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Adam Savage, co-host of "Mythbusters," climbs into a tauntaun pelt to test whether the fur of the fictional creature could have saved Luke Skywalker from hypothermia as depicted in "The Empire Strikes Back." George Bakken, professor emeritus of biology at Indiana State University, served as a consultant for the Jan. 4, 2014 episode.

Adam Savage, co-host of "Mythbusters," climbs into a tauntaun pelt to test whether the fur of the fictional creature could have saved Luke Skywalker from hypothermia as depicted in "The Empire Strikes Back." George Bakken, professor emeritus of biology at Indiana State University, served as a consultant for the Jan. 4, 2014 episode.

Adam Savage, co-host of "Mythbusters," climbs into a tauntaun pelt to test whether the fur of the fictional creature could have saved Luke Skywalker from hypothermia as depicted in "The Empire Strikes Back." George Bakken, professor emeritus of biology at Indiana State University, served as a consultant for the Jan. 4, 2014 episode.

Could Skywalker survive inside an animal?

Biology professor is ‘Mythbusters’ consultant.

BY Dave Taylor

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