Original network Discovery Channel | ||
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Country of origin Australia
United States No. of episodes 22 (includes 3 specials) Original release April 6 (2011-04-06) – November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30) | ||
The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. This is a list of the myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is Busted, Plausible, or Confirmed). On March 16, 2011, Discovery Channel announced that the 2011 season would commence airing on April 6, 2011.
Contents
- Episode 160 Mission Impossible Mask
- Episode 161 Blue Ice
- Episode 162 Running on Water
- What Is Bombproof
- Episode 163 Bubble Trouble
- Episode 164 Torpedo Tastic
- Episode 165 Blow Your Own Sail
- Sounds Bogus
- Episode 166 Spy Car 2
- Spy Car The Revenge
- Episode 167 Dodge a Bullet
- Episode 168 Fixing a Flat
- Fixin a Flat
- Episode SP15 Planes Trains and Automobiles
- Episode 169 Let There Be Light
- Episode 170 Paper Armor
- Episode 171 Bikes and Bazookas
- Episode 172 Newtons Crane Cradle
- Episode 173 Walk a Straight Line
- Episode 174 Duct Tape Plane
- Excavator Exuberance
- Episode 175 Flying Guillotine
- Episode 176 Drain Disaster
- Bedlam Proof Bedliner
- Episode SP16 Location Location Location
- Episode SP17 Wet and Wild
- Episode 177 Wheel of Mythfortune
- Pick a Door
- Firearm Fashion
- Episode 178 Toilet Bomb
- References
Episode 160 – "Mission Impossible Mask"
Episode 161 – "Blue Ice"
Episode 162 – "Running on Water"
What Is Bombproof?
The Build Team investigated the ability of everyday objects to reduce the likelihood of injury or death from an explosion. They began by detonating a 3-pound (1.4 kg) charge of C-4, with rupture disks at various distances set to burst at 13 psi (90 kPa) (injury) and 75 psi (517 kPa) (instant death). Distances of 10 and 20 ft (3.0 and 6.1 m) were found to be the thresholds of the death and injury zones, respectively, due to the blast shock wave.
For each object tested, they placed it at 10 and 20 feet, with rupture disks and a foam-cutout figure (to gauge shrapnel injuries) protected by it. They evaluated the question of surviving the shock wave by taking cover behind…
Episode 163 – "Bubble Trouble"
Episode 164 – "Torpedo Tastic"
Episode 165 – "Blow Your Own Sail"
Sounds Bogus
Adam and Jamie compared movie sound effects to their real-world counterparts by recording samples of both. They looked into the realistic nature of…
Episode 166 – "Spy Car 2"
Spy Car: The Revenge
A twist on "Spy Car Escape", with the focus on offensive rather than defensive methods to disable an enemy car. Adam and Jamie tested the use of…
Episode 167 – "Dodge a Bullet"
Episode 168 – "Fixing a Flat"
Fixin’ a Flat
Adam and Jamie tested three impromptu remedies for a flat tire in the wilderness, without a spare being available. At a 2-mile off-road hazard course, they set up a typical highway vehicle and cut into one tire. They tried to drive using…
Next they investigated ways to remedy a flat tire in an urban setting, setting up a road obstacle course. They tested…
Episode SP15 – "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"
A countdown of the cast's 12 favorite myths involving forms of transportation.
Episode 169 – "Let There Be Light"
Episode 170 – "Paper Armor"
Episode 171 – "Bikes and Bazookas"
Starting this episode, the theme music is "rearranged and performed" by The Dandy Warhols.
Episode 172 – "Newton's Crane Cradle"
Episode 173 – "Walk a Straight Line"
Episode 174 – "Duct Tape Plane"
Excavator Exuberance
Adam and Jamie investigated three viral videos involving excavators. They tested the machine’s ability to…
Episode 175 – "Flying Guillotine"
Episode 176 – "Drain Disaster"
Bedlam-Proof Bedliner
The Build Team tested viewers’ claims concerning the toughness of spray-on truck bedliner resin. They investigated its ability to withstand…
Episode SP16 – "Location, Location, Location"
A countdown of the cast's 12 favourite locations for testing myths, with an emphasis on one myth that was tested at the location.
Episode SP17 – "Wet and Wild"
A countdown of the cast’s 12 favorite myths involving water.
Episode 177 – "Wheel of Mythfortune"
Adam, Jamie, and the Build Team test four myths chosen at random from viewer submissions.
Pick a Door
Adam and Jamie tested the myths that when people were presented with the Monty Hall problem, they would...
Firearm Fashion
Adam and Jamie examined the effectiveness of handgun firing stances often used in movies to find out if they allow a handgun user to shoot faster and more accurately than the standard two-handed stance. They set up targets at 15 ft (4.6 m) and each took a turn firing 8 rounds from a .45 caliber pistol (16 rounds for the two-gun trials), evaluating their performance on a combination of speed and accuracy. The techniques they tested were...
There was one more technique tested in the 2012 season that proved more effective than the control.