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Season 6

MythBusters

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Season 6

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Nineteen episodes of MythBusters make up Season 6 (2008) — watch online on iFILM. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman spend two full episodes dismantling the physics of James Bond films, and the build team puts MacGyver's improvised gadgets through the same treatment.

The season runs on themed specials more than any before it. An Alaska expedition. A Shark Week episode. The airplane-on-a-conveyor-belt question. Ninjas catching arrows mid-flight. And the one everyone argues about: did NASA fake the moon landing footage? Season 6 is when MythBusters stops being a random clip show with explosions and starts building whole episodes around one big idea per week.

Stream MythBusters Season 6 online on iFILM.

Season 6

19 episodes

  • James Bond (1)
    S6·E1

    James Bond (1)

    January 16, 2008

    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?

  • Lead Balloon
    S6·E2

    Lead Balloon

    January 23, 2008 · 60 min

    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?

  • Airplane on a Conveyor Belt
    S6·E3

    Airplane on a Conveyor Belt

    January 30, 2008

    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.

  • James Bond (2)
    S6·E4

    James Bond (2)

    February 6, 2008

    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?

  • Viewers' Special (2)
    S6·E5

    Viewers' Special (2)

    February 13, 2008

    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?

  • MacGyver Myths
    S6·E6

    MacGyver Myths

    February 20, 2008 · 60 min

    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.

  • Alaska Special (1)
    S6·E7

    Alaska Special (1)

    April 23, 2008 · 60 min

    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.

  • Shark Week Special
    S6·E8

    Shark Week Special

    July 27, 2008

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

  • Exploding Steak
    S6·E9

    Exploding Steak

    August 6, 2008

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

  • NASA Moon Landing
    S6·E10

    NASA Moon Landing

    August 27, 2008

    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.

  • Viral Hour
    S6·E11

    Viral Hour

    September 3, 2008

    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?

  • Phone Book Friction
    S6·E12

    Phone Book Friction

    September 10, 2008 · 60 min

    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?

  • Water Stun Gun
    S6·E13

    Water Stun Gun

    September 17, 2008

    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?

  • Blind Driving
    S6·E14

    Blind Driving

    October 8, 2008

    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?

  • Ninjas
    S6·E15

    Ninjas

    October 15, 2008

    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?

  • Alcohol Myths
    S6·E16

    Alcohol Myths

    October 22, 2008

    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?

  • Motorcycle Flip
    S6·E17

    Motorcycle Flip

    October 29, 2008

    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.

  • Coffin Punch
    S6·E18

    Coffin Punch

    November 5, 2008

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

  • End With a Bang
    S6·E19

    End With a Bang

    November 12, 2008

    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?

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