MythBusters Season 8

January. 04,2010      TV-PG
Rating:
8.3
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Trailer Synopsis

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.

Episode 23 : Operation Valkyrie
December. 22,2010
Adam and Jamie weigh in on a famous assassination attempt; Kari, Grant and Tory try to determine if one can really can “slap some sense” into someone.
Episode 22 : Green Hornet Special
December. 15,2010
Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
Episode 21 : President's Challenge
December. 08,2010
President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.
Episode 20 : Bug Special
December. 01,2010
Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?
Episode 19 : Inverted Underwater Car
November. 24,2010
Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.
Episode 18 : Reverse Engineering
November. 17,2010
Jamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from Lethal Weapon 2 to task.
Episode 17 : Mini Myth Madness
November. 10,2010
Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?
Episode 16 : Arrow Machine Gun
November. 03,2010
Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.
Episode 15 : Tablecloth Chaos
October. 27,2010
Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?
Episode 14 : Cold Feet
October. 20,2010
When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?
Episode 13 : Storm Chasing Myths
October. 13,2010
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.
Episode 12 : Hair of the Dog
October. 06,2010
Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?
Episode 11 : Flu Fiction
June. 09,2010
Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.
Episode 10 : Fireball Stun Gun
June. 02,2010
Does pepper spray + flannel shirt + stun gun = massive fireball, per CSI? Can fireworks really launch a person over a lake? (Watch the show! Don't try it at home!).
Episode 9 : Waterslide Wipeout
May. 19,2010
Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.
Episode 8 : Duct Tape Hour (2)
May. 12,2010
Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?
Episode 7 : Mythssion Control
May. 05,2010
In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.
Episode 6 : No Pain, No Gain
April. 28,2010
Are some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket.
Episode 5 : Bottle Bash
April. 14,2010
What's worse, having an empty beer bottle smashed over your head, or a full one? Could ancient armies have truly used animal hides to build their cannons?
Episode 4 : Spy Car Escape (1)
April. 07,2010
Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward simply falls to the ground.
Episode 3 : Dive to Survive
March. 31,2010
Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?
Episode 2 : Soda Cup Killer
March. 24,2010
Jamie and Adam explore whether a cup of soda thrown from a car can kill, while Jessi, Tory and Grant see how long a good guy can hang by his fingertips.
Episode 1 : Boomerang Bullet
January. 04,2010
Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?

Seasons

Season 16
Season 16 2018
Season 15
Season 15 2017
Season 14
Season 14 2016
Season 13
Season 13 2015
Season 12
Season 12 2014
Season 11
Season 11 2013
Season 10
Season 10 2012
Season 9
Season 9 2011
Season 8
Season 8 2010
Season 7
Season 7 2009
Season 6
Season 6 2008
Season 5
In another exciting season, Jamie and Adam test the stuff of nightmares in an underwater car, and seek to prove if you can fold paper more than seven times. The team also goes out of this world to put four classic hypnosis hypotheses under the microscope. They even tackle classic western myths: historical and current, horse and car, guns and explosions. What more could you possibly want?
Season 5 2007
Season 4
The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. The holiday special episode in this season was the first time MythBusters was broadcast in high definition.
Season 4 2006
Season 3
Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain leave the series this season. Grant Imahara joins the cast.
Season 3 2005
Season 2
Tory Belleci, Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain make their first appearances this season. Folklorist Heather Joseph-Witham makes her final appearance this season.
Season 2 2004
Season 1
Season 1 2003

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