MythBusters (season 2)

The cast/crew 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).

The myths the show has tested for accuracy in Season 2 include:

Episode 14 — "Myths Revisited"

*Original airdate: June 8, 2004This is the first episode where the MythBusters retest earlier myths that had been commented or criticized by fans or had not performed as per their original expectations and test spinoff myths related to earlier myths.

Breakstep Bridge

This myth was retested for the episode but ultimately did not air in the US version - although the Robin Banks narrated Discovery Europe version did include it. This myth is also included in the DVD version of "MythBusters Outtakes".

Cell Phone Destruction

Peeing on the Third Rail

Car Capers

What is Bulletproof?

Adam and Jamie test whether some things that are mythically held to be bulletproof are actually bulletproof - included among them was an assertion by Jamie in the first season on their lexan barriers being bulletproof.

Can bullets be stopped by…

Episode 18 — "Beat the Radar Detector"

*Original airdate: October 13, 2004

Plywood Builder

Adam and Jamie test a construction related myth, and also put several other objects said to be able to act as a parachute to the test.

Appliances in the Bath

Static Cannon

Carried Away

The Build Team takes on a gag used in many comedic works, where a baby or small child could be lifted into the air and fly away unintentionally when given helium balloons.

Episode 23 — "Exploding House"

*Original airdate: November 16, 2004

Bug Bomb

Episode 24 — "Ming Dynasty Astronaut"

*Original airdate: December 5, 2004

Ming Dynasty Astronaut

The MythBusters take on a story, taken from the 1945 book "Rockets and Jets" by Herbert Zim, describes a Ming dynasty astrologer named Wan Hu and determine whether he really was the first astronaut in space as a result.

External links

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