MythBusters S06E08 · Shark Week Special

Overview

Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?

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1. 1 1. James Bond (1)2008-01-16Can an electromagnetic watch really deflect a bullet? Would a round from Bond's gun pierce a propane cylinder? Could a boat survive driving up the bank of a river intact?
2. 2 2. Lead Balloon2008-01-23 · 1h 0mCan Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?
3. 3 3. Airplane on a Conveyor Belt2008-01-30The team takes a crash-course in remote controlled airplane flying, bug-out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory, then return to fraternity pranks with exploding cans of shav
4. 4 4. James Bond (2)2008-02-06Is it possible for a pen-sized bomb to blow a crash-test dummy clean in half? Can Oddjob's sartorial weapon slice the head off a statue?
5. 5 5. Viewers' Special (2)2008-02-13Why would ancient man go to all the trouble of making stone arrowheads when sharpening a stick would have done the same job? Could machine gunfire mow down a tree?
6. 6 6. MacGyver Myths2008-02-20 · 1h 0mJamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ultralight airplane with raw bamboo, a small stolen
7. 7 7. Alaska Special (1)2008-04-23 · 1h 0mAdam and Jamie test the theory of cabin fever. Can a solitary stick of dynamite really sink a pickup parked on a frozen lake? The build team takes on the myth of car vs. moose.
8. 8 8. Shark Week Special2008-07-27Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?
9. 9 9. Exploding Steak2008-08-06We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.
10. 10 10. NASA Moon Landing2008-08-27Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims that footage of footprints and flags flapping have
11. 11 11. Viral Hour2008-09-03Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do go
12. 12 12. Phone Book Friction2008-09-10 · 1h 0mIf you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from the movie Deep Blue Sea?
13. 13 13. Water Stun Gun2008-09-17Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually blow up? Is walking over hot coals just mind over
14. 14 14. Blind Driving2008-10-08Is it really possible to drive a car completely blind? Do metal cleats on golf shoes really attract lightning. Can a huge underground explosion really cause a ball to drop from the
15. 15 15. Ninjas2008-10-15Can an arrow be caught in midair? Is there really a punching technique that can floor an opponent with only a 1-inch lead in? Can an underwater blowpipe be stealthily used to fell
16. 16 16. Alcohol Myths2008-10-22Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can an ancient medieval weapon really fire 200 arrows
17. 17 17. Motorcycle Flip2008-10-29Can a flagpole in the front wheel of a motorcycle create a head-over-handlebars flip? Kari, Grant and Tory test whether or not it is possible to break out of jail using bed sheets,
18. 18 18. Coffin Punch2008-11-05The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.
19. 19 19. End With a Bang2008-11-12Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to e