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First Aired: January 23rd, 2003
Status: Ended
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 2014
Episode 1: Star Wars - Revenge of the Myth
Air Date: January 4th, 2014
Summary: Swinging Luke and Leia across a chasm with a grappling hook; an Ewok log crushing an Imperial "Chicken Walker"; surviving in a tauntaun's belly.
Episode 2: Moonshiner Myths
Air Date: January 11st, 2014
Summary: Testing an exploding still; using "hooch" to fuel an unmodified car.
Episode 3: Hollywood Car Crash Cliches
Air Date: January 18th, 2014
Summary: Hollywood crash clichés; driving through glass; plowing throw traffic; firing an RPG at an SUV.
Episode 4: Car Chase Chaos / Animal Antics
Air Date: January 25th, 2014
Summary: The MythBusters test car chase cliches (can you really share driving, change places, or dump the driver while moving at speed) and some fan-suggested deterrents for driving away cats, bears, and snakes.
Episode 5: Do Try This At Home
Air Date: February 1st, 2014
Summary: Investigating myths that can potentially be tried at home.
Episode 6: Mythssion Impossible
Air Date: February 15th, 2014
Summary: The MythBusters test three impossible idioms - Can you herd cats? Can you catch a greased pig? And can you cram 10 pounds of poop into a 5 pound bag?
Episode 7: Bullet Baloney
Air Date: February 22nd, 2014
Summary: Firearm cliches; firing a bent-barreled shotgun; firing a gun in space; dropping a gun in a deep fryer; stopping a bullet with weird items; shooting a neon sign.
Episode 8: Supersonic Ping Pong / Ice Cannon
Air Date: March 1st, 2014
Summary: Supersonic ping pong; lighting a frozen fuse on an ice cannon.
Episode 9: Fire in the Hole
Air Date: July 10th, 2014
Summary: The MythBusters tackle some of Hollywood’s favorite explosive scenarios. Could a hero really shoot a live grenade in midair and thus render it useless? Could you really contain a TNT explosion inside an ordinary object like a file cabinet or aquarium?
Episode 10: Household Disasters
Air Date: July 17th, 2014
Summary: It's YOUR house under the Myths-cro-scope this time. Could a vacuum cleaner explode while sucking up black powder? Could sunscreen scorch your skin? Could a piano crash through your roof? And finally, could an exploding water heater extinguish a house fire?
Episode 11: Commercial Myths
Air Date: July 24th, 2014
Summary: The MythBusters go to vertigo-inducing heights to test out some commercial myths. Could you actually bob for an apple while jumping from a 100-foot high bungee cord? And from a viral video, could you really play a match of tennis while both players are standing on top of an airplane's wing?
Episode 12: Road Rage
Air Date: July 31st, 2014
Summary: In this episode, three car crimes straight from Hollywood are put to the test - the cliff top push, the two-wheel wipeout (and ... we do mean WIPEOUT, with Adam at the wheel to boot), and, finally, the Corvette barrel roll from "Wanted."
Episode 13: Laws of Attraction
Air Date: August 7th, 2014
Summary: Investigating five clichés about the laws of attraction; a preference to blondes; pheromones; tips correlating with breast size; wealth.
Episode 14: Traffic Tricks
Air Date: August 7th, 2014
Summary: Adam and Jamie tackle key congestion questions and unlock the traffic gridlock. They find out if a minor unexpected braking incident can really cause a major ‘shockwave jam’. They also put the European roundabout up against the typical American four-way stop sign to see which is really the most efficient. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory take on the controversial claim that on a journey of less than 600 kilometers it’s always faster to drive. Plus, can lane changing put your life in danger?
Episode 15: Plane Boarding / Bite the Bullet
Air Date: August 21st, 2014
Summary: What is the most efficient way to board an airplane? Can a bullet made of teeth or bone be untraceable? Also the last episode of Tory, Kari, and Grant.
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