Episode guide
MythBusters: Season 8
23 episodes · premiered Jan 4, 2010
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- Episode 1: Boomerang Bullet Jan 4, 2010 · 1h Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?
- Episode 2: Soda Cup Killer Mar 24, 2010 · 1h 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 fingertips.
- Episode 3: Dive to Survive Mar 31, 2010 · 1h Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?
- Episode 4: Spy Car Escape (1) Apr 7, 2010 · 1h 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 simply falls to the ground.
- Episode 5: Bottle Bash Apr 14, 2010 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 their cannons?
- Episode 6: No Pain, No Gain Apr 28, 2010 · 1h 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 through a garage roof like a rocket.
- Episode 7: Mythssion Control May 5, 2010 In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.
- Episode 8: Duct Tape Hour (2) May 12, 2010 · 1h Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?
- Episode 9: Waterslide Wipeout May 19, 2010 · 1h Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.
- Episode 10: Fireball Stun Gun Jun 2, 2010 · 1h Does pepper spray + flannel shirt + stun gun = massive fireball, per CSI? Can fireworks really launch a person over a lake? (Watch the show! Don't try it at home!).
- Episode 11: Flu Fiction Jun 9, 2010 · 1h Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.
- Episode 12: Hair of the Dog Oct 6, 2010 Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?
- Episode 13: Storm Chasing Myths Oct 13, 2010 · 1h Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.
- Episode 14: Cold Feet Oct 20, 2010 · 1h When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?
- Episode 15: Tablecloth Chaos Oct 27, 2010 Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?
- Episode 16: Arrow Machine Gun Nov 3, 2010 · 1h Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.
- Episode 17: Mini Myth Madness Nov 10, 2010 Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?
- Episode 18: Reverse Engineering Nov 17, 2010 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 Lethal Weapon 2 to task.
- Episode 19: Inverted Underwater Car Nov 24, 2010 Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.
- Episode 20: Bug Special Dec 1, 2010 Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?
- Episode 21: President's Challenge Dec 8, 2010 President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.
- Episode 22: Green Hornet Special Dec 15, 2010 Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
- Episode 23: Operation Valkyrie Dec 22, 2010 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” into someone.