Mythbusters is finally having a MacGyver special soon! Woo hoo!

They had a preview of it on tonight's show. They were able to successfully blow out a lightbulb spraying it with drain cleaner, kind of like what Mac did in Obsessed. So...stay tuned! We'll get to see what Mac tricks actually work, and which ones may be a little too far-fetched. I for one can't wait. I'm hoping for at least half of the "Mac myths" to be at least plausible or confirmed. The busted ones would probably have to be the wilder MacGyverisms featured on the show. I guess we'll just have to see which ones they test.

Wow! That is cool! Definitely sounds like a natural fit. And for the record, the producers of MacGyver did consult with science experts (John Koivula, I believe, was the name of their science consultant) and they did confirm that it would be scientifically possible for MacGyver to engineer his escapes and perform his MacGyverisms. Though obviously in the case where someone could potentially make a bomb or injure themselves, critical "ingredients" were left out. And some were there in principle only, the chief example being the chocolate bars stopping the acid leak in the "Pilot".
It will be interesting to see- but whether they would all really work or not- well, I try not to let little details like that ruin a perfectly enjoyable show for me. It's a television show- you can always rationalize it by saying that it may not work in our world- but it works in MacGyver's world!

Awesome!!!

I hope someone records it... and even better youtubes it!!

Jaime and Adam tackling myths from MacGyver? That is SUPER!! I had hoped they would someday, but never really thought they would. I have to watch for that episode.

I will, too...they didn't say when it will air, but I watch that show every week, so I can keep my ears open and let you know (unless someone else beats me to it).

A show dedicated to MacGyverisms sounds great!
I know I’ve been tempted to try a few myself and would be interested in seeing how well they work for the mythbusters.

Oh please, please, please somebody record it. I don't have cable or satellite TV and I would love to see this show.

I'll even pay somebody to record it for me.

What's the air date going to be? MChick, do you know?

They said, in "a few weeks." I think they're also going to have "mini MacGyver moments" leading up to the episode. The show airs on Wednesday nights for the U.S., but I'm sure The Discovery Channel's website has further scheduling information for their shows.

Discovery Channel Homepage

Click on MacsChick's link, then click on 'video", and then select "Watch full episodes".

i went through, and it's not scheduled before the middle of January.

I didn't watch it this week, but the last time I saw it, when they asked fro suggestions, i was thinking 'they should do Macgyver'.

It would be way cool if Rick showed up LOL

banlu

I would think Adam and Jamie would get permission to air clips from MacGyver, in order to demonstrate the possible "myth" they're going to test.
And it would be incredible to have Richard Dean Anderson on hand for the show too. Hopefully they'll be able to arrange that. Either way, I'm sure the show will be great.

On tonight's show, Adam (wearing a mullet wig ) proved that you can wrap a gum wrapper around a non-working fuse to get it to work again (like in Hellfire). He said he loves the show because so much of it works!

Kewl!!

Was this in relation to the upcoming MacGyver special?

Kewl!!

Was this in relation to the upcoming MacGyver special?

Yes. It sounds like they'll be doing a MacGyver mini-myth each week

banlu

Sweet

I know! Gotta love it!

Ahh... I missed it. Does anyone have the ep. # or title of these episodes. All I'm seeing is repeats... Grr...

I did it
I converted and uploaded the first MacGyver Mini Myth video - the one that was used in Obsessed episode (including the announce for MacGyver Special episode) to the YouTube so everbody can watch it, here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_mo9VsUWK8

Enjoy and stay tuned for second mini myth and I hope that also every Mac mini myths + the whole MacGyver special episode when it will air (but that would be possible only in AVI to download somewhere, not on YouTube I think)

PS: It took me nearly whole day to find out how to convert this litte thing to the format which can be successfully uploaded to YouTube

PS2: Rocky, if you want the better quality version of this video in AVI (for example to put it on MOL or something) just let me know.

Thanks! Wow... cool.

Whoa- that's really cool!!! Thanks for uploading it, Reptile!

Now this is exactly the kind of thing that Mythbusters should release onto DVD- The MacGyver special!
Hopefully that may happen. But if not, I'm thankful for Youtube in the meantime!

Yeah very kewl!!

Here's the fixing a fuse with a silver gum wrapper MacGyverism! (from "Hellfire")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnL-MrnhWBY

(And yes, it does work! - As a mullet-wig adorned Adam tests for us.)

Very cool... again.

Argh... I need to stop missing the episodes! Grr...

Tonight's mini-MacGyver myth? Stopping an acid leak with chocolate (like in the Pilot). And...it worked! It's just as Mac explains in the Pilot--the sugar and other ingredients in the chocolate react to the acid and create a gummy substance that therefore plugs the leak! SO COOL!

I missed it AGAIN! But... I have a DVR and I will NOT miss it again!

Oy.

Thanks for posting those. That is so freaky cool, I love it! I'm gonna have to download all the YouTube stuff and make my own little MacGyver Mythbusters show.

Again, thanks.

there'll be better quality versions here on the website in a few days time.

Yes I will be keeping posting an AVI (XviD) versions of these Mini Myths to rocky in resolution 640x360, so good quality and not very big files

Thank you, Reptile!

Especially on behalf of those without such wonderments as "cable"- thanks so much, man!