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Season 2
17 Episodes2004
Tory Belleci, Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain make their first appearances this season. Folklorist Heather Joseph-Witham makes her final appearance this season.
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Episodes (17)

Ep 1
Explosive Decompression
★8.5
2004-01-11•N/A
Can firing a bullet into the shell of an aircraft cause explosive decompression? Can a loaded .22-caliber gun cartridge be used as a replacement fuse in a car's ignition? Can a car be ripped off its rear axle?

Ep 2
Chicken Gun
★8.0
2004-01-18•N/A
Will launching a chicken at an airplane disrupt its flight, or will the bird be blown away? Is it possible for a woman to swallow an octopus egg -- and then give birth to an eight-legged offspring? Could a man be fatally assaulted and killed by his dirty laundry and washing machine?

Ep 3
Break Step Bridge
★8.5
2004-01-25•N/A
Will a college rowing team be able to pull Jamie up on water skis? Can the rhythm of soldiers marching together cause a bridge to collapse? Does the bacteria from a toilet settle in your toothbrush?

Ep 4
Sinking Titanic
★8.5
2004-02-22•N/A
Will a sinking ship suck you down as it goes under? Are goldfish bored or just plain stupid? Will throwing a lit firecracker down the neck of a trombone make your music sweeter?

Ep 5
Buried in Concrete
★8.5
2004-02-25•N/A
Will Jamie and Adam find Jimmy Hoffa, who is allegedly buried in concrete? Can the power and force of a 737 launch a taxicab 75 feet in the air? Is the daddy longlegs the most venomous spider?

Ep 6
Myths Revisited
★8.3
2004-06-08•N/A
Can someone get electrocuted peeing on an electrified fence? Did Adam apply enough pressure to test the exploding implants? And are cell phones dangerous at gas stations?

Ep 7
Scuba Diver and Car Capers
★7.7
2004-07-27•N/A
Can a SCUBA diver be sucked out of the water by a fire-fighting helicopter and get spit out in the middle of a forest fire? Will a banana in a car's tailpipe make it stall?

Ep 8
Ancient Death Ray
★6.2
2004-09-29•N/A
Did the Greek scientist Archimedes set fire to a Roman fleet of ships using only mirrors and sunlight? Willl a bulletproof shield really stop a direct hit from a bullet?

Ep 9
Elevator of Death, Levitation Machine
★8.0
2004-10-06•N/A
If an elevator suddenly falls, can you save yourself in the nick of time by jumping just before it hits bottom? Will the MythBusters be able to create a homemade levitation machine?

Ep 10
Beat the Radar Detector
★7.7
2004-10-13•N/A
Will a piece of plywood save a construction worker swept off a building? Can hanging a disco ball from your rearview mirror or painting your car a flat-black color deflect a cop's radar laser beams?

Ep 11
Quicksand
★8.5
2004-10-20•N/A
Can you really murder someone by dropping an electrical appliance into a bathtub? Does a tattoo react with an MRI's rays? Will killer quicksand take down the MythBusters?

Ep 12
Exploding Jawbreaker
★7.3
2004-10-27•N/A
Is it possible to throw a regular playing card fast enough to inflict bodily harm? Can a heated jawbreaker explode in your mouth. Can a sandblasted PVC pipe become a deadly cannon?

Ep 13
Pingpong Rescue
★7.7
2004-11-03•N/A
Is it possible to lift a sunken boat from the ocean floor using only pingpong balls? How many does it take to lift a 3-year-old child off the ground?

Ep 14
Boom-Lift Catapult
★7.3
2004-11-10•N/A
Will Buster overcome the raw power of a 30,000-pound piece of machinery, or will the boom-lift turn into the ultimate medieval catapult? What is the most fuel-efficient way to keep cool in the car?

Ep 15
Exploding House
★8.5
2004-11-16•N/A
Just how hard is it to find a needle in a haystack? Are the toxic fumes of roach foggers and bug bombs really an explosive combination? Will talking to your plants really help them grow?

Ep 16
Ming Dynasty Astronaut
★6.7
2004-12-05•N/A
Will Buster survive an explosive launch into space? Will a stunt double lose his head at the hands of a killer fan, as the MythBusters search for a source of free energy?

Ep 17
Viewers-Choice/Christmas Special
★6.7
2004-12-22•N/A
Did the viewers vote for Stinky Car? Or will Pop Rocks and Coke win? Will putting a silver spoon in a champagne bottle keep it fizzy? Does a snowman melt faster with its clothes on or off?