A methane gas tank joins Jamie Hyneman at the Alameda Bomb Range in order to test a scene from the Bourne Supremacy.
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Spoiler alert! Can a magazine in toaster set off a huge explosion when gas is in the air? Clearly, from this picture of Adam Savage, it's possible (although you'll have to watch how the MythBusters achieved this result).
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Gah! Myths like this one — "Bourne Boom" — keep Buster's plastic surgeon (and chiropractor) in business.
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Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara pose in front of NASA's icing research tunnel during the testing of the "Blue Ice" myth. (Yes, we said "icing research tunnel." It's used to develop, test, and certify methods to prevent ice buildup on aircraft, so it's really really important as well as cool-looking.)
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Is it really impossible to float in carbonated water? Adam Savage struggles for science.
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It won't be something you find at your local hardware store, to be sure, but it sure looks like fun to test the myth of the "Dynamite Ax."
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"Let's see whether it's truly impossible to float in carbonated water" may sound simple, but actually testing the myth required heavy machinery, bubble rigs and tanks.
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For "Blow Your Own Sail," Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara took to the wheel in San Francisco Bay.
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A MythBusters guest-snake lends a tongue to Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage for the "Sounds Bogus" myth. Will it sound like its Hollywood counterpart?
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Greetings from the Alameda bomb range! We're trying to see whether explosions in real life sound like the explosions you hear in movies. Cheers, Jamie Hyneman.
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