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Apparently the story link did not take:
Try this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/science/21myth.html
Beryl

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> From: Beryl Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: November 21, 2006 11:35:01 AM EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Mythbusters: (yes, Virginia, even MIT geeks watch TV!)
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> Hi all,
> I thought I'd pass this along:
>
> "Mythbusters" The Best Science Show on Television?
> New York Times, by John Schwartz, November 21, 2006
> "David Wallace, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at  
> M.I.T., praises the program for "getting people interested in  
> engineering, technology and how things work." Dr. Wallace has  
> sparred in a friendly way with Mr. Hyneman and Mr. Savage over  
> Archimedes' "death ray," sunlight reportedly focused with mirrors  
> by the ancient Greeks and used to burn ships in a harbor. The  
> Mythbusters declared the death ray "busted" in 2004 after they were  
> unable to start a fire with their version; Dr. Wallace and his  
> class said they proved it plausible by burning a mock-up ship in  
> 2005. The "Mythbusters" group invited Dr. Wallace and his students  
> to California to revisit the question under more rigorous  
> conditions for an episode that ran earlier this year. Dr. Wallace's  
> group failed to ignite a real boat in the water at a distance of  
> 150 feet, but did get it to ignite at 75 feet. "I don't think the  
> ruling on a given myth is all that important," Dr. Wallace said.  
> "It is more about being curious and trying to figure things  
> out." [Show is hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage and airs on  
> the Discovery Channel.]"  Story
>
> Beryl
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> Beryl Rosenthal
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