Mythbusters

Thanks to my football game-forced upgrade on Dish Network, we now get Discovery Channel. Over Christmas, we watched Mythbusters. All day, every day. It was on a lot, and we have DVR, so in 2 weeks we were able to watch dozens of episodes. I am so impressed with the concept of the show. If everyone in the world watched it, I believe the world would be at peace.

Mythbusters takes the "Scientific Method" which we all learned about in 7th grade, and applies it to real-life situations. If someone truly understands the scientific method, then that person understands cause/effect relationships and problem solving, leaving no room for misunderstandings. The show also teaches you that things don't always go like you expect them to, and when that happens, you learn from it. Besides that, who doesn't love to see things get blown up?

The kids loved the episode when we learned that Mentos+Diet Coke=explosion. So for New Years Day, Mark took the kids to Albertsons and they each got a 2 liter of Diet Coke, and some Mentos mints. They used the top 1/2 of an empty 2 liter for a funnel to get the Mentos into the full bottle of Diet Pepsi, and each kid got a chance to make a really cool fountain on the patio.