MythBusters (2010)
A weekly documentary in which two Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them.
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Episode 1 - Star Wars: Revenge of the Myth
Release Date: 4 Jan. 2014In this Star Wars special, the MythBusters test if Luke really could swing himself and Leia across a chasm with only his belt-rigged grappling hook, could an Ewok log swing crush an Imperial "Chicken Walker", and could Luke survive in a tauntaun's belly?
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Episode 2 - Moonshine Myths
Release Date: 11 Jan. 2014In this moonshiner-inspired episode, the MythBusters find out if an exploding still really could blow your house down and if you really could use hooch to fuel an unmodified car on a "moonshine run".
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Episode 3 - Hollywood Car Crash Cliches
Release Date: 18 Jan. 2014It's wall-to-wall automotive mayhem, as the MythBusters drive through glass, plow through traffic, and fire an RPG at an SUV to take aim at classic Hollywood crash clichés.
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Episode 4 - Car Chase Chaos/Animal Antics
Release Date: 25 Jan. 2014The MythBusters test car chase cliches: Can you really share driving, change places, or dump the driver while moving at speed? Also, from the message boards, the team tests some fan-suggested deterrents for driving away cats, bears, and snakes.
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Episode 5 - Do Try This at Home?
Release Date: 1 Feb. 2014After more than 10 years of testing impossible, dangerous and downright crazy myths that you shouldn't or couldn't try at home, the MythBusters investigate a host of myths that maybe you can!
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Episode 6 - Mythssion Impossible
Release Date: 15 Feb. 2014The MythBusters test three impossible idioms: Can you herd cats? Can you catch a greased pig? And can you cram 10 pounds of poop into a 5 pound bag?
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Episode 7 - Bullet Baloney
Release Date: 22 Feb. 2014The MythBusters take on five filmic firearm cliches: Will a bent-barreled shot gun fire? Can you fire a gun in space? Will a gun dropped in a deep fryer go off? What weird items will stop a bullet? And does a neon sign really explode when hit by a bullet?
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Episode 8 - Supersonic Ping Pong/Ice Cannon
Release Date: 1 Mar. 2014In this ballistics bonanza, Adam and Jamie ask if supersonic ping pong can go lethally wrong while Kari, Grant and Tory light the frozen fuse on a cannon made of ice!
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Episode 9 - Fire in the Hole
Release Date: 10 Jul. 2014The MythBusters put some Hollywood solutions to explosive situations to the test. Could a hero really survive by shooting a live grenade in midair? Could you really survive a TNT explosion by throwing it inside a household object?
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Episode 10 - Household Disasters
Release Date: 17 Jul. 2014The MythBusters test household myths: Could a vacuum cleaner explode while sucking up black powder? Could sunscreen scorch your skin? Could a piano crash through your roof? And finally could an exploding water heater extinguish a house fire?
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Episode 11 - Commercial Myths
Release Date: 24 Jul. 2014The MythBusters go to vertigo-inducing heights to test: Could you bob for an apple when jumping from a 100-foot high bungee cord? And from a viral video, could you really play a match of tennis while both players are standing on top of an airplane's wing?
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Episode 12 - Road Rage
Release Date: 31 Jul. 2014The MythBusters test three car crimes straight from Hollywood: the cliff top push, the two-wheel wipeout, and finally the Corvette barrel roll from "Wanted".
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Episode 13 - Laws of Attraction
Release Date: 7 Aug. 2014The MythBusters use sexy science to tackle five captivating clichés about the laws of attraction including if men really do prefer blondes, if pheromone sprays really work, if bigger boobs equal bigger tips, and does a man's wealth really woo women?
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Episode 14 - Traffic Tricks
Release Date: 7 Aug. 2014The MythBusters tackle congestion questions: testing shockwave jams, if a roundabout is better than a 4-way stop sign, if it's faster to drive than fly when your trip is under 400 miles, and if it's better to change lanes or stay put in heavy traffic.
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Episode 15 - Plane Boarding/Bite the Bullet
Release Date: 21 Aug. 2014Adam and Jamie buckle up and return their seats to the upright position to test what really is the best, most efficient way to board an airplane. Tory, Kari, and Grant find out if a bullet made of teeth or even bone is non-traceable.