Season 6

1. James Bond (1)

2008-01-16

Can an electromagnetic watch really deflect a bullet? Would a round from Bond's gun pierce a propane cylinder? Could a boat survive driving up the bank of a river intact?

2. Lead Balloon

2008-01-23 · 60m

Can Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?

3. Airplane on a Conveyor Belt

2008-01-30

The team takes a crash-course in remote controlled airplane flying, bug-out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory, then return to fraternity pranks with exploding cans of shaving cream.

4. James Bond (2)

2008-02-06

Is it possible for a pen-sized bomb to blow a crash-test dummy clean in half? Can Oddjob's sartorial weapon slice the head off a statue?

5. Viewers' Special (2)

2008-02-13

Why would ancient man go to all the trouble of making stone arrowheads when sharpening a stick would have done the same job? Could machine gunfire mow down a tree?

6. MacGyver Myths

2008-02-20 · 60m

Jamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ultralight airplane with raw bamboo, a small stolen engine, and duct tape.

7. Alaska Special (1)

2008-04-23 · 60m

Adam and Jamie test the theory of cabin fever. Can a solitary stick of dynamite really sink a pickup parked on a frozen lake? The build team takes on the myth of car vs. moose.

8. Shark Week Special

2008-07-27

Do dogs and injured "flapping" fish attract sharks? Will Robo-Shark eat Tory?

9. Exploding Steak

2008-08-06

We test two myths suggested by the fans: alternate steak tenderizing methods and road rage.

10. NASA Moon Landing

2008-08-27

Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims that footage of footprints and flags flapping have to be faked.

11. Viral Hour

2008-09-03

Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?

12. Phone Book Friction

2008-09-10 · 60m

If you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from the movie Deep Blue Sea?

13. Water Stun Gun

2008-09-17

Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually blow up? Is walking over hot coals just mind over matter?

14. Blind Driving

2008-10-08

Is it really possible to drive a car completely blind? Do metal cleats on golf shoes really attract lightning. Can a huge underground explosion really cause a ball to drop from the lip into the hole?

15. Ninjas

2008-10-15

Can an arrow be caught in midair? Is there really a punching technique that can floor an opponent with only a 1-inch lead in? Can an underwater blowpipe be stealthily used to fell an opponent?

16. Alcohol Myths

2008-10-22

Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can an ancient medieval weapon really fire 200 arrows over 500 yards?

17. Motorcycle Flip

2008-10-29

Can a flagpole in the front wheel of a motorcycle create a head-over-handlebars flip? Kari, Grant and Tory test whether or not it is possible to break out of jail using bed sheets, hair and toilet paper.

18. Coffin Punch

2008-11-05

The team tests what is really bulletproof. Then, they test whether is is possible to escape if you are buried alive inside a coffin.

19. End With a Bang

2008-11-12

Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang?