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Episodes
S2 E1 - Exploding Toilet
September 22, 200349minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E2 - Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
October 2, 200350minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E3 - Barrel of Bricks
September 22, 200350minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E4 - Penny Drop
September 22, 200350minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E5 - Buried Alive
September 22, 200350minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E6 - Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing
September 22, 200350minJaime 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E7 - Stinky Car
September 22, 200350minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E8 - Alcatraz Escape
September 22, 200347minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E9 - Explosive Decompression
September 22, 200350minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E10 - Chicken Gun
September 22, 200350minThe 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E11 - Sinking Titanic
September 22, 200350minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E12 - Breakstep Bridge
September 22, 200350minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buyS2 E13 - Buried in Concrete/Daddy Longlegs/Jet Tai
September 22, 200350minJamie 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.Free trial of HBO Max or buy