1: James Bond (1)
Jan 16, 2008
Can an electromagnetic watch really deflect a bullet? Would a round from Bond's gun pierce a propane cylinder? Could a boat survive driving up the bank of a river intact?
Season 6
MythBusters
19 EPISODES • 2008
Season 6 of MythBusters was released on January 16 and consists of 19 episodes.Episodes
2: Lead Balloon
Jan 23, 2008
Can Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?
3: Airplane on a Conveyor Belt
Jan 30, 2008
The team takes a crash-course in remote controlled airplane flying, bug-out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory, then return to fraternity pranks with exploding cans of shaving cream.
4: James Bond (2)
Feb 6, 2008
Is it possible for a pen-sized bomb to blow a crash-test dummy clean in half? Can Oddjob's sartorial weapon slice the head off a statue?
5: Viewers' Special (2)
Feb 13, 2008
Why would ancient man go to all the trouble of making stone arrowheads when sharpening a stick would have done the same job? Could machine gunfire mow down a tree?
6: MacGyver Myths
Feb 20, 2008
Jamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ultralight airplane with raw bamboo, a small stolen engine, and duct tape.
7: Alaska Special (1)
Apr 23, 2008
Adam and Jamie test the theory of cabin fever. Can a solitary stick of dynamite really sink a pickup parked on a frozen lake? The build team takes on the myth of car vs. moose.
8: Shark Week Special
Jul 27, 2008
Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?
9: Exploding Steak
Aug 6, 2008
We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.
10: NASA Moon Landing
Aug 27, 2008
Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims that footage of footprints and flags flapping have to be faked.
11: Viral Hour
Sep 3, 2008
Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?
12: Phone Book Friction
Sep 10, 2008
If you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from the movie Deep Blue Sea?
13: Water Stun Gun
Sep 17, 2008
Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually blow up? Is walking over hot coals just mind over matter?
14: Blind Driving
Oct 8, 2008
Is it really possible to drive a car completely blind? Do metal cleats on golf shoes really attract lightning. Can a huge underground explosion really cause a ball to drop from the lip into the hole?
15: Ninjas
Oct 15, 2008
Can an arrow be caught in midair? Is there really a punching technique that can floor an opponent with only a 1-inch lead in? Can an underwater blowpipe be stealthily used to fell an opponent?
16: Alcohol Myths
Oct 22, 2008
Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can an ancient medieval weapon really fire 200 arrows over 500 yards?
17: Motorcycle Flip
Oct 29, 2008
Can a flagpole in the front wheel of a motorcycle create a head-over-handlebars flip? Kari, Grant and Tory test whether or not it is possible to break out of jail using bed sheets, hair and toilet paper.
18: Coffin Punch
Nov 5, 2008
The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.
19: End With a Bang
Nov 12, 2008
Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang?
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