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| The Discovery Channel's Mythbusters packed up shop in 2019. With the help of some friends, I started MIThbusters. We intended to pick up where the Mythbusters left off.
Our first myth came from the popular video game Minecraft. In the game, the player's first task is to punch a tree (with their "hand") to obtain wood. We wanted to see if this is even possible, and how long it would take to punch through a living oak tree. Instead of putting our hands on the line, we decided to build a punching machine to replicate a human punch.
We dubbed our design the "Et Manus", latin for "and hand" (inspired by our school motto of "Mens et Manus"). Pictured: first full speed test run versus an apple. |
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Despite repeated attempts, the log (pictured behind the apple) did not break. Myth busted.
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Unfortunatetly, MIThbusters didn't last past my freshman year, as my friends and I simply got too busy to continue.
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