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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...

Directed By: Alice Dallow

  • TV-PG
  • Discovery
  • May 27, 2009
  • 51 m
  • TV-PG
  • Discovery
  • May 27, 2009
  • 51 m
MythBusters
S7 • Episode 8
Thermite vs. Ice
Air Date: May 27, 2009
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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...

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Episode 1 • Apr 8, 2009 • 1 h 28 m
Demolition Derby Special
The Mythbusters work on a collection of myths involving destroying cars through various means: dropping, collisions, and rocket sleds.
Episode 2 • Apr 15, 2009 • 49 m
Alaska Special: Part 2
The Mythbusters return to Alaska for more icy myths: Was pykrete really as miraculous as claimed? And can a snowplough blade cut a car in half?
Episode 3 • 2009 • 43 m
Exploding Bumpers
The tech trio evaluates the increased killing power of arrows fired from a galloping horse. Meanwhile Jamie and Adam determine the potential threat to life and limb of an exploding car bumper.
Episode 4 • Apr 26, 2009 • 49 m
Banana Slip/Double Dip
In this episode of Mythbusters, it's double the trouble as Adam and Jamie take on not one but two classic comedy myths. Meanwhile Kari, Grant, and Tory test if you can make homemade diamonds and get the biggest bang in Mythbuster history.
Episode 5 • May 20, 2009 • 51 m
Seesaw Saga
Episode 6 • May 6, 2009 • 44 m
Swimming in Syrup
Episode 7 • Apr 29, 2009 • 44 m
YouTube Special
On this all-viral episode of Mythbusters, the team puts the most requested YouTube myths to the test. They size up a smash web-hit about a giant ball of Lego and discover the explosive power of match heads.
Episode 8 • May 27, 2009 • 51 m
Thermite vs. Ice
The two teams look at a couple fire arms that are thought to be dangerous to the user as well as the target. But for some real fun, Jamie and Adam burn thermite with ice. Of course Kari, Grant and Tori get to have some explosive fun too.
Episode 9 • Jun 3, 2009 • 51 m
Prison Escape: Part 2
Episode 10 • Jun 10, 2009 • 51 m
Curving Bullets
Adam and Jamie try to break glass with a .50 calibre rifle and a fighter jet or rather with their sonic booms. Meanwhile Kari, Tory and Grant try to curve bullets.
Episode 11 • Jun 17, 2009 • 51 m
Car vs. Rain
Jamie and Adam drive a convertible in the rain and try not to get wet. Kari, Tory and Grant try to explode a house with popcorn by cooking a ton of it in extra-ordinary ways.
Episode 12 • Oct 7, 2009 • 51 m
Knock Your Socks Off!
Episode 13 • Oct 14, 2009 • 51 m
Duct Tape Hour
The Mythbusters try everything they can think of with duct tape; lift Jamie and lift a car, fix a boat and build a boat. Then to squeeze in everyone's favorite, explosions, they build a cannon.
Episode 14 • Oct 21, 2009 • 43 m
Dirty vs. Clean Car
Episode 15 • Oct 28, 2009 • 44 m
Greased Lightning
Adam and Jamie test myths involving grease fires and water, while the build team tries to blow up C4 in a microwave and use cheese in a cannon.
Episode 16 • Nov 4, 2009 • 44 m
Hurricane Windows
What's the best way to leave your windows in a hurricane? Open or Close? Along with a few Liquid Nitrogen Myths
Episode 17 • Nov 11, 2009 • 44 m
Crash and Burn
Adam and Jamie find out if a car out of control crashes and burns when it falls out of a cliff like in the movies. And Kari, Tory and Grant check the story of a man who rocketed himself into the sky and survived.
Episode 18 • Nov 18, 2009
Myth Evolution 2
The team takes five fan favorites and focuses on a new angle for each. Revisited are: Water Heater Rocket, Hollywood Car Hang On, Liquid Nitrogen, Bend a Bullet, and finally Snow Plow Split.
Episode 19 • Nov 25, 2009 • 49 m
Dumpster Diving
Dumpster diving rooftop getaway; Crushing deep sea dive using old diving suit (not SCUBA).
Episode 20 • Dec 2, 2009 • 1 h
Antacid Jail Break
Episode 21 • Dec 9, 2009 • 51 m
Unarmed and Unharmed
Episode 22 • Dec 16, 2009 • 51 m
Hidden Nasties
Adam and Jamie test for the possibility of disease transmission from rat urine on soda cans and later compare household items for cleanliness versus a toilet seat. Grant, Jessi, and Tory try to skip a car across water.
Episode 23 • Dec 28, 2009 • 51 m
Mini Myth Mayhem
Episode 24 • Jan 4, 2010 • 51 m
Boomerang Bullet
Adam and Jamie test the myth that a ricocheting bullet could kill the shooter. Tori, Grant and Jesi want to fling a corpse over a castle wall using a tree as a catapult.
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