MythBusters (2003)
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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Episode 1 - Boomerang Bullet
Release Date: 2010-01-04Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?
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Episode 2 - Soda Cup Killer
Release Date: 2010-03-24Jamie and Adam explore whether a cup of soda thrown from a car can kill, while Jessi, Tory and Grant see how long a good guy can hang by his fingertips.
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Episode 3 - Dive to Survive
Release Date: 2010-03-31Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?
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Episode 4 - Spy Car Escape (1)
Release Date: 2010-04-07Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward simply falls to the ground.
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Episode 5 - Bottle Bash
Release Date: 2010-04-14What's worse, having an empty beer bottle smashed over your head, or a full one? Could ancient armies have truly used animal hides to build their cannons?
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Episode 6 - No Pain, No Gain
Release Date: 2010-04-28Are some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket.
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Episode 7 - Mythssion Control
Release Date: 2010-05-05In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.
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Episode 8 - Duct Tape Hour (2)
Release Date: 2010-05-12Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?
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Episode 9 - Waterslide Wipeout
Release Date: 2010-05-19Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.
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Episode 10 - Fireball Stun Gun
Release Date: 2010-06-02Does pepper spray + flannel shirt + stun gun = massive fireball, per CSI? Can fireworks really launch a person over a lake? (Watch the show! Don't try it at home!).
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Episode 11 - Flu Fiction
Release Date: 2010-06-09Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.
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Episode 12 - Hair of the Dog
Release Date: 2010-10-06Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?
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Episode 13 - Storm Chasing Myths
Release Date: 2010-10-13Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.
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Episode 14 - Cold Feet
Release Date: 2010-10-20When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?
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Episode 15 - Tablecloth Chaos
Release Date: 2010-10-27Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?
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Episode 16 - Arrow Machine Gun
Release Date: 2010-11-03Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.
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Episode 17 - Mini Myth Madness
Release Date: 2010-11-10Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?
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Episode 18 - Reverse Engineering
Release Date: 2010-11-17Jamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from Lethal Weapon 2 to task.
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Episode 19 - Inverted Underwater Car
Release Date: 2010-11-24Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.
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Episode 20 - Bug Special
Release Date: 2010-12-01Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?
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Episode 21 - President's Challenge
Release Date: 2010-12-08President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.
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Episode 22 - Green Hornet Special
Release Date: 2010-12-15Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
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Episode 23 - Operation Valkyrie
Release Date: 2010-12-22Adam and Jamie weigh in on a famous assassination attempt; Kari, Grant and Tory try to determine if one can really can “slap some sense” into someone.