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MythBusters S5E8 — Birds in a Truck

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MythBusters•Season 5•Episode 8

Birds in a Truck

7.3/10 · 156 votesApr 18, 2007

Ranked #21 of 25 in Season 5•−0.2 vs season avg

If birds in a truck take flight do they lighten the load? Grant, Tory and Kari investigate if a photo found on the Net showing a speedboat impaled on a channel marker, almost neatly split in half, is real.

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Cast6

Adam Savage

Adam Savage

Self - Host

Jamie Hyneman

Jamie Hyneman

Self - Host

Kari Byron

Kari Byron

Self - Host

Tory Belleci

Tory Belleci

Self - Host

Grant Imahara

Grant Imahara

Self - Host

Robert Lee

Robert Lee

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Birds in a Truck" is episode 8 of MythBusters season 5. It scored 7.3/10 from 156 votes, ranking #21 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on April 18, 2007.

Next: E9 · Walking on Water Best of Season 5