The new sensation in the Bell household is the show Mythbusters on the

Discovery channel.

Basically, two movie industry special effects guys, Jamie and Adam,

try to prove or disprove urban legends, myths, and popular

misconceptions. It’s good, reasonably family friendly fare. (There

is the occasional bleeped expletive.) Many tests involve guns and

explosions, so the Bells (young and old) are held in thrall. But

there is also a fair amount of legitimate science in every test, and

what’s really cool is watching the guys actually build their

experiments from scratch in their shop. My guys are inspired to start

mythbusting themselves, and I think that is pretty high praise for the

educational value of any show.