2006 Season
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Overall episode No. |
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| 44 | 1 | "Paper Crossbow" | January 11, 2006 (2006-01-11) | 55 |
| Myths tested: Can a deadly crossbow be made from materials available to prison inmates? Can vodka remove cigarette smoker smell from clothes, kill bees like an insecticide, or be used as a bathroom cleaner? |
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| 45 | 2 | "Shredded Plane" | January 18, 2006 (2006-01-18) | 56 |
| Myths tested: What caused a plane to be shredded? Was it an angry ex-girlfriend, or a runaway plane on the tarmac? Can a fire be started by rubbing sticks together, with a bullet, or with ice? |
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| 46 | 3 | "Archimedes Death Ray" | January 25, 2006 (2006-01-25) | 57 |
| Myths tested: The Mythbusters join forces with MIT and the viewers to test Archimedes' Death Ray. |
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| 47 | 4 | "Helium Football" | February 1, 2006 (2006-02-01) | 58 |
| Myths tested: Can a football fly further if it is filled with helium? Is it possible for a human to catch a bullet in his teeth? |
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| 48 | 5 | "Franklin's Kite" | March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) | 59 |
| Myths tested: Did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in a storm, and would he have been killed by the electrical current? The Mythbusters test various myths about flatulence. |
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| 49 | 6 | "Cell Phones on Planes" | March 15, 2006 (2006-03-15) | 60 |
| Myths tested: Can a cell phone cause a plane to crash? Can a person fly away on a raft filled with helium? |
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| 50 | 7 | "Bullets Fired Up" | April 19, 2006 (2006-04-19) | 61 |
| Myths tested: Can a bullet fired straight up in the air kill someone on the way back down? Can vodka cure poison oak and remove band-aids painlessly? If low-end vodka is charcoal-filtered, will it become a top-shelf vodka? |
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| 51 | 8 | "Myths Re-opened" | April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26) | 62 |
| Myths tested: Splitting an Arrow, Bullets Fired Underwater, Salami Rocket |
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| 52 | 9 | "Mind Control" | May 3, 2006 (2006-05-03) | 63 |
| Myths tested: The Mythbusters test various mind control techniques. Can a room be painted with dynamite? |
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| 53 | 10 | "Exploding Pants" | May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10) | 64 |
| Myths tested: Is it possible for pants to spontaneously explode? The Mythbusters test various methods to increase car efficiency. |
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| 54 | 11 | "Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 1" | July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) | 65 |
| 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? Can a hole be easily cut into a pane of glass without setting off a sound alarm? |
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| 55 | 12 | "Steam Cannon" | July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) | 66 |
| Myths tested: Did Archimedes make a cannon using steam power? Is a cardboard cereal box more nutritious than the sugary cereal inside? |
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| 56 | 13 | "Whirlpool/Snowplow" | July 26, 2006 (2006-07-26) | 67 |
| Myths tested: Can a whirlpool really kill somebody? Can a snow plow driving down the road push enough air to flip a passing car over? |
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| 57 | 14 | "Mentos and Soda" | August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) | 68 |
| Myths tested: The MythBusters investigate the reaction between Diet Coke and Mentos, and explore other fun reactions. Can a stamp affixed to a helicopter's rotor blade make it crash? |
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| 58 | 15 | "Shattering Subwoofer" | August 16, 2006 (2006-08-16) | 69 |
| Myths tested: Can speaker power alone destroy a car? Will driving faster on a bumpy road smooth out the ride? |
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| 59 | 16 | "Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 2" | August 23, 2006 (2006-08-23) | 70 |
| Myths tested: More theft movie tricks. Can fingerprint scanners, sonar or thermal alarms be foiled, and can a glass re-locking safe be blown up by filling it with water? |
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| 60 | 17 | "Earthquake Machine" | August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30) | 71 |
| Myths tested: Can a machine designed by Nikola Tesla actually create a miniature earthquake or collapse a structure? Can a lava lamp explode if heated on the stove? |
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| 61 | 18 | "Deadly Straw" | September 6, 2006 (2006-09-06) | 72 |
| Myths tested: Can a hurricane blow a piece of straw through a tree? According to Primary Perception, do all living things share an interconnected consciousness? |
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| SP9 | Special 1 | "Mega Movie Myths" | September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) | 73 |
| Myths tested: The Mythbusters test action movie myths. Can shooting locks really open a door? Can a car be fitted with an ejection seat? Can a car drive up a ramp, fly through the air, land and drive away? Can a person shoot a hole through a floor and fall through? Will awnings help break a fall from a building? Can a sword cut another sword in half? Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 62 | 19 | "Killer Cable Snaps" | October 11, 2006 (2006-10-11) | 74 |
| Myths tested: If a steel cable under high tension snaps, could it cut a human in half? Can sounds and vibrations be recorded into the grooves of ancient pottery? |
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| 63 | 20 | "Air Cylinder Rocket" | October 18, 2006 (2006-10-18) | 75 |
| Myths tested: Can an air cylinder go straight through a cinder block wall, or propel a boat? Can an engine run on gunpowder alone? |
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| 64 | 21 | "More Myths Revisited" | October 25, 2006 (2006-10-25) | 76 |
| Myths tested: Salami Rocket Revisit, Shattering Windshields, Fuel Efficiency myths. Can a sword slice a machine gun barrel? |
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| 65 | 22 | "Exploding Lighter" | November 1, 2006 (2006-11-01) | 77 |
| Myths tested: Can a disposable lighter explode with lethal force? The Mythbusters test various gunslinger myths. |
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| 66 | 23 | "Concrete Glider" | November 8, 2006 (2006-11-08) | 78 |
| Myths tested: Can a working glider be made out of concrete? Can a passing train suck a person onto the tracks? |
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| 67 | 24 | "Firearms Folklore" | November 29, 2006 (2006-11-29) | 79 |
| Myths tested: Can a bullet travel through a sniper's scope and kill him? Can a fired bullet lodge in the chamber of a revolver? Can two colliding bullets fuse in mid air? If two metal hammers are struck together will they explode? |
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| 68 | 25 | "Anti-Gravity Device" | December 6, 2006 (2006-12-06) | 80 |
| Myths tested: The Mythbusters test various anti-gravity plans from the internet. Can too many lights on a Christmas tree cause it to light on fire? Can Vodka help to ease the pain of a jellyfish sting? |
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| SP10 | Special 2 | "Holiday Special" | December 6, 2006 (2006-12-06) | 81 |
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| 69 | 26 | "22,000-Foot Fall" | December 13, 2006 (2006-12-13) | 82 |
| Myths tested: Is it possible to survive a 22,000 foot fall using the blast from a 1000 pound bomb to break the fall? Is electricity saved by switching off the lights when leaving a room? |
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