On this episode of Mythbusters Adam and Jamie take a fan mail film and use it to dial in on a phone book fable. And then Kari, Grant and Tory test a fishy tale of Hollywood pyrotechnics with their own big bang theories. Source: www.mythbusters.com
Can cockroaches survive a nuclear war? It has long been claimed, but Adam and Jamie decide to finally see whether or not this common claim is true. Later, they see whether or not an airplane could get the speed to take off by rolling on a conveyor belt. Finally, they test whether or not cans of shaving cream can explode if a common prank goes awry.
Adam and Jamie decide to test whether or not someone with no experience can land a 747 by being instructed via a flight control tower. However, since they can’t crash any actual planes, they’ll have to settle with the latest flight simulator. Meanwhile, the build team tests three skydiving myths that come from the movie Point Break .
Adam and Jamie examine the Hindenburg disaster, using three replicas of the ill-fated airship to determine if chemical compounds on its exterior may have sparked the huge conflagration.
In this episode the Mythbusters and "Mythbuilders" test: -What is more dangerous: driving while talking by cell phone or driving after drinking some beers. -They test, in their own "homemade" airplane, the "killer brace position".