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MythBusters Special 10: MythBusters Holiday Special

Premier Date: December 6, 2006

If a frozen turkey falls, it can crush your foot.

confirmed

The frozen turkey completely crushed a ballistics gel foot, breaking many of the simulated bones embedded in it.

If a frozen turkey falls, it can crush your dog.

plausible

Two ballistics gel replicas of dogs were used and were completely crushed. When taken to a vet for analysis, the vet stated that if the dogs managed to survive their injuries, their prognosis would not be very bright. The myth was deemed plausible because the MythBusters were unable to test the myth on real animals.

You can cook a turkey with a microwave radio.

busted

The MythBusters were unable to attach the turkey to a full size radio antenna, though the manager stated that the antenna only used several watts of power compared to the several hundred used by microwaves. The MythBusters then tried to test the myth on a smaller vehicle-mounted microwave dish, but the only heating resulted from sitting in the sun.

You can cook a turkey with a radar antenna.

busted

The MythBusters attached the turkey to a spinning radar antenna, but when measured, they found that the turkey actually ‘lost’ heat. Frustrated with the lack of results, Tory inserted an explosive stuffing into the turkey and put it in a microwave, resulting in a large explosion.

You can keep needles from falling off of the Christmas tree by adding fertilizer.

busted

Fertilized Christmas trees lost the most amount of leaves and its leaves became very discolored.

You can keep needles from falling off of the Christmas tree by adding bleach.

plausible

Tied with nitric oxide at least amount of needles lost, but the tree looked sickly.

You can keep needles from falling off of the Christmas tree by adding lemon-lime soda.

busted

Results were similar to the control.

You can keep needles from falling off of the Christmas tree by adding pain reliever.

busted

Results were similar to the control.

You can keep needles from falling off of the Christmas tree by adding nitric oxide (from Viagra).

plausible

Tied with bleach at least amount of needles lost, but the tree looked sickly.

You can keep needles from falling off of the Christmas tree by adding hairspray.

plausible

Declared the winner for being both the best looking and among the best in terms of controlling needle loss, though the added flammability of the hairspray to the drying Christmas tree could increase the tree’s natural fire hazard risk.

You can keep needles from falling off of the Christmas tree by urethane.

busted

Results were similar to the control.