Sinking Titanic

S2, E3: Would a sinking ship exert a deadly pull on people in the water? Survivors of the Titanic said they were rowed away from the doomed vessel because of the vortex caused by the ship’s action. Other sailors have reported the same experience - but is it true? The MythBusters set out to examine the theory by sinking a 9-ton tug in the cold dark waters of San Francisco Bay with Jamie & Adam on board. There is a story of an adventurous trombone player who thought he would liven up a performance of the 1812 overture. Apparently he placed an explosive inside his trombone. The plan was to aim high at the ultimate moment and fire above the conductor’s head. The result was disastrous. His shot went low, struck the conductor and threw him back into the audience. This is classic MythBuster’s territory involving plenty of explosive material and a long-suffering crash test dummy called Buster. Do goldfish have a memory longer than 3 seconds? It is theorised that fish in a bowl complete lap after lap with no recollection of the previous circuit. The team set out to challenge the theory and themselves by attempting to train goldfish to remember.