A World War II myth about a turret gunner who fell 22,000 feet but was cushioned by a 1000-pound bomb going off beneath him is tested. Also: Grant, Kari and Tory check a myth about conserving electricity by leaving lights on.
Military Grenade Myths. Anti-Gravity Myth. A Frontier Technology Myth.
Just when you think Adam and Jamie have tested every gun legend in history, they come up with three more myths. Meantime, Kari, Grant and Tori go to great lengths to see whether mankind's first and simplest tool could be far more dangerous than you think.
Can a "concrete glider" fly? And a big challenge for the Mythbusters to tackle!
Can a small, disposable butane lighter suddenly ignite with the force of several sticks of dynamite? And the gang tries to shoot down some popular gunslinger myths.
Myths (re)visited: - can a sword cut through a gun barrel - stop a car window from breaking by holding it - revisit the "meat missile" - more truck gasoline efficiency tests: tailgate up, tailgate down, no tailgate, mesh tailgate or hard cover over bed
Can a cracked valve on a compressed-air cylinder actually blast the tank right through a cinder-block wall?
Adam and Jamie test out the following myths: Can a cable at high tension slice a person clean in two when it snaps? Can ancient pottery contain sounds from the past to be played back today?
Adam and Jamie work on creating an air shooter to recreate the highest wind speed recorded in a hurricane to test if wind can blow a piece of straw through a palm tree. Grant, Tory and Kari test the feelings of plants and eggs using a polygraph machine.
Adam and Jamie take on one of the greatest scientist/inventor and myth creator legends of all time, Nikolai Tesla and his Earthquake Machine. Tory and Kari investigate a lethal lava lamp.