Peter Rees
Director
MythBusters (2003)
Season 8
MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
Released Jan. 23, 2003
Episode 51 min
9+
Genres: Documentary, Mystery, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.research, tmdb.experiment, tmdb.engineering, tmdb.urban-legend, tmdb.explosion, tmdb.crash-test-dummy, tmdb.myth + 22 more, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.debunking, tmdb.science, imdb.urban-legend, imdb.explosion, imdb.debunking, imdb.don-t-try-this-at-home, imdb.crash-test-dummy, imdb.educational, imdb.truth, imdb.enlightenment, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary, imdb.long-running-tv, imdb.experiment, imdb.catching-a-bullet-in-one-s-teeth, imdb.segway, imdb.radio-controlled, imdb.bleeped-dialogue, imdb.scientific-research, imdb.science, imdb.engineering, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: Hulu, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Disney Plus, Discovery + 11 more, Discovery, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Plex, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Xumo Play, Plex Channel, Philo, YouTube TV
Production Companies: Beyond Productions, Beyond Entertainment
Network: SBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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S8E1 - Boomerang Bullet
Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?
Jan. 4, 2010, midnight
8.5
S8E2 - Soda Cup Killer
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.
March 24, 2010, midnight
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S8E3 - Dive to Survive
Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?
March 31, 2010, midnight
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S8E4 - Spy Car Escape (1)
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.
April 7, 2010, midnight
9.0
S8E5 - Bottle Bash
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?
April 14, 2010, midnight
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S8E6 - No Pain, No Gain
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.
April 28, 2010, midnight
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S8E7 - Mythssion Control
In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.
May 5, 2010, midnight
9.0
S8E8 - Duct Tape Hour (2)
Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?
May 12, 2010, midnight
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S8E9 - Waterslide Wipeout
Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.
May 19, 2010, midnight
8.5
S8E10 - Fireball Stun Gun
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!).
June 2, 2010, midnight
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S8E11 - Flu Fiction
Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.
June 9, 2010, midnight
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S8E12 - Hair of the Dog
Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?
Oct. 6, 2010, midnight
9.5
S8E13 - Storm Chasing Myths
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.
Oct. 13, 2010, midnight
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S8E14 - Cold Feet
When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?
Oct. 20, 2010, midnight
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S8E15 - Tablecloth Chaos
Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?
Oct. 27, 2010, midnight
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S8E16 - Arrow Machine Gun
Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.
Nov. 3, 2010, midnight
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S8E17 - Mini Myth Madness
Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?
Nov. 10, 2010, midnight
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S8E18 - Reverse Engineering
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.
Nov. 17, 2010, midnight
9.5
S8E19 - Inverted Underwater Car
Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.
Nov. 24, 2010, midnight
8.5
S8E20 - Bug Special
Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?
Dec. 1, 2010, midnight
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S8E21 - President's Challenge
President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.
Dec. 8, 2010, midnight
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S8E22 - Green Hornet Special
Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
Dec. 15, 2010, midnight
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S8E23 - Operation Valkyrie
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.
Dec. 22, 2010, midnight
Network: SBS
Episode Runtime: 51 min.
Season Runtime: 13872 min.
Released: Jan. 23, 2003
Last Air Date: Feb. 21, 2018, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 9+
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