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Myths: S – U
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| MYTH: Silicone Breasts, Exploding Implants |
| Episode 14: Did Adam apply enough pressure totest the exploding implants correctly? EPISODE(S): Episode 2: Cell Phone Destruction, Silicone Breasts, CD-ROM Shattering, Episode 14: Myths Revisited STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Stinky Car |
| EPISODE(S): Episode 7: Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Stud Finder |
| EPISODE(S): Episode 8: Escape From Alcatraz, Duck Quack, Stud Finder STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Sinking Titanic |
| EPISODE(S): Episode 11: Sinking Titanic, Goldfish Memory, Trombone Explosion STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Scuba Diver |
| EPISODE(S): Episode 15: Scuba Diver, Car Capers STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Skunk Cleaning |
| EPISODE(S): Episode 16: Ancient Death Ray, Skunk Cleaning, What is Bulletproof? STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Salsa Escape |
| EPISODE(S): Episode 26: Salsa Escape STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: 360 Degree Swing |
| DESCRIPTION: If you pump hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar? EPISODE(S): Episode 34: Bulletproof Water STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Border Slingshot |
| DESCRIPTION: Are illegal immigrants firing themselves across the border with a precision slingshot? EPISODE(S): Episode 35: Border Slingshot STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Seasickness Remedies |
| DESCRIPTION: Can our fearless MythBusters find the ultimate cure for seasickness? EPISODE(S): Episode 43: Seasickness -- Kill or Cure STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Steam Cannon |
| DESCRIPTION: The team tests the myth that Archimedes built the world's first "supergun," a cannon powered by steam. Can they prove this incredible feat of historical steam-powered engineering? Or is the myth just a load of hot air? EPISODE(S): Episode 55: Steam Cannon, Breakfast Cereal STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Snowplow |
| DESCRIPTION: Can a passing wintery road sweeper displace so much air that it flips an oncoming car? EPISODE(S): Episode 56: Whirlpool, Snowplow STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Mentos and Soda |
| DESCRIPTION: Adam and Jamie are trying to figure out the theory behind the chaos when diet cola and mentos mix. EPISODE(S): Episode 57: Mentos and Soda, Stamp Tailspin STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Stamp Tailspin |
| DESCRIPTION: Can posting a postage stamp on the rotor blades send a helicopter into a tailspin? EPISODE(S): Episode 57: Mentos and Soda, Stamp Tailspin STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shattering Subwoofer |
| DESCRIPTION: Can the bass from a car stereo can destroy an automobile? EPISODE(S): Episode 58: Shattering Subwoofer, Rough Road Driving, Windshield Shatter by Stone STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Monster Safe |
| DESCRIPTION: Adam and Jamie face a monster safe that can only be opened by an underwater explosion. EPISODE(S): Episode 59: Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 2 STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Deadly Straw |
| DESCRIPTION: Jamie and Adam test the theory that a tropical hurricane the wind can get so strong it can blow a piece of straw through a palm tree trunk. EPISODE(S): Episode 61: Deadly Straw, Hurricane and Chicken Feathers, Horticultural House of Horrors STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Salami Rocket Revisited |
| DESCRIPTION: Can you use a salami as rocket fuel? EPISODE(S): Episode 64: More Myths Revisited STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Cutting a Sword Revisited |
| DESCRIPTION: During WWII, Japanese soldiers were able to slice American machine gun barrels in half. EPISODE(S): Episode 64: More Myths Revisited STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Slow to a Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:Is it possible for a person to safely slow a fall by using a knife to cut a sail? EPISODE(S):Episode 70: Special 11 Pirate Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Seven Paper Fold |
| DESCRIPTION:Is it possible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times? The crew heads to NASA for this bust... EPISODE(S):Episode 72: Underwater Car STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Speed Cameras |
| DESCRIPTION:Can speed cameras be beat by speeding faster than they can click? EPISODE(S):Episode 73: Speed Cameras STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Speed Boat |
| DESCRIPTION: Can the team smash a speed boat clean in two by ramming it into a channel marker at high speed? EPISODE(S):Episode 77: Birds in a Truck STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Samurai Swing |
| DESCRIPTION: Can a ninja stop a samurai sword with his bare hands? EPISODE(S):Episode 78: Walking on Water STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shooting a Hat |
| DESCRIPTION:Can you shoot someone's hat off with a bullet? EPISODE(S):Episode 79: Western Myths STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Seasickness Cure |
| DESCRIPTION: Can self-hypnosis cure seasickness? EPISODE(S):Episode 81: Grenades and Guts STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Silver Spoon and Champagne |
| DESCRIPTION: Can placing a silver spoon in a bottle of champagne keep it more bubbly for longer? EPISODE(S): Special 1: Viewers-Choice/Christmas Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shop Till You Drop |
| DESCRIPTION: This episode visits some of the MythBusters' favorite stores and supplies. EPISODE(S): Special 5:Shop Till You Drop STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Sparking Bullets |
| DESCRIPTION: Will bullets spark when ricocheting off other objects? EPISODE(S): Special 7: Hollywood on Trial STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Scuba Tank |
| DESCRIPTION: If a pressurized scuba tank is shot, will it explode? EPISODE(S): Special 8: JAWS Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shark Barrels |
| DESCRIPTION: Is it possible for a great white shark to pull barrels underwater? EPISODE(S): Special 8: JAWS Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shark Hold |
| DESCRIPTION: Could a great white sharkpull barrels underwater and hold them there? EPISODE(S): Special 8: JAWS Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shark Versus Dive Cage |
| DESCRIPTION: Can a great white shark ram a dive cage with enough force to damage or destroy it? EPISODE(S): Special 8: JAWS Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shark Versus Boat |
| DESCRIPTION: Can a great white shark ram a boat with enough force to punch a hole in it? EPISODE(S): Special 8: JAWS Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shark Boat Pull |
| DESCRIPTION: Can a great white sharkpull a boat backwards with enough speed to break wavesover the stern? EPISODE(S): Special 8: JAWS Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shark Punching |
| DESCRIPTION: Will punching a shark in the nose, eyes, or gills cause it to back off its attack? EPISODE(S): Special 8: JAWS Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Sharks and Bright Colors |
| DESCRIPTION:Do sharks tend to be attracted to brighter colors? EPISODE(S): Mini Myths STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Sharks and Blood |
| DESCRIPTION: Can sharks can detect a single drop of blood dropped into a pool of water? EPISODE(S): Mini Myths STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Shark Skin |
| DESCRIPTION: Is shark's skin rough enough to be used as sandpaper? EPISODE(S): Mini Myths STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Sizing Up Sharks |
| DESCRIPTION: Is there a rule of thumb a casual observer can use to adequately estimate the size of a shark? EPISODE(S): Mini Myths STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Surfing with Dynamite |
| DESCRIPTION: A video making its way around the internet shows people successfully using dynamite to create waves in a canal in order to surf. EPISODE(S): Episode #96: Lead Balloon, Surfing with Dynamite STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
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| MYTH: Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing |
| DESCRIPTION: Can Adam's tongue piercing withstand the force of a lightning bolt? EPISODE(S): Episode 6: Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Tree Cannon, Beat the Breath Test STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Tree Cannon |
| DESCRIPTION: The MythBusters attempt to build a working cannon out of a tree EPISODE(S): Episode 6: Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Tree Cannon, Beat the Breath Test STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Trombone Explosion, Exploding Trombone Revisited |
| DESCRIPTION: Will throwing a lit firecracker down the neck of a trombone make your music sweeter? EPISODE(S): Episode 11: Sinking Titanic, Goldfish Memory, Trombone Explosion Episode 75: More Myths Revisited STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Toothbrush Surprise |
| DESCRIPTION: Can bacteria from a toilet settle in Jamie and Adam's toothbrushes? EPISODE(S): Episode 12: Break Step Bridge, Toothbrush Surprise, Rowing Water Skier STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Jet Taxi |
| DESCRIPTION: Can a 737 launcha taxicab 75 feet in the air? EPISODE(S): Episode 13: Buried in Concrete, Daddy—Longlegs, Jet Taxi STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: MRI Rays and Tattoos |
| DESCRIPTION: Can an MRI explode a tattoo that has traces of metalin in it? EPISODE(S): Episode 19: Quicksand, Bathtub Electrocution, MRI Rays and Tattoos STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Talking and Plants |
| DESCRIPTION: Does talking to your plants really help? EPISODE(S): Episode 23: Exploding House, Needle in a Haystack, Talking and Plants STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Toy Car Race |
| DESCRIPTION: Will a toy car beat a real car in a gravity slope race? EPISODE(S): Episode 28: Is Yawning Contagious STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Killer Tissue Box |
| DESCRIPTION: Here's something to make you weep — could that tissue box you stash in the rear window of your car crush your skull in the event of a crash? EPISODE(S): Episode 36: Killer Tissue Box STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Steel Toe Amputation |
| DESCRIPTION: Can steel-toed boots amputate toes when a heavy weight is dropped on them? EPISODE(S): Episode 42: Steel Toe-Cap Amputation STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Tailgating |
| DESCRIPTION: Does driving with your pickup truck's tailgate down actually save gas? EPISODE(S): Episode 43: Seasickness — Kill or Cure STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Bullet Versus Teeth |
| DESCRIPTION: Are teeth strong enough to withstand the force of a bullet? EPISODE(S): Episode 47: Helium Football, Bullet Versus Teeth STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Tailgate Up or Down Revisited |
| DESCRIPTION: In addition to tailgate up/down, also tested hardcover over pickup bed, tailgate removed, and tailgate mesh. EPISODE(S): Episode 64: More Myths Revisited STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Train Platform |
| DESCRIPTION:---- Kari, Grant and Tori go to amazing lengths to find out just how dangerous it is to stand too close to the edge of a train platform. EPISODE(S): ---- Episode 66: Concrete Glider, Train Platform STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Tire Traction |
| DESCRIPTION: Will driving backwards on an icy road will give you better traction than driving forward? EPISODE(S): Episode 82: Special 12 Snow Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: The Tin Man |
| DESCRIPTION:---- Is it true that the aluminum paint used on the actor playing the Tin Man (from The Wizard of Oz movie, 1939) caused an adverse reaction that hospitalized him? EPISODE(S): ---- Special 7: Hollywood on Trial STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Thrown Through a Glass Window |
| DESCRIPTION:---- Is it possible to be thrown through a glass window and walk away without a mark? EPISODE(S): ---- Special 7: Hollywood on Trial STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: The Count of Montecristo |
| DESCRIPTION:---- Can a sword cut off the blade of another sword? EPISODE(S): ---- Special 9: Mega Movie Myths 2 Hour Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Turkey Versus Foot |
| DESCRIPTION:---- If a frozen turkey falls, can it crush a foot? EPISODE(S): ---- Special 10: MythBusters Holiday Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Turkey Versus Pet |
| DESCRIPTION:---- If a frozen turkey falls, can it crush a cat or dog? EPISODE(S): ---- Special 10: MythBusters Holiday Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
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| MYTH: Urban Shootout |
| EPISODE(S):Episode 67: Firearms Folklore, The Hammer STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Underwater Car |
| EPISODE(S):Episode 72: Underwater Car STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Ultimate MythBuster |
| EPISODE(S): ---- Special 3: Ultimate Mythbuster STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
| MYTH: Underworld |
| EPISODE(S): ---- Special 9: Mega Movie Myths 2 Hour Special STATUS: ---- RELATED MYTHS: ---- |
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