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Is pykrete tougher than ice, bulletproof and durable enough to make a boat out of? Can a V-shaped snowplough really split a car in two?

Myths tested: Can a person with no flight training land a jet while being assisted by the traffic controllers over the radio? Is it possible to talk while falling at terminal velocity?

Myths tested: Can a human voice extinguish a flame? Can hypnotists plant suggestions in unwilling patients? Can hypnosis help bring back dormant memories?

Myths tested: Do steel toe boots really put toes in more danger than a regular boot, to the extent that the steel toe would chop off the toes? Can bottle rockets be used to launch a human?

Are some types of people more tolerant to pain? Can a BBQ propane tank heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket?

Can a pallet of duct tape help you survive on a deserted island?

Could Luke have safely swung across the chasm in the Death Star while carrying Princess Leia? Would the Ewoks' swinging log trap have destroyed an Imperial walker?

Will a super-sized Newton's cradle work? Can the weight of a bird be enough to tip a teetering car off of a cliff?

Can a car's tire pressure affect its fuel efficiency? Can a laptop stop a bullet from point-blank range? Can a hair weave stop a .40 caliber bullet? Can a fridge door stop a round of 9mm bullets?

Can you cook a full holiday meal on the engine of a running car? Does the tryptophan in turkey make you sleepy? Is it easy to confuse the taste of unusual meat with chicken?

Does a car explode when driven off a cliff? Can a huge rocket launch a cage holding a human, and would the person survive?

Can an explosion caused by a hot water heater put out a fire? Is sunscreen flammable? Will a vacuum explode if it sucks up black powder?

Myths tested: Did Archimedes make a cannon using steam power? Is a cardboard cereal box more nutritious than the sugary cereal inside?

Myths tested: Is it possible to climb a building with a motorized grappling hook? Will getting punched by someone wearing a ring leave a ring-shaped imprint?

Myths tested: Can a person be propelled off a toilet seat by dropping a lit cigarette into it when filled with combustible materials? Is running better than walking to keep dry in the rain?

Myths tested: Can a car in which a person has died and started to decay become so malodorous that it is be impossible to remove the stench and sell?

Is it possible to re-inflate a flat tire and re-seat it on its rim? How effective are various handgun firing stances?

Can a person be launched 115 feet into a kiddie pool from a giant waterslide? Can a mail delivery truck taking only right turns save gas?

Myths tested: Can a water heater explode and shoot through the roof of a house? If a person is being dragged by a horse, can the friction caused by the movement make the jeans catch on fire?

Myths tested: Could MacGyver have built an ultralight airplane from bamboo, trash bags, duct tape and a cement mixer?

Myths tested: Do frozen chickens cause more damage than thawed chickens when shot at a plane's windshield? Did a man die trying to compact his laundry in the washing machine by standing on it?

Can a bullet ricochet off pavement and up through a car's floorboard, as seen in "Burn Notice"? Can you ride an explosion's shock wave to jump farther than you can under your own power?

Can a sonic shock wave shatter glass? Is it possible to bend bullets around obstacles, like in the movie "Wanted?"

Myths tested: Can a toy car beat a Dodge Viper in a quarter-mile downhill race? Is yawning contagious? Does buttered toast always land buttered-side down?

Myths tested: Is it possible to beat a speed-tracking camera? Can a defibrillator cause nitroglycerin patches to explode?

Can a sneeze leave a person's nose at around 100mph? Can sneeze droplets travel up to 30 feet? Can nasal secretions contaminate a room quickly? Can you be decapitated by a tornado?

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