I'm skeptical whenever someone tells me how to think, especially if they tell me that thinking like them will change my world. Sometimes, I think I think just fime.
My problem with the mythbusters busting the arrow myth, is that they used a grained wood for the arrow. If it were a more traditional hollow reed arrow, I'm positive it would work.
Also, god bless Bob Barker. He's the finest TV android they've ever built.