Sep 10, 2008 it is impossible to separate two interlocked phone books due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. Missouri man finds stacks of family photos and reunites them with their owners. The mythbusters proved this by using sulfur hexafluoride, a gas six times more dense than air. Virtual reality technology lets mom reunite with her deceased child. Physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books mit. A pair of cars also failed at pulling the phone books apart. What amazes me most is actually not the friction between the pages, but that connection between the actual spine of the book and the rig wont rip apart when pulled with such strong forces on mythbusters there were two cars pulling on the phone books, but the spine held up easily thats just amazing. Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video dailymotion. Jan, 2011 ive been trying to look for this on youtube and couldnt find it. Subsequently, pouring some of the sulfur hexafluoride into the boat caused it to sink. Was the film from the moon faked, and just slowed down. The suggestion that two interleaved phone books cannot be pulled apart is more complex than it seems.
Tory, grant, and kari team up to investigate a movie scene with explosions, harpoons, and sharks. Aug 17, 2015 physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books. How much frictionor the force that resists motion between two sliding surfacesdo you think there is between two pieces of paper. Check out exclusive footage straight from the mythbusters own video cameras. Oct 22, 2015 phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. However, the mythbusters noted that the gforces varied widely depending on how hard the head was struck. They attempt to pull the two phone books apart and measure how much force it takes to do so. The mythbusters arent really doing it wrong, but they give me a chance to talk about some physics. Working in the industry for over two decades now, hes perhaps best known for creating the theme to mythbusters, a song beloved by the programs many fans. It is an old barroom trickmaking a nexttoimpossible task seem easy. Watch full episodes, get behind the scenes, meet the cast, and much more.
Ive been trying to look for this on youtube and couldnt find it. Will tory and kari successfully pull apart two phone books in 30 minutes without breaking their teeth. In addition, revisit a collection of hollywoods biggest big screen myths. Does interweaving the pages of two phone books create an unbreakable bond.
Try a very quick test before you even start this project. To help during this pandemic, ive lowered the price of my membership which has over digital resources plus over a 100 flipped video lessons you can provide your students with so they dont fall behind. Apr 15, 2015 are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. On this episode of mythbusters adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. Apr, 2019 mythbusters season 6 episode phonebook friction. Adam and jamie test the classic myth about seeing if any amount of force can separate two phone books when the pages are interwoven. Could a footprint be made like the one on the moon. Try pulling apart two interleaved phone books and youll inevitably be defeated by huge frictional forces. Mythbusters phonebook friction tv episode 2008 imdb.
Gaming mythbusters minecraft mythbusters lego marvel avengers mythbusters episode 4. Kari, grant and tory tackle a tale about hollywood pyrotechnics. Mythbusters season 6 episode phonebook friction video. In the show, the mythbusters tried pulling the phone books apart with two cars pulling in opposite directions. The mythbusters tried to pull the two phone books apart with human power, which was unsuccessful. Adam and jamie test a myth about a phone book using a viewersubmitted film. The mythbusters take on a scene from the 80s classic real genius. In the latest show, they tested the myth that two phone books with their pages alternating were.
Mythbusters s03e09 killer brace position driving cell phone vs drunk. Why cant two interleaved phone books be pulled apart. Phone book friction, mythbusters worksheet, newtons third law of motion, projectile accuracy, projectile motion, separate two phone books when the pages are interwoven. Were some of the photos from the moon landing fake. Mythbusters phone book friction full e video dailymotion.
Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video. 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. Mythbusters 9102008 phone book fiction tivocommunity. Are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. Mythbusters phone book friction worksheet season 6. Can a fire be put out by placing a fire extinguisher into it. Apr 14, 2015 were some of the photos from the moon landing fake.
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. Phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. And then kari, grant and tory test a fishy tale of hollywood pyrotechnics with their own big bang theories. In this episode they tried to bust the myth that it is impossible to pull two interleaved phone books apart.
The initial results showed that the full bottle struck with an average gforce of 28. Feb 16, 2008 thanks for the amazing work, jbconguero. With jamie hyneman, adam savage, tory belleci, grant imahara. When tempers flare during a particularly complicated myth, jamie offers up a. Plus phone book pages are so think any small amount of rain reduces them to virtually nothing, plus with soy ink. Sep 03, 2008 the mythbusters proved this by using sulfur hexafluoride, a gas six times more dense than air. A famous demonstration of the counterintuitive power of friction involves two telephone directories with their pages alternately interleaved. The gas was poured into a rectangular vessel, creating invisible water upon which a simple tin foil boat floated. Season 6 episode 12 of mythbusters resulted in a 0. Take two stacks of sticky notes with 5 pages each, and interleave the pages, or overlap them one by one. Mythbusters water stun gun full episode video dailymotion. 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. Test which surfaces create more friction, see how strong friction is, learn how to reduce friction, and even discover the side effects of friction.
The atwoods machine and newtons second law of motion. Mythbusters phone book friction 1 mythbusters phone book friction 2. Will a feather and a hammer drop at the same rate in a vacuum. It is impossible to separate two interlocked phone books due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. Your internet provider and evil companies could track your torrent activity. The mythbusters first started by striking a fake human head with both full and empty bottles. The force of friction and the weight of the pages combine, tightly binding the phone books together and making separation impossible for a. It is impossible to separate two phone books interleaved pagetopage due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. This is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. All myth results and outcomes from season 6 of the mythbusters. The 5 calibers to claim the most powerful handgun in the world title reupload duration.
On this episode of mythbusters, adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. Watch mythbusters season 6, episode 12 phone book friction. Tearing two interlaced phone books apart using two 18 wheeler trucks duration. Mythbusters ejection seat segment from mega movie myths special duration.
The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time isbn 141690929x also gives a list of a dozen myths that are unlikely to be explored although four were eventually tested. Can a shark be blown up like they did in deep blue sea. Apr 15, 2015 can a conventional electric stun gun be turned into a waterpowered electric stun gun. Savage has commented that it is difficult to test myths that require them to disprove general claims because of the. 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. Gaming mythbusters episode 3 battlefield 4 mythbusters just cause 3 mythbusters. 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. Feb 19, 2017 mythbusters phone book friction video this is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel.
Mythbusters 9102008 phone book fiction discussion in now playing tv. Physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books. Abstract have you ever heard that two phone books with the pages interleaved are impossible to pull apart. Learn the physics behind the surprisingly powerful force of friction. It is not that hard to slide a sheet of paper off the top of a stack of paper.
Mar 09, 2010 this feature is not available right now. Could the flag have flapped like it did on the moon. Read about phone book friction by neil sutherland and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Sep 27, 2018 tom hanks pays tribute to late fountains of wayne musician adam schlesinger. It would be a great video to show at the beginning of the study. I found myself fastforwarding through the shark bitsand thats saying a lot considering mythbusters is by far my favorite show.