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The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 12

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Every episode of MythBusters Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 12!

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  1. 7.6/10(105 votes)

    #1 - Supersonic Ping Pong/Ice Cannon

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    S12:E8

    In this ballistics bonanza, Adam and Jamie ask if supersonic ping pong can go lethally wrong while Kari, Grant and Tory light the frozen fuse on a cannon made of ice!

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  2. 7.6/10(107 votes)

    #2 - Fire in the Hole

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    S12:E9

    The MythBusters tackle some of Hollywood's favorite explosive scenarios. Could a hero really shoot a live grenade in midair and thus render it useless? Could you really contain a TNT explosion inside an ordinary object like a file cabinet or aquarium?

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  3. 7.6/10(100 votes)

    #3 - Household Disasters

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    S12:E10

    It's YOUR house under the Myths-cro-scope this time. Could a vacuum cleaner explode while sucking up black powder? Could sunscreen scorch your skin? Could a piano crash through your roof? And finally, could an exploding water heater extinguish a house fire?

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  4. 7.5/10(103 votes)

    #4 - Laws of Attraction

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    S12:E13

    The MythBusters use sexy science to tackle five captivating clich?s about the laws of attraction, including whether men really do prefer blondes, if pheromone sprays really work, if bigger boobs equal bigger tips, and whether a man's wealth really woos women.

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  5. 7.5/10(91 votes)

    #5 - Traffic Tricks

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    S12:E14

    The subject is everyone's favorite topic of discussion besides weather: traffic! The MythBusters determine whether a roundabout (or rotary) is better than a four-way stop sign, if it's faster to drive than fly when your trip is under 400 miles, and whether it's better to change lanes or stay put in heavy traffic.

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  6. 7.4/10(103 votes)

    #6 - Bullet Baloney

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    S12:E7

    The MythBusters take on five filmic firearm cliches: Will a bent-barreled shot gun fire? Can you fire a gun in space? Will a gun dropped in a deep fryer go off? What weird items will stop a bullet? And does a neon sign really explode when hit by a bullet?

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  8. 7.4/10(90 votes)

    #7 - Road Rage

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    S12:E12

    In this episode, three car crimes straight from Hollywood are put to the test: the cliff top push, the two-wheel wipeout (and ... we do mean WIPEOUT, with Adam at the wheel to boot), and, finally, the Corvette barrel roll from "Wanted."

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  9. 7.2/10(162 votes)

    #8 - Star Wars Special

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    S12:E1

    The MythBusters test if Luke really could swing himself and Leia across a chasm with only his belt-rigged grappling hook, could an Ewok log swing crush an Imperial "Chicken Walker", and could Luke survive in a tauntaun's belly?

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  10. 7.2/10(109 votes)

    #9 - Hollywood Car Crash Cliches

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    S12:E3

    It's wall-to-wall automotive mayhem, as the MythBusters drive through glass, plow through traffic, and fire an RPG at an SUV to take aim at classic Hollywood crash cliches.

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  11. 7.2/10(98 votes)

    #10 - Car Chase Chaos / Animal Antics

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    S12:E4

    The MythBusters test car-chase cliches: Can you really share driving, change places, or dump the driver while moving at speed? Also, from the message boards, the team tests some fan-suggested deterrents for driving away cats, bears and snakes.

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  12. 7.2/10(97 votes)

    #11 - *DO* Try This at Home?

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    S12:E5

    After more than 10 years of testing impossible, dangerous and downright crazy myths that you shouldn't or couldn't try at home, the MythBusters investigate a host of myths that maybe you can!

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  13. 7.2/10(146 votes)

    #12 - Plane Boarding

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    S12:E15

    If you travel at all, you'll LOVE this episode, as Jamie and Adam explore the most efficient ways to board an airplane (back to front? window to aisle? unassigned seating? etc.). Then, Kari, Grant and Tory determine whether you can really make a bullet out of a human tooth.

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  14. 7.1/10(93 votes)

    #13 - Commercial Myths

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    S12:E11

    The MythBusters go to vertigo-inducing heights to test out some commercial myths. Could you actually bob for an apple while jumping from a 100-foot high bungee cord? And from a viral video, could you really play a match of tennis while both players are standing on top of an airplane's wing?

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  15. 6.9/10(103 votes)

    #14 - Mythssion Impossible

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    S12:E6

    The MythBusters test three impossible idioms: Can you herd cats? Can you catch a greased pig? And, most importantly, can you cram 10 pounds of poop into a 5-pound bag?

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  16. 6.5/10(115 votes)

    #15 - Moonshiner Myths

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    S12:E2

    The MythBusters find out if an exploding still really could blow your house down and if you really could use hooch to fuel an unmodified car on a "moonshine run."

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Supersonic Ping Pong/Ice Cannon" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 12. It scored 7.6/10 based on 105 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/1/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Fire in the Hole".