What myths didnt the Mythbusters test that you wanted them to?

Posted by apolloboyboy@reddit | mythbusters | View on Reddit | 7 comments

I am a mythbusters fan and am planning to test some of these Myths on my youtube channel called "I did a thing"

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deleted_by_reddit@reddit

Does the snowball effect really happen? I mean can you really create a giant snowball like in the cartoons when you roll down a snowy hill? Similar concept to the golf ball effect.

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UnsightlyWalrus@reddit

Hey! It's been six years! But! As a kid, I have done that. Made a fairly large basketball sized snowball and pushed down a snowwy hill on warm weather when snow is really sticky and packs well.

What happens is that while yes, it grows, it tends to turn into a wheel and because it doesn't pack hard enough, it tends to just break apart and stop or fall over and stop. Even though I was rolling it down a fairly small hill, I don't remember it making it to the bottom. In fact, it never made it very far.

In cold weather it practically doesn't grow at all because powder snow doesn't stick well.

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Jimothy_Riggins@reddit

They had a cartoon special, where they dumped a barrel of gun powder down a line to see if it’d still light and follow the barrel, like in the cartoons.

On the Discovery website, they were asking for other cartoon related myths and I suggested trying to force an object through a wall with enough force that it leaves behind a hole their exact shape. It picked up traction on their forum. I was so hopeful they’d actually do it.

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