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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?

Can steak be tenderized with explosives? Does driving while angry decrease fuel efficiency?

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?

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

Does a driver's choice of footwear affect driving performance? Does a full bladder pose as much of a driving hazard as being legally intoxicated? Can superglue be used to turn a room upside down?

Myths tested: Can a working glider be made out of concrete? Can an engine run on gunpowder alone?

Myths tested: Could the Ancient Chinese have used drums to listen for tunneling invaders? Is the five second rule true?

Myths tested: Can a machine designed by Nikola Tesla actually create a miniature earthquake or collapse a structure? Can a lava lamp explode if heated on the stove?

Myths tested: Did the Confederates really build a lethal steam-powered machine gun? Is it possible to fool a modern polygraph test?

Myths tested: How can someone escape from a sinking car? Can paper be folded in half more than seven times?

Can you accidentally kill yourself with a bullet that ricochets off three walls? Could a medieval army have used trees to catapult dead bodies over a castle wall?

Myths tested: How easy is it to crack a safe? Can a hole be easily cut into a pane of glass without setting off a sound alarm?

Myths tested: Can a cell phone cause a plane to crash? Can a person fly away on a raft filled with helium?

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