MythBusters (2005 season)
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). Episode overview. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Episode SP2 – "Buster Special". In this episode, Adam and Jamie relived Buster's finest moments, from his introduction in "Exploding Toilet" to his ultimate demise (supposedly in "Ming Dynasty Astronaut") and showed the construction of the new "Buster 2.0". These moments  include: Episode SP3 – "Ultimate MythBusters". In this episode, Adam and Jamie competed in a series of arguably ludicrous tests and competitions to determine which of the two was the "Ultimate MythBuster". These competitions tested their ingenuity, constitution, and courage to see just how far they were willing to go to claim the title of "Ultimate MythBuster". Episode 25 – "Brown Note". Blown Away. Someone who is shot and thrown backward a significant distance is a staple Hollywood visual effect. This was revisited in "MythBusters Revisited". Episode 26 – "Salsa Escape". Cement Mix-Up. Initially the team only intended to test the scenario  of explosives being used to clean a relatively thin layer of concrete from the inside of a truck. Due to a mishap when the truck was being collected, however, it was filled almost to the top with concrete, rather than just with the thin layer that the team wanted. Adam therefore suggested splitting this myth into two sub-myths, the original one of cleaning a thin layer out of a truck (for which the team had to obtain a second truck), and another one involving a driver using explosives in what would presumably be a desperate attempt to remove a  massive, solidified slab of concrete from the truck. Episode 27 – "Exploding Port-a-Potty". Exploding Port-a-Potty. See also "Exploding Toilet". Episode 28 – "Is Yawning Contagious?". This was the final episode in which the Build Team worked from their M6 workshop. Episode SP4 – "MythBusters Outtakes". In this episode, outtakes and other deleted scenes were shown, which included some failed experiments or extra experiments that had to be trimmed out of the show for time and relevancy reasons. Clips edited out of shows previously aired include: Six of the deleted segments, titled as the "Lost Experiments", are available on the  Discovery Channel website. Original myths that were completely edited out include: Episode 29 – "Cooling a Six-Pack". From this episode, the Build Team operates from their new M7 workshop. Also featured in this episode is the first test of Buster 2.0, built during the Buster special, as well as the final test of "Earl the MythBusters Caddy," which was dropped from a crane to fulfil a promise to its previous owner that it would be destroyed on the show. While preparing Earl to be dropped from the crane, Scottie encountered a problem in that the rear windows needed to be  opened to loop a chain through the passenger compartment, but the mechanism was jammed. She therefore took the chance to test out a mini-myth: Cooling a Six-Pack. Reference: Baghdad Battery. The Build Team created several copies of the Baghdad Battery, an archaeological find which seems to suggest that ancient Babylonians were the first to use batteries. The ancient people of Babylon created a crude battery for use in... Episode 30 – "Son of a Gun". This episode marks the final appearance of Mythtern Christine Chamberlain. Episode SP5 – "Shop 'til You Drop". This episode explored some of the MythBusters' favorite  stores and vendors they use when buying supplies for the show. The episode also included a tutorial on how to make ballistics gel by Adam and Kari (which is frequently used in the MythBusters' experiments), and revealed the source of the often referenced "Little Black Book", the "Pocket Ref". Episode SP6 – "MythBusters Revealed". This episode took a behind-the-scenes look at the show. It featured insights from and interviews with Adam, Jamie, Kari, Tory and producer Peter Rees, about various aspects of MythBusters, as well as explored personal issues between the hosts. Episode SP7 – "Hollywood on Trial". The MythBusters  test some of the pervasive myths that are created by Hollywood, as well as recall some of their past Hollywood-inspired myths. This special also marks the debut of Grant Imahara as the third member of the Build Team, though the next two regular episodes ("Breaking Glass" and "Jet Pack") did show Scottie Chapman in that capacity instead. Episode 31 – "Breaking Glass". Breaking Glass. Adam and Jamie investigate whether a human voice could shatter glass, as perpetuated in stories of opera singers and demonstrated by Ella Fitzgerald in a commercial for Memorex and Jim Gillette in the music video for  Nitro's Freight Train. Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss. The Build Team takes on another old adage, and sees if it remains relevant in modern use. This became the longest "MythBusters" experiment on record—over six months long. Episode 32 – "Jet Pack". This episode marks the final appearance of Scottie Chapman as a Build Team member. Episode 33 – "Killer Brace Position". Killer Brace Position. The "MythBusters" take on an airline conspiracy theory. The episode is notable for the introduction of the simulaid family. Cell Phones vs. Drunk Driving. Adam and Kari take on a contemporary issue in driving, one that  has given conflicting scientific data. To do so, Adam and Kari perform a general-purpose road safety test three times (initially sober without a cellphone, then while talking to Jamie on a cell phone, and finally while slightly intoxicated but under the legal blood alcohol content limit of 0.08%) and compare the three results. Episode 34 – "Bulletproof Water". Bulletproof Water. The "MythBusters" take on a Hollywood action staple, where a hero dives into water to avoid being hit by bullets. An alternate scenario of this myth was retested in "Guns Fired Underwater". As part of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week  (which Adam and Jamie hosted in 2005), the MythBusters test myths relating to the movie Jaws" with the help of a "ShaRammer" designed to simulate the force of a great white shark. This is also the first "MythBusters" special to run for two hours rather than one. More recent reruns have tended to show a version edited down to one hour. The episode was also referred to as the "Shark Special" in the "22,000 Foot Fall" episode. Episode SP8 – "Jaws Special". The sequel, "Shark Week Special 2" aired in 2008. Mini Myths. The mini shark myths, while related to Discovery  Channel's Shark Week, are not related to the movie "Jaws" in particular. These are all included on the Jaws Special DVD, and some were included on Discovery's website. Sharks Prefer Yellow? It is also referred to as "Seeing Red." Drop in the Ocean. It is also referred to as "Bloody Taste Test" and "Drop of Blood in an Olympic-size Pool." Shark Skin = Sandpaper? It is also referred to as "True Grit?" Section::::"It was THIS BIG! I swear.". It is also referred to as "Rule of ... Fin." This was the first episode in which the entire hour  was devoted to testing a single myth. Episode 36 – "Killer Tissue Box". Splitting an Arrow. The Build Team take on a myth stemming from the film "The Adventures of Robin Hood", where the most famous stunt is one where an arrow was split in half, from nock to tip. The Build Team explores whether this was at all possible, and also challenges fans at a medieval fair to duplicate this feat. This myth was retested in "Splitting an Arrow". Episode 37 – "Escape Slide Parachute". Escape Slide Parachute. Inspired by a scene from "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" where  Indy (Harrison Ford), Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) and Short Round (Jonathan Ke Quan) successfully evacuate a pilotless plane using a life raft. This episode is the second episode where the "MythBusters" team focus on retesting earlier myths, based on fan reaction (the first is "Myths Revisited"). Grant Imahara is also introduced in this episode. This was the second episode in which the entire hour was devoted to testing a single myth. Because the myth dealt with the making of explosive and or dangerous materials, the ingredients used to make nitrous oxide and gun cotton were censored by substituting animal sounds  for the chemical names. This myth was revisited in "Salami Rocket". Episode 41 – "Vodka Myths". Vodka Myths I. Vodka... Episode 42 – "Steel Toe-Cap Amputation". Bottle Rocket Blast-Off. The Build team attempt to recreate this water bottle jetpack from a Japanese game show. Episode 43 – "Seasickness - Kill or Cure". Seasickness – Kill or Cure? Because Adam and Grant are very susceptible to motion sickness, they test non-pharmaceutical remedies for seasickness by... Tailgate Up vs. Tailgate Down. This was revisited in "More Myths Revisited". Finger in a Barrel. The Build Team take on a myth that forms a staple of  cartoon physics. This was revisited in "Myths Redux".