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MythBusters Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Join Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman as they investigate a collection of urban myths including; whether a mobile phone could destroy and petrol station, an escape from Alcatraz, whether a penny dropped from a great height could kill you and much more.
Episode 1
Exploding Toilet
Tue, Sep 23, 2003 60 mins
Special-effects experts test popular urban myths, including whether a toilet will explode if a flammable substance is sprayed down it and then a match is lit; and if a person gets wetter running or walking in the rain.
Episode 2
Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
Fri, Oct 3, 2003 60 mins
Segments include if using a cell phone at a gas station will cause the pump to explode; whether silicon implants will explode from changes in air pressure; and if high-speed CD-ROMs will shatter.
Episode 3
Barrel of Bricks
Fri, Oct 10, 2003 60 mins
Segments include urinating on the electrified third rail of a train track; and whether an eel-skin wallet can erase magnetic credit cards. Also: construction worker woes.
Episode 4
Penny Drop
Sat, Dec 22, 2018 60 mins
Can a penny dropped from a skyscraper kill a person below? Is it possible to "bake yourself" on a tanning bed? Did Lucille Ball expose a spy ring by hearing radio signals from her tooth fillings?
Episode 5
Buried Alive
Sat, Dec 22, 2018 60 mins
Could a person survive a leap from a bridge by throwing a hammer in the water first? Is it possible to survive being buried alive? Can cola really remove bloodstains clean rust or cook a steak?
Episode 6
Lightning Strikes; Tongue Piercings
Fri, Nov 7, 2003 60 mins
Included: whether a cannon can be built from a tree; the effects of lightning on a tongue piercing.
Episode 7
Stinky Car
Fri, Dec 5, 2003 60 mins
Included: the story of a car with an unpleasant odor that's impossible to remove. Also: the raccoon-in-the-drain myth.
Episode 8
Alcatraz Escape
Fri, Dec 12, 2003 60 mins
Jamie and Adam brave the tides of San Francisco Bay in a homemade raft to see if prisoners who escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and presumed to have drowned could have actually survived.
Episode 9
Explosive Decompression
Sun, Jan 11, 2004 60 mins
Tests to see if a bullet hole into the shell of an aircraft will cause explosive decompression and destroy the plane. Also: whether a loaded .22 gun cartridge can be used as a car-ignition fuse.
Episode 10
Chicken Gun
Sun, Jan 18, 2004 60 mins
Bizarre theories put to the test include whether launching a chicken at an airplane disrupts its flight. Also: the myth of a woman who claimed she swallowed an octopus egg and gave birth to an eight-legged offspring.
Episode 11
Breakstep Bridge
Sun, Jan 25, 2004 60 mins
Examining whether marching in cadence over a bridge can make it collapse. Also: determining if a rowing team can pull a water skier; bacteria and bathroom toilets.
Episode 12
Buried in Concrete
Sun, Feb 15, 2004 60 mins
Included: whether Jimmy Hoffa's body is buried in Giants Stadium; the power of a 737 jet engine. Also: severe arachnophobia.
Episode 13
Sinking Titanic
Sun, Feb 22, 2004 60 mins
Examining whether a very large sinking ship will pull victims down with it; if goldfish can remember things; the result of putting a firecracker in a trombone.
