MythBusters Season 8 Episodes

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Season 8 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - Series 8 Episode 1 Trench Torpedo

Can a trench with perfect 90 degree corners absorb an explosion's shockwave inside the trench better than a trench with rounded corners? Can balloons act like an airbag during a car crash and save someone's life?
Episode 2 - Series 8 Episode 2 Titanic Survival

Could Jack have survived with Rose in the ending of Titanic? Is it possible to build a rocket-powered surfboard?
Episode 3 - Series 8 Episode 3 Friday Night

Can certain sound frequencies persuade people that an area is haunted? Is it really possible to smell fear? Is it really as easy to move and bury a dead body as it is in the movies?
Episode 4 - Series 8 Episode 4 Motorcycle Water Ski

Can a motorcycle traveling at highway speeds drive across the surface of a lake? Can you survive a jump from a high-rise building with a parachute made from a hotel room's contents?
Episode 5 - Series 8 Episode 5 Mini Myth Medley

Are people really well-acquainted with the backs of their own hands? Can a needle be thrown through a glass pane without shattering it? Is it really impossible to ride a bicycle underwater?
Episode 6 - Series 8 Episode 6 Food Fables

Can you cook a full holiday meal on the engine of a running car? Does the tryptophan in turkey make you sleepy? Can a particular Chinese pressure vessel be used to cook popcorn faster than other methods?
Episode 7 - Series 8 Episode 7 Hypermiling/Crash Cushions

Could a man sandwiched between two big men in the backseat of a car survive the car being T-boned by a truck, as seen in Headhunters? Can hypermiling techniques really double your car's fuel efficiency?
Episode 8 - Series 8 Episode 8 Car Chase Chaos / Animal Antics

Can you share the task of driving, change places while driving, or push the driver out while moving at regular speed? Can you prevent cats from defecating in your garden? What methods work best to repel snakes?
Episode 9 - Series 8 Episode 9 Indy Car Special

Can man beat machine in a 30-ft, standing-start sprint? Can a driver lose 10 lbs during a race? Can the suction created by a speeding car rip loose a manhole cover during a street race?
Episode 10 - Series 8 Episode 10 Breaking Bad Special

Can concentrated hydrofluoric acid in a bathtub completely dissolve a human body, create a hole through the tub, and dissolve the bathroom floor below it?
Episode 11 - Series 8 Episode 11 Battle of the Sexes: Round 2

Will lost men really not stop and ask for directions? Are women better multi-taskers? Are women better at parallel parking? Are men better at throwing objects than women?
Episode 12 - Series 8 Episode 12 Deadliest Catch Crabtastic Special

Will a crab pot drag you overboard to the bottom if your foot is caught in a coil? Is it better to work a 30-hour grind with no sleep than a 20 minute nap every 6 hours? Are crab pots truly indestructible?
Episode 13 - Series 8 Episode 13 JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished?

Can a 1967 Chevy take off with JATO rockets, like in the tale of the JATO Rocket Car?
Episode 14 - Series 8 Episode 14 Traffic Tricks

If a single car brakes lightly, can it cause a ripple that triggers a major traffic jam? Is it better to stay in one lane in heavy traffic instead of changing lanes? Are roundabouts more efficient than four-way stop signs?

Episode 15 - Series 8 Episode 15 Down and Dirty/Earthquake Survival

Is a bathroom's hand dryer better than a paper towel? Which public restroom stall is the cleanest? Is better to stand in the doorway during an earthquake?
Episode 16 - Series 8 Episode 16 Painting With Explosives/Bifurcated Boat

Can a room be painted using explosives via Adam's snowflake frame or Jamie's steel sphere? Can a boat be split in two by a channel marker?
Episode 17 - Series 8 Episode 17 Zombie Special

Is an axe more effective than a gun when you are swarmed by zombies? Can the force of many people bust down a door? Can you escape from a horde of zombies?
Episode 18 - Series 8 Episode 18 Duct Tape Canyon

Can Adam and Jamie cross a canyon and reach civilization using only basic supplies, duct tape, and bubble wrap?
Episode 19 - Series 8 Episode 19 Hollywood Car Crash Cliches

Can two men carrying a pane of glass survive unscathed if a car smashes through it? Can a rocket-propelled grenade explosion flip an SUV? Can a large truck plow through a traffic jam without stopping?
Episode 20 - Series 8 Episode 20 Supersonic Ping Pong/Ice Cannon

Can a ping pong ball inflict a lethal injury if it flies fast enough? Can a cannon and cannonballs made from ice be a reliable weapon?
Episode 21 - Series 8 Episode 21 Mythssion Impossible

Can you herd cats? Can you catch a greased pig? Can you stuff 10 pounds of feces into a 5-pound bag?
Episode 22 - Series 8 Episode 22 Bullet Baloney

Can a gun fire lethally if its barrel is bent? Can tape measures and wallets stop bullets? Will a shotgun shell on the tip of a wooden spear detonate if jabbed into an attacking animal?
Episode 23 - Series 8 Episode 23 Moonshiner Myths

Can a moonshine still explode and destroy the shack it is hidden in? Can a car fuelled by moonshine run as well as one running on gasoline?
Episode 24 - Series 8 Episode 24 Laws of Attraction

Do males prefer women with blonde hair? Do pheromone sprays work? Are women attracted to wealthy men? Do men give larger tips to women with larger breasts?
Episode 25 - Series 8 Episode 25 *DO* Try This at Home?

Can watering plants with microwaved water kill them? Can you put out a fire on a lake by turning a boat at an angle? Can metronomes started at different times sync together? Can a ball chain "levitate" over a lip of a cup?
Episode 26 - Series 8 Episode 26 Driving This Crazy

When two cars try to knock each other off the road does it always result in a long and difficult duel? Is the silver screen trick of tipping up on to two wheels and driving sideways as easy as it seems?
Episode 27 - Series 8 Episode 27 Commercial Myths

Can you bob for an apple during a 100 foot bungee jump? Can you really play tennis on an airplane wing mid-flight?
Episode 28 - Series 8 Episode 28 Star Wars Special

Could Luke have safely swung across the chasm in the Death Star while carrying Princess Leia? Would the Ewoks' swinging log trap have destroyed an Imperial walker?
Episode 29 - Series 8 Episode 29 Household Disasters

Can an explosion caused by a hot-water heater put out a fire? Is sunscreen flammable? Can a piano being raised into a house fall and break through the roof and the floor of a house?

Episode 30 - Series 8 Episode 30 Fire in the Hole

Could someone shoot a live grenade in midair and thus render it useless? Can you contain a TNT explosion inside an ordinary object?


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