MythBusters

Season 3

20 episodes 17 seasons

Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain leave the series this season. Grant Imahara joins the cast.

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MythBusters Season 3 released on February 16, 2005.

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S03E01 Aired February 16, 2005

Brown Note

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?

S03E02 Aired February 23, 2005

Salsa Escape

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?

S03E03 Aired March 02, 2005

Exploding Port-a-Potty

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?

S03E04 Aired March 09, 2005

Is Yawning Contagious?

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?

S03E05 Aired March 23, 2005

Cooling a Six-Pack

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.

S03E06 Aired March 30, 2005

Son of a Gun

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?

S03E07 Aired May 18, 2005

Breaking Glass

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?

S03E08 Aired June 09, 2005

Jet Pack

Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?

S03E09 Aired June 22, 2005

Killer Brace Position

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.

S03E10 Aired July 13, 2005

Bullet Proof Water

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?

S03E11 Aired July 17, 2005

Jaws Special

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?

S03E12 Aired July 27, 2005

Border Slingshot

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?

S03E13 Aired August 03, 2005

Killer Tissue Box

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?

S03E14 Aired August 10, 2005

Escape Slide Parachute

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?

S03E15 Aired October 12, 2005

MythBusters Revisited

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!

S03E16 Aired October 19, 2005

Chinese Invasion Alarm

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?

S03E17 Aired October 26, 2005

Confederate Rocket

The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.

S03E18 Aired November 02, 2005

Vodka Myths

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.

S03E19 Aired November 09, 2005

Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

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?

S03E20 Aired November 16, 2005

Seasickness - Kill or Cure

From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?