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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!

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...
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Brown Note" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 3. It scored 7.3/10 based on 171 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/16/2005. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Salsa Escape".

  • Brown Note
    7.3/10171 votes

    #1 - Brown Note

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Salsa Escape
    7.7/10174 votes

    #2 - Salsa Escape

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Exploding Port-a-Potty
    7.1/10155 votes

    #3 - Exploding Port-a-Potty

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Is Yawning Contagious?
    7.3/10170 votes

    #4 - Is Yawning Contagious?

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cooling a Six-Pack
    7.3/10134 votes

    #5 - Cooling a Six-Pack

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/23/2005

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Son of a Gun
    7.6/10167 votes

    #6 - Son of a Gun

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/30/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Breaking Glass
    7.3/10161 votes

    #7 - Breaking Glass

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jet Pack
    7.4/10149 votes

    #8 - Jet Pack

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 6/9/2005

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Killer Brace Position
    7.7/10142 votes

    #9 - Killer Brace Position

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 6/22/2005

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bullet Proof Water
    7.6/10144 votes

    #10 - Bullet Proof Water

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 7/13/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jaws Special
    7.5/10157 votes

    #11 - Jaws Special

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 7/17/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Border Slingshot
    7.4/10149 votes

    #12 - Border Slingshot

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 7/27/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Killer Tissue Box
    7.6/10162 votes

    #13 - Killer Tissue Box

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 8/3/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Escape Slide Parachute
    7.7/10173 votes

    #14 - Escape Slide Parachute

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 8/10/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • MythBusters Revisited
    7.4/10152 votes

    #15 - MythBusters Revisited

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 10/12/2005

    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!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chinese Invasion Alarm
    7.2/10153 votes

    #16 - Chinese Invasion Alarm

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 10/19/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Confederate Rocket
    7.1/10141 votes

    #17 - Confederate Rocket

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 10/26/2005

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Vodka Myths
    8.1/10529 votes

    #18 - Vodka Myths

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 11/2/2005

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Steel Toe-Cap Amputation
    7.2/10138 votes

    #19 - Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 11/9/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Seasickness - Kill or Cure
    7.2/10142 votes

    #20 - Seasickness - Kill or Cure

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 11/16/2005

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A