MythBusters (season 1)

The cast of the television series "MythBusters" performs experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is Busted, Plausible, or Confirmed).

Note: The show's first season used "True" instead of "Confirmed"; for the sake of consistency, "Confirmed" will be used on this page.

Visit the Mythbusters episode guide for complete list of episodes.

The myths the show has tested for accuracy include:

Episode 1 — "Magic Bullet, Exploding Toilet, Who Gets Wetter?"

*Original airdate: September 23, 2003

Magic Bullet

This myth tested the feasibility of magic bullets, used as a plot device or otherwise mentioned in many movies, such as "Most Wanted" or "Three Days of the Condor".

This myth was retested in "".¹ Original result was later overturned. See "".

Episode 2 — "Cell Phone Destruction, Silicone Breasts, CD-ROM Shattering"

*Original airdate: October 3, 2003

Cell Phone Destruction

Episode 3 — "Barrel of Bricks, Peeing on the Third Rail, Eel Skin Wallet"

*Original airdate: October 10, 2003

Barrel of Bricks

This marks the first time Buster was broken in the course of an experiment.

Episode 4 — "Penny Drop, Microwave Madness, Radio Tooth Fillings"

*Original airdate: October 17, 2003

Penny Drop

Adam and Jamie explore a popular claim, likely to have originated from the Empire State Building.

Episode 5 — "Hammer Bridge Drop, Buried Alive, Cola"

*Original airdate: October 24, 2003

Hammer Bridge Drop

Episode 6 — "Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Tree Cannon, Beat the Breath Test"

*Original airdate: November 7, 2003

Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing

Episode 7 — "Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket"

*Original airdate: December 5, 2003

Stinky Car

A Corvette which has been fouled by a decomposing body…

Does a Duck's Quack Echo?

This myth originated in lists of "Random Facts" distributed over the Internet.¹ Original result later overturned. See "".

Killer Washing Machine

Frog Giggin'

The Mad Trombonist

Rowing Water Skier

Daddy Long-Legs

Jet Taxi

This was the first myth in which the MythBusters were neither able to confirm nor bust the results due to logistics reasons. According to the episode, upon arrival at Mojave Spaceport, the insurance company responsible for the aircraft backed out at the last minute, citing possible foreign object damage to the plane. However, BBC's "Top Gear" was able to independently verify this myth. [Top Gear Series 4 Episode 8 (18 July 2004)]

This myth was re-tested and Confirmed in the Supersized Special.

References

External links

* [http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html MythBusters Official site]
* [http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/episode/episode.html Episode guide]
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