Mythbusters Tickets

Last week I took my wife and children into the city for a show at the Beacon Theater. No, it wasn’t one of the Allman Brothers legendary New York spring concerts, although that would have been fun. Even if I would have had a hard time explaining to my kids about why the song was named Jessica, or an even harder time explaining what the strange smoke smell was. Instead, we went to see a live production of Mythbusters! For the eighteen of you that don’t have cable television, Myhtbusters is a show that has aired on the Discovery channel since 2003. Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, two science-loving fellows that spent years working in the special effects field, host it. To describe it in simple terms, they blow stuff up and then explain how it happened using science. The show quickly sold out and the event was packed with three types of people. People who have taken AP Physics, people who are currently taking AP Physics, and children who some day will be taking AP Physics. Even my wife who was once the president of the National Honor Society said that the crowd seemed nerdy, like a Star Trek convention without the cool costumes. Although I did see a lot of really nifty t-shirts that featured the elements of the periodic table and even one with Albert Einstein wearing a Che Guevara style beret. The onstage antics got the crowd going wild, with applied demonstrations of some of the laws of physics, and then the audience really went nuts as they flashed the formula F=MA on the Jumbotron. I proudly looked down at my boys who were completely absorbed by the show. The glow on their faces as people fist pumped and chanted “SCIENCE” made me realize that this generation’s idea of cool is all about being smart. Sure the concept of cool as I knew it growing up still exists, as it is cool to be the captain of the football team, but there are even cooler plateaus these days. Its cool to create an App for the iPad, its even cooler to take a semester off to work at a lab that makes artificial robotic limbs, and the pinnacle of today’s super cool; when your tech company goes public and you make the Forbes list! It’s funny that going into the summer of 2012, I hear parents talk about computer camp and science experiences with the same pride and gusto that other parents speak of the “A” Travel team. I guess it’s only a matter of time before we start putting people like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg on trading cards! As cool as all that is, I guess that the age-old quandary for any teenage science geek is still the same; convincing teenage girls that being a nerd is really cool.

We really enjoyed this show! It was great to see Jamie and Adam live. We love how they had a lot of audience participation!

Took my 3 kids - 15 yr girl, 13 yr boy, 10 yr boy - all Mythbusters fans. The boys thought it was great, daughter enjoyed it but not as wowed. Show is broken into 2 halves that are basically same setup - dialogue on background of show/host, some video highlights from show, a handful of interesting demonstations, and Q&A with Adam/Jaime (each on their own - Jaime did in one half, Adam in the other). Demos included high speed camera shots of audience member facial expressions, anti aircraft paintball gunning a audience member in armor. Was definitely geared for wide age range but sweet spot would have been 10yr old.

My husband and I had a great time at this event. I would recommend it to others. Especiall;y the kids.

I was not sure what to expect but Adam and Jamie did a great job. If you want the chance to come up on stage make sure to get the seats closer to the stage. They were very personable with those that were picked to join them and Adam was definitely entertaining. I have much respect for Jaime and Adam! The show was over 2 hours long and there were no lulls.

Good show, well run, professional. Entertaining. Could I borrow Jamie's paintball howitzer? I was particularly pleased with the professional response I got at the ticket window since one of our tickets got left in Vermont. It was promptly and courteously re-issued- Thank You.

very good show , we liked the audience participation

This was one of the best live shows I have ever seen in my 12 years of existence. Unfortunately Jamie and Adam didn't invite me up on stage as I had poor seats (last row) otherwise it could not have been any better!

great! these guys are kind and generous of their time.

Great show, really enjoyed it. Loved the paint ball gun.