So. You’re minding your own business, filling up your gas tank, when your cell phone rings. Hmmm. Should you answer it? Because you’ve heard you shouldn’t use cell phones near gas stations since they can produce small sparks that can ignite big fires.
But wait. Could that actually be true?
Sounds like a job for MythBusters!
It’s a tough job separating truth from urban legend, but the MythBusters are here to serve. Each week special-effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take on three myths and use modern-day science to show you what’s real and what’s fiction.
That’s right, they do more than explain how something may or may not be scientifically possible. Through trial and error they actually demonstrate it.
So don’t miss these two experts attempt to ignite a fire with a cell phone or explode a toilet
Welcome to Dirty Jobs, the new Discovery Channel series that profiles the unsung American laborers who make their living in the most unthinkable — yet vital — ways.
Our brave host and apprentice Mike Rowe will introduce you to a hardworking group of men and women who overcome fear, danger and sometimes stench and overall ickiness to accomplish their daily tasks. Not one to just stand by, each week, Rowe will assume the duties of the jobs he’s profiling, working alongside rattlesnake catchers, fish processors, bee removers, septic-tank technicians and other professionals: average folks tackling extraordinary tasks that simply must get done.
But you’ll walk away from Dirty Jobs with more than just a glimpse into unfamiliar occupational duties — serving slop to pigs, collecting sperm from stallions and removing bones from fish, for example. If you’re like us, you’ll also gain a new understanding and appreciation for all the often-unpleasant functions someone is shouldering to make your everyday life easier, safer — and often cleaner.
Don’t take our word for it; see it for yourself. Join Mike as he takes on these Dirty Jobs each week
Bear Grylls is a seasoned adventurer who served with the Special Air Service, a special forces unit of the British army, where he was trained as a survival expert. His experiences include climbing Mount Everest, crossing the freezing North Atlantic Ocean in a small, open boat and climbing a Himalayan peak described by Sir Edmund Hillary as ‘unclimbable’. He has been places and done things that would defeat most normal people. But now, he is up against something completely different.
In each episode of Man vs. Wild Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger. As he finds his way back to civilization, he demonstrates local survival techniques, including escaping quicksand in the Moab Desert, navigating dangerous jungle rivers in Costa Rica, crossing ravines in the Alps and surviving sharks off Hawaii.
Ratheesh said,
October 16, 2008 at 9:39 am
Bear, you are my most loved person in adventures. Expect more from you. I love the way of your presentaion. When you run around the volcanos, it was really breathtaking and I prayed even for a moment for nothing let happen to you. I love you my dear friend..Rgds Ratheesh..India-+919895371642
Ratheesh said,
October 20, 2008 at 10:18 am
Bear, why you are not coming to Kerala(God’s Own country-India) and show some interesting things for us? One more thing…how do you eat snakes, worms and such creatures? The moment you do such stuffs my partents would be there infront of the TV having their food..Then they will shout at me, “switch it off and go”. But I love it. I always thell them I also want to be like you..hmmm
doug said,
November 27, 2008 at 2:51 am
hi my name is doug i love your show it is great i have made campfires to call me at 706-895-2003
gurwinder saddal said,
December 21, 2008 at 6:34 am
Bear, I love to be like you. You are the most outstanding person in the world who can do any thing i think you if somone will send you on moon u will make a program on that how to come back from there. I wish if i get a chance to meet you . We all love you here in India if wish u ever come here and I get a chance to meet you .
Dennis Anaya said,
January 1, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Nice work! Great show! Hope discovery channel continue to air your show! Hope you can visit Philippines one time. There are lots of many great places you can have your adventure here. More power and Godspeed!
Shashank saini said,
January 5, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Hi Bear, I am your biggest fan from India.I watch all your episodes.It was great.
I want to become like you.Can you give me some tips about your fitness,power,etc.
Please send me your best photos on +919760315340, and also say hi to your son.
Good bye.My best friend.
Shashank
Kunal chouhan said,
February 19, 2009 at 2:59 am
hello Bear bro,
I can not tell u how much i m crazy about u and your program Man vs Wild
you are more than a normal person u r like God for me. In my life, if i can see one time personally then i think i meet to God personally. i m 20 year mail and i m also join the Indian Special Force to be like u. i will do hard working like u. When i have enought money i will definately come to your home to meet u personally. Please say hello to your son from me
TAKE CARE
Kunal said,
February 20, 2009 at 12:08 pm
hey bear How r u
satish kumar tiwari said,
March 15, 2009 at 2:26 pm
you are always doing the splendious job and i love you how you ate the zebra whole rotten it must not have been easy task but you are doing so thats why you so much loved person in whole world and now everone recognize you that he is the adventrues person
RaiulBaztepo said,
March 30, 2009 at 9:20 am
Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo
Tony Chhabada said,
March 31, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Bear u rocks man…Surat,gujrat
PiterKokoniz said,
April 8, 2009 at 9:39 am
Hello !! ^_^
My name is Piter Kokoniz. oOnly want to tell, that your blog is really cool
And want to ask you: is this blog your hobby?
Sorry for my bad english:)
Thank you!
Piter.
arvind said,
April 21, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Bear, you are my most loved person in adventures. Expect more from you. I love the way of your presentaion. When you run around the volcanos, it was really breathtaking and I prayed even for a moment for nothing let happen to you. I love you my dear friend..Rgds Ratheesh