page_title: MythBusters (2012 season)
section_title: Ballistics Barrel
hierarchical_section_title: MythBusters (2012 season) / Episode 182 – "Swinging Pirates" / Ballistics Barrel
caption_attribution_description: English: MythBusters Ballistics Barrel
context_page_description: 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.
  On February 28, 2012, Discovery Channel announced that the 2012 season would commence airing on March 25, 2012. The season aired in a Sunday time slot, instead of its previous Wednesday time slot.
caption: Full-sized drum to test Ballistics Barrel
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