2008 Season
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Overall episode No. |
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| 95 | 1 | "James Bond, Part 1" | January 16, 2008 (2008-01-16) | 108 |
| Myths tested: Can a bullet from a 9 mm handgun ignite a propane tank? Can a watch-sized electromagnet deflect a bullet? Can a speed boat jump off of a ramp, land in the water, and continue to operate safely? Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 96 | 2 | "Lead Balloon" | January 23, 2008 (2008-01-23) | 109 |
| Myths tested: Can a lead balloon fly? Is it possible to surf a wave caused by an explosion? |
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| 97 | 3 | "Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" | January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30) | 110 |
| Myths tested: Can an airplane take off while on a conveyor belt? Can cockroaches, fruit flies and flour beetles survive extreme levels of radiation? Can defrosting shaving cream fill up an entire car? |
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| 98 | 4 | "James Bond, Part 2" | February 6, 2008 (2008-02-06) | 111 |
| Myths tested: Can 007's exploding ballpoint pen blow a test dummy in half? Can a bowler hat rigged with a steel ring knock the head off a statue? Can a steel jaw sever a steel cable? Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 99 | 5 | "Viewer's Special 2" | February 13, 2008 (2008-02-13) | 112 |
| Myths tested: Can a person slide down a steel cable using a pair of bluejeans? Does eye black help athletes see? Can a spark follow a trail of gunpowder leaking from a barrel, catch up with it, and explode? Can a tree be cut down using a machine gun? Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 100 | 6 | "MacGyver Myths (100th episode)" | February 20, 2008 (2008-02-20) | 113 |
| Myths tested: Could MacGyver's (sodium metal filled) gelatin capsule bomb be real? Could MacGyver have built an ultralight airplane from bamboo, trash bags, duct tape and a cement mixer? How well will Jamie and Adam perform in a MacGyver challenge? Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 101 | 7 | "Alaska Special" | April 23, 2008 (2008-04-23) | 114 |
| Myths tested: Does cabin fever exist? Does accelerating into a moose cause less damage than braking? Can a single stick of dynamite with a 20 second fuse be thrown, retrieved by a dog, and detonate under an SUV causing it to sink into a frozen lake? Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 102 | 8 | "Shark Week Special 2" | July 27, 2008 (2008-07-27) | 115 |
| Myths tested: Can sharks detect a struggling fish? Do dogs attract sharks? Does chili powder repel sharks? Will a pack of sharks ignore a person who is playing dead? Do spots of light attract sharks? Could a person being attacked by a shark reach its eye while inside its mouth? Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 103 | 9 | "Exploding Steak" | August 6, 2008 (2008-08-06) | 116 |
| Myths tested: Fan requested myths. Can steak be tenderized with explosives? Does driving while angry decrease fuel efficiency? |
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| 104 | 10 | "NASA Moon Landing" | August 27, 2008 (2008-08-27) | 117 |
| Myths tested: Theories that the Apollo moon landing was faked are tested. |
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| 105 | 11 | "Viral Hour" | September 3, 2008 (2008-09-03) | 118 |
| Myths tested: The Mythbusters test internet viral video myths. Fireman's lift - Is it possible to lift a car using fire hoses? Fainting goats - Do goats faint while getting scared? Invisible Water - Experiment with a tinfoil boat Sawdust Cannon - Experiment with a sawdust-filled drum, compressed air and a flare. |
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| 106 | 12 | "Phone Book Friction" | September 10, 2008 (2008-09-10) | 119 |
| Myths tested: Are two interlaced phone books impossible to pull apart by any means? Can a shark be blown up like they did in "Deep Blue Sea"? |
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| 107 | 13 | "Water Stun Gun" | September 17, 2008 (2008-09-17) | 120 |
| Myths tested: Can a conventional electric stun gun be turned into a water-powered electric stun gun? Is firewalking real? Can a fire be put out by placing a fire extinguisher into it? |
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| 108 | 14 | "Blind Driving" | October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08) | 121 |
| Myths tested: Can a blind man drive a car if given instructions by his passenger? In golf, is it better to play around a tree or through it? Can an explosion in a gopher hole cause a golf ball near the edge of the hole to fall in? Does wearing shoes with metal cleats increase one's chances of getting struck by lightning? |
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| 109 | 15 | "Ninjas 2" | October 15, 2008 (2008-10-15) | 122 |
| Myths tested: The Mythbusters put more ninja myths to the test. Can a ninja catch an arrow mid-flight? Could a ninja hide underwater, breathing through a bamboo reed, long enough to attack an enemy with a poison blow-dart? Is Bruce Lee's famous one-inch punch really effective? Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 110 | 16 | "Alcohol Myths" | October 22, 2008 (2008-10-22) | 123 |
| Myths tested: Does drinking alcohol make people look more attractive? Do alleged ways of sobering up really work? Could the ancient Korean Hwacha actually do what is claimed? |
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| 111 | 17 | "Motorcycle Flip" | October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29) | 124 |
| Myths tested: Will a motorcycle flip if a pole is thrust into the front wheel? Can someone break out of prison with a rope made of toilet paper, human hair or bedsheets? |
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| 112 | 18 | "Coffin Punch" | November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05) | 125 |
| Myths tested: The team tests what is really bulletproof. Once buried alive inside a coffin, is it possible to punch your way through the coffin and dig yourself out? |
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| 113 | 19 | "End With a Bang" | November 12, 2008 (2008-11-12) | 126 |
| Myths tested: Is it really true that one can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground with running legs faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic-is it really best to end with a bang? |
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| SP12 | Special 1 | "Viewer Special Threequel" | November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19) | 127 |
| Myths tested: Could a torture technique consisting of growing a bamboo through a victim's body have worked? Does dropping alkali metals in a water-filled bathtub result in a huge explosion? Does brandy, such as carried by Saint Bernards, really prevent hypothermia? Does lighting a piano on fire make it explode? Note: This was a special episode. |
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