Based in San Francisco, the MythBusters are no more than a day's drive from any climate they could possibly need. So what necessitated the trip to South AFRICA?
The increased demand for cotton cause a boom in the south, and the cotton gin was developed. Now they were even more reliant on the cheap labor of African slaves.
After Paul Jr. Designs is commissioned to build a custom chopper to commemorate the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, the crew heads downtown for a tour.
The twang of the banjo resonates in American country music and bluegrass, but the instrument actually has its roots in Africa. In this minisode of How It's Made, find out how banjos are strung together.
In this clip from "Planet's Best Safaris" on Animal Planet, we observe as the Mountain Gorillas go about their daily lives until one great ape decides to investigate his audience further.