Mythbusters Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Alaska SpecialAlaska is the very definition of intense. But for the MythBusters, it's also a land shrouded in Mythology - mythology about it's climate, mythology about its scenery and mythology about its wildlife. So in this Alaska Special, the whole team packs up its sleds, its snowshoes & its gold pans and heads north to test some Alaskan anecdotes.
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Episode 2 - NASA Moon Landing Hoax HourOn this episode of MythBusters, the Moon Landing Hoax Hour the team tackle the tallest tale of all!- Did NASA pull off the greatest cover-up in human history?
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Episode 3 - Exploding MeatIn Exploding Meat, Jamie and Adam start from scratch to see if tough steak really can be tenderized with high-explosives. This myth starts with a blast and ends with a better one, as the boys hone their technique.
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Episode 4 - Ninja special 2Ninjas and MythBusters go together like matches and gunpowder - they're a marriage made in heaven. But once again it's time to separate fact from fiction, in the MythBusters Ninja special 2.
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Episode 5 - Blind Driving & GolfOn this episode of MythBusters, there are 'fore' myths to have a swing and a miss at. And the four myths couldn't be more different. First up, Adam and Jamie drive blind. Literally. Meanwhile, Kari, Tory and Grant take a swing and a myth at three golf stories.
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Episode 6 - Viral VideosOn this infectious episode of MythBusters, we give internet 'viral videos' a timely check-up. They're exciting, funny, and sometimes barely credible. We can't wait to pass them on to our ten best friends, but can we truly believe everything we see?
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Episode 7 - Phone Book FrictionOn this episode of MythBusters Adam and Jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. And then Kari, Grant and Tory test a fishy tale of Hollywood pyrotechnics with their own big bang theories.
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Episode 8 - Water stun gunOn this episode Adam and Jamie investigate a secret agent myth - that you can turn a conventional electric stun gun into a water-powered electric stun gun. The Kari Grant and Tory test two myths- first, that if a fire extinguisher gets dropped in a fire it will explode and the contents will put out the fire. And the second myth, fire walking is explained by mind over matter not science.
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Episode 9 - Beer GogglesOn this way-to-drunk-to-drive episode of MythBusters, Adam and Jamie get soused for science as they slur their way through two of the biggest alcohol myths ever.
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Episode 10 - Motorbike FlipOn this spectacular episode of MythBusters Dr's Hyneman and Savage Raid the Ark-hives for an Indiana Jones movie myth... and Kari, Grant and Tory are breaking bad to test tall tales of breaking out of prison.
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Episode 11 - Bullet-proof & Coffin PunchOn this death-defying MythBusters, the whole team gets together to test myths about survival - survival in every day life, and survival in not so every day death. First up, Adam and Jamie return to one of the fans most favourite subjects - what is bullet-proof. Meanwhile, in Coffin Punch, Kari, Tory and Grant test the a silver screen saga. This time from the Tarantino classic that is Kill Bill.
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Episode 12 - Idioms SpecialOn this scatological episode of MythBusters, we test the literal truth of three very different proverbs that most of us take as gospel.
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Episode 13 - Bamboo TortureIt's the viewer special sequel, sequel! Yup the viewer inspired ideas just keep on coming and in this jam packed episode the guys tackle four of the best fan fables in their inboxes. In Bamboo Torture Adam and Jamie take on a gruesome myth from world war two. Meanwhile in Brandy Warmer the guys get to the bottom of a shaggy dog story.
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Episode 14 - Exploding bumpers & Medieval MayhemOn this high-velocity episode of MythBusters, we test two highly contentious legends that span 500 years. In "Exploding Bumpers", Jamie and Adam examine an unforeseen and potentially deadly side effect of a car fire. In "Medieval Mayhem", Kari, Tory and Grant put their butts in the saddle to test a legend that's been unquestioned since the middle-ages.
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Episode 15 - Banana peel Flip/Homemade Diamonds/Double DippingIn this episode of MythBusters, it's double the trouble as Adam and Jamie take on not one but two classic comedy myths. Meanwhile Kari Grant and Tory cook up some fun, and the largest bang in MythBusters history, testing if you can make homemade diamonds.
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Episode 16 - Swimming in Syrup and Magic Bullet MythsOn this extra-sticky episode of MythBusters, we put a classic physics 'thought-problem' to the test, and then take on two 'magic bullet' myths- one from television, and the other from an American frontier legend.
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Episode 17 - YouTube SpecialOn this all-viral episode of MythBusters, the team puts the most requested YouTube myths and requests to the test. They size up a smash web-hit about a giant ball of Lego and discover the explosive power of match heads. Then answer their fans in a smoking car test to seeing if a spinning car tire can go up in fire.
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Episode 18 - DRYving in the RainIt's an episode of real genius, explosive action and dangerous driving. So business as usual then!
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Episode 19 - See Saw SagaOn this high-flying episode of MythBusters, the whole team tackles one massive and improbable myth from the fan site: could a skydiver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground see-saw and send a small girl flying seven stories high? And would she survive the ordeal?
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Episode 20 - Alaska Special, The ReturnOn this blisteringly cold episode of MythBusters, the team gets some northern exposure as they pack up their sleds, their brass monkeys and their ingenuity for Alaska Special, The Return.
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Episode 21 - Car ClingIn this hang-on-for-dear-life episode of MythBusters, there's thrills, spills and a blast from the criminal past. So strap in, because this is going be one heck of a wild ride.
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Episode 22 - Sonic Boom Sound-OffButton up your bullet-proof vest and gear up your ears because on this episode of MythBusters there are guns galore and sonic booms aplenty!
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Episode 23 - Thermite Vs Ice/Handgun Horror/Woofer WeaponryOn this elemental episode of MythBusters, there's fire, there's ice and there's some seriously heavy metal. Have you got the mettle for it?
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Episode 24 - Bullet Dropped Verses Bullet FiredIt's an episode of scientific genius and punching, pummelling, explosive action - So it's business as usual! In a World First, Adam and Jamie test the classic physics textbook theory Bullet Dropped Versus Bullet Fired. If a bullet is fired and a bullet is dropped simultaneously from the same height, will they both hit the ground at the same time?
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Episode 25 - Duct Tape Car LiftOn this episode the MythBusters roll out the sticky carpet for the most versatile tool in your box.
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Episode 26 - Hurricane WindowsOn this cold and blustery episode, Adam and Jamie bet the house on a highly contentious hurricane survival tale in "Hurricane Windows".
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Episode 27 - Kitchen NightmaresOn this episode of MythBusters, the team dives into hells kitchen to test two frightening potential kitchen catastrophes with a quirky look at myth that might be on the nose: can cheese be used as canon fodder?
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Episode 28 - Myth Evolution IIOn this episode of MythBusters, it's an evolution revolution as the team takes five fan favorites and focuses on a fascinating new facet for each.
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Episode 29 - Dirty car and the Morning afterOn this Episode of MythBusters, buckle up cos it's going to be a bumpy ride. First up Adam and Jamie get down and dirty with the myth that a muddy motorcar gets better mileage than it's clean cousin. Meanwhile Kari, Grant and Tory are hitting the sauce to test the old drinking adage 'Stick to beer you're in the clear, beer then liquor ever sicker'.
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Episode 30 - Crash & Burn/RocketmanThere's thrills and spills and spectacle galore in this classic episode of MythBusters.
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