MythBusters: Season 3, Episode 12

Border Slingshot

Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?

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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