Mythbusters

One of my favored shows I watch now is called mythbusters they take a myth or tall tale and try to find if there is any truth to that myth or not this week they had a special on pirate myths one myth was about the eye patch that it’s not just used for a gouged eye but for night vision purposes its said that having your rods the (part of your eye that helps pick up dim light) ready that you would be able to see in the dark much better than trying to walk through the dark after just getting out of a lit room this myth actually proved to be true with a few test taken place they successfully proved that a person could see better in the dark if they were the eye patch. Another myth they tried to solve was did more people die from the shrapnel when a cannon ball hit the side of the boat or did they die from the ball itself the idea is that the wood splintered and acted as a projectile and stabbed into the pirates and ended up killing them. After many test it concluded that the wood could not go fast and dangerous enough to kill stab someone. I’m interested in physics and love math this show takes these everyday myths and puts them to tests usually having to do with a lot of physics involvement I fell in love with this show instantly and invite you to watch it on Wednesdays at 9 when the new episode first airs.