Comments on: Lunchtime Quiz: Myth Busted?

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:11:38 +0000

huh. 92%. I need to stop watching tv, I guess.

@Lorelei – You did this on a normal swing? How?! You may be my hero now.

By: Lorelei

Lorelei — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:38:43 +0000

I also disagree with #10, but I have done it. Normal swing in a park behind a library. Scared the shit out of me!

By: pacificsherpa

pacificsherpa — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:12:54 +0000

@JW: “lighten up” is obviously the correct observation of the day. Apparently the MB quiz and your comment was enough to encourage someone to give up mental_floss. And your reply wasn’t even that bad…wow.

By: Vickey

Vickey — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:07:48 +0000

Jeff sounds like he didn’t score very well… Haha. And actually mythbusters is one of the few television shows I actually watch…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:07:55 +0000

@JW: Thank you for convincing me not to bother commenting anywhere, anytime, anymore. My comment was directed at the quiz, not those who took it or even those who got a better score than I did. But if watching TV needs to be a qualifier for what makes us smart, perhaps my attention (and purchasing power, including my soon-to-expire magazine subscription) is better spent on other sites.

By: Nerak

Nerak — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:51:24 +0000

83%!

I’ve seen several of these and I think it’s more common sense than anything, if you need a rocket, high powered swing, or would have to pee on the 3rd rail from less than a few inches away to be electrocuted it isn’t really plausible and, therefore, a busted myth.

And, I actually remember seeing the wine glass one here on mental_floss a while back.

By: JW

JW — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:46:28 +0000

Wow Jeff, you should lighten up! Some people watch a lot of tv, but others like you get online and make negative comments all day. Neither seem to be fruitful in my opinion. On a positive note, I got an 83%! Cheers!

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:41:38 +0000

11 out of 12. Awesome, now where’s that application to become a Mythtern.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:35:52 +0000

Too many caveats. #2: Busted, unless… #7: Busted, but limited to less-than-tornado speeds. #8: Confirmed, as long as you have enough bombs. #10: Busted, but if you use a rocket… #11: Overturned.

Come on — are you testing whether we watched the show, or whether these things are true or not? I’d rather be smart than be a couch potato.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:12:17 +0000

Yeah, but I think that the myth was specifically for swing sets – something that you’d typically find in a background, a swing with chains.