MythBusters: Don't Try This at Home!

by Mary Packard

It's a tough job separating truth from urban legend, but the MythBusters are here to serve. For example, is it true that if you step in quicksand , you'll be sucked down to your death? Only two men would be inventive - and adventurous - enough to try to find out: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, the MythBusters. Each week, hosts Savage and Hyneman, both special effects experts, use modern science to put another three urban legends to the test on their popular TV show. In this book, you'll learn how they either "busted" or confirmed fifteen myths on their show, often with spectacular results. Here are just some of the urban legends in this book: Mythbusters: Don't Try This at Home! gets to the bottom of these urban legends and more, and it lets you do your own mythbusting with fun experiments you can do safely at home.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Tv, Childrens

144 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2005

Reviews

[Anson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Their videos are much better. I think this book is aimed towards gr.1-6.

[M.J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know what I was expecting, but I like Mythbusters and we had this book in our collection so, I thought I'd check it out.

It's written for kids, probably in junior high or in upper middle school. But I'm not a teacher or kid expert so i may be off base there.

It goes through several of the myths they do on the TV show. Then at the end of each one it gives the kid an experiment they can do that's somehow related. For some reason, I was expecting it to be a smaller scale experiment of what the Mythbusters did. But that's just not possible.

I think it's a good book to teach kids science, especially if they like Mythbusters. But like I said, I'm not an educator so my opinion means very little in that area.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had a kid at work who wanted a book with instructions on how to 'blow things up' (don't panic - careful questioning resulting in comments like - how to make volcanoes with baking soda and stuff like that). This was perfect! Unfortunately, mum didn't agree...

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was designed for kids. It's more fun to read if you havn't seen these particular experiments on their TV show. If you're looking for a book with home science experiments for kids that are fun as well as educational, this is the book for you.

[Zak · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing new and nothing old well presented.

[LibraryKath · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great kids book giving some ways to bust myths at home safely, based on the Mythbusters best myths. Great photos.