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| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Network: | Discovery Channel |
| Episode List: | List of MythBusters episodes |
The cast of the television series MythBusters perform 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).
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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In 2004, Discovery Channel aired three special episodes, which were a compilation of some of the best animal, electric, and explosion related myths.
During 2010, Discovery Channel aired a series of episodes that were titled "Buster's Cut". According to the episode introductions, these were edited reruns of earlier episodes featuring never before seen footage and behind the scenes information.
A team of winners in Discovery's "Young Scientist Challenge" competitions tested environmental myths with the team. Former MythBuster Scottie Chapman returned to assist with a myth.
| Myth statement | Status | Notes | |
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| Cows hurt the environment. | Confirmed | Cows emit methane—though not mostly from flatulence, but from belching — and their feces emit even more methane once they begin rotting. Since there are so many cows, the methane contributes significantly to global warming. | |
| Cow manure can be used to help the environment. | Confirmed | Cow manure can be used to power things. The Young Scientists helped collect cow manure and extracted methane gas from it. Grant hooked up the methane gas and used it to power a hand lawnmower. They then saw that the farm where they had collected cow manure from received 90% of its electricity from its own manure-powered generator. |
BBC Two's editions of MythBusters are narrated by Rufus Hound. The episodes only ran for 30 minutes.
| Date broadcast | Myths | |
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| July 27, 2006 | Penny Drop, Who Gets Wetter?, Exploding Toilet | |
| August 3, 2006 | Exploding CDs?, Silicone Breasts, Cell Phone Destruction | |
| September 7, 2006 | Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, 101 Uses For Cola,[1] Hammer Bridge Drop | |
| September 14, 2006 | JATO Car, Pop Rocks[2] | |
| September 21, 2006 | Buried Alive, Beat the Breath Test | |
| September 28, 2006 | Explosive Decompression, Rear Axle, Frog Giggin' | |
| October 5, 2006 | The Mad Trombonist, Goldfish Memory, Sinking Titanic | |
| October 12, 2006 | Escape from Alcatraz, Stud Finders & Mind Control Chips, Does a Duck's Quack Echo? | |
| October 19, 2006 | Rowing Water Skier, Toothbrush Surprise, Breakstep Bridge | |
| October 31, 2006 | Buried in Concrete, Daddy Long-Legs, Jet Taxi | |
| November 7, 2006 | Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger | |
| November 14, 2006 | Chicken Gun, Killer Washing Machine | |
| February 19, 2007 | Stuck on You, Biscuit Bullet |