Adam and Jamie talk trash and crash when they test whether a Styrofoam cup full of soda can be a lethal projectile when thrown from a car at high speeds. Does the cup penetrate the windshield of an oncoming car and seriously injure the driver? Jamie and Adam build a number of soda...Read More
Jamie and Adam investigate exactly what would happen if a pirate ship fired a broadside cannon barrage into another ship, working their way up from a small-scale cannon to a full-scale 6-pound ball.
In this episode, Adam, Jamie and the Mythbuilder team will test: -The myth of Archimedes's steam cannon, considered the mother of the cannons. -They'll test the myths related to cereal on an eating competition.
To see if an airplane's window can resist the crashing of a bird flying at high speed, engineers launch chickens at high speeds into the windows with an air cannon before the window is used in a plane. In this episode the Mythbusters test: -If launching frozen chickens changes the result of the tests. -If a woman can give birth an octopus by swallowing an octopus egg. -If a washing machine with the help of a dog can kill you.
In this episode the Mythbusters test: -If it's possible to sell a Corvette that smells horrible because someone died and his body stayed in the car for 3 months. -If a drain filled with fuel can become a deadly cannon when someone gets inside.
In this episode the Mythbusters test: -If using a piercing or jewels makes you more vulnerable to lightning in a storm. -If is possible that an ancient small town built a tree cannon that exploded and killed all the village. -They test several ways to beat the breath test, like biting mint or onions.