Season 9
21 episodes · first aired 2011-04-06
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 01 | Mission Impossible Mask 2011-04-06 | 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? | 2011-04-06 | 8.3 |
![]() | 02 | Blue Ice 2011-04-13 | 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? | 2011-04-13 | 8.5 |
![]() | 03 | Running on Water 2011-04-20 | Adam and Jamie take on a viral video, while Kari, Grant, and Tory explore which common items can be bombproof. | 2011-04-20 | 8.7 |
![]() | 04 | Bubble Trouble 2011-04-27 | 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. | 2011-04-27 | 8.0 |
![]() | 05 | Torpedo Tastic 2011-05-04 | 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? | 2011-05-04 | 9.0 |
![]() | 06 | Blow Your Own Sail 2011-05-11 | 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? | 2011-05-11 | 9.0 |
![]() | 07 | Spy Car (2) 2011-05-18 | 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? | 2011-05-18 | 9.0 |
![]() | 08 | Dodge a Bullet 2011-06-01 | 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. | 2011-06-01 | 8.5 |
![]() | 09 | Fixing a Flat 2011-06-08 | How do you fix a flat when you don't have a spare tire? Can a fast fish cause your reel to catch fire? | 2011-06-08 | 9.0 |
![]() | 10 | Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 2011-06-15 | The MythBusters count down -- and give you insight into -- their favorite transportation moments. | 2011-06-15 | 10.0 |
![]() | 11 | Let There be Light 2011-06-22 | Jamie and Adam take on The Mummy, while Kari, Grant and Tory try to stop an out-of-control car without another car. | 2011-06-22 | 8.5 |
![]() | 12 | Paper Armor 2011-06-29 | 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. | 2011-06-29 | 8.0 |
![]() | 13 | Bikes and Bazookas 2011-09-28 | 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. | 2011-09-28 | 9.0 |
![]() | 14 | Newton's Crane Cradle 2011-10-05 | 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. | 2011-10-05 | 9.0 |
![]() | 15 | Walk a Straight Line 2011-10-12 | 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. | 2011-10-12 | 9.0 |
![]() | 16 | Duct Tape Plane 2011-10-19 | 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. | 2011-10-19 | 9.0 |
![]() | 17 | Flying Guillotine 2011-10-26 | 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. | 2011-10-26 | 9.0 |
![]() | 18 | Drain Disaster 2011-11-02 | 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. | 2011-11-02 | 9.0 |
![]() | 19 | Wet and Wild 2011-11-16 | 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. | 2011-11-16 | 10.0 |
![]() | 20 | Wheel of Mythfortune 2011-11-23 | 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! | 2011-11-23 | 9.0 |
![]() | 21 | Toilet Bomb 2011-11-30 | 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. | 2011-11-30 | 9.0 |
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