Episode 1
Demolition Derby
9.0 / 10
Is the movie Speed just fake film physics? Will a car dropped from 4,000 feet fall faster than a speeding car? Is the compact conundrum of a two-truck head-on collision a myth?
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MythBusters
2003TV-PG16 seasons7.8 / 10
Failure is always an option.
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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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.
Season 7 episodes
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Episode 2
Alaska Special (2)
8.3 / 10
Is Pykrete really tougher than concrete? Is it durable enough to make a boat out of? Can a V-shaped snowplow really split a car in two?
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Episode 3
Banana Slip/Double Dip
8.0 / 10
Can a banana peel really cause one to slip? Does double dipping cause germ warfare? And can the build team really make a homemade diamond?
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Episode 4
YouTube Special
8.3 / 10
Can match heads alone fire a homemade cannon? Can a 7-foot ball of Legos become a rolling weapon of mass destruction?
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Episode 5
Swimming in Syrup
8.0 / 10
Is it possible to swim as fast in syrup as in water? Could MacGyver have blown off a cargo-ship steel door with only gun powder and a gun handle?
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Episode 6
Exploding Bumper
7.7 / 10
Can car bumpers become deadly and explode? Is it true that Hungarian archers got twice the penetration shooting a bow from a galloping horse?
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Episode 7
Seesaw Saga
7.3 / 10
Could a sky diver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground seesaw and send a small girl flying seven stories high?
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Episode 8
Thermite vs. Ice
8.3 / 10
See what happens when you combine thermite, a chemical that burns at almost 2,000 degrees, with ice. And can a stereo set off a rifle with its vibrations?
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Episode 9
Prison Escape
9.0 / 10
Is it possible to cling to the roof of a speeding, swerving car like in the movies? Can jailbirds use dental floss to cut through solid steel bars?
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Episode 10
Curving Bullets
8.7 / 10
Can a sonic shock wave shatter glass? Is it possible for bullets to bend around obstacles with a side arm flick of the wrist?
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Episode 11
Car vs. Rain
1h8.3 / 10
If you're out for a spin in the rain in your convertible, can you stay dry by driving faster? Can popcorn be cooked by a laser or an explosion?
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Episode 12
Knock Your Socks Off
8.3 / 10
If one bullet is fired and another is dropped simultaneously from the same height, will they hit the ground at the same time? Is it possible to knock someone out of their socks?
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Episode 13
Duct Tape Hour
9.0 / 10
Can duct tape really be used to lift a car in the air? Will duct tape keep your boat afloat? Can you make a boat completely out of duct tape?
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Episode 14
Clean Car vs. Dirty Car
8.3 / 10
Does a dirty car get better gas mileage than a clean one? Is the adage, "Stick to beer you're in the clear; beer then liquor ever sicker" true?
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Episode 15
Greased Lightning
8.3 / 10
What happens when you mix water, oil and fire? Can cheese be used as cannon fodder? Can a C-4 explosive be set off in a microwave?
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Episode 16
Hurricane Windows
8.3 / 10
In a hurricane, would a house suffer less damage if the windows were left open? Can liquid nitrogen really shatter a head or explode a frozen tree?
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Episode 17
Crash and Burn
9.0 / 10
Does a car always explode as it plunges off a cliff? Can a huge rocket launch a cage holding a human and would the person survive?
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Episode 18
Myth Evolution
9.5 / 10
This fan favorites episode revisits the water-heater rocket, car-roof cling, curving bullets, liquid nitrogen and snowplow split myths.
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Episode 19
Dumpster Diving
9.0 / 10
Can a person leap from several stories into a dumpster, then be able to run away? Can a diving suit flaw force a diver's entire body into his helmet?
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Episode 20
Antacid Jail Break
8.3 / 10
The MythBusters see if antacids can break you out of jail, and how far a criminal can get when making a break for it in the dark.
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Episode 21
Unarmed and Unharmed
8.3 / 10
Adam and Jamie tackle a quick draw gun-slinging story, while Grant, Tory and Jessi hop on board the Mythbus for another myth from the movie Speed.
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Episode 22
Hidden Nasties
8.5 / 10
Are soda cans contaminated by rat pee? Does your cell phone have more germs than a toilet? Can a sports car skip across a lake a la The Cannonball Run?
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Episode 23
Mini Myth Mayhem
8.7 / 10finale
Six fan-requested fables are put to the test, including whether an engraved coconut can be sent through the mail and whether a match can be lit with a bullet.
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More about MythBusters
Cast
Adam SavageSelf - Host
Brian LoudenSelf - Host
Jamie HynemanSelf - Host
Jonathan LungSelf - Host
Kari ByronSelf - Host
Tory BelleciSelf - Host
Grant ImaharaSelf - Host
Jessi CombsSelf - HostCredits
- Created by
- Peter Rees
- Written by
- Chris Williams
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 272
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
DiscoveryUnited States
SBSAustralia
Beyond ProductionsAustralia
Beyond EntertainmentAustralia
Themes
comfortingcrash test dummydebunkingengineeringexperimentexplosionmythresearch
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