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Episode 55: Steam Cannon/Breakfast Cereal
Jamie and Adam once again delve into classical history to tackle a myth surrounding Archimedes. This time, the team tests the myth that Archimedes built the world's first "supergun," a cannon powered by steam. Can they prove this incredible feat of historical steam-powered engineering? Or is the myth just a load of hot air? And, we've all seen the advertising for breakfast cereal — grains packed with vitamins and high-fiber energy. But Adam's mom doesn't believe a word of it! She thinks a typical modern breakfast cereal has less nutritional value than the box it comes in. Could Mom be right? The MythBusters test her theory.
Premiere: July 19, 2006
Episode 56: Whirlpool/Snowplow
Most normal people only encounter a whirlpool if they accidentally pull the drain plug while in the bath. But in this episode, our intrepid heroes Adam and Jamie once again get wet for science. They're testing the myth that somewhere on earth, there's a massive whirlpool sucking whole ships and their hapless crews to a watery grave. Could it be possible? Also, Tory, Kari, and Grant look into the frightening possibility that you could be swept off the road by a snowplow. Can a passing wintery road sweeper displace so much air that it flips an oncoming car? The team finds out — with typically chaotic results!
Premiere: July 26, 2006
Episode 57: Mentos and Soda
Adam and Jamie are trying to figure out the theory behind the chaos when diet cola and mentos mix. Inspired by an internet phenomenon, the Mythbusters take on the controversy surrounding these fizzy fountains. Adam and Jamie pit soda against soda and candy against candy to find the perfect cocktail for their explosive exploits. Meanwhile Kari, Tory and Grant are going postal with an aeronautical myth. Can posting a postage stamp on the rotor blades send a helicopter into a tailspin? A 45-cent stamp versus a $1.3 million machine: it's a David and Goliath story that could leave the Mythbusters with a very hefty repair bill. Get more on the experiment at www.EepyBird.com.
Premiere: Aug. 9, 2006
Episode 58: Shattering Subwoofer/Rough Road Driving
The guys find out if the bass from a car stereo can destroy an automobile. They rip out the interior of a car, build a giant subwoofer to fill it, and then power it by attaching it directly to the drive shaft. Wear your ear plugs for this one! Also, Grant, Kari and Tory hit the road to take on two tall tales from our mates down under. If you're driving on a rough outback road, will you get a smoother ride by driving faster? And, can you stop your windshield from shattering when a stone is kicked up from a passing car by bracing the glass with your hand?
Premiere: Aug. 16, 2006
Episode 59: Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 2
It's "lights, camera, action!" time again for the MythBusters, as they test more Hollywood heists. This time, our cat burglars Adam and Jamie go cold as they try to beat a heat-detecting alarm sensor. Then it's on to motion-detector alarms. They also attempt to crack a door guarded by fingerprint technology, and face a monster safe that can only be opened by — you guessed it — an underwater explosion.
Premiere: Aug. 23, 2006
Episode 60: Earthquake Machine
Adam and Jamie take on one of the greatest scientist/inventor and myth creator legends of all time: Nikolai Tesla and his Earthquake Machine. Tory and Kari investigate a lethal lava lamp.
Premiere: Aug. 30, 2006
Episode 61: Deadly Straw
Jamie and Adam have been known to shoot wind before but in Straw Through Palm they do it with more devastating speed and accuracy than in Mythbusters history. The theory is that in a tropical hurricane the wind can get so strong it can blow a piece of straw through a palm tree trunk. Finally in a cock-a-doodle-doo of a Mythbuster's moment they answer the burning barnyard myth — can a hurricane blow the feathers off a chicken? Meanwhile, Grant, Tory and Kari embrace their sadistic sides and turn the workshop into a horticultural house of horrors.
Premiere: Sept. 6, 2006
