MythBusters

Season 9

TV-PG

Mythbusters takes myths, tall tales and urban legends and gives them the scientific treatment to determine their validity. Myths are proved true, probable, possible, improbable or busted. Often after the real-world practical tests have proved or debunked a Myth, the team will take the experiment to the extreme, many times using more modern technology than the myth could have used or upping the black powder for impressive explosions.

21 Episodes

Mission Impossible Mask
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Episode 1Mission Impossible MaskCan realistic facial masks be used to bypass security measures as shown in the Mission: Impossible? Is it possible to start a merry-go-round spinning by shooting bullets at it, as depicted in Shoot 'Em Up? Is it possible to knock a dropped gun out of reach by hitting it with bullets fired from another one?
Blue Ice
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Episode 2Blue IceCan a magazine and toaster be used to blow up a room full of flammable gas, as depicted in The Bourne Supremacy? Can the contents of an airplane toilet leak out mid-flight and freeze into a lethal projectile?
Running on Water
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Episode 3Running on WaterAdam and Jamie take on a viral video, while Kari, Grant, and Tory explore which common items can be bombproof.
Bubble Trouble
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Episode 4Bubble TroubleThe MythBusters see whether it's possible to stay afloat in bubbly water, and whether an arrow packed with explosives can split a tree in two.
Torpedo Tastic
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Episode 5Torpedo TasticAdam and Jamie attempt to re-create a mythical 13th century Syrian rocket-powered torpedo. Kari, Grant, and Tori test whether a burning truck carrying wine bottles will shoot corks 100 feet machine-gun-style.
Blow Your Own Sail
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Episode 6Blow Your Own SailTory, Kari, and Grant test the cartoon myth that it is possible to propel a sailboat by blowing on the sails while on the boat. Adam and Jamie see if common movie sound effects sound like the real thing.
Spy Car (2)
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Episode 7Spy Car (2)Jamie and Adam go spy vs. spy and do battle with each other, while Kari, Tory, and Grant are consumed in a battle against mother nature - as they embark on the most challenging snowy saga in MythBusters history.
Dodge a Bullet
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Episode 8Dodge a BulletAdam and Jamie test if you can jump out of the way of a bullet, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if hitting the water is just like hitting pavement after a fall.
Fixing a Flat
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Episode 9Fixing a FlatHow do you fix a flat when you don't have a spare tire? Can a fast fish cause your reel to catch fire?
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
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Episode 10Planes, Trains, and AutomobilesThe MythBusters count down -- and give you insight into -- their favorite transportation moments.
Let There be Light
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Episode 11Let There be LightJamie and Adam take on The Mummy, while Kari, Grant and Tory try to stop an out-of-control car without another car.
Paper Armor
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Episode 12Paper ArmorAdam and Jamie explore the physics of shock waves in water, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if paper battle armor can compare to steel.
Bikes and Bazookas
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Episode 13Bikes and BazookasAdam and Jamie test the myth that a motorcycle is a greener and cleaner machine than a car, while Kari, Tory, and Grant unleash the first RPG in MythBusters history to see if a bullet could take out a bazooka.
Newton's Crane Cradle
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Episode 14Newton's Crane CradleAdam and Jamie attempt to re-create a viral video that featured a Newton's cradle made with wrecking balls. Kari, Grant, and Tory see if a bird landing on the hood of a car that is balanced on the edge of a cliff will make the car fall.
Walk a Straight Line
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Episode 15Walk a Straight LineIs it impossible for humans (without a point of reference) to walk in a straight line, such as when they're blindfolded? Will binary explosives, well, explode in the case of a fender bender? The MythBusters are on the case.
Duct Tape Plane
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Episode 16Duct Tape PlaneAdam and Jamie test three viral videos featuring the extraordinary excavator: Can it really row a barge? Be used to go wakeboarding? Perform seemingly impossible feats of acrobatics? Then -- using only duct tape -- Kari, Grant, and Tory attempt to patch up a plane that's had an unfortunate encounter with a bear.
Flying Guillotine
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Episode 17Flying GuillotineAdam and Jamie test a myth that C4 can be used as a cooking fuel, but if you drop something on it while it's burning, it will explode. Tory, Kari, and Grant attempt to re-create a mythical flying guillotine.
Drain Disaster
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Episode 18Drain DisasterFind out whether a sewer drain full of combustible gas, when ignited, will turn an innocent manhole cover into a missile, and whether truck bedliners are truly bite, crash, and bomb proof.
Wet and Wild
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Episode 19Wet and WildWhen it comes to H2O, the MythBusters are never shy about putting their bodies on the line, riding the world's biggest waterslide, deep-sea diving in a suit of armor and swimming in syrup. Go behind the scenes of the 12 wettest myths of all time.
Wheel of Mythfortune
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Episode 20Wheel of MythfortuneBy spinning the Wheel of Mythfortune, the MythBusters find themselves taking on five random viewer-suggested myths with titles like the "Monty Hall Paradox," "Lumber Car," "Firearm Fashion," "Hit the Deck" and "Flaming Tire." Keep those ideas coming!
Toilet Bomb
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Episode 21Toilet BombAdam and Jamie tackle a blockbuster bathroom bomb (from Lethal Weapon), while Kari, Tory, and Grant take to the skies to find out if flying in V-formation works for airplanes as well as it does for birds.