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MythBusters

A documentary series in which two Hollywood special effects experts (Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage) attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them.
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Episodes

  1. S5 E1 - Episode 1
    April 23, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Does cabin fever exist? Does accelerating into a moose cause less damage than braking? Can a single stick of dynamite with a 20 second fuse be thrown, retrieved by a dog, and detonate under an SUV causing it to sink into a frozen lake?
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  2. S5 E2 - Episode 2
    August 27, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Were some of the photos from the moon landing fake? Can you bounce a laser off the moon? Was the film from the moon faked, and just slowed down? Will a feather and a hammer drop at the same rate in a vacuum?
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  3. S5 E3 - Episode 3
    August 6, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can steak be tenderized with explosives? Does driving while angry decrease fuel efficiency?
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  4. S5 E4 - Episode 4
    August 6, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a ninja catch an arrow mid-flight? Could a ninja hide underwater, breathing through a bamboo reed, long enough to attack an enemy with a poison blow-dart? Is Bruce Lee's famous one-inch punch really effective?
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  5. S5 E5 - Episode 5
    October 8, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a blind man drive a car if given instructions by his passenger? Is it better to play through a tree than around it in golf? Can an explosion in a gopher hole cause a golf ball near the edge of the hole to fall in?
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  6. S5 E6 - Episode 6
    September 3, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is it possible to lift a car using fire hoses? Do goats faint while getting scared? Can a person create a huge fireball by firing a cloud of sawdust and ignite it with a flare?
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  7. S5 E7 - Episode 7
    September 10, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means? Can a shark be blown up like they did in Deep Blue Sea?
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  8. S5 E8 - Episode 8
    September 17, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a conventional electric stun gun be turned into a water-powered electric stun gun? Is firewalking real? Can a fire be put out by placing a fire extinguisher into it?
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  9. S5 E9 - Episode 9
    October 22, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Does drinking alcohol make people look more attractive? Do alleged ways of sobering up really work? Could the ancient Korean Hwacha actually do what is claimed?
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  10. S5 E10 - Episode 10
    October 29, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Will a motorcycle flip if a pole is thrust into the front wheel? Can someone break out of prison with a rope made of toilet paper, human hair, or bedsheets?
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  11. S5 E11 - Episode 11
    November 5, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: What household objects are bulletproof? Once buried alive inside a coffin, is it possible to punch your way through the coffin and dig yourself out?
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  12. S5 E12 - Episode 12
    November 12, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is it really true that one cannot polish dung? Is hitting the ground with running legs faster than a standing start? Is it really best to end with a bang?
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  13. S5 E13 - Episode 13
    November 19, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Could a torture technique consisting of growing a bamboo through a victim's body have worked? Does dropping alkali metals in a water-filled bathtub result in a huge explosion?
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  14. S5 E14 - Episode 14
    November 19, 2008
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a car bumper explode? Did Hungarian archers get twice the penetration shooting a bow from a galloping horse?
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  15. S5 E15 - Episode 15
    May 13, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a banana peel really cause one to slip? Does double dipping cause germ warfare? Can you really make a homemade diamond?
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  16. S5 E16 - Episode 16
    May 6, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a person swim faster in syrup than in water? Can two targets be hit with one shot by splitting a bullet on an axe blade? Can a steel door be blown open by the gunpowder from six bullets?
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  17. S5 E17 - Episode 17
    April 29, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Do match heads alone have the explosive punch to fire a homemade cannon? Can a 7-foot ball of Lego blocks become a rolling weapon of mass destruction? Can a car tire burst into flames if it spins fast enough?
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  18. S5 E18 - Episode 18
    June 17, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Will driving a convertible faster in the rain help a person stay drier than stopping and putting the top on? Can popcorn be cooked with lasers or explosions?
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  19. S5 E19 - Episode 19
    May 20, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Could a skydiver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground seesaw and send a small girl flying seven stories high, and she could still survive?
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  20. S5 E20 - Episode 20
    April 15, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is pykrete tougher than ice, bulletproof, and durable enough to make a boat out of? Can a V-shaped snowplough really split a car in two?
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  21. S5 E21 - Episode 21
    June 3, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Could a human hang on to the roof of a speeding car? Can dental floss be used to cut through the steel bars of a prison?
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  22. S5 E22 - Episode 22
    June 9, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a sonic shock wave shatter glass? Is it possible to bend bullets around obstacles, like in the movie Wanted?
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  23. S5 E23 - Episode 23
    May 27, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Could thermite placed on top of blocks of ice set off an explosion? Could a car stereo set off an SKS rifle? Could a person's thumb be severed while firing a hunting pistol?
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  24. S5 E24 - Episode 24
    October 7, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: If one bullet is fired horizontally and the other is dropped vertically, simultaneously from the same height, will they hit the ground at the same time? Can someone really be knocked out of their socks?
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  25. S5 E25 - Episode 25
    October 14, 2009
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is it possible to lift a car using nothing but duct tape? Can duct tape plug holes in the bottom of boats? Can you create a working sail-boat out of duct tape? Can duct tape be used to construct a potato cannon instead of glue?
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