MythBusters

MythBusters - Season 4 Episode 5 Franklin's Kite

Failure is always an option. 2018-02-21 Australia, United States of America, Ireland 43 minutes.

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Season - Episode

16 Season 16 Jan 03, 2018

16 - 1

Fire Arrow vs. Gas Tank Jan 03, 2018
16 - 2

Pane In The Glass Jan 10, 2018
16 - 3

Wild Wild West Jan 17, 2018
16 - 4

Spike In The Road Jan 24, 2018
16 - 5

Dynamite Deposit Jan 31, 2018
16 - 6

Backseat Getaway Driver Feb 07, 2018
16 - 7

Electrified Escape Feb 14, 2018
16 - 8

Dropping a Bomb Feb 21, 2018

15 Season 15 Nov 15, 2017

15 - 1

Heads Will Roll Nov 15, 2017
15 - 2

Chimney Cannon Nov 22, 2017
15 - 3

Earthquake Water Heater Nov 29, 2017
15 - 4

Rock 'n' Roll Road Rage Dec 06, 2017
15 - 5

Invisible Assassins Dec 13, 2017
15 - 6

Dead Body Double Dec 20, 2017

14 Season 14 Jan 02, 2016

14 - 1

MythBusters Revealed Jan 02, 2016
14 - 2

The Explosion Special Jan 09, 2016
14 - 3

Tanker Crush Jan 16, 2016
14 - 4

Cooking Chaos Jan 23, 2016
14 - 5

Driven to Destruction Jan 30, 2016
14 - 6

Volunteer Special Feb 06, 2016
14 - 7

Failure Is Not an Option! Feb 13, 2016
14 - 8

Rocketman Feb 20, 2016
14 - 9

Reddit Special Feb 27, 2016
14 - 10

Grand Finale Mar 05, 2016
14 - 11

Reunion Mar 05, 2016

13 Season 13 Jan 10, 2015

13 - 1

The Simpsons: D'oh! Jan 10, 2015
13 - 2

The Busters of the Lost Myths Jan 17, 2015
13 - 3

A-Team Special Jan 24, 2015
13 - 4

Video Game Special Jan 31, 2015
13 - 5

Transformers Feb 07, 2015
13 - 6

San Francisco Drift Feb 14, 2015
13 - 7

Blow It Out of the Water Jul 18, 2015
13 - 8

Flights of Fantasy Jul 25, 2015
13 - 9

Accidental Ammo Aug 01, 2015
13 - 10

Dangerous Driving Aug 08, 2015
13 - 11

Supernatural Shooters Aug 15, 2015
13 - 12

Unfinished Business Aug 22, 2015
13 - 13

MythBusters vs. Jaws Aug 29, 2015
13 - 14

Star Wars (2) - The Myths Strike Back Sep 05, 2015

12 Season 12 Jan 04, 2014

12 - 1

Star Wars Special Jan 04, 2014
12 - 2

Moonshiner Myths Jan 11, 2014
12 - 3

Hollywood Car Crash Cliches Jan 18, 2014
12 - 4

Car Chase Chaos / Animal Antics Jan 25, 2014
12 - 5

*DO* Try This at Home? Feb 01, 2014
12 - 6

Mythssion Impossible Feb 15, 2014
12 - 7

Bullet Baloney Feb 22, 2014
12 - 8

Supersonic Ping Pong/Ice Cannon Mar 01, 2014
12 - 9

Fire in the Hole Jul 10, 2014
12 - 10

Household Disasters Jul 17, 2014
12 - 11

Commercial Myths Jul 24, 2014
12 - 12

Road Rage Jul 31, 2014
12 - 13

Laws of Attraction Aug 07, 2014
12 - 14

Traffic Tricks Aug 07, 2014
12 - 15

Plane Boarding Aug 21, 2014

11 Season 11 May 01, 2013

11 - 1

JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished? May 01, 2013
11 - 2

Deadliest Catch Crabtastic Special May 08, 2013
11 - 3

Down and Dirty/Earthquake Survival May 15, 2013
11 - 4

Indy Car Special May 22, 2013
11 - 5

Battle of the Sexes: Round 2 May 29, 2013
11 - 6

Motorcycle Water Ski Jun 05, 2013
11 - 7

Hypermiling/Crash Cushions Jun 12, 2013
11 - 8

Duct Tape Canyon Jun 19, 2013
11 - 9

Painting With Explosives/Bifurcated Boat Jun 26, 2013
11 - 10

Breaking Bad Special Aug 12, 2013
11 - 11

Zombie Special Oct 17, 2013

10 Season 10 Mar 25, 2012

10 - 1

Duct Tape Island Mar 25, 2012
10 - 2

Fire vs. Ice Apr 01, 2012
10 - 3

Square Wheels Apr 08, 2012
10 - 4

Swinging Pirates Apr 15, 2012
10 - 5

Battle of the Sexes Apr 22, 2012
10 - 6

Driving in Heels Apr 29, 2012
10 - 7

Revenge of the Myth May 06, 2012
10 - 8

Bouncing Bullet May 13, 2012
10 - 9

Mailbag Special May 20, 2012
10 - 10

Bubble Pack Plunge Jun 03, 2012
10 - 11

Duel Dilemmas Jun 10, 2012
10 - 12

Hollywood Gunslingers Jun 17, 2012
10 - 13

Jawsome Shark Special Aug 13, 2012
10 - 14

Titanic Survival Oct 07, 2012
10 - 15

Trench Torpedo Oct 14, 2012
10 - 16

Hail Hijynx Oct 21, 2012
10 - 17

Fright Night Oct 28, 2012
10 - 18

Mini Myth Medley Nov 04, 2012
10 - 19

Cannonball Chemistry Nov 11, 2012
10 - 20

Food Fables Nov 18, 2012

9 Season 9 Apr 06, 2011

9 - 1

Mission Impossible Mask Apr 06, 2011
9 - 2

Blue Ice Apr 13, 2011
9 - 3

Running on Water Apr 20, 2011
9 - 4

Bubble Trouble Apr 27, 2011
9 - 5

Torpedo Tastic May 04, 2011
9 - 6

Blow Your Own Sail May 11, 2011
9 - 7

Spy Car (2) May 18, 2011
9 - 8

Dodge a Bullet Jun 01, 2011
9 - 9

Fixing a Flat Jun 08, 2011
9 - 10

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Jun 15, 2011
9 - 11

Let There be Light Jun 22, 2011
9 - 12

Paper Armor Jun 29, 2011
9 - 13

Bikes and Bazookas Sep 28, 2011
9 - 14

Newton's Crane Cradle Oct 05, 2011
9 - 15

Walk a Straight Line Oct 12, 2011
9 - 16

Duct Tape Plane Oct 19, 2011
9 - 17

Flying Guillotine Oct 26, 2011
9 - 18

Drain Disaster Nov 02, 2011
9 - 19

Wet and Wild Nov 16, 2011
9 - 20

Wheel of Mythfortune Nov 23, 2011
9 - 21

Toilet Bomb Nov 30, 2011

8 Season 8 Jan 04, 2010

8 - 1

Boomerang Bullet Jan 04, 2010
8 - 2

Soda Cup Killer Mar 24, 2010
8 - 3

Dive to Survive Mar 31, 2010
8 - 4

Spy Car Escape (1) Apr 07, 2010
8 - 5

Bottle Bash Apr 14, 2010
8 - 6

No Pain, No Gain Apr 28, 2010
8 - 7

Mythssion Control May 05, 2010
8 - 8

Duct Tape Hour (2) May 12, 2010
8 - 9

Waterslide Wipeout May 19, 2010
8 - 10

Fireball Stun Gun Jun 02, 2010
8 - 11

Flu Fiction Jun 09, 2010
8 - 12

Hair of the Dog Oct 06, 2010
8 - 13

Storm Chasing Myths Oct 13, 2010
8 - 14

Cold Feet Oct 20, 2010
8 - 15

Tablecloth Chaos Oct 27, 2010
8 - 16

Arrow Machine Gun Nov 03, 2010
8 - 17

Mini Myth Madness Nov 10, 2010
8 - 18

Reverse Engineering Nov 17, 2010
8 - 19

Inverted Underwater Car Nov 24, 2010
8 - 20

Bug Special Dec 01, 2010
8 - 21

President's Challenge Dec 08, 2010
8 - 22

Green Hornet Special Dec 15, 2010
8 - 23

Operation Valkyrie Dec 22, 2010

7 Season 7 Apr 08, 2009

7 - 1

Demolition Derby Apr 08, 2009
7 - 2

Alaska Special (2) Apr 15, 2009
7 - 3

Banana Slip/Double Dip Apr 22, 2009
7 - 4

YouTube Special Apr 29, 2009
7 - 5

Swimming in Syrup May 06, 2009
7 - 6

Exploding Bumper May 13, 2009
7 - 7

Seesaw Saga May 20, 2009
7 - 8

Thermite vs. Ice May 27, 2009
7 - 9

Prison Escape Jun 03, 2009
7 - 10

Curving Bullets Jun 10, 2009
7 - 11

Car vs. Rain Jun 17, 2009
7 - 12

Knock Your Socks Off Oct 07, 2009
7 - 13

Duct Tape Hour Oct 14, 2009
7 - 14

Clean Car vs. Dirty Car Oct 21, 2009
7 - 15

Greased Lightning Oct 28, 2009
7 - 16

Hurricane Windows Nov 04, 2009
7 - 17

Crash and Burn Nov 11, 2009
7 - 18

Myth Evolution Nov 18, 2009
7 - 19

Dumpster Diving Nov 25, 2009
7 - 20

Antacid Jail Break Dec 02, 2009
7 - 21

Unarmed and Unharmed Dec 09, 2009
7 - 22

Hidden Nasties Dec 16, 2009
7 - 23

Mini Myth Mayhem Dec 28, 2009

6 Season 6 Jan 16, 2008

6 - 1

James Bond (1) Jan 16, 2008
6 - 2

Lead Balloon Jan 23, 2008
6 - 3

Airplane on a Conveyor Belt Jan 30, 2008
6 - 4

James Bond (2) Feb 06, 2008
6 - 5

Viewers' Special (2) Feb 13, 2008
6 - 6

MacGyver Myths Feb 20, 2008
6 - 7

Alaska Special (1) Apr 23, 2008
6 - 8

Shark Week Special Jul 27, 2008
6 - 9

Exploding Steak Aug 06, 2008
6 - 10

NASA Moon Landing Aug 27, 2008
6 - 11

Viral Hour Sep 03, 2008
6 - 12

Phone Book Friction Sep 10, 2008
6 - 13

Water Stun Gun Sep 17, 2008
6 - 14

Blind Driving Oct 08, 2008
6 - 15

Ninjas Oct 15, 2008
6 - 16

Alcohol Myths Oct 22, 2008
6 - 17

Motorcycle Flip Oct 29, 2008
6 - 18

Coffin Punch Nov 05, 2008
6 - 19

End With a Bang Nov 12, 2008

5 Season 5 Jan 10, 2007

5 - 1

Hindenburg Mystery Jan 10, 2007
5 - 2

Pirate Special (1) Jan 17, 2007
5 - 3

Underwater Car Jan 24, 2007
5 - 4

Speed Cameras Mar 07, 2007
5 - 5

Dog Myths Mar 14, 2007
5 - 6

More Myths Reopened Mar 21, 2007
5 - 7

Voice Flame Extinguisher Apr 11, 2007
5 - 8

Birds in a Truck Apr 18, 2007
5 - 9

Walking on Water Apr 25, 2007
5 - 10

Western Myths May 30, 2007
5 - 11

Big Rig Myths Jun 06, 2007
5 - 12

Grenades and Guts Jun 13, 2007
5 - 13

Snow Special Jun 20, 2007
5 - 14

Baseball Myths Aug 08, 2007
5 - 15

Viewers' Special (1) Aug 15, 2007
5 - 16

Red Flag to a Bull Aug 22, 2007
5 - 17

Superhero Hour Aug 29, 2007
5 - 18

Myth Revolution Sep 05, 2007
5 - 19

Trailblazers Oct 31, 2007
5 - 20

Exploding Water Heater Nov 07, 2007
5 - 21

Special Supersized Myths Nov 14, 2007
5 - 22

Shooting Fish in a Barrel Nov 21, 2007
5 - 23

Pirates (2) Nov 28, 2007
5 - 24

Confederate Steam Gun Dec 05, 2007
5 - 25

Airplane Hour Dec 12, 2007

4 Season 4 Jan 11, 2006

4 - 1

Paper Crossbow Jan 11, 2006
4 - 2

Shredded Plane Jan 18, 2006
4 - 3

Archimedes Death Ray Revisited Jan 25, 2006
4 - 4

Helium Football Feb 01, 2006
4 - 5

Franklin's Kite Mar 08, 2006
4 - 6

Cell Phones on Planes Mar 15, 2006
4 - 7

Bullets Fired Up Apr 19, 2006
4 - 8

Myths Re-Opened Apr 26, 2006
4 - 9

Mind Control May 03, 2006
4 - 10

Exploding Pants May 10, 2006
4 - 11

Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1) Jul 12, 2006
4 - 12

Steam Cannon Jul 19, 2006
4 - 13

Whirlpool/Snowplow Jul 26, 2006
4 - 14

Mentos and Soda Aug 09, 2006
4 - 15

Shattering Subwoofer Aug 16, 2006
4 - 16

Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2) Aug 23, 2006
4 - 17

Earthquake Machine Aug 30, 2006
4 - 18

Deadly Straw Sep 06, 2006
4 - 19

Mega Movie Myths Sep 13, 2006
4 - 20

Killer Cable Snaps Oct 11, 2006
4 - 21

Air Cylinder Rocket Oct 18, 2006
4 - 22

More Myths Revisited Oct 25, 2006
4 - 23

Exploding Lighter Nov 01, 2006
4 - 24

Concrete Glider Nov 08, 2006
4 - 25

Firearms Folklore Nov 29, 2006
4 - 26

Anti-Gravity Device Dec 06, 2006
4 - 27

Holiday Special Dec 06, 2006
4 - 28

22,000-Foot Fall Dec 13, 2006

3 Season 3 Feb 16, 2005

3 - 1

Brown Note Feb 16, 2005
3 - 2

Salsa Escape Feb 23, 2005
3 - 3

Exploding Port-a-Potty Mar 02, 2005
3 - 4

Is Yawning Contagious? Mar 09, 2005
3 - 5

Cooling a Six-Pack Mar 23, 2005
3 - 6

Son of a Gun Mar 30, 2005
3 - 7

Breaking Glass May 18, 2005
3 - 8

Jet Pack Jun 09, 2005
3 - 9

Killer Brace Position Jun 22, 2005
3 - 10

Bullet Proof Water Jul 13, 2005
3 - 11

Jaws Special Jul 17, 2005
3 - 12

Border Slingshot Jul 27, 2005
3 - 13

Killer Tissue Box Aug 03, 2005
3 - 14

Escape Slide Parachute Aug 10, 2005
3 - 15

MythBusters Revisited Oct 12, 2005
3 - 16

Chinese Invasion Alarm Oct 19, 2005
3 - 17

Confederate Rocket Oct 26, 2005
3 - 18

Vodka Myths Nov 02, 2005
3 - 19

Steel Toe-Cap Amputation Nov 09, 2005
3 - 20

Seasickness - Kill or Cure Nov 16, 2005

2 Season 2 Jan 11, 2004

2 - 1

Explosive Decompression Jan 11, 2004
2 - 2

Chicken Gun Jan 18, 2004
2 - 3

Break Step Bridge Jan 25, 2004
2 - 4

Sinking Titanic Feb 22, 2004
2 - 5

Buried in Concrete Feb 25, 2004
2 - 6

Myths Revisited Jun 08, 2004
2 - 7

Scuba Diver and Car Capers Jul 27, 2004
2 - 8

Ancient Death Ray Sep 29, 2004
2 - 9

Elevator of Death, Levitation Machine Oct 06, 2004
2 - 10

Beat the Radar Detector Oct 13, 2004
2 - 11

Quicksand Oct 20, 2004
2 - 12

Exploding Jawbreaker Oct 27, 2004
2 - 13

Pingpong Rescue Nov 03, 2004
2 - 14

Boom-Lift Catapult Nov 10, 2004
2 - 15

Exploding House Nov 16, 2004
2 - 16

Ming Dynasty Astronaut Dec 05, 2004
2 - 17

Viewers-Choice/Christmas Special Dec 22, 2004

1 Season 1 Jan 23, 2003

1 - 1

Jet-Assisted Chevy Jan 23, 2003
1 - 2

Biscuit Bazooka Jan 23, 2003
1 - 3

Poppy-Seed Drug Test Mar 07, 2003
1 - 4

Exploding Toilet Sep 23, 2003
1 - 5

Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station Oct 03, 2003
1 - 6

Barrel of Bricks Oct 10, 2003
1 - 7

Penny Drop Oct 17, 2003
1 - 8

Buried Alive Oct 24, 2003
1 - 9

Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing Nov 07, 2003
1 - 10

Stinky Car Dec 05, 2003
1 - 11

Alcatraz Escape Dec 12, 2003

0 Season 0 Mar 21, 2004

0 - 1

Best Animal Myths Mar 21, 2004
0 - 2

Best Electric Myths May 06, 2004
0 - 3

Best Explosions Jun 09, 2004
0 - 4

Buster Special Feb 02, 2005
0 - 5

Ultimate MythBusters Feb 09, 2005
0 - 6

MythBusters Outtakes Mar 16, 2005
0 - 7

Shop 'til You Drop Apr 06, 2005
0 - 8

MythBusters Revealed Apr 27, 2005
0 - 9

Hollywood on Trial May 11, 2005
0 - 10

Young Scientist Special Apr 26, 2008
0 - 11

Viewers' Special Threequel Nov 19, 2008
0 - 12

Top 25 Moments Jun 16, 2010
0 - 13

Car Conundrum Jun 23, 2010
0 - 14

Alcohol Myths Jun 30, 2010
0 - 15

Duct Tape Hour 2 Jul 07, 2010
0 - 16

Knock Your Socks Off Jul 14, 2010
0 - 17

Viewer Special Threequel Jul 21, 2010
0 - 18

Bottle Bash Jul 28, 2010
0 - 19

Unarmed and Unharmed Oct 06, 2010
0 - 20

Phone Book Friction Oct 13, 2010
0 - 21

Duct Tape Hour Oct 20, 2010
0 - 22

Curving Bullets Oct 27, 2010
0 - 23

Location, Location, Location Nov 09, 2011
0 - 24

Explosions A to Z Nov 25, 2012
0 - 25

Duct Tape: The Return Mar 06, 2016

Overview

The build team attempts to discover electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. Do innocuous legumes really increase gas? Is it possible to break wind so much that you can suffocate to death?

Year 2018

Studio Discovery, SBS

Director Peter Rees

Crew

Popularity 57.2173

Language English

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