MythBusters
TV-PG
8.3
2003
Documentary
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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- Cast:
- Brian Louden , Jonathan Lung , Robert Lee
Episode 20 : Seasickness - Kill or Cure
November. 16,2005
From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?
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Episode 19 : Steel Toe-Cap Amputation
November. 09,2005
Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?
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Episode 18 : Vodka Myths
November. 02,2005
Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.
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Episode 17 : Confederate Rocket
October. 26,2005
The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.
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Episode 16 : Chinese Invasion Alarm
October. 19,2005
Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?
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Episode 15 : MythBusters Revisited
October. 12,2005
Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!
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Episode 14 : Escape Slide Parachute
August. 10,2005
Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?
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Episode 13 : Killer Tissue Box
August. 03,2005
In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush your skull?
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Episode 12 : Border Slingshot
July. 27,2005
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?
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Episode 11 : Jaws Special
July. 17,2005
Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?
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Episode 10 : Bullet Proof Water
July. 13,2005
How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar?
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Episode 9 : Killer Brace Position
June. 22,2005
Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.
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Episode 8 : Jet Pack
June. 09,2005
Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?
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Episode 7 : Breaking Glass
May. 18,2005
Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?
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Episode 6 : Son of a Gun
March. 30,2005
Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?
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Episode 5 : Cooling a Six-Pack
March. 23,2005
The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.
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Episode 4 : Is Yawning Contagious?
March. 09,2005
Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?
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Episode 3 : Exploding Port-a-Potty
March. 02,2005
Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?
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Seasons
Season 5
In another exciting season, Jamie and Adam test the stuff of nightmares in an underwater car, and seek to prove if you can fold paper more than seven times. The team also goes out of this world to put four classic hypnosis hypotheses under the microscope. They even tackle classic western myths: historical and current, horse and car, guns and explosions. What more could you possibly want?
Season 4
The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. The holiday special episode in this season was the first time MythBusters was broadcast in high definition.
Season 3
Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain leave the series this season. Grant Imahara joins the cast.
Season 2
Tory Belleci, Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain make their first appearances this season. Folklorist Heather Joseph-Witham makes her final appearance this season.
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