Feb 19, 2017 mythbusters phone book friction video this is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. Lots of fun, and wellreceived and it doesnt have to take a lot of prep work the paper one is actually usually one of the most popular. Mythbusters phone book friction video this is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel.
The mythbusters take on a scene from the 80s classic real genius. This next season were going back to our origins with just adam and me, hyneman said in the video, which explained that. To test this, they put the two phone books together and then pulled them apart in a sort of tug of war. A pair of cars also failed at pulling the phone books. The mythbusters arent really doing it wrong, but they give me a chance to talk about some physics. Coefficients of static friction for a few common materials. In fact, if the experiment is done at a larger scale using two phone books, those phone books can even be attached to a crane to lift the weight of an entire car. In fact, the whole family me, my wife, yo, 11yo, 9yo and 7yo all sat to watch and didnt budge until the shows were completed. It took two tanks pulling in opposite directions to seperate the two phone books.
People have tried pulling two interleaved phone books apart by playing tug. The series premiered on the discovery channel on january 23, 2003. I think your explanation in the first section of your post is kind of what i. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show, as well as the results of the experiments the myth is busted, plausible, or confirmed. Ellen still isnt convinced the phone book is a waste of paper duration. Why cant two interleaved phone books be pulled apart. In addition, revisit a collection of hollywoods biggest big screen myths. Interleave a stack of 20 3x3 inch sticky notes with a stack of 21 sticky notes this way. Jun 20, 2017 test which surfaces create more friction, see how strong friction is, learn how to reduce friction, and even discover the side effects of friction. Hosted by morgan freeman, through the wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. Oct 28, 2012 on this episode of mythbusters adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. I was looking forward to the mythbusters 10th anniversary collection because i loved the concept.
Apr 15, 2015 are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. The trick apparently also works pretty well with reasonably thick magazines. The tv show mythbusters had an episode in which they interleaved two phone books and dramatized how hard it was to pull them apart. Browse the clips on classhook that teach about physics. Heres a fun scientific method activity for your class. On this episode of mythbusters adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable.
For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. In the latest show, they tested the myth that two phone books with their pages alternating were. It would probably generate many student questions that could lead into the explanation of friction. Finally, the mythbusters resorted to using an m551 sheridan light tank and an m1 armored personnel carrier, which were able to pull the phone books apart. It is impossible to separate two phone books interleaved pagetopage due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. The pages of the sticky note pads are held together by friction. Sep 18, 2008 mythbusters phone book friction duration. Tug on the other end of the rubber band until the shoe starts moving. This phenomenon is commonly demonstrated with phone books. One episode from the 2014 season, do try this at home.
Phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time. Pretty impressive, but i think jamie put it best that it was the friction between all of the pages but that it was a chinesefinger puzzle effect going on. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments the myth is busted, plausible, or confirmed.
Another example of this is the phone book friction episode, in which they investigated the difficulty of pulling two telephone books apart after their pages had been interleaved together. Surface tension explanation science physics surface tension. Since there is no vertical acceleration, normal force gravity force. In the latest show, they tested the myth that two phone books with their pages alternating were indestructible. This episode tests if whether or not two interlocked phone books are possible to take apart. The series was transmitted by numerous international broadcasters, including sbs australia firstrun episodes, with. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series mythbusters. The series was transmitted by numerous international broadcasters, including sbs australia firstrun episodes, with repeat episodes.
April 12 well they are amazing at what they do to put themselves on the line at busting even the most simples. These are the methods they attempted to pull the phone books apart. Can a shark be blown up like they did in deep blue sea. And then kari, grant and tory test a fishy tale of hollywood pyrotechnics with their own big bang theories. A long time ago, a phone book was a book that had an index of phone numbers for everyone in your city. Explore friction by launching stuff, from scientific. However, the mythbusters noted that the gforces varied widely depending on how hard the head was struck. In this episode they tried to bust the myth that it is impossible to pull two interleaved phone books apart. Sep 26, 2015 in the process i revived the conundrum of phone book friction. Mythbusters is an australianamerican science entertainment television program created by peter rees and produced by australias beyond television productions. The mythbusters first started by striking a fake human head with both full and empty bottles. Find out whether jamie hyneman and adam savages ducttape canoe can survive waves 3 to 4 feet taller than their bow, and see what made adam cry, uh oh.
The extreme friction of the system is due to the operator, the researchers explained. In the intro of the phone book friction myth, the bluescreen first showed adam and jamie alone tugging on the phone books, then two groups of people, then two cars, then two tanks. To test how much force is needed to overcome static friction, you can try dragging a shoe over various surfaces. There are sliding friction experiments, a phone book friction experiment, a way to make rice stick together, an experiment to create frictional heat, and lots more friction experiments for all ages. Half a century on, moon landing conspiracy theories persist. Even a small number of interleaved pages can result in a surprisingly large amount of friction, making the sticky notes impossible to pull apart. These are the methods they attempted to pull the phone books. This playlist provides clips that convey key concepts in physics. Testing ways of getting past a vicious guard dog that wants to bite you. Interleave the pages of two phone books, and they cant be. Watch mythbusters season 6, episode 12 phone book friction. Cell phone destroys gas station season 1, episode 3. According to legend, if you interweave the pages of two phone books it is nearly impossible to pull them apart.
With jamie hyneman, adam savage, tory belleci, grant imahara. However, note from equation 1 that friction force does not depend on surface area. The mythbusters want to know scratch that, they need to know just how hollywood pulls off some of their most spectacular stunts and eyepopping effects. Missouri man finds stacks of family photos and reunites them with their owners.
This episode was based on the urban legendconspiracy theory which claims that nasa never landed men on the moon, and instead the achievement was. We are currently undergoing maintenance to reorganize the moments in proper chronological order. Oct 22, 2015 phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. Table 1 shows the static friction coefficients for some common materials. Then wed talk about if they thought the myth was busted, and what makes for good experimentation ie, control group, etc. Ms hs c surface tension sign in or create an account to view this clip. Dec 09, 2015 mythbusters recap of pulling apart two interleaved phonebooks. Will tory and kari successfully pull apart two phone books in 30 minutes without breaking their teeth. On this episode of mythbusters adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a. In the process i revived the conundrum of phone book friction. Both of them were highly entertaining and fun to watch. Mythbusters discovered that it takes at least 8,000 pounds of force to separate the books not an insubstantial amount. The phone books wouldnt come apart using all the mythbusters gadgets and even attaching the phone books between two cars.
Virtual reality technology lets mom reunite with her deceased child. The greater the area of contact there is between the pages of the two books, the greater the friction is to resist pulling them apart. Each of the five cast members adam savage, jamie hyneman, grant imahara, kari byron, and tory belleci picked ten favorite episodes, making for fifty shows to watch on ten discs, out of 222 episodes through 2014. Bring it to your classroom and watch the tugowar begin. Cell phone destroys gas station season 1, episode 3 thermodynamics, electricity, pressure, velocity, force, acceleration. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments the myth is busted, plausible, or confirmed special episodes listed here were aired separately to the normal season episodes and special episodes. If there was time at the end, we watched some mythbusters clips from the website. The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time zimmerman, keith, zimmerman, kent, hyneman, jamie, savage, adam, rees, peter on. In this experiment the mythbusters find out and newtons laws are proven to be correct.
Mythbusters phonebook friction tv episode 2008 imdb. The simple explanation often given is that gravity provides the normal force that generates the tangential friction, but this hypothesis is easily proven. Partly busted the mythbusters tried to pull the books apart with human power, first attempting to do so on their own and then bringing in ten other people which included tory and kari in a separate. Another tempting explanation is that the increase in friction results from increased surface area. Mythbusters 10th anniversary collection comics worth reading. Measure how far the rubber band had to stretch in order for the shoe to move. Watch mythbusters favorites, karis picks online full. It seems to be a running theme, since the representative of the simpsons used such an explanation to hand wave why one myth related to the show was unbusted james cameron took a different tack, invoking rule of drama to justify jacks death in titanic 1997. Phone book friction physics forces friction ms hs c. This results in a huge increase in the friction force, making them nearly impossible to pull apart. This is a great example of how friction and force are related the greater the friction, the greater the force. Phone book paper is on the rougher side, probably 0. Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video. It is impossible to separate two interlocked phone books due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book.
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