List of MythBusters episodes
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This is an episode list of the popular science television series MythBusters on The Discovery Channel.
Contents |
[edit] Season 1: 2003-2004
| Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | -- | Pilot 1 | Jet-Assisted Chevy, Pop Rocks and Soda | Can a 1967 Chevy get up to 350 mph by putting Jets on its roof? Can Pop Rocks & Soda, when eaten simultaneously, cause the eater's stomach to rupture? |
January 23, 2003 |
| 002 | -- | Pilot 2 | Vacuum Toilet, Biscuit Bazooka, Leaping Lawyer | Can an airplane toilet create enough suction to prevent a person from being able to get off the toilet? Can a can of biscuit dough explode in a hot car and cause a person to believe that they had been shot? Can a person throw themselves through a skyscraper window? |
January 29, 2003 |
| 003 | -- | Pilot 3 | Larry's Lawn-Chair Balloon, Goldfinger, Poppy-Seed Drug Test | 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 | Ice Bullet, Exploding Toilet, Who Gets Wetter? |
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 Destruction, Silicone Breasts, CD-ROM Shattering | 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 03, 2003 |
| 006 | 003 | 0103 | Barrel of Bricks, Peeing on the Third Rail, Eel Skin Wallet | 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, Deadly Microwaves, Radio Tooth Fillings | Will a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building kill you? Can tooth fillings transmit radio waves, and can you be baked to death in a tanning booth? |
October 17, 2003 |
| 008 | 005 | 0105 | Hammer Bridge Drop, Buried Alive, Cola | 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 | Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Tree Cannon, Beat the Breath Test | 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 07, 2003 |
| 010 | 007 | 0107 | Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket | 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 05, 2003 |
| 011 | 008 | 0108 | Escape From Alcatraz, Duck Quack, Stud Finder | 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 |
| 012 | 009 | 0109 | Chicken Gun, Octopus Egg Pregnancy, Killer Washing Machine | Frozen or thawed chicken for windshield testing? Can octopus eggs be hatched in a humans digestive system? |
January 18, 2004 |
| 013 | 010 | 0110 | Explosive Decompression, Frog Giggin', Rear Axle | If a small hole is made in a plane at altitude, can it cause explosive decompression and literally suck you through that hole? Can you use a bullet as a fuse in a vehicle, and can that same bullet go off in the fuse box? The rear axle myth from American Graffiti was also tested. |
January 11, 2004 |
| 014 | 011 | 0111 | Sinking Titanic, Goldfish Memory, Trombone Explosion | Could the sinking Titanic literally suck you down with it? Is a goldfish's memory only 3 seconds? |
January 25, 2004 |
| 015 | 012 | 0112 | Break Step Bridge, Toothbrush Surprise, Rowing Water Skier | 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 | 0113 | Buried in Concrete, Daddy-Longlegs, Jet Taxi | Is Jimmy Hoffa buried under Giants Stadium? Is the venom of Daddy Long Legs spiders enough to kill you? Can a jet engine launch a taxi into the air? |
February 15, 2004 |
[edit] Season 2: 2004
| Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017 | -- | Best of 1 | Best Animals Myths | March 24, 2004 | |
| 018 | -- | Best of 2 | Best Electric Myths | May 6, 2004 | |
| 019 | 014 | 0201 | 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 | 0202 | Scuba Diver, Car Capers | Can a scuba diver be sucked up in a fire fighting helicopter? The MythBusters test various car myths. |
July 27, 2004 |
| 022 | 016 | 0203 | Ancient Death Ray, Skunk Cleaning, What Is Bulletproof? | 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 | 0204 | Elevator of Death, 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 leaf blower? |
October 06, 2004 |
| 024 | 018 | 0205 | Plywood Builder, Beat the Radar Detector | Can you glide to safety using plywood after a fall from a building? Testing various methods to beat the radar detector. | October 13, 2004 |
| 025 | 019 | 0206 | Quicksand, Bathtub Electrocution, MRI Rays and Tattoos | Can you be sucked down by "killer quicksand"? Can a tattoo explode in an MRI scan? Do appliances really electrocute you if they fall in the tub? |
October 20, 2004 |
| 026 | 020 | 0207 | Exploding Jawbreaker | Can a superheated jawbreaker explode in your face? Can a PVC pipe build enough static energy to kill? Can a playing card kill a person if thrown with enough power? |
October 27, 2004 |
| 027 | 021 | 0208 | Ping-pong Rescue, Kid Balloon Lift | How many balloons are needed to lift a 3 year old off the ground? Can a sunken boat be lifted to the surface with ping-pong balls? |
November 03, 2004 |
| 028 | 022 | 0209 | Boom-Lift Catapult | Is it possible to make a catapult with a boom-lift cherry-picker? | November 10, 2004 |
| 029 | 023 | 0210 | Exploding House, Needle in a Haystack, Talking to Plants | Can multiple bug bombs blow up a house? Finding a needle in a haystack |
November 16, 2004 |
| 030 | 024 | 0211 | Ming Dynasty Astronaut, Free Energy, Fan of Death | Can you launch yourself with rockets strapped to a chair? | December 05, 2004 |
| 031 | -- | Special 1 | Christmas Special | The MythBusters do a number of Christmas myths. | December 22, 2004 |
[edit] Season 3: 2005
| Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 032 | -- | Special 2 | Buster Special | Buster is being rebuilt after last year's myth of the ming dynasty astronaut. | February 02, 2005 |
| 033 | -- | Special 3 | Ultimate MythBuster | Jamie and Adam have a contest to prove who is the Ultimate Mythbuster. | February 09, 2005 |
| 034 | 025 | 0301 | Brown Note, Water Torture | Can a certain note make you have fecal incontinence? Is Chinese water torture real? |
February 16, 2005 |
| 035 | 026 | 0302 | Salsa Escape, Cement Removal | Can you escape from prison with salsa? Can you remove hardened cement from a cement truck with explosives? |
February 23, 2005 |
| 036 | 027 | 0303 | Exploding Port-a-Potty, Car Pole-Vault | Can a car pole-vault from its drive shaft? Does enough methane build up in a port-a-potty to explode when set off? |
March 2, 2005 |
| 037 | 028 | 0304 | Is Yawning Contagious? | Can a toy car beat a Dodge Viper in the 1/4 mile? Is yawning contagious? Does buttered toast always land butter 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 best way to cool a six pack of beer? Build team makes a clay pot "Baghdad Battery". New skin for buster. |
March 23, 2005 |
| 040 | -- | Special 5 | Shop Till you Drop | The MythBusters' favorite places to shop. | April 6, 2005 |
| 041 | 030 | 0306 | Son of a Gun | If a bullet is fired at a man's genitals, passes through, and hits a women in her private parts, can this make her pregnant? | March 30, 2005 |
| 042 | -- | Special 6 | MythBusters Revealed | April 27, 2005 | |
| 043 | -- | Special 7 | Hollywood on Trial | Busting various Hollywood myths. | May 11, 2005 |
| 044 | 031 | 0307 | Breaking Glass | Can you break a wine glass with an unaided human voice? Does a rolling stone gather moss? Can a vacuum cleaner be converted into a jet engine? |
May 18, 2005 |
| 045 | 032 | 0308 | 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 Position, Deadly Cell Phone | Is the brace position used in airplanes actually designed to kill you because it is cheaper for airlines to pay wrongful death settlements than to pay for disabilities? Is talking on the cell phone as bad as driving drunk? |
June 22, 2005 |
| 047 | 034 | 0310 | Bulletproof Water | Are you safe from being shot if you're underwater? Can a person do a full 360 degrees on a swing set? |
July 13, 2005 |
| 048 | -- | Special 8 | MythBusters Jaws Special | The Mythbusters test various Jaws(shark) myths. Exploding Scuba Tank, Piano Wire Test Line, and can a shark ram through a boat or shark cage? Can a shark hold three barrels under water? |
July 17, 2005 |
| 049 | 035 | 0311 | Border Slingshot | Is it possible for immigrants to use a giant slingshot to bypass the border patrol and land safely? | July 27, 2005 |
| 050 | 036 | 0312 | Killer Tissue Box | If a car crashes and there is a tissue box at the back of the car and it is launched forward, would it have enough force to kill the driver if it hit his head? | 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, Vodka Myths | Can two semi trucks collide head-on and completely crush a compact car? Testing myths about unusual uses for vodka. |
November 2, 2005 |
| 056 | 042 | 0318 | Steel Toe-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? | November 9, 2005 |
| 057 | 043 | 0319 | Seasickness - Kill or Cure | What is the best cure for seasickness? | November 16, 2005 |
[edit] Season 4: 2006
| Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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? |
January 18, 2006 |
| 060 | 046 | 0403 | Archimedes Death Ray Revisited | January 25, 2006 | |
| 061 | 047 | 0404 | Helium Football | Can a football fly farther if it is filled with helium? | 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? | March 8, 2006 |
| 063 | 049 | 0406 | Cell Phones on Planes | Can a cell phone cause a plane to crash? | March 15, 2006 |
| 064 | 050 | 0407 | Bullets Fired Up | Can a bullet fired straight up fall back down with enough speed to kill someone? | April 19, 2006 |
| 065 | 051 | 0408 | Myths Reopened | Splitting an Arrow, Bullets Fired Under Water, Salami Rocket | April 26, 2006 |
| 066 | 052 | 0409 | Mind Control | The Mythbusters test various mind control techniques. Can a room be painted with dynamite? | May 3, 2006 |
| 067 | 053 | 0410 | Exploding Pants | Is it possible for pants to spontaneously explode? | May 10, 2006 |
| 068 | 054 | 0411 | Crimes and Myth-demeanors 1 | 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 | Steam Cannon / Breakfast Cereal | Does the Archimedes Steam Cannon work, and is a cardboard cereal box more nutritious than the sugary cereal inside? | July 19, 2006 |
| 070 | 056 | 0413 | Whirlpool / Snowplow | Can a whirlpool really kill somebody? Can a snow plow driving down the road push enough air to flip a car over? |
July 26, 2006 |
| 071 | 057 | 0414 | Mentos and Soda / Postage stamp on a helicopter | The MythBusters determine what causes the reaction between Mentos and Diet Coca-cola, as well as trying to harness the force produced. Can a stamp affixed to a helicopter's rotor blade make it crash? | August 9, 2006 |
| 072 | 058 | 0415 | Shattering Subwoofer / Rough Road Driving | Can speaker power alone destroy a car? Will a car ride down a bumpy washboard road become smoother when driving speed increases? |
August 16, 2006 |
| 073 | 059 | 0416 | Crimes and Myth-demeanors 2 | 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 | Earthquake Machine | Can a machine designed by Nikola Tesla actually create a miniature earthquake or collapse a structure? | August 30, 2006 |
| 075 | 061 | 0418 | Deadly Straw | Can hurricane force winds blow a piece of straw through a tree? |
September 6, 2006 |
| 076 | -- | Special 9 | Mega Movie Myths | The Mythbusters test action movie myths. Does a car ejection seat work, can a car be jumped as portrayed in Dukes of Hazard, and can you shoot through a floor? Will awnings break a fall from higher up on the building? Can a sword cut another sword? |
September 13, 2006 |
| 077 | 062 | 0419 | Killer Cable Snaps | If a steel cable under high tension snaps, would it be able to cut a human in half? | October 11, 2006 |
| 078 | 063 | 0420 | Air Cylinder Rocket | Can an air cylinder go straight through a brick wall, or propel a boat? | October 18, 2006 |
| 079 | 064 | 0421 | More Myths Revisited | Salami Rocket Revisit, Shattering Windshields. Should a pickup truck's tailgate be up or down for best fuel efficiency? Can a sword slice a machine gun barrel? |
October 25, 2006 |
| 080 | 065 | 0422 | Exploding Lighter | Can a disposable lighter explode with lethal force? | November 1, 2006 |
| 081 | 066 | 0423 | Concrete Glider | Can a working glider be made out of concrete? Can a passing train suck a person to the tracks? |
November 8, 2006 |
| 082 | 067 | 0424 | Firearms Folklore | Can a bullet travel through a sniper scope? 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 | Anti-Gravity Device | Is anti-gravity (hovering without moving air) possible? | December 6, 2006 |
| 084 | -- | Special 10 | Holiday Special | Can a fallen 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 |
[edit] Season 5: 2007
| Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 086 | 070 | 0501 | Hindenburg Mystery | 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? Can keeping one eye covered 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 | How can you escape from a sinking car? Can paper be folded more than 7 times? |
January 24, 2007 |
| 089 | 073 | 0504 | Speed Cameras | Can you beat the Speed camera? Can a defibrillator explode medical patches? |
March 07, 2007 |
| 090 | 074 | 0505 | Dog Myths | Can you beat a blood hound? Can you sneak past a guard dog? Can you teach an old dog new tricks? |
March 14, 2007 |
| 091 | 075 | 0506 | More Myths Revisited | 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 Flame Extinguisher | Can a human voice extinguish a flame? Can hypnosis plant suggestions? 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 | Walk on Water | 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 | Grenades and Guts | 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 |
[edit] Season 6: 2007-2008
| Production # | Episode # | Season Episode# | Episode Name | Myths Tested | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 099 | 083 | 0601 | Baseball Myths | Can a baseball be hit hard enough to remove the covering? Can dry balls be hit farther than humid ones? Is sliding over the base really faster than running it? Can balls be hit further with a corked bat? Special guest star Roger Clemens. |
August 8, 2007 |
| 100 | 084 | 0602 | Viewer Special 1 | 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 | 0603 | Red Flag to a Bull | 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 act like "bulls in a china shop?" |
August 22, 2007 |
| 102 | 086 | 0604 | 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 | 0605 | Myth Evolution | Can you beat the speed camera? Can a ninja deflect a bullet with their palm? Can a person breathe from a car tire underwater? Will an RFID chip explode in an MRI scanner? |
September 5, 2007 |
| 104 | 088 | 0606 | Trail Blazers | Can you light a trail of gas from the leaking tank of a moving vehicle and have the vehicle explode? Can you outrun a trail of burning gunpowder before before it reaches a barrel of 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 | 0607 | 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 while wearing them in a hot bath for six hours kill you? |
November 7, 2007 |
| 106 | 090 | 0608 | Supersize Special 1 | Are sharks attracted by low frequency sound waves transmitted through water? Does the presence of dolphins deter sharks from attacking their prey? Can the engine 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 full size cruise ship? |
November 14, 2007 |
| 107 | 091 | 0609 | 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 | 0610 | Pirate Special 2 | Is it really 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're out of cannonballs? |
November 28, 2007 |
| 109 | 093 | 0611 | Confederate Steam 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 | 0612 | Airplane Hour | 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 spoken conversation with someone while falling at terminal velocity? |
December 12, 2007 |
| 111 | 095 | 0613 | James Bond Special 1 | Can a bullet from a 9 mm handgun ignite a propane tank? Can a watch-sized electromagnet deflect a bullet? Can a speed boat make a jump, land, and continue to operating safely? |
January 16, 2008 |
| 112 | 096 | 0614 | Lead Balloon | Can a lead balloon fly? Can you surf a wave caused by a dynamite explosion? |
January 23, 2008 |
| 113 | 097 | 0615 | Airplane on a Conveyor Belt | Can an airplane on a conveyor belt fly? Can cockroaches, fruit flies and flour beetles survive extreme levels of radiation? If you freeze shaving foam will it fill a car? |
January 30, 2008 |
| 114 | 098 | 0616 | 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 metal cable? |
February 6, 2008 |
| 115 | 099 | 0617 | Viewer Special 2 | Can you slide down a snow lift cable with your jeans? Does eye black really work? 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 | 0618 | 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 | 0619 | Alaska 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 a SUV causing it to sink into a frozen lake? |
April 23, 2008 |
| 118 | 102 | 0620 | 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 30, 2008 |
| ??? | ??? | ??? | NASA on the Moon | Announced by "This Week at NASA" on NASA TV on February 8, 2008. "The Marshall Space Flight Center hosted the Mythbusters television show. The Mythbusters chose Marshall as one of several NASA locations for an episode to debunk the notion that NASA never landed on the moon. The cast conducted tests involving a feather, a weight, a lunar soil boot print, and a flag in a vacuum. A team of Marshall scientists helped with the tests." | TBA |
| ??? | ??? | ??? | Shark Week 2008 | Announced on CNET News on February 29, 2008. It is to take place in the Bahamas, and one of the myths tested is "Can sharks detect a struggling fish?", which involves them building a rig to simulate an injured fish (Says Orange County Newspaper). | Summer 2008 |
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