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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!

The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 4

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  1. Background image for Paper Crossbow
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    #1 - Paper Crossbow

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Shredded Plane
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    #2 - Shredded Plane

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Archimedes Death Ray Revisited
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    #3 - Archimedes Death Ray Revisited

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Helium Football
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Helium Football

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Franklin's Kite
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Franklin's Kite

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Cell Phones on Planes
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Cell Phones on Planes

    S4:E6

    If you fill a normal raft with helium can you fly? Tory and Kari tackle a conspiracy theory familiar to many frequent flyers. Can your cell phone interfere with a plane's instruments?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Bullets Fired Up
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Bullets Fired Up

    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."

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Myths Re-Opened
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Myths Re-Opened

    S4:E8

    The team revisits myths explored from "Split Arrow," "Confederate Rocket," and "Bulletproof Water."

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Mind Control
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Mind Control

    S4:E9

    Adam and Jamie do a little painting and detonating when they try to blow open a home-improvement myth. Grant, Tory and Kari explore if it is possible to manipulate someone's mind remotely.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Exploding Pants
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Exploding Pants

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Steam Cannon

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Whirlpool/Snowplow
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Whirlpool/Snowplow

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Mentos and Soda
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Mentos and Soda

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Shattering Subwoofer
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Shattering Subwoofer

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Earthquake Machine
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Earthquake Machine

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Deadly Straw
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Deadly Straw

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Mega Movie Myths
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Mega Movie Myths

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Killer Cable Snaps
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Killer Cable Snaps

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Air Cylinder Rocket
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Air Cylinder Rocket

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for More Myths Revisited
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - More Myths Revisited

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Exploding Lighter
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Exploding Lighter

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Concrete Glider
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Concrete Glider

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Firearms Folklore
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Firearms Folklore

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Paper Crossbow" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 4. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/11/2006. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Shredded Plane".