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The Myth

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Episode Title: Episode 60: Earthquake Machine, Lethal Lava Lamp

Original air date:8/30/2006
Myth Title: ---- ''Exploding Lava Lamps''


Myth Description: ---- Some guy was tired of waiting for the lava in his lava lamp to heat up, so he put it on the stove instead of using the light-bulb it came with. The lamp supposedly exploded, sending a huge shard of glass through his chest, into his heart, and ended up killing him.


MythBusters on the bust: ---- Kari, Tory, and Grant


Hypothesis: ---- ???


Procedure/Experimental Design: ---- they put a lava lamp on a stove in front of a balistix gell torso.


Results: ---- the lamps did explode, but the shards weren't leathal enough to penetrate the heart.


Conclusion: ---- plausible


Busted or Not Busted: ---- plausible
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Highlights of the bust:

  • the glass going every where, then the bean, spam, condest milk oh what a mess(bigfun)




Best quotes by the MythBusters:

  • duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude-kari




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