The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 6

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7.7/10(142 votes)
#1 - James Bond (1)
S6:E11/16/2008
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?
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7.9/10(171 votes)
#2 - Lead Balloon
S6:E21/23/2008
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?
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7.4/10(146 votes)
#3 - Airplane on a Conveyor Belt
S6:E31/30/2008
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.
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7.6/10(132 votes)
#4 - James Bond (2)
S6:E42/6/2008
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?
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7.4/10(135 votes)
#5 - Viewers' Special (2)
S6:E52/13/2008
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?
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7.9/10(206 votes)
#6 - MacGyver Myths
S6:E62/20/2008
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.
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7.5/10(163 votes)
#7 - Alaska Special (1)
S6:E74/23/2008
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.
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7.6/10(105 votes)
#8 - Shark Week Special
S6:E87/27/2008
Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?
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7.5/10(114 votes)
#9 - Exploding Steak
S6:E98/6/2008
We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.
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7.2/10(141 votes)
#10 - NASA Moon Landing
S6:E108/27/2008
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.
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8.1/10(235 votes)
#11 - Viral Hour
S6:E119/3/2008
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?
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7.4/10(137 votes)
#12 - Phone Book Friction
S6:E129/10/2008
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?
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7.7/10(153 votes)
#13 - Water Stun Gun
S6:E139/17/2008
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?
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7.3/10(132 votes)
#14 - Blind Driving
S6:E1410/8/2008
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?
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7.3/10(146 votes)
#15 - Ninjas
S6:E1510/15/2008
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?
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7.3/10(137 votes)
#16 - Alcohol Myths
S6:E1610/22/2008
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?
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7.5/10(147 votes)
#17 - Motorcycle Flip
S6:E1710/29/2008
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.
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7.4/10(141 votes)
#18 - Coffin Punch
S6:E1811/5/2008
The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.
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7.1/10(137 votes)
#19 - End With a Bang
S6:E1911/12/2008
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?
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