Product Description
It's a tough job separating truth from urban legend, but the MythBusters are here to serve. For example, is it true that if you step in quicksand , you'll be sucked down to your death? Only two men would be inventive - and adventurous - enough to try to find out: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, the MythBusters. Each week, hosts Savage and Hyneman, both special effects experts, use modern science to put another three urban legends to the test on their popular TV show. In this book, you'll learn how they either "busted" or confirmed fifteen myths on their show, often with spectacular results. Here are just some of the urban legends in this book:

Did a Ming Dynasty astronaut launch himself into space with a rocket?
Can a swallowed octopus egg grow to full size inside a person's stomach?
Is the daddy longlegs the world's most venomous spider?
Will a sinking ship suck you down?
How many balloons are needed to lift a small child off the ground?
Does a duck's quack echo?

Mythbusters: Don't Try This at Home! gets to the bottom of these urban legends and more, and it lets you do your own mythbusting with fun experiments you can do safely at home.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 9 reviews)

Great for family working together

I did not know for sure what to expect with this book. Turns out it's a great one for family projects. It gives a good number of great ideas for things kids CAN do, but of course it advises parental participation. It should easily spark or encourage an interest in science.
October 29, 2008

Perfect for Cub Scouts

I bought this book without ever having seen the show, thinking it was *just* the thing for my 8-10 yo Cub Scouts. I couldn't have been more right! I was surprised to learn they *all* watch it, and love the show, so I made sure to catch it for myself and my family. It's a great way to talk to young boys, and to get the shyer ones to talk to the other boys. There's not much by way of 'how to', a lot of it (and the show) is geared to 'don't try this at home'. The Diet Coke and Mentos experiment was a most excellent way of illustrating the Scientific Method in a most memorable (and messy - bonus points there!) way. I got that from the show.
June 11, 2008

Not so good

I had ordered this book for a 17 year old. However, when I received it, I realized it was geared more for an 8 year old - very elementary.
June 10, 2007

Kids love it

My kids really love the show and the books.
I have two boys aged 10 and 14.
May 23, 2007

Meant for youngsters

I gave this to my rocket-scientist brother but it was my 4th grade nephew who ran off with the book. I would say that it is really designed for middle-school students? The nephew liked it.

Makes a great gift when enclosed with two dozen bottles of Diet Coke and six rolls of Mentos!
February 15, 2007

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