More descriptions of episodes: 77 to 82 | 72 to 76 | 67 to 71 | 62 to 66 | 55 to 61 | 50 to 54 | 45 to 49 | 40 to 44 | 35 to 39 | 30 to 34 | 25 to 29 | 20 to 24 | 15 to 19 | 10 to 14 | 5 to 9 | 1 to 4 | Pilots/Specials
Episode 30: Son of a Gun
It's survived untried for nearly 150 years: The myth of the Civil War soldier who was shot clean through his nether regions and the nearby woman who became pregnant when hit by the traveling bullet. Good luck, Jamie and Adam! Then the two test just how dangerous it is to use the telephone or take a shower during a thunderstorm. Finally, Scottie and Kari attempt to re-create the voyage of a hapless pair of boating greenhorns who set out to sea without first detaching their boat from their car trailer.
premiere: March 30, 2005
Episode 31: Breaking Glass
Can a singer really break glass with just his or her voice? Jamie and Adam pair up with rock singer and voice coach Jaime Vendera to find out. Then, in "Shop Vac Jet Engine," the MythBuilders take on the challenge of building an explosive jet engine out of vacuum cleaner parts. Then, finally, after a moss-and-rock shopping spree, the guys explore whether a rolling stone truly gathers no moss.
premiere: May 18, 2005
Episode 32: Jet Pack
In this "twin-taled" episode, Adam and Jamie embark on the longest and most ambitious build they've ever undertaken: creating their own personal flying machine from scratch. Are these machines as magnificent as their designers claim? To make the project more realistic, the two limit themselves to a build period of one month and a budget of $10,000. Then, the MythBuilders tackle the myth that preserving the pharaohs involved much more than mummification, that it was the shape of the pyramids themselves — in particular, their cosmically inspired geometry — that kept the bodies of Egyptian kings intact. Is it all a load of rot, or can the build team's homemade pyramids keep fruit fresh and razors sharp, as new-age gurus claim?
premiere: June 9, 2005
Episode 33: Killer Brace Position
Everyone knows that talking on a cell phone while driving is potentially dangerous, but is it as risky as driving drunk? To find out, Adam and Kari head to a local raceway to try their hand at driving a skills course, first, while being distracted on a cell phone, and then after knocking back a couple of rounds of beers. Then, the guys strap themselves into their own homemade mock airplane and go for a little ride straight down to test the efficacy of that oh-so-familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.
premiere: June 22, 2005
Episode 34: Bulletproof Water
How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? Adam and Jamie are on the case, unleashing their arsenal of pistols, shotguns and supersonic rifles to find the answer. Then the guys join forces with the MythBuilders in some playground pandemonium as they test a myth straight from the schoolyard. If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar? Everyone's tried this at some point in their lives, but this time there's a difference: On MythBusters, failure is not an option; if at first you don't succeed, then add some high explosives!
premiere: July 13, 2005
