urban folklore

Presents over two hundred almost-believable urban legends, and seventy illustrations, telling of horrifying, embarrassing, or frightening events that always seem to have happened to "a friend of a friend." Grouped thematically.

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to sound energy, testing whether a singer can really break a glass using just his voice, and whether or not duck voices echo.

Even seasoned sailors believe that the force created by a sinking boat is strong enough to pull a person down with the ship. Learn more about water displacement when the MythBusters sink the Myth Tanic.

Does running through the rain keep you ddrier than walking? The MythBusters investigate to see if this theory is all wet.

The MythBusters answer a question that many people have asked themselves at the breakfast table: If you drop a piece of buttered toast, is it more likely to land buttered-side up or buttered-sid down? With the help of a mechanical toast dropper and statistical analysis, Adam and Jamie find the answer.

The Mythbusters conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to electricity and magnetism. Can you be zapped by electricity if you talk on the phone or take a shower during a thunderstorm? The MythBusters are in for some electrifying experiences as they try to answer these questions.

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate urban legends, including if a child be lifted off the ground by helium balloons and if ping pong balls can be used to raise a sunken ship.

Roger Clemens helps Jamie and Adam test whether a corked bat can hit a ball farther than a regulation bat. Meanwhile, the others investigate the impact of humidity on a baseball's velocity and distance. Roger and a NASA researcher demonstrate how air pressure and force affect pitching and the team experiments to find out if sliding into a base is faster than running to it. Finally, Adam and Jamie test to discover if it's possible to knock the hide off a baseball.

Is it possible to teach an old dog new tricks? With the help of an expert dog trainers, Adam and Jamie have one week to teach a pair of untrained, middle-aged Alaskan malamutes five new tricks. Along they way, they find out about animal behavior and learning. Next, the Mythbusters experiment on beating the guard dog and finally, test the olfactory skills of the bloodhound.

A collection of over two hundred urban legends, grouped in the categories of supernatural encounters, strange deaths, sexual escapades, medical mishaps, legends of the road, tales from college, close encounters, on-the-job foibles, celebrity rumors, and classic tales.