Mythbusters phone book friction

Sep 10, 2008 it is impossible to separate two interlocked phone books due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. Test which surfaces create more friction, see how strong friction is, learn how to reduce friction, and even discover the side effects of friction. Adam and jamie test the classic myth about seeing if any amount of force can separate two phone books when the pages are interwoven. Watch full episodes, get behind the scenes, meet the cast, and much more. The force of friction and the weight of the pages combine, tightly binding the phone books together and making separation impossible for a. Mythbusters s03e09 killer brace position driving cell phone vs drunk. Could the flag have flapped like it did on the moon. Virtual reality technology lets mom reunite with her deceased child. The mythbusters proved this by using sulfur hexafluoride, a gas six times more dense than air. Tory, grant, and kari team up to investigate a movie scene with explosions, harpoons, and sharks. Will tory and kari successfully pull apart two phone books in 30 minutes without breaking their teeth. The 5 calibers to claim the most powerful handgun in the world title reupload duration. Jan, 2011 ive been trying to look for this on youtube and couldnt find it. It is impossible to separate two interlocked phone books due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book.

Try a very quick test before you even start this project. Mythbusters 9102008 phone book fiction discussion in now playing tv. Mythbusters season 6 episode phonebook friction video. And then kari, grant and tory test a fishy tale of hollywood pyrotechnics with their own big bang theories. On this episode of mythbusters, adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. The mythbusters take on a scene from the 80s classic real genius. Feb 16, 2008 thanks for the amazing work, jbconguero. Check out exclusive footage straight from the mythbusters own video cameras. How much frictionor the force that resists motion between two sliding surfacesdo you think there is between two pieces of paper.

Ive been trying to look for this on youtube and couldnt find it. Missouri man finds stacks of family photos and reunites them with their owners. Oct 22, 2015 phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. In this episode they tried to bust the myth that it is impossible to pull two interleaved phone books apart. There are sliding friction experiments, a phone book friction experiment, a way to make rice stick together, an experiment to create frictional heat, and lots more friction experiments for all ages. Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video. They attempt to pull the two phone books apart and measure how much force it takes to do so.

Mythbusters ejection seat segment from mega movie myths special duration. Adam and jamie test a myth about a phone book using a viewersubmitted film. Apr, 2019 mythbusters season 6 episode phonebook friction. With jamie hyneman, adam savage, tory belleci, grant imahara. Mythbusters water stun gun full episode video dailymotion. Apr 14, 2015 were some of the photos from the moon landing fake. Does interweaving the pages of two phone books create an unbreakable bond. On this episode of mythbusters adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable.

Apr 15, 2015 can a conventional electric stun gun be turned into a waterpowered electric stun gun. However, the mythbusters noted that the gforces varied widely depending on how hard the head was struck. The mythbusters first started by striking a fake human head with both full and empty bottles. Try pulling apart two interleaved phone books and youll inevitably be defeated by huge frictional forces. Aug 17, 2015 physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books. Gaming mythbusters minecraft mythbusters lego marvel avengers mythbusters episode 4. What amazes me most is actually not the friction between the pages, but that connection between the actual spine of the book and the rig wont rip apart when pulled with such strong forces on mythbusters there were two cars pulling on the phone books, but the spine held up easily thats just amazing. The mythbusters want to know scratch that, they need to know just how hollywood pulls off some of their most spectacular stunts and eyepopping effects. A famous demonstration of the counterintuitive power of friction involves two telephone directories with their pages alternately interleaved. It is impossible to separate two phone books interleaved pagetopage due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. Sep 03, 2008 the mythbusters proved this by using sulfur hexafluoride, a gas six times more dense than air. The mythbusters tried to pull the two phone books apart with human power, which was unsuccessful. It is an old barroom trickmaking a nexttoimpossible task seem easy. Gaming mythbusters episode 3 battlefield 4 mythbusters just cause 3 mythbusters.

Your internet provider and evil companies could track your torrent activity. A pair of cars also failed at pulling the phone books apart. Subsequently, pouring some of the sulfur hexafluoride into the boat caused it to sink. Find out whether jamie hyneman and adam savages ducttape canoe can survive waves 3 to 4 feet taller than their bow, and see what made adam cry, uh oh. To help during this pandemic, ive lowered the price of my membership which has over digital resources plus over a 100 flipped video lessons you can provide your students with so they dont fall behind. The initial results showed that the full bottle struck with an average gforce of 28.

Abstract have you ever heard that two phone books with the pages interleaved are impossible to pull apart. Physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books mit. Were some of the photos from the moon landing fake. In the latest show, they tested the myth that two phone books with their pages alternating were. Can a fire be put out by placing a fire extinguisher into it. The atwoods machine and newtons second law of motion. Why cant two interleaved phone books be pulled apart. Phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time isbn 141690929x also gives a list of a dozen myths that are unlikely to be explored although four were eventually tested. Read about phone book friction by neil sutherland and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. In the show, the mythbusters tried pulling the phone books apart with two cars pulling in opposite directions. The gas was poured into a rectangular vessel, creating invisible water upon which a simple tin foil boat floated. Are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means.

Partly busted the mythbusters tried to pull the books apart with human power, first attempting to do so on their own and then bringing in ten other people which included tory and kari in a separate. Mythbusters phonebook friction tv episode 2008 imdb. Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video dailymotion. This is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. Working in the industry for over two decades now, hes perhaps best known for creating the theme to mythbusters, a song beloved by the programs many fans. Another example of this is the phone book friction episode, in which they investigated the difficulty of pulling two telephone books apart after their pages had been interleaved together. Kari, grant and tory tackle a tale about hollywood pyrotechnics.

Feb 19, 2017 mythbusters phone book friction video this is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. Mythbusters 9102008 phone book fiction tivocommunity. When tempers flare during a particularly complicated myth, jamie offers up a. Mythbusters phone book friction worksheet season 6. Phone book friction, mythbusters worksheet, newtons third law of motion, projectile accuracy, projectile motion, separate two phone books when the pages are interwoven. In addition, revisit a collection of hollywoods biggest big screen myths. Mythbusters phone book friction 1 mythbusters phone book friction 2. Watch mythbusters season 6, episode 12 phone book friction.

The suggestion that two interleaved phone books cannot be pulled apart is more complex than it seems. Was the film from the moon faked, and just slowed down. All myth results and outcomes from season 6 of the mythbusters. I found myself fastforwarding through the shark bitsand thats saying a lot considering mythbusters is by far my favorite show. Take two stacks of sticky notes with 5 pages each, and interleave the pages, or overlap them one by one. Apr 15, 2015 are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. Could a footprint be made like the one on the moon. Can a shark be blown up like they did in deep blue sea. The mythbusters arent really doing it wrong, but they give me a chance to talk about some physics. Sep 27, 2018 tom hanks pays tribute to late fountains of wayne musician adam schlesinger. Season 6 episode 12 of mythbusters resulted in a 0. Savage has commented that it is difficult to test myths that require them to disprove general claims because of the. Mythbusters phone book friction full e video dailymotion.

It is not that hard to slide a sheet of paper off the top of a stack of paper. Will a feather and a hammer drop at the same rate in a vacuum. Plus phone book pages are so think any small amount of rain reduces them to virtually nothing, plus with soy ink. Learn the physics behind the surprisingly powerful force of friction.