MythBusters

E01

Episode 1

★ 8.0

Paper Crossbow

2006-01-11 · 60m

Is it possible to make a deadly weapon out of nothing more dangerous than newspaper and underwear? Grant, Kari and Tory unscrew the cap on some more vodka myths.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.3

Shredded Plane

2006-01-18

Is the photo of a light plane, with precise, clean tears on the side, genuine? Was it the work of the jilted lover, who took to her ex's plane with a chainsaw and a taste for vengeance?

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.7

Archimedes Death Ray Revisited

2006-01-25

Challenged from fan mailbags to retest the "Archimedes Death Ray," Adam and Jamie accept. In turn, fans and a M.I.T. team were invited to perform this challenge.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.3

Helium Football

2006-02-01

This time around, Adam and Jamie test a myth that footballs filled with helium will fly farther and hang longer than ones filled with regulation air. Are teeth strong enough to withstand the force of a bullet?

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.3

Franklin's Kite

2006-03-08

The build team attempts to discover electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. Do innocuous legumes really increase gas? Is it possible to break wind so much that you can suffocate to death?

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E06

Episode 6

★ 7.3

Cell Phones on Planes

2006-03-15

If you fill a normal raft with helium can you fly? Tory and Kari tackle a conspiracy theory familiar to many frequent flyers. Can your cell phone interfere with a plane's instruments?

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E07

Episode 7

★ 8.7

Bullets Fired Up

2006-04-19

Can celebratory gunfire kill when the bullets fall back to Earth? Grant, Tory and Kari quench their thirst with another round of "Vodka Myths."

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E08

Episode 8

★ 8.0

Myths Re-Opened

2006-04-26

The team revisits myths explored from "Split Arrow," "Confederate Rocket," and "Bulletproof Water."

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E09

Episode 9

★ 8.0

Mind Control

2006-05-03

Adam and Jamie do a little painting and detonating when they try to blow open a home-improvement myth. Grant, Tory and Kari explore if it is possible to manipulate someone's mind remotely.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 8.0

Exploding Pants

2006-05-10

Tory, Kari and Grant investigate the spontaneous trouser combustion. Do gas companies and car manufacturers deliberately conspire to make gas-guzzling cars so that they can split the cash?

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E11

Episode 11

★ 8.7

Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)

2006-07-12

Are Hollywood break-ins complete hocus pocus? The team tries to tiptoe their way around a laser system before facing the mother of all safes.

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E12

Episode 12

★ 7.7

Steam Cannon

2006-07-19

Did Archimedes build the world's first "supergun," a cannon powered by steam? Adam's mom thinks a typical modern breakfast cereal has less nutritional value than the box it comes in. Is Mom right?

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E13

Episode 13

★ 8.0

Whirlpool/Snowplow

2006-07-26

Somewhere on Earth is there a massive whirlpool sucking whole ships and their hapless crews to a watery grave? Can a passing wintery road sweeper displace so much air that it flips an oncoming car?

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E14

Episode 14

★ 8.7

Mentos and Soda

2006-08-09

Adam and Jamie try to figure out the theory behind the chaos when diet cola and Mentos mix. Can posting a postage stamp on the rotor blades send a helicopter into a tailspin?

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E15

Episode 15

★ 8.0

Shattering Subwoofer

2006-08-16

The guys find out if the bass from a car stereo can destroy an automobile. Also, Grant, Kari and Tory hit the road to take on two tall tales from our mates down under.

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E16

Episode 16

★ 8.3

Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)

2006-08-23

It's "lights, camera, action!" time again for the MythBusters, as they test more Hollywood heists. This time, our cat burglars Adam and Jamie go cold as they try to beat a heat-detecting alarm sensor.

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E17

Episode 17

★ 7.7

Earthquake Machine

2006-08-30

Adam and Jamie take on one of the greatest scientist/inventor and myth creator legends of all time: Nikolai Tesla and his Earthquake Machine. Tory and Kari investigate a lethal lava lamp.

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E18

Episode 18

★ 8.0

Deadly Straw

2006-09-06

Can the wind in a tropical hurricane get so strong that it can blow a piece of straw through a palm-tree trunk? Can a hurricane blow the feathers off a chicken?

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E19

Episode 19

★ 8.5

Mega Movie Myths

2006-09-13

Can you use awnings to cushion your fall? Is there really such a thing as a car ejector seat? Can you chop a sword with another sword Is it possible to shoot through a door lock?

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E20

Episode 20

★ 8.0

Killer Cable Snaps

2006-10-11

If a cable at high tension snaps, can it slice a person clean in two? Does ancient pottery contain sounds from the past that can be played back and listened to today, just like a record?

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E21

Episode 21

★ 8.0

Air Cylinder Rocket

2006-10-18

Can a ruptured cylinder -- carefully aimed --really cause the massive damage some people claim? Meanwhile, Tory, Grant and Kari go back in time to test some prototypes from the past.

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E22

Episode 22

★ 8.3

More Myths Revisited

2006-10-25

"Myths Revisited" offers Jamie and Adam the chance to clear their names. Watch as they repeat past experiments to see if their original answer was genuine or bogus.

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E23

Episode 23

★ 7.7

Exploding Lighter

2006-11-01

Jamie and Adam find out if a small, disposable butane lighter can suddenly ignite with the force of several sticks of dynamite. The "Magnificent Three" try and shoot down some popular gunslinger myths.

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E24

Episode 24

★ 7.3

Concrete Glider

2006-11-08

Adam and Jamie test the old engineering challenge that you can't make a concrete glider fly. Kari, Grant and Tory find out just how dangerous it is to stand too close to the edge of a train platform.

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E25

Episode 25

★ 7.7

Firearms Folklore

2006-11-29

Could a criminal's bullet have hit and jammed the empty chamber of a policeman's revolver? Could two bullets colliding mid-air fuse together? Is a hammer more dangerous than you think?

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E26

Episode 26

★ 8.7

Anti-Gravity Device

2006-12-06

Could leaving Christmas lights on your tree overnight cause it to burst into flames? Is Anti-gravity science or science fiction? Can vodka cure the pain of a jellyfish sting?

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E27

Episode 27

★ 10.0

Holiday Special

2006-12-06 · 42m

Can six reindeer run fast enough to launch an ultralite glider? Does one burn more calories jogging Naked in the snow or by putting on an Airtight jogging suit and running in a hot desert?

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E28

Episode 28

★ 8.3

22,000-Foot Fall

2006-12-13

Is it possible to survive a 22,000 foot fall using the blast from a 1,000 pound bomb to break the fall? Is electricity saved by switching off the lights when leaving a room?

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