Holiday myths are investigated, including whether reindeer could really help Santa fly, the best way to keep needles on the Christmas tree, and how much yodeling it takes to cause an avalanche.
The whole team takes on the challenge of finding the holy grail of the sea, i.e., an effective remedy for mal de mer, in this episode. From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to this frequently regurgitated problem? Returning to shore, Adam and Jamie hit the road in a fuel efficiency special. They seek to answer the age-old question: Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?
Adam and Jamie slice and dice a myth from the construction industry. According to some laborers, steel-toed boots can be more dangerous than the regular variety. Apparently, a worker from Down Under was awarded financial compensation for losing three toes when a heavy weight fell on his steel toe-capped boot. But were the unfortunate Aussie's steel toe caps turned into toe cutters, as the myth stipulates?
According to myth, in a high-speed, head-on collision, a pair of trucks fused together upon impact, sealing the unfortunate car and driver between them. The team needs a traffic-free stretch of freeway. By amazing coincidence, they find one in Alameda that was specially constructed by the makers of Matrix Reloaded to film their own head-on collision between two semi-trailers. Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.
The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters. So Adam, Jamie and the build team join forces to find out if the Confederate Army had a secret deadly weapon — the world's first long-range missile, which according to rumors, was launched from Richmond, Va., and aimed at the White House over 100 miles away.
The MythBusters take a pot shot at an ancient Chinese text that alludes to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below. And watch Adam and Jamie test out a myth that millions of hungry Americans invoke every day — if it's been on the floor for less than five seconds, is it really safe to eat?
The Mythbusters test a variety of movie stunts, including falling onto awnings to break your fall, slicing a sword in half in a sword fight, jumping a car 175 feet through the air, and breaking a lock with a gun.
Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and silence their critiques!
In this episode the Mythbusters and "Mythbuilders" test: -They test a classic "Indiana Jones" with the help of "Buster", the test dummy. -They test if hair cream can cause explosion or decapitation. -Finally, they see if its possible to survive to a fall from 33,000 ft. without a parachute.
In this episode the Mythbusters and "Mythbuilders" test: -If a tissue box can become a lethal missile in a car crash. -They see if an archer can split one arrow with another, as the legendary Robin Hood did.
