It wasn’t until fairly recently, probably in the last five years, that I started really watching Mythbusters. Now it is one of the two most significant reasons I subscribe to cable. Jamie, and Adam in particular, have been active outside the show doing and saying things I can totally get behind, encouraging people to think, learn, and just be passionate about what they love. This week shall be positively rich with new and delicious content. Color me very enthusiastic.
This past Sunday premiered Unchained Reaction, which looks like it will focus more on design and construction as opposed to high-excitement science demonstrations. This could easily be pretty cool. Tinkering is really fun and rewarding (even when you’re not so good at it, like me) so piquing curiosity about building things just for the fun of it is a net positive.
This Thursday my wife and I get to see the Behind the Myths Tour at it’s stop in Cleveland. I’m not entirely sure what to expect, but I am pretty excited. Being a veteran of helping to organize fun physics demonstrations, I’m intrigued by what sounds like an actual live experiment or measurement with audience participation. Most of what I’ve seen has some hands-on activities for the audience, but is really more of a “Hey, isn’t this neat? What you’re seeing is…” on the part of the demonstrator.
The duo have a new website at tested.com. Content is beginning to appear, but the final shape of things isn’t yet obvious. A podcast appears to be in the works, but has yet to debut. In addition to Adam and Jamie there are two tech writers Will and Norm who will be producing content for the site. Add it to your RSS feed reader and see what comes out.
Of course this next Sunday brings us the season premier of the flagship series, Mythbusters. It appears we’re in for more duck tape. Check out the previews.