Hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, with Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara, the Mythbusters mix scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity to create their own signature style of explosive experimentation. The team's combined backgrounds in animatronics, robotics, model building and prototyping arm them with the ability to create anything they need to test a myth.
Episode 1- "Jet-Assisted Chevy" (Pilot #1)Myths tested:Can a 1967 Chevy take off with JATO rockets, like in the tale of the JATO Rocket Car?Can Pop Rocks and soda, when eaten simultaneously, cause the eater's stomach to rupture?The story of the jet-assisted Chevy goes like this. The Arizona Highway Patrol stumbled across a blackened crater in the side of a mountain at the end of a long stretch of desert road. After an investigation, they learned that an Air Force sergeant from a nearby military base had attached a rocket-assisted takeoff unit to the roof of a 1967 Chevy Impala. He got up to about 80 mph, and then fired the things off. Within seconds the car was traveling at 350 mph. The crater was found in the mountainside 100 feet off the ground. Who do you think will be the "dummy" to test this myth? The Pop Rocks and soda legend concerns a boy known as little Mikey, who was featured in commercials for Life cereal. Some years later, Mikey was challenged by his friends to eat six packs of Pop Rocks candy with six cans of soda. According to the myth, the carbon dioxide in the candy combined with the carbon dioxide in the soda to create so much pressure that Mikey's stomach exploded and he died. Our MythBusters risk their lives for you, the viewer, in these two death-defying experiments.
Episode #2 - "Biscuit Bazooka" (Pilot #2)Myths tested:Can an airplane toilet create enough suction to cause a person to become stuck on it?Can a can of biscuit dough explode in a hot car?Can a person throw himself through a skyscraper window?In this episode, Jamie and Adam take on a few legends involving dubious behavior. First, they contemplate the one about an obese woman on a trans-Atlantic flight whose derriere is suctioned into the plane's toilet after flushing, forcing the plane to land before she can be removed. Will the bottom fall out of this myth? How about the one involving a friend of a friend who thought she was shot while sitting in her car in a supermarket parking lot on a very hot day? The story goes that when the paramedics arrived, they found her head splattered with a mass of raw biscuit dough. And then there's the leaping lawyer. Some guy (apparently a lawyer), kept bouncing off a plate-glass window on the 24th floor of a high-rise building. After one too many impacts, the window shattered and the guy fell 24 floors to the ground, where he promptly died. Another day, another deadly myth.
Episode #3 - "Poppy-Seed Drug Test" (Pilot #3)
Episode #4 – "Exploding Toilet"Myths tested:Can a person be propelled off a toilet seat by dropping a lit cigarette into a toilet bowl when filled with various combustible materials?Is running better than walking to keep dry in the rain?Is it possible to make a "magic bullet" out of ice?Tested myths include magic ice bullets, thought to kill without a clue and is it worth running in the rain, where Adam and Jamie see which gets you drier, running or walking in the rain. To test if you can explode a toilet, the Mythbusters get a crash-test dummy that they name Buster.
Episode #5 – "Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station"Myths tested: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?Cell phones are tested to see if they can destroy a gas station. Then, breast implants are tested to see if high altitudes will make them explode. Finally, CD's are tested to see if computer drives can make them break.
Examining the lunar landing of July 1969, and if it could have been faked. Included: simulating a low-gravity look on a soundstage; faking footage of flags and footprints on the moon.
Adam and Jamie take on two classic comedy myths including slipping on a banana skin. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory test if you can make homemade diamonds.
Lethal Littering myth is tested
Could Jack have survived the Titanic disaster? Can you ride a ride a rocket-powered surfboard?
Halloween Special, can 19 Hz sounds can explain some reports of haunted places? Can dead bodies be moved as easily as portrayed in movies? Is there a smell of fear?
Deadliest Catch captains Jonathan Hillstrand and Scott Campbell Jr. join the Mythbusters to test if a crab pot will drag you overboard to the bottom if your foot is caught in a coil, if it's better to working with short naps is better than no sleep, and if crab pots truly are indestructible.
Could Luke really could swing himself and Leia across a chasm with only his belt-rigged grappling hook, could an Ewok log swing crush an Imperial Chicken Walker, and could Luke survive freezing temperature using a dead Tauntaun?
Could you avoid a grenade explosion by shooting the grenade in midair? Could you survive a bomb explosion by throwing it inside a household object?
The MythBusters tests different height myths: Could you bob for an apple when jumping from a bungee cord? Could you play tennis on top of an airplane in mid air?
Adam and Jamie blow up a boat with 1,000 lbs. of high explosive; homemade machine gun from the ``Breaking Bad'' finale.
Adam and Jamie tackle two flights of fantasy: Is the U2 the hardest plane to fly? And can a radio-controlled drone inflict lethal injuries to a human?
Some backyard ballistics are tested and a glass guillotine is created.
Adam and Jamie find out if a Hands-Free driving system is safe to use through a series of tests.
The MythBusters celebrate their explosive history with two spectacular big bangs. In MacGyver Cement Truck, our mullet-wearing hero discovers a mail truck full of TNT. Thinking quickly (as he does), MacGyver has a nearby cement truck dump its load onto the truck to smother the bomb. But would it work in real life? Then in Hovercraft Hijinks the guys tackle the one explosive technology they've yet to come across: landmines. Can a minefield really be safely traversed in a hovercraft?
This season, Jamie and Adam try something they've never done before: an Implosion caused by a vacuum. The tall tale goes that a freight train tank car was being steam cleaned when a rainstorm let loose. The engineers made the mistake of sealing the container full of hot steam and headed home. The rain cooled the tank car, the steam condensed and contracted, and the resulting pressure differential caused the massive steel car to crumple like a soda can. Is it possible? The MythBusters devote an entire episode and embark on the biggest logistical operation in their history to find out.
The MythBusters put an exploding airbag to the ultimate test and tackle an epic movie myth using a rocket-powered sword.
The MythBusters investigate if a burglar can be shot out of a chimney when the fireplace is lit; they power up a chainsaw to test if a bullet embedded in a tree will have fatal consequences.
The MythBusters investigate if a water-heater can turn into a destructive torpedo, and reveal the explosive power of flatulence.
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Episode #6 – "Barrel of Bricks"Myths tested:Can a bricklayer hoisting a wooden barrel full of bricks with a pulley from the top of a three-story building fall and hit a man multiple times?Can a person be electrocuted by urinating on the third rail?Can an eel skin wallet erase a credit card?The story of the unlucky construction worker and the barrel of 500 lb. of bricks is tested. Also, you'll see if peeing on the third rail can kill you, along with credit cards not working due to an eel skin wallet.
Episode #7 – "Penny Drop"Myths tested:Will a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building kill a person or penetrate the ground?Can a person's internal organs be cooked by a tanning booth?Can tooth fillings receive radio waves?Jamie and Adam test whether a penny dropped from a skyscraper will embed in concrete and whether it is possible to pick up radio signals through tooth fillings. The team finds out the terminal velocity of a penny and make a penny cannon, then shot it at a pigs scull. This showed if a penny being dropping at terminal velocity can kill someone. Can you be baked to death on a tanning bed They also examine several myths surrounding microwave ovens.
Buster tries to survive a drop into a body of water with a hammer, and Jamie's getting buried alive! Also, you'd be surprised by how many cola-related myths are perfect for the Mythbusters.
Jamie and Adam want to see if tongue piercing attract lightning, if they can make a cannon out of a tree, and if drunk people can fool the police.
The Mythbusters see if a car can get so stinky that no one will buy it. Waiting for 2 months for 2 dead pigs to decompose in a car, the want to test raccoon rocket, where a person lighting gasoline in a sewer pipe to eliminate a raccoon but shoots himself out but lives. Looks like a job for Buster!
Jamie and Adam try to escape from Alcatraz using a raft made from raincoats. In between, they test to see if duck quacks can echo and if Red Cross has mind control chips for their patients.
Can a non-pilot be "talked down" to a safe landing by a pilot on the ground? Skydiving myths from the movie "Point Break."
Adam and Jamie literally play with fire; Kari, Grant, and Troy play with fireworks.
The Battle of the Sexes begins as the Mythbuster team test 5 men vs. women cliches. Driving, Grilling, map reading, ability to judge peoples emotions and loading luggage for traveling.
Mini myths: Do you know the back of your hand? Can you ride a bike underwater? Can you throw a needle through glass? Does the "potty dance" help you hold your bladder?
Adam and Jamie test whether a mattress can really cushion a watery wipe out; Kari, Tory and Grant tackle a blast from the past as they test if cannonballs made of stone can really cause carnage.
Can you cook Thanksgiving dinner using your car? Does Thanksgiving turkey make you tired? Can you cook popcorn instantly using a pressure vessel? Do various mystery meats really taste like chicken?
Creator Vince Gilligan and star Aaron Paul meet up with the Mythbusters to check the chemistry behind the hit TV show "Breaking Bad".
Supersonic ping pong; lighting a frozen fuse on an ice cannon.
Myths about road travel are tested
Gun stunts featured in Hollywood films are looked at.
Adam and Jamie tackle fan favorites; video games; grenades; spy cars; super-fast firearms.
It's the MythBusters Shark Special as the guys retackle the explosive finale of the film Jaws. But that's not all - with two shark repellent myths thrown in for good measure, the guys are going to need a bigger boat!
The Myths Strike Back when Adam and Jamie once again confront the dark side of science in a workshop not so far, far away...
This episode takes on two viral videos. First, is it possible to fire shrimp from an air cannon through a cloud of flour, shower of egg wash, then breadcrumbs before a fireball crisps them into the perfect tempura on a plate? Second, can an underwater explosive charge juice the inside of a piece of fruit or vegetable while leaving the exterior completely undamaged?
When it comes to destroying cars, the MythBusters are experts, and in this episode, they're going out with a bang! First, Adam sees if you can really lift up a car with nothing but a humble vacuum, before Jamie then tries to flatten a car using nothing but an absolutely massive load of C4!
In their 14 years, the MythBusters have used more than 3,500 human guinea pigs, and in this special, they pay homage to each! First, Jamie and Adam summon up an army of 200 zombies to determine the ultimate weapon when the apocalypse comes. Then, using 120 shopping volunteers, the MythBusters find out the best way to wait in line at the store: Is it the "pick a lane" method or the more modern serpentine?
In this last ever revisit, Adam and Jamie return to right their wrongs. First they bust out their drifting moves to find out whether drifting is faster than driving -- on dirt! Then they return to the ultimate fan favorite - What is Bulletproof - as they put lighters and fish tanks in the firing line. Finally, there's fire in the hole as the guys test if it's really possible that you can survive two explosions by standing directly in between them.
Adam and Jamie test explosive technology.
The Internet takes control of the show.
Since 2002, Adam and Jamie have used science to separate fact from fiction in spectacular style! But, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end and MythBusters is no exception. Luckily, the guys are going out with a bang and then some: an RV gets blown to kingdom come, Buster goes supersonic, Adam takes the most wild ride imaginable and ... well, Cement Truck. It all boils down to a cement truck filled with 5,000 pounds of ANFO as the MythBusters sign off in style.
For this final hour of the television icon that is MythBusters, the five hosts are reunited for one last hurrah! Deep within M5, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara join forces once more to together give a suitably epic, enlightening and emotional finale to the best science show on television.
Attempting to save a Buster's life with their favorite mechanical cure all: Duct Tape.
The MythBusters investigate whether or not a leaping carp could land a killer blow to a water skier; they turn up the volume and test if listening to aggressive music leads to more aggressive driving.
The MythBusters take on Hollywood's greatest invisible assassins with a trio of tall tales of ingenious booby traps.
Tackling two explosive ballistic mysteries: if a dead body is bullet-proof and if a strange non-Newtonian fluid called oobleck is bomb-proof
Brian and Jon test if a flaming arrow fired into a car's gas tank causes it to erupt in flames; testing a seemingly dangerous tribal initiation.
The MythBusters investigate two tall tales from the Wild West: how deadly a dynamite-firing crossbow is, and the best way to shoot from the hip during a shootout.
The MythBusters test ways to beat police road spikes using DIY ingenuity and Hollywood driving skills. Then, they investigate if a high-powered fountain can actually lift and suspend a human.
The MythBusters test if a fugitive could actually outrun the law while driving from the back seat, and whether it's really possible to knock someone over with a feather.