My urge to run up the down-escalator has been monotonically increasing with age

The mythbusters have been a constant source of disappointment. I have looked past their total disregard for experimental protocol one too many times. I can no longer look the other way... Recently, I sent an email to the ambiguously gay duo, Jamie and Adam, castigating them for their lack of consideration for the basic the scientific principles of precision and recall. I also criticized several of their experimental procedures for being poorly crafted and "makeshift." For professionals, they sure know how to put on a 3rd grade science show; I doubt they could make it to the big leagues - 9th grade.

Of course, I wasn't entirely negative in my correspondence. For the most part, yes, but entirely no - my mom would be proud, I had something positive to say. At any rate, I complimented their attempt to delineate a solid hypothesis with aim to verify it. They also outlined the possible outcomes of their experiments clearly, and described how that relates to their initial hypothesis. Unfortunately, they more often than not, change their hypothesis during the course of the show. I suppose that that is okay.

Eventually, I received a response from the producers of the show. I was very surprised that it was a personal response, but very disappointed in the content. It went something along the lines of:

"We appreciate your concerns and comments. It is reassuring to know that scientists watch and appreciate the show [how did they come to that conclusion? they really know how to read between the lines]. Although we will take your comments into consideration, it is difficult for us to follow scientific principles to the degree which you are describing. Our show is not geared to those who will follow technicalities, but rather to those who have a basic understanding of scientific principle. We are bound to our network for ratings, and to ensure that we retain funding. With that said, we believe that the experiments that we presented are readily reproducible under the right guidance."

Well, I guess they are sellout scientists. Speaking of sellouts, I am disappointed in my fellow Pennsylvanians. Google parodies are still all kinds of awesome.