Episode guide
MythBusters: Season 6
19 episodes · first aired Jan 16, 2008
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- 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?
- 2 Lead Balloon Jan 23, 2008 · 1h 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 · 1h 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…
- 7 Alaska Special (1) Apr 23, 2008 · 1h 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…
- 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…
- 12 Phone Book Friction Sep 10, 2008 · 1h 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…