MythBusters Episode 8: "Escape From Alcatraz, Duck Quack, Stud Finder"
Air Date: December 12, 2003
Prisoners successfully escaped Alcatraz prison using an inflatable raft made from rain ponchos.
plausible
The makeshift raft crafted by the MythBusters team did indeed reach the shore. Listed as "Plausible" because no evidence has ever been found suggesting the prisoners survived the actual incident, and personal effects washed up later on shore, indicating that the men probably failed to navigate correctly and drowned in San Francisco Bay. However, a portion of the scale tests (cut for time but later shown in "MythBusters Outtakes") did show that these belongings could have been released by the successfully escaped prisoners and washed up where they were found through strategic use of the Bay’s tides to throw the authorities off their trail.
A duck’s quack does not echo.
busted
When examined by an audio-expert, it was found that the echo was "swallowed" by the original quack, due to the very similar acoustic structure between the quack and the echo. Because of this, it may be difficult to tell where the quack ends and the echo begins.
When you go to get blood drawn at the Red Cross, you are actually secretly having mind controlling microchips implanted into your bloodstream that can be detected with a stud finder.
busted
While a stud finder can find microchips (like those used to track pets) embedded in flesh, none were found after a trip to the Red Cross.
Why did they even test the Red Cross myth? What a joke.
June 23, 2007 at 6:59 PMNext on Mythbusters, “Fluoride in water can be used for mind control” and “Tin foil hats can deflect mind control rays.”
June 24, 2007 at 4:24 AMCome on, let them have their fun.
July 19, 2007 at 12:34 AMwell… if they were triing to actually bust that myth they would have tried those pesky microscopic ic’s since that would be what would have to be used to fit through the opening in the needle. looking for those big ic’s is about as absurd as giving creedence to such a myth by triing to bust it. my favorite quote is “if it worth doing it is worth over- doing” from the paper myth.
July 19, 2007 at 12:51 PMRed Cross = It’s good advertisement for them. Call it a public service. Kudos to promote…
August 17, 2007 at 6:46 PMCome on, they did not REALLY test the Red Cross myth because the Red Cross people KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE SEARCHIGN FOR THE MIND CONTROL CHIPS. I’m not sure if they implant experimental mind control chips at the Red Cross, it’s certainly possible, but even if they did they are not going to implant them when it’s the Myth-busters going in there - they even talked about their plan to search for mind control chips out loud while in the blood donation building.
The way they went about testing this myth is yet another example of how people in the mainstream media never take a serious look at the myriad of ways in which the government is taking more and m ore control of our daily lives. Think about it, they Myth-busters are smarter then to make such a stupid mistake. Either they never intended to seriously test the mind control chip thing or they are in on it. Still a good show though. :-/
December 5, 2007 at 9:59 PMAndrew seek help. As soon as possible. Or go donate blood. A little mind control would be more than you have now.
December 21, 2007 at 12:23 AMI would think a microchip entered into the blood stream would not only fail to control your mind, but end up acting like a blood clot and cause an aneurysm.
December 30, 2007 at 7:25 PMIts like metal gear solid with nano-machines!!!! ItS noT ThE REd CRoSS, iTs THE FLu ShOTs!!?!!? ThE MONkeYs in My brAiN SAY ThIs sHoW dELicIOUSo?!?!
August 26, 2008 at 12:30 AMFirst of all, it would not act like a blood clot if it was small enough which it could be. Second of all, it’s not NANO technology, it’s micro technology, hence the name.
October 11, 2008 at 12:26 PMI don’t see how putting it into your blood stream would help. You would have to attach it to your nerves in some way to achieve mind control, like a virtual reality helmet with censer plates on it that are against your head so it can control what you see, hear, smell, taste,and feel. In the same way it can be used to control peoples minds. So putting a mind control chip in to someones blood stream isn’t going to help at tall.
October 11, 2008 at 12:51 PMBut the only way it could go into your blood stream is if it was nano technology.
October 19, 2008 at 6:27 AMSomething is possible if the chip, or whatever it is.
November 29, 2008 at 1:09 PMIs releasing chemicals or a sort of neurotransmitter wich could affect emotions.
we all know that is pausible.
look at modern medicine.
so lets say, release lots of testosteron we can become more agrissive.great for an army right?
hows that for mind control.
so it doesnt have to travel trough your body.
November 29, 2008 at 1:13 PMat least not very far.
and it doesnt have to be connected with your nerve
system to have influence on our behavior?