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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    MythBusters Season 3 Episode 18 - Vodka Myths
    8.0/10(541 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 9 - Killer Brace Position
    7.7/10(156 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 14 - Escape Slide Parachute
    7.7/10(190 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 2 - Salsa Escape
    7.6/10(193 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 6 - Son of a Gun
    7.6/10(183 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 10 - Bullet Proof Water
    7.5/10(159 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 11 - Jaws Special
    7.5/10(173 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 13 - Killer Tissue Box
    7.5/10(182 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 1 - Brown Note
    7.4/10(186 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 15 - MythBusters Revisited
    7.4/10(168 votes)

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 4 - Is Yawning Contagious?
    7.3/10(184 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 5 - Cooling a Six-Pack
    7.3/10(142 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 7 - Breaking Glass
    7.3/10(176 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 8 - Jet Pack
    7.3/10(162 votes)

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 12 - Border Slingshot
    7.3/10(165 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 16 - Chinese Invasion Alarm
    7.2/10(170 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 19 - Steel Toe-Cap Amputation
    7.2/10(151 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 20 - Seasickness - Kill or Cure
    7.2/10(158 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 3 - Exploding Port-a-Potty
    7.1/10(172 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 17 - Confederate Rocket
    7.1/10(154 votes)

    S3:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Vodka Myths" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 541 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/2/2005. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Killer Brace Position".