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Mythbusters

Jamie and Adam are two special effects experts with over 30 years of experience who set out to methodically bust three urban legends in each episode. They test myths to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban legend.
IMDb 8.3200313 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Exploding Toilet
    September 22, 2003
    43min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam investigate whether an assassin could use an ice bullet for an evidence-free crime and what it takes to make a toilet explode. They also determine once and for all if it's better to walk or run through the rain.
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  2. S2 E2 - Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
    October 2, 2003
    44min
    TV-PG
    Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage investigate how pressure affects silicone implants at high altitude and if using a cellphone at a gas station can have explosive results.
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  3. S2 E3 - Barrel of Bricks
    September 22, 2003
    44min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam test how dangerous it is to urinate on a train track's electrified rail and if an eel-skin wallet can erase the magnetic information on credit cards. Also, they investigate the damage 500 pounds of bricks can do.
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  4. S2 E4 - Penny Drop
    September 22, 2003
    45min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam investigate if a penny dropped from a skyscraper can kill a pedestrian and if a tanning bed can bake a body to death from the inside out. Also, they explore the idea of picking up radio signals in a tooth filling.
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  5. S2 E5 - Buried Alive
    September 22, 2003
    45min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam investigate the chances of survival after being buried alive and jumping off a bridge if the water's surface has been broken. Also, they put cola myths to the test, from cleaning rust to cooking a steak.
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  6. S2 E6 - Lightning and Tongue Piercing
    September 22, 2003
    44min
    TV-PG
    Jaime and Adam try to make a working cannon from a tree and then see if Adam's tongue piercing can withstand the force of a lightning bolt. Also, they put the Breathalyzer to the test.
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  7. S2 E7 - Stinky Car
    September 22, 2003
    45min
    TV-PG
    Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage put their noses to the test to determine if that nasty smell in the car is there to stay and then they try to flush out the truth of the raccoon in the drain myth.
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  8. S2 E8 - Alcatraz Escape
    September 22, 2003
    43min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam retrace the steps of escaped Alcatraz prisoners and find out if it's possible to survive the San Francisco Bay in a homemade raft. Then they investigate mind control experiments and the echo of a duck's quack.
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  9. S2 E9 - Explosive Decompression
    September 22, 2003
    43min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam find out if a single bullet hole can cause explosive decompression and destroy an aircraft. They also explore using a gun cartridge as a car ignition fuse and the possibility of ripping a car off its rear axle.
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  10. S2 E10 - Chicken Gun
    September 22, 2003
    44min
    TV-PG
    The guys find out if a chicken launched at an airplane will disrupt flight and if a washing machine can be deadly. They also explore the myth of the woman who swallowed an octopus egg then gave birth to an eight-legged offspring.
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  11. S2 E11 - Breakstep Bridge
    September 22, 2003
    44min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam find out if the rhythm of marching soldiers can collapse a bridge and if a rowing team is strong enough to pull Jamie up on water skis. They also investigate how much bacteria from the toilet lands on a toothbrush.
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  12. S2 E11 - Sinking Titanic
    September 22, 2003
    44min
    13+
    Jamie and Adam explore the Titanic-sized myth of a sinking ship sucking passengers under as it goes down. Then they find out if goldfish remember anything for more than three seconds and what a lit firecracker does to a trombone.
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  13. S2 E12 - Buried in Concrete
    September 22, 2003
    44min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam try to dig up the truth on Jimmy Hoffa being allegedly buried in concrete under Giants Stadium. They also find out if a jet engine could launch a taxi 75 feet and if a daddy longlegs is the most venomous spider.
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Content advisory
Violencealcohol usefoul language
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Alice DallowLauren Gray WilliamsTabitha LentleSteve ChristiansenPeter ReesAndrew FarrellBrian LeckeyRob HammersleyEric Haven
Producers
Linda Wolkovitch
Starring
Jamie HynemanAdam Savage
Studio
Discovery Channel
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