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 2004
Episode 1: Explosive Decompression, Frog Giggin', Rear Axle
Air Date: January 11st, 2004
Summary: Can a bullet hole in the hull of an airplane cause explosive decompression that destroys the plane? Can a .22 caliber gun cartridge attached to a car ignition be used as a fuse? Can a car be ripped off its rear axle?
Episode 2: Chicken Gun
Air Date: January 18th, 2004
Summary: Can a cooked and raw chicken flying toward an airplane interfere with its flight or will the jet engine just blow it away? The team makes a huge pressurized cannon and shoots a chicken at a jet's windshield. Did a woman give birth to an octopus after swallowing an octopus egg? Can your washing machine kill you?
Episode 8: Myths Revisited
Air Date: June 8th, 2004
Summary: In this episode, Adam and Jamie re-test some myths hearing the publics suggestions and complaints. Myths tested -
-"Peeing on the Third Rail"
-"Goldfinger"
-"Chicken Gun" (which gave problems and had to be re-tested twice)
-"Ice Bullet"
-"Cell Phone + Gas Station = Explosion"
-"Aerosol (formally Biscuit) Bullet, part II"
"Exploding Implants, part II"
Episode 10: Scuba Diver, Car Capers
Air Date: July 27th, 2004
Summary: Adam and Jamie investigate the urban legend of a scuba diver who is dumped in the middle of a forest fire by a fire-fighting helicopter. Can a scuba diver get sucked up and spit out like this? They also investigate other legends - what happens when a banana is shoved into a car's tailpipe? What happens when you pour sugar in a car gas tank? What happens when you shoot a gun at a gas tank?
Episode 15: Exploding Jawbreaker
Air Date: October 27th, 2004
Summary: Is it possible to throw a regular playing card fast enough to inflict bodily harm? Jamie and Adam put the "killer card" myth under the microscope, then look into whether a heated jawbreaker can explode in your mouth. Finally, the guys invent their own static cannon to learn if an unfortunate construction worker really died from sandblasting a PVC pipe on the job.
Episode 17: Boom Lift Catapult
Air Date: November 10th, 2004
Summary: Buster lends a hand as the MythBusters explore the myth of the boom-lift catapult. Will Buster overcome the raw power of a 30,000-pound piece of machinery, or will the boom-lift turn into the ultimate medieval catapult? Then, worried about the price of gas? Tune in to Jamie and Adam's investigation into the most fuel-efficient way to keep cool in the car - turning on the air conditioning or opening the windows.
Episode 19: Ming Dynasty Astronaut
Air Date: December 5th, 2004
Summary: Buster makes the ultimate sacrifice as he's chosen to test the myth of a Ming Dynasty astronomer who strapped rockets to his chair in a bid to launch into space. Then, Adam and Jamie try to corner the energy market as they test out various free energy devices. And finally, the build team nearly lose their lunch testing out whether or not a common household ceiling fan really is a heads-up death trap.
Episode 20: Christmas Special
Air Date: December 22nd, 2004
Summary: On this special episode, Jamie and Adam present the winners from our fall 2004 favorite-myths online poll. So, did you guys vote for Stinky Car? Or will Pop Rocks and Coke emerge triumphant? Also, the MythBusters try their hand at a few holiday myths - Will putting a silver spoon in a champagne bottle keep it fizzy? Does a snowman melt faster with its clothes on ... or off? Tune in and find out.
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