Plus phone book pages are so think any small amount of rain reduces them to virtually nothing, plus with soy ink. Why cant two interleaved phone books be pulled apart. How many phone books does it take to stop a tank i need this in my life. Ive been trying to look for this on youtube and couldnt find it. Coefficients of static friction for a few common materials. His producing work with the series red serge led to nominations for the gemini award. In the intro of the phone book friction myth, the bluescreen first showed adam and jamie alone tugging on the phone books, then two groups of people, then two cars, then two tanks. A pair of cars also failed at pulling the phone books apart. Heres a fun scientific method activity for your class.
Apr, 2019 mythbusters season 6 episode phonebook friction. On this episode of mythbusters, adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. Both of them were highly entertaining and fun to watch. Oct 22, 2015 phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. Working in the industry for over two decades now, hes perhaps best known for creating the theme to mythbusters, a song beloved by the programs many fans. Why it takes tanks to separate two phone books the pipettepen. Mythbusters 9102008 phone book fiction tivocommunity.
The 5 calibers to claim the most powerful handgun in the world title reupload duration. The gas was poured into a rectangular vessel, creating invisible water upon which a simple tin foil boat floated. This phenomenon is commonly demonstrated with phone books. Mythbusters phonebook friction tv episode 2008 imdb. The normal force for any page x is the weight of the phone book above x, or n x. Feb 16, 2008 on mythbusters there were two cars pulling on the phone books, but the spine held up easily thats just amazing. Yeah, i found myself fastforwarding through the shark bitsand thats saying a lot considering mythbusters is by far my favorite show. They used vehicles to exert 8,000 pounds of force on the phone books before they separated. Partly busted the mythbusters tried to pull the books apart with human power, first attempting to do so on their own and then bringing in ten other. And then kari, grant and tory test a fishy tale of hollywood pyrotechnics. Mythbusters phone book friction worksheet season 6. Girlfriends burned the cottage for a video on instagram. This is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. In the latest show, they tested the myth that two phone books with their pages alternating were.
The discovery channels mythbusters recently conducted an experiment to find out how much force is required to separate two interleaved phone books. Read about phone book friction by neil sutherland and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. On this episode of mythbusters adam and jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. Myth statement status notes it is impossible to separate two phone books interleaved pagetopage due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. Find out whether jamie hyneman and adam savages ducttape canoe can survive waves 3 to 4 feet taller than their bow, and see what made adam cry, uh oh. The force of friction and the weight of the pages combine, tightly binding the phone books together and making separation impossible for a. In this episode they tried to bust the myth that it is impossible to pull two interleaved phone books apart. In short, it is extremely difficult to pull apart two phone books whose pages. The pursuit of a driver without a license ended in a fatal accident.
Friction is proportional to the normal force, but here that normal force is not the gravity of a two sheet of paper, or if the phonebooks are each n pages long, not the 2n x friction of two sheets of paper. Physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books mit. They may not know what a tank is but they do know how to do really cool stuff for a living. Mythbusters is an australianamerican science entertainment television program created by peter rees and produced by australias beyond television productions.
Test which surfaces create more friction, see how strong friction is, learn how to reduce friction, and even discover the side effects of friction. An overview of the rubegoldberg project from the students perspective. The model care levitated, proving that the premise is at least feasible. Mythbusters phone book friction full episode video dailymotion. Mythbusters season 6 episode phonebook friction video. Explore friction by launching stuff, from scientific american. Phone book friction, mythbusters worksheet, newtons third law of motion, projectile accuracy, projectile motion, separate two phone books when the pages are interwoven. And then kari, grant and tory test a fishy tale of hollywood pyrotechnics with their own big bang theories. Missouri man finds stacks of family photos and reunites them with their owners. People have tried pulling two interleaved phone books apart by playing tug.
Mythbusters phone book friction video this is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. It is impossible to separate two interlocked phone books due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. His credits include the tv shows mythbusters, getaway, and gladiators. They attempt to pull the two phone books apart and measure how much force it takes to do so. The paper that phone books are made of is pretty rough, much like newsprint, so the friction per area is pretty high. I did it with two cleo mags about pages, and i simply cant get them to budge now. Try pulling apart two interleaved phone books and youll inevitably be defeated by huge frictional forces. With jamie hyneman, adam savage, tory belleci, grant imahara.
Phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks pdf, from cornell university library slippery science. Sep 10, 2008 adam and jamie test a myth about a phone book using a viewersubmitted film. In fact, the whole family me, my wife, yo, 11yo, 9yo and 7yo all sat to watch and didnt budge until the shows were completed. Table 1 shows the static friction coefficients for some common materials. The cast of the television series mythbusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives tales, and the like. M5 industries is a special effects company located in san francisco, california, best known as the. Learn the physics behind the surprisingly powerful force of friction. Phone book friction, from mythbusters the enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks, from cornell university library slippery science. The series premiered on the discovery channel on january 23, 2003. Phone book paper is on the rougher side, probably 0. Even a small number of interleaved pages can result in a surprisingly large amount of friction, making the sticky notes impossible to pull apart.
In theory, two cars could hang from interleaved phone books without their being pulled apart. Savage has commented that it is difficult to test myths that require them to disprove general claims because of the. There are sliding friction experiments, a phone book friction experiment, a way to make rice stick together, an experiment to create frictional heat, and lots more friction experiments for all ages. It is impossible to separate two phone books interleaved pagetopage due to the massive amount of friction between the 800 pages of each book. The pages of the sticky note pads are held together by friction. M5 industries san francisco, california broadcasting. On mythbusters there were two cars pulling on the phone books, but the spine held up easily thats just amazing. Does interweaving the pages of two phone books create an unbreakable bond. Subsequently, pouring some of the sulfur hexafluoride into the boat caused it to sink. Watch mythbusters season 6, episode 12 phone book friction. Phone book friction it is impossible to separate two interlocked phone books due to the massive amount. Mythbusters 9102008 phone book fiction discussion in now playing tv. The suggestion that two interleaved phone books cannot be pulled apart is more complex than it seems. They test myths to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban legend.
The mythbusters arent really doing it wrong, but they give me a chance to talk about some physics. The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time isbn 141690929x also gives a list of a dozen myths that are unlikely to be explored although four were eventually tested. Explore friction by launching stuff, from scientific. During their full scale experiment, the mythbusters initially couldnt get a real car to levitate, partly because a city water usage cap. Can a shark be blown up like they did in deep blue sea. Will tory and kari successfully pull apart two phone books in 30 minutes without breaking their teeth. The mythbusters first performed a small scale experiment using a model car and several garden hoses branching from a single fire hose. This episode tests if whether or not two interlocked phone books are possible to take apart. The mythbusters tried to pull the two phone books apart with human power, which was unsuccessful. Partly busted the mythbusters tried to pull the books apart with human power, first attempting to do so on their own and then bringing in ten other people which included tory and kari in a separate. Physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books.
S i find that magazines provides stronger resistance than thinner phone book pages. The series was transmitted by numerous international broadcasters, including sbs australia firstrun episodes, with repeat episodes shown on. Virtual reality technology lets mom reunite with her deceased child. It is an old barroom trickmaking a nexttoimpossible task seem easy. Take two phone books, each about 1 kg about pages and carefully shuffle the pages together, each page of one phone book alternating with a page of the other phone book. Jun 20, 2017 test which surfaces create more friction, see how strong friction is, learn how to reduce friction, and even discover the side effects of friction. Gunpowder can be set off by a car battery by using seawater to conduct the spark.
Cell phone destroys gas station season 1, episode 3. Mythbusters 9102008 phone book fiction tivocommunity forum. Aug 17, 2015 physicists solve the mystery of interleaved phone books. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments the myth is busted, plausible, or confirmed. I found myself fastforwarding through the shark bitsand thats saying a lot considering mythbusters is by far my favorite show.
Feb 19, 2017 mythbusters phone book friction video this is a short video clip from the episode of mythbusters on the discovery channel. Are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means. After all, youre pulling on the spines of the books and friction directly. Season 6 episode 12 of mythbusters resulted in a 0. In the show, the mythbusters tried pulling the phone books apart with two cars pulling in opposite directions. Sep 03, 2008 the mythbusters proved this by using sulfur hexafluoride, a gas six times more dense than air. Mythbusters gave it a shot and could not pull apart the phone books until. These are the methods they attempted to pull the phone books apart. Kari, grant and tory tackle a tale about hollywood pyrotechnics.