Posted on 10/18/2010 1:31:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Obama and Discovery Channel announced today that the chief executive will appear on the Dec. 8 episode of Mythbusters. And surprisingly, the myth being busted has nothing to do with either Islam or Kenyan birth certificates.
On the episode, Obama will ask Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to test whether it was possible for the Greek scientist Archimedes, as told in story, to have set fire to an invading fleet using a giant mirror and the reflected rays of the sun. Which forces me to ask: What the hell is the government secretly planning to do with a giant mirror weapon? And does this mean there are no hard feelings between the White House and Discovery Communications for giving Sarah Palin a show?
The Discovery announcement, after the jump:
Today at the White House Science Fair, President Obama announced his participation in an upcoming episode of Discovery Channel's popular series, MYTHBUSTERS.
Said President Obama from the White House, “I'm pleased to welcome Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, known as the MYTHBUSTERS. I can announce today that I taped a special guest appearance for their show, although I didn't get blow anything up… I was a little frustrated about that.”
The President will be featured in the December 8 MYTHBUSTERS episode, Archimedes Solar Ray, during which he challenges hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to revisit an ancient and somewhat controversial myth: Did Greek scientist and polymath Archimedes set fire to an invading Roman fleet using only mirrors and the reflected rays of the sun? Prepared to test this myth in a way they've never been able to before, will Adam and Jamie be able to pull it off, or will they have to report back to the President that they failed?(continued)
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Next he’ll probably going to suggest a mirror-based alternative energy initiative.
Idiot. Camera hog.
That’s too bad.
I really like that show.
Guess I will have to find another show to waste my time with.
The mirror idea didn’t appear until Medieval times. It was probably Greek Fire projectiles, and perhaps a device to fire them.
He’s going to point it at his “original birth certificate”, no more evidence.
Sheese!
(Of course, without oBummer).
Power-tripping SOB. This is a great example of what a chicken **** 'leader' this pantywaist is.
I would welcome the launch of a mirror-based solar collection device--if done right.
Thinks his radiant light will be enough to make the Mythbusters successful in this their FOURTH attempt at the legend.
Somehow methinks the SS had a conniption when informed of this.
Logical. A giant narcissist needs a giant mirror.
It’s like some high schooler won a “Be the President for a Day” contest and forgot to leave.
I stopped watching Mythbusters about two years ago, now I have a reason not resume again.
I stopped watching Mythbusters about two years ago, now I have a reason not resume again.
I wonder if the mythbuster staff could spring a surprise on live TV and produce the missing docs (long form BC, school records, academic papers, extra SS numbers, etc.)
THAT would be great TV.
I'm less inclined to watch Iron Chef because of Muchelle's appearance to push food Nazism. I've all but stopped watching it, come to think of it.
Likewise with Top Chef. I can take one Chicago chef fawning over them, but then it became ridiculous. I've scratched that off the internal "stop & see" list when surfing.
Mythbusters editing style is generally full of fluffy padding to fill out the hour to begin with, but throw in Obama, and it gets put on the "probably not interested even as background" list.
Except the economy
Michelle Big Ass must have told the Jackass in Chief that using mirrors would reverse the left and the right.
Guess he’ll be headed to Man Country soon.
The History Channel already proved this is possible. They did it.
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