Season 6 (2008)

James Bond (1)
10.0

January 16, 2008

Can an electromagnetic watch really deflect a bullet? Would a round from Bond's gun pierce a propane cylinder? Could a boat surviv...Read more

Lead Balloon
8.0

January 23, 2008 • 1h

Can Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?

Airplane on a Conveyor Belt
8.0

January 30, 2008

The team takes a crash-course in remote controlled airplane flying, bug-out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory, then retur...Read more

James Bond (2)
10.0

February 6, 2008

Is it possible for a pen-sized bomb to blow a crash-test dummy clean in half? Can Oddjob's sartorial weapon slice the head off a statue?

Viewers' Special (2)
8.0

February 13, 2008

Why would ancient man go to all the trouble of making stone arrowheads when sharpening a stick would have done the same job? Could...Read more

MacGyver Myths
8.3

February 20, 2008 • 1h

Jamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ul...Read more

Alaska Special (1)
8.3

April 23, 2008 • 1h

Adam and Jamie test the theory of cabin fever. Can a solitary stick of dynamite really sink a pickup parked on a frozen lake? The ...Read more

Shark Week Special
9.0

July 27, 2008

Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?

Exploding Steak
7.3

August 6, 2008

We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.

NASA Moon Landing
9.7

August 27, 2008

Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims t...Read more

Viral Hour
8.7

September 3, 2008

Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a...Read more

Phone Book Friction
8.0

September 10, 2008 • 1h

If you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from...Read more

Water Stun Gun
8.0

September 17, 2008

Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually ...Read more

Blind Driving
7.3

October 8, 2008

Is it really possible to drive a car completely blind? Do metal cleats on golf shoes really attract lightning. Can a huge undergro...Read more

Ninjas
9.3

October 15, 2008

Can an arrow be caught in midair? Is there really a punching technique that can floor an opponent with only a 1-inch lead in? Can ...Read more

Alcohol Myths
9.3

October 22, 2008

Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can ...Read more

Motorcycle Flip
8.5

October 29, 2008

Can a flagpole in the front wheel of a motorcycle create a head-over-handlebars flip? Kari, Grant and Tory test whether or not it ...Read more

Coffin Punch
8.7

November 5, 2008

The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.

End With a Bang
8.7

November 12, 2008

Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and J...Read more