2005 Season
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Overall episode No. |
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| SP2 | Special 1 | "Buster Special" | February 2, 2005 (2005-02-02) | 29 |
| Myths tested: Buster is rebuilt after sustaining a year's worth of abuse. Note: This was a special episode. |
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| SP3 | Special 2 | "Ultimate MythBusters" | February 9, 2005 (2005-02-09) | 30 |
| Myths tested: Jamie and Adam have a contest to prove who is the Ultimate Mythbuster. Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 25 | 1 | "Brown Note" | February 16, 2005 (2005-02-16) | 31 |
| Myths tested: Can a person be blown away by a bullet? Can a certain note make a person have fecal incontinence? Does Chinese water torture work? |
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| 26 | 2 | "Salsa Escape" | February 23, 2005 (2005-02-23) | 32 |
| Myths tested: Can a person escape from prison using salsa? Can hardened cement be removed from a cement truck using explosives? |
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| 27 | 3 | "Exploding Port-a-Potty" | March 2, 2005 (2005-03-02) | 33 |
| Myths tested: Can a car pole-vault from its drive shaft if it hits a pothole? Can a port-a-potty gather enough methane to explode? |
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| 28 | 4 | "Is Yawning Contagious?" | March 9, 2005 (2005-03-09) | 34 |
| Myths tested: Can a toy car beat a Dodge Viper in the 1/4 mile? Is yawning contagious? Does buttered toast always land buttered side down? |
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| SP4 | Special 3 | "MythBusters Outtakes" | March 16, 2005 (2005-03-16) | 35 |
| Myths tested: Outtakes from the series Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 29 | 5 | "Cooling a Six-Pack" | March 23, 2005 (2005-03-23) | 36 |
| Myths tested: What is the fastest way to cool a six pack of beer? The Mythbusters investigate ancient electricity. Buster's new body gets tested by being dropped while in a car. |
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| 30 | 6 | "Son of a Gun" | March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30) | 37 |
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| SP5 | Special 4 | "Shop 'til You Drop Special" | April 6, 2005 (2005-04-06) | 38 |
| Myths tested: The MythBusters' favorite places to shop Note: This was a special episode. |
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| SP6 | Special 5 | "MythBusters Revealed" | April 27, 2005 (2005-04-27) | 39 |
| Myths tested: A behind the scenes insight of Mythbusters, featuring interviews, as well as exploring personal issues between the hosts Note: This was a special episode. |
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| SP7 | Special 6 | "Hollywood on Trial" | May 11, 2005 (2005-05-11) | 40 |
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| 31 | 7 | "Breaking Glass" | May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18) | 41 |
| Myths tested: Can an unamplified human voice shatter a wine glass? Does a rolling stone gather moss? Can a vacuum cleaner be converted into a jet engine? |
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| 32 | 8 | "Jet Pack" | June 9, 2005 (2005-06-09) | 42 |
| Myths tested: Can a jet pack be created from plans on the internet? Do pyramids have special powers? |
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| 33 | 9 | "Killer Brace Position" | June 22, 2005 (2005-06-22) | 43 |
| Myths tested: Is the brace position recommended in airplane crashes actually designed to kill people? Is driving while talking on the cell phone as dangerous as driving drunk? |
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| 34 | 10 | "Bulletproof Water" | July 13, 2005 (2005-07-13) | 44 |
| Myths tested: Will diving underwater protect a person from bullets? Can a person swing 360 degrees on a swing set? |
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| SP8 | Special 7 | "Jaws Special" | July 17, 2005 (2005-07-17) | 45 |
| Myths tested: The Mythbusters test various Jaws-inspired shark myths: Will a scuba tank explode if shot? Can piano wire be used to catch a shark? Can a shark ram through a boat or shark cage? Can a shark hold three flotation barrels under water? Note: This was a special episode. |
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| 35 | 11 | "Border Slingshot" | July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27) | 46 |
| Myths tested: Is it possible to slingshot a person over the border and onto a mattress? |
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| 36 | 12 | "Killer Tissue Box" | August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | 47 |
| Myths tested: Can a tissue box in the back of a car kill the driver if the car crashes? Is it possible to split an arrow by hitting it with another? |
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| 37 | 13 | "Escape Slide Parachute" | August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | 48 |
| Myths tested: Can a person make a parachute with an airplane escape slide or life raft? Will hair cream explode in the right conditions and decapitate the pilot of a fighter plane? Adam and Jamie also test the myth that a stewardess survived a 33,000-foot fall while still strapped into her seat. |
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| 38 | 14 | "MythBusters Revisited" | October 12, 2005 (2005-10-12) | 49 |
| Myths tested: Blown Away, Plywood Builder, Running in the Rain, Will a black car heat faster than a white one? |
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| 39 | 15 | "Chinese Invasion Alarm" | October 19, 2005 (2005-10-19) | 50 |
| Myths tested: Could the Ancient Chinese have used drums to listen for tunneling invaders? |
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| 40 | 16 | "Confederate Rocket" | October 26, 2005 (2005-10-26) | 51 |
| Myths tested: Did the Confederates really have a 2-stage rocket capable of traveling 100 miles from Richmond to DC? |
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| 41 | 17 | "Vodka Myths" | November 2, 2005 (2005-11-02) | 52 |
| Myths tested: Can two semi trucks collide head-on and completely crush a compact car? Can vodka cure foot odor or bad breath? |
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| 42 | 18 | "Steel Toe-Cap Amputation" | November 9, 2005 (2005-11-09) | 53 |
| Myths tested: Do steel toe boots really put toes in more danger than a regular boot, to the extent that the steel toe would chop off the wearer's toes? Can bottle rockets be used to launch a human? |
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| 43 | 19 | "Seasickness - Kill or Cure" | November 16, 2005 (2005-11-16) | 54 |
| Myths tested: What is the best cure for seasickness? Is it more efficient to drive a truck tailgate up or down? Can sticking one's finger in a gun barrel stop a bullet? |
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