MythBusters - Season 8
Run Time: 43 mins
Air Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.82 (571 votes)
Discovery SBS23 Episodes
Boomerang Bullet
Season 8 - Episode 1
Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?
Soda Cup Killer
Season 8 - Episode 2
Jamie and Adam explore whether a cup of soda thrown from a car can kill, while Jessi, Tory and Grant see how long a good guy can hang by his...
Dive to Survive
Season 8 - Episode 3
Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?
Spy Car Escape (1)
Season 8 - Episode 4
Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward...
Bottle Bash
Season 8 - Episode 5
What's worse, having an empty beer bottle smashed over your head, or a full one? Could ancient armies have truly used animal hides to build ...
No Pain, No Gain
Season 8 - Episode 6
Are some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch t...
Mythssion Control
Season 8 - Episode 7
In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.
Duct Tape Hour (2)
Season 8 - Episode 8
Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?
Waterslide Wipeout
Season 8 - Episode 9
Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.
Fireball Stun Gun
Season 8 - Episode 10
Does pepper spray + flannel shirt + stun gun = massive fireball, per CSI? Can fireworks really launch a person over a lake? (Watch the show!...
Flu Fiction
Season 8 - Episode 11
Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.
Hair of the Dog
Season 8 - Episode 12
Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?
Storm Chasing Myths
Season 8 - Episode 13
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.
Cold Feet
Season 8 - Episode 14
When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?
Tablecloth Chaos
Season 8 - Episode 15
Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?
Arrow Machine Gun
Season 8 - Episode 16
Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.
Mini Myth Madness
Season 8 - Episode 17
Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?
Reverse Engineering
Season 8 - Episode 18
Jamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from L...
Inverted Underwater Car
Season 8 - Episode 19
Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.
Bug Special
Season 8 - Episode 20
Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?
President's Challenge
Season 8 - Episode 21
President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.
Green Hornet Special
Season 8 - Episode 22
Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
Operation Valkyrie
Season 8 - Episode 23
Adam and Jamie weigh in on a famous assassination attempt; Kari, Grant and Tory try to determine if one can really can “slap some sense” int...