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The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 4

Every episode of MythBusters Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    MythBusters Season 4 Episode 11 - Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)
    8.0/10(181 votes)

    S4:E11

    Are Hollywood break-ins complete hocus pocus? The team tries to tiptoe their way around a laser system before facing the mother of all safes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 16 - Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)
    8.0/10(164 votes)

    S4:E16

    It's "lights, camera, action!" time again for the MythBusters, as they test more Hollywood heists. This time, our cat burglars Adam and Jamie go cold as they try to beat a heat-detecting alarm sensor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 19 - Mega Movie Myths
    8.0/10(305 votes)

    S4:E19

    Can you use awnings to cushion your fall? Is there really such a thing as a car ejector seat? Can you chop a sword with another sword Is it possible to shoot through a door lock?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 14 - Mentos and Soda
    7.9/10(178 votes)

    S4:E14

    Adam and Jamie try to figure out the theory behind the chaos when diet cola and Mentos mix. Can posting a postage stamp on the rotor blades send a helicopter into a tailspin?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 27 - Holiday Special
    7.7/10(184 votes)

    S4:E27

    Can six reindeer run fast enough to launch an ultralite glider? Does one burn more calories jogging Naked in the snow or by putting on an Airtight jogging suit and running in a hot desert?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 17 - Earthquake Machine
    7.6/10(169 votes)

    S4:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 28 - 22,000-Foot Fall
    7.6/10(151 votes)

    S4:E28

    Is it possible to survive a 22,000 foot fall using the blast from a 1,000 pound bomb to break the fall? Is electricity saved by switching off the lights when leaving a room?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 2 - Shredded Plane
    7.5/10(173 votes)

    S4:E2

    Is the photo of a light plane, with precise, clean tears on the side, genuine? Was it the work of the jilted lover, who took to her ex's plane with a chainsaw and a taste for vengeance?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 21 - Air Cylinder Rocket
    7.5/10(150 votes)

    S4:E21

    Can a ruptured cylinder -- carefully aimed --really cause the massive damage some people claim? Meanwhile, Tory, Grant and Kari go back in time to test some prototypes from the past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 23 - Exploding Lighter
    7.5/10(155 votes)

    S4:E23

    Jamie and Adam find out if a small, disposable butane lighter can suddenly ignite with the force of several sticks of dynamite. The "Magnificent Three" try and shoot down some popular gunslinger myths.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 1 - Paper Crossbow
    7.4/10(183 votes)

    S4:E1

    Is it possible to make a deadly weapon out of nothing more dangerous than newspaper and underwear? Grant, Kari and Tory unscrew the cap on some more vodka myths.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 7 - Bullets Fired Up
    7.4/10(169 votes)

    S4:E7

    Can celebratory gunfire kill when the bullets fall back to Earth? Grant, Tory and Kari quench their thirst with another round of "Vodka Myths."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 10 - Exploding Pants
    7.4/10(155 votes)

    S4:E10

    Tory, Kari and Grant investigate the spontaneous trouser combustion. Do gas companies and car manufacturers deliberately conspire to make gas-guzzling cars so that they can split the cash?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 12 - Steam Cannon
    7.4/10(165 votes)

    S4:E12

    Did Archimedes build the world's first "supergun," a cannon powered by steam? Adam's mom thinks a typical modern breakfast cereal has less nutritional value than the box it comes in. Is Mom right?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 20 - Killer Cable Snaps
    7.4/10(170 votes)

    S4:E20

    If a cable at high tension snaps, can it slice a person clean in two? Does ancient pottery contain sounds from the past that can be played back and listened to today, just like a record?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 25 - Firearms Folklore
    7.4/10(161 votes)

    S4:E25

    Could a criminal's bullet have hit and jammed the empty chamber of a policeman's revolver? Could two bullets colliding mid-air fuse together? Is a hammer more dangerous than you think?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 26 - Anti-Gravity Device
    7.4/10(151 votes)

    S4:E26

    Could leaving Christmas lights on your tree overnight cause it to burst into flames? Is Anti-gravity science or science fiction? Can vodka cure the pain of a jellyfish sting?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 13 - Whirlpool/Snowplow
    7.3/10(165 votes)

    S4:E13

    Somewhere on Earth is there a massive whirlpool sucking whole ships and their hapless crews to a watery grave? Can a passing wintery road sweeper displace so much air that it flips an oncoming car?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 15 - Shattering Subwoofer
    7.3/10(153 votes)

    S4:E15

    The guys find out if the bass from a car stereo can destroy an automobile. Also, Grant, Kari and Tory hit the road to take on two tall tales from our mates down under.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 18 - Deadly Straw
    7.3/10(153 votes)

    S4:E18

    Can the wind in a tropical hurricane get so strong that it can blow a piece of straw through a palm-tree trunk? Can a hurricane blow the feathers off a chicken?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 22 - More Myths Revisited
    7.3/10(142 votes)

    S4:E22

    "Myths Revisited" offers Jamie and Adam the chance to clear their names. Watch as they repeat past experiments to see if their original answer was genuine or bogus.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 24 - Concrete Glider
    7.3/10(147 votes)

    S4:E24

    Adam and Jamie test the old engineering challenge that you can't make a concrete glider fly. Kari, Grant and Tory find out just how dangerous it is to stand too close to the edge of a train platform.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 3 - Archimedes Death Ray Revisited
    7.2/10(172 votes)

    S4:E3

    Challenged from fan mailbags to retest the "Archimedes Death Ray," Adam and Jamie accept. In turn, fans and a M.I.T. team were invited to perform this challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 4 - Helium Football
    7.1/10(188 votes)

    S4:E4

    This time around, Adam and Jamie test a myth that footballs filled with helium will fly farther and hang longer than ones filled with regulation air. Are teeth strong enough to withstand the force of a bullet?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 5 - Franklin's Kite
    7.1/10(170 votes)

    S4:E5

    The build team attempts to discover electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. Do innocuous legumes really increase gas? Is it possible to break wind so much that you can suffocate to death?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 4. It scored 8/10 based on 181 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/12/2006. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)".