Mythen haben keine Chance! Jamie Hyneman und Adam Savage - die Experten in Sachen Spezialeffekte - räumen auf mit weit verbreiteten Legenden, Irrtümern und skurrilen Geschichten.
Mit Hilfe von Wissenschaft und Technik entzaubern die beiden neugierigen Forscher auf unterhaltsame Weise moderne Märchen und gehen fadenscheinigen Wahrheiten auf den Grund. Realität oder Ammenmärchen? - Die Mythbusters rücken den Mythen des Alltags mit spannenden Experimenten und viel Know-how auf den Leib.
Boomerang Bullet (Folge 1) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-01-04
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?
Soda Cup Killer (Folge 2) 8.3
Sendedatum: 2010-03-24
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Jamie and Adam explore whether a cup of soda thrown from a car can kill, while Jessi, Tory and Grant see how long a good guy can hang by his fingertips.
Dive to Survive (Folge 3) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-03-31
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?
Spy Car Escape (1) (Folge 4) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-04-07
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward simply falls to the ground.
Bottle Bash (Folge 5) 8.3
Sendedatum: 2010-04-14
Übersicht: What's worse, having an empty beer bottle smashed over your head, or a full one? Could ancient armies have truly used animal hides to build their cannons?
No Pain, No Gain (Folge 6) 8.5
Sendedatum: 2010-04-28
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Are some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket.
Mythssion Control (Folge 7) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-05-05
Übersicht: In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.
Duct Tape Hour (2) (Folge 8) 8.7
Sendedatum: 2010-05-12
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?
Waterslide Wipeout (Folge 9) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-05-19
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.
Fireball Stun Gun (Folge 10) 8.3
Sendedatum: 2010-06-02
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Does pepper spray + flannel shirt + stun gun = massive fireball, per CSI? Can fireworks really launch a person over a lake? (Watch the show! Don't try it at home!).
Flu Fiction (Folge 11) 8.5
Sendedatum: 2010-06-09
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.
Hair of the Dog (Folge 12) 8.5
Sendedatum: 2010-10-06
Übersicht: Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?
Storm Chasing Myths (Folge 13) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-10-13
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.
Cold Feet (Folge 14) 8.3
Sendedatum: 2010-10-20
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?
Tablecloth Chaos (Folge 15) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-10-27
Übersicht: Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?
Arrow Machine Gun (Folge 16) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-11-03
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.
Mini Myth Madness (Folge 17) 8.5
Sendedatum: 2010-11-10
Übersicht: Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?
Reverse Engineering (Folge 18) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-11-17
Übersicht: Jamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from Lethal Weapon 2 to task.
Inverted Underwater Car (Folge 19) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-11-24
Übersicht: Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.
Bug Special (Folge 20) 8.0
Sendedatum: 2010-12-01
Übersicht: Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?
President's Challenge (Folge 21) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-12-08
Übersicht: President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.
Green Hornet Special (Folge 22) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-12-15
Übersicht: Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
Operation Valkyrie (Folge 23) 9.0
Sendedatum: 2010-12-22
Übersicht: Adam and Jamie weigh in on a famous assassination attempt; Kari, Grant and Tory try to determine if one can really can “slap some sense” into someone.
