MythBusters — Season 7

Aired 8 April 2009

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 two-truck head-on collision a myth?

Aired 15 April 2009

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?

Aired 22 April 2009

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?

Aired 29 April 2009

Can match heads alone fire a homemade cannon? Can a 7-foot ball of Legos become a rolling weapon of mass destruction?

Aired 6 May 2009

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 handle?

Aired 13 May 2009

Can car bumpers become deadly and explode? Is it true that Hungarian archers got twice the penetration shooting a bow from a galloping horse?

Aired 20 May 2009

Could a sky diver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground seesaw and send a small girl flying seven stories high?

Aired 27 May 2009

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 its vibrations?

Aired 3 June 2009

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 steel bars?

Aired 10 June 2009

Can a sonic shock wave shatter glass? Is it possible for bullets to bend around obstacles with a side arm flick of the wrist?

Aired 17 June 2009 • 60 min

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 explosion?

Aired 7 October 2009

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 to knock someone out of their socks?

Aired 14 October 2009

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?

Aired 21 October 2009

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" true?

Aired 28 October 2009

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?

Aired 4 November 2009

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 frozen tree?

Aired 11 November 2009

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?

Aired 18 November 2009

This fan favorites episode revisits the water-heater rocket, car-roof cling, curving bullets, liquid nitrogen and snowplow split myths.

Aired 25 November 2009

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 his helmet?

Aired 2 December 2009

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.

Aired 9 December 2009

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 Speed.

Aired 16 December 2009

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 Cannonball Run?

Aired 28 December 2009

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 lit with a bullet.