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MythBusters S6E12 — Phone Book Friction

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MythBusters•Season 6•Episode 12

Phone Book Friction

7.4/10 · 140 votesSep 10, 200860 min

Ranked #13 of 19 in Season 6•−0.1 vs season avg

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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Grant Imahara

Grant Imahara

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Robert Lee

Robert Lee

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Episode Summary

"Phone Book Friction" is episode 12 of MythBusters season 6. It scored 7.4/10 from 140 votes, ranking #13 of 19 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on September 10, 2008.

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