MythBusters: Season 1, Episode 9

Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing

Is it possible to make a cannon out of a tree? Could a drunk person really fool a Breathalyzer test? Can Adam's tongue piercing withstand the electric force of a lightning bolt?

Writing:
  • Peter Rees

Stars:
Release Date: 2003-01-23
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TMDb: 7.8/10
  • Country: AU, US, IE
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 43

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Biscuit Bazooka
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Poppy-Seed Drug Test
Episode 3 - Poppy-Seed Drug Test
Exploding Toilet
Episode 4 - Exploding Toilet
Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
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Barrel of Bricks
Episode 6 - Barrel of Bricks
Penny Drop
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Buried Alive
Episode 8 - Buried Alive
Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing
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Stinky Car
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Alcatraz Escape
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