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This is an episode list of the popular science television series MythBusters which airs on Discovery Channel.
2003 Season
Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
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001 | -- | Pilot 1 | JATO Car | Can a 1967 Chevy get up to 350 mph by putting rockets on its roof? Can Pop Rocks & Soda, when eaten simultaneously, cause the eater's stomach to rupture? |
January 23, 2003 |
002 | -- | Pilot 2 | Stuck On You | Can an airplane toilet create enough suction to cause a person to become stuck on it? Can a can of biscuit dough explode in a hot car? Can a person throw himself through a skyscraper window? |
January 23, 2003 |
003 | -- | Pilot 3 | Lawn Chair Balloon | Can you take to the skies using only a lawn chair and weather balloons? Can you test positive for heroin by eating a large amount of poppy seeds? Can being painted with gold paint actually kill you? |
March 7, 2003 |
004 | 001 | 0101 | Exploding Toilet |
Is it possible to make a "magical bullet" out of ice? Is running better than walking to keep dry in the rain? Can you be lifted off your toilet seat after dropping a cigarette into a toilet bowl filled with various explosives? |
September 23, 2003 |
005 | 002 | 0102 | Cell Phone+Gas Station=Explosion | Will using a cell phone near a gas pump cause an explosion? Will silicone breast implants explode or expand in low pressure? Can a standard CD-ROM drive shatter a CD? |
October 3, 2003 |
006 | 003 | 0103 | Barrel of Bricks | The story of a man being hit multiple times by the same barrel of bricks. Can you be electrocuted by urinating on the third rail? Can an eel skin wallet erase a credit card? |
October 10, 2003 |
007 | 004 | 0104 | Penny Drop | Will a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building kill you? Can tooth fillings transmit radio waves? Can you be baked to death in a tanning booth? |
October 17, 2003 |
008 | 005 | 0105 | Buried Alive | How long will the air in a coffin last? Does Cola have special properties? Will throwing a hammer off a bridge to break the surface tension of the water save a person who jumped off the bridge? |
October 24, 2003 |
009 | 006 | 0106 | Tongue Stud Lightning Rod | Can a cannon be built out of a tree? Is a person with a tongue piercing more likely to get struck by lightning? Can you beat the Breathalyzer? |
November 7, 2003 |
010 | 007 | 0107 | Stinky Car | Is it possible to de-stink a car after being sealed up with a dead pig, and then sell it? If you pour gasoline down a drain pipe and light it while in the drainpipe, will you be launched as if from a cannon? |
December 5, 2003 |
011 | 008 | 0108 | Escape From Alcatraz | Was it possible to survive an escape from Alcatraz? Does a duck's quack echo? Does the government implant secret chips in people and can stud finders be used to find them? |
December 12, 2003 |
2004 Season
Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
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012 | 009 | 0201 | Chicken Gun | Can a frozen chicken be shot through a plane's windshield? Can octopus eggs hatch inside a human's stomach? |
January 18, 2004 |
013 | 010 | 0202 | Explosive Decompression | If a small hole is made in a plane at altitude, can it cause explosive decompression and tear the plane apart? Can you use a bullet as a fuse in a vehicle, and can that same bullet go off in the fuse box? If you attach steel cable to a car's rear axle and a telephone pole, will the axle be ripped from the car once it drives? |
January 11, 2004 |
014 | 011 | 0203 | Down With The Titanic | Could the sinking Titanic literally suck you down with it? Does a goldfish's memory only last for 3 seconds? Can explosives packed in a trombone cause the slide to rocket off of it? |
January 25, 2004 |
015 | 012 | 0204 | Breakstep Bridge | Can a marching battalion take down a bridge? How much bacteria resides on your toothbrush? Can you water ski behind a rowing eight? |
January 25, 2004 |
016 | 013 | 0205 | The Hunt For Hoffa | Is Jimmy Hoffa buried under Giants Stadium? Can the venom from a Daddy Long Legs kill you? Can a jet engine launch a taxi into the air? |
February 15, 2004 |
017 | -- | Best of 1 | Best Animals Myths | March 24, 2004 | |
018 | -- | Best of 2 | Best Electric Myths | May 6, 2004 | |
019 | 014 | 0206 | Myths Revisited | Retest: Ice Bullet, Chicken Gun, Peeing on the Third Rail, Exploding Breast Implants, Painting with Gold Paint, Cell Phone Destruction, Biscuit Bazooka | June 8, 2004 |
020 | -- | Best of 3 | Best Explosions | June 29, 2004 | |
021 | 015 | 0207 | Forest Fire Scuba Diver | Can a scuba diver be sucked up in a fire fighting helicopter? The MythBusters test various car myths. |
July 27, 2004 |
022 | 016 | 0208 | Ancient Death Ray | Can mirrors be used to make a death ray? What is really effective against skunk smell? Is bulletproof glass really bulletproof? |
September 29, 2004 |
023 | 017 | 0209 | Levitation Machine | Can you survive a multi-story elevator fall by jumping right before the elevator hits the bottom of the shaft? Is it possible to make a hovercraft with a vacuum motor? |
October 6, 2004 |
024 | 018 | 0210 | Plywood Builder | If you fall off of a building, can you glide to safety using a sheet of plywood? The Mythbusters test various methods to beat radar detectors. |
October 13, 2004 |
025 | 019 | 0211 | Appliances In The Bath | Can you be sucked down by "killer quicksand"? Can a tattoo explode in an MRI scan? Can appliances really electrocute you if they fall in the tub? |
October 20, 2004 |
026 | 020 | 0212 | Exploding Jawbreaker | Can a superheated jawbreaker explode in your face? Can a PVC pipe build enough static electricity to kill? Can a playing card kill a person if thrown with enough power? |
October 27, 2004 |
027 | 021 | 0213 | Ping Pong Salvage | How many balloons are needed to lift a 40 pound child off the ground? Can a sunken boat be lifted to the surface with ping-pong balls? |
November 3, 2004 |
028 | 022 | 0214 | Boom Lift Catapult | Is it possible to make a catapult with a boom-lift cherry-picker? | November 10, 2004 |
029 | 023 | 0215 | Bug Bomb | Can too many bug bombs blow up a house? How hard is it to find a needle in a haystack? Will talking to plants help them grow? |
November 16, 2004 |
030 | 024 | 0216 | Ming Dynasty Astronaut | Can you launch yourself with rockets strapped to a chair? The Mythbusters test various free energy devices from the internet. Can jumping into a ceiling fan cause you to lose your head? |
December 5, 2004 |
031 | -- | Special 1 | Christmas Special | The MythBusters do a number of Christmas myths. | December 22, 2004 |
2005 Season
Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
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032 | -- | Special 2 | Buster Special | Buster is rebuilt after sustaining a year's worth of abuse. | February 2, 2005 |
033 | -- | Special 3 | Ultimate MythBuster | Jamie and Adam have a contest to prove who is the Ultimate Mythbuster. | February 9, 2005 |
034 | 025 | 0301 | Blown Away | Can a certain note make you have fecal incontinence? Is Chinese water torture real? |
February 16, 2005 |
035 | 026 | 0302 | Cement Mix-Up | Can you escape from prison using salsa? Can you remove hardened cement from a cement truck with explosives? |
February 23, 2005 |
036 | 027 | 0303 | Drive Shaft Pole Vault | Can a car pole-vault from its drive shaft if it hits a pothole? Can a port-a-potty gather enough methane to explode? |
March 2, 2005 |
037 | 028 | 0304 | Toy Car Top Speed | Can a toy car beat a Dodge Viper in the 1/4 mile? Is yawning contagious? Does buttered toast always land buttered side down? |
March 9, 2005 |
038 | -- | Special 4 | MythBusters Outtakes | Outtakes from the series | March 16, 2005 |
039 | 029 | 0305 | Cooling a Six-Pack | What is the fastest way to cool a six pack of beer? The Mythbusters investigate ancient electricity. Buster's new body gets tested by being dropped while in a car. |
March 23, 2005 |
040 | -- | Special 5 | Shop 'Til you Drop | The MythBusters' favorite places to shop. | April 6, 2005 |
041 | 030 | 0306 | On The Phone In A Thunderstorm | If a bullet passes through a man's genitals, and into a woman's, could it make her pregnant? | March 30, 2005 |
042 | -- | Special 6 | MythBusters Revealed | April 27, 2005 | |
043 | -- | Special 7 | Hollywood Special | Busting various Hollywood myths. | May 11, 2005 |
044 | 031 | 0307 | Can A Singer Break Glass | Can an unamplified human voice shatter a wine glass? Does a rolling stone gather moss? Can a vacuum cleaner be converted into a jet engine? |
May 18, 2005 |
045 | 032 | 0308 | Personal Jet Pack | Can you create a jet pack from plans on the internet? Do pyramids have special powers? |
June 9, 2005 |
046 | 033 | 0309 | Killer Brace Positions | Is the brace position recommended in airplane crashes actually designed to kill you? Is driving while talking on the cell phone as dangerous as driving drunk? |
June 22, 2005 |
047 | 034 | 0310 | Bulletproof Water | Will diving underwater protect you from bullets? Can a person swing 360 degrees on a swing set? |
July 13, 2005 |
048 | -- | Special 8 | Jaws Special | The Mythbusters test various Jaws-inspired shark myths. Will a scuba tank explode if you shoot it? Can piano wire be used to catch a shark? Can a shark ram through a boat or shark cage? Can a shark hold three flotation barrels under water? |
July 17, 2005 |
049 | 035 | 0311 | Border Slingshot | Is it possible to slingshot a person over the border and onto a mattress? | July 27, 2005 |
050 | 036 | 0312 | Killer Tissue Box | Can a tissue box in the back of a car kill the driver if the car crashes? Is it possible to split an arrow by hitting it with another? |
August 3, 2005 |
051 | 037 | 0313 | Escape Slide Parachute | Can you make a parachute with an airplane escape slide, or life raft? | August 10, 2005 |
052 | 038 | 0314 | MythBusters Revisited | Blown Away, Plywood Builder, Running in the Rain, Will a black car heat faster than a white one? | October 12, 2005 |
053 | 039 | 0315 | Chinese Invasion Alarm | Could the Ancient Chinese have used drums to listen for tunneling invaders? | October 19, 2005 |
054 | 040 | 0316 | Confederate Rocket | Did the Confederates really have a 2-stage rocket capable of traveling 100 miles from Richmond to DC? | October 26, 2005 |
055 | 041 | 0317 | Compact Compact | Can two semi trucks collide head-on and completely crush a compact car? Can vodka cure foot odor or bad breath? |
November 2, 2005 |
056 | 042 | 0318 | Steel Cap Amputation | Do Steel Toe boots really put toes in more danger than a regular boot, to the extent that the steel toe would chop off the wearer's toes? Can you use bottle rockets to launch a human? |
November 9, 2005 |
057 | 043 | 0319 | Sea Sickness - Kill or Cure | What is the best cure for seasickness? Is it more efficient to drive a truck tailgate up or down? Can sticking your finger in a gun barrel stop a bullet? |
November 16, 2005 |
2006 Season
Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
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058 | 044 | 0401 | Paper Crossbow | Can a deadly crossbow be made from materials available to prison inmates? | January 11, 2006 |
059 | 045 | 0402 | Shredded Plane | What caused a plane to be shredded? Was it an angry ex-girlfriend, or a runaway plane on the tarmac? Can you start a fire by rubbing sticks together, with a bullet, or with ice? |
January 18, 2006 |
060 | 046 | 0403 | Archimedes Burn-Off | The Mythbusters join forces with MIT and the viewers to test Archimedes' Death Ray. | January 25, 2006 |
061 | 047 | 0404 | Helium Football | Can a football fly further if it is filled with helium? Is it possible for a human to catch a bullet in his teeth? |
February 1, 2006 |
062 | 048 | 0405 | Franklin's Kite | Did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in a storm, and would he have been killed by the electrical current? The Mythbusters test various myths about flatulence. |
March 8, 2006 |
063 | 049 | 0406 | Helium Raft | Can a cell phone cause a plane to crash? If you fill a raft with helium, can you fly away on it? |
March 15, 2006 |
064 | 050 | 0407 | Bullets Fired Up | Can a bullet fired straight up in the air kill someone on the way back down? Can vodka cure poison oak and remove band-aids painlessly? If you filter low-end vodka with charcoal filters, will it become a top-shelf vodka? |
April 19, 2006 |
065 | 051 | 0408 | Myths Revisited | Splitting an Arrow, Bullets Fired Under Water, Salami Rocket | April 26, 2006 |
066 | 052 | 0409 | Painting With Explosives | The Mythbusters test various mind control techniques. Can a room be painted with dynamite? |
May 3, 2006 |
067 | 053 | 0410 | Exploding Trousers | Is it possible for pants to spontaneously explode? The Mythbusters test various methods to increase car efficiency. |
May 10, 2006 |
068 | 054 | 0411 | Great Hollywood Heists | The Mythbusters test various theft movie tricks. Can you keep a laser alarm from being set off, climb a metal duct using magnets, and avoid triggering a pressure switch? They also tested safe cracking, and cutting a hole in a pane of glass. |
July 12, 2006 |
069 | 055 | 0412 | Archimedes Steam Cannon | Did Archimedes make a cannon using steam power? Is a cardboard cereal box more nutritious than the sugary cereal inside? |
July 19, 2006 |
070 | 056 | 0413 | Whirlpool Of Death | Can a whirlpool really kill somebody? Can a snow plow driving down the road push enough air to flip a passing car over? |
July 26, 2006 |
071 | 057 | 0414 | Mentos + Soda | The MythBusters investigate the reaction between Diet Coke and Mentos, and explore other fun reactions. Can a stamp affixed to a helicopter's rotor blade make it crash? |
August 9, 2006 |
072 | 058 | 0415 | Shattering Sub-Woofer | Can speaker power alone destroy a car? Will driving faster on a bumpy road smooth out the ride? |
August 16, 2006 |
073 | 059 | 0416 | Crimes and Myth-Demeanors | More theft movie tricks. Can fingerprint scanners, sonar or thermal alarms be foiled, and can a glass re-locking safe be blown up by filling it with water? | August 23, 2006 |
074 | 060 | 0417 | Tesla's Earthquake Machine | Can a machine designed by Nikola Tesla actually create a miniature earthquake or collapse a structure? | August 30, 2006 |
075 | 061 | 0418 | Straw Through A Palm Tree | Can a hurricane blow a piece of straw through a tree? |
September 6, 2006 |
076 | -- | Special 9 | Mega Movie Special | The Mythbusters test action movie myths. Can shooting locks really open a door? Can a car be fitted with an ejection seat? Can a car drive up a ramp, fly through the air, land and drive away? Can you shoot a hole through a floor and fall through? Will awnings help break a fall from a building? Can a sword cut another sword in half? |
September 13, 2006 |
077 | 062 | 0419 | Killer Cable Slice | If a steel cable under high tension snaps, could it cut a human in half? | October 11, 2006 |
078 | 063 | 0420 | Air Cylinder of Death | Can an air cylinder go straight through a cinder block wall, or propel a boat? | October 18, 2006 |
079 | 064 | 0421 | Myths Revisited | Salami Rocket Revisit, Shattering Windshields, Fuel Efficiency myths. Can a sword slice a machine gun barrel? |
October 25, 2006 |
080 | 065 | 0422 | Disposable Lighter Explosion | Can a disposable lighter explode with lethal force? | November 1, 2006 |
081 | 066 | 0423 | Train Suction | Can a working glider be made out of concrete? Can a passing train suck a person onto the tracks? |
November 8, 2006 |
082 | 067 | 0424 | Firearms Folklore | Can a bullet travel through a sniper's scope and kill him? Can a fired bullet lodge in the chamber of a revolver? Can two colliding bullets fuse in mid air? If two metal hammers are struck together will they explode? |
November 29, 2006 |
083 | 068 | 0425 | Christmas Tree Lights | The Mythbusters test various anti-gravity plans from the internet. | December 6, 2006 |
084 | -- | Special 10 | Holiday Special | Can a falling frozen turkey break a person's foot or kill a pet? The Mythbusters also make a Rube Goldberg machine with more than thirty parts. |
December 6, 2006 |
085 | 069 | 0426 | 22,000 Foot Fall | Is it possible to survive a 22,000 foot fall using the blast from a 1000 pound bomb to break your fall? Do you save electricity by switching off the lights when you leave a room? |
December 13, 2006 |
2007 Season
Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
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086 | 070 | 0501 | Hindenberg Skin | What caused the Hindenburg to explode? Can running in a zig-zag line save you from a Crocodile? |
January 10, 2007 |
087 | 071 | 0502 | Pirate Special | Can you jab a knife in a sail, ride it down, and land safely on the deck? Does an eyepatch help you see in the dark? Are the splinters made by a cannonball fired at wood more lethal than the cannonball itself? Can rum be used to clean cloth? |
January 17, 2007 |
088 | 072 | 0503 | Underwater Car Escape | How can you escape from a sinking car? Can paper be folded in half more than 7 times? |
January 24, 2007 |
089 | 073 | 0504 | Beating The Speed Camera | Can you beat the Speed camera? Can a defibrillator cause nitroglycerin patches to explode? |
March 7, 2007 |
090 | 074 | 0505 | Dog Myths Special | Is there any way to prevent a blood hound from tracking your scent? Is it possible to get past a guard dog? Can you teach an old dog new tricks? |
March 14, 2007 |
091 | 075 | 0506 | Myths Redux | 6th revisiting of myths. Exploding Trombone, Finger in a Gun Barrel, Exploding Hammers, Can a fired bullet pierce a sniper scope? | March 21, 2007 |
092 | 076 | 0507 | Voice Fire-Extinguisher | Can a human voice extinguish a flame? Can hypnotists plant suggestions in unwilling patients? Can hypnosis help bring back dormant memories? |
April 11, 2007 |
093 | 077 | 0508 | Birds in a Truck | Do birds flying in a trailer cause the trailer to become lighter? Will a boat crashing into a channel marker cleave itself in half? |
April 18, 2007 |
094 | 078 | 0509 | Ninja Myths | Can you walk on water? Can you snatch a speeding arrow out of the air? Can you stop a sword with bare hands? |
April 25, 2007 |
095 | 079 | 0510 | Western Myths | Can you take someone's hat off with a bullet? Can you break someone out of jail with horses or do you need explosives? Can an airbag turn a lock-pick into a lethal spear? |
May 30, 2007 |
096 | 080 | 0511 | Big Rig Myths | Can a big rig's tire explode with deadly force? Can you save fuel by tailgating a truck? Can you drive a car onto a truck's extended ramp at highway speeds? |
June 6, 2007 |
097 | 081 | 0512 | Hollywood Hand Grenade Heroes | Can jumping on a grenade save your friends? Diet Coke and Mentos myths were also tested. |
June 13, 2007 |
098 | 082 | 0513 | Snow Special | Can yodeling actually set off an avalanche? Do you have better traction on ice while driving backwards? |
June 20, 2007 |
099 | 083 | 0514 | Baseball Special | Can a baseball be hit hard enough to remove its covering? Can dry balls be hit farther than humid ones? Does sliding into a base get you there faster? Can balls be hit further with a corked bat? Special guest star Roger Clemens. |
August 8, 2007 |
100 | 084 | 0515 | Viewer Special | Can your eyes pop out while sneezing with your eyes open? Can shifting to reverse stop a runaway car? Can three cigarette butts fired from a black powder rifle kill a person at 7 feet? (Bonus segment: A young viewer's parents volunteer to let Adam and Jamie rig their car with enough explosives to completely obliterate it.) |
August 15, 2007 |
101 | 085 | 0516 | Hot Bullets | Are bulls really aggravated by the color red? Can ammunition stored in the oven be lethal? Can bullets thrown in a campfire kill you? Do bulls in a china shop really cause complete destruction? |
August 22, 2007 |
102 | 086 | 0517 | Superhero Special | Can you climb a building with a motorized grappling hook? If you punch someone while wearing a ring, will you make a ring-shaped imprint? Can you change in a phone booth? Can you rig a grappling hook on to a car, shoot it at a steel structure, and use it to swing around a 90 degree corner? |
August 29, 2007 |
103 | 087 | 0518 | Myth Evolution | Can you beat the speed camera? Can a ninja deflect a bullet with his palm? Can a person breathe from a car tire underwater? Will an RFID chip explode in an MRI scanner? |
September 5, 2007 |
104 | 088 | 0519 | Vapor Trail | Will a flaming trail of gasoline from a moving vehicle catch up to its tank and cause it to explode? Can you outrun a trail of burning gunpowder? Can you be burned by a defibrillator if you are wearing an underwire bra or have a nipple ring? |
October 31, 2007 |
105 | 089 | 0520 | Water Heater Rocket | Can a water heater explode like a rocket and shoot through the roof of a house? If a person is being dragged by a horse, can the friction caused by the movement make their jeans catch on fire? Can shrinking jeans by wearing them in a hot bath kill you? |
November 7, 2007 |
106 | 090 | 0521 | Supersize Special | Are sharks attracted by low frequency sound waves transmitted through water? Does the presence of dolphins deter sharks from attacking their prey? Can the jet exhaust from a Boeing 747 flip a taxi, school bus, or small plane? Can a JATO rocket launch a car through the air? Can a person waterski behind a cruise ship? |
November 14, 2007 |
107 | 091 | 0522 | Shooting Fish in a Barrel | Is shooting fish in a barrel really as easy as the proverb says? What is the most effective cure for pain caused by hot chili peppers? Are elephants really afraid of mice? |
November 21, 2007 |
108 | 092 | 0523 | Pirate Special 2 | Is it possible to use a rowboat as a submarine? Can one escape if buried in the sand up to the neck? What kind of projectiles would pirates use in a cannon if they run out of cannonballs? |
November 28, 2007 |
109 | 093 | 0524 | Steam Machine Gun | Did the Confederates really build a lethal steam-powered machine gun? Is it possible to fool a modern polygraph test? |
December 5, 2007 |
110 | 094 | 0525 | Airplane Special | Can a person with no flight training safely land a jet airliner while being assisted by the traffic controllers over the radio? If a person jumps out of an airplane with the last parachute, can another person jump out later and catch them? Can you hold a conversation with someone while falling at terminal velocity? Does a 4000 foot fall take 90 seconds? |
December 12, 2007 |
2008 Season
Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
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111 | 095 | 0601 | James Bond Special | Can a bullet from a 9 mm handgun ignite a propane tank? Can a watch-sized electromagnet deflect a bullet? Can a speed boat jump off of a ramp, land in the water, and continue to operate safely? |
January 16, 2008 |
112 | 096 | 0602 | Lead Balloon | Can a lead balloon fly? Can you surf a wave caused by an explosion? |
January 23, 2008 |
113 | 097 | 0603 | Plane on a Conveyor Belt | Can an airplane take off while on a conveyor belt? Can cockroaches, fruit flies and flour beetles survive extreme levels of radiation? Can defrosting shaving cream fill up an entire car? |
January 30, 2008 |
114 | 098 | 0604 | James Bond Special 2 | Can 007's exploding ballpoint pen blow a test dummy in half? Can a bowler hat rigged with a steel ring knock the head off a statue? Can a steel jaw sever a steel cable? |
February 6, 2008 |
115 | 099 | 0605 | Viewer Special 2 | Can you slide down a steel cable with your jeans? Does eye black help athletes see? Can a spark follow a trail of gunpowder leaking from a barrel, catch up with it, and explode? Can you cut down a tree with a machine gun? |
February 13, 2008 |
116 | 100 | 0606 | 100th episode MacGyver Special | Could MacGyver's (sodium metal filled) gelatin capsule bomb be real? Could MacGyver have built an ultralight airplane from bamboo, trash bags, duct tape and a cement mixer? How well will Jamie and Adam perform in a MacGyver challenge? |
February 20, 2008 |
117 | 101 | 0607 | Alaskan Special | Does cabin fever exist? Does accelerating into a moose cause less damage than braking? Can a single stick of dynamite with a 20 second fuse be thrown, retrieved by a dog, and detonate under an SUV causing it to sink into a frozen lake? |
April 23, 2008 |
118 | -- | Special 11 | Young Scientist Special | Discovery Channel's young scientist contenders help the Mythbusters tackle environmental myths: Are electric cars truly slow? Do increased CO2 levels cause accelerated ice melting? (Former Mythbuster Scottie Chapman returns to assist the testing) Are cows truly the single greatest air polluter? |
April 26, 2008 |
119 | 102 | 0608 | Shark Week Special | Can sharks detect a struggling fish? Do dogs attract sharks? Does chili powder repel sharks? Will a pack of sharks ignore you if you play dead? Do spots of light attract sharks? Could you reach a shark's eye while inside its mouth? | July 27, 2008 |
120 | 103 | 0609 | Exploding Steak | Fan requested myths. Can steak be tenderized with explosives? Does driving while angry decrease fuel efficiency? |
August 6, 2008 |
121 | 104 | 0610 | Moon Landing Hoax | Theories that the Apollo moon landing was faked are tested. | August 27, 2008 |
122 | 105 | 0611 | Viral Myths | The Mythbusters test internet viral video myths. | September 3, 2008 |
123 | 106 | 0612 | Phone Book Friction | Adam and Jamie test to see if two interlaced phone books can be pulled apart by any means. | September 10, 2008 |
124 | 107 | 0613 | Water Stun Gun | Adam and Jamie investigate a secret agent myth - that you can turn a conventional electric stun gun into a water-powered electric stun gun. | September 17, 2008 |
125 | 108 | 0614 | Blind Driving | Can a blind man drive a car if given instructions by his passenger? In golf, is it better to play around a tree or through it? Can an explosion in a gopher hole cause a golf ball near the edge of the hole to fall in? Does wearing shoes with metal cleats make it more likely that you'll be struck by lightning? | October 8, 2008 |
126 | 109 | 0615 | Return Of The Ninja | The Mythbusters put more ninja myths to the test. Could a ninja hide underwater, breathing through a bamboo reed, long enough to attack an enemy with a poison blow-dart? | October 15, 2008 |
127 | 110 | 0616 | Beer Goggles | Does drinking alcohol make people look more attractive? Do alleged ways of sobering up really work? Could the ancient Korean Hwacha actually do what is claimed? | October 22, 2008 |
128 | 111 | 0617 | Motor Bike Flip | Will a motorcycle flip if a pole is thrust into the front wheel? Can you break out of prison with a rope made of toilet paper, human hair or bedsheets? | October 29, 2008 |
129 | 112 | 0618 | What Is Bulletproof 2 | The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, once buried alive inside a coffin is it possible to escape? | November 5, 2008 |
130 | 113 | 0619 | Idiom Special | Is it really true that you can’t polish dung? Is hitting the ground with running legs faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang? | November 12, 2008 |
131 | 114 | 0620 | Viewer Special: The Threequel! | Four fan myths were tested. | November 19, 2008 |
Special episodes
External links
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