Seasons & episodes
S2 · E13Pingpong Rescue 2004-11-03
Is it possible to lift a sunken boat from the ocean floor using only pingpong balls? How many does it take to lift a 3-year-old child off the ground?
S2 · E14Boom-Lift Catapult 2004-11-10
Will Buster overcome the raw power of a 30,000-pound piece of machinery, or will the boom-lift turn into the ultimate medieval catapult? What is the most fuel-efficient way to keep cool in the car?
S2 · E15Exploding House 2004-11-16
Just how hard is it to find a needle in a haystack? Are the toxic fumes of roach foggers and bug bombs really an explosive combination? Will talking to your plants really help them grow?
S2 · E16Ming Dynasty Astronaut 2004-12-05
Will Buster survive an explosive launch into space? Will a stunt double lose his head at the hands of a killer fan, as the MythBusters search for a source of free energy?
S2 · E17Viewers-Choice/Christmas Special 2004-12-22
Did the viewers vote for Stinky Car? Or will Pop Rocks and Coke win? Will putting a silver spoon in a champagne bottle keep it fizzy? Does a snowman melt faster with its clothes on or off?
S3 · E1Brown Note 2005-02-16
Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a constant drip of water falling on your head really unbearable torture?
S3 · E2Salsa Escape 2005-02-23
Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you use dynamite to remove cement build-up from a mixer's barrel?
S3 · E3Exploding Port-a-Potty 2005-03-02
Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?
S3 · E4Is Yawning Contagious? 2005-03-09
Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?
S3 · E5Cooling a Six-Pack 2005-03-23
The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.
S3 · E6Son of a Gun 2005-03-30
Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?
S3 · E7Breaking Glass 2005-05-18
Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?
S3 · E8Jet Pack 2005-06-09
Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?
S3 · E9Killer Brace Position 2005-06-22
Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.
S3 · E10Bullet Proof Water 2005-07-13 · 60 min
How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar?
S3 · E11Jaws Special 2005-07-17
Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?
S3 · E12Border Slingshot 2005-07-27 · 60 min
Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?
S3 · E13Killer Tissue Box 2005-08-03
In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush your skull?
S3 · E14Escape Slide Parachute 2005-08-10
Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?
S3 · E15MythBusters Revisited 2005-10-12
Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!
S3 · E16Chinese Invasion Alarm 2005-10-19
Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?
S3 · E17Confederate Rocket 2005-10-26 · 60 min
The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.
S3 · E18Vodka Myths 2005-11-02
Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.
S3 · E19Steel Toe-Cap Amputation 2005-11-09 · 60 min
Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?