MythBusters

Season 3

TV-PG
Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain leave the series this season. Grant Imahara joins the cast.

20 Episodes

  • Brown Note
    E1
    Brown NoteAdam puts his body to the test for science. Will he be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Jamie and Adam put the legend Hollywood gunfights to the test, but can you really be blown away?
  • Salsa Escape
    E2
    Salsa EscapeAdam and Jamie investigate whether or not it's possible to bust out of jail using only salsa -- will mild or hot be the best choice? They also test to see if a massive amount of high explosive can break up a cement truck filled with hardened cement.
  • Exploding Port-a-Potty
    E3
    Exploding Port-a-PottyCan a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?
  • Is Yawning Contagious?
    E4
    Is Yawning Contagious?Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?
  • Cooling a Six-Pack
    E5
    Cooling a Six-PackThe MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.
  • Son of a Gun
    E6
    Son of a GunMythbusters examines the Civil War myth that a woman was impregnated by a bullet fired through the groin of a soldier. They also examine whether you can be electrocuted during a thunderstorm while taking a shower or talking on the phone.
  • Breaking Glass
    E7
    Breaking GlassThe mythbusters are testing a myth of operatic proportions-- Can a singer really break glass with just their voice? Ex rock singer, Jaime Vendera attempts a world first! Tory takes on building an explosive jet engine out of vacuum cleaner parts.
  • Jet Pack
    E8
    Jet PackAdam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?
  • Killer Brace Position
    E9
    Killer Brace PositionJamie and Adam examine whether the brace position was designed by the airline industry to kill people rather than save them during an airplane crash. They also examine whether driving while talking on the cell phone is just as dangerous as driving while drunk.
  • Bullet Proof Water
    E10
    Bullet Proof WaterAdam and Jamie test two urban legends; in 'Bullet Proof Water' find out exactly how deep one must dive to survive a gunshot, and in '360 Degree Swing' find out if it is possible to get a swinger to go all the way around a swing set, up and over the bar.
  • Jaws Special
    E11
    Jaws SpecialDo sharks lose interest in attacking if punched on the nose or jabbed in the eyes and gills? Adam and Jamie put it to the test. Jamie goes overboard to tussle with some fearsome fish. And a scuba tank experiment so dangerous, the FBI are brought in.
  • Border Slingshot
    E12
    Border SlingshotCan illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?
  • Killer Tissue Box
    E13
    Killer Tissue Box'Killer Tissue Box' is an investigation into whether a tissue box can become a lethal missile in a car crash. In 'Split Arrow' the build team tests whether an archer can split one arrow with another, as the legendary Robin Hood was said to have done.
  • Escape Slide Parachute
    E14
    Escape Slide ParachuteCould an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?
  • MythBusters Revisited
    E15
    MythBusters RevisitedAdam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics! Also, Adam and Jamie get another chance to shoot high-powered rifles at Buster!
  • Chinese Invasion Alarm
    E16
    Chinese Invasion AlarmThe MythBusters are actually taking a pot shot at an ancient Chinese text that alludes to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below. Also, if food's on the floor less than five seconds is it safe to eat?
  • Confederate Rocket
    E17
    Confederate RocketThe American Civil War was fought with polished bayonets, unreliable muskets and bulky cannons. But was that all? Not according to the Mythbusters: Adam, Jamie and the build team join forces to find out if the Confederate Army had a secret deadly weapon.
  • Vodka Myths
    E18
    Vodka MythsThe team work together to test whether two trucks could crash head-on with enough force to fuse together and completely flatten a car between them, and test vodka as a treatment for foot odour and bad breath.
  • Steel Toe-Cap Amputation
    E19
    Steel Toe-Cap AmputationAdam and Jamie test the ability of steel toe boots to protect against heavy objects. In Bottle Blast Off, the Build team fills a soda bottle and watches as it lifts off, testing Newton's third law: every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
  • Seasickness - Kill or Cure
    E20
    Seasickness - Kill or CureFrom electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?
  • Adam SavageSelf - Host / Executive Producer
  • Jamie HynemanSelf - Host / Executive Producer
  • Kari ByronSelf - Host
  • Tory BelleciSelf - Host
  • Grant ImaharaSelf - Host
  • Robert LeeSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Alice DallowProducer
  • Tracy RudolphExecutive Producer
  • Cameo WallaceExecutive Producer
  • John LuscombeExecutive Producer
  • Steve ChristiansenProducer
  • Rob HammersleyProducer
  • Brian DeanProducer
  • Linda WolkovitchProducer
  • Wendy WollProducer
  • Peter ReesProducer
  • Lauren WilliamsProducer
  • Dennis KwonProducer
  • Dan TapsterExecutive Producer
  • Mary E. DonahueExecutive Producer

 

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