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MythBusters (2003)

Episode list - season 11

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All season 11 mistakesMistakes
1JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished?0
2Deadliest Catch Crabtastic Special0
3Down and Dirty; Earthquake Survival0
4IndyCar Special0
5Battle of the Sexes: Round 20
6Motorcycle Water Ski0
7Hypermiling/Crash Cushions0
8Duct Tape Canyon1
9Painting with Explosives/Bifurcated Boat0
10Breaking Bad Special0
11Zombie Special0

Coffin Punch - S6-E19

Continuity mistake: Jamie and Adam are shooting at Police badges to see which one would potentially stop a bullet. When they get to the third badge, it is held up to the camera. It says 'Jamie Hyneman' on the badge. The badge is then shot, and shown again to the camera. This time the engraved writing on the badge has changed to 'Adam Savage'.

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Answer: A more complex and complete answer probably isn't possible here, since we're dealing with fluid dynamics, pressure, boundary levels, etc. A simply answer would the air in the bed is kept there by the fast moving air coming off the roof of the cab. If there was no "secondary bubble" of air, you would have a vacuum in the bed. When air comes off the roof, it needs a place to touch down, which it is able to do with the top of the tailgate. The fast flowing air moving over the bed keeps the air that's already inside the bed from "escaping." However, the air in the bed is still moving and creates a vortex in the bed, which is described as a bubble. When the tailgate is down, the air coming off the roof will gather at the back of the cab and create drag.

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