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Up next: 07:01 PM · MythBusters: Episode 44
Oct 16, 2026
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It’s lights, camera, action on this special episode of "MythBusters" as Adam and Jamie go Hollywood and pull the curtain back on a few brand new myths straight off the silver screen.
Myths tested: Can an airplane toilet create enough suction to cause a person to become stuck on it? Can a can of biscuit dough explode in a hot car?
Can a gun fire lethally if its barrel is bent? Can tape measures and wallets stop bullets? Will a shotgun shell on the tip of a wooden spear detonate if jabbed into an attacking animal?
Can two men carrying a pane of glass survive unscathed if a car smashes through it? Can a rocket-propelled grenade explosion flip an SUV?
Could someone shoot a live grenade in mid-air, thus rendering it useless? Can you contain a TNT explosion inside an ordinary object?
Can a ping pong ball inflict a lethal injury if it flies fast enough? Can a cannon and cannonballs made from ice be a reliable weapon?
Can excavators row a barge, take you wakeboarding or do acrobatics? Can you patch the fuselage of a plane with duct tape?
Myths tested: Can a deadly crossbow be made from materials available to prison inmates? Can vodka remove the smell of cigarettes from clothes or kill bees like an insecticide?
Is a bathroom's hand dryer better than a paper towel? Which public restroom stall is the cleanest? Is it better to stand in the doorway during an earthquake?
Myths tested: Can someone's hat be shot off? Is it possible to break someone out of jail with horses? Can an airbag turn a lock-pick into a lethal spear?
Is it possible to lift a car using nothing but duct tape? Can duct tape plug holes in the bottom of boats? Can you create a working sail-boat out of duct tape?
Can you herd cats? Can you catch a greased pig? Can you stuff 10 pounds of feces into a 5-pound bag?
Myths tested: Can a laser alarm be defeated? Can a metal duct be stealthily climbed using magnets? Can a pressure switch be defeated? How easy is it to crack a safe?
Myths tested: What is the fastest way to cool a case of beer? Was a battery able to be used for certain tasks in ancient times?
Can you jump to safety from a collapsing rope bridge as seen in the film "Cliffhanger"? Can a strong enough hailstorm sink a boat?
Myths tested: Can mind control be achieved? Can a room be painted with dynamite?
Can a vehicle run as well on square wheels as it does on round ones? Can two cars stuck nose to nose really do the maneuvers shown in the film "Date Night?"
Myths tested: Can a marching battalion take down a bridge? How many bacteria reside on a toothbrush? Is it possible to water ski behind a rowing eight?
Myths tested: Can two semi-trucks collide head-on and completely crush a compact car? Can vodka cure foot odor or bad breath?
What can a driver use to replace a flat tire without a spare? Can a fishing reel catch fire with a fast enough fish on the line?
Myths tested: Can a person be blown away by a bullet? Can a certain note make a person have fecal incontinence? Does Chinese water torture work?
Is it possible to lift a car using fire hoses? Do goats faint when scared? Can a person create a huge fireball with sawdust and a flare?
Myths tested: Can a lead balloon fly? Is it possible to surf a wave caused by an explosion?
Myths tested: Can a person jab a knife in a boat's sail, ride down the sail and land safely on the deck? Does an eyepatch help someone see in the dark?
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?
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