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‘Mythbuster’ Barack Obama Makes Discovery Channel Debut
- Posted on December 10, 2010 at 1:19am by
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In case you missed it, the President of the United States made a cameo appearance on Mythbusters Wednesday night, a cable entertainment show focused on debunking popular myths using scientific methods.
For Wednesday’s primetime episode, President Barack Obama challenged hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage to reconstruct “Archimedes Solar Ray” — a mythical ancient “green” weapon that utilized solar power to set things on fire.
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Comments (74)
dusko
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 10:25amIf you look very close you can see the teleprompter in Adam’s glasses.
Report Post »bookofwisdom
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 11:09amI think you are right. That is why Obama keeps looking down and hesitates when he’s talking, can’t read fast enough to keep his words flowing. May God Bless.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 10:16amI was sure that was going to be about CLIMATE CHANGE, so I never watched the clip… STILL WON’T. :) On to NEWS.
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 10:11amThere are a few myths I would like tested.
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 10:10amI’m glad all of the problems of the US have been resolved. Now Mr. Hollywood can peruse his second career.
Report Post »Can’t wait for the family Christmas gatherings and unloading on the LIBERALS.
yanki161
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 10:03amI thought we already had such a device.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1w4g2vr7B4
Report Post »Ed in Lebec
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 9:08amObama-related myths they could test:
Report Post »Is Obama really black;
Can he actually walk on water;
Does he actually know how to “focus like a laser” means?;
Can Michelle beat him in a fight;
dizzyinthedark
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 7:19amDoesn’t this man HAVE A JOB TO DO!!!
Report Post »Sparkyspool
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 8:21amIf he even tried to do his job he would end up like Kenedy
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 7:08amMaybe he could go on Ghost Hunters and look for the ghost of Karl Marx…his hero.
Report Post »Cap8tain
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:54amI guess Jamie and Adam have fiannaly “Jumped The Shark”. Always thought their “science” was agenda based.
Report Post »Bob
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:26amHey Mythbusters, I can think of a few OBAMA myths to investigate. Do something for the actual good of the country.
Report Post »INTHEBEGININGGOD
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:25amI remember seeing clips of these two guy’s on the failed rally of jon Stewart and Colbert. WOW!! . Another Busted theory, WELL really two, one for the attempt and another for obama.
Report Post »moriarty70
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 8:25amBack that up for a second. How do you figure the Stewart rally was a failure? What standard did you set for it to have to be a success?
Report Post »barthom
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:22amI do not like Mr Obama’s policies, but this was totally cute. They all did a good job.
Report Post »Reagan/Demint.deciple
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 8:15amThat’s how he got elected, not on policies but on personality..
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:17amI don’t think Barry has or had a clue what the POTUS was/is all about. He’s like a spoiled teenager wanting all the attention, with that “I know it all & I know better” teenager attitude. Irresponsible, out of touch, gimme,gimme,gimme, I‘m gonna pout and throw a fit if I don’t get it, give me the checkbook along with KEYS TO THE CAR attitude! What is next to cheapen the office of President?….A cameo in a porn? Wouldn’t be surprised. Excuse me I’ve gotta wash my brain after that thought.
Report Post »E-party
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:24amHey easy there at least Obama had a shove ready job for those two guys from Mythbusters.
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:42amThe most over exposed public official ever! This is Guinness Book territory. Obama would gain popularity just by staying away from the media for about six months.
Report Post »islandlady
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:41amDitto, which adviser sold him on the idea of solar energy being able to protect the Romans from
Report Post »Invasion? Perhaps it was a snake oil salesman who has a lot invested in it.
Worshipping the sun is a total loss.
Will
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 10:24amWhose adviser? Archimedes’s or Archimedes himself? He was no snake oil salesman but a quite successful inventor. He was also Greek, and the mirrors were to be used to attack a Roman invasion not protect it. Neither his attack plan nor the show was about using green energy. Obama never even said the word “green” during the episode. So it wasn’t about worshiping the sun, and if it were then the MythBusters’ recommendation would be to not do that since the myth was busted.
The show is about science not ideology. Obama’s short appearance and statement was about the importance of getting kids interested in science. I suggest watching it. Do you really disagree with Obama when he says “nothing is more important to our country’s future than getting young people engaged in math and science.”
Report Post »Cliff
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:18amRemember when it was really cool to see the president on TV… outside his role as the president? It made him out to be a real person that was not just the POTUS… Honor and integrity has left the building!!!
http://www.mentorlynx.com/
tbear44
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:59amDid he bring TOTUS with him?
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:40amOr maybe TOTUS brought POTUS with him?
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:32amMythbuster’s least popular episode in history.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:26amTo his credit, I do agree with the President that young kids really do need to get a better interest in science. I’m not at all ashamed that I got into chemistry from Bill Nye… And Command and Conquer (which is totally aside from the point). Seriously, if I hear one more kid talk about Glee or Vampire Diaries, I’m going to shoot the TV!
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:28amUh-huh. And Obama’s laser focus is truly inspirational: Henceforth, NASA’s priority is to “reach out to the Muslim world.”
Hear, hear!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:35amWhen Hussain says science, what he means is producing activists out of young impressionable kids in public schools , who can be herded into participating in community activities, in the name of science ofcourse. Like for “ protesting” all over the world for global warming , or for parroting the talking points they are given by people like Algore etc
Report Post »He follows a totally different dictionary than the rest of us.
moriarty70
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 8:19am@Lord_Frostwind
Report Post »Throw in a helping of Warcraft 2 and you have my late childhood in a nutshell. The games taught me how to be a gracious loser, while Bill Nye taught me “Science Rules!”
RamboTheDog
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:16amWhat a joke-r
This man has done more to cheapen the Office of the President than any of his predecessors combined.
Whats next Hussien and the Situation?
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:43amHussein in America‘s next top model wouldn’t be bad
Report Post »but I‘d really really like to see him participate in RuPaul’s Drag Race for a full season and get
b1t(hslapped by some queens !
kryptonite
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:59am@CheezWhiz
Report Post »Just wait till he’s behind bars at Gitmo… with Bawney.
cheezwhiz
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:22am@ kryptonite
How would that be any different than what Moochelle has been doing to him over the years ?
Report Post »DMD
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:14amHey ****** how about working on that lazer that was supposed to create all those jobs?
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:03amHahahaha….you started my morning off with a chuckle. Thanks!
Report Post »Banjo Bulldog
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 10:03pmDid anybody notice that Obama’s Solution was thru “more man power” sounds kinda communist to me
Report Post »ILoveGlenn
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 1:54amThe myth was BUSTED though!
Report Post »Bermuda Onion
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 12:55pmThe myth was not busted. At MIT here in The People’s Republic of Cambridge, MA. The university proved the myth did happen and they flew the two over here to witness the burning of a Greek like boat on the Charles River.
Report Post »The myth that should have debunked should have been that the economy has turned the corner and that the stimulus worked.
aaron11
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 1:54amHow about the myth that Dual Citizens CAN hold the office of President of the United States?
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:10amHow about the myth that illegals are good Americans with so much to give to this country, while the actual tax paying citizens are low-life racist.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:13amHow about the myth that “Islam is woven into the fabric of America”? That’s your doing, Traitor.
Report Post »Reagan/Demint.deciple
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 8:07am@AARON11, it’s not a myth.. There he is ,right up there in the oval office…
Report Post »I’d say that one is debunked, no?
ITookTheRedPill
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:47pmHow about the myth that his COLB is legitimate and has a raised seal, according to Hawaiian law?
(It isn‘t and it doesn’t… it has an incised seal…)
By the way, did even a single member of Congress support and defend section 3 of the 20th Amendment and inspect physical hard copy documents to ensure that Obama and Biden qualify to hold the offices they presently occupy?
No, they didn’t.
And did they question and debate whether or not Obama, even if his “birth narrative” is 100% true, can be considered a “natural born citizen” of the United States even though he admits that he was born a British subject?
No, they didn’t. Even though they did debate whether or not John McCain could be considered a “natural born citizen” of the United States even though he was born in Panama.
It is a myth that Soetoro/Obama is eligilbe to hold the office of President of the United States.
If his “birth narrative” is 100% true, then he was born a British Subject and not a “natural born citizen” of the United States.
And if his “birth narrative” is not 100% true, then he is guilty of a host of high crimes and misdemeanors including forgery, perjury, obstruction of justice, etc., and therefore not eligible to continue serving as President.
Report Post »bloptop
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 7:40pmanother ****** birther….what a shame
Quigley
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 1:53amWell, I was done watching Jamie and Adam anyway.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 1:56amNow bad B.O. is wanting to build a solar death ray….God please help us all!!
Report Post »ILoveGlenn
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 1:59am@ Quigley
Now that’s not a valid reason to stop watching Mythbusters. I bet P.O.T.U.S is not appearing on the show soon.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:56amMe too.
Report Post »And what say you Karl Rove ?
Gravitas
or
no gravitas ?
roguetea
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:21amrouge, Truth Energizes America
Didn’t they already do that one, being modestly successful… not that I am all that much of a fan. Don’t think I have watched them for a year or more. I think if they would take on the myths of Progressiveism along with the myths of this presidency, they would become wildly popular overnight, with most of us. Oh… but wait… some guy already busts those modern myths 5 days a week.
Yes, I clearly remember they tried to set a ship on fire with mirrors. Solar power is nothing new. One ancient said something like, ‘we need to build our houses oriented towards the south, with big windows to let the sun in.’ That was Socrates, paraphrased. Solar is ancient, which only goes to show how difficult it has been proven to harness, effectively. Maybe that is why this administration has hooked so securely to that star. An ever elusive hope, which will never materialize.
The only way solar, or any alternative energy, will truly prove to be practical is decentralized, small scale on private property, enabling the user to be more independent, more free. I am sure this Administration will not let something like that happen. Creating myths, like Global Warming, a green economy and a WikiLeak scare is however, right on track with our current, over energized, DC hotheads that surely spend too much, leaking everything all over nothing.
Report Post »tea party, Own 11, ROGUE ON
Rational Man
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:37amJust one more reason not to watch that show!
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:06amMaybe Obama could go back on the show to help them debunk the myth that Americans will make good Communists?
Report Post »Hobo Boondocks
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:07amHe also challenged them to construct a socialist ideology that works. They just looked at each other and said, “ We’re Mythbusters, you want Mythcreators.”
Report Post »Reagan/Demint.deciple
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 8:03amWhat, no ghetto thumbs shake ? must be because they’re white , ya feel me ?… Wish obama’s presidency was a myth and a dream and now I woke up… Obama should’ve went with them, less time in Washington is always better for the U.S….
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 10:49am@roguetea
Already they tried it a few years ago, and it failed to work.
Report Post »kidkolt
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:32pmThis is just silly. Just because he is a terrible socialist fool of a president doesn‘t mean I’m going to stop watching the show. It’s fun, it’s (sometimes) educational, and they blow things up. What more do you want? Even if you assume that he’s a terrible president, what did you want them to do? Spit in his eye? They are showmen and businessmen, and they actually do work to have an entertaining and educational program. No reason to refuse the office even if you hate it’s current resident. Furthermore, he actually seems to have done something good for once. America IS falling behind in the sciences. This is a fact. Our children are doing terribly in math, and more and more research is moving over seas. Isn’t it a good thing to encourage kids to learn about science? Even if it is just to blow things up? Sure, our schools may be failing because of the DoE, and the Teachers’ Unions, and I‘m far from apologizing for the president’s constant and shameless self-promotion, but even a stopped watch is right twice a day, and like it or not, this was actually a good thing. Or at least it was close. I’ll continue to watch the show, late at night when I‘m bored and can’t sleep. I will continue to be a constant and vocal critic when the president is doing something wrong (98%) of the time, but on the rare occasion when he gets one right (or at least he appears to have done something with a more positive than negative result), I’m not going to throw a fit out of spite. That’s childish. And in my opinion, if there is any consistent fault of the president, it’s acting childish. Try to be the bigger man when the opportunity presents itself.
Report Post »NES
Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:56pmIt didn’t work out so well…
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxMd93aCvd0
VAHomeschooler
Posted on December 11, 2010 at 8:18pm@KIDKOLT
Well Said!
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