In 2006, the MythBusters teamed with MIT to take on the Archimedes death ray myth a second time. Did the revisit change their conclusion?
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Mythbusters: Death Ray Revisit MiniMyth
In 2006, the MythBusters teamed with MIT to take on the Archimedes death ray myth a second time. Did the revisit change their conclusion?
Added: Jan 27, 2011
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