MythBusters

Season 8

TV-PG

The Mythbusters use science (and explosions) to answer every shower thought ever. From testing the myth that coke and pop rocks can explode your stomach, to recreating historical weapons to see how they worked.

23 Episodes

Boomerang Bullet
E1
Boomerang BulletWere trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?
Soda Cup Killer
E2
Soda Cup KillerJamie and Adam explore whether a cup of soda thrown from a car can kill, while Jessi, Tory and Grant see how long a good guy can hang by his fingertips.
Dive to Survive
E3
Dive to SurviveIs it safer underwater when a boat on the surface explodes. Adam and Jamie intend to find out and it will take some major explosions to settle the question. Tory, Grant and Kari get to play with some high power guns to see if phone books work as a poor man's car armor.
Spy Car Escape (1)
E4
Spy Car Escape (1)Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward simply falls to the ground.
Bottle Bash
E5
Bottle BashWhat's worse, having an empty beer bottle smashed over your head, or a full one? Could ancient armies have truly used animal hides to build their cannons?
No Pain, No Gain
E6
No Pain, No GainAre some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket.
Mythssion Control
E7
Mythssion ControlThe Mythbusters respond to fan objections to their techniques in past episodes. Tory, Grant and Kari try again to knock some one out of his socks. Adam and Jamie test Jamie's assertion that a head on collision has the force of a collision with a wall at twice the speed.
Duct Tape Hour (2)
E8
Duct Tape Hour (2)Myth Busters reprises their duct tape episode. While the Daring Duo builds a duct tape bridge and risks a fifty foot fall, the Tenacious Trio crashes car after car to find out if duct tape can stop a speeding vehicle.
Waterslide Wipeout
E9
Waterslide WipeoutAdam and Jamie try to recreate a You Tube video of a man sliding down a water slide, flying a hundred feet through the air and landing in a kiddie pool. The Trucker Trio checks out whether it is more efficient to forgo left turns even if right turns mean extra distance.
Fireball Stun Gun
E10
Fireball Stun GunThe three rocketeers are back this time trying to launch a man into the air with an impressive battery of off the shelf sky rockets. Meanwhile, Adam and Jamie find out if pepper spray and a taser work in combination to act as a flame thrower.
Flu Fiction
E11
Flu FictionJamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.
Hair of the Dog
E12
Hair of the DogCan a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?
Storm Chasing Myths
E13
Storm Chasing MythsAdam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.
Cold Feet
E14
Cold FeetWhen you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?
Tablecloth Chaos
E15
Tablecloth ChaosCan a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?
Arrow Machine Gun
E16
Arrow Machine GunJamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.
Mini Myth Madness
E17
Mini Myth MadnessCould your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?
Reverse Engineering
E18
Reverse EngineeringJamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from Lethal Weapon 2 to task.
Inverted Underwater Car
E19
Inverted Underwater CarAdam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.
Bug Special
E20
Bug SpecialCan a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?
President's Challenge
E21
President's ChallengePresident Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.
Green Hornet Special
E22
Green Hornet SpecialSeth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
Operation Valkyrie
E23
Operation ValkyrieAdam and Jamie whether moving a meeting from a bunker to a meeting room save Hitler from a bomb meant to kill him. Kari, Grant, and Tory test whether it is really possible to "slap some sense" into someone.