Mythbusters

Mythbusters - in which urban myths are scientifically tested - is one of my favorite shows. You can catch it on the Discovery Channel on Wednesday nights. I happened upon a video clip of what I think is the best moment from the whole series. The myth is that when a cement truck gets a coating of dried cement on the interior of the chamber, instead of removing it by hand, you can hang a stick of dynamite inside and the blast will shake off the cement. A generous fan donated an old cement mixer for the test. Trouble is, someone forgot to start the barrel spinning when they poured in the cement. The result was a truck half full of solid cement that resisted all conventional efforts at removal. Because the Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie, like to make things go boom, they decided that they'd have some fun by packing the whole thing with dynamite and seeing what would happen. See for yourself.