Revealing mistake: When Jamie sits down after rappelling down the canyon wall you can see that he has climbing rope attached to his harness. It's wrapped in duct tape to look like its the rope he and Adam made of duct tape. This may just be a safety line to support his weight if he duct tape rope snaps, but the Mythbusters usually point out any backup safety systems and explain that they are there for caution and don't contribute to the test. (This was explained in the aftershow. It was a safety line required by the shows insurers).
MythBusters (2003)
Episode list - season 12
Starring: Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Kari Byron, Robert Lee
Genres: Documentary, Mystery
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Question: Couldn't Adam, and Jamie have made ten magnets with the same diameter, but much longer than the other ten circular magnets they used? Those type of magnets would be able to contain a lot more energy, and generate more pull than the circular ones they used.
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Answer: Maybe so, However as is shown on the show, they often mess up or make silly errors.
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So, why don't they try to make stronger magnets?
Sometimes budget or recording schedule doesn't allow.
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