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EPISODE TITLE: Episode 47: Helium Football, Bullet Versus Teeth

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 2/1/2006

SYNOPSIS: This time around, Adam and Jamie test a myth that footballs filled with helium will fly farther and hang longer than ones filled with regulation air. Then the build team seeks to answer the age-old question: Are teeth strong enough to withstand the force of a bullet?




Myths Features in This Episode

Myth #1: Helium Football
Adam and Jamie test a myth that footballs filled with helium will fly farther and hang longer than ones filled with regulation air.

Myth #2: Bullet Versus Teeth
Are teeth strong enough to withstand the force of a bullet?
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Highlights of This Episode:

  • Adam shows how much fun he has with helium.




Best Quotes by the MythBusters:

  • In a disagreement between Jamie and Adam on how to proceed with testing a myth, Jamie expresses his concern for them to test the myth correctly: "Yeah but, we would aspire to..not be idiots". Adam ponders for a second..."And yet, we would fail".









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