So exactly how hard is it to find a needle in a haystack, anyway? And can water dripping on your forehead really drive you nuts? Those are the kinds of questions, myths and urban legends that are put to the test in this humorous series to find out which ones hold water (and keep it from dripping on your forehead and driving you insane).
So exactly how hard is it to find a needle in a haystack, anyway? And can water dripping on your forehead really drive you nuts? Those are the kinds of questions, myths and urban legends that are put to the test in this humorous series to find out which ones hold water (and keep it from dripping on your forehead and driving you insane).
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Seasons (36)
Season 1
23 Jan 2003 – 7 Mar 2003 · 3 episodes
1JATO Car, Pop Rocks (Pilot 1)23 Jan 2003
2Stuck on You, Biscuit Bullet, Falling Lawyer (Pilot 2)30 Jan 2003
3Poppy-Seed Drug Test7 Mar 2003
Season 2
23 Sep 2003 – 22 Feb 2004 · 13 episodes
1Exploding Toilet, Is It Worth Running in the Rain?, Ice Bullet23 Sep 2003
2Cell Phone+Gas Station=Explosion??, Exploding Implants, Exploding CDs3 Oct 2003
3Barrel of Bricks, Peeing on the Third Rail, EEL Skin Wallet10 Oct 2003
4Penny Drop, Microwave Madness!, Radio Fillings17 Oct 2003
5Buried Alive!!!, 101 Uses for Cola, Hammer Jump24 Oct 2003
6Tongue Stud Lightning Rod, Tree Cannon, You Can't Beat the Breath Test!11 Nov 2003
7Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket5 Dec 2003
8Escape from Alcatraz, Does a Duck's Quack Echo?, Mind Control Chips12 Dec 2003
9Explosive Decompression, Frog Giggin', Rear Axle11 Jan 2004
10Chicken Gun, Octopus Egg Pregnancy, Killer Washing Machine18 Jan 2004
11Break Step Bridge25 Jan 2004
12Buried in Concrete, Daddy Longlegs, Jet Taxi15 Feb 2004
13Sinking Titanic22 Feb 2004
Season 3
8 Jun 2004 – 16 Mar 2005 · 27 episodes
1Myths Revisited8 Jun 2004
2Scuba Diver, Car Capers27 Jul 2004
3Ancient Death Ray, Skunk Cleaning, What Is Bulletproof?29 Sep 2004
4Elevator of Death, Levitation Machine6 Oct 2004
5Beat the Radar Detector13 Oct 2004
6Quicksand20 Oct 2004
7Exploding Jawbreaker27 Oct 2004
8Pingpong Rescue3 Nov 2004
9Boom-Lift Catapult10 Nov 2004
10Exploding House17 Nov 2004
11Ming Dynasty Astronaut24 Nov 2004
12Brown Note1 Dec 2004
13Salsa Escape8 Dec 2004
14Exploding Port-a-Potty15 Dec 2004
15Is Yawning Contagious?22 Dec 2004
16Cooling a Six-Pack29 Dec 2004
17Son of a Gun5 Jan 2005
18Breaking Glass12 Jan 2005
19Jet Pack19 Jan 2005
20Killer Brace Position26 Jan 2005
21Bulletproof Water2 Feb 2005
22Border Slingshot9 Feb 2005
23Killer Tissue Box16 Feb 2005
24Escape Slide Parachute23 Feb 2005
25MythBusters Revisited2 Mar 2005
26Chinese Invasion Alarm9 Mar 2005
27MythBusters Revealed16 Mar 2005
Season 4
26 Oct 2005 – 31 May 2006 · 32 episodes
1Confederate Rocket26 Oct 2005
2Vodka Myths2 Nov 2005
3Steel Toe-Cap Amputation9 Nov 2005
4Seasickness: Kill or Cure16 Nov 2005
5Paper Crossbow23 Nov 2005
6Shredded Plane31 Dec 2005
7Archimedes Death Ray Revisited7 Dec 2005
8Helium Football14 Dec 2005
9Franklin's Kite21 Dec 2005
10Cell Phone on Airplanes28 Dec 2005
11Bullets Fired Up4 Jan 2006
12Myths Reopened11 Jan 2006
13Mind Control18 Jan 2006
14Exploding Pants25 Jan 2006
15Steam Cannon / Breakfast Cereal1 Feb 2006
16Whirlpool Myth, Snowplow8 Feb 2006
17Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)15 Feb 2006
18Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)22 Feb 2006
19Shattering Subwoofer / Rough Road Driving1 Mar 2006
20Deadly Straw8 Mar 2006
21Earthquake Machine15 Mar 2006
22Diet Coke and Mentos22 Mar 2006
23Killer Cable Snaps29 Mar 2006
24Concrete Glider5 Apr 2006
25Air Cylinder Rocket12 Apr 2006
26More Myths Revisited25 Oct 2006
27Exploding Lighter26 Apr 2006
28Anti-Gravity Device3 May 2006
29Firearms Folklore10 May 2006
3022,000 Foot Fall17 May 2006
31Shop Till You Drop24 May 2006
32Hollywood on Trial31 May 2006
Season 5
20 Dec 2006 – 20 Feb 2008 · 31 episodes
1Holiday Special20 Dec 2006
2Hindenburg Mystery10 Jan 2007
3Pirate Special17 Jan 2007
4Underwater Car24 Jan 2007
5Speed Cameras7 Mar 2007
6Dog Myths14 Mar 2007
7More Myths Reopened21 Mar 2007
8Voice Flame Extinguisher11 Apr 2007
9Birds in a Truck18 Apr 2007
10Walking on Water25 Apr 2007
11Western Myths30 May 2007
12Big Rig Myths6 Jun 2007
13Grenades and Guts13 Jun 2007
14Snow Special20 Jun 2007
15Baseball Myths8 Aug 2007
16Viewer Special15 Aug 2007
17Red Rag to a Bull22 Aug 2007
18Superhero Hour29 Aug 2007
19Myth Revolution!5 Sep 2007
20Trail Blazers31 Oct 2007
21Exploding Water Heater7 Nov 2007
22Shooting Fish in a Barrel21 Nov 2007
23Pirates 2!28 Nov 2007
24Confederate Steam Gun5 Dec 2007
25Air Plane Hour12 Dec 2007
26James Bond Special (1)16 Jan 2008
27Lead Balloon23 Jan 2008
28Airplane on a Conveyor Belt30 Jan 2008
29James Bond Special (2)6 Feb 2008
30Viewer Special 213 Feb 2008
31MacGyver Myths20 Feb 2008
Season 6
23 Apr 2008 – 23 Oct 2008 · 13 episodes
1Alaska Special23 Apr 2008
2NASA Moon Landing7 Aug 2008
3Exploding Steak14 Aug 2008
4Ninjas 221 Aug 2008
5Blind Driving28 Aug 2008
6Viral Hour4 Sep 2008
7Phone Book Friction11 Sep 2008
8Water Stun Gun18 Sep 2008
9Alcohol Myths25 Sep 2008
10Motorcycle Flip2 Oct 2008
11Coffin Punch9 Oct 2008
12End with a Bang16 Oct 2008
13Viewer Special Threequel23 Oct 2008
Season 7
8 Apr 2009 – 4 Jan 2010 · 24 episodes
1Demolition Derby Special8 Apr 2009
2Alaska Special 215 Apr 2009
3Banana Slip, Double Dip22 Apr 2009
4YouTube Special29 Apr 2009
5Swimming in Syrup6 May 2009
6Exploding Bumper13 May 2009
7Seesaw Saga20 May 2009
8Thermite vs. Ice27 May 2009
9Prison Escape3 Jun 2009
10Curving Bullets10 Jun 2009
11Car vs. Rain17 Jun 2009
12Knock Your Socks Off7 Oct 2009
13Duct Tape Hour14 Oct 2009
14Dirty vs. Clean Car21 Oct 2009
15Greased Lightning28 Oct 2009
16Hurricane Windows4 Nov 2009
17Crash and Burn11 Nov 2009
18Myth Evolution18 Nov 2009
19Dumpster Diving25 Nov 2009
20Antacid Jail Break2 Dec 2009
21Unarmed and Unharmed9 Dec 2009
22Hidden Nasties16 Dec 2009
23Mini Myth Mayhem28 Dec 2009
24Boomerang Bullet4 Jan 2010
Season 8
24 Mar 2010 – 16 Jun 2010 · 11 episodes
1Soda Cup Killer24 Mar 2010
2Dive to Survive31 Mar 2010
3Spy Car Escape7 Apr 2010
4Bottle Bash14 Apr 2010
5No Pain, No Gain28 Apr 2010
6Mythssion Control5 May 2010
7Duct Tape Hour 212 May 2010
8Waterslide Wipeout19 May 2010
9Fireball Stun Gun2 Jun 2010
10Flu Fiction9 Jun 2010
11MythBusters Top 25 Moments16 Jun 2010
Season 9
6 Oct 2010 – 22 Dec 2010 · 12 episodes
1Hair of the Dog6 Oct 2010
2Storm Chasing Myths13 Oct 2010
3Cold Feet20 Oct 2010
4Table Cloth Chaos27 Oct 2010
5Arrow Machine Gun3 Nov 2010
6Mini Myth Madness10 Nov 2010
7Reverse Engineering17 Nov 2010
8Inverted Underwater Car24 Nov 2010
9Bug Special1 Dec 2010
10President's Challenge8 Dec 2010
11Green Hornet Special15 Dec 2010
12Operation Valkyrie22 Dec 2010
Season 10
6 Apr 2011 – 29 Jun 2011 · 11 episodes
1Mission Impossible Face Off6 Apr 2011
2Blue Ice13 Apr 2011
3Running on Water20 Apr 2011
4Bubble Trouble27 Apr 2011
5Torpedo Tastic4 May 2011
6Blow Your Own Sail11 May 2011
7Spy Car 218 May 2011
8Dodge a Bullet1 Jun 2011
9Fixing a Flat8 Jun 2011
10Let There Be Light22 Jun 2011
11Paper Armor29 Jun 2011
Season 11
28 Sep 2011 – 30 Nov 2011 · 10 episodes
1Bikes and Bazookas28 Sep 2011
2Newton's Crane Cradle5 Oct 2011
3Walk a Straight Line12 Oct 2011
4Duct Tape Plane19 Oct 2011
5Flying Guillotine26 Oct 2011
6Drain Disaster2 Nov 2011
7Location, Location, Location11 Nov 2011
8Wet and Wild16 Nov 2011
9Wheel of Mythfortune23 Nov 2011
10Toilet Bomb30 Nov 2011
Season 12
25 Mar 2012 – 13 Aug 2012 · 13 episodes
1Duct Tape Island25 Mar 2012
2Fire vs. Ice1 Apr 2012
3Square Wheels8 Apr 2012
4Swinging Pirates15 Apr 2012
5Battle of the Sexes22 Apr 2012
6Driving in Heels29 Apr 2012
7Revenge of the Myth6 May 2012
8Bouncing Bullet13 May 2012
9Mailbag Special20 May 2012
10Bubble Pack Plunge3 Jun 2012
11Duel Dilemmas10 Jun 2012
12Hollywood Gunslingers17 Jun 2012
13Jawsome Shark Special13 Aug 2012
Season 13
7 Oct 2012 – 25 Nov 2012 · 8 episodes
1Titanic Survival7 Oct 2012
2Trench Torpedo14 Oct 2012
3Hail Hijinx21 Oct 2012
4Fright Night28 Oct 2012
5Mini Myth Medley4 Nov 2012
6Cannonball Chemistry11 Nov 2012
7Food Fables18 Nov 2012
8Explosions A to Z25 Nov 2012
Season 14
1 May 2013 – 17 Oct 2013 · 11 episodes
1JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished?1 May 2013
2Deadliest Catch Crabtastic Special8 May 2013
3Down and Dirty; Earthquake Survival15 May 2013
4Indy Car Special22 May 2013
5Battle of the Sexes - Round 229 May 2013
6Motorcycle Water Ski5 Jun 2013
7Hypermiling / Crash Cushion12 Jun 2013
8Duct Tape Canyon19 Jun 2013
9Painting with Explosives / Bifurcated Boat26 Jun 2013