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From hammocks to chess sets, Adam creates one swanky pad! It’s all the comforts of home on a deserted island!

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Kari, Tory, and Grant investigate whether a woman's bra size influences tip size.WWW

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Storm in a D-Cup

Jamie and Adam play the video game Fruit Ninja in real life (with a sword AND a chainsaw) to see how real life stacks up against the game. Because that's what they do.WWW

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The Fruit Ninja Experiment

Mythbusters has had a lot of explosions. So you can bask in their pyrotechnic glory, enjoy this mashup set to the 1812 Overture.WWW

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Explosive Overture

Is it really possible for falling glass to cleave a person in half? Jamie and Adam attempt to test the myth of the glass guillotine.WWW

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The Folly of Falling Glass

Are laser blasters really lasers? Adam calculates the speed of blaster bolts to find out.WWW

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Let's Talk Laser Blasters

Jamie and Adam put the myth of higher ground to the test in this epic lightsaber battle.WWW

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Lightsaber Duel

Were Kari, Grant and Tori surprised by their results How did they feel about wasting so much wine?WWW

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Dodge A BulletWWW

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In video games, when you shoot an oil or propane tank, it blows up ... is this gaming baloney? Kari, Tory and Grant answer your Gas Room Boom questions.WWW

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Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman admit they missed something BIG in this episode. See what it is (and know that they're sorry).WWW

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Ancient Chinese warriors really wore armor made from paper? Yes. Yes, they did.WWW

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Slow-mo In Action

You may be impressed that Jamie Hyneman was able to dodge a Hollywood blank from 500 yards away ... but he wasn't.WWW

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MythBusters InvasionWWW

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MythBusters Invasion

Could an on-fire wine truck start shooting out corks? Domaine Carneros Winery's Eileen Crane gives Kari Byron her expert opinion.WWW

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To put the flaming-reel myth to the test, Tory, Kari and Grant got up at the crack of dawn. See what greeted them when they arrived at Fisherman Wharf in this deleted scene.WWW

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Despite having never surfed before, Jamie Hyneman decides to make a surfboard out of duct tape. It goes better than expected.WWW

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Duct Tape Surfboard

To escape a deserted island, Adam and Jamie build a boat completely out of duct tape and branches.WWW

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After seeing a viral video of a lizard running on water, the Mythbusters are dead set on replicating the lizard’s limbs to help a human do the same.WWW

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Recreating the Feet of the Jesus Lizard

Kari and the guys find out if a simple table can interrupt shockwaves and deflect the impact of a fatal explosion.WWW

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Can A Pine Table Save You from an Explosion?

In the Bourne movies, a magazine is shoved inside a toaster. 20 seconds later, it causes an explosion in the house. Could this happen in real life?WWW

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Testing the Bourne Toaster

Mythbusters has had a lot of explosions. So you can bask in their pyrotechnic glory, enjoy this mashup set to the 1812 Overture.WWW

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Explosive Overture

Inspired by a scene from Bourne Supremacy, Adam and Jamie want to know if 9% methane to oxygen is the recipe for the perfect bang. The relation of oxygen to flammable gas is called stoichiometry.WWW

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Testing the Perfect Stoichiometric Ratio of Methane

Grant and Tory head to NASA to find out if a leaky airplane toilet can cause a buildup of blue ice that could detach from a plane and plummet from the sky.WWW

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The Dreaded Leaky Airplane Toilet

If you work for 10 years collecting antacids in prison, can you escape?WWW

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Breaking Out of Jail with a Distributed Load of Antacid

You would think night vision goggles would help, but that might not be the case.WWW

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Would Night Vision Goggles Help Drivers in the Dark?

To Adam Savage’s surprise, the expansion rate for these tablets is exponential.WWW

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How Much Pressure is Generated by Antacid Tablets?

If you’re buried alive is there a chance you could escape? B team puts this myth to the test.WWW

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Is There Too Much Pressure to Escape Out of a Casket?

Can Jamie’s improvised body armor hold up against a range of weaponry?WWW

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Testing Cement and Tile Armor

There’s a specific technique for finishing the task unscathed by the hot coals. But does Adam know the secret?WWW

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Fired Up for Fire Walking

Adam and Jamie play with giant Tesla coils to see if they can take down bad guys with an electric stun gun that works on water.WWW

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Directing a Lightning Bolt Through a Stream of Water

Jamie and Adam play the video game Fruit Ninja in real life (with a sword AND a chainsaw) to see how real life stacks up against the game. Because that's what they do.WWW

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The Fruit Ninja Experiment