Programm von Mythbusters

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Myths tested: Is shooting fish in a barrel really as easy as the proverb says? What is the most effective cure for pain caused by hot chili peppers? Are elephants really afraid of mice?

Myths tested: Can a person be blown away by a bullet? Can a bullet cause explosive decompression and tear a plane apart? Is running better than walking to keep dry in the rain?

Can a person jump from a rooftop into a dumpster and walk away? Can a deep-sea diver's body be crushed into his helmet if his air hose breaks?

Myths tested: Can a bullet travel through a sniper's scope and kill him? Can a fired bullet lodge in the chamber of a revolver? Can two colliding bullets fuse in mid air?

Could a human hang on to the roof of a speeding car? Can dental floss be used to cut through the steel bars of a prison?

Myths tested: If a steel cable under high tension snaps, could it cut a human in half? Can sounds and vibrations be recorded into the grooves of ancient pottery?

Myths tested: Can someone survive a multi-story elevator fall by jumping right before the elevator hits the bottom of the shaft? Is it possible to make a hovercraft with a vacuum motor?

Is it really true that one cannot polish dung? Is hitting the ground with running legs faster than a standing start? Is it really best to end with a bang?

Myths tested: Could a kite struck by lightning in a storm kill the person holding it? Are various flatulence myths true?

Can antacid tablets be used to blow a prison cell open? Can a person drive safely on a moonless night without using his headlights?

Myths tested: Is it possible for pants to spontaneously explode? Do various fuel efficiency methods work?

Can a mattress cushion the impact of a long fall onto water? Are stone cannonballs as deadly as steel ones?

Is it more difficult to escape from a sinking car that flips upside down than from one that remains right-side up?

Can a conventional electric stun gun be turned into a water-powered electric stun gun? Is firewalking real? Can a fire be put out by placing a fire extinguisher into it?

Can a cowboy shoot a gun out of a person's hand without injuring him? Is the 50-foot bus jump seen in "Speed" possible in real life?

Myths tested: Can a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building kill a person or penetrate the ground? Can a person's internal organs be cooked by a tanning booth?

Myths tested: Is it possible to make a catapult with a boom-lift cherry-picker? Does a person save more gas by driving with the AC on instead of having the windows down?

Tune in for a comprehensive alternative shoppers guide as the MythBusters show how they procure the weird and wonderful array of stuff they have used in the making of the show.

Myths tested: Can a bullet fired straight up in the air kill someone on the way back down? If low-end vodka is charcoal-filtered, will it become a top-shelf vodka?

Myths tested: Can a bullet from a 9mm handgun ignite a propane tank? Can a speed boat jump off of a ramp, land in the water and continue to operate safely?

Myths tested: Can sacrificially jumping on a grenade save others' lives? Does self-hypnosis work? Can a combination of Diet Coke and Mentos make one's stomach explode?

Can a 1967 Chevy take off with JATO rockets, like in the tale of the JATO Rocket Car?

Can the swinging-cage rescue in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" really be done? Can an oil drum filled with methanol work as a high speed go kart?

Does a certain 1970s sports car become more aerodynamic if the body is turned backwards? Can a surfboard be launched through the windscreen of a car and be lethal, like in the movie "Lethal Weapon 2?"

Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really use only 10% of their brain?

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