MythBusters — Season 6
MythBusters·Season 6·2008·19 episodes

Season 6

MythBusters

Failure is always an option.

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Season 6

19 episodes

  • James Bond (1)
    S6·E1

    James Bond (1)

    January 16, 2008

    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?

  • Lead Balloon
    S6·E2

    Lead Balloon

    January 23, 2008 · 60 min

    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?

  • Airplane on a Conveyor Belt
    S6·E3

    Airplane on a Conveyor Belt

    January 30, 2008

    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.

  • James Bond (2)
    S6·E4

    James Bond (2)

    February 6, 2008

    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?

  • Viewers' Special (2)
    S6·E5

    Viewers' Special (2)

    February 13, 2008

    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?

  • MacGyver Myths
    S6·E6

    MacGyver Myths

    February 20, 2008 · 60 min

    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.

  • Alaska Special (1)
    S6·E7

    Alaska Special (1)

    April 23, 2008 · 60 min

    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.

  • Shark Week Special
    S6·E8

    Shark Week Special

    July 27, 2008

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

  • Exploding Steak
    S6·E9

    Exploding Steak

    August 6, 2008

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

  • NASA Moon Landing
    S6·E10

    NASA Moon Landing

    August 27, 2008

    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.

  • Viral Hour
    S6·E11

    Viral Hour

    September 3, 2008

    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?

  • Phone Book Friction
    S6·E12

    Phone Book Friction

    September 10, 2008 · 60 min

    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?

  • Water Stun Gun
    S6·E13

    Water Stun Gun

    September 17, 2008

    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?

  • Blind Driving
    S6·E14

    Blind Driving

    October 8, 2008

    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?

  • Ninjas
    S6·E15

    Ninjas

    October 15, 2008

    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?

  • Alcohol Myths
    S6·E16

    Alcohol Myths

    October 22, 2008

    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?

  • Motorcycle Flip
    S6·E17

    Motorcycle Flip

    October 29, 2008

    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.

  • Coffin Punch
    S6·E18

    Coffin Punch

    November 5, 2008

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

  • End With a Bang
    S6·E19

    End With a Bang

    November 12, 2008

    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?

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