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MythBusters — Season 3

2005 · 20 episodes

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

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MythBusters Season 3 episode 1

1. Brown Note

Episode 1 · 16 Feb 2005 · ★ 7.3

Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a constant drip of water falling on your head really unbearable torture?

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2. Salsa Escape

Episode 2 · 23 Feb 2005 · ★ 8.0

Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you use dynamite to remove cement build-up from a mixer's barrel?

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3. Exploding Port-a-Potty

Episode 3 · 2 Mar 2005 · ★ 7.3

Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?

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4. Is Yawning Contagious?

Episode 4 · 9 Mar 2005 · ★ 7.7

Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?

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5. Cooling a Six-Pack

Episode 5 · 23 Mar 2005 · ★ 8.5

The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.

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6. Son of a Gun

Episode 6 · 30 Mar 2005 · ★ 8.5

Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?

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7. Breaking Glass

Episode 7 · 18 May 2005 · ★ 8.3

Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?

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8. Jet Pack

Episode 8 · 9 Jun 2005 · ★ 8.0

Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?

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9. Killer Brace Position

Episode 9 · 22 Jun 2005 · ★ 7.7

Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.

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10. Bullet Proof Water

Episode 10 · 13 Jul 2005 · 60 min · ★ 8.0

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 swing-set bar?

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11. Jaws Special

Episode 11 · 17 Jul 2005 · ★ 9.3

Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?

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12. Border Slingshot

Episode 12 · 27 Jul 2005 · 60 min · ★ 6.7

Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?

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13. Killer Tissue Box

Episode 13 · 3 Aug 2005 · ★ 8.5

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

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14. Escape Slide Parachute

Episode 14 · 10 Aug 2005 · ★ 8.5

Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?

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15. MythBusters Revisited

Episode 15 · 12 Oct 2005 · ★ 9.0

Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!

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16. Chinese Invasion Alarm

Episode 16 · 19 Oct 2005 · ★ 8.5

Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?

MythBusters Season 3 episode 17

17. Confederate Rocket

Episode 17 · 26 Oct 2005 · 60 min · ★ 8.5

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

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18. Vodka Myths

Episode 18 · 2 Nov 2005 · ★ 8.0

Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.

MythBusters Season 3 episode 19

19. Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

Episode 19 · 9 Nov 2005 · 60 min · ★ 7.3

Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?

MythBusters Season 3 episode 20

20. Seasickness - Kill or Cure

Episode 20 · 16 Nov 2005 · ★ 7.7

From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?