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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. S4 E1 - Christmas Special
    December 6, 2006
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a falling frozen turkey break a person's foot or kill a pet? Can a turkey be cooked by exposing it to a radar or microwave transmitter antenna? Can a holiday-themed Rube Goldberg machine be built within a week's time?
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  2. S4 E2 - Pirate Special
    January 17, 2007
    1 h 34 min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a person jab a knife in a boat's sail, ride down the sail, and land safely on the deck? Does an eyepatch help someone see in the dark? Are the splinters made by a cannonball fired at wood more lethal than the cannonball itself?
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  3. S4 E3 - Episode 3
    January 10, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Was the Hindenburg disaster actually caused by the doping compound with which the LZ 129 Hindenburg was painted? Can running in a zig-zag line save a person from a crocodile?
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  4. S4 E4 - Episode 4
    January 24, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: How can someone escape from a sinking car? Can paper be folded in half more than seven times?
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  5. S4 E5 - Episode 5
    March 7, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is it possible to beat a speed-tracking camera? Can a defibrillator cause nitroglycerin patches to explode?
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  6. S4 E6 - Episode 6
    March 14, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is there any way to prevent a bloodhound from tracking one's scent? Is it possible to get past a guard dog? Can an old dog be taught new tricks?"
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  7. S4 E7 - Episode 7
    March 21, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Every so often the MythBusters draw conclusions that leave the fans seething. Well, once again, it's time for the MythBusters to put some of their most contentious outcomes under the microscope, in Myths Revisited.
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  8. S4 E8 - Episode 8
    April 11, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a human voice extinguish a flame? Can hypnotists plant suggestions in unwilling patients? Can hypnosis help bring back dormant memories?
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  9. S4 E9 - Episode 9
    April 11, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Do birds flying in a trailer cause the trailer to become lighter? Will a boat crashing into a channel marker cleave itself in half?
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  10. S4 E10 - Episode 10
    April 25, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is it possible to walk on water? Can a speeding arrow be snatched out of the air? Can a sword be stopped with one's bare hands?
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  11. S4 E11 - Episode 11
    May 30, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can someone's hat be shot off? Is it possible to break someone out of jail with horses? Can an airbag turn a lock-pick into a lethal spear?
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  12. S4 E12 - Episode 12
    June 6, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a big rig's tire explode with deadly force? Can fuel be saved by tailgating a semi-trailer truck? Can a car be driven onto a truck's extended ramp at highway speeds?
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  13. S4 E13 - Episode 13
    June 20, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can yodeling actually set off an avalanche? Do cars have better traction on ice while driving backwards?
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  14. S4 E14 - Episode 14
    June 13, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can sacrificially jumping on a grenade save others' lives? Does self-hypnosis work? Can a combination of Diet Coke and Mentos make one's stomach explode?
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  15. S4 E15 - Episode 15
    August 8, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a baseball be hit hard enough to remove its covering? Can dry balls be hit farther than humid ones? Does sliding into a base get a person there faster? Can balls be hit further with a corked bat?
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  16. S4 E16 - Episode 16
    August 15, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a person's eyes pop out while sneezing with eyes open? Can shifting to reverse stop a runaway car? Can three cigarette butts fired from a black-powder rifle kill a person at 7 ft?
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  17. S4 E17 - Episode 17
    August 29, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is it possible to climb a building with a motorized grappling hook? Will getting punched by someone wearing a ring leave a ring-shaped imprint? Can a costume be changed in a phone booth?
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  18. S4 E18 - Episode 18
    August 22, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Are bulls really aggravated by the color red? Can ammunition stored in the oven be lethal? Can firearm cartridges thrown in a campfire kill a person? Do bulls in a china shop really cause complete destruction?
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  19. S4 E19 - Episode 19
    September 5, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can the speed camera be beaten? Can a ninja deflect a bullet with his palm? Can a person breathe from a car tire underwater? Will an RFID chip explode in an MRI scanner?
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  20. S4 E20 - Episode 20
    October 31, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Will a flaming trail of gasoline from a moving vehicle catch up to its tank and cause it to explode? Can a person be burned by a defibrillator if wearing an underwire bra or a nipple ring?
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  21. S4 E21 - Episode 21
    November 7, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a water heater explode like a rocket and shoot through the roof of a house? If a person is being dragged by a horse, can the friction caused by the movement make the jeans catch on fire?
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  22. S4 E22 - Episode 22
    October 24, 2006
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is shooting fish in a barrel really as easy as the proverb says? What is the most effective cure for pain caused by hot chili peppers? Are elephants really afraid of mice?
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  23. S4 E23 - Episode 23
    November 28, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Is it possible to use a rowboat as a submarine? Can one escape if buried in the sand up to the neck? What kind of projectiles would pirates use in a cannon if they run out of cannonballs?
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  24. S4 E24 - Episode 24
    November 28, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Did the Confederates really build a lethal steam-powered machine gun? Is it possible to fool a modern polygraph test?
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  25. S4 E25 - Episode 25
    December 12, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Myths tested: Can a person with no flight training safely land a jet airliner while being assisted by the traffic controllers over the radio? Is it possible to hold a conversation while falling at terminal velocity?
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