MythBusters - Season 7
Run Time: 43 mins
Air Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.82 (571 votes)
Discovery SBS23 Episodes
Demolition Derby
Season 7 - Episode 1
Is the movie Speed just fake film physics? Will a car dropped from 4,000 feet fall faster than a speeding car? Is the compact conundrum of a...
Alaska Special (2)
Season 7 - Episode 2
Is Pykrete really tougher than concrete? Is it durable enough to make a boat out of? Can a V-shaped snowplow really split a car in two?
Banana Slip/Double Dip
Season 7 - Episode 3
Can a banana peel really cause one to slip? Does double dipping cause germ warfare? And can the build team really make a homemade diamond?
YouTube Special
Season 7 - Episode 4
Can match heads alone fire a homemade cannon? Can a 7-foot ball of Legos become a rolling weapon of mass destruction?
Swimming in Syrup
Season 7 - Episode 5
Is it possible to swim as fast in syrup as in water? Could MacGyver have blown off a cargo-ship steel door with only gun powder and a gun ha...
Exploding Bumper
Season 7 - Episode 6
Can car bumpers become deadly and explode? Is it true that Hungarian archers got twice the penetration shooting a bow from a galloping horse...
Seesaw Saga
Season 7 - Episode 7
Could a sky diver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground seesaw and send a small girl flying seven stories high?
Thermite vs. Ice
Season 7 - Episode 8
See what happens when you combine thermite, a chemical that burns at almost 2,000 degrees, with ice. And can a stereo set off a rifle with i...
Prison Escape
Season 7 - Episode 9
Is it possible to cling to the roof of a speeding, swerving car like in the movies? Can jailbirds use dental floss to cut through solid stee...
Curving Bullets
Season 7 - Episode 10
Can a sonic shock wave shatter glass? Is it possible for bullets to bend around obstacles with a side arm flick of the wrist?
Car vs. Rain
Season 7 - Episode 11
If you're out for a spin in the rain in your convertible, can you stay dry by driving faster? Can popcorn be cooked by a laser or an explosi...
Knock Your Socks Off
Season 7 - Episode 12
If one bullet is fired and another is dropped simultaneously from the same height, will they hit the ground at the same time? Is it possible...
Duct Tape Hour
Season 7 - Episode 13
Can duct tape really be used to lift a car in the air? Will duct tape keep your boat afloat? Can you make a boat completely out of duct tape...
Clean Car vs. Dirty Car
Season 7 - Episode 14
Does a dirty car get better gas mileage than a clean one? Is the adage, "Stick to beer you're in the clear; beer then liquor ever sicker" tr...
Greased Lightning
Season 7 - Episode 15
What happens when you mix water, oil and fire? Can cheese be used as cannon fodder? Can a C-4 explosive be set off in a microwave?
Hurricane Windows
Season 7 - Episode 16
In a hurricane, would a house suffer less damage if the windows were left open? Can liquid nitrogen really shatter a head or explode a froze...
Crash and Burn
Season 7 - Episode 17
Does a car always explode as it plunges off a cliff? Can a huge rocket launch a cage holding a human and would the person survive?
Myth Evolution
Season 7 - Episode 18
This fan favorites episode revisits the water-heater rocket, car-roof cling, curving bullets, liquid nitrogen and snowplow split myths.
Dumpster Diving
Season 7 - Episode 19
Can a person leap from several stories into a dumpster, then be able to run away? Can a diving suit flaw force a diver's entire body into hi...
Antacid Jail Break
Season 7 - Episode 20
The MythBusters see if antacids can break you out of jail, and how far a criminal can get when making a break for it in the dark.
Unarmed and Unharmed
Season 7 - Episode 21
Adam and Jamie tackle a quick draw gun-slinging story, while Grant, Tory and Jessi hop on board the Mythbus for another myth from the movie ...
Hidden Nasties
Season 7 - Episode 22
Are soda cans contaminated by rat pee? Does your cell phone have more germs than a toilet? Can a sports car skip across a lake a la The Cann...
Mini Myth Mayhem
Season 7 - Episode 23
Six fan-requested fables are put to the test, including whether an engraved coconut can be sent through the mail and whether a match can be ...