MythBusters - Season 8

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Boomerang Bullet

1 - Boomerang Bullet

Air Date: January 4, 2010

Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?

Soda Cup Killer

2 - Soda Cup Killer

Air Date: March 24, 2010

Jamie and Adam explore whether a cup of soda thrown from a car can kill, while Jessi, Tory and Grant see how long a good guy can hang by his fingertips.

Dive to Survive

3 - Dive to Survive

Air Date: March 31, 2010

Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?

Spy Car Escape (1)

4 - Spy Car Escape (1)

Air Date: April 7, 2010

Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward simply falls to the ground.

Bottle Bash

5 - Bottle Bash

Air Date: April 14, 2010

What's worse, having an empty beer bottle smashed over your head, or a full one? Could ancient armies have truly used animal hides to build their cannons?

No Pain, No Gain

6 - No Pain, No Gain

Air Date: April 28, 2010

Are some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket.

Mythssion Control

7 - Mythssion Control

Air Date: May 5, 2010

In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.

Duct Tape Hour (2)

8 - Duct Tape Hour (2)

Air Date: May 12, 2010

Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?

Waterslide Wipeout

9 - Waterslide Wipeout

Air Date: May 19, 2010

Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.

Fireball Stun Gun

10 - Fireball Stun Gun

Air Date: June 2, 2010

Does pepper spray + flannel shirt + stun gun = massive fireball, per CSI? Can fireworks really launch a person over a lake? (Watch the show! Don't try it at home!).

Flu Fiction

11 - Flu Fiction

Air Date: June 9, 2010

Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.

Hair of the Dog

12 - Hair of the Dog

Air Date: October 6, 2010

Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?

Storm Chasing Myths

13 - Storm Chasing Myths

Air Date: October 13, 2010

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.

Cold Feet

14 - Cold Feet

Air Date: October 20, 2010

When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?

Tablecloth Chaos

15 - Tablecloth Chaos

Air Date: October 27, 2010

Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?

Arrow Machine Gun

16 - Arrow Machine Gun

Air Date: November 3, 2010

Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.

Mini Myth Madness

17 - Mini Myth Madness

Air Date: November 10, 2010

Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?

Reverse Engineering

18 - Reverse Engineering

Air Date: November 17, 2010

Jamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from Lethal Weapon 2 to task.

Inverted Underwater Car

19 - Inverted Underwater Car

Air Date: November 24, 2010

Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.

Bug Special

20 - Bug Special

Air Date: December 1, 2010

Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?

President's Challenge

21 - President's Challenge

Air Date: December 8, 2010

President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.

Green Hornet Special

22 - Green Hornet Special

Air Date: December 15, 2010

Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.

Operation Valkyrie

23 - Operation Valkyrie

Air Date: December 22, 2010

Adam and Jamie weigh in on a famous assassination attempt; Kari, Grant and Tory try to determine if one can really can “slap some sense” into someone.