MythBusters (2010) Season 8
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 Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
01 Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?
1/4/2010
02 Jamie and Adam explore whether a cup of soda thrown from a car can kill, while Jessi, Tory and Grant see how long a good guy can hang by his fingertips.
3/24/2010
03 Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?
3/31/2010
04 Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward simply falls to the ground.
4/7/2010
05 What's worse, having an empty beer bottle smashed over your head, or a full one? Could ancient armies have truly used animal hides to build their cannons?
4/14/2010
06 Are some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket.
4/28/2010
07 In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.
5/5/2010
08 Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?
5/12/2010
09 Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.
5/19/2010
10 Does pepper spray + flannel shirt + stun gun = massive fireball, per CSI? Can fireworks really launch a person over a lake? (Watch the show! Don't try it at home!).
6/2/2010
11 Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.
6/9/2010
12 Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?
10/6/2010
13 Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.
10/13/2010
14 When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?
10/20/2010
15 Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?
10/27/2010
16 Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.
11/3/2010
17 Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?
11/10/2010
18 Jamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from Lethal Weapon 2 to task.
11/17/2010
19 Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.
11/24/2010
20 Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?
12/1/2010
21 President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.
12/8/2010
22 Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
12/15/2010
23 Adam and Jamie weigh in on a famous assassination attempt; Kari, Grant and Tory try to determine if one can really can “slap some sense” into someone.
12/22/2010
