August 11th, 2006
NOTE FROM DAVE:
One of the most popular shows on the
Discovery Channel is “Myth Busters,”
a show that takes myths and urban legends
and proves or disproves them. We wondered
what the SF version would be like.
Discovery Channel is “Myth Busters,”
a show that takes myths and urban legends
and proves or disproves them. We wondered
what the SF version would be like.
The Top 8 Shows For SF Myth Busters
8> Which girls does “Earth Girls Are Easy” refer to, and what are their phone numbers?
7> “Okay, here we have a line of Imperial Storm Troopers loaded for bear, and there we have the broad side of a barn….”
6> Rubber bands or duct-tape? What’s *really* holding the Millennium Falcon together?
5> Does the color red attract an inordinate amount of weapon fire and falling rocks?
4> Does going back in time and preventing one’s parents from meeting cause one to spontaneously disappear?
3> How *does* Londo’s hair stay up?
2> Ship size vs penis size. And is the Death Star really a ship?
and the Number 1 Show For SF Myth Busters…
1> Are Orion slave girls green EVERYWHERE?
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Credits:
Selected from 32 submissions from 9 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 1
Guy Reeves, Houston, TX — 2
Kate Melnyk, Tewksbury, MA — 3, 8
Peter Heltzer, Buffalo Grove, IL — 4, 5
Dan Thompson, Austin, TX — 6
Guy Payne, Birmingham, AL — 7
Eric Akawie, Annandale, VA — Topic
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator