Two Scenes Adam Refused to Film on MythBusters

Summary by Krater

Adam Savage answers viewer questions about MythBusters safety precautions, unfeasible stunts, and challenges encountered during the production of the show.

From the video

Answers: Were there ever myths MythBusters refused to do because they were too dangerous?

• MythBusters production secrets
• Stunt safety and insurance
• Electric shock thresholds
• Taser safety limits
• Dog poop analog formulation

What it concludes

• Adam Savage refused to get tased on the show because he was unwilling to risk his body in that case.
• The minimum electricity needed to interrupt a heartbeat is 7 milliamps for a duration under 7 milliseconds.
• Tasers pulse at under 7 milliseconds, which engineers attempted to keep non-lethal, but the risk of replicating death led Savage to decline getting tased.
• Discovery requested cross-promotional episodes that sometimes felt like pulling teeth to produce content out of dissimilar franchises.