MythBusters
TV Show • 2003
ReportMythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
This tv show contains 4 potentially triggering events.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Sometimes, though it is often fake, for example Kari makes a “brain” out of noodles and fake blood to make a head injury on a dummy look more accurate.
The only real gore often comes from pig carcasses which are exploded, dissolved in acid, etc.
In the Halloween special and “do mattresses break your fall” episode a very realistic medical dummy is used, it has layers of synthetic bone, muscle, fat and organs and is used to measure exactly how a fall would impact a body, it has no top layer of skin so all this muscle is visible and it may be upsetting for some to look at.
The only real gore often comes from pig carcasses which are exploded, dissolved in acid, etc.
In the Halloween special and “do mattresses break your fall” episode a very realistic medical dummy is used, it has layers of synthetic bone, muscle, fat and organs and is used to measure exactly how a fall would impact a body, it has no top layer of skin so all this muscle is visible and it may be upsetting for some to look at.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Jamie and Adam are seen roughly handling a hagfish in an aquarium, it is not actively harmed but it probably stressed the eel out. They dropped the eel on a grate, but it was returned to its tank. They also dunk credit cards into the tank of an electric eel, which may have been bad for the eel.
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Are animals abused?
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They go fishing/spearfishing in the “shooting fish in a barrel” and “can you survive on a desert island with only duct tape” episodes.
In the “can you survive on a desert island with only duct tape” episode they catch a wild/feral Hawaiian chicken with a duct tape net, it is obviously scared and trying to get away. They then release it and use store bought chicken because they don’t want to have to kill the wild chicken and there could be parasites in the wild meat.
Pig carcasses are often used for gun/explosion/projectile tests though later they use ballistic gel analogues. The pig would have likely been killed anyways, but sent to another buyer as that’s how slaughter houses work. It often does feel like a waste of useable meat though.
Kari is a vegetarian and is required to eat either meat or live bugs for an experiment, she chooses the live bugs, this could be interpreted as how some people view bugs and insects as less sentient or deserving of rights than other animals but I don’t think this is what she is saying.
After unsuccessfully trying to catch a feral pigeon (illegal in San Fransisco, where this is filmed), a flock of domestic pigeons are put into a large cage and subjected to stress, banging on the walls, soft tan blades pushing them around, not having adequate landing space. Stress can kill birds.
In the “can you survive on a desert island with only duct tape” episode they catch a wild/feral Hawaiian chicken with a duct tape net, it is obviously scared and trying to get away. They then release it and use store bought chicken because they don’t want to have to kill the wild chicken and there could be parasites in the wild meat.
Pig carcasses are often used for gun/explosion/projectile tests though later they use ballistic gel analogues. The pig would have likely been killed anyways, but sent to another buyer as that’s how slaughter houses work. It often does feel like a waste of useable meat though.
Kari is a vegetarian and is required to eat either meat or live bugs for an experiment, she chooses the live bugs, this could be interpreted as how some people view bugs and insects as less sentient or deserving of rights than other animals but I don’t think this is what she is saying.
After unsuccessfully trying to catch a feral pigeon (illegal in San Fransisco, where this is filmed), a flock of domestic pigeons are put into a large cage and subjected to stress, banging on the walls, soft tan blades pushing them around, not having adequate landing space. Stress can kill birds.
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No, but attack dogs are used in the “is truck bed liner crash proof” episode which may be upsetting for some scared of dog attacks.
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Is there a dead animal?
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There are multiple instances where the corpses of pigs (sourced from a farm where they died of natural causes) are used in experiments. The extent of their use varies from allowing them to decompose to testing weaponry or ballistics as a substitute for human flesh.
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Are there spiders?
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One myth involves a host's head trapped inside a box with several tarantulas for an extended period of time.
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Is someone restrained?
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Keri and Adam test Chinese water torture. Keri is medically supervised throughout but still has an emotional reaction.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Pyramid power is tested with a razor. It does not work, and leaves Tory with a badly nicked face.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Myths that involve fire usually have a human analogue. The worst that has happened to a human is singes, and once a burn from molten candy.
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Is someone buried alive?
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On more than one occasion, a myth has required someone to attempt escaping from a coffin under dirt, or from wet sand. However, these were done under controlled conditions and no one was harmed.
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Is there amputation?
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No human limb amputation happens but analogues including ballistic dummies, false limbs made of silicone, etc can be seen getting “injured”. Sometimes there is blood and there is often bones visibly broken.
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Is there a hanging?
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The myth of the hanging rescue by bullet is tested with a wooden dummy.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Tory is a semi-frequent victim of accidental genital trauma but is able to walk and laugh it off
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Sets of prop teeth are damaged during a couple of myths, but none attached to a human.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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One myth involving steel-toed boots involves the crushing and severing of prop toes, though no real human appendages are in danger.
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Is someone tortured?
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Safety precautions are always taken when the hosts put themselves at risk, sometimes they have to do things they don’t want to for the sake of the show and occasionally get hurt but it’s all in good fun and I’m sure if they actually had an issue they’d ask to sit out.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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No one dies on screen but falls that would kill a human are tested by buster the crash test dummy, if they are safe for a human to do only then they try it themselves
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Does someone vomit?
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There are several episodes wherein myths about seasickness and alcohol use/hangovers are tested and result in someone vomiting
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Does someone spit?
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Above comment by Potatoe was made when this listing was “is there spitting/farting”, they are now separated
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Mental Health
Are there anxiety attacks?
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One host suffers a panic attack during a myth about water torture.
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Does a baby cry?
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In Stealing Candy From a Baby it's found that stealing from babies made the hosts feel aweful
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Various car myths use stock sfx.
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Does a car crash?
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Many car myths involve crashing.
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Is there gun violence?
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While guns are used for many myths, safety is always an utmost priority and no one is in danger of being hit by a bullet. Some myths use ballistics gel or foam cutouts to show the extent of the damage a bullet could do under specific circumstances.
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