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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).

Note: The show's first season used "True" instead of "Confirmed"; for the sake of consistency, "Confirmed" will be used on this page.

Episode overview

Episode 1 – "Magic Bullet, Exploding Toilet, Who Gets Wetter?"

• Original airdate: September 23, 2003

Magic Bullet

This myth tested the feasibility of magic bullets, used as a plot device or otherwise mentioned in many movies, such as Most Wanted or Three Days of the Condor .

This myth was retested in Myths Revisited .

Exploding Toilet

This experiment formally introduced Buster the crash test dummy.

Who Gets Wetter?

The result of this myth was overturned in MythBusters Revisited .

Episode 2 – "Cell Phone Destruction, Silicone Breasts, CD-ROM Shattering"

• Original airdate: October 3, 2003

Cell Phone Destruction

Silicone Breasts

A spinoff of this myth was tested in Myths Revisited . Interestingly, the DVD version includes another version of the spinoff.

CD-ROM Shattering

Episode 3 – "Barrel of Bricks, Peeing on the Third Rail, Eel Skin Wallet"

• Original airdate: October 10, 2003

Barrel of Bricks

This marks the first time Buster was broken in the course of an experiment.

Peeing on the Third Rail

In order to avoid appearing insensitive to viewers, no one refers to or shows the male genitalia at any time during the experiment - instead talking solely about the urination process.

A spinoff of this myth was tested in Myths Revisited .

• The MythBusters also tested the myth that a penny on a rail could derail a train (see "MythBusters Outtakes"). Instead, the train completely flattened the coins, myth Busted. This test can also be seen in the DVD version of this episode.

Eelskin Wallet

Episode 4 – "Penny Drop, Microwave Madness, Radio Tooth Fillings"

• Original airdate: October 17, 2003

Penny Drop

Adam and Jamie explore a popular claim, likely to have originated from the Empire State Building.

Radio Tooth Fillings

Adam and Jamie test whether radio signals can be picked up from tooth fillings, as claimed by Lucille Ball in an interview on The Dick Cavett Show .

Microwave Madness

Episode 5 – "Hammer Bridge Drop, Buried Alive, Cola"

• Original airdate: October 24, 2003

Hammer Bridge Drop

101 Uses For Cola

Cola is able to...

Buried Alive

Episode 6 – "Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Tree Cannon, Beat the Breath Test"

• Original airdate: November 11, 2003

Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing

Tree Cannon

Beat the Breath Test

Episode 7 – "Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket"

• Original airdate: December 5, 2003

Stinky Car

A Corvette which has been fouled by a decomposing body...

Raccoon Rocket

Episode 8 – "Escape From Alcatraz, Duck Quack, Stud Finder"

• Original airdate: December 12, 2003

Escape From Alcatraz

Jamie said that this was one myth they just had to test, since it is probably the most famous myth of San Francisco, where the show is based.

Does a Duck's Quack Echo?

This myth originated in lists of "Random Facts" distributed over the Internet.

Stud Finders & Mind Control Chips

See also

• List of MythBusters episodes

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Mythbusters: Episode Guide (2003)". Discovery Channel . http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/episode/episode-tab-07.html . Retrieved October 16, 2009 .  

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