MythBusters

MythBusters - Season 8 Episode 18 Reverse Engineering

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

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Documentary experiment research urban legend engineering explosion debunking crash test dummy myth science

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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

Jamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from Lethal Weapon 2 to task.

Year 2018

Studio Discovery, SBS

Director Peter Rees

Crew

Popularity 46.2267

Language English

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