Museum of Science and Industry

Word to the whys. And what ifs. And have you heards.

Why does dropped toast always seem to land butter-side down? What if a plane tried taking off on a conveyor belt moving in the opposite direction? Have you heard that you can make a canoe out of duct tape? Our inner schoolyard scientist considers things like this all day long. To separate appearance from reality, we must use the scientific method of observation, measurement and testing. 

Discovery Channel's Emmy®-nominated show MythBusters specializes in subjecting wild ideas to some wildly entertaining experiments. No strangers to illusions themselves, MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman bring their expertise in special effects—along with co-hosts, Tory Belleci, Grant Imahara and Kari Byron—to relentlessly busting or confirming myths through the scientific method. If that should also involve things like air cannons or crash dummies in speeding cars… so much the better (it usually does.)

Think you'd need to know the show to get into the action? That's your first myth to bust. Just like the series, MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition will show you how to uncover the truth or myth behind everything from toast landing butter-side down to blowing a brick house down. Dangle from ledges, or hang from phone books joined only by friction. Test whether you stay drier by walking or running through rain. In addition to hands-on experiments like these, you can explore props and gadgets from the show—including the aforementioned duct tape boat—and watch live demonstrations by our myth-busting facilitators. 

Put your scientific curiosity into action when MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition makes its world premiere at MSI on March 15, 2012.

Tickets

This exhibit is not included in Museum general admission and requires an additional timed-entry ticket. Tickets are $10 for adults and seniors, and $8 for children 3-11.
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Discounts available for groups of 15 or more! To book your group or find out more information, please contact groupsales(at)msichicago.org or call (773) 947-3179.