Original network Discovery Channel | ||
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Country of origin Australia
United States No. of episodes 21 (includes 3 specials) Original release March 25 (2012-03-25) – November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25) | ||
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 various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is Busted, Plausible, or Confirmed).
Contents
- Cannonball accident
- Episode 179 Duct Tape Island
- Duct Tape Island Survival
- Episode 180 Fire vs Ice
- Episode 181 Square Wheels
- Date Night Car
- Episode 182 Swinging Pirates
- Pirate Swing
- Episode 183 Battle of the Sexes
- Episode 184 Driving in Heels
- Episode 185 Revenge of the Myth
- Excavator Viral Challenge
- Episode 186 Bouncing Bullet
- Episode SP18 Mailbag Special
- Episode 187 Bubble Pack Plunge
- Episode 188 Duel Dilemmas
- Episode 189 Hollywood Gunslingers
- Episode SP19 Jawsome Shark Special
- Episode 190 Titanic Survival
- Episode 191 Trench Torpedo
- Episode 192 Hail Hijinx
- Episode 193 Fright Night
- Dead Body Disposal
- Episode 194 Mini Myth Medley
- Cannonball Chemistry
- Episode 196 Food Fables
- Car Cook Off
- Episode SP20 Explosions A to Z
- References
On February 28, 2012, Discovery Channel announced that the 2012 season would commence airing on March 25, 2012. The season aired in a Sunday time slot, instead of its previous Wednesday time slot.
Cannonball accident
On December 6, 2011, while taping for the "Cannonball Chemistry" story, a home-made cannon test sent a cannonball through a residential neighborhood in Dublin, California. No one was injured, but the cannonball did considerable property damage, crashing through the walls of a family's house and landing in a car.
Episode 179 – "Duct Tape Island"
The Build Team does not appear in this episode.
Duct Tape Island Survival
Marooned on a tropical island (Oahu, Hawaii) with only a pallet of duct tape, Adam and Jamie had to use it to perform the tasks needed for survival. Their goals were to...
Episode 180 – "Fire vs. Ice"
Episode 181 – "Square Wheels"
Date Night Car
Inspired by a scene in the film Date Night, in which a taxicab and sports sedan stuck together by their front bumpers perform a series of maneuvers in city streets. The Build Team obtained two cars similar to those used in the scene, tore off their front bumpers, and built a hitch to hold them together nose-to-nose. Driving at 40 mph (64 km/h), with Tory in the cab and Grant and Kari in the sedan, they tested the cars' ability to...
Episode 182 – "Swinging Pirates"
Pirate Swing
Adam and Jamie attempted to re-create a scene in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. They set out to determine whether a group of six people in a suspended spherical cage could...
Episode 183 – "Battle of the Sexes"
Adam, Jamie, and the Build Team explored five myths concerning the superiority of one gender or the other in various activities. For each myth, they chose 10 men and 10 women.
Episode 184 – "Driving in Heels"
Episode 185 – "Revenge of the Myth"
Adam, Jamie, and the Build Team explore four previously tested myths, using viewer suggestions for improvement or new tests.
Excavator Viral Challenge
A challenge from viewers to try new feats using excavators, based on "Excavator Exuberance" from 2011. Adam and Jamie attempted to...
Episode 186 – "Bouncing Bullet"
Episode SP18 – "Mailbag Special"
The Build Team answers a series of randomly chosen letters sent in by viewers, answering questions and doing a series of short tests.
Episode 187 – "Bubble Pack Plunge"
Episode 188 – "Duel Dilemmas"
Episode 189 – "Hollywood Gunslingers"
Adam, Jamie, Tory, Kari and Grant explored eight firearm-related movie scenarios.
Episode SP19 – "Jawsome Shark Special"
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, Adam and Jamie counted down their 25 favorite shark-related myths, including some that had not previously aired.
Episode 190 – "Titanic Survival"
Episode 191 – "Trench Torpedo"
Episode 192 – "Hail Hijinx"
This episode was also called "Cliffhanger Bridge Boom" in Australia.
Episode 193 – "Fright Night"
Dead Body Disposal
Adam and Jamie investigated two myths based on movie scenes involving the transportation and burial of dead bodies.
Episode 194 – "Mini Myth Medley"
Adam, Jamie, and the Build Team tested five myths chosen at random from viewer submissions.
Cannonball Chemistry
At the start of the episode, the Build Team apologized for the cannonball accident that occurred while they were testing this myth.
Episode 196 – "Food Fables"
Car Cook-Off
For their myths, Jamie and Adam were joined by celebrity chef Alton Brown, who is an enthusiast of incorporating science into cooking and had previously busted food myths on an episode of Good Eats reverentially titled Myth Smashers.
Episode SP20 – "Explosions A to Z"
This episode was called "The A to Z of Explosions" in Australia.
The Build Team presents a series of 25 vignettes, one for each letter of the alphabet (except X and Y, which they combined), concerning the explosions that have been carried out in myth testing.