Mythbusters Shark Special
The first Shark Week episode on Sunday, July 27th will kick off with the two hour Mythbusters Shark Special. The special will follow the Mythbusters crew as they hit the deep blue to take a bite out of shark folklore. Among the myths tackled in this special: Are sharks repelled by magnets? Do dogs attract sharks? Do the vibrations caused by a flapping injured fish attract sharks?
Watch this clip below from a Mythbusters mini myth from 2007 which tried to determine if sharks have a color preference. This is a urban legend which has become a natural part of surfing folk lure. Its been rumored that sharks like yellow and this makes you automatic free bait. Watch the 5 minute video below.
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7 opinions for Mythbusters Shark Special
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Jul 25, 2008 at 6:48 pm
[...] dem Hills! Hollywood goes to the dogs. Reality Bites Back - or does it? Shark Week kicks off with Mythbusters. Wesley heads home on Project Runway. A Top Model debuts. And you could hop on the Love [...]
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Aug 24, 2008 at 2:49 am
I loved watching this on Shark Week.
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Aug 25, 2008 at 8:37 am
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Mythbusters Shark Week Special Pt. I Recap
Aug 27, 2008 at 4:03 pm
[...] The Mythbusters Shark Week 2008 episode aired on Juy 27th and the myths tackled in this Shark Week special: Do dogs attract sharks? Are magnets the new wave in shark repellent technology? Do flashlights really attract sharks? [...]
Mythbusters Shark Week Special Pt. II Recap
Sep 3, 2008 at 8:38 am
[...] The Mythbusters Shark Week 2008 episode aired on July 27th and the myths tackled in this Shark Week special: Do dogs attract sharks? Are magnets the new wave in shark repellent technology? Do flashlights really attract sharks? [...]
Mythbusters Shark Week Special Pt. III Recap
Sep 12, 2008 at 9:27 am
[...] The Mythbusters Shark Week 2008 episode aired on July 27th and the myths tackled in this Shark Week special: Do dogs attract sharks? Are magnets the new wave in shark repellent technology? Do flashlights really attract sharks? So in the previous recap it showed that the sharks are really prone to people trashing around and that playing dead actually gets you somewhere. But as the episode continues they think that it maybe depends on who is actually playing dead. Does it matter if you have a larger body? Hmm… [...]
Mythbusters Shark Week Special Pt… IV Recap
Nov 6, 2008 at 9:18 am
[...] The Mythbusters Shark Week 2008 episode aired on July 27th and the myths tackled in this Shark Week special: Do dogs attract sharks? Are magnets the new wave in shark repellent technology? Do flashlights really attract sharks? So in the previous recap we wanted to find out if magnets could actually repel the sharks. The first test with a small shark for a small scale test and it is confirmed that on the small scale you can repel the sharks using magnetic fields. [...]
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