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Deadly Straw

Season 4, Episode 18, Aired 9/6/06

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Can a straw go through a palm tree?''''Can a hurricane really take the feathers off a chicken?''''and Plant Polygraphing''''

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Grant Imahara

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Adam Savage

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Tory Belleci

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Another very fun, and exciting installment of Mythbusters.

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By zachman9393, Oct 04, 2006 Report Abuse

Hahahahaha, episodes like THIS are why I watch Mythbusters. And.... Most Mythbusters episodes ARE like this, so... they're ALL great!! Another really fun myth for the guys, and a fun episode for viewers all around. This is something we've all heard of: the possibility of very strong winds sending toothpicks, or bits of straw, or pebbles right into large objects, and in somecases, humans. The plant polyfraphing part was hilarious, I've never seen Torry with a sillier look on his face. And, of course, the stun gun just makes the ending even bettre than it would have been. Then agan, seeing the boys try to blow the feathers off a dead bird is pretty amusing, too.moreless

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Jamie and Adam test the myth of whether high winds can force straw through a tree while Grant and Tory play with a lie dtector to test of plants have a consciousness.moreless

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By aesgaard41, Sep 07, 2006 Report Abuse

This has got to be the only spooky episode in the series. After playing with a lie detector, Grant and Tory test to get signals from a plant and at first they actually get results (like I said, creepy) but when they start removing all the variables, it turns out that the lie detector just might be too sensitive to the other stimuli around it. Competing for attention in the episode, the other myth concerns straw through a tree - an old tale that has popped in several text books. Despite being busted, I think Adam and Jamie left out a few variable such as the type of tree in the original account.moreless

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Trivia
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- For fun, Adam and Jamie used a piano wire for the Deadly Straw myth. Edit
- When Adam brought the palm tree, it was 3,000 pounds. Then he got news that he needed to put it back because it wasn't the right type. Edit
- The fastest win recorded is 318 miles per hour in Oklahoma. The Mythbusters had to replicate that wind speed. Edit
Notes
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- This episode was released on Mythbusters: Collection 2. Edit
- When in making of this episode, they show how Clay Baxtor explained that every single organism is connected with another. Edit
- Adam and Jamie made a straw shooter of 80 feet! Edit
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- Kari: (To Grant and Tori) I leave you alone for two minutes and you prove plants have feelings? Edit
- Jamie: Can you hurry, its hurting my shoulder. Adam: Oh you just realized its heavy. Edit
- Tori: If we can make an automatic toaster, an automatic orange juicer, were in business. Edit
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