# MythBusters

5 Hacker News commenters recommended MythBusters and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as entertaining education, with a well-regarded BLEVE episode that still holds up on rewatch. One commenter called it a poor show.

## Why people recommend it

- Entertaining, real education (1 comments): "Education, real education, can be made entertaining." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46774981))
- Good BLEVE episode (1 comments): "MythBusters have a good BLEVE episode." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48287510))
- Interesting to rewatch (1 comments): "It's very interesting to watch this old video" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49419552))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MythBusters", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mythbusters/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).