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This is an episode list of the popular science television series MythBusters which airs on Discovery Channel.

Contents 1 Season 1 - 2003 2 Season 2 - 2004 3 Season 3 - 2005 4 Season 4 - 2006 5 Season 5 - 2007 6 Season 6 - 2008 7 Season 7 - 2009 8 Special episodes 9 References 10 External links 11 See also

[edit] Season 1 - 2003

Production #	Episode #	Season Episode#	Episode Name	Myths Tested	Original Air Date
001	--	Pilot 1	Rocket-Assisted Chevy, Pop Rocks and Soda	Can a 1967 Chevy get up to 350 mph by putting rockets on its roof? Can Pop Rocks & Soda, when eaten simultaneously, cause the eater's stomach to rupture?	January 23, 2003
002	--	Pilot 2	Vacuum Toilet, Biscuit Bazooka, Leaping Lawyer	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?	January 23, 2003
003	--	Pilot 3	Larry's Lawn-Chair Balloon, Goldfinger, Poppy-Seed Drug Test	Can you take to the skies using only a lawn chair and weather balloons? Can you test positive for heroin by eating a large amount of poppy seeds? Can being painted with gold paint actually kill you?	March 7, 2003
004	001	0101	Ice Bullet, Exploding Toilet, Who Gets Wetter?	Is it possible to make a "magical bullet" out of ice? Is running better than walking to keep dry in the rain? Can you be lifted off your toilet seat after dropping a cigarette into a toilet bowl filled with various explosives?	September 23, 2003
005	002	0102	Cell Phone Destruction, Silicone Breasts, CD-ROM Shattering	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?	October 3, 2003
006	003	0103	Barrel of Bricks, Peeing on the Third Rail, Eel Skin Wallet	The story of a man being hit multiple times by the same barrel of bricks. Can you be electrocuted by urinating on the third rail? Can an eel skin wallet erase a credit card?	October 10, 2003
007	004	0104	Penny Drop, Deadly Microwaves, Radio Tooth Fillings	Will a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building kill you? Can tooth fillings transmit radio waves? Can you be baked to death in a tanning booth?	October 17, 2003
008	005	0105	Hammer Bridge Drop, Buried Alive, Cola	How long will the air in a coffin last? Does Cola have special properties? Will throwing a hammer off a bridge to break the surface tension of the water save a person who jumped off the bridge?	October 24, 2003
009	006	0106	Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Tree Cannon, Beat the Breath Test	Can a cannon be built out of a tree? Is a person with a tongue piercing more likely to get struck by lightning? Can you beat the Breathalyzer?	November 7, 2003
010	007	0107	Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket	Is it possible to de-stink a car after being sealed up with a dead pig, and then sell it? If you pour gasoline down a drain pipe and light it while in the drainpipe, will you be launched as if from a cannon?	December 5, 2003
011	008	0108	Escape From Alcatraz, Duck Quack, Stud Finder	Was it possible to survive an escape from Alcatraz? Does a duck's quack echo? Does the government implant secret chips in people and can stud finders be used to find them?	December 12, 2003

[edit] Season 2 - 2004

Production #	Episode #	Season Episode#	Episode Name	Myths Tested	Original Air Date
012	009	0201	Chicken Gun, Octopus Egg Pregnancy, Killer Washing Machine	Can a frozen chicken be shot through a plane's windshield? Can octopus eggs hatch inside a human's stomach?	January 18, 2004
013	010	0202	Explosive Decompression, Frog Giggin', Rear Axle	If a small hole is made in a plane at altitude, can it cause explosive decompression and tear the plane apart? Can you use a bullet as a fuse in a vehicle, and can that same bullet go off in the fuse box? If you attach steel cable to a car's rear axle and a telephone pole, will the axle be ripped from the car once it drives?	January 11, 2004
014	011	0203	Sinking Titanic, Goldfish Memory, Trombone Explosion	Could the sinking Titanic literally suck you down with it? Does a goldfish's memory only last for 3 seconds? Can explosives packed in a trombone cause the slide to rocket off of it?	January 25, 2004
015	012	0204	Break Step Bridge, Toothbrush Surprise, Rowing Water Skier	Can a marching battalion take down a bridge? How much bacteria resides on your toothbrush? Can you water ski behind a rowing eight?	January 25, 2004
016	013	0205	Buried in Concrete, Daddy-Longlegs, Jet Taxi	Is Jimmy Hoffa buried under Giants Stadium? Can the venom from a Daddy Long Legs kill you? Can a jet engine launch a taxi into the air?	February 15, 2004
017	--	Best of 1	Best Animals Myths		March 24, 2004
018	--	Best of 2	Best Electric Myths		May 6, 2004
019	014	0206	Myths Revisited	Retest: Ice Bullet, Chicken Gun, Peeing on the Third Rail, Exploding Breast Implants, Painting with Gold Paint, Cell Phone Destruction, Biscuit Bazooka	June 8, 2004
020	--	Best of 3	Best Explosions		June 29, 2004
021	015	0207	Scuba Diver, Car Capers	Can a scuba diver be sucked up in a fire fighting helicopter? The MythBusters test various car myths.	July 27, 2004
022	016	0208	Ancient Death Ray, Skunk Cleaning, What Is Bulletproof?	Can mirrors be used to make a death ray? What is really effective against skunk smell? Is bulletproof glass really bulletproof?	September 29, 2004
023	017	0209	Elevator of Death, Levitation Machine	Can you survive a multi-story elevator fall by jumping right before the elevator hits the bottom of the shaft? Is it possible to make a hovercraft with a vacuum motor?	October 6, 2004
024	018	0210	Plywood Builder, Beat the Radar Detector	If you fall off of a building, can you glide to safety using a sheet of plywood? The Mythbusters test various methods to beat radar detectors.	October 13, 2004
025	019	0211	Quicksand, Bathtub Electrocution, MRI Rays and Tattoos	Can you be sucked down by "killer quicksand"? Can a tattoo explode in an MRI scan? Can appliances really electrocute you if they fall in the tub?	October 20, 2004
026	020	0212	Exploding Jawbreaker, Static Cannon, Killer Playing Card	Can a superheated jawbreaker explode in your face? Can a PVC pipe build enough static electricity to kill? Can a playing card kill a person if thrown with enough power?	October 27, 2004
027	021	0213	Ping-pong Rescue, Kid Balloon Lift	How many balloons are needed to lift a 40 pound child off the ground? Can a sunken boat be lifted to the surface with ping-pong balls?	November 3, 2004
028	022	0214	Boom-Lift Catapult, AC vs. Windows down	Is it possible to make a catapult with a boom-lift cherry-picker? Do you save more gas by driving with the AC on instead of having the windows down?	November 10, 2004
029	023	0215	Exploding House, Needle in a Haystack, Talking to Plants	Can too many bug bombs blow up a house? How hard is it to find a needle in a haystack? Will talking to plants help them grow?	November 16, 2004
030	024	0216	Ming Dynasty Astronaut, Free Energy, Fan of Death	Can you launch yourself with rockets strapped to a chair? The Mythbusters test various free energy devices from the internet. Can jumping into a ceiling fan cause you to lose your head?	December 5, 2004
031	--	Special 1	Christmas Special	The MythBusters do a number of Christmas myths.	December 22, 2004

[edit] Season 3 - 2005

Production #	Episode #	Season Episode#	Episode Name	Myths Tested	Original Air Date
032	--	Special 2	Buster Special	Buster is rebuilt after sustaining a year's worth of abuse.	February 2, 2005
033	--	Special 3	Ultimate MythBuster	Jamie and Adam have a contest to prove who is the Ultimate Mythbuster.	February 9, 2005
034	025	0301	Blown Away, Brown Note, Water Torture	Can you be blown away by a bullet? Can a certain note make you have fecal incontinence? Does Chinese water torture work?	February 16, 2005
035	026	0302	Salsa Escape, Cement Removal	Can you escape from prison using salsa? Can you remove hardened cement from a cement truck with explosives?	February 23, 2005
036	027	0303	Exploding Port-a-Potty, Car Pole-Vault	Can a car pole-vault from its drive shaft if it hits a pothole? Can a port-a-potty gather enough methane to explode?	March 2, 2005
037	028	0304	Is Yawning Contagious?	Can a toy car beat a Dodge Viper in the 1/4 mile? Is yawning contagious? Does buttered toast always land buttered side down?	March 9, 2005
038	--	Special 4	MythBusters Outtakes	Outtakes from the series	March 16, 2005
039	029	0305	Cooling a Six-Pack	What is the fastest way to cool a six pack of beer? The Mythbusters investigate ancient electricity. Buster's new body gets tested by being dropped while in a car.	March 23, 2005
040	--	Special 5	Shop Till You Drop	The MythBusters' favorite places to shop.	April 6, 2005
041	030	0306	Son of a Gun	Could using a phone in a thunderstorm result in being electrocuted? If a bullet passes through a man's genitals, and into a woman's, could it make her pregnant? Can a boat be driven with its trailer still attached?	March 30, 2005
042	--	Special 6	MythBusters Revealed		April 27, 2005
043	--	Special 7	Hollywood on Trial	Busting various Hollywood myths.	May 11, 2005
044	031	0307	Breaking Glass	Can an unamplified human voice shatter a wine glass? Does a rolling stone gather moss? Can a vacuum cleaner be converted into a jet engine?	May 18, 2005
045	032	0308	Jet Pack	Can you create a jet pack from plans on the internet? Do pyramids have special powers?	June 9, 2005
046	033	0309	Killer Brace Position, Deadly Cell Phone	Is the brace position recommended in airplane crashes actually designed to kill you? Is driving while talking on the cell phone as dangerous as driving drunk?	June 22, 2005
047	034	0310	Bulletproof Water	Will diving underwater protect you from bullets? Can a person swing 360 degrees on a swing set?	July 13, 2005
048	--	Special 8	MythBusters Jaws Special	The Mythbusters test various Jaws-inspired shark myths. Will a scuba tank explode if you shoot it? Can piano wire be used to catch a shark? Can a shark ram through a boat or shark cage? Can a shark hold three flotation barrels under water?	July 17, 2005
049	035	0311	Border Slingshot	Is it possible to slingshot a person over the border and onto a mattress?	July 27, 2005
050	036	0312	Killer Tissue Box, Splitting an Arrow	Can a tissue box in the back of a car kill the driver if the car crashes? Is it possible to split an arrow by hitting it with another?	August 3, 2005
051	037	0313	Escape Slide Parachute	Can you make a parachute with an airplane escape slide, or life raft?	August 10, 2005
052	038	0314	MythBusters Revisited	Blown Away, Plywood Builder, Running in the Rain, Will a black car heat faster than a white one?	October 12, 2005
053	039	0315	Chinese Invasion Alarm	Could the Ancient Chinese have used drums to listen for tunneling invaders?	October 19, 2005
054	040	0316	Confederate Rocket	Did the Confederates really have a 2-stage rocket capable of traveling 100 miles from Richmond to DC?	October 26, 2005
055	041	0317	Compact Compact, Vodka Myths	Can two semi trucks collide head-on and completely crush a compact car? Can vodka cure foot odor or bad breath?	November 2, 2005
056	042	0318	Steel Toe-Cap Amputation	Do steel toe boots really put toes in more danger than a regular boot, to the extent that the steel toe would chop off the wearer's toes? Can you use bottle rockets to launch a human?	November 9, 2005
057	043	0319	Seasickness - Kill or Cure	What is the best cure for seasickness? Is it more efficient to drive a truck tailgate up or down? Can sticking your finger in a gun barrel stop a bullet?	November 16, 2005

[edit] Season 4 - 2006

Production #	Episode #	Season Episode#	Episode Name	Myths Tested	Original Air Date
058	044	0401	Paper Crossbow	Can a deadly crossbow be made from materials available to prison inmates?	January 11, 2006
059	045	0402	Shredded Plane, Making Fire without Matches	What caused a plane to be shredded? Was it an angry ex-girlfriend, or a runaway plane on the tarmac? Can you start a fire by rubbing sticks together, with a bullet, or with ice?	January 18, 2006
060	046	0403	Archimedes' Death Ray Revisited	The Mythbusters join forces with MIT and the viewers to test Archimedes' Death Ray.	January 25, 2006
061	047	0404	Helium Football, Catching a Bullet with Teeth	Can a football fly further if it is filled with helium? Is it possible for a human to catch a bullet in his teeth?	February 1, 2006
062	048	0405	Wind Special: Ben Franklin's Kite, Facts About Flatulence	Did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in a storm, and would he have been killed by the electrical current? The Mythbusters test various myths about flatulence.	March 8, 2006
063	049	0406	Cell Phones on Planes, Flying Helium Raft	Can a cell phone cause a plane to crash? If you fill a raft with helium, can you fly away on it?	March 15, 2006
064	050	0407	Bullets Fired Up	Can a bullet fired straight up in the air kill someone on the way back down? Can vodka cure poison oak and remove band-aids painlessly? If you filter low-end vodka with charcoal filters, will it become a top-shelf vodka?	April 19, 2006
065	051	0408	Myths Reopened	Splitting an Arrow, Bullets Fired Under Water, Salami Rocket	April 26, 2006
066	052	0409	Mind Control	The Mythbusters test various mind control techniques. Can a room be painted with dynamite?	May 3, 2006
067	053	0410	Exploding Pants	Is it possible for pants to spontaneously explode? The Mythbusters test various methods to increase car efficiency.	May 10, 2006
068	054	0411	Crimes and Myth-demeanors 1	The Mythbusters test various theft movie tricks. Can you keep a laser alarm from being set off, climb a metal duct using magnets, and avoid triggering a pressure switch? They also tested safe cracking, and cutting a hole in a pane of glass.	July 12, 2006
069	055	0412	Steam Cannon / Breakfast Cereal	Did Archimedes make a cannon using steam power? Is a cardboard cereal box more nutritious than the sugary cereal inside?	July 19, 2006
070	056	0413	Whirlpool / Snowplow	Can a whirlpool really kill somebody? Can a snow plow driving down the road push enough air to flip a passing car over?	July 26, 2006
071	057	0414	Diet Coke and Mentos	The MythBusters investigate the reaction between Diet Coke and Mentos, and explore other fun reactions. Can a stamp affixed to a helicopter's rotor blade make it crash?	August 9, 2006
072	058	0415	Shattering Subwoofer	Can speaker power alone destroy a car? Will driving faster on a bumpy road smooth out the ride?	August 16, 2006
073	059	0416	Crimes and Myth-demeanors 2	More theft movie tricks. Can fingerprint scanners, sonar or thermal alarms be foiled, and can a glass re-locking safe be blown up by filling it with water?	August 23, 2006
074	060	0417	Earthquake Machine	Can a machine designed by Nikola Tesla actually create a miniature earthquake or collapse a structure?	August 30, 2006
075	061	0418	Deadly Straw	Can a hurricane blow a piece of straw through a tree?	September 6, 2006
076	--	Special 9	Mega Movie Myths	The Mythbusters test action movie myths. Can shooting locks really open a door? Can a car be fitted with an ejection seat? Can a car drive up a ramp, fly through the air, land and drive away? Can you shoot a hole through a floor and fall through? Will awnings help break a fall from a building? Can a sword cut another sword in half?	September 13, 2006
077	062	0419	Killer Cable Snaps	If a steel cable under high tension snaps, could it cut a human in half?	October 11, 2006
078	063	0420	Air Cylinder Rocket	Can an air cylinder go straight through a cinder block wall, or propel a boat?	October 18, 2006
079	064	0421	More Myths Revisited	Salami Rocket Revisit, Shattering Windshields, Fuel Efficiency myths. Can a sword slice a machine gun barrel?	October 25, 2006
080	065	0422	Exploding Lighter	Can a disposable lighter explode with lethal force?	November 1, 2006
081	066	0423	Concrete Glider	Can a working glider be made out of concrete? Can a passing train suck a person onto the tracks?	November 8, 2006
082	067	0424	Firearms Folklore	Can a bullet travel through a sniper's scope and kill him? Can a fired bullet lodge in the chamber of a revolver? Can two colliding bullets fuse in mid air? If two metal hammers are struck together will they explode?	November 29, 2006
083	068	0425	Anti-Gravity Device	The Mythbusters test various anti-gravity plans from the internet.	December 6, 2006
084	--	Special 10	Holiday Special	Can a falling frozen turkey break a person's foot or kill a pet? The Mythbusters also make a Rube Goldberg machine with more than thirty parts.	December 6, 2006
085	069	0426	22,000 Foot Fall	Is it possible to survive a 22,000 foot fall using the blast from a 1000 pound bomb to break your fall? Do you save electricity by switching off the lights when you leave a room?	December 13, 2006

[edit] Season 5 - 2007

Production #	Episode #	Season Episode#	Episode Name	Myths Tested	Original Air Date
086	070	0501	Hindenburg Mystery	What caused the Hindenburg to explode? Can running in a zig-zag line save you from a Crocodile?	January 10, 2007
087	071	0502	Pirate Special	Can you jab a knife in a sail, ride it down, and land safely on the deck? Does an eyepatch help you see in the dark? Are the splinters made by a cannonball fired at wood more lethal than the cannonball itself? Can rum be used to clean cloth?	January 17, 2007
088	072	0503	Underwater Car	How can you escape from a sinking car? Can paper be folded in half more than 7 times?	January 24, 2007
089	073	0504	Speed Cameras	Can you beat the Speed camera? Can a defibrillator cause nitroglycerin patches to explode?	March 7, 2007
090	074	0505	Dog Myths	Is there any way to prevent a blood hound from tracking your scent? Is it possible to get past a guard dog? Can you teach an old dog new tricks?	March 14, 2007
091	075	0506	More Myths Reopened	6th revisiting of myths. Exploding Trombone, Finger in a Gun Barrel, Exploding Hammers, Can a fired bullet pierce a sniper scope?	March 21, 2007
092	076	0507	Voice Flame Extinguisher	Can a human voice extinguish a flame? Can hypnotists plant suggestions in unwilling patients? Can hypnosis help bring back dormant memories?	April 11, 2007
093	077	0508	Birds in a Truck	Do birds flying in a trailer cause the trailer to become lighter? Will a boat crashing into a channel marker cleave itself in half?	April 18, 2007
094	078	0509	Ninja Myths	Can you walk on water? Can you snatch a speeding arrow out of the air? Can you stop a sword with bare hands?	April 25, 2007
095	079	0510	Western Myths	Can you take someone's hat off with a bullet? Can you break someone out of jail with horses or do you need explosives? Can an airbag turn a lock-pick into a lethal spear?	May 30, 2007
096	080	0511	Big Rig Myths	Can a big rig's tire explode with deadly force? Can you save fuel by tailgating a truck? Can you drive a car onto a truck's extended ramp at highway speeds?	June 6, 2007
097	081	0512	Grenades and Guts	Can jumping on a grenade save your friends? Diet Coke and Mentos myths were also tested.	June 13, 2007
098	082	0513	Snow Special	Can yodeling actually set off an avalanche? Do you have better traction on ice while driving backwards?	June 20, 2007
099	083	0514	Baseball Myths	Can a baseball be hit hard enough to remove its covering? Can dry balls be hit farther than humid ones? Does sliding into a base get you there faster? Can balls be hit further with a corked bat? Special guest star Roger Clemens.	August 8, 2007
100	084	0515	Viewer Special 1	Can your eyes pop out while sneezing with your eyes open? Can shifting to reverse stop a runaway car? Can three cigarette butts fired from a black powder rifle kill a person at 7 feet? (Bonus segment: A young viewer's parents volunteer to let Adam and Jamie rig their car with enough explosives to completely obliterate it.)	August 15, 2007
101	085	0516	Red Flag to a Bull	Are bulls really aggravated by the color red? Can ammunition stored in the oven be lethal? Can bullets thrown in a campfire kill you? Do bulls in a china shop really cause complete destruction?	August 22, 2007
102	086	0517	Superhero Special	Can you climb a building with a motorized grappling hook? If you punch someone while wearing a ring, will you make a ring-shaped imprint? Can you change in a phone booth? Can you rig a grappling hook on to a car, shoot it at a steel structure, and use it to swing around a 90 degree corner?	August 29, 2007
103	087	0518	Myth Evolution	Can you beat the speed camera? Can a ninja deflect a bullet with his palm? Can a person breathe from a car tire underwater? Will an RFID chip explode in an MRI scanner?	September 5, 2007
104	088	0519	Trail Blazers	Will a flaming trail of gasoline from a moving vehicle catch up to its tank and cause it to explode? Can you outrun a trail of burning gunpowder? Can you be burned by a defibrillator if you are wearing an underwire bra or have a nipple ring?	October 31, 2007
105	089	0520	Water Heater Rocket	Can a water heater explode like a rocket and shoot through the roof of a house? If a person is being dragged by a horse, can the friction caused by the movement make their jeans catch on fire? Can shrinking jeans by wearing them in a hot bath kill you?	November 7, 2007
106	090	0521	Supersize Special 1	Are sharks attracted by low frequency sound waves transmitted through water? Does the presence of dolphins deter sharks from attacking their prey? Can the jet exhaust from a Boeing 747 flip a taxi, school bus, or small plane? Can a JATO rocket launch a car through the air? Can a person waterski behind a cruise ship?	November 14, 2007
107	091	0522	Shooting Fish in a Barrel	Is shooting fish in a barrel really as easy as the proverb says? What is the most effective cure for pain caused by hot chili peppers? Are elephants really afraid of mice?	November 21, 2007
108	092	0523	Pirate Special 2	Is it possible to use a rowboat as a submarine? Can one escape if buried in the sand up to the neck? What kind of projectiles would pirates use in a cannon if they run out of cannonballs?	November 28, 2007
109	093	0524	Confederate Steam Gun	Did the Confederates really build a lethal steam-powered machine gun? Is it possible to fool a modern polygraph test?	December 5, 2007
110	094	0525	Airplane Hour	Can a person with no flight training safely land a jet airliner while being assisted by the traffic controllers over the radio? If a person jumps out of an airplane with the last parachute, can another person jump out later and catch them? Can you hold a conversation with someone while falling at terminal velocity? Does a 4000 foot fall take 90 seconds?	December 12, 2007

[edit] Season 6 - 2008

Production #	Episode #	Season Episode#	Episode Name	Myths Tested	Original Air Date
111	095	0601	James Bond Special 1	Can a bullet from a 9 mm handgun ignite a propane tank? Can a watch-sized electromagnet deflect a bullet? Can a speed boat jump off of a ramp, land in the water, and continue to operate safely?	January 16, 2008
112	096	0602	Lead Balloon	Can a lead balloon fly? Can you surf a wave caused by an explosion?	January 23, 2008
113	097	0603	Airplane on a Conveyor Belt	Can an airplane take off while on a conveyor belt? Can cockroaches, fruit flies and flour beetles survive extreme levels of radiation? Can defrosting shaving cream fill up an entire car?	January 30, 2008
114	098	0604	James Bond Special 2	Can 007's exploding ballpoint pen blow a test dummy in half? Can a bowler hat rigged with a steel ring knock the head off a statue? Can a steel jaw sever a steel cable?	February 6, 2008
115	099	0605	Viewer Special 2	Can you slide down a steel cable with your jeans? Does eye black help athletes see? Can a spark follow a trail of gunpowder leaking from a barrel, catch up with it, and explode? Can you cut down a tree with a machine gun?	February 13, 2008
116	100	0606	100th episode MacGyver Special	Could MacGyver's (sodium metal filled) gelatin capsule bomb be real? Could MacGyver have built an ultralight airplane from bamboo, trash bags, duct tape and a cement mixer? How well will Jamie and Adam perform in a MacGyver challenge?	February 20, 2008
117	101	0607	Alaska Special	Does cabin fever exist? Does accelerating into a moose cause less damage than braking? Can a single stick of dynamite with a 20 second fuse be thrown, retrieved by a dog, and detonate under an SUV causing it to sink into a frozen lake?	April 23, 2008
118	--	Special 11	Young Scientist Special	Discovery Channel's young scientist contenders help the Mythbusters tackle environmental myths: Are electric cars truly slow? Do increased CO2 levels cause accelerated ice melting? (Former Mythbuster Scottie Chapman returns to assist the testing) Are cows truly the single greatest air polluter?	April 26, 2008
119	102	0608	Shark Week Special	Can sharks detect a struggling fish? Do dogs attract sharks? Does chili powder repel sharks? Will a pack of sharks ignore you if you play dead? Do spots of light attract sharks? Could you reach a shark's eye while inside its mouth?	July 27, 2008
120	103	0609	Exploding Steak	Fan requested myths. Can steak be tenderized with explosives? Does driving while angry decrease fuel efficiency?	August 6, 2008
121	104	0610	NASA Moon Landing	Theories that the Apollo moon landing was faked are tested.	August 27, 2008
122	105	0611	Viral Hour	The Mythbusters test internet viral video myths. -Fireman's lift (It is possible to lift a car using fire hoses ?) -Fainting Goats (Do goats faint while getting scared ?) -Invisible Water (Experiment with a tinfoil boat) -Sawdust Cannon (Experiment with a sawdust-filled drum, compressed air and a flare)	September 3, 2008
123	106	0612	Phone Book Friction	Adam and Jamie test to see if two interlaced phone books can be pulled apart by any means. Can you blow up a shark like they did in "Deep Blue Sea"?	September 10, 2008
124	107	0613	Water Stun Gun	Adam and Jamie investigate a secret agent myth - that you can turn a conventional electric stun gun into a water-powered electric stun gun.	September 17, 2008
125	108	0614	Blind Driving	Can a blind man drive a car if given instructions by his passenger? In golf, is it better to play around a tree or through it? Can an explosion in a gopher hole cause a golf ball near the edge of the hole to fall in? Does wearing shoes with metal cleats make it more likely that you'll be struck by lightning?	October 8, 2008
126	109	0615	Ninja Myths 2	The Mythbusters put more ninja myths to the test. Could a ninja hide underwater, breathing through a bamboo reed, long enough to attack an enemy with a poison blow-dart?	October 15, 2008
127	110	0616	Alcohol Myths	Does drinking alcohol make people look more attractive? Do alleged ways of sobering up really work? Could the ancient Korean Hwacha actually do what is claimed?	October 22, 2008
128	111	0617	Motorcycle Flip	Will a motorcycle flip if a pole is thrust into the front wheel? Can you break out of prison with a rope made of toilet paper, human hair or bedsheets?	October 29, 2008
129	112	0618	Coffin Punch	The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, once buried alive inside a coffin is it possible to escape?	November 5, 2008
130	113	0619	End With A Bang!	Is it really true that you can’t polish dung? Is hitting the ground with running legs faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang?	November 12, 2008
131	114	0620	Viewer Special Threequel	Could a torture technique consisting of growing a bamboo through a victim's body have worked? Does dropping alkali metals in a water-filled bathtub result in a huge explosion? Does brandy, such as carried by Saint Bernards, really prevent hypothermia? Does lighting a piano on fire make it explode?	November 19, 2008

[edit] Season 7 - 2009

Production #	Episode #	Season Episode#	Episode Name	Myths Tested	Original Air Date
132	115	0701	Demolition Derby Special	Special two hour episode. When a bus is moving at over 50 miles per hour, will moving passengers to the inside of the turn keep the bus from flipping? Will a fruit stand drive through, chain link gate crash, caravan collision and semi trailer shave leave you unharmed and able to continue your high speed pursuit. Or will there be real life repercussions?[1] Will a car dropped from 4,000 feet fall faster than a speeding car? Is the compact conundrum of a two-truck head-on collision a myth?	April 8, 2009
133	116	0702	Alaska Special 2	Is Pykrete really tougher than ice? Is it durable enough to make a boat out of? Can a V-shaped snowplow really split a car in two?	April 15, 2009
134	117	0703	Banana Slip/Double-Dip	Can a banana peel really cause one to slip? Does double dipping cause germ warfare? And can the build team really make a homemade diamond?	April 22, 2009
135	118	0704	YouTube Special	Do match heads alone have the explosive punch to fire a homemade cannon? Can a 7-foot ball of Lego blocks become a rolling weapon of mass destruction? Can a car tire burst into flames if it spins fast enough?	April 29, 2009
136	119	0705	Swimming in Syrup	Can you swim faster in syrup than in water? Davey Crockett's Magic Bullets: Can you shoot two targets with one shot by splitting a bullet on an axe blade? MacGyver: Can you blow open a steel door using the gun powder from 6 bullets?	May 6, 2009
137	120	0706	Exploding Bumper	Can your car bumper explode? Did Hungarian archers get twice the penetration shooting a bow from a galloping horse?	May 13, 2009
138	121	0707	Seesaw Saga	Could a skydiver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground seesaw and send a small girl flying seven stories high? And would she survive?	May 20, 2009
139	122	0708	Car vs. Rain	Does driving your convertible faster in the rain keep you dry? Can you cook popcorn with lasers and explosions?	May 27, 2009

[edit] Special episodes

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[edit] External links

• Mythbusters TV Schedule on the Discovery Channel website
• TV.com Mythbusters episode guide

[edit] See also

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