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MythBusters - Season 6

Episode List

James Bond (1)
E1 - James Bond (1)

Aired: January 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?

Lead Balloon
E2 - Lead Balloon

Aired: January 23, 2008

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?

Airplane on a Conveyor Belt
E3 - Airplane on a Conveyor Belt

Aired: January 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.

James Bond (2)
E4 - James Bond (2)

Aired: February 06, 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?

Viewers' Special (2)
E5 - Viewers' Special (2)

Aired: February 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?

MacGyver Myths
E6 - MacGyver Myths

Aired: February 20, 2008

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, and duct tape.

Alaska Special (1)
E7 - Alaska Special (1)

Aired: April 23, 2008

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.

Shark Week Special
E8 - Shark Week Special

Aired: July 27, 2008

Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?

Exploding Steak
E9 - Exploding Steak

Aired: August 06, 2008

We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.

NASA Moon Landing
E10 - NASA Moon Landing

Aired: August 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 faked.

Viral Hour
E11 - Viral Hour

Aired: September 03, 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 really faint?

Phone Book Friction
E12 - Phone Book Friction

Aired: September 10, 2008

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?

Water Stun Gun
E13 - Water Stun Gun

Aired: September 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?

Blind Driving
E14 - Blind Driving

Aired: October 08, 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 into the hole?

Ninjas
E15 - Ninjas

Aired: October 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 opponent?

Alcohol Myths
E16 - Alcohol Myths

Aired: October 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 yards?

Motorcycle Flip
E17 - Motorcycle Flip

Aired: October 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 and toilet paper.

Coffin Punch
E18 - Coffin Punch

Aired: November 05, 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.

End With a Bang
E19 - End With a Bang

Aired: November 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 a bang?