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28 Episodes 2006 - 2006
Episode 1
Wed, Jan 11, 200650 mins
Adam and Jamie unleash a deadly myth from a supermax prison, attempting to make a deadly weapon out of newspaper and underwear. Grant, Kari and Tory unscrew the cap on some more vodka myths, such as removing cigarette smell from clothing.
Episode 2
Wed, Jan 18, 200650 mins
In Shredded plane, Adam and Jamie investigate the cause of a shredded airplane. The other members put their survival skills to the test in Firestarter.
Episode 3
Wed, Jan 25, 200650 mins
Adam and Jamie accepted the challenge from fans' mailbags to retest the Archimedes death ray. In turn, fans and the MIT team were invited to perform this challenge. Can they win the challenge against the MythBusters' secret weapon, Project X?
Episode 4
Wed, Feb 1, 200650 mins
Jamie and Adam examine whether a helium filled football will travel further than a normal football. Meanwhile the Mythbusters team examines whether it is possible for a person to catch a bullet with their teeth.
Episode 5
Wed, Mar 8, 200650 mins
Kari, Grant and Tory test if Benjamin Franklin could have survived lightning striking his kite. Adam and Jamie test if flatulence can kill and which foods produce the most gas.
Episode 6
Wed, Mar 15, 200650 mins
Adam and Jamie hit the website for ideas and visit helium raft. Is it possible to fill a raft with helium and fly away? Its turns out to be their biggest build ever. At least in size!
Episode 7
Wed, Apr 19, 200649 mins
Adam and Jamie attempt to solve another high calibre conundrum to see if a celebratory gun fire can kill when the bullets fall back to earth. Meanwhile the other members shake their thirst on another round of Vodka myths.
Episode 8
Wed, Apr 26, 200650 mins
A look back at myths that generated a truck load of angry fan mail. In Split Arrow, the 3 Mythkateers take another aim at Robin Hood's arrow. The Confederate Rocket will be tested with a Salami launch. Another shot at Bullet-Proof water.
Episode 9
Wed, May 3, 200650 mins
Adam and Jamie attempt to blow open a home improvement myth with dynamite. The 3 Mythkateers tackle mind control by manipulating someone's mind remotely.
Episode 10
Wed, May 17, 200650 mins
The team tries out a myth of farm workers' pants igniting, using materials from fertilizer to explosives, while the boys waste money on nifty fuel-saving devices found on the Internet, and remind us that biodiesel (cooking oil!) is a semi-viable fuel alternative.
Episode 11
Wed, Jul 12, 200647 mins
Adam and Jamie test whether Hollywood heists are really possible.
Episode 12
Wed, Jul 19, 200650 mins
In Archimedes Steam Cannon the results are truly spectacular as Adam and Jamie build the mother of all cannons . While in Breakfast Cereal, an eating competition with a difference beckons as Adam and Jamie put Mrs. Savage to the test!
Episode 13
Wed, Jul 26, 200650 mins
Everyone's going round in circles. Adam and Jamie get sucked in by a famous nautical myth-tery about killer whirlpools. Tory, Kari and Grant are in over their heads, snowed under by a snowplow.
Episode 14
Wed, Aug 9, 200650 mins
Jamie and Adam try to scientifically explain the recently publicized and highly entertaining chemical reaction caused as a result of placing a Mentos candy into a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke. The rest of the Mythbusters team explores the possibility of a standard postage stamp causing enough imbalance in the rotating assemblies of a helicopter to cause it to crash.
Episode 15
Wed, Aug 16, 200650 mins
On this episode the guys ask, can a car stereo destroy a car with just sound? Adam and Jamie pump up the bass to find out. And the Tory, Kari, and Grant hit the road to take on two tall tales from down under.
Episode 16
Wed, Aug 23, 200650 mins
In Crimes and Myth-demeanors, the team is going up against the latest real-world alarm solutions to see whether they can live up to their claims.
Episode 17
Wed, Aug 30, 200650 mins
Adam and Jamie take on one of the greatest scientist/inventor and myth creator legends of all time, Nikolai Tesla and his Earthquake Machine. Tory and Kari investigate a lethal lava lamp.
Episode 18
Wed, Sep 6, 200650 mins
Jamie and Adam answer the burning barnyard myth - can a hurricane blow the feathers off a chicken? Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari embrace their sadistic sides and turn the workshop into a horticultural house of horrors.
Episode 19
Wed, Sep 13, 2006
Pure Movie Myths - Indiana Jones canopy drop, Austin Powers ejector seat, Underworld floor shooting escape, cut a sword with a sword, and finally, Dukes of Hazzard car jump.
Episode 20
Wed, Oct 11, 200650 mins
Jamie and Adam explore the theory that if a high tension cable snaps it can slice a person in two. Also, Tory and Kari explore the myth of 'archaeo-accoustics,' that ancient pottery contains sounds from the past and can be played back and heard today.
Episode 21
Wed, Oct 18, 200650 mins
In Air Cylinder Rocket, Adam and Jamie test the myth known to every high school metal-shop teacher: can a cracked valve on a compressed-air cylinder actually blast the tank right through a cinder-block wall?
Episode 22
Wed, Oct 25, 200650 mins
The team take another look at: salami rocket fuel, rough road driving, pottery record, tailgate up or down, and sword vs sword. Some retests are needed, and some went perfectly, but the fans had more questions.
Episode 23
Wed, Nov 1, 200650 mins
Jamie and Adam have a gas exploring the myth of the 'Exploding Lighter' - that a small, disposable butane lighter can suddenly ignite with the force of several sticks of dynamite.
Episode 24
Wed, Nov 8, 200650 mins
Adam and Jamie each try to make a glider out of concrete, while the build team looks into whether you can get sucked out onto the train tracks if you stand too close to a passing train.
Episode 25
Wed, Nov 29, 200650 mins
Just when you think Adam and Jamie have tested every gun legend in history, they come up with three more myths. Meantime, Kari, Grant and Tori go to great lengths to see whether mankind's first and simplest tool could be far more dangerous than you think.
Episode 26
Wed, Dec 6, 200650 mins
Christmas comes once a year, but not on Mythbusters! They just can't wait for the silly season. And can you simply turn off gravity with the flick of a switch? Kari, Grant, and Tori test the claims of several anti-gravity devices.
Episode 27
Wed, Dec 6, 200651 mins
Holiday Themed Myths. Can the Mythbusters really make a 35-piece Goldberg machine work, or will they just get frustrated and call it quits? What will keep your tree from dropping needles, bleach or hairspray? Will the turkey kill the dog? Tune-in and see it for yourself.
Episode 28
Wed, Dec 13, 200650 mins
The whole team works together on the biggest explosive myth to date. Can a perfectly timed explosion act as an aircushion for a falling gunner? They also test whether turning lights off when you leave the room really saves power.