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MythBustersSeason 3

Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain leave the series this season. Grant Imahara joins the cast.

Episodes

  • E01 Brown Note

    7.3

    Feb 16, 2005

    Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a constant drip of water falling on your head really unbearable torture?

  • E02 Salsa Escape

    8.0

    Feb 23, 2005

    Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you use dynamite to remove cement build-up from a mixer's barrel?

  • E03 Exploding Port-a-Potty

    7.3

    Mar 2, 2005

    Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?

  • E04 Is Yawning Contagious?

    7.7

    Mar 9, 2005

    Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?

  • E05 Cooling a Six-Pack

    8.5

    Mar 23, 2005

    The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.

  • E06 Son of a Gun

    8.5

    Mar 30, 2005

    Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?

  • E07 Breaking Glass

    8.3

    May 18, 2005

    Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?

  • E08 Jet Pack

    8.0

    Jun 9, 2005

    Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?

  • E09 Killer Brace Position

    7.7

    Jun 22, 2005

    Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.

  • E10 Bullet Proof Water

    8.0

    Jul 13, 2005 · 1h

    How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar?

  • E11 Jaws Special

    9.3

    Jul 17, 2005

    Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?

  • E12 Border Slingshot

    6.7

    Jul 27, 2005 · 1h

    Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?

  • E13 Killer Tissue Box

    8.5

    Aug 3, 2005

    In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush your skull?

  • E14 Escape Slide Parachute

    8.5

    Aug 10, 2005

    Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?

  • E15 MythBusters Revisited

    9.0

    Oct 12, 2005

    Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!

  • E16 Chinese Invasion Alarm

    8.5

    Oct 19, 2005

    Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?

  • E17 Confederate Rocket

    8.5

    Oct 26, 2005 · 1h

    The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.

  • E18 Vodka Myths

    8.0

    Nov 2, 2005

    Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.

  • E19 Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

    7.3

    Nov 9, 2005 · 1h

    Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?

  • E20 Seasickness - Kill or Cure

    7.7

    Nov 16, 2005

    From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?

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