Peter Rees

Creator, original Director / writer and Executive Producer of the television series @MythBusters.

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@JoeHellas @archeohistories It is easy to confuse genetics and culture. Genetically the San and Hadza peoples in Africa are the most genetically diverse human populations suggesting great antiquity and long periods of isolation. Culturally little evidence remains to support cultural continuity.

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@archeohistories And what of the San and Hadza groups of Homo sapiens in Africa. They have the highest genetic diversity of any Homo sapiens lineage which would suggest they have an equal if not stronger claim on the title of oldest human cultures.

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Woman wakes up in coffin Busting the ⁦@MythBusters⁩ “buried alive” bust.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald https://t.co/cO1HlQ5GGz

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21 GRAMS. I always wanted to test this myth with people in the hospice down the road. Now we have another dimension to the story. "Imaging Ultraweak Photon Emission from Living and Dead Mice and from Plants under Stress | https://t.co/pbk2ysfl4O

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We should have employed this young woman on ⁦@MythBusters⁩. A great simple experiment that has ramifications for grey water reuse. https://t.co/0xI0q88ZrA

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WE GOT IT RIGHT - In a subsequent documentary made after ⁦@MythBusters⁩ we used science to determine the rate of non paternity in Australia. With the help of an evolutionary biologist our estimate came out between 1 and 3%. https://t.co/WF6Rrz6i2H

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THE FUTURE - that wasn’t. Apart from the technical issues what are the air space limitations over my home? Can I shoot a drone down that violates that air space? Another tech dream… down the toilet. https://t.co/G4Xj9XHe2R

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WE DID IT ⁦@elonmusk⁩ Global temperatures now at catastrophic levels. We said we wouldn’t do it. We said we’d find ways to keep CO2 levels down… now here we are. https://t.co/MIOZWRxigv

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I was always thinking about this for ⁦@MythBusters⁩. My solution was to turn a car upside down in a specialised formula 1 wind tunnel. Jacks would push the car to a treadmill until the downforce was sufficient and the jacks withdrawn. https://t.co/CzOn0og6cz

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ADMIT IT - what other television writer/directors didn’t make this kind of rubbish. It’s what cable execs were buying back in the late 90s and early 2000s but how much did we help erode science by running this garbage next to real data driven stories. https://t.co/C0jrFOIT8g

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BUSTING THE MYTHBUSTERS - a Vietnam vet describes two people being blown away by bullets including himself. 15 feet apparently. @MythBusters concluded this wasn’t possible.
My Worst Day in Vietnam https://t.co/owsAKGWN9l via @YouTube

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ANOTHER GREAT STORY - if there was ever a ⁦@MythBusters reboot.⁩ A strong north-easterly wind pattern has brought a “bloom” of the troublesome creatures to Sydney’s beaches.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald https://t.co/sB71kCfhSE

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QUARTER POUNDER OF DEATH - this story is likely to spawn its own round of urban legends worthy of some future ⁦@MythBusters⁩ episode. https://t.co/oSChtrpvlM

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@KariByron Lovely photo Kari. Grant was a thoroughly decent human being and a great MythBuster

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This brings a new perspective to our buried alive story on ⁦@MythBusters⁩. https://t.co/4xy2XorL2H

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One of the fascinating things I’m finding is how many @MythBusters stories now have been overturned or have new dimensions. I’m think of Poo Toothbrush in this case. https://t.co/M7PvDTwNZo

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OOGY BOOGY - that’s the name I gave stories that had no physical evidence that lent themselves to experimentation. These stories were, and still are audience favorites but ⁦@MythBusters⁩ was created as a science show. https://t.co/KjmKJu7VZv

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X CENSORED MY POST - that supported Brazils efforts to assert that not everyone on this planet wants to live by US/ Elon’s laws. So much for freedom of speech @elonmusk

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@elonmusk the rest of the world do not want to live by US law. Here in Australia we have no first amendment rights to free speech. Section 230 is not an Aussie law. Guns are not widely available. Abortion is a right.

https://t.co/8f7qLudtqS

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WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED BY THIS - never trust anyone in the entertainment business. Not even your closest friends and creative collaborators. As a content creator myself @MythBusters I’ve learned the hard way.

https://t.co/JVjr76XZyY