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Explosion
Name of Myth: Exploding Potato
History/Background of the Myth: Urban Legend that teenagers stuff a potato into an car exhaust pipe.
Hypothesis of the Test: This results in pressure building behind the potato making it explode out of the pipe and into a following car windscreen or blows the exhaust pipe off the manifold.
Ideal MythBuster(s) to Conduct the Test: Jamie and Adam
Best Method to Conduct the Test: Using a car with one following behind on a trailer or toe hook
My Prediction: Busted/Confirmed/Plausible (choose one) Confirmed
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, May 9 2008, 3:17 PM EDT
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