Editing MythBusters (section)

== Accidents ==
Owing to the nature of the experiments performed on the show, many did not go as expected. Sometimes, these mishaps rendered the test equipment unusable, such as when the rocket in the "Rocket Car Revisit" episode exploded on ignition. Others even resulted in minor injuries to the personnel involved with the show, such as when Belleci banged his knee falling off a fire tower; the fall was expected and prepared for using a safety harness, but the injury to his knee was unforeseen. The most common injuries were caused when moving safety equipment, which resulted in stitches and at least four broken fingers.<ref name="StarTalk Radio">{{cite web|url=http://www.startalkradio.net/show/mythbusters-part-2|title=MythBusters (Part 2)|date=February 23, 2014}}</ref> <!-- This does not need to be a complete list of minor mishaps on the show. There are just too many of them. --> These kinds of incidents were usually included in the broadcast program, with little other media attention, but some things failed in more spectacular and newsworthy ways.

=== Esparto accident ===
On March 20, 2009, the town of [[Esparto, California]], was shaken and windows were shattered by a blast created by {{convert|500|lb}} of [[ANFO]] during filming of the myth "[[MythBusters (2009 season)#Knock Your Socks Off|Knock Your Socks Off]]".<ref name="KCRAMarch2009">{{Cite news|url=http://www.kcra.com/news/19016582/detail.html|title=MythBusters 'Big Bang' Shatters Windows|publisher=[[KCRA-TV]]|date=March 25, 2009|access-date=December 11, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410084003/http://www.kcra.com/news/19016582/detail.html|archive-date=April 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Some residents were upset that the blast took place without "telling anyone".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WDDB&p_theme=wddb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=127284818CE8A448&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePMn|title=What we can learn from MythBusters|newspaper=[[Daily Democrat]]|date=March 24, 2009|access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> Chief Barry Burns of the Esparto Fire Department had several firefighters present for the explosion. He said he made the decision not to notify anyone in town for safety's sake. "''MythBusters'' is supposed to be a really popular show. Everybody would have been out there. We would have had to cancel it because it would have been too dangerous."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcra.com/Mythbusters-Big-Bang-Shatters-Windows/-/11798090/12688930/-/item/1/-/e06cf3z/-/index.html|title=MythBusters 'Big Bang' Shatters Windows|date=March 26, 2009|publisher=Kcra.com|access-date=June 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509013159/http://www.kcra.com/Mythbusters-Big-Bang-Shatters-Windows/-/11798090/12688930/-/item/1/-/e06cf3z/-/index.html|archive-date=May 9, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Representatives from the show replaced some of the windows that same day.<ref name="KCRAMarch2009" /> The experiment did air, but the hosts recounted in a 2011 special episode ("[[MythBusters (2011 season)#Special 2 – Location, Location, Location|Location, Location, Location]]") that they have never returned to the Esparto quarry as a result of the mishap.

=== Cannonball accident ===
On December 6, 2011, while conducting the "[[MythBusters (2012 season)#Cannonball Chemistry|Cannonball Chemistry]]" experiment, the MythBusters crew accidentally sent a cannonball through the side of a house and into a [[minivan]] in a [[Dublin, California]], neighborhood. Although the experiment was being carried out at the [[Santa Rita Jail#Bomb range|Alameda County Sheriff's Bomb Range]] under the supervision of the [[Alameda County Sheriff's Office]], the errant projectile went over its intended target of water barrels and instead skipped up a hill that was intended as a secondary safety target. The cannonball soared {{convert|700|yd}} into a neighboring community, striking a house and leaving a {{convert|10|in|adj=on}} hole, before striking the roof of another house and smashing through a window of a parked minivan. No one was hurt by the rogue cannonball.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/mythbusters-cannonball.html|title='MythBusters' misfire sends cannonball through neighborhood|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 7, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/ap/us/cannonball-fired-mythbusters-stunt-goes-through-du/nFwhg|title=MythBusters stunt sends cannonball flying through Bay Area home|website=Wsbtv.com|date=December 6, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115191608/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/ap/us/cannonball-fired-mythbusters-stunt-goes-through-du/nFwhg/|archive-date=January 15, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

A show producer visited the homeowners to apologize,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mythbusters-misfire-cannonball-crashes-through-house-in-tv-show-mishap/|title="MythBusters" Misfire: Cannonball crashes through house in TV show mishap|first=Barry|last=Leibowitz|work=CBS News|date=December 8, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2011}}</ref> followed by Savage and Hyneman; Savage later stated that the incident would not cause the series production to be suspended.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mythbusters-adam-savage-jamie-hyneman-cannonball-271493 |title='MythBusters' Stars Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman Apologize for Cannonball Accident |first=Sofia |last=Fernandez |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 8, 2011 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107052834/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mythbusters-adam-savage-jamie-hyneman-cannonball-271493 |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> Savage and Kari Byron returned to [[Dublin High School (Dublin, California)|Dublin High School]] on February 22, 2012, to participate in a moderated panel session at Dublin High School's Engineering and Design Academy Open House during [[National Engineers Week (U.S.)|National Engineers Week]] 2012, in part to help repair relations with the community. The sold-out event attracted over 1,000 attendees.<ref name="MythBusters hosts visit Dublin High">{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=8554691|title=MythBusters hosts visit Dublin High|year=2012|publisher=BC 7/KGO-TV|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021215102/http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=8554691|archive-date=October 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="'MythBusters' TV stars talk science at Dublin High School">{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20025413|title='MythBusters' TV stars talk science at Dublin High School|year=2012|work=MercuryNews.com}}</ref><ref name="Stars Of TV Show 'MythBusters' Visit Dublin High">{{cite web|url=http://pleasanton.patch.com/articles/stars-of-tv-show-mythbusters-visit-dublin-high-e28940c3#photo-9171778|title=Stars Of TV Show 'MythBusters' Visit Dublin High|year=2012|work=Patch.com}}</ref><ref name="MythBusters Adam Savage and Kari Byron Meet Dublin High and Fallon Students">{{cite web|url=https://onedublin.org/2012/03/01/mythbusters-adam-savage-and-kari-byron-meet-dublin-high-and-fallon-students/|title=MythBusters Adam Savage and Kari Byron Meet Dublin High and Fallon Students|year=2012|work=OneDublin.org}}</ref>

[[Image:MythBusters Stars Adam Savage and Kari Byron at Dublin High School Engineering Academy Open House.jpg|thumb|240px|''MythBusters'' stars at Dublin High School]]

During the airing of the experiment on November 11, 2012, the Build Team apologized for the accident and explained that they suspended testing after it occurred to assess damage and start an investigation. The testing resumed several months later at a rock quarry in a much more remote area.