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Mythnation!

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 – running time 32:45

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The man, the myth, the legend (well, mostly myth)... Adam Savage from Mythbusters joins Kevin & Alex on this week's journey through the internets! Uncovering the impossible Klein Bottles, Disney's new entity- Marvel, super slow motion video of people sneezing, and alas, the unfortunate and tragic end to the beloved Reading Rainbow... this is Mythnation!

Very special thanks to Adam Savage of Mythbusters for joining us this week!

Exploding water heaters, duct tape and bullets, oh my! MythBusters continues its 7th season with all new fall premieres every Wednesday at 9pm beginning October 7.

Bizarre Nested Klein Bottles

Astronomer and the OG 1337 hax0r Clifford Stoll now makes the theoretically impossible Klein Bottles. If you don't know what they are, read about them. They'll either make you feel really smart or really stoned. What more could you ask for in a conversation piece?

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FYI: The link from our Digg story seems to be out of commission, so check out Stoll's Klein Bottles & get the super stylish Klein Bottle hats at KleinBottle.com!

11:30 | Play

Disney Acquires Marvel for $4,000,000,000

High baller Disney says no problem to four billion dollars... it's Marvel! Two words: SPIDER MAN. And Iron Man. And X Men... and Fantastic Four... and The Avengers...

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Source: MarketWatch

15:40 | Play

Super Slo-Mo Sneezing

Disgusting & amazing. It looks like they're about to... yeah, sneeze.

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Source: YouTube

Adam also shows his video where he sneezes while forcing his eyes to stay open. Check out the Mythbusters clip to see if his eyes did, in fact, pop out of his head. Story of his life: don't try this at home! Watch Mythbusters Wednesday nights on Discovery Channel instead.

21:32 | Play

W00tstock

For decades, geeks were ostracized, picked on, laughed at and punished by the sun’s harmful UV rays. But there is only so long that such people can be kept down before they rise up against their oppressors; and, indeed, the dawn of the 21st century has seen the ascendancy of geeks and geek culture. Adam Savage along with Wil Wheaton & Paul and Storm celebrate this rise to power at W00tstock in San Francisco & Los Angeles! Three full hours of geeks & music; a Diggnation/Mytbusters fan's dream.

Visit the website for tickets & more info: PaulandStorm.com/gigs/w00tstock

29:25 | Play

RIP Reading Rainbow

Pour some beer on the ground; this is for the homies. After 26 years, the sole reason why our generation is literate comes to an end. Do you smell a new age, internet version, rainbow revamp in the works...?

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Source: NPR

For a little nostalgia... Take a look; it's in a book.

29:54 | Play

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Show Title:
Diggnation
Description:
Diggnation is a weekly tech/web culture show based on the top digg.com social bookmarking news stories.
Categories:
Comedy, News & Politics, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Jul 1, 2005
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Kevin Rose (Host)