MythBusters
MythBusters: Season 8

Air Date

January 4, 2010

Episodes

23 episodes

MythBusters

Season 8

Episodes

Boomerang Bullet

1. Boomerang Bullet

January 4, 2010
60 min

Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?

Soda Cup Killer

2. Soda Cup Killer

7.0
March 24, 2010
60 min

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.

Dive to Survive

3. Dive to Survive

March 31, 2010
60 min

Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?

Spy Car Escape (1)

4. Spy Car Escape (1)

April 7, 2010
60 min

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.

Bottle Bash

5. Bottle Bash

8.0
April 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?

No Pain, No Gain

6. No Pain, No Gain

April 28, 2010
60 min

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.

Mythssion Control

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.

Duct Tape Hour (2)

8. Duct Tape Hour (2)

May 12, 2010
60 min

Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?

Waterslide Wipeout

9. Waterslide Wipeout

May 19, 2010
60 min

Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.

Fireball Stun Gun

10. Fireball Stun Gun

7.0
June 2, 2010
60 min

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!).

Flu Fiction

11. Flu Fiction

June 9, 2010
60 min

Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.

Hair of the Dog

12. Hair of the Dog

October 6, 2010

Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?

Storm Chasing Myths

13. Storm Chasing Myths

9.0
October 13, 2010
60 min

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.

Cold Feet

14. Cold Feet

8.0
October 20, 2010
60 min

When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?

Tablecloth Chaos

15. Tablecloth Chaos

October 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?

Arrow Machine Gun

16. Arrow Machine Gun

November 3, 2010
60 min

Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.

Mini Myth Madness

17. Mini Myth Madness

November 10, 2010

Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?

Reverse Engineering

18. Reverse Engineering

November 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.

Inverted Underwater Car

19. Inverted Underwater Car

9.0
November 24, 2010

Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.

Bug Special

20. Bug Special

7.0
December 1, 2010

Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?

President's Challenge

21. President's Challenge

December 8, 2010

President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.

Green Hornet Special

22. Green Hornet Special

December 15, 2010

Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.

Operation Valkyrie

23. Operation Valkyrie

December 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.