What could have caused New Zealand farmers' pants to start exploding in 1931? Kari Byron, Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci bring in the bomb squad to solve the mystery.
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MythBusters: Exploding Pants MiniMyth
What could have caused New Zealand farmers' pants to start exploding in 1931? Kari Byron, Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci bring in the bomb squad to solve the mystery.
Added: May 3, 2009
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Runtime: 04:39
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