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Up next: 06:10 PM · MythBusters: Episode 39
Oct 9, 2026
Times in Europe/London
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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?
Can Adam and Jamie cross a canyon and reach civilization using only basic supplies, duct tape and bubble wrap?
Myths tested: Could the sinking Titanic suck a person down with it? Does a goldfish's memory only last for seconds? Can explosives packed in a trombone cause the slide to rocket off it?
Can a ninja catch an arrow mid-flight? Could a ninja hide underwater breathing through a bamboo reed long enough to attack an enemy with a poison blow-dart?
Myths tested: Can a football fly farther if it is filled with helium? Is it possible for a human to catch a bullet in his teeth?
Could thermite placed on top of blocks of ice set off an explosion? Could a car stereo set off an SKS rifle? Could a person's thumb be severed while firing a hunting pistol?
Can mirrors be used to reflect sunlight and illuminate a tomb, as depicted in "The Mummy?" Can a runaway car be safely stopped if another driver pulls in front and slows down?
Myths tested: What caused a plane to be shredded? Can a fire be started by rubbing sticks together, with a bullet or with ice?
How well do movie sound effects compare to their real-world counterparts? Can a sailboat stranded in calm water start moving by blowing air into its sail with an onboard fan?
Myths tested: Can a whirlpool really kill somebody? Can a snow plough driving down the road push enough air to flip a passing car over?
“Supersized” myths are explored. Included: great white shark legends are put to the test during a trip to Cape Town, South Africa.
Myths tested: Can an air cylinder go straight through a cinder-block wall or propel a boat? Can a passing train suck a person onto the tracks?
If a pressure-triggered bomb is cooled with liquid nitrogen, can its detonation be delayed long enough for a person to seek protection?
Myths tested: Can a marching battalion take down a bridge? Is it possible to make a "magic bullet" out of ice?
Myths tested: Can a tissue box in the back of a car kill the driver if the car crashes? Is it possible to split an arrow by hitting it with another?
Myths tested: Is it possible to split an arrow by hitting it with another? Can a hybrid rocket be propelled with salami? Can a modern firearm be fired if completely submerged in water?
Myths tested: If someone falls off a building, can that person glide to safety using a sheet of plywood? Can you beat a radar detector?
Can duct tape be used to build a bridge? Can duct tape be used to fix a car? Can duct tape be used to hold a car in place? Can duct tape be used to stop a car going 60 miles per hour?
What household objects are bulletproof? Once buried alive inside a coffin, is it possible to punch your way through the coffin and dig yourself out?
Every episode, Jamie and Adam put themselves and their skills to the test in the pursuit of answers to myths. But what do they really do? What attributes do you need to bust a myth?
Did Adolf Hitler survive Operation Valkyrie only because he was in a conference room instead of an underground bunker? Can you literally knock some sense into a person by slapping them?
Can you share the task of driving, change places while driving or push the driver out while moving at regular speed? Can you prevent cats from defecating in your garden?
Could a skydiver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground seesaw and send a small girl flying seven stories high...and she could still survive?
Can a combination of footwear and technique allow a person to run on water? Can a person survive an explosion by hiding behind a table, a car, a dumpster or a cinderblock wall?
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