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How Many Explosions, How Much Duct Tape and How Many Myths Have the MythBusters Busted So Far?

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Everyone’s favorite iconoclastic show, Mythbusters, has been around for 9 years, 10 seasons and 187 episodes. Ever wonder what they’ve done with all that TV time? Well how about testing 833 myths, conducting 2,510 experiments and using 13.5 tons of explosives?

Want more MythBusters numbers? According to executive producer Dan Tapster, who sends out biannual updates on these stats, this is what the MythBusters have done so far (episodes through June 2012):

Total Numbers of Myths: 833

Myths Busted: 461

Myths Confirmed: 194

Myths Plausible: 178

Total Number of Experiments: 2,510

Total Number of Explosions: 792

Total Amount of Duct Tape Used: 33,500 yards

Number of Vehicles Destroyed: 146

Pounds of Explosives used: 13.5 tons

That’s a lot of duct tape. Keep on, keeping on. [Discovery via BoingBoing]

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