Season 3 poster

Season 3

(2005)

Overview

Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain leave the series this season. Grant Imahara joins the cast.

Cast

Adam Savage as Self - Host
Adam Savage

as Self - Host

Jamie Hyneman as Self - Host
Jamie Hyneman

as Self - Host

Kari Byron as Self - Host
Kari Byron

as Self - Host

Tory Belleci as Self - Host
Tory Belleci

as Self - Host

Grant Imahara as Self - Host
Grant Imahara

as Self - Host

Robert Lee as Self - Narrator (voice)
Robert Lee

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes

Brown Note poster

Brown Note 7.3

February 16, 2005

Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a c…

Salsa Escape poster

Salsa Escape 8.0

February 23, 2005

Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you…

Exploding Port-a-Potty poster

Exploding Port-a-Potty 7.3

March 2, 2005

Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaf…

Is Yawning Contagious? poster

Is Yawning Contagious? 7.7

March 9, 2005

Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (i…

Cooling a Six-Pack poster

Cooling a Six-Pack 8.5

March 23, 2005

The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the t…

Son of a Gun poster

Son of a Gun 8.5

March 30, 2005

Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the tele…

Breaking Glass poster

Breaking Glass 8.3

May 18, 2005

Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-clea…

Jet Pack poster

Jet Pack 8.0

June 9, 2005

Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the sh…

Killer Brace Position poster

Killer Brace Position 7.7

June 22, 2005

Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of tha…

Bullet Proof Water poster

Bullet Proof Water 8.0

July 13, 2005

How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the …

Jaws Special poster

Jaws Special 10.0

July 17, 2005

Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba t…

Border Slingshot poster

Border Slingshot 6.7

July 27, 2005

Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accur…

Killer Tissue Box poster

Killer Tissue Box 8.5

August 3, 2005

In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush yo…

Escape Slide Parachute poster

Escape Slide Parachute 8.5

August 10, 2005

Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair …

MythBusters Revisited poster

MythBusters Revisited 9.0

October 12, 2005

Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them…

Chinese Invasion Alarm poster

Chinese Invasion Alarm 8.5

October 19, 2005

Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasi…

Confederate Rocket poster

Confederate Rocket 8.5

October 26, 2005

The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBuster…

Vodka Myths poster

Vodka Myths 8.0

November 2, 2005

Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari …

Steel Toe-Cap Amputation poster

Steel Toe-Cap Amputation 7.3

November 9, 2005

Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters…

Seasickness - Kill or Cure poster

Seasickness - Kill or Cure 7.7

November 16, 2005

From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does drivin…