Take two phone books and lie them face up, with the spines facing away from each other. Tory, grant, and kari team up to investigate a movie scene with explosions, harpoons, and sharks. Its hosted by jamie hyneman, a model maker and specialeffects expert for the movie and tv industries, and adam savage, whose handy expertise includes carpentry, welding, and animation. And they dont just explain if somethings true or false. Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video dailymotion. A pair of cars also failed at pulling the phone books apart. Apr 15, 2015 are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video. Phone books would be much harder to pull apart because the sheets in the mythbusters experiment were completely overlapping unlike these sticky notes which are only partly overlapping less surface area, also the phone books are much heavier so the frictional force. Designed for teachers, students, parents, homeschoolers, educators and all lifelong learners.
Mythbusters, a television show 20032016, with a couple reboots since hosted by specialeffects experts jamie hyneman and adam savage, promoted skepticism about urban legends and attempted to prove or disprove them by experiment. Aug 26, 2015 in this case, the traction instrument was brought out think the opposite of a vice, it was used to pull books apart while measuring the force required to do so. The pages of the sticky note pads are held together by friction. The topics in this ebook are taken from select episodes of the mythbusters television show. Testing ways of getting past a vicious guard dog that wants to bite you. Hyneman claimed to be a problematic kid, hitchhiking around the country at the young age of 14. The arxiv blog has a nice writeup of that writeup, with the headline physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books try pulling apart two interleaved phone books and youll inevitably be defeated by huge frictional forces. While the myth was busted, the mythbusters pointed out that it took 8,000 pounds 3,600 kg, or about 36,000 n of force to part the phone books. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
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. The overlap area of the two phone books in figure 1 is 10 cm by 25 cm 0. In this case, the friction force was so high because the surface. For kkco 11 news, im aaron luna if you have a theory youd like aaron to put to the test, send. They will apply cuttingedge science with ageold legends and modernday myths to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban legend. The mythbusters tried to pull the two phone books apart with human power, which was unsuccessful.
In theory, two cars could hang from interleaved phone books without their being pulled apart. Physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books. During their small scale tests, the mythbusters discovered that water can diminish the force of a shock wave caused by an explosion, giving credence to this myth. This is awfully similar to the experiment that mythbusters conducted. Virtual reality technology lets mom reunite with her deceased child. Aug 17, 2015 physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books. The mythbusters, jamie and adam, two special effects experts with over 30 years experience between them, set out to methodically bust three urban legends in each episode. This results in a huge increase in the friction force, making them nearly impossible to pull apart. Why it takes tanks to separate two phone books the pipettepen. Watch mythbusters season 6, episode 12 phone book friction. May 07, 2009 mythbusters phone book friction discovery. Advanced level are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. Even a small number of interleaved pages can result in a surprisingly large amount of friction, making the sticky notes impossible to pull apart. In short, it is extremely difficult to pull apart two phone books whose pages.
For the leaves of 2 phones books interweaved in each other, it took approx 8000 pounds of force to tear them apart. Friction is due to a normal force, meaning that the direction in which. Sep 18, 2008 mythbusters phone book friction duration. The tv show mythbusters had an episode in which they interleaved two phone books and dramatized how hard it was to pull them apart. Sequioa publishing also has a limitededition hardcover version available. This is the norm when analyzing and solving realworld problems. Nov 24, 2017 discovery channel is a great place to learn new and exciting things. The more pages you add, the larger this effect becomes. But, in 2016, the series ended with the original mythbusting duo confirming that they do not want to continue with the show.
For their full scale test, the mythbusters hung rupture discs 5 feet above water, 5 feet below water, and 10 feet below water at 5, 10, 20, and 50 foot intervals away from the explosives. Determining coefficients of friction of paper physics forums. Can a shark be blown up like they did in deep blue sea. Try pulling apart two interleaved phone books and youll inevitably be defeated by huge frictional forces. Where do i get the little black book that the mythbusters use. But with multiple layers, the force stays the same over a larger area, so each layer interaction is like an independent system, each generating friction f, that then get summed together. Does the frictional force on a whip wrapped around a log depend on the number of loops.
The phone books came apart but not by the pages, it ripped the bindings completely off the book. Savage has commented that it is difficult to test myths that require them to disprove general claims because of the. Mythbusters phone book friction worksheet season 6. The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time zimmerman, keith, zimmerman, kent, hyneman, jamie, savage, adam, rees, peter on. Ellen still isnt convinced the phone book is a waste of paper duration. The suggestion that two interleaved phone books cannot be pulled apart is more complex than it seems. 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. Mar 31, 2010 during their small scale tests, the mythbusters discovered that water can diminish the force of a shock wave caused by an explosion, giving credence to this myth.
Finally, the mythbusters resorted to using an m551 sheridan light tank and an m1 armored personnel carrier, which were able to pull the phone books apart. In this experiment the mythbusters find out and newtons laws are proven to be correct. A famous demonstration of the counterintuitive power of friction involves two telephone directories with their pages alternately interleaved. Hosted by morgan freeman, through the wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. Are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. Missouri man finds stacks of family photos and reunites them with their owners. It is an old barroom trickmaking a nexttoimpossible task seem easy. Students often underestimate the force of friction, despite the fact that friction is the force that acts every day to bring their school buses and cars to a stop. Trying to separate the books by pulling on their spines is incredibly difficult due to the massive amount of friction between the pages.
Jamie and adam took to 800pg phone books and interlaced the pages one page ontop of the other and tried seperating them the myth being theyre unseperable. Mythbusters gave it a shot and could not pull apart the phone books until. Each episode, the mythbusters, adam savage and jamie hyneman, two special effects experts with more than 30 years of experience, methodically set out to bust three urban legends. What happened to jamie hyneman what hes doing now in 2018. Mythbusters should either hire someone to make nicer versions of these explanations or just not include them at all in the show. Why cant two interleaved phone books be pulled apart. Mythbusters phonebook friction tv episode 2008 on imdb. When sitting on the table, the average force on a page is about half the combined weight of the phone books, or 10 newtons 2. Feb 19, 2017 mythbusters phone book friction video this is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. The greatest part of the show is the fact adam savage and jamie hyneman arent scientists but they still do some awesome science. 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. Produced by the discovery channel in australia filmed in the united states, it aired around the world. People have tried pulling two interleaved phone books apart by playing tug. In this video, two phone books are interwoven page bypage and the friction between the thin sheets of paper is put to the ultimate test can the frictional force between two interleaved phone books lift a 3.
The phone books wouldnt come apart using all the mythbusters gadgets and even attaching the phone books between two cars. Does interweaving the pages of two phone books create an unbreakable bond. Mythbusters phonebook friction tv episode 2008 imdb. The show does not follow a typical calendar of on and off air periods. The only one i can think of is the one where they break a glass cup using your voice.
One of their most popular shows was mythbusters, with hostsexperts adam savage and jamie hyneman as the faces of the show for almost 300 episodes. The mythbusters arent really doing it wrong, but they give me a chance to talk about some physics. The official mythbusters website lists episodes by calendar year. Learn the physics behind the surprisingly powerful force of friction. The force of friction and the weight of the pages combine, tightly binding the phone books together and making separation impossible for a single person. Apr 22, 2009 what mythbusters episodes contain physics. Oct 22, 2015 phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. Factors affecting friction frictional force physics grade 8. Adam and jamie test the classic myth about seeing if any amount of force can separate two phone books when the pages are interwoven. Jamie hynemans early life hyneman was born on september 25, 1956 in marshall, michigan.
With jamie hyneman, adam savage, tory belleci, grant imahara. Will tory and kari successfully pull apart two phone books in 30 minutes without breaking their teeth. Tens of thousands of excellent, educational videos in a huge, intuitive directory. Graham best explains to what extent friction depends on weight and surface area. Can the frictional force between two phone books lift a.
They used vehicles to exert 8,000 pounds of force on the phone books before they separated. Jan 05, 2016 yes, this is the final season of the mythbusters. The discovery channels mythbusters recently conducted an experiment to find out how much force is required to separate two interleaved phone books. The topics, in general, do not fit neatly into individual and separate concept groups. Jun 20, 2017 test which surfaces create more friction, see how strong friction is, learn how to reduce friction, and even discover the side effects of friction. Researchers explain why its nearly impossible to separate.
Phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. And short of using two tanks pulling at over 8,000lbs of force they couldnt seperate the two. Just how these forces arise has been a longstanding mystery until now. Mythbusters ejection seat segment from mega movie myths special duration.
Check out exclusive footage straight from the mythbusters own video cameras. The cast of the television series mythbusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives tales, and the like. Physics stack exchange is a question and answer site for active researchers, academics and students of physics. This phenomenon is commonly demonstrated with phone books. While the myth was busted, the mythbusters pointed out that it took 8,000 pounds of force to pull the phone books apart, meaning that you could literally hang two full size cars from it. Then interleave the pages and try to pull the books apart. The trick apparently also works pretty well with reasonably thick magazines. It is impossible to separate two interlocked phone books due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. I can not really say why surface area doesnt affect the frictional force because clearly sometimes it does as in the case of the mythbusters pulling the phone book. Take for instance the mythbusters episode where they tried to pull two phone books apart that were only held together by friction. In relation to this interleaved phone book the normal force is applied to all the pages in series instead of in parallel.
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. Physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books mit. Mythbusters with phone book friction static and kinetic friction to understand the other kind of friction, imagine trying to push a heavy couch across the floor. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Cell phone destroys gas station season 1, episode 3 thermodynamics, electricity, pressure, velocity, force, acceleration. Explore friction by launching stuff, from scientific. On this episode of mythbusters adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments the myth is busted, plausible, or confirmed. Ideal as a supplement to a curriculum or for independent study. The topics chosen lend themselves well to a physics analysis. And then kari, grant and tory test a fishy tale of hollywood pyrotechnics with their own big bang theories. A long time ago, a phone book was a book that had an index of phone numbers for everyone in your city. Mythbusters is a science entertainment tv program created and produced by australias beyond television productions for the discovery channel there is no consistent system for organizing mythbusters episodes into seasons.
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