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Mythbusters: "Larry's Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger" Original airdate: March 7, 2003 Myth: Covering your body in gold paint can kill you by skin asphyxiation like in the James Bond movie Goldfinger. Busted. Jamie was covered in gold paint from head to toe and lasted over an hour, he reported a slight (and temporary) flu-like feeling and his blood pressure went up 20 points. However, he survived. He was denied permission by medical advisors to test the paints breathability by running on a treadmill. The myth stated that the actress portraying the gold plated woman in Goldfinger, Shirley Eaton, died as well, although her appearance in the episode busted that part of the myth. Shirley Eaton is not dead as of 2006 according to IMDB [1]
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