MythBusters

Season 6

19 episodes 17 seasons

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MythBusters Season 6 released on January 16, 2008.

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S06E01 Aired January 16, 2008

James Bond (1)

Can an electromagnetic watch really deflect a bullet? Would a round from Bond's gun pierce a propane cylinder? Could a boat survive driving up the bank of a river intact?

S06E02 Aired January 23, 2008

Lead Balloon

Can Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?

S06E03 Aired January 30, 2008

Airplane on a Conveyor Belt

The team takes a crash-course in remote controlled airplane flying, bug-out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory, then return to fraternity pranks with exploding cans of shaving cream.

S06E04 Aired February 06, 2008

James Bond (2)

Is it possible for a pen-sized bomb to blow a crash-test dummy clean in half? Can Oddjob's sartorial weapon slice the head off a statue?

S06E05 Aired February 13, 2008

Viewers' Special (2)

Why would ancient man go to all the trouble of making stone arrowheads when sharpening a stick would have done the same job? Could machine gunfire mow down a tree?

S06E06 Aired February 20, 2008

MacGyver Myths

Jamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ultralight airplane with raw bamboo, a small stolen engine, and duct tape.

S06E07 Aired April 23, 2008

Alaska Special (1)

Adam and Jamie test the theory of cabin fever. Can a solitary stick of dynamite really sink a pickup parked on a frozen lake? The build team takes on the myth of car vs. moose.

S06E08 Aired July 27, 2008

Shark Week Special

Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?

S06E09 Aired August 06, 2008

Exploding Steak

We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.

S06E10 Aired August 27, 2008

NASA Moon Landing

Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims that footage of footprints and flags flapping have to be faked.

S06E11 Aired September 03, 2008

Viral Hour

Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?

S06E12 Aired September 10, 2008

Phone Book Friction

If you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from the movie Deep Blue Sea?

S06E13 Aired September 17, 2008

Water Stun Gun

Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually blow up? Is walking over hot coals just mind over matter?

S06E14 Aired October 08, 2008

Blind Driving

Is it really possible to drive a car completely blind? Do metal cleats on golf shoes really attract lightning. Can a huge underground explosion really cause a ball to drop from the lip into the hole?

S06E15 Aired October 15, 2008

Ninjas

Can an arrow be caught in midair? Is there really a punching technique that can floor an opponent with only a 1-inch lead in? Can an underwater blowpipe be stealthily used to fell an opponent?

S06E16 Aired October 22, 2008

Alcohol Myths

Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can an ancient medieval weapon really fire 200 arrows over 500 yards?

S06E17 Aired October 29, 2008

Motorcycle Flip

Can a flagpole in the front wheel of a motorcycle create a head-over-handlebars flip? Kari, Grant and Tory test whether or not it is possible to break out of jail using bed sheets, hair and toilet paper.

S06E18 Aired November 05, 2008

Coffin Punch

The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.

S06E19 Aired November 12, 2008

End With a Bang

Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang?