Season 4
(2006)
Overview
The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. The holiday special episode in this season was the first time MythBusters was broadcast in high definition.
Cast
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes
Paper Crossbow 8.0
January 11, 2006
Is it possible to make a deadly weapon out of nothing more dangerous than newspaper and underwear? Grant, Kari and Tory…
Shredded Plane 8.3
January 18, 2006
Is the photo of a light plane, with precise, clean tears on the side, genuine? Was it the work of the jilted lover, who…
Archimedes Death Ray Revisited 7.7
January 25, 2006
Challenged from fan mailbags to retest the "Archimedes Death Ray," Adam and Jamie accept. In turn, fans and a M.I.T. te…
Helium Football 7.3
February 1, 2006
This time around, Adam and Jamie test a myth that footballs filled with helium will fly farther and hang longer than on…
Franklin's Kite 7.3
March 8, 2006
The build team attempts to discover electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. Do innocuous legumes really increas…
Cell Phones on Planes 7.3
March 15, 2006
If you fill a normal raft with helium can you fly? Tory and Kari tackle a conspiracy theory familiar to many frequent f…
Bullets Fired Up 8.7
April 19, 2006
Can celebratory gunfire kill when the bullets fall back to Earth? Grant, Tory and Kari quench their thirst with another…
Myths Re-Opened 8.0
April 26, 2006
The team revisits myths explored from "Split Arrow," "Confederate Rocket," and "Bulletproof Water."
Mind Control 8.0
May 3, 2006
Adam and Jamie do a little painting and detonating when they try to blow open a home-improvement myth. Grant, Tory and …
Exploding Pants 8.0
May 10, 2006
Tory, Kari and Grant investigate the spontaneous trouser combustion. Do gas companies and car manufacturers deliberatel…
Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1) 8.7
July 12, 2006
Are Hollywood break-ins complete hocus pocus? The team tries to tiptoe their way around a laser system before facing th…
Steam Cannon 7.7
July 19, 2006
Did Archimedes build the world's first "supergun," a cannon powered by steam? Adam's mom thinks a typical modern breakf…
Whirlpool/Snowplow 8.0
July 26, 2006
Somewhere on Earth is there a massive whirlpool sucking whole ships and their hapless crews to a watery grave? Can a pa…
Mentos and Soda 8.7
August 9, 2006
Adam and Jamie try to figure out the theory behind the chaos when diet cola and Mentos mix. Can posting a postage stamp…
Shattering Subwoofer 8.0
August 16, 2006
The guys find out if the bass from a car stereo can destroy an automobile. Also, Grant, Kari and Tory hit the road to t…
Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2) 8.3
August 23, 2006
It's "lights, camera, action!" time again for the MythBusters, as they test more Hollywood heists. This time, our cat b…
Earthquake Machine 7.7
August 30, 2006
Adam and Jamie take on one of the greatest scientist/inventor and myth creator legends of all time: Nikolai Tesla and h…
Deadly Straw 8.0
September 6, 2006
Can the wind in a tropical hurricane get so strong that it can blow a piece of straw through a palm-tree trunk? Can a h…
Mega Movie Myths 8.5
September 13, 2006
Can you use awnings to cushion your fall? Is there really such a thing as a car ejector seat? Can you chop a sword with…
Killer Cable Snaps 8.0
October 11, 2006
If a cable at high tension snaps, can it slice a person clean in two? Does ancient pottery contain sounds from the past…
Air Cylinder Rocket 8.0
October 18, 2006
Can a ruptured cylinder -- carefully aimed --really cause the massive damage some people claim? Meanwhile, Tory, Grant …
More Myths Revisited 8.3
October 25, 2006
"Myths Revisited" offers Jamie and Adam the chance to clear their names. Watch as they repeat past experiments to see i…
Exploding Lighter 7.7
November 1, 2006
Jamie and Adam find out if a small, disposable butane lighter can suddenly ignite with the force of several sticks of d…
Concrete Glider 7.3
November 8, 2006
Adam and Jamie test the old engineering challenge that you can't make a concrete glider fly. Kari, Grant and Tory find …
Firearms Folklore 7.7
November 29, 2006
Could a criminal's bullet have hit and jammed the empty chamber of a policeman's revolver? Could two bullets colliding …
Anti-Gravity Device 8.7
December 6, 2006
Could leaving Christmas lights on your tree overnight cause it to burst into flames? Is Anti-gravity science or science…
Holiday Special 10.0
December 6, 2006
Can six reindeer run fast enough to launch an ultralite glider? Does one burn more calories jogging Naked in the snow o…
22,000-Foot Fall 8.3
December 13, 2006
Is it possible to survive a 22,000 foot fall using the blast from a 1,000 pound bomb to break the fall? Is electricity …