First Aired: January 23rd, 2003
Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary, Reality
Network: Discovery
Summary: MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
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Season 1
Episode 12: Chicken Gun
Air Date: January 18th, 2004
Summary: Will launching a chicken at an airplane disrupt its flight, or will the bird be blown away? Is it possible for a woman to swallow an octopus egg — and then give birth to an eight-legged offspring?
To see if an airplane's window can resist the crashing of a bird flying at high speed, engineers launch chickens at high speeds into the windows with an air cannon before the window is used in a plane.
In this episode the Adam and Jamie test -
1) If launching frozen chickens out of a cannon do more damage when crahing into airplane winshields.
2) If a woman can give birth an octopus by swallowing an octopus egg.
3) If a washing machine with the help of a dog can kill you.
Episode 13: Explosive Decompression, Frog Giggin', Rear Axle
Air Date: January 11st, 2004
Summary: Can firing a bullet into the shell of an aircraft cause explosive decompression? Can a loaded .22-caliber gun cartridge be used as a replacement fuse in a car's ignition? Can a car be ripped off its rear axle?
In this episode the Adam and Jamie test -
1) If a bullet hole in an airplane's window can cause an explosive decompression that destroys the plane and blows out the passengers.
2) If a 22 caliber gun cartridge can be used a fuse.
3) If a car can be ripped off its rear axle if gets stuck in a hole.
Episode 14: Sinking Titanic, Goldfish Memory, Trombone Explosion
Air Date: February 22nd, 2004
Summary: Will a sinking ship suck you down as it goes under? Are goldfish bored or just plain stupid? Will throwing a lit firecracker down the neck of a trombone make your music sweeter?
In this episode the Mythbusters test -
1) If a sinking ship can suck you down and kill you if you are next to it.
2) If goldfish can remember things.
3) They see what happens when you drop explosive material inside a trombone.
Episode 15: Breakstep Bridge
Air Date: January 25th, 2004
Summary: Will a college rowing team be able to pull Jamie up on water skis? Can the rhythm of soldiers marching together can cause a bridge to collapse? Does the bacteria from a toilet will settle in your toothbrush?
In this episode Adam and Jamie test -
1) If a party of marching soldiers can make a bridge fall down.
2) If bacteria from the toilet can go to toothbrushes.
3) If it's possible to water ski behind a rowboat.
Episode 16: Buried in Concrete
Air Date: February 15th, 2004
Summary: Will Jamie and Adam find Jimmy Hoffa, who is allegedly buried in concrete? Can the power and force of a 737 launch a taxicab 75 feet in the air? Is the daddy longlegs the most venomous spider?
In this episode the Adam and Jamie test -
1) If Jimmy Hoffa is buried in the concrete in front of a stadium.
2) If “Daddy-Longlegs” are the most poisonous spiders in the world and if they even have venom.
3) If a taxi can be launched into the air by a jet motor's power.
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