MythBusters Season 5 Episodes

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Season 5 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - Series 5 Episode 1 Alaska Special

Alaska is one of the most extreme places on earth. For the Mythbusters, it provides an ideal habitat to test some Alaskan anecdotes.
Episode 2 - Series 5 Episode 2 NASA Moon Landing

Was the NASA moon landing a hoax? The Mythbusters put the conspiracy theories to the test.
Episode 3 - Series 5 Episode 3 Exploding Steak

The Mythbusters find out if you can uses explosives to tenderise steak? And if you use more fuel when you drive angry.
Episode 4 - Series 5 Episode 4 Ninjas 2

The Mythbusters invite a real-life ninja to help them test even more shadow warrior myths. Can a ninja really catch an arrow, and could a ninja assassinate someone from underwater?
Episode 5 - Series 5 Episode 5 Blind Driving

Adam and Jamie re-enact a famous scene from Scent Of A Woman to find out if you can drive while blind.
Episode 6 - Series 5 Episode 6 Viral Hour

The Mythbusters investigate the truth behind famous viral videos.
Episode 7 - Series 5 Episode 7 Phone Book Friction

Adam and Jamie investigate the bizarre claim that two interlaced phonebooks cannot be pulled apart, while Kari, Grant and Tory put the big boom from Deep Blue Sea through it's paces.
Episode 8 - Series 5 Episode 8 Water Stun Gun

The Mythbusters find out if you can turn a regular water pistol into a secret agent stun gun?
Episode 9 - Series 5 Episode 9 Alcohol Myths

Adam and Jamie take on the mythical beer goggles theory and test ingenious ways to sober up. While Kari, Grant and Tory build an ancient Korean weapon. Hwacha!
Episode 10 - Series 5 Episode 10 Motorcycle Flip

Adam and Jamie take on Indiana Jones to find out if you can flip a motorcycle by jamming a flagpole into its spinning wheel. While Kari, Tory and Grant try to break out of prison using only bed sheets, toilet paper and hair!
Episode 11 - Series 5 Episode 11 Coffin Punch

Kari, Grant and Tory try to punch their way out of a coffin, while Adam and Jamie look at some potentially bullet-proof everyday items.
Episode 12 - Series 5 Episode 12 End With A Bang

The Mythbusters turns their attention to idioms. Can you hit the ground running? And is it really better to end with a bang?
Episode 13 - Series 5 Episode 13 Viewer Special Threequel

The team return for some fan inspired fables in Viewers Special, The Three-quel! Can bamboo be used as an instrument of torture? Will the Brandy on a St Bernard's collar keep you warm until rescue arrives?

Episode 14 - Series 5 Episode 14 Exploding Bumpers

On this high-velocity episode of Mythbusters, we test two highly contentious legends that span 500 years of locomotion- from the reliable horse to the sometimes-unreliable motorcar.
Episode 15 - Series 5 Episode 15 Banana Peel Flip

Adam and Jamie take on two classic comedy myths including slipping on a banana skin. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory test if you can make homemade diamonds.
Episode 16 - Series 5 Episode 16 Swimming In Syrup

Is it possible to swim as fast in syrup as in water? The boys find surprising results. Plus, a couple of amazing bullet-based challenges for the team to crack.
Episode 17 - Series 5 Episode 17 Youtube Special

The team tests the most requested YouTube myths as they size up a smash web hit about a giant ball of Legos and discover the explosive power of match heads.
Episode 18 - Series 5 Episode 18 Car Vs. Rain

Adam and Jamie test out theories surrounding driving in the rain. Is it possible to stay dry simply by putting pedal to the metal?
Episode 19 - Series 5 Episode 19 Seesaw Saga

The team tackles a fan's improbable myth: could a skydiver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground see-saw and send a small girl flying seven storeys high?
Episode 20 - Series 5 Episode 20 Alaska Special, The Return

The 'Mythbusters' team prepares for another Alaska special, packing up their sleds, their thermal gear and their creative faculties.
Episode 21 - Series 5 Episode 21 Prison Escape

Is it possible to cling to the roof of a speeding car like in action movies, or break out of jail by cutting through steel cell bars using only dental floss?
Episode 22 - Series 5 Episode 22 Curving Bullets

Adam and Jamie enlist the Blue Angels to find out if a sonic shock wave can shatter glass; Tory, Grant and Kari try to bend bullets around obstacles.
Episode 23 - Series 5 Episode 23 Thermite Vs. Ice

Adam and Jamie put a classic YouTube myth to the test in 'Thermite v. Ice'. The result is one of the most dangerous outcomes they've ever had.
Episode 24 - Series 5 Episode 24 Bullet Fired vs. Bullet Dropped

Adam and Jamie use gravity to test whether a bullet dropped from a height can catch up with one fired from a gun; experimenting to see whether it's possible to knock someone's socks off.
Episode 25 - Series 5 Episode 25 Duct Tape Hour

The team rolls out the sticky carpet for the most versatile implement in the toolbox, while tackling a trio of tall tales about duct tape.
Episode 26 - Series 5 Episode 26 Hurricane Windows

On this cold and blustery episode, Adam and Jamie bet the house on a highly contentious hurricane survival tale in "Hurricane Windows" - open or closed?
Episode 27 - Series 5 Episode 27 Kitchen Nightmares

The team dives into Hell's Kitchen to test two frightening potential kitchen catastrophes, then tries to find out if cheese can be used as cannon ammunition.
Episode 28 - Series 5 Episode 28 Myth Evolution II

The Mythbusters team set out to discover whether a ninja can stop a speeding bullet in its tracks and also test the reliability of holding the steering wheel in the '10-2' position while driving a vehicle.
Episode 29 - Series 5 Episode 29 Dirty vs. Clean Car

Adam and Jamie test whether a dirty car gets better gas mileage than a clean one while Kari, Grant and Tory test an old adage about hangovers concerning beer and liquor.
Episode 30 - Series 5 Episode 30 Crash And Burn

Adam and Jamie test a classic myth that's been around in Tinseltown since the motorcar was invented - does an out-of-control car really crash and burn every time?


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