do not under any circumstances try this
at home we’re what you call experts
we do this for a living this series
didn’t only make science cool but also
entertaining welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 Mythbusters episodes for
this list we’re looking at Mythbusters
episodes as a whole not just individual
tests within them although we’re not
excluding episodes if they only have one
great popular segment we’re choosing
those that amazed us the most from their
scientific studies and tests to their
exciting results so strap in and get
ready to be astounded instead of doing
it in our backyard well we’re gonna do
it in one of our favorite locations
almost our second shop the Alameda
County Sheriff’s bombing range number 10
prison escape can you floss yourself to
freedom so you get out of this one
prison escapes have made for some great
stories over the years so it’s only
natural that the team tests some out
loud a number three in this episode the
Mythbusters team tries to assess whether
dental floss can actually cut through
steel bars
oh look I removed some flak if you can
shoot yourself out of prison using a
cannon while attached to a cannonball
and various car hood myths while they
confirmed that you can hold onto a car’s
roof as it zigzags what is most
fascinating is their plausible result
regarding the floss and prison bars
amazingly Grant’s gadget is doing its
job the episode also featured a
hilarious moment where Buster’s leg was
ripped off his body while attempting the
cannonball escape is it a bird
is it a plane no it’s a leg traveling in
over 200 miles an hour but it’s still
not enough to live Buster’s body into
the wild blue yonder number nine
demolition derby
comes chaos in this hour-and-a-half
special opening to the 2009 season the
Mythbusters test various car crash myths
including what a car can drive through
whether two big rigs can completely
flatten a car and whether the bus
turning scene from the movie speed is
possible as it turned out most of the
myths in the episode were busted oh oh
in deed the remote braking system fitted
for each test seems to a van with the
only plausible ones being that a car can
drive through a locked
chain-link gate and that it could pass
under a big rig and still be drivable
still it’s exciting to see them crash
cars just like they do in the movies
even if the results are less than
Hollywood like
ha the run number 8 alcohol myths
Adam and Jamie gets sloshed for science
we all enjoy the occasional drink so
it’s important to separate myth from
fact during this episode
the build team tested a watch a rocket
launcher while the Mythbusters tried to
figure out if beer goggles were real I
already filled my ratings being higher
and also what so-called remedies helped
people sober up quickly while the idea
that alcohol makes people look more
attractive was plausible the sobering up
portion of the episode provided some
great laughs as we got to witness the
boys drunk and Adam falling off a
treadmill
turns out that exercising vigorously and
being slapped in the face are plausible
ways to sober up quickly remember that
one it definitely took my mind off
feeling crappy and drunk but I think
that’s the same effect that it’s like if
you feel hurt you drink a little alcohol
you wouldn’t care so much about being
hurt it’s like opposite of fact number
seven Jaws special
it’s a jaws spectacular this episode
originally ran during Discovery
Channel’s Shark Week and who isn’t
fascinated by these underwater killing
machines we find out put a real shark be
as strong as Spielberg’s Leviathan this
episode is especially great due to the
shahram er a device used to mimic and
measure the force of a great white the
team tests various myths from Jaws here
including shooting an oxygen tank to
make it explode and while that one was
busted it was scary to know that a great
white can both destroy a shark cage and
RAM a hole in a boat killing me not
being able to see down there it’s
totally skilled me
this episode is a classic for shark
movie and science lovers alike number 6
brown note the Mythbusters have
Hollywood in their sights this episode
has three classic segments all in one
making it a terrific outing filled with
memorable moments water torture is it
real and how long can the Mythbusters
take it oh my god the three myths tested
are whether a bullet will propel a man
backwards after being shot busted oh
whether there is an infrasonic brown
note also known as a noise that will
make a human defecate themselves busted
you will submit earth lake and whether
Chinese water torture can drive someone
insane confirmed I think this is
actually a very good torture as it’s
hilarious watching Adam test the brown
note and terrifying seeing the reactions
of the water torture it made for an
emotionally varied and fantastic episode
so let’s finish this we’re done with
Chinese water torture
number five underwater car this is gonna
be a long day we have a lot of work this
episode is both exciting and very
informative as it could save your life
one day in it
Adam tests various ways to escape a
submerged car quite a few to immediate
success are you done or is there a way
to escape he confirms that you can
escape a car instantly once it hits the
water and if the water is up to your
waist but Escape is not possible
once the water covers the window you
died
it’s a scary episode too as these are
based on real scenarios that people have
faced but knowing that if you act fast
you’ll be fine and come out alive is
pretty comforting you don’t want to be
in a car when it goes down like that
it’s it’s scary number 4 MacGyver myths
MacGyver’s been Mythbusters soul brother
since we started for the show’s 100th
episode the team puts the ultimate
inventor to the test MacGyver they test
various inventions from the show
including whether or not a man can blow
a hole in a wall with sodium and water
this is for love money in science and
weather you can make an ultralight plane
here it goes the best part of the
episode has to be the MacGyver challenge
though we’re Jamie and Adam Pitt their
ingenuity against each other this time
the Mythbusters roles are reversed
they won’t contest the myths they’ll
defend them reaching deep inside to find
their inner MacGyver it’s a fun segment
filled with ingenious problem-solving
it’s a pleasure seeing these men at work
it doesn’t work oh the one thing that we
didn’t try number three Mentos and soda
are you ready
I’ve never tried this before after a
televised demo took the internet by
storm in 2005 the famous diet coke and
mentos trick is analyzed by the
Mythbusters in this episode it’s a
unique segment and that they were not
busting or confirming a myth but rather
explaining how the reaction occurs gas
component of this soda is co2 and we
want to know what role it plays in this
cascading effect that we see when we
drop these candies in that’s not to say
the episode isn’t fun though as they
also set a record for highest geyser of
Cola at 30 feet created homemade
pyrotechnics and blew the cannister off
a tube of Pringles without destroying
the chips but despite losing an eardrum
or two they can’t wait to do it again
number two duct tape island
Jamie and I attempt to survive on a
deserted island with nothing with a
palate abduction they say duct tape can
pretty much do everything so the boys
put that to the test in this episode but
this much duct tape we are set yeah we
can film just about anything with this
totally abandoned on an island in Hawaii
Adam and Jamie have only a pallet of
duct tape at their disposal well it’s
been almost a full day without water
the car and it’s amazing and fascinating
to watch just what they do with it to
survive
some examples include building a
distress signal and making clothing but
it’s the finale that Trump’s them all
the duo builds a working canoe and is
able to escape the island a truly
captivating episode their duct-tape
canoe has now been in the open ocean for
over half a day and is still going
strong this boat strongest case yet the
duct-tape is a freaking miracle material
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions that
rose no Tomi rose and Jeb oh who could
have both live to tell their Titanic
tale by sharing their floating flexible
as they test if you really can make
instant popcorn cooking in a bomb suit
only on this show we’re putting the you
what’s up Mythbusters into YouTube as
the whole team takes a shot at the viral
videos you want tested the Mythbusters
indulge their sweet tooth okay but will
they be burned by an exploding
jawbreaker Adam and Jamie go
head-to-head in a jailbreak race using
sulfa number one exploding water heater
Jamie and Adam get all steamed up whoa
as they test if an ordinary water heater
has the extraordinary ability to fly
right through your house like a rocket
do you have a water heater in your house
well you better be careful because it
could explode while the build team tests
various denim jeans myths the heart of
the episode is the water heater test
where they confirmed that one could
indeed explode and shoot through a
ceiling 500 feet into the air okay
everybody we’re at 300 psi that’s twice
the tank rating keep your eyes peeled
while proper heaters do not do this as
they tested it based on poor
installation and neglect it’s still a
terrifying thought and these informative
pieces are one of the main reasons
Mythbusters has remained popular as long
as it has
the heater launches and tears through
the roof like it’s tissue you could
practically have a three-course meal
while you’re waiting for it to come back
down do you agree with our list
what Mythbusters episode is your
favorite for more informative top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com good let the pebbly
work thank you
at home we’re what you call experts
we do this for a living this series
didn’t only make science cool but also
entertaining welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 Mythbusters episodes for
this list we’re looking at Mythbusters
episodes as a whole not just individual
tests within them although we’re not
excluding episodes if they only have one
great popular segment we’re choosing
those that amazed us the most from their
scientific studies and tests to their
exciting results so strap in and get
ready to be astounded instead of doing
it in our backyard well we’re gonna do
it in one of our favorite locations
almost our second shop the Alameda
County Sheriff’s bombing range number 10
prison escape can you floss yourself to
freedom so you get out of this one
prison escapes have made for some great
stories over the years so it’s only
natural that the team tests some out
loud a number three in this episode the
Mythbusters team tries to assess whether
dental floss can actually cut through
steel bars
oh look I removed some flak if you can
shoot yourself out of prison using a
cannon while attached to a cannonball
and various car hood myths while they
confirmed that you can hold onto a car’s
roof as it zigzags what is most
fascinating is their plausible result
regarding the floss and prison bars
amazingly Grant’s gadget is doing its
job the episode also featured a
hilarious moment where Buster’s leg was
ripped off his body while attempting the
cannonball escape is it a bird
is it a plane no it’s a leg traveling in
over 200 miles an hour but it’s still
not enough to live Buster’s body into
the wild blue yonder number nine
demolition derby
comes chaos in this hour-and-a-half
special opening to the 2009 season the
Mythbusters test various car crash myths
including what a car can drive through
whether two big rigs can completely
flatten a car and whether the bus
turning scene from the movie speed is
possible as it turned out most of the
myths in the episode were busted oh oh
in deed the remote braking system fitted
for each test seems to a van with the
only plausible ones being that a car can
drive through a locked
chain-link gate and that it could pass
under a big rig and still be drivable
still it’s exciting to see them crash
cars just like they do in the movies
even if the results are less than
Hollywood like
ha the run number 8 alcohol myths
Adam and Jamie gets sloshed for science
we all enjoy the occasional drink so
it’s important to separate myth from
fact during this episode
the build team tested a watch a rocket
launcher while the Mythbusters tried to
figure out if beer goggles were real I
already filled my ratings being higher
and also what so-called remedies helped
people sober up quickly while the idea
that alcohol makes people look more
attractive was plausible the sobering up
portion of the episode provided some
great laughs as we got to witness the
boys drunk and Adam falling off a
treadmill
turns out that exercising vigorously and
being slapped in the face are plausible
ways to sober up quickly remember that
one it definitely took my mind off
feeling crappy and drunk but I think
that’s the same effect that it’s like if
you feel hurt you drink a little alcohol
you wouldn’t care so much about being
hurt it’s like opposite of fact number
seven Jaws special
it’s a jaws spectacular this episode
originally ran during Discovery
Channel’s Shark Week and who isn’t
fascinated by these underwater killing
machines we find out put a real shark be
as strong as Spielberg’s Leviathan this
episode is especially great due to the
shahram er a device used to mimic and
measure the force of a great white the
team tests various myths from Jaws here
including shooting an oxygen tank to
make it explode and while that one was
busted it was scary to know that a great
white can both destroy a shark cage and
RAM a hole in a boat killing me not
being able to see down there it’s
totally skilled me
this episode is a classic for shark
movie and science lovers alike number 6
brown note the Mythbusters have
Hollywood in their sights this episode
has three classic segments all in one
making it a terrific outing filled with
memorable moments water torture is it
real and how long can the Mythbusters
take it oh my god the three myths tested
are whether a bullet will propel a man
backwards after being shot busted oh
whether there is an infrasonic brown
note also known as a noise that will
make a human defecate themselves busted
you will submit earth lake and whether
Chinese water torture can drive someone
insane confirmed I think this is
actually a very good torture as it’s
hilarious watching Adam test the brown
note and terrifying seeing the reactions
of the water torture it made for an
emotionally varied and fantastic episode
so let’s finish this we’re done with
Chinese water torture
number five underwater car this is gonna
be a long day we have a lot of work this
episode is both exciting and very
informative as it could save your life
one day in it
Adam tests various ways to escape a
submerged car quite a few to immediate
success are you done or is there a way
to escape he confirms that you can
escape a car instantly once it hits the
water and if the water is up to your
waist but Escape is not possible
once the water covers the window you
died
it’s a scary episode too as these are
based on real scenarios that people have
faced but knowing that if you act fast
you’ll be fine and come out alive is
pretty comforting you don’t want to be
in a car when it goes down like that
it’s it’s scary number 4 MacGyver myths
MacGyver’s been Mythbusters soul brother
since we started for the show’s 100th
episode the team puts the ultimate
inventor to the test MacGyver they test
various inventions from the show
including whether or not a man can blow
a hole in a wall with sodium and water
this is for love money in science and
weather you can make an ultralight plane
here it goes the best part of the
episode has to be the MacGyver challenge
though we’re Jamie and Adam Pitt their
ingenuity against each other this time
the Mythbusters roles are reversed
they won’t contest the myths they’ll
defend them reaching deep inside to find
their inner MacGyver it’s a fun segment
filled with ingenious problem-solving
it’s a pleasure seeing these men at work
it doesn’t work oh the one thing that we
didn’t try number three Mentos and soda
are you ready
I’ve never tried this before after a
televised demo took the internet by
storm in 2005 the famous diet coke and
mentos trick is analyzed by the
Mythbusters in this episode it’s a
unique segment and that they were not
busting or confirming a myth but rather
explaining how the reaction occurs gas
component of this soda is co2 and we
want to know what role it plays in this
cascading effect that we see when we
drop these candies in that’s not to say
the episode isn’t fun though as they
also set a record for highest geyser of
Cola at 30 feet created homemade
pyrotechnics and blew the cannister off
a tube of Pringles without destroying
the chips but despite losing an eardrum
or two they can’t wait to do it again
number two duct tape island
Jamie and I attempt to survive on a
deserted island with nothing with a
palate abduction they say duct tape can
pretty much do everything so the boys
put that to the test in this episode but
this much duct tape we are set yeah we
can film just about anything with this
totally abandoned on an island in Hawaii
Adam and Jamie have only a pallet of
duct tape at their disposal well it’s
been almost a full day without water
the car and it’s amazing and fascinating
to watch just what they do with it to
survive
some examples include building a
distress signal and making clothing but
it’s the finale that Trump’s them all
the duo builds a working canoe and is
able to escape the island a truly
captivating episode their duct-tape
canoe has now been in the open ocean for
over half a day and is still going
strong this boat strongest case yet the
duct-tape is a freaking miracle material
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions that
rose no Tomi rose and Jeb oh who could
have both live to tell their Titanic
tale by sharing their floating flexible
as they test if you really can make
instant popcorn cooking in a bomb suit
only on this show we’re putting the you
what’s up Mythbusters into YouTube as
the whole team takes a shot at the viral
videos you want tested the Mythbusters
indulge their sweet tooth okay but will
they be burned by an exploding
jawbreaker Adam and Jamie go
head-to-head in a jailbreak race using
sulfa number one exploding water heater
Jamie and Adam get all steamed up whoa
as they test if an ordinary water heater
has the extraordinary ability to fly
right through your house like a rocket
do you have a water heater in your house
well you better be careful because it
could explode while the build team tests
various denim jeans myths the heart of
the episode is the water heater test
where they confirmed that one could
indeed explode and shoot through a
ceiling 500 feet into the air okay
everybody we’re at 300 psi that’s twice
the tank rating keep your eyes peeled
while proper heaters do not do this as
they tested it based on poor
installation and neglect it’s still a
terrifying thought and these informative
pieces are one of the main reasons
Mythbusters has remained popular as long
as it has
the heater launches and tears through
the roof like it’s tissue you could
practically have a three-course meal
while you’re waiting for it to come back
down do you agree with our list
what Mythbusters episode is your
favorite for more informative top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com good let the pebbly
work thank you
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