MythBusters — Season 3
MythBusters·Season 3·2005·20 episodes

Season 3

MythBusters

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Season 3

20 episodes

  • Brown Note
    S3·E1

    Brown Note

    February 16, 2005

    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?

  • Salsa Escape
    S3·E2

    Salsa Escape

    February 23, 2005

    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?

  • Exploding Port-a-Potty
    S3·E3

    Exploding Port-a-Potty

    March 2, 2005

    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?

  • Is Yawning Contagious?
    S3·E4

    Is Yawning Contagious?

    March 9, 2005

    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?

  • Cooling a Six-Pack
    S3·E5

    Cooling a Six-Pack

    March 23, 2005

    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.

  • Son of a Gun
    S3·E6

    Son of a Gun

    March 30, 2005

    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?

  • Breaking Glass
    S3·E7

    Breaking Glass

    May 18, 2005

    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?

  • Jet Pack
    S3·E8

    Jet Pack

    June 9, 2005

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

  • Killer Brace Position
    S3·E9

    Killer Brace Position

    June 22, 2005

    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.

  • Bullet Proof Water
    S3·E10

    Bullet Proof Water

    July 13, 2005 · 60 min

    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?

  • Jaws Special
    S3·E11

    Jaws Special

    July 17, 2005

    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?

  • Border Slingshot
    S3·E12

    Border Slingshot

    July 27, 2005 · 60 min

    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?

  • Killer Tissue Box
    S3·E13

    Killer Tissue Box

    August 3, 2005

    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?

  • Escape Slide Parachute
    S3·E14

    Escape Slide Parachute

    August 10, 2005

    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?

  • MythBusters Revisited
    S3·E15

    MythBusters Revisited

    October 12, 2005

    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!

  • Chinese Invasion Alarm
    S3·E16

    Chinese Invasion Alarm

    October 19, 2005

    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?

  • Confederate Rocket
    S3·E17

    Confederate Rocket

    October 26, 2005 · 60 min

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

  • Vodka Myths
    S3·E18

    Vodka Myths

    November 2, 2005

    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.

  • Steel Toe-Cap Amputation
    S3·E19

    Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

    November 9, 2005 · 60 min

    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?

  • Seasickness - Kill or Cure
    S3·E20

    Seasickness - Kill or Cure

    November 16, 2005

    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?

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