MythBusters — Season 8
23 episodesFirst aired 4 January 2010
E1Boomerang Bullet
9.0Jan 20101h
Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?
E2Soda Cup Killer
8.3Mar 20101h
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.
E3Dive to Survive
9.0Mar 20101h
Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?
E4Spy Car Escape (1)
9.0Apr 20101h
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.
E5Bottle Bash
8.3Apr 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?
E6No Pain, No Gain
8.5Apr 20101h
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.
E7Mythssion Control
9.0May 2010
In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.
E8Duct Tape Hour (2)
8.7May 20101h
Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?
E9Waterslide Wipeout
9.0May 20101h
Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.
E10Fireball Stun Gun
8.3Jun 20101h
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!).
E11Flu Fiction
8.5Jun 20101h
Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.
E12Hair of the Dog
8.5Oct 2010
Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?
E13Storm Chasing Myths
9.0Oct 20101h
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.
E14Cold Feet
8.3Oct 20101h
When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?
E15Tablecloth Chaos
9.0Oct 2010
Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?
E16Arrow Machine Gun
9.0Nov 20101h
Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.
E17Mini Myth Madness
8.5Nov 2010
Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?
E18Reverse Engineering
9.0Nov 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.
E19Inverted Underwater Car
9.0Nov 2010
Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.
E20Bug Special
8.0Dec 2010
Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?
E21President's Challenge
9.0Dec 2010
President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.
E22Green Hornet Special
9.0Dec 2010
Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
E23Operation Valkyrie
9.0Dec 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.
