MythBusters

MythBusters (2003)

Failure is always an option.

★ 7.8 TV-PG 43m Documentary

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.

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Episodes

  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

Cast

Brian LoudenSelf - Host
Jonathan LungSelf - Host
Robert LeeSelf - Narrator (voice)

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