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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 7

Episode 1: Demolition Derby

Air Date: April 8th, 2009

Summary: Is the movie Speed just fake film physics? Will a car dropped from 4,000 feet fall faster than a speeding car? Is the compact conundrum of a two-truck head-on collision a myth?

Episode 2: Alaska Special (2)

Air Date: April 15th, 2009

Summary: Is Pykrete really tougher than concrete? Is it durable enough to make a boat out of? Can a V-shaped snowplow really split a car in two?

Episode 3: Banana Slip/Double Dip

Air Date: April 22nd, 2009

Summary: Can a banana peel really cause one to slip? Does double dipping cause germ warfare? And can the build team really make a homemade diamond?

Episode 4: YouTube Special

Air Date: April 29th, 2009

Summary: Can match heads alone fire a homemade cannon? Can a 7-foot ball of Legos become a rolling weapon of mass destruction?

Episode 5: Swimming in Syrup

Air Date: May 6th, 2009

Summary: Is it possible to swim as fast in syrup as in water? Could MacGyver have blown off a cargo-ship steel door with only gun powder and a gun handle?

Episode 6: Exploding Bumper

Air Date: May 13rd, 2009

Summary: Can car bumpers become deadly and explode? Is it true that Hungarian archers got twice the penetration shooting a bow from a galloping horse?

Episode 7: Seesaw Saga

Air Date: May 20th, 2009

Summary: Could a sky diver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground seesaw and send a small girl flying seven stories high?

Episode 8: Thermite vs. Ice

Air Date: May 27th, 2009

Summary: See what happens when you combine thermite, a chemical that burns at almost 2,000 degrees, with ice. And can a stereo set off a rifle with its vibrations?

Episode 9: Prison Escape

Air Date: June 3rd, 2009

Summary: Is it possible to cling to the roof of a speeding, swerving car like in the movies? Can jailbirds use dental floss to cut through solid steel bars?

Episode 10: Curving Bullets

Air Date: June 10th, 2009

Summary: Can a sonic shock wave shatter glass? Is it possible for bullets to bend around obstacles with a side arm flick of the wrist?

Episode 11: Car vs. Rain

Air Date: June 17th, 2009

Summary: If you're out for a spin in the rain in your convertible, can you stay dry by driving faster? Can popcorn be cooked by a laser or an explosion?

Episode 12: Knock Your Socks Off

Air Date: October 7th, 2009

Summary: If one bullet is fired and another is dropped simultaneously from the same height, will they hit the ground at the same time? Is it possible to knock someone out of their socks?

Episode 13: Duct Tape Hour

Air Date: October 14th, 2009

Summary: Can duct tape really be used to lift a car in the air? Will duct tape keep your boat afloat? Can you make a boat completely out of duct tape?

Episode 14: Clean Car vs. Dirty Car

Air Date: October 21st, 2009

Summary: Does a dirty car get better gas mileage than a clean one? Is the adage, "Stick to beer you're in the clear; beer then liquor ever sicker" true?

Episode 15: Greased Lightning

Air Date: October 28th, 2009

Summary: What happens when you mix water, oil and fire? Can cheese be used as cannon fodder? Can a C-4 explosive be set off in a microwave?

Episode 16: Hurricane Windows

Air Date: November 4th, 2009

Summary: In a hurricane, would a house suffer less damage if the windows were left open? Can liquid nitrogen really shatter a head or explode a frozen tree?

Episode 17: Crash and Burn

Air Date: November 11st, 2009

Summary: Does a car always explode as it plunges off a cliff? Can a huge rocket launch a cage holding a human and would the person survive?

Episode 18: Myth Evolution

Air Date: November 18th, 2009

Summary: This fan favorites episode revisits the water-heater rocket, car-roof cling, curving bullets, liquid nitrogen and snowplow split myths.

Episode 19: Dumpster Diving

Air Date: November 25th, 2009

Summary: Can a person leap from several stories into a dumpster, then be able to run away? Can a diving suit flaw force a diver's entire body into his helmet?

Episode 20: Antacid Jail Break

Air Date: December 2nd, 2009

Summary: The MythBusters see if antacids can break you out of jail, and how far a criminal can get when making a break for it in the dark.

Episode 21: Unarmed and Unharmed

Air Date: December 9th, 2009

Summary: Adam and Jamie tackle a quick draw gun-slinging story, while Grant, Tory and Jessi hop on board the Mythbus for another myth from the movie Speed.

Episode 22: Hidden Nasties

Air Date: December 16th, 2009

Summary: Are soda cans contaminated by rat pee? Does your cell phone have more germs than a toilet? Can a sports car skip across a lake a la The Cannonball Run?

Episode 23: Mini Myth Mayhem

Air Date: December 28th, 2009

Summary: Six fan-requested fables are put to the test, including whether an engraved coconut can be sent through the mail and whether a match can be lit with a bullet.

Episode 24: Boomerang Bullet

Air Date: January 4th, 2010

Summary: Can ricochets of a bullet fired by you kill you in a closed space? And a Monty Python myth with a bouncing castle.

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