7.7/10137 votes#1 - James Bond (1)
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2008
Can an electromagnetic watch really deflect a bullet? Would a round from Bond's gun pierce a propane cylinder? Could a boat survive driving up the bank of a river intact?
Director: N/A
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7.8/10162 votes#2 - Lead Balloon
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2008
Can Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?
Director: N/A
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7.4/10137 votes#3 - Airplane on a Conveyor Belt
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2008
The team takes a crash-course in remote controlled airplane flying, bug-out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory, then return to fraternity pranks with exploding cans of shaving cream.
Director: N/A
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7.5/10128 votes#4 - James Bond (2)
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2008
Is it possible for a pen-sized bomb to blow a crash-test dummy clean in half? Can Oddjob's sartorial weapon slice the head off a statue?
Director: N/A
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7.4/10130 votes#5 - Viewers' Special (2)
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2008
Why would ancient man go to all the trouble of making stone arrowheads when sharpening a stick would have done the same job? Could machine gunfire mow down a tree?
Director: N/A
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7.9/10197 votes#6 - MacGyver Myths
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2008
Jamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ultralight airplane with raw bamboo, a small stolen engine, and duct tape.
Director: N/A
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7.5/10156 votes#7 - Alaska Special (1)
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2008
Adam and Jamie test the theory of cabin fever. Can a solitary stick of dynamite really sink a pickup parked on a frozen lake? The build team takes on the myth of car vs. moose.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10101 votes#8 - Shark Week Special
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 7/27/2008
Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?
Director: N/A
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7.5/10110 votes#9 - Exploding Steak
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 8/6/2008
We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.
Director: N/A
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7.1/10134 votes#10 - NASA Moon Landing
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 8/27/2008
Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims that footage of footprints and flags flapping have to be faked.
Director: N/A
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8.1/10227 votes#11 - Viral Hour
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 9/3/2008
Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?
Director: N/A
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7.3/10128 votes#12 - Phone Book Friction
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 9/10/2008
If you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from the movie Deep Blue Sea?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10145 votes#13 - Water Stun Gun
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 9/17/2008
Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually blow up? Is walking over hot coals just mind over matter?
Director: N/A
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7.4/10125 votes#14 - Blind Driving
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 10/8/2008
Is it really possible to drive a car completely blind? Do metal cleats on golf shoes really attract lightning. Can a huge underground explosion really cause a ball to drop from the lip into the hole?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10139 votes#15 - Ninjas
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 10/15/2008
Can an arrow be caught in midair? Is there really a punching technique that can floor an opponent with only a 1-inch lead in? Can an underwater blowpipe be stealthily used to fell an opponent?
Director: N/A
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7.3/10129 votes#16 - Alcohol Myths
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 10/22/2008
Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can an ancient medieval weapon really fire 200 arrows over 500 yards?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10139 votes#17 - Motorcycle Flip
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 10/29/2008
Can a flagpole in the front wheel of a motorcycle create a head-over-handlebars flip? Kari, Grant and Tory test whether or not it is possible to break out of jail using bed sheets, hair and toilet paper.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10134 votes#18 - Coffin Punch
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 11/5/2008
The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.
Director: N/A
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7.1/10130 votes#19 - End With a Bang
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 11/12/2008
Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 6
Every episode of MythBusters Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 6!
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"James Bond (1)" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 6. It scored 7.7/10 based on 137 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/2008. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Lead Balloon".