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The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 3

Every episode of MythBusters Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 3!

The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 3

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts...
  1. Background image for Brown Note
    7.3/10(175 votes)

    #1 - Brown Note

    S3:E1

    Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a constant drip of water falling on your head really unbearable torture?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Salsa Escape
    7.7/10(179 votes)

    #2 - Salsa Escape

    S3:E2

    Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you use dynamite to remove cement build-up from a mixer's barrel?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Exploding Port-a-Potty
    7.1/10(161 votes)

    #3 - Exploding Port-a-Potty

    S3:E3

    Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Is Yawning Contagious?
    7.3/10(174 votes)

    #4 - Is Yawning Contagious?

    S3:E4

    Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Cooling a Six-Pack
    7.3/10(138 votes)

    #5 - Cooling a Six-Pack

    S3:E5

    The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Son of a Gun
    7.6/10(171 votes)

    #6 - Son of a Gun

    S3:E6

    Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Breaking Glass
    7.3/10(165 votes)

    #7 - Breaking Glass

    S3:E7

    Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Jet Pack
    7.4/10(154 votes)

    #8 - Jet Pack

    S3:E8

    Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Killer Brace Position
    7.7/10(148 votes)

    #9 - Killer Brace Position

    S3:E9

    Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Bullet Proof Water
    7.5/10(149 votes)

    #10 - Bullet Proof Water

    S3:E10

    How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Jaws Special
    7.5/10(161 votes)

    #11 - Jaws Special

    S3:E11

    Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Border Slingshot
    7.4/10(153 votes)

    #12 - Border Slingshot

    S3:E12

    Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Killer Tissue Box
    7.6/10(168 votes)

    #13 - Killer Tissue Box

    S3:E13

    In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush your skull?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Escape Slide Parachute
    7.7/10(179 votes)

    #14 - Escape Slide Parachute

    S3:E14

    Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for MythBusters Revisited
    7.4/10(158 votes)

    #15 - MythBusters Revisited

    S3:E15

    Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Chinese Invasion Alarm
    7.2/10(158 votes)

    #16 - Chinese Invasion Alarm

    S3:E16

    Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Confederate Rocket
    7.1/10(145 votes)

    #17 - Confederate Rocket

    S3:E17

    The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Vodka Myths
    8.1/10(532 votes)

    #18 - Vodka Myths

    S3:E18

    Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Steel Toe-Cap Amputation
    7.2/10(141 votes)

    #19 - Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

    S3:E19

    Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Seasickness - Kill or Cure
    7.2/10(147 votes)

    #20 - Seasickness - Kill or Cure

    S3:E20

    From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Brown Note" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 3. It scored 7.3/10 based on 175 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/16/2005. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Salsa Escape".