Season 2
17 episodes · first aired 2004-01-11
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Explosive Decompression 2004-01-11 | Can firing a bullet into the shell of an aircraft cause explosive decompression? Can a loaded .22-caliber gun cartridge be used as a replacement fuse in a car's ignition? Can a car be ripped off its rear axle? | 2004-01-11 | 8.5 |
 | 02 | Chicken Gun 2004-01-18 | Will launching a chicken at an airplane disrupt its flight, or will the bird be blown away? Is it possible for a woman to swallow an octopus egg -- and then give birth to an eight-legged offspring? Could a man be fatally assaulted and killed by his dirty laundry and washing machine? | 2004-01-18 | 8.0 |
 | 03 | Break Step Bridge 2004-01-25 | Will a college rowing team be able to pull Jamie up on water skis? Can the rhythm of soldiers marching together cause a bridge to collapse? Does the bacteria from a toilet settle in your toothbrush? | 2004-01-25 | 8.5 |
 | 04 | Sinking Titanic 2004-02-22 | Will a sinking ship suck you down as it goes under? Are goldfish bored or just plain stupid? Will throwing a lit firecracker down the neck of a trombone make your music sweeter? | 2004-02-22 | 8.5 |
 | 05 | Buried in Concrete 2004-02-25 | Will Jamie and Adam find Jimmy Hoffa, who is allegedly buried in concrete? Can the power and force of a 737 launch a taxicab 75 feet in the air? Is the daddy longlegs the most venomous spider? | 2004-02-25 | 8.5 |
 | 06 | Myths Revisited 2004-06-08 | Can someone get electrocuted peeing on an electrified fence? Did Adam apply enough pressure to test the exploding implants? And are cell phones dangerous at gas stations? | 2004-06-08 | 8.3 |
 | 07 | Scuba Diver and Car Capers 2004-07-27 | Can a SCUBA diver be sucked out of the water by a fire-fighting helicopter and get spit out in the middle of a forest fire? Will a banana in a car's tailpipe make it stall? | 2004-07-27 | 7.7 |
 | 08 | Ancient Death Ray 2004-09-29 | Did the Greek scientist Archimedes set fire to a Roman fleet of ships using only mirrors and sunlight? Willl a bulletproof shield really stop a direct hit from a bullet? | 2004-09-29 | 6.2 |
 | 09 | Elevator of Death, Levitation Machine 2004-10-06 | If an elevator suddenly falls, can you save yourself in the nick of time by jumping just before it hits bottom? Will the MythBusters be able to create a homemade levitation machine? | 2004-10-06 | 8.0 |
 | 10 | Beat the Radar Detector 2004-10-13 | Will a piece of plywood save a construction worker swept off a building? Can hanging a disco ball from your rearview mirror or painting your car a flat-black color deflect a cop's radar laser beams? | 2004-10-13 | 7.7 |
 | 11 | Quicksand 2004-10-20 | Can you really murder someone by dropping an electrical appliance into a bathtub? Does a tattoo react with an MRI's rays? Will killer quicksand take down the MythBusters? | 2004-10-20 | 8.5 |
 | 12 | Exploding Jawbreaker 2004-10-27 | Is it possible to throw a regular playing card fast enough to inflict bodily harm? Can a heated jawbreaker explode in your mouth. Can a sandblasted PVC pipe become a deadly cannon? | 2004-10-27 | 7.3 |
 | 13 | Pingpong Rescue 2004-11-03 | Is it possible to lift a sunken boat from the ocean floor using only pingpong balls? How many does it take to lift a 3-year-old child off the ground? | 2004-11-03 | 7.7 |
 | 14 | Boom-Lift Catapult 2004-11-10 | Will Buster overcome the raw power of a 30,000-pound piece of machinery, or will the boom-lift turn into the ultimate medieval catapult? What is the most fuel-efficient way to keep cool in the car? | 2004-11-10 | 7.3 |
 | 15 | Exploding House 2004-11-16 | Just how hard is it to find a needle in a haystack? Are the toxic fumes of roach foggers and bug bombs really an explosive combination? Will talking to your plants really help them grow? | 2004-11-16 | 8.5 |
 | 16 | Ming Dynasty Astronaut 2004-12-05 | Will Buster survive an explosive launch into space? Will a stunt double lose his head at the hands of a killer fan, as the MythBusters search for a source of free energy? | 2004-12-05 | 6.7 |
 | 17 | Viewers-Choice/Christmas Special 2004-12-22 | Did the viewers vote for Stinky Car? Or will Pop Rocks and Coke win? Will putting a silver spoon in a champagne bottle keep it fizzy? Does a snowman melt faster with its clothes on or off? | 2004-12-22 | 6.7 |
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