Pyramid Power - MythBusters

In 2005, an episode of MythBusters was aired on the Discovery Channel in which a basic test of pyramid power was performed, using pyramids built to the specifications found in pyramid power claims, such as using the location of the King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza. Several scenarios were tested - perishables (in this case food and a flower) rotting, and razor blade sharpening, with a test subject and a control subject for each scenario. In all but one case there was no appreciable difference between items in the pyramids and items outside. It was theorized that the chopsaw used to cut the apple in that case may have had had a significant microbial content on one side of the blade which could have transplanted bacteria from itself onto one half of the apple that was cut. A second test was conducted, in which three subjects matched to three control groups were tested. In this last test, there was no appreciable difference between items at the macroscopic scale. Adam Savage stated during a tour show in Indianapolis in 2012 that the episode "Pyramid Power" was a mistake because they could not disprove the paranormal.