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Season 9

Season 9

2011
21 Episodes

Episodes

Mission Impossible Mask
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1. Mission Impossible Mask

Apr 6, 2011
60 min
8.5

Can realistic facial masks be used to bypass security measures as shown in the Mission: Impossible? Is it possible to start a merry-go-round spinning by shooting bullets at it, as depicted in Shoot 'Em Up? Is it possible to knock a dropped gun out of reach by hitting it with bullets fired from another one?

Blue Ice
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2. Blue Ice

Apr 13, 2011
10.0

Can a magazine and toaster be used to blow up a room full of flammable gas, as depicted in The Bourne Supremacy? Can the contents of an airplane toilet leak out mid-flight and freeze into a lethal projectile?

Running on Water
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3. Running on Water

Apr 20, 2011
9.0

Adam and Jamie take on a viral video, while Kari, Grant, and Tory explore which common items can be bombproof.

Bubble Trouble
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4. Bubble Trouble

Apr 27, 2011
8.0

The MythBusters see whether it's possible to stay afloat in bubbly water, and whether an arrow packed with explosives can split a tree in two.

Torpedo Tastic
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5. Torpedo Tastic

May 4, 2011
10.0

Did the world's first torpedo really strike a boat with a deadly payload at 800 feet? Can corks in wine bottles be turned into projectiles if exposed to enough pressure?

Blow Your Own Sail
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6. Blow Your Own Sail

May 11, 2011
10.0

Adam and Jamie put Hollywood sound effects up against reality, and Kari, Grant and Tory find out if you are adrift on a sailboat with no wind, can you propel your boat with a fan?

Spy Car (2)
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7. Spy Car (2)

May 18, 2011
10.0

Can you really shoot accurately with guns mounted on the hood of a car? Will a bullet just spin if shot at a frozen lake?

Dodge a Bullet
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8. Dodge a Bullet

Jun 1, 2011
10.0

Adam and Jamie test if you can jump out of the way of a bullet, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if hitting the water is just like hitting pavement after a fall.

Fixing a Flat
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9. Fixing a Flat

Jun 8, 2011
10.0

How do you fix a flat when you don't have a spare tire? Can a fast fish cause your reel to catch fire?

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
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10. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Jun 15, 2011
10.0

The MythBusters count down -- and give you insight into -- their favorite transportation moments.

Let There be Light
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11. Let There be Light

Jun 22, 2011
10.0

Jamie and Adam take on The Mummy, while Kari, Grant and Tory try to stop an out-of-control car without another car.

Paper Armor
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12. Paper Armor

Jun 29, 2011
10.0

Adam and Jamie explore the physics of shock waves in water, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if paper battle armor can compare to steel.

Bikes and Bazookas
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13. Bikes and Bazookas

Sep 28, 2011
10.0

Adam and Jamie test the myth that a motorcycle is a greener and cleaner machine than a car, while Kari, Tory, and Grant unleash the first RPG in MythBusters history to see if a bullet could take out a bazooka.

Newton's Crane Cradle
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14. Newton's Crane Cradle

Oct 5, 2011
10.0

Jamie and Adam test a viral video that supersizes Newton's cradle using wrecking balls, while Kari, Grant, and Tory tackle whether a bird landing on your hood is enough to tip your car off a cliff.

Walk a Straight Line
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15. Walk a Straight Line

Oct 12, 2011
10.0

Is it impossible for humans (without a point of reference) to walk in a straight line, such as when they're blindfolded? Will binary explosives, well, explode in the case of a fender bender? The MythBusters are on the case.

Duct Tape Plane
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16. Duct Tape Plane

Oct 19, 2011
60 min
10.0

Adam and Jamie test three viral videos featuring the extraordinary excavator: Can it really row a barge? Be used to go wakeboarding? Perform seemingly impossible feats of acrobatics? Then -- using only duct tape -- Kari, Grant, and Tory attempt to patch up a plane that's had an unfortunate encounter with a bear.

Flying Guillotine
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17. Flying Guillotine

Oct 26, 2011
10.0

Jamie and Adam explore whether it's safe to use the explosive C4 as a cooking fuel as long as you don't drop anything on it, while Kari, Grant, and Tory put a Chinese martial-arts myth to the test.

Drain Disaster
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18. Drain Disaster

Nov 2, 2011
10.0

Find out whether a sewer drain full of combustible gas, when ignited, will turn an innocent manhole cover into a missile, and whether truck bedliners are truly bite, crash, and bomb proof.

Wet and Wild
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19. Wet and Wild

Nov 16, 2011
10.0

When it comes to H2O, the MythBusters are never shy about putting their bodies on the line, riding the world's biggest waterslide, deep-sea diving in a suit of armor and swimming in syrup. Go behind the scenes of the 12 wettest myths of all time.

Wheel of Mythfortune
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20. Wheel of Mythfortune

Nov 23, 2011
10.0

By spinning the Wheel of Mythfortune, the MythBusters find themselves taking on five random viewer-suggested myths with titles like the "Monty Hall Paradox," "Lumber Car," "Firearm Fashion," "Hit the Deck" and "Flaming Tire." Keep those ideas coming!

Toilet Bomb
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21. Toilet Bomb

Nov 30, 2011
10.0

Adam and Jamie tackle a blockbuster bathroom bomb (from Lethal Weapon), while Kari, Tory, and Grant take to the skies to find out if flying in V-formation works for airplanes as well as it does for birds.