MythBusters: TV

Season 6 2008
TV-PG

  • 2008-01-17T02:00:00Z on SBS
  • 43m
  • 15 hours, 53 mins (20 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
This is the aired-on-TV order, split by years, specials included in the seasons (also used by TVDB).

20 episodes

2008-01-17T02:00:00Z

6x01 James Bond (1)

1 (6x01) James Bond (1)

  • 2008-01-17T02:00:00Z44m

Can an electromagnetic watch really deflect a bullet? Would a round from Bond's gun pierce a propane cylinder? Could a boat survive driving up the bank of a river intact?

2008-01-24T02:00:00Z

6x02 Lead Balloon

2 (6x02) Lead Balloon

  • 2008-01-24T02:00:00Z1h

Can Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?

The team takes a crash-course in remote controlled airplane flying, bug-out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory, then return to fraternity pranks with exploding cans of shaving cream.

2008-02-07T02:00:00Z

6x04 James Bond (2)

4 (6x04) James Bond (2)

  • 2008-02-07T02:00:00Z51m

Is it possible for a pen-sized bomb to blow a crash-test dummy clean in half? Can Oddjob's sartorial weapon slice the head off a statue?

2008-02-14T02:00:00Z

6x05 Viewers' Special (2)

Why would ancient man go to all the trouble of making stone arrowheads when sharpening a stick would have done the same job? Could machine gunfire mow down a tree?

2008-02-21T02:00:00Z

6x06 MacGyver Myths

6 (6x06) MacGyver Myths

  • 2008-02-21T02:00:00Z1h

Jamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ultralight airplane with raw bamboo, a small stolen engine, and duct tape.

2008-04-24T01:00:00Z

6x07 Alaska Special (1)

Adam and Jamie test the theory of cabin fever. Can a solitary stick of dynamite really sink a pickup parked on a frozen lake? The build team takes on the myth of car vs. moose.

2008-07-28T01:00:00Z

6x08 Shark Week Special

Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?

2008-08-07T01:00:00Z

6x09 Exploding Steak

9 (6x09) Exploding Steak

  • 2008-08-07T01:00:00Z44m

We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.

2008-08-28T01:00:00Z

6x10 NASA Moon Landing

Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims that footage of footprints and flags flapping have to be faked.

2008-09-04T01:00:00Z

6x11 Viral Hour

11 (6x11) Viral Hour

  • 2008-09-04T01:00:00Z44m

Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?

2008-09-11T01:00:00Z

6x12 Phone Book Friction

If you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from the movie Deep Blue Sea?

2008-09-18T01:00:00Z

6x13 Water Stun Gun

13 (6x13) Water Stun Gun

  • 2008-09-18T01:00:00Z44m

Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually blow up? Is walking over hot coals just mind over matter?

2008-10-09T01:00:00Z

6x14 Blind Driving

14 (6x14) Blind Driving

  • 2008-10-09T01:00:00Z44m

Is it really possible to drive a car completely blind? Do metal cleats on golf shoes really attract lightning. Can a huge underground explosion really cause a ball to drop from the lip into the hole?

2008-10-16T01:00:00Z

6x15 Ninjas

15 (6x15) Ninjas

  • 2008-10-16T01:00:00Z43m

Can an arrow be caught in midair? Is there really a punching technique that can floor an opponent with only a 1-inch lead in? Can an underwater blowpipe be stealthily used to fell an opponent?

2008-10-23T01:00:00Z

6x16 Alcohol Myths

16 (6x16) Alcohol Myths

  • 2008-10-23T01:00:00Z44m

Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can an ancient medieval weapon really fire 200 arrows over 500 yards?

2008-10-30T01:00:00Z

6x17 Motorcycle Flip

17 (6x17) Motorcycle Flip

  • 2008-10-30T01:00:00Z43m

Can a flagpole in the front wheel of a motorcycle create a head-over-handlebars flip? Kari, Grant and Tory test whether or not it is possible to break out of jail using bed sheets, hair and toilet paper.

2008-11-06T02:00:00Z

6x18 Coffin Punch

18 (6x18) Coffin Punch

  • 2008-11-06T02:00:00Z44m

The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.

2008-11-13T02:00:00Z

6x19 End With a Bang

19 (6x19) End With a Bang

  • 2008-11-13T02:00:00Z44m

Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang?

Could a torture technique consisting of growing a bamboo through a victim's body have worked?

Does dropping alkali metals in a water-filled bathtub result in a huge explosion?

Does brandy, such as carried by Saint Bernards, really prevent hypothermia?

Does lighting a piano on fire make it explode?

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