Scottie Chapman

Ninjas and Mythbusters go together like matches and gunpowder: a marriage made in heaven. Ninjas are steeped in mythology that they've been only too happy to circulate. It's time to separate fact from fiction in the Mythbusters Ninja special 2. Also available on Netflix

Yar, mateys! Who doesn't love pirates? If you don't, you can walk the plank! If you do, settle in and enjoy as Adam, Jamie and company explore the dirty truths behind all manner of pirate lore. How much of it is fact, and how much is cannon fodder?

Tag along with MythBusters Jamie and Adam for explosive fun as they try to blow up a cement truck filled with hardened concrete, send an ordinary water heater through the roof of a house, dunk a ticking time bomb under water and much more. Two episodes in this dynamite collection examine James Bond's most incredible gadgets and gimmicks, including a highly explosive ballpoint pen, a deadly bowler hat and a bullet-deflecting watch.

You've heard the advice a thousand times: If your car plunges into deep water, roll down your window, let the car fill up with water to equalize pressure, simply pop open the door and swim your way to safety. Can it really be so easy?

Special-effects guru Jamie Hyneman and his spirited co-host, Adam Savage, test the validity of old wives' tales, urban legends and other far-fetched phenomena in this collection of 12 episodes from their hit cable series, "MythBusters." Segments explore whether a cell phone can ignite gasoline fumes at a filling station, whether people with tongue piercings can attract lightning during an electrical storm and whether yawning is contagious.