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MythBusters · S6 · E11

Viral Hour

  • TV-PG
  • Sep 3, 2008

Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?

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Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?

Season 6

19 episodes
  1. 1James Bond (1)

    Jan 16, 2008

    Can an electromagnetic watch really deflect a bullet? Would a round from Bond's gun pierce a propane cylinder? Could a boat survive driving up the bank of a river intact?

  2. 2Lead Balloon

    60 minJan 23, 2008

    Can Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?

  3. 3Airplane on a Conveyor Belt

    Jan 30, 2008

    The team takes a crash-course in remote controlled airplane flying, bug-out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory, then return to fraternity pranks with exploding cans of shaving cream.

  4. 4James Bond (2)

    Feb 6, 2008

    Is it possible for a pen-sized bomb to blow a crash-test dummy clean in half? Can Oddjob's sartorial weapon slice the head off a statue?

  5. 5Viewers' Special (2)

    Feb 13, 2008

    Why would ancient man go to all the trouble of making stone arrowheads when sharpening a stick would have done the same job? Could machine gunfire mow down a tree?

  6. 6MacGyver Myths

    60 minFeb 20, 2008

    Jamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ultralight airplane with raw bamboo, a small stolen engine, and duct tape.

  7. 7Alaska Special (1)

    60 minApr 23, 2008

    Adam and Jamie test the theory of cabin fever. Can a solitary stick of dynamite really sink a pickup parked on a frozen lake? The build team takes on the myth of car vs. moose.

  8. 8Shark Week Special

    Jul 27, 2008

    Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?

  9. 9Exploding Steak

    Aug 6, 2008

    We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.

  10. 10NASA Moon Landing

    Aug 27, 2008

    Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims that footage of footprints and flags flapping have to be faked.

  11. 11Viral Hour

    Sep 3, 2008Now viewing

    Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?

  12. 12Phone Book Friction

    60 minSep 10, 2008

    If you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from the movie Deep Blue Sea?

  13. 13Water Stun Gun

    Sep 17, 2008

    Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually blow up? Is walking over hot coals just mind over matter?

  14. 14Blind Driving

    Oct 8, 2008

    Is it really possible to drive a car completely blind? Do metal cleats on golf shoes really attract lightning. Can a huge underground explosion really cause a ball to drop from the lip into the hole?

  15. 15Ninjas

    Oct 15, 2008

    Can an arrow be caught in midair? Is there really a punching technique that can floor an opponent with only a 1-inch lead in? Can an underwater blowpipe be stealthily used to fell an opponent?

  16. 16Alcohol Myths

    Oct 22, 2008

    Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can an ancient medieval weapon really fire 200 arrows over 500 yards?

  17. 17Motorcycle Flip

    Oct 29, 2008

    Can a flagpole in the front wheel of a motorcycle create a head-over-handlebars flip? Kari, Grant and Tory test whether or not it is possible to break out of jail using bed sheets, hair and toilet paper.

  18. 18Coffin Punch

    Nov 5, 2008

    The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.

  19. 19End With a Bang

    Nov 12, 2008

    Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang?