The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is Busted, Plausible, or Confirmed).
Episode overview
Episode 115 – Demolition Derby Special
- Original airdate: April 8, 2009
Bus Flip
Hollywood Crash Test
Based on numerous car chase scenes in films, the Build Team tested myths based on whether cars would be able to successfully drive through/into various obstructions. Two criteria were used to test each scenario: whether the real crash appeared similar to its Hollywood counterpart, and whether the car could be driven away afterward. They crashed into...
Racing Gravity
Compact Compact Supersized
Episode 116 – Alaska Special 2
- Original airdate: April 15, 2009
As part of Discovery Channel's Alaska Week 2009 series, the MythBusters returned to Alaska to test more cold weather myths.
Pykrete Peril
Based on Geoffrey Pyke's proposed project of building an aircraft carrier out of pykrete during World War II (it wasn't put into practice because the war ended), the MythBusters decided to test the viability of making a pykrete boat.
Snowplow Split
Episode 117 – Banana Slip/Double Dip
- Original airdate: April 22, 2009
Banana Peel Slip
Homemade Diamonds
The Build Team tested several myths that involve creating diamonds with household materials such as...
Unable to produce any diamonds using household items, the Build Team went on to test whether...
Double Dipping
Episode 118 – YouTube Special
- Original airdate: April 29, 2009
Adam, Jamie, and the Build Team tested three myths drawn from videos seen on YouTube.
Match Bomb
LEGO ® Ball
Spinning Tire Fire
Homemade Surround Sound
This myth was not shown in the actual episode aired in the United States, but was featured in the version of the episode aired outside of North America and on the MythBusters website and included in the iTunes download as an extra scene. It was based on a video created by the youtube user: Household Hacker.
Episode 119 – Swimming in Syrup
- Original airdate: May 6, 2009
Adam and Jamie explored the physics of swimming in syrup, while the Build Team probed two "magic bullet" myths.
Swimming in Syrup
MacGyver's Magic Bullets
Davy Crockett's Magic Bullet
Episode 120 – Exploding Bumper
- Original airdate: May 13, 2009
Exploding Bumpers
Medieval Mayhem
Episode 121 – Seesaw Saga
- Original airdate: May 20, 2009
Adam, Jamie, and the Build Team joined forces to investigate a puzzling seesaw myth.
Episode 122 – Thermite vs. Ice
- Original airdate: May 27, 2009
Thermite vs. Ice
Woofer Weaponry
Handgun Horror
Episode 123 – Prison Escape
- Original airdate: June 3, 2009
Car Cling
Adam and Jamie tested whether or not you could...
Floss to Freedom
Cannonball Escape
Episode 124 – Curving Bullet
- Original airdate: June 10, 2009
Sonic Boom Sound-off
To help test this myth, the MythBusters enlisted the aid of the Blue Angels and their F/A-18 Hornets.
Bend a Bullet
This myth was inspired by scenes from the film version of Wanted .
Episode 125 – Car vs Rain
- Original airdate: June 17, 2009
Car vs. Rain
Popcorn Pandemonium
The Build Team tested various myths involving popcorn.
Episode 126 – Knock Your Socks Off
- Original airdate: October 7, 2009
Bullets Dropped vs. Bullets Fired
Knock Your Socks Off
Episode 127 – Duct Tape Hour
- Original Airdate: October 14, 2009
The MythBusters tackle various myths relating to the "handyman's secret weapon". The tested whether or not duct tape can...
Episode 128 – Dirty vs. Clean Car
- Original Airdate: October 21, 2009
Adam and Jamie test whether a dirty car gets better gas mileage than an equivalent clean car, while the Build Team test an old adage concerning beer, liquor, and hangovers.
Dirty Car Cash
The Morning After
Episode 129 - Greased Lightning
- Original airdate: October 28, 2009
The MythBusters test two potential kitchen disasters, as well as whether cheese can be used with a cannon.
Grease Fire Fiasco
Microwave Mayhem
Cheese Cannon
Episode 130 - Hurricane Windows
- Original airdate: November 4, 2009 (US)
Adam and Jamie tested whether windows should be open or closed during a hurricane, while the Build Team took on two myths involving liquid nitrogen.
Hurricane Windows
Liquid Nitrogen Myths
Episode 131 - Crash and Burn
- Original airdate: November 11, 2009 (US)
Crash and Burn
Adam and Jamie tested whether a car would explode when driven off a cliff.
Rocket Man
The Build Team saw if a rocket could launch a cage containing a human.
Episode 132 - Myth Evolution
- Original airdate: November 18, 2009 (US)
The MythBusters test new tangents from five previous myths.
Exploding Water Heater
Corner Shot
The Build Team tested various Hollywood corner shots. Below is the direct tangent of the Curving Bullets myth, also from the movie Wanted .
Grant and Tory also tried other techniques of shooting around a corner in Hollywood movies. From around a corner, it is possible to make a corner shot by...
Car Cling (Cardboard Box Wall Crash)
Taking off from the original Car Cling myth, Adam and Jamie tested whether or not you could...
The MythBusters pointed out that the tests were done with empty cardboard boxes, as they seemingly are in many Hollywood movies. A different result may suffice if they contained any shipment, especially heavy ones like electronics or "anvils."
Liquid Lock Pick
Fans requested having this myth tested after the original Liquid Nitrogen myths were shown in the Hurricane Windows episode.
Snowplow Rocket Replication
The original Snowplow Split tests shown in the second Alaska Special focused only on the circumstances of the myth. This new, supersized test presented below looked onto the results.
See also
- List of MythBusters episodes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Mythbusters: Episode Guide (2009)". Discovery Channel . http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/episode/episode.html . Retrieved November 8, 2009 . ...
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