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The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 6

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Every episode of MythBusters Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 6!

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  1. 8.1/10(228 votes)

    #1 - Viral Hour

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    S6:E11

    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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  2. 7.9/10(200 votes)

    #2 - MacGyver Myths

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    S6:E6

    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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  3. 7.8/10(164 votes)

    #3 - Lead Balloon

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    S6:E2

    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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  4. 7.7/10(138 votes)

    #4 - James Bond (1)

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    S6:E1

    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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  5. 7.7/10(146 votes)

    #5 - Water Stun Gun

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    S6:E13

    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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  6. 7.6/10(129 votes)

    #6 - James Bond (2)

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    S6:E4

    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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  8. 7.6/10(103 votes)

    #7 - Shark Week Special

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    S6:E8

    Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?

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  9. 7.6/10(111 votes)

    #8 - Exploding Steak

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    S6:E9

    We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.

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  10. 7.5/10(158 votes)

    #9 - Alaska Special (1)

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    S6:E7

    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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  11. 7.5/10(140 votes)

    #10 - Motorcycle Flip

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    S6:E17

    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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  12. 7.4/10(140 votes)

    #11 - Airplane on a Conveyor Belt

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    S6:E3

    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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  13. 7.4/10(131 votes)

    #12 - Viewers' Special (2)

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    S6:E5

    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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  14. 7.4/10(127 votes)

    #13 - Blind Driving

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    S6:E14

    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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  15. 7.4/10(136 votes)

    #14 - Coffin Punch

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    S6:E18

    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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  16. 7.3/10(130 votes)

    #15 - Phone Book Friction

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    S6:E12

    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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  17. 7.3/10(141 votes)

    #16 - Ninjas

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    S6:E15

    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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  18. 7.3/10(130 votes)

    #17 - Alcohol Myths

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    S6:E16

    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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  19. 7.1/10(135 votes)

    #18 - NASA Moon Landing

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    S6:E10

    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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  20. 7.1/10(132 votes)

    #19 - End With a Bang

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    S6:E19

    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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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Viral Hour" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 6. It scored 8.1/10 based on 228 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/3/2008. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "MacGyver Myths".