

Mythbusters
Episodes
S4 E1 - Confederate Rocket
October 25, 200543minAdam and Jamie investigate the myth of a Confederate Army secret weapon, rumored to have traveled over 100 miles from Richmond, VA, to The White House. The team works to recreate the rocket and find out if the world's first long-range missile was actually launched during the Civil War.Join PrimeS4 E3 - Steel Toe Amputation
November 8, 200543minAdam and Jamie test steel toe boots to find out if a toe amputation myth has any footing. Then Tory, Grant and Kari build a soda bottle rocket pack and explore Newton's third law -- every action has an equal and opposite reaction.Join PrimeS4 E4 - Seasickness: Kill or Cure
November 15, 200543minAdam and Jamie hit the road to test the fuel efficiency of driving with the tailgate down on a truck. Then the whole team takes on the challenge of seasickness remedies and the life-saving myth of shoving a finger into a shotgun.Join PrimeS4 E5 - Paper Crossbow
January 10, 200643minAdam Savage and Jamie Hyneman explore a prison myth and try to make a deadly weapon with only newspaper and underwear. Then Grant, Kari and Tory hit the bottle to investigate more vodka myths.Join PrimeS4 E6 - Shredded Plane
January 17, 200643minAdam and Jamie investigate the cause of a shredded airplane while Grant, Tory and Kari test their survival skills trying to start a fire without matches.Join PrimeS4 E8 - Helium Football
January 31, 200643minAdam and Jamie test a myth that helium-filled footballs fly farther and hang longer than regulation balls, while Grant, Tory and Kari investigate if teeth are strong enough to withstand the force of a bullet.Join PrimeS4 E9 - Franklin's Kite
March 7, 200643minThe team investigates electricity and flying a kite, following Ben Franklin's specifications, while Adam and Jamie tastefully test the two most requested flatulent myths.Join PrimeS4 E13 - Mind Control
May 2, 200643minAdam and Jamie cook up a DIY nightmare as they mix paint and dynamite for a home improvement myth, while Grant, Tory and Kari find out if it's possible to manipulate someone's mind remotely. The mission is to remove Jamie's beret.Join PrimeS4 E14 - Exploding Pants
May 9, 200643minAdam and Jamie investigate the theory that gas and car companies conspire to deliberately make cars that guzzle fuel. Meanwhile, Tory, Grant and Kari look into the myth of the spontaneous combustion of farmers' trousers due to chemicalsJoin PrimeS4 E16 - Killer Whirlpool
July 25, 200643minWith a little help from the Coast Guard, Adam and Jamie investigate the maritime myth of whirlpools powerful enough to swallow entire ships. Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari find out if a snowplow can blow a car off the road.Join PrimeS4 E18 - Crimes and Myth-demeanors 2
August 22, 200644minAdam, Jamie and the team test the latest in security technology, from thermal sensors to fingerprint scanners. Then the guys move on to something more explosive as they take safe-cracking to the next level.Join PrimeS4 E19 - Shattering Subwoofer
August 15, 200643minAdam and Jamie pump up the bass to find out if a stereo can be loud enough to destroy a car. Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari test driving theories on how to stop a windshield from shattering when it's hit by a stone and if you get a smoother ride by driving faster over a rough road.Join PrimeS4 E20 - Deadly Straw
September 5, 200643minAdam and Jamie find out if hurricane winds can get strong enough to blow a piece of straw through a tree trunk or the feathers off a chicken. Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari turn the workshop into a horticultural house of horrors and use a polygraph to find out if plants have feelings.Join PrimeS4 E21 - Earthquake Machine
August 29, 200643minAdam and Jamie build an earthquake machine following the method of Nikola Tesla and test it out on both a building and a bridge. Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari investigate the story of a lava lamp exploding on top of a stove.Join PrimeS4 E23 - Killer Cable Snaps
October 10, 200643minAdam and Jamie explore the theory that if a high-tension cable snaps it can slice a person in two. Then, Grant, Tory and Kari investigate the myth that ancient pottery contains sounds from the past that can be heard today.Join PrimeS4 E24 - Concrete Glider
November 7, 200643minAdam and Jamie delve into aerodynamics and construction in a competition to build a glider from concrete. Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari find out just how dangerous the low-pressure vortex of a passing train could be if a person stands too close to the edge of the platform.Join PrimeS4 E25 - Air Cylinder Rocket
October 17, 200643minAdam and Jamie find out if a compressed-air cylinder with a cracked valve can blast through a cinderblock wall. Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari have a blast exploring if it's possible to get an engine running with gunpowder.Join PrimeS4 E26 - More Myths Revisited
October 24, 200643minAdam, Jamie and the team return to some of the most controversial myths and answer the complaints of the armchair MythBusters at home. The revisited myths include the salami rocket, ancient pottery acoustics and sword vs. gun barrel.Join PrimeS4 E27 - Exploding Lighter
October 31, 200643minAdam and Jamie turn up the heat to test the explosive nature of a disposable lighter near sparks or in a hot car. Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari don their cowboy hats to try and shoot down some popular gunslinger myths.Join PrimeS4 E28 - Antigravity Device
December 5, 200643minAdam and Jamie test the flammability of Christmas tree lights, while Grant, Tory and Kari investigate the claims of several antigravity devices. Then Kari takes one more shot at the myth of vodka curing a jellyfish sting.Join PrimeS4 E29 - Firearms Folklore
November 28, 200644minAdam and Jamie test three gun legends, including two bullets colliding midair in a Civil War battle. Then Grant, Tory and Kari investigate the rumor that striking two hammers together can result in a dangerous spray of steel shrapnel.Join PrimeS4 E30 - 22,000 Foot Fall
December 12, 200642minJamie and Adam test a World War II myth that a man survived a 22,000-foot fall cushioned by an explosion below him. Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari find out if it's more energy efficient to leave a light on to avoid the surge in electricity when turning off and on.Join Prime