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The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 9

Every episode of MythBusters Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 9!

The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 9

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts...

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  1. 7.5/10(144 votes)

    #1 - Mission Impossible Mask

    S9:E1

    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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  2. 7.4/10(135 votes)

    #2 - Spy Car (2)

    S9:E7

    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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  3. 7.3/10(127 votes)

    #3 - Duct Tape Plane

    S9:E16

    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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  4. 7.2/10(125 votes)

    #4 - Blue Ice

    S9:E2

    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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  5. 7.2/10(133 votes)

    #5 - Torpedo Tastic

    S9:E5

    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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  6. 7.1/10(125 votes)

    #6 - Dodge a Bullet

    S9:E8

    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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  8. 7.1/10(127 votes)

    #7 - Let There be Light

    S9:E11

    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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  9. 7.1/10(119 votes)

    #8 - Paper Armor

    S9:E12

    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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  10. 7.1/10(120 votes)

    #9 - Toilet Bomb

    S9:E21

    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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  11. 7.0/10(127 votes)

    #10 - Blow Your Own Sail

    S9:E6

    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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  12. 7.0/10(127 votes)

    #11 - Fixing a Flat

    S9:E9

    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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  13. 7.0/10(119 votes)

    #12 - Bikes and Bazookas

    S9:E13

    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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  14. 7.0/10(128 votes)

    #13 - Newton's Crane Cradle

    S9:E14

    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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  15. 7.0/10(143 votes)

    #14 - Flying Guillotine

    S9:E17

    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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  16. 7.0/10(124 votes)

    #15 - Drain Disaster

    S9:E18

    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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  17. 7.0/10(85 votes)

    #16 - Wheel of Mythfortune

    S9:E20

    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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  18. 6.9/10(129 votes)

    #17 - Running on Water

    S9:E3

    Adam and Jamie take on a viral video, while Kari, Grant, and Tory explore which common items can be bombproof.

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  19. 6.9/10(121 votes)

    #18 - Walk a Straight Line

    S9:E15

    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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  20. 6.7/10(125 votes)

    #19 - Bubble Trouble

    S9:E4

    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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  21. 6.7/10(97 votes)

    #20 - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

    S9:E10

    The MythBusters count down -- and give you insight into -- their favorite transportation moments.

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  22. 6.4/10(126 votes)

    #21 - Wet and Wild

    S9:E19

    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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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Mission Impossible Mask" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 9. It scored 7.5/10 based on 144 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/6/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Spy Car (2)".