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Season 3

2005 · 20 episodes

Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain leave the series this season. Grant Imahara joins the cast.

Episodes

Episode 1
Brown Note
February 16, 200543m

Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a constant drip of water falling on your head really unbearable torture?

Episode 2
Salsa Escape
February 23, 200543m

Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you use dynamite to remove cement build-up from a mixer's barrel?

Episode 3
Exploding Port-a-Potty
March 2, 200543m

Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?

Episode 4
Is Yawning Contagious?
March 9, 200543m

Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?

Episode 5
Cooling a Six-Pack
March 23, 200543m

The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.

Episode 6
Son of a Gun
March 30, 200543m

Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?

Episode 7
Breaking Glass
May 18, 200543m

Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?

Episode 8
Jet Pack
June 9, 200543m

Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?

Episode 9
Killer Brace Position
June 22, 200543m

Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.

Episode 10
Bullet Proof Water
July 13, 20051h

How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar?

Episode 11
Jaws Special
July 17, 200543m

Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?

Episode 12
Border Slingshot
July 27, 20051h

Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?

Episode 13
Killer Tissue Box
August 3, 200543m

In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush your skull?

Episode 14
Escape Slide Parachute
August 10, 200543m

Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?

Episode 15
MythBusters Revisited
October 12, 200543m

Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!

Episode 16
Chinese Invasion Alarm
October 19, 200543m

Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?

Episode 17
Confederate Rocket
October 26, 20051h

The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.

Episode 18
Vodka Myths
November 2, 200543m

Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.

Episode 19
Steel Toe-Cap Amputation
November 9, 20051h

Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?

Episode 20
Seasickness - Kill or Cure
November 16, 200543m

From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?

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