The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 9

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7.6/10(147 votes)
#1 - Mission Impossible Mask
S9:E14/6/2011
Can realistic facial masks be used to bypass security measures as shown in the Mission: Impossible? Is it possible to start a merry-go-round spinning by shooting bullets at it, as depicted in Shoot 'Em Up? Is it possible to knock a dropped gun out of reach by hitting it with bullets fired from another one?
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7.2/10(129 votes)
#2 - Blue Ice
S9:E24/13/2011
Can a magazine and toaster be used to blow up a room full of flammable gas, as depicted in The Bourne Supremacy? Can the contents of an airplane toilet leak out mid-flight and freeze into a lethal projectile?
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6.9/10(131 votes)
#3 - Running on Water
S9:E34/20/2011
Adam and Jamie take on a viral video, while Kari, Grant, and Tory explore which common items can be bombproof.
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6.7/10(127 votes)
#4 - Bubble Trouble
S9:E44/27/2011
The MythBusters see whether it's possible to stay afloat in bubbly water, and whether an arrow packed with explosives can split a tree in two.
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7.2/10(135 votes)
#5 - Torpedo Tastic
S9:E55/4/2011
Did the world's first torpedo really strike a boat with a deadly payload at 800 feet? Can corks in wine bottles be turned into projectiles if exposed to enough pressure?
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7.1/10(130 votes)
#6 - Blow Your Own Sail
S9:E65/11/2011
Adam and Jamie put Hollywood sound effects up against reality, and Kari, Grant and Tory find out if you are adrift on a sailboat with no wind, can you propel your boat with a fan?
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7.4/10(139 votes)
#7 - Spy Car (2)
S9:E75/18/2011
Can you really shoot accurately with guns mounted on the hood of a car? Will a bullet just spin if shot at a frozen lake?
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7.1/10(128 votes)
#8 - Dodge a Bullet
S9:E86/1/2011
Adam and Jamie test if you can jump out of the way of a bullet, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if hitting the water is just like hitting pavement after a fall.
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7.1/10(129 votes)
#9 - Fixing a Flat
S9:E96/8/2011
How do you fix a flat when you don't have a spare tire? Can a fast fish cause your reel to catch fire?
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6.6/10(98 votes)
#10 - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
S9:E106/15/2011
The MythBusters count down -- and give you insight into -- their favorite transportation moments.
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7.1/10(131 votes)
#11 - Let There be Light
S9:E116/22/2011
Jamie and Adam take on The Mummy, while Kari, Grant and Tory try to stop an out-of-control car without another car.
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7.1/10(123 votes)
#12 - Paper Armor
S9:E126/29/2011
Adam and Jamie explore the physics of shock waves in water, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if paper battle armor can compare to steel.
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7.0/10(124 votes)
#13 - Bikes and Bazookas
S9:E139/28/2011
Adam and Jamie test the myth that a motorcycle is a greener and cleaner machine than a car, while Kari, Tory, and Grant unleash the first RPG in MythBusters history to see if a bullet could take out a bazooka.
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7.0/10(132 votes)
#14 - Newton's Crane Cradle
S9:E1410/5/2011
Jamie and Adam test a viral video that supersizes Newton's cradle using wrecking balls, while Kari, Grant, and Tory tackle whether a bird landing on your hood is enough to tip your car off a cliff.
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7.0/10(125 votes)
#15 - Walk a Straight Line
S9:E1510/12/2011
Is it impossible for humans (without a point of reference) to walk in a straight line, such as when they're blindfolded? Will binary explosives, well, explode in the case of a fender bender? The MythBusters are on the case.
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7.3/10(130 votes)
#16 - Duct Tape Plane
S9:E1610/19/2011
Adam and Jamie test three viral videos featuring the extraordinary excavator: Can it really row a barge? Be used to go wakeboarding? Perform seemingly impossible feats of acrobatics? Then -- using only duct tape -- Kari, Grant, and Tory attempt to patch up a plane that's had an unfortunate encounter with a bear.
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7.0/10(146 votes)
#17 - Flying Guillotine
S9:E1710/26/2011
Jamie and Adam explore whether it's safe to use the explosive C4 as a cooking fuel as long as you don't drop anything on it, while Kari, Grant, and Tory put a Chinese martial-arts myth to the test.
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7.0/10(129 votes)
#18 - Drain Disaster
S9:E1811/2/2011
Find out whether a sewer drain full of combustible gas, when ignited, will turn an innocent manhole cover into a missile, and whether truck bedliners are truly bite, crash, and bomb proof.
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6.4/10(128 votes)
#19 - Wet and Wild
S9:E1911/16/2011
When it comes to H2O, the MythBusters are never shy about putting their bodies on the line, riding the world's biggest waterslide, deep-sea diving in a suit of armor and swimming in syrup. Go behind the scenes of the 12 wettest myths of all time.
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7.0/10(87 votes)
#20 - Wheel of Mythfortune
S9:E2011/23/2011
By spinning the Wheel of Mythfortune, the MythBusters find themselves taking on five random viewer-suggested myths with titles like the "Monty Hall Paradox," "Lumber Car," "Firearm Fashion," "Hit the Deck" and "Flaming Tire." Keep those ideas coming!
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7.1/10(125 votes)
#21 - Toilet Bomb
S9:E2111/30/2011
Adam and Jamie tackle a blockbuster bathroom bomb (from Lethal Weapon), while Kari, Tory, and Grant take to the skies to find out if flying in V-formation works for airplanes as well as it does for birds.
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