We were recently given the opportunity to test and review MythBusters: Science of Sports.
This activity kit is a trial and error hands-on format that is based on the Discovery Channel show.  This kit has several myths that can either be given the title of Busted, Confirmed, or Plausible.  The kit comes with most of the materials needed for all experiments, but some household materials are required, like a golf ball.   This kit is available nationwide at Toys “R” Us and other specialty toy stores.  Now, on to the fun part!

In our “play time” with the kit we tested out two myths:  Myth of the Heavy Hitters and Myth of the Black Eye. 

First, the Myth of the Heavy Hitters.  This myth states that in football, it is better to get tackled by a wide reciever than a line backer.  To test this out, we didn’t break any bones   The idea behind the home experiment is hitting different balls of different mass and seeing which one goes the furthest.  The three balls that we tested were a rubber ball, a golf ball, and a ping-pong ball.  Take a look at the pictures to see how it went!

Next we tested out the Myth of the Black Eye. The idea behind this myth is that athletes paint black stripes under their eyes because it helps them see better… Or could it be that it just scares their opponents?  The Cooney family investigates!

To begin with, we put Ashlyn in a dark room for 10 minutes and then turned the light on.  She said that it was like all of the light hit her all at once.  She also said that it was like the image of the room was all that she could see for several minutes.  Lets see if the black paint helps:

We were recently given the opportunity to test and review MythBusters: Science of Sports.
This activity kit is a trial and error hands-on format that is based on the Discovery Channel show.  This kit has several myths that can either be given the title of Busted, Confirmed, or Plausible.  The kit comes with most of the materials needed for all experiments, but some household materials are required, like a golf ball.   This kit is available nationwide at Toys “R” Us and other specialty toy stores.  Now, on to the fun part!

In our “play time” with the kit we tested out two myths:  Myth of the Heavy Hitters and Myth of the Black Eye. 

First, the Myth of the Heavy Hitters.  This myth states that in football, it is better to get tackled by a wide reciever than a line backer.  To test this out, we didn’t break any bones   The idea behind the home experiment is hitting different balls of different mass and seeing which one goes the furthest.  The three balls that we tested were a rubber ball, a golf ball, and a ping-pong ball.  Take a look at the pictures to see how it went!

Next we tested out the Myth of the Black Eye. The idea behind this myth is that athletes paint black stripes under their eyes because it helps them see better… Or could it be that it just scares their opponents?  The Cooney family investigates!

To begin with, we put Ashlyn in a dark room for 10 minutes and then turned the light on.  She said that it was like all of the light hit her all at once.  She also said that it was like the image of the room was all that she could see for several minutes.  Lets see if the black paint helps: