MythBusters (2014 season)

Episode 208 – "Star Wars Special"

Adam, Jamie, and the Build Team examined three scenes from the Star Wars film series—eventually choosing one scene from each episode of the original trilogy. This episode is alternatively referred to as "Revenge of the Myth" or "SithBusters." They tested...

Episode 209 – "Moonshiner Myths"

Episode 210 – "Hollywood Car Crash Cliches"

Adam, Jamie, and the Build Team explored three scenarios related to vehicle-based movie stunts and effects.

Episode 211 – "Car Chase Chaos / Animal Antics"

Car Chase Chaos

Adam and Jamie tested three different movie clichés involving car chases, seeing how they compared to driving normally:

Animal Avoidance

In an expansion of the myth that flies are repelled by water, the Build Team tested various "at home" methods for repelling various types of animals:

Serpent Stop

One myth was cut from the initial U.S. airing of the episode and was broadcast on the MythBusters' website:

Foil Cat Deterrent

Kari stated during a Twitter Q&A that the myth of cats being repelled by aluminum foil was also recorded, but it was cut from the U.S. airing and to date has not been released on the MythBusters' website. It had, however, been aired in the version of the episode aired in the Asia-Pacific region.

Episode 212 – "*DO* Try This at Home?"

Adam, Jamie, and the Build Team explored eight short myths to determine both their accuracy and the ease with which viewers might be able to test them at home.

Episode 213 – "Mythssion Impossible"

Episode 214 – "Bullet Baloney"

The MythBusters take on a series of filmic firearm cliches as follows:

What is Bulletproof? (v.6)

Using a mock-up of a carnival-style shooting gallery, the Build Team tested the effectiveness of some everyday items at stopping bullets, including:

Gun in a Vacuum

Adam explained the reason for the second justification of the myth not being true on Twitter, stating that the accelerant in a bullet contains an oxygenator, thus rendering oxygen from the air unnecessary.

Episode 215 – "Supersonic Ping Pong/Ice Cannon"

Episode 216 – "Fire in the Hole"

An examination of Hollywood movie scenarios involving explosions.

Seconds from Disaster

The Build Team investigated the possibility of surviving a bomb explosion by placing the device in a container and diving out of the way. They first set up a 1-pound (450 g) charge of C-4 at the bomb range and detonated it as a control test, with rupture discs placed at distances of up to 20 feet (6.1 m). These discs were calibrated to burst at 13 pounds per square inch (90 kPa), the threshold of shock wave injuries; the disc at 12 feet (3.7 m) was the farthest one that burst.

For each test, they placed the charge in the enclosure, with a disc and several Styrofoam cutout figures (to gauge shrapnel injuries) at a distance of 12 feet (3.7 m). They tested...

Out-of-Control Test

Outtakes of out-of-control tests from the Seconds from Disaster myth were published on the Discovery Channel website. Additionally, they tested...

The overall conclusion was that the best approach was to place the bomb somewhere that would redirect the explosion, then move away from where the blast was going to go. Attempting to fully contain an explosion would create deadly shrapnel that would kill anyone nearby. The team finished by blowing up the truck with 200 pounds (91 kg) of ANFO.

Episode 217 – "Household Disasters"

Dog Bowl Ignition

This myth was not aired in the U.S.

Sunburn vs Burn-Burn

This myth was cut out of the episode but included online.

Episode 218 – "Commercial Myths"

Tennis Take Off

Tory, Grant and Kari examine a myth that comes from a HEAD Tennis commercial that features Novak Djokovic rallying with a partner while the two are anchored to the wings of an airplane in flight.

Episode 219 – "Road Rage"

This episode is alternatively called "Silver Screen Car Chaos", as mentioned in the opening sequences, and "Driving This Crazy", for when it aired in Australia. Various car chase stereotypes from movies are tested.

Episode 220 – "Laws of Attraction"

Episode 221 – "Traffic Tricks"

Episode 222 – "Plane Boarding"

The final US episode premiere to feature the Build Team of Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, and Grant Imahara.

Plane Boarding

The episode decided to use a myth on plane boarding; this was because of waiting time being the biggest complaint from flyers everywhere.

The following are the results of the experiment.

Bite the Bullet

A spinoff of Magic Bullet from 2003 and Ice Bullet from 2004.