MythBusters season 3

Discovery
Feb 16, 2005

Discovery
Feb 16, 2005

Summary Did a Medieval Chinese astrologer make it into space by strapping rockets to his chair and setting them off? Just how hard IS it to find a needle in a haystack? Can you in fact go insane by having water drip on your forehead? These are just a few of the myths, urban legends, and improbable sayings that the Mythbusters try to figure ou...

Discovery
Feb 16, 2005

Discovery
Feb 16, 2005

MythBusters

Season 3

16 Seasons

Season Premiere: Feb 16, 2005

Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 12 User Ratings

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Episode 1 • Feb 16, 2005 • 50 m

Brown Note

Episode 2 • Feb 23, 2005 • 50 m

Salsa Escape

Myths tested: Can a person escape from prison using salsa? Can hardened cement be removed from a cement truck using explosives?

Episode 3 • Mar 2, 2005 • 50 m

Exploding Port-A-Potty

Jamie and Adam put another zany car myth through the ringer. Can a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause the car to pole vault after it hits a pothole? Revisit an old myth about port-a-potties and third degree burns.

Episode 4 • Mar 9, 2005 • 50 m

Is Yawning Contagious?

Jamie and Adam examine whether yawning is contagious. They also examine whether a toy car can out race a real car.

Episode 5 • Mar 16, 2005

Mythbusters Outtakes

A look at outtakes and deleted scenes from previous episodes.

Episode 6 • Mar 23, 2005 • 50 m

Cooling a Six Pack

Adam and Jamie examine the fastest way to cool a six-pack of beer. They also examine static electricity and test Busters body by dropping him while he's in a car.

Episode 7 • Mar 30, 2005 • 50 m

Son of a Gun

Mythbusters examines the Civil War myth that a woman was impregnated by a bullet fired through the groin of a soldier. They also examine whether you can be electrocuted during a thunderstorm while taking a shower or talking on the phone.

Episode 8 • Apr 4, 2005 • 44 m

Shop Til You Drop

The Mythbusters discuss their favorite stores and vendors they go to buy supplies for the show. Adam and Kari explain how to make ballistics gel.

Episode 9 • Apr 27, 2005 • 50 m

Mythbusters Revealed

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Mythbusters.

Episode 10 • May 5, 2005 • 41 m

Hollywood on Trial

Episode 11 • May 18, 2005 • 49 m

Breaking Glass

Episode 12 • Jun 9, 2005 • 50 m

Jet Pack

Episode 13 • Jun 22, 2005 • 50 m

Killer Brace Position

Episode 14 • Jul 13, 2005 • 50 m

Bullet Proof Water, 360 Degree Swing

Episode 15 • Aug 10, 2005 • 50 m

Escape Slide Parachute

Jamie and Adam test the parachute qualities of airline evacuation equipment in their favorite mythbusting location-the Mojave Desert. After being stranded on a plane without pilot, fuel or parachute, Indy spots the emergency Life Raft...

Episode 16 • Jul 27, 2005 • 49 m

Border Slingshot

Episode 17 • Aug 3, 2005 • 50 m

Killer Tissue Box

Episode 18 • Jul 17, 2005 • 1 h 32 m

Jaws Special

Shark strength myths - destruction of a shark cage, catching a shark with piano wire, submersion of barrels, pulling and ramming a boat. Scarring a shark by punching. Blowing up a scuba tank.

Episode 19 • Oct 12, 2005 • 50 m

Mythbusters Revisited

Episode 20 • Oct 19, 2005 • 50 m

Chinese Invasion Alarm

Episode 21 • Oct 26, 2005 • 50 m

Confederate Rocket

Episode 22 • Nov 2, 2005 • 50 m

Vodka Myths

Episode 23 • Nov 9, 2005 • 50 m

Steel Toe Amputation

Episode 24 • Nov 16, 2005 • 50 m

Seasickness: Kill or Cure

Can electric shock therapy or homeopathic tongue tinglers cure seasickness? Does driving your pickup with the tailgate down save money? Can shoving your fingers into a gun barrel save life? The results may surprise you...

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People Weekly

Jun 28, 2013

Forget the tech background; the cohosts are a natural comedy team. That's why this show is a hoot, even if it's a little like grown-ups playing in a sandbox.

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Robert Lee

Self - Narrator

Jamie Hyneman

Self - Host

Adam Savage

Self - Host

Kari Byron

Self - Host, Self - Builder, Self

Tory Belleci

Self - Host, Self - Builder

Grant Imahara

Self - Host, Self - Builder

Scottie Chapman

Self - Builder, Self, Self - Guest Builder

Heather Joseph-Witham

Self - Folklorist

Christine Chamberlain

Self - Shop Assistant

Frank Doyle

Self, Self - Retired FBI Agent

Brian Louden

Self - Host

Jonathan Lung

Self - Host

Bo the Dog

Self - Mythdog

J.D. Nelson

Self, Roaring Forties, Self - Alemeda County Sherrif's Office

Jessie Nelson

Self

Alan Normandy

Self

Jessi Combs

Self - Host

Roger Schwenke

Self, Self - Acoustician

Erik Gates

Self - Amateur Rocket Expert, Self

David Harding

Self - Intrepid Specialties, Self

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