• 11.5k
    watchers
  • 231k
    plays
  • 11.7k
    collected
  • 15
    lists

MythBusters

Season 8 2010
TV-PG

  • 2010-01-05T02:00:00Z on SBS
  • 43m
  • 21h 12m (23 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
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.

23 episodes

Season Premiere

2010-01-05T02:00:00Z

8x01 Boomerang Bullet

Season Premiere

8x01 Boomerang Bullet

  • 2010-01-05T02:00:00Z1h

Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?

2010-03-25T01:00:00Z

8x02 Soda Cup Killer

8x02 Soda Cup Killer

  • 2010-03-25T01:00:00Z1h

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.

2010-04-01T01:00:00Z

8x03 Dive to Survive

8x03 Dive to Survive

  • 2010-04-01T01:00:00Z1h

Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?

2010-04-08T01:00:00Z

8x04 Spy Car Escape (1)

8x04 Spy Car Escape (1)

  • 2010-04-08T01:00:00Z1h

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.

2010-04-15T01:00:00Z

8x05 Bottle Bash

8x05 Bottle Bash

  • 2010-04-15T01:00:00Z51m

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?

2010-04-29T01:00:00Z

8x06 No Pain, No Gain

8x06 No Pain, No Gain

  • 2010-04-29T01:00:00Z1h

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.

2010-05-06T01:00:00Z

8x07 Mythssion Control

8x07 Mythssion Control

  • 2010-05-06T01:00:00Z51m

In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.

2010-05-13T01:00:00Z

8x08 Duct Tape Hour (2)

8x08 Duct Tape Hour (2)

  • 2010-05-13T01:00:00Z1h

Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?

2010-05-20T01:00:00Z

8x09 Waterslide Wipeout

8x09 Waterslide Wipeout

  • 2010-05-20T01:00:00Z1h

Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.

2010-06-03T01:00:00Z

8x10 Fireball Stun Gun

8x10 Fireball Stun Gun

  • 2010-06-03T01:00:00Z1h

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!).

2010-06-10T01:00:00Z

8x11 Flu Fiction

8x11 Flu Fiction

  • 2010-06-10T01:00:00Z1h

Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.

2010-10-07T01:00:00Z

8x12 Hair of the Dog

8x12 Hair of the Dog

  • 2010-10-07T01:00:00Z51m

Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?

2010-10-14T01:00:00Z

8x13 Storm Chasing Myths

8x13 Storm Chasing Myths

  • 2010-10-14T01:00:00Z1h

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.

2010-10-21T01:00:00Z

8x14 Cold Feet

8x14 Cold Feet

  • 2010-10-21T01:00:00Z1h

When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?

2010-10-28T01:00:00Z

8x15 Tablecloth Chaos

8x15 Tablecloth Chaos

  • 2010-10-28T01:00:00Z51m

Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?

2010-11-04T01:00:00Z

8x16 Arrow Machine Gun

8x16 Arrow Machine Gun

  • 2010-11-04T01:00:00Z1h

Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.

2010-11-11T02:00:00Z

8x17 Mini Myth Madness

8x17 Mini Myth Madness

  • 2010-11-11T02:00:00Z51m

Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?

2010-11-18T02:00:00Z

8x18 Reverse Engineering

8x18 Reverse Engineering

  • 2010-11-18T02:00:00Z42m

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.

2010-11-25T02:00:00Z

8x19 Inverted Underwater Car

Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.

2010-12-02T02:00:00Z

8x20 Bug Special

8x20 Bug Special

  • 2010-12-02T02:00:00Z51m

Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?

2010-12-09T02:00:00Z

8x21 President's Challenge

8x21 President's Challenge

  • 2010-12-09T02:00:00Z51m

President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.

2010-12-16T02:00:00Z

8x22 Green Hornet Special

8x22 Green Hornet Special

  • 2010-12-16T02:00:00Z51m

Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.

Season Finale

2010-12-23T02:00:00Z

8x23 Operation Valkyrie

Season Finale

8x23 Operation Valkyrie

  • 2010-12-23T02:00:00Z51m

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.

Loading...