Season 9

MythBustersSeason 9

2011
21 Episodes

Episodes

Mission Impossible Mask
S09E01
8.3

Mission Impossible Mask

Can realistic facial masks be used to bypass security measures as shown in the Mission: Impossible? Is it possible to start a merry-go-round spinning by shooting bullets at it, as depicted in Shoot 'Em Up? Is it possible to knock a dropped gun out of reach by hitting it with bullets fired from another one?

06 Apr 201160m
Blue Ice
S09E02
8.5

Blue Ice

Can a magazine and toaster be used to blow up a room full of flammable gas, as depicted in The Bourne Supremacy? Can the contents of an airplane toilet leak out mid-flight and freeze into a lethal projectile?

13 Apr 2011
Running on Water
S09E03
8.7

Running on Water

Adam and Jamie take on a viral video, while Kari, Grant, and Tory explore which common items can be bombproof.

20 Apr 2011
Bubble Trouble
S09E04
8.0

Bubble Trouble

The MythBusters see whether it's possible to stay afloat in bubbly water, and whether an arrow packed with explosives can split a tree in two.

27 Apr 2011
Torpedo Tastic
S09E05
9.0

Torpedo Tastic

Did the world's first torpedo really strike a boat with a deadly payload at 800 feet? Can corks in wine bottles be turned into projectiles if exposed to enough pressure?

04 May 2011
Blow Your Own Sail
S09E06
9.0

Blow Your Own Sail

Adam and Jamie put Hollywood sound effects up against reality, and Kari, Grant and Tory find out if you are adrift on a sailboat with no wind, can you propel your boat with a fan?

11 May 2011
Spy Car (2)
S09E07
9.0

Spy Car (2)

Can you really shoot accurately with guns mounted on the hood of a car? Will a bullet just spin if shot at a frozen lake?

18 May 2011
Dodge a Bullet
S09E08
10.0

Dodge a Bullet

Adam and Jamie test if you can jump out of the way of a bullet, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if hitting the water is just like hitting pavement after a fall.

01 Jun 2011
Fixing a Flat
S09E09
10.0

Fixing a Flat

How do you fix a flat when you don't have a spare tire? Can a fast fish cause your reel to catch fire?

08 Jun 2011
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
S09E10
10.0

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

The MythBusters count down -- and give you insight into -- their favorite transportation moments.

15 Jun 2011
Let There be Light
S09E11
10.0

Let There be Light

Jamie and Adam take on The Mummy, while Kari, Grant and Tory try to stop an out-of-control car without another car.

22 Jun 2011
Paper Armor
S09E12
10.0

Paper Armor

Adam and Jamie explore the physics of shock waves in water, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if paper battle armor can compare to steel.

29 Jun 2011
Bikes and Bazookas
S09E13
10.0

Bikes and Bazookas

Adam and Jamie test the myth that a motorcycle is a greener and cleaner machine than a car, while Kari, Tory, and Grant unleash the first RPG in MythBusters history to see if a bullet could take out a bazooka.

28 Sept 2011
Newton's Crane Cradle
S09E14
10.0

Newton's Crane Cradle

Jamie and Adam test a viral video that supersizes Newton's cradle using wrecking balls, while Kari, Grant, and Tory tackle whether a bird landing on your hood is enough to tip your car off a cliff.

05 Oct 2011
Walk a Straight Line
S09E15
10.0

Walk a Straight Line

Is it impossible for humans (without a point of reference) to walk in a straight line, such as when they're blindfolded? Will binary explosives, well, explode in the case of a fender bender? The MythBusters are on the case.

12 Oct 2011
Duct Tape Plane
S09E16
10.0

Duct Tape Plane

Adam and Jamie test three viral videos featuring the extraordinary excavator: Can it really row a barge? Be used to go wakeboarding? Perform seemingly impossible feats of acrobatics? Then -- using only duct tape -- Kari, Grant, and Tory attempt to patch up a plane that's had an unfortunate encounter with a bear.

19 Oct 201160m
Flying Guillotine
S09E17
10.0

Flying Guillotine

Jamie and Adam explore whether it's safe to use the explosive C4 as a cooking fuel as long as you don't drop anything on it, while Kari, Grant, and Tory put a Chinese martial-arts myth to the test.

26 Oct 2011
Drain Disaster
S09E18
10.0

Drain Disaster

Find out whether a sewer drain full of combustible gas, when ignited, will turn an innocent manhole cover into a missile, and whether truck bedliners are truly bite, crash, and bomb proof.

02 Nov 2011
Wet and Wild
S09E19
10.0

Wet and Wild

When it comes to H2O, the MythBusters are never shy about putting their bodies on the line, riding the world's biggest waterslide, deep-sea diving in a suit of armor and swimming in syrup. Go behind the scenes of the 12 wettest myths of all time.

16 Nov 2011
Wheel of Mythfortune
S09E20
10.0

Wheel of Mythfortune

By spinning the Wheel of Mythfortune, the MythBusters find themselves taking on five random viewer-suggested myths with titles like the "Monty Hall Paradox," "Lumber Car," "Firearm Fashion," "Hit the Deck" and "Flaming Tire." Keep those ideas coming!

23 Nov 2011
Toilet Bomb
S09E21
10.0

Toilet Bomb

Adam and Jamie tackle a blockbuster bathroom bomb (from Lethal Weapon), while Kari, Tory, and Grant take to the skies to find out if flying in V-formation works for airplanes as well as it does for birds.

30 Nov 2011