MythBusters — Season 4
MythBusters·Season 4·2006·28 episodes

Season 4

MythBusters

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Season 4

28 episodes

  • Paper Crossbow
    S4·E1

    Paper Crossbow

    January 11, 2006 · 60 min

    Is it possible to make a deadly weapon out of nothing more dangerous than newspaper and underwear? Grant, Kari and Tory unscrew the cap on some more vodka myths.

  • Shredded Plane
    S4·E2

    Shredded Plane

    January 18, 2006

    Is the photo of a light plane, with precise, clean tears on the side, genuine? Was it the work of the jilted lover, who took to her ex's plane with a chainsaw and a taste for vengeance?

  • Archimedes Death Ray Revisited
    S4·E3

    Archimedes Death Ray Revisited

    January 25, 2006

    Challenged from fan mailbags to retest the "Archimedes Death Ray," Adam and Jamie accept. In turn, fans and a M.I.T. team were invited to perform this challenge.

  • Helium Football
    S4·E4

    Helium Football

    February 1, 2006

    This time around, Adam and Jamie test a myth that footballs filled with helium will fly farther and hang longer than ones filled with regulation air. Are teeth strong enough to withstand the force of a bullet?

  • Franklin's Kite
    S4·E5

    Franklin's Kite

    March 8, 2006

    The build team attempts to discover electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. Do innocuous legumes really increase gas? Is it possible to break wind so much that you can suffocate to death?

  • Cell Phones on Planes
    S4·E6

    Cell Phones on Planes

    March 15, 2006

    If you fill a normal raft with helium can you fly? Tory and Kari tackle a conspiracy theory familiar to many frequent flyers. Can your cell phone interfere with a plane's instruments?

  • Bullets Fired Up
    S4·E7

    Bullets Fired Up

    April 19, 2006

    Can celebratory gunfire kill when the bullets fall back to Earth? Grant, Tory and Kari quench their thirst with another round of "Vodka Myths."

  • Myths Re-Opened
    S4·E8

    Myths Re-Opened

    April 26, 2006

    The team revisits myths explored from "Split Arrow," "Confederate Rocket," and "Bulletproof Water."

  • Mind Control
    S4·E9

    Mind Control

    May 3, 2006

    Adam and Jamie do a little painting and detonating when they try to blow open a home-improvement myth. Grant, Tory and Kari explore if it is possible to manipulate someone's mind remotely.

  • Exploding Pants
    S4·E10

    Exploding Pants

    May 10, 2006

    Tory, Kari and Grant investigate the spontaneous trouser combustion. Do gas companies and car manufacturers deliberately conspire to make gas-guzzling cars so that they can split the cash?

  • Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)
    S4·E11

    Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)

    July 12, 2006

    Are Hollywood break-ins complete hocus pocus? The team tries to tiptoe their way around a laser system before facing the mother of all safes.

  • Steam Cannon
    S4·E12

    Steam Cannon

    July 19, 2006

    Did Archimedes build the world's first "supergun," a cannon powered by steam? Adam's mom thinks a typical modern breakfast cereal has less nutritional value than the box it comes in. Is Mom right?

  • Whirlpool/Snowplow
    S4·E13

    Whirlpool/Snowplow

    July 26, 2006

    Somewhere on Earth is there a massive whirlpool sucking whole ships and their hapless crews to a watery grave? Can a passing wintery road sweeper displace so much air that it flips an oncoming car?

  • Mentos and Soda
    S4·E14

    Mentos and Soda

    August 9, 2006

    Adam and Jamie try to figure out the theory behind the chaos when diet cola and Mentos mix. Can posting a postage stamp on the rotor blades send a helicopter into a tailspin?

  • Shattering Subwoofer
    S4·E15

    Shattering Subwoofer

    August 16, 2006

    The guys find out if the bass from a car stereo can destroy an automobile. Also, Grant, Kari and Tory hit the road to take on two tall tales from our mates down under.

  • Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)
    S4·E16

    Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)

    August 23, 2006

    It's "lights, camera, action!" time again for the MythBusters, as they test more Hollywood heists. This time, our cat burglars Adam and Jamie go cold as they try to beat a heat-detecting alarm sensor.

  • Earthquake Machine
    S4·E17

    Earthquake Machine

    August 30, 2006

    Adam and Jamie take on one of the greatest scientist/inventor and myth creator legends of all time: Nikolai Tesla and his Earthquake Machine. Tory and Kari investigate a lethal lava lamp.

  • Deadly Straw
    S4·E18

    Deadly Straw

    September 6, 2006

    Can the wind in a tropical hurricane get so strong that it can blow a piece of straw through a palm-tree trunk? Can a hurricane blow the feathers off a chicken?

  • Mega Movie Myths
    S4·E19

    Mega Movie Myths

    September 13, 2006

    Can you use awnings to cushion your fall? Is there really such a thing as a car ejector seat? Can you chop a sword with another sword Is it possible to shoot through a door lock?

  • Killer Cable Snaps
    S4·E20

    Killer Cable Snaps

    October 11, 2006

    If a cable at high tension snaps, can it slice a person clean in two? Does ancient pottery contain sounds from the past that can be played back and listened to today, just like a record?

  • Air Cylinder Rocket
    S4·E21

    Air Cylinder Rocket

    October 18, 2006

    Can a ruptured cylinder -- carefully aimed --really cause the massive damage some people claim? Meanwhile, Tory, Grant and Kari go back in time to test some prototypes from the past.

  • More Myths Revisited
    S4·E22

    More Myths Revisited

    October 25, 2006

    "Myths Revisited" offers Jamie and Adam the chance to clear their names. Watch as they repeat past experiments to see if their original answer was genuine or bogus.

  • Exploding Lighter
    S4·E23

    Exploding Lighter

    November 1, 2006

    Jamie and Adam find out if a small, disposable butane lighter can suddenly ignite with the force of several sticks of dynamite. The "Magnificent Three" try and shoot down some popular gunslinger myths.

  • Concrete Glider
    S4·E24

    Concrete Glider

    November 8, 2006

    Adam and Jamie test the old engineering challenge that you can't make a concrete glider fly. Kari, Grant and Tory find out just how dangerous it is to stand too close to the edge of a train platform.

  • Firearms Folklore
    S4·E25

    Firearms Folklore

    November 29, 2006

    Could a criminal's bullet have hit and jammed the empty chamber of a policeman's revolver? Could two bullets colliding mid-air fuse together? Is a hammer more dangerous than you think?

  • Anti-Gravity Device
    S4·E26

    Anti-Gravity Device

    December 6, 2006

    Could leaving Christmas lights on your tree overnight cause it to burst into flames? Is Anti-gravity science or science fiction? Can vodka cure the pain of a jellyfish sting?

  • Holiday Special
    S4·E27

    Holiday Special

    December 6, 2006 · 42 min

    Can six reindeer run fast enough to launch an ultralite glider? Does one burn more calories jogging Naked in the snow or by putting on an Airtight jogging suit and running in a hot desert?

  • 22,000-Foot Fall
    S4·E28

    22,000-Foot Fall

    December 13, 2006

    Is it possible to survive a 22,000 foot fall using the blast from a 1,000 pound bomb to break the fall? Is electricity saved by switching off the lights when leaving a room?

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