For a decade, the Mythbusters spends one hour every week to test widely known myths and beliefs. Now, Adam and Jamie are taking Mythbusters on a 31-city tour across the country. Our very own Warner Theater had the honor of hosting two shows yesterday. I was in attendance of the evening show and our beloved “experts of dangerous” did not disappoint the packed audience.

Walking out to the “Fanfare for the Common Man”, our favorite Mythbusters wasted no time enjoying the glory and appreciation of its fans. The first act of the Behind the Myths Tour included a test of strength using two yellow page phone books interlaced and Adam lying on a bed of nails while Jamie smashed a cinder block on his chest. Some audience members had the chance to come on stage and participate in some of the tests. In an event called the Rat Race, two men who “work out” try to generate enough power on bicycles to fill their balloons. Unfortunately, a technical malfunction occurred when the bikes did not perform the task. What could have been a big mistake on stage, really gave the audience what they came to see, our Mythbusters fixing things and making it work

The crowd-pleaser of the show was when the guys used a high-speed camera, which captures 300 frames per second, to film the volunteers wagging their heads or blowing raspberries and double raspberries, then played back the crazy footage of pulsating cheek flesh and rippling, flapping lips. Adam joked around that the videos could end during a job interview for a young lady.

During the Q&A Session, Adam and Jamie tackled some questions from the audience. We learned that the whole show got started because of a robot named Blendo that competed in “Robot Wars”. Jamie answered a question about the cannonball that went astray damaging two San Francisco Bay Area houses and a minivan. When asked the question of what is the best major to pursue in college when dealing with explosives, Jamie responded “You should study to be a bomb technician or pyrotechnics”. One of the most fascinating questions was asked by a young boy when wondered what Jamie’s favorite firearm was. Hyneman informed the young man that he only liked guns for the intricate machines they are not for their violent tendencies. He does go on to state that the Thompson Machine Gun was his favorite because its design and lots of recoiling action.

In Act 2, they invited a young lady to do a photo op with them and hilarious results. This photo op involved the young lady to stand on top of Jamie. Adam took the photo which he posted on his Twitter feed.

Adam fielded the second Q&A session in which he talked about his favorite explosion. Savage told the audience it involved recreating a famous scene in Lethal Weapon 2 that involved the two cops escaping a toilet that was rigged to detonate when then cop moved from the hot seat. The movie myth was proven to be plausible. Savage’s favorite myth to bust involved the Lead Balloon. He stated that it took two years to find a company that help to create a cube-shaped balloon with 10 foot (3 m) edges out of lead. The myth was to see “if a lead balloon cannot fly (as per the idiom, “going down like a lead balloon”). It was busted.

Another fun moment was when another volunteer was wearing a medieval suit of armor for protection from a barrage of paintballs fired through four turrets in rapid succession.

For the followers of Mythbusters (myself included) , it was an amazing experience to see Adam and Jamie doing their crazy fun work LIVE and we cannot wait for the Tenth season to begin tonight on the Discovery Channel. On a high note, they reminded the audience of their motto “Don’t Try This Home”. They are what they called professionals; we called them our beloved Mythbusters!

The Mythbusters: Behind the Myth Tour has six cities left. If you want to see if they are coming to a theater near you: click over to http://www.mythbusterstour.com/ and don’t check out the Season Premiere of Mythbusters TONIGHT at 9:00/8:00 C only on the Discovery Channel!

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Dean Rogers

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I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!

My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.

Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.

As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.

All of this has led me here, giving you the latest entertainment news for the DMV and the entire nation, and I am truly excited for whatever will come next.

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