Barack Obama Will Play With Death Rays on 'Mythbusters' 6.30K Jim Newell 10/18/10 03:26PM Filed to: Nerds Nerds MythBusters Barack Obama urban legends Science tweet Fb Barack Obama will appear on TV's Mythbusters to debunk the legend that "Archimedes set fire to an invading Roman fleet using... mirrors to focus the sun's rays." Mythbusters had already tackled this, but hey, Obama wanted to do it again.