MythBusters

E01

Episode 1

★ 7.3

Brown Note

2005-02-16

Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a constant drip of water falling on your head really unbearable torture?

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.0

Salsa Escape

2005-02-23

Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you use dynamite to remove cement build-up from a mixer's barrel?

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.3

Exploding Port-a-Potty

2005-03-02

Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.7

Is Yawning Contagious?

2005-03-09

Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?

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E05

Episode 5

★ 8.5

Cooling a Six-Pack

2005-03-23

The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 8.5

Son of a Gun

2005-03-30

Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?

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E07

Episode 7

★ 8.3

Breaking Glass

2005-05-18

Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?

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E08

Episode 8

★ 8.0

Jet Pack

2005-06-09

Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?

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E09

Episode 9

★ 7.7

Killer Brace Position

2005-06-22

Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 8.0

Bullet Proof Water

2005-07-13 · 60m

How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar?

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E11

Episode 11

★ 9.3

Jaws Special

2005-07-17

Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?

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E12

Episode 12

★ 6.7

Border Slingshot

2005-07-27 · 60m

Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?

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E13

Episode 13

★ 8.5

Killer Tissue Box

2005-08-03

In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush your skull?

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E14

Episode 14

★ 8.5

Escape Slide Parachute

2005-08-10

Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?

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E15

Episode 15

★ 9.0

MythBusters Revisited

2005-10-12

Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!

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E16

Episode 16

★ 8.5

Chinese Invasion Alarm

2005-10-19

Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?

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E17

Episode 17

★ 8.5

Confederate Rocket

2005-10-26 · 60m

The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.

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E18

Episode 18

★ 8.0

Vodka Myths

2005-11-02

Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.

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E19

Episode 19

★ 7.3

Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

2005-11-09 · 60m

Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?

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E20

Episode 20

★ 7.7

Seasickness - Kill or Cure

2005-11-16

From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?

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