2012 Season
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Overall episode No. |
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| 179 | 1 | "Duct Tape Island" | March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25) | 198 |
| Myths tested: Can a pallet of duct tape help you survive on a deserted island? |
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| 180 | 2 | "Fire vs. Ice" | April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01) | 199 |
| Myths tested: Can a fire extinguisher hold off a flamethrower? Can a fleet of cars kick up enough dust to blind a surveillance drone? |
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| 181 | 3 | "Square Wheels" | April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08) | 200 |
| Myths tested: Can a vehicle run as well on square wheels as it does on round ones? Can two cars stuck nose-to-nose really do the maneuvers shown in the film Date Night? |
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| 182 | 4 | "Swinging Pirates" | April 15, 2012 (2012-04-15) | 201 |
| Myths tested: Can the swinging-cage rescue in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest really be done? Can an oil drum filled with methanol work as a high speed go kart? |
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| 183 | 5 | "Battle of the Sexes" | April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22) | 202 |
| Myths tested: Are men or women better at driving; reading facial emotions; grilling; map-reading; packing the car for a trip? |
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| 184 | 6 | "Driving in Heels" | April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29) | 203 |
| Myths tested: Does a driver's choice of footwear affect driving performance? Does a full bladder pose as much of a driving hazard as being legally intoxicated? Can superglue be used to turn a room upside down? Can superglue restrain a driver as well as a seat belt does during a collision? |
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| 185 | 7 | "Revenge of the Myths" | May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06) | 204 |
| Myths tested: Four previous myths are revisited. Can a water heater turned on its side be used as a cannon? Could a re-design of the "Fireworks Man" myth vehicle have achieved the claimed 150 ft flight? Can a limousine on a cliff tip over if birds land on its hood? Can excavators be used to thread a needle or pour a glass of wine? |
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| 186 | 8 | "Bouncing Bullet" | May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13) | 205 |
| Myths tested: Can a bullet ricochet off pavement and up through a car's floorboard, as seen on Burn Notice? Can you ride an explosion's shock wave to jump farther than you can under your own power? |
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| SP18 | Special 1 | "Mailbag Special" | May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20) | 206 |
| Myths tested: The Mythbusters answer viewer questions and conduct mini-myths. Can you eat a spoonful of cinnamon without drinking water? Revealing how the camera crew captures explosions Note: This is a special episode |
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| 187 | 9 | "Bubble Pack Plunge" | June 3, 2012 (2012-06-03) | 207 |
| Myths tested: Can you survive a 35 ft fall while covered in bubble wrap? Can a rocket-powered ejector seat flip an upside-down James Bond car back onto its wheels? |
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| 188 | 10 | "Duel Dilemmas" | June 10, 2012 (2012-06-10) | 208 |
| Myths tested: Should you really never bring a knife to a gunfight? Will you lose a sword fight if you try to strike first? Did the 14th-century Chinese design a two-stage, arrow-launching missile? |
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| 189 | 11 | "Hollywood Gunslingers" | June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17) | 209 |
| Myths tested: Eight mini-myths and scenes concerning firearms in Hollywood action movies are investigated: silver bullets, nail guns, dropped machine guns, and more. |
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| SP19 | Special 2 | "Jawsome Shark Special" | August 13, 2012 (2012-08-13) | 210 |
| Myths tested: Adam and Jamie count down their 25 favorite shark-related myths. Note: This is a special episode. |
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| 190 | 12 | "Titanic Survival" | October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07) | 211 |
| Myths tested: Could Jack have survived with Rose in the ending of Titanic? Is it possible to build a rocket-powered surfboard? |
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| 191 | 13 | "Trench Torpedo" | October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14) | 212 |
| Myths tested: Can a trench with perfect 90° corners absorb an explosion's shockwave inside the trench better than a trench with rounded corners? Can balloons act like an airbag during a car crash and save someone's life? |
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| 192 | 14 | "Hail Hijinx" "Cliffhanger Bridge Boom" |
October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21) (Discovery Channel) October 1, 2012 (Discovery UK) September 3, 2012 (SBS One) |
213 |
| Myths tested: Can you jump to safety from a collapsing rope bridge as seen in the film Cliffhanger? Can a strong enough hailstorm sink a boat? |
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| 193 | 15 | "Fright Night" | October 28, 2012 (2012-10-28) | 214 |
| Myths tested: Can certain sound frequencies persuade people that an area is haunted? Is it really possible to smell fear? Is it really as easy to move and bury a dead body as it is in the movies? |
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| 194 | 16 | "Mini Myth Medley" | November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04) | 215 |
| Myths tested: Are people really well-acquainted with the backs of their own hands? Can a needle be thrown through a glass pane without shattering it? Is it really impossible to ride a bicycle underwater? Does the "potty dance" really allow you to delay the urge to urinate? |
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| 195 | 17 | "Cannonball Chemistry" | November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11) | 216 |
| Myths tested: Can a mattress cushion the impact of a long fall onto water? Are stone cannonballs as deadly as steel ones? |
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| 196 | 18 | "Food Fables" | November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18) | 217 |
| Myths tested: Can you cook a full holiday meal on the engine of a running car? Does the tryptophan in turkey make you sleepy? Is it easy to confuse the taste of unusual meat with chicken? Have the Chinese invented the world's fastest way to cook popcorn? |
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| SP20 | Special 3 | "Explosions A to Z" "The A to Z of Explosives" |
November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25) (Discovery Channel) October 29, 2012 (2012-10-29) (Discovery UK) September 24, 2012 (SBS One) |
218 |
| Myths tested: The Build Team goes through the alphabet highlighting some of the show's 752 detonations and counting. Note: This is a special episode |
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| ? | ? | "Plane Boarding" "Bite the Bullet" |
September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17) (SBS One) October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)(Discovery UK) December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16) (Discovery Channel Netherlands) |
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| Myths tested: Is the method used for boarding planes by most air travel companies inefficient? Can you make an untraceable bullet out of teeth? |
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