Mythbusters Scientific Method

The Mythbusters are a television show that tests myths to see if they are true or false, in order to accomplish their results, they need to use the same method a scientist would use for his or her experiment. This method is called the “scientific method” and gives us a guideline of steps that need to be taken when we are testing something.
The first step of this scientific method is to ask yourself the question of what it is you want to know. This would be, “What is the fastest way to cool a 6 packs of beer?” The second step of scientific method is background research. Adam tells us that he found this myth on the discovery channel, where it stated that in Vietnam people would bury a 6 pack in sand, pour gasoline on top, and set fire to it,

it would be colder after pulling it out.
The hypothesis would be that the 6 pack would be colder because when water evaporates, it sucks heat. Therefore the burning gas should suck heat out of the beer. The Mythbusters then initiate the next scientific method which is experimenting. They measure the temperature of the beer before they bury it, and measure the temperature after they pull it out. They analyzed the data and found out that the experiment did not produce a significant change in the temperature of the beer. They communicate the results with each other, and to us (the viewers).

The same question is still asked with this experiment which is the fastest way to cool a 6 pack of beer. The background research is basically common knowledge, because many people put beverages in coolers of ice, or ice water, to cool drinks. They Mythbusters are testing which combination works the best. The hypothesis would be that the ice, water, and salt will produce the coldest beer because salt decreases the freezing point of the water, speeding up to cooling process.
The experiment begins, and Adam and Jamie set up 3 coolers. One with ice, one with ice, and water, and another one with ice, water, and salt. They put the beers in for 5 minutes, then test it. While they are waiting, they use a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher to cool down the beer. After 3 minutes, the temperature is approximately 37 degrees which is an ideal temperature. When they analyze the data from the coolers, they found out that the water, ice, and salt produced the coldest beer with the water and ice producing the 2nd coldest beer.