User blog:Jmcdavid/The Busting of Myths Continues

Okay, time for some real talk about one of my favorite nonfiction shows. Way back in 2003 a show called Mythbusters started. The basic goal of the show was to take a bunch of myths and fables from movies and TV and put them to the test, see if there was any truth to them or not.

From their first episode, they ran all the way to 2016. They tested many things, from the JATO rocket car that started everything, to seeing if someone wearing jeans could have them catch fire if a horse was dragging them, to literally seeing if a lead balloon would fail like the old saying "That'll go over like a lead balloon" indicates, they went through a wide variety of myths, and revisited some of their older myths when fans insisted on it, before the gang decided it was time to stop pursuing the truth behind myths. However...there are still many myths remaining.

So on Friday, January 6, ten people who have been fans of the Mythbusters joined a contest called Mythbusters: The Search. Every week, they test their skills and ingenuity against a variety of myths to show that they have what it takes, and the ones who aren't cut out for the job, whether because their skills are too niche for them to truly make it or because they can't work on a team with the others, are sent home.

I can't wait to see which of these ascended fanboys and fangirls makes the cut to become the next generation of Mythbusters.