MythBusters Season 12

Star Wars: Revenge of the Myth
4.4
28 votes
12x01 Star Wars: Revenge of the Myth aired Jan 04, 2014

Swinging Luke and Leia across a chasm with a grappling hook; an Ewok log crushing an Imperial "Chicken Walker"; surviving in a tauntaun's belly.

Moonshiner Myths
3.7
26 votes
12x02 Moonshiner Myths aired Jan 11, 2014

Testing an exploding still; using "hooch" to fuel an unmodified car.

Hollywood Car Crash Cliches
4.1
28 votes
12x03 Hollywood Car Crash Cliches aired Jan 18, 2014

Hollywood crash clichés; driving through glass; plowing throw traffic; firing an RPG at an SUV.

Car Chase Chaos / Animal Antics
3.4
30 votes
12x04 Car Chase Chaos / Animal Antics aired Jan 25, 2014

The MythBusters test car chase cliches (can you really share driving, change places, or dump the driver while moving at speed) and some fan-suggested deterre... read more

Do Try This At Home
3.8
23 votes
12x05 Do Try This At Home aired Feb 01, 2014

Investigating myths that can potentially be tried at home.

Mythssion Impossible
3.5
24 votes
12x06 Mythssion Impossible aired Feb 15, 2014

The MythBusters test three impossible idioms: Can you herd cats? Can you catch a greased pig? And can you cram 10 pounds of poop into a 5 pound bag?

Bullet Baloney
4
23 votes
12x07 Bullet Baloney aired Feb 22, 2014

Firearm cliches; firing a bent-barreled shotgun; firing a gun in space; dropping a gun in a deep fryer; stopping a bullet with weird items; shooting a neon s... read more

Supersonic Ping Pong / Ice Cannon
3.5
17 votes
12x08 Supersonic Ping Pong / Ice Cannon aired Mar 01, 2014

Supersonic ping pong; lighting a frozen fuse on an ice cannon.

Fire in the Hole
3.8
17 votes
12x09 Fire in the Hole aired Jul 10, 2014

The MythBusters tackle some of Hollywood’s favorite explosive scenarios. Could a hero really shoot a live grenade in midair and thus render it useless? Could... read more

Household Disasters
3.8
22 votes
12x10 Household Disasters aired Jul 17, 2014

It's YOUR house under the Myths-cro-scope this time. Could a vacuum cleaner explode while sucking up black powder? Could sunscreen scorch your skin? Could a ... read more

Commercial Myths
4.1
20 votes
12x11 Commercial Myths aired Jul 24, 2014

The MythBusters go to vertigo-inducing heights to test out some commercial myths. Could you actually bob for an apple while jumping from a 100-foot high bung... read more

Road Rage
3.8
20 votes
12x12 Road Rage aired Jul 31, 2014

In this episode, three car crimes straight from Hollywood are put to the test: the cliff top push, the two-wheel wipeout (and ... we do mean WIPEOUT, with Ad... read more

Laws of Attraction
awaiting 5 votes
12x13 Laws of Attraction aired Aug 07, 2014

Investigating five clichés about the laws of attraction; a preference to blondes; pheromones; tips correlating with breast size; wealth.

Traffic Tricks
awaiting 5 votes
12x14 Traffic Tricks aired Aug 07, 2014

Adam and Jamie tackle key congestion questions and unlock the traffic gridlock. They find out if a minor unexpected braking incident can really cause a major... read more

Plane Boarding / Bite the Bullet
awaiting 5 votes
12x15 Plane Boarding / Bite the Bullet aired Aug 21, 2014

What is the most efficient way to board an airplane? Can a bullet made of teeth or bone be untraceable? Also the last episode of Tory, Kari, and Grant.

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