Mythbusters

Mythbusters

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About the show

Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman set up experiments using a combination of science and special effects in order to recreate and debunk potentially false, but common, urban legends, hoping to set the record straight once and for all for the public. In the process, however, the duo's experiments occasionally prove the odd myth to actually be true.

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Tuesday 21 May, 7:30pm7mate

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Boom-Lift Catapult

7:30pm - 8:30pm

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?

Coming Up

Monday 20 May
7:30pm - 8:30pm
SBS ONE

Food Fables

On this special Thanksgiving episode, the team investigates some crazy food myths. With the help of celebrity chef Alton Brown, Adam and Jamie first try cooking lasagne in a dishwasher and then see if they can cook a whole Thanksgiving dinner under the hood of a moving car. Meanwhile, Kari, Tory and Grant find out if it's the tryptophan in turkey that makes us all so sleepy, or simply holiday overindulgence.

7:30pm - 8:30pm
SBS HD

Food Fables

On this special Thanksgiving episode, the team investigates some crazy food myths. With the help of celebrity chef Alton Brown, Adam and Jamie first try cooking lasagne in a dishwasher and then see if they can cook a whole Thanksgiving dinner under the hood of a moving car. Meanwhile, Kari, Tory and Grant find out if it's the tryptophan in turkey that makes us all so sleepy, or simply holiday overindulgence.

Tuesday 21 May
7:30pm - 8:30pm
7mate

Boom-Lift Catapult

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?

7:45pm - 8:40pm
SBS 2

Water Heater Cannon/Bird Balance: the Revenge/Viral Excavator

Adam, Jamie and the team explore four previously tested myths, using viewer suggestions for improvement or new tests. First they test whether a water heater turned on its side can act as a cannon if it explodes. Then, a repeat of Fireworks Man, where Buster was launched into space by hundreds of powerful fireworks. Next, a limousine balanced on the edge of a cliff can topple if a bird perches on the hood; and finally, a challenge to try new feats using excavators.

Wednesday 22 May
7:45pm - 8:40pm
SBS 2

Fire and Ice/Dust Devil

Can a fire extinguisher be used to hold off an attack from a flamethrower? Adam and Jamie tackle an internet sensation about an epic duel between a flamethrower and a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory test if you can blind a spy drone with a human-made dust cloud and pull off a kidnapping like they did in the film Body of Lies.

Thursday 23 May
7:45pm - 8:40pm
SBS 2

Pirate Swing/Ballistics Barrel

Adam and Jamie attempt to re-create a scene from the film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. They set out to determine whether a group of six people in a suspended spherical cage could swing over to one side of a ravine, using only their own body weight, and then grab on to vines on the ravine wall and make their escape. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory test whether a 200 litre oil drum filled with 15 litres of methanol can be fitted with wheels and ignited to propel it at high speed like a go-kart.

Friday 24 May
7:45pm - 8:40pm
SBS 2

Bourne Magazine/Blue Ice

Adam and Jamie have a movie myth they were 'Bourne'for and the build team take to the skies to investigate the mystery of 'blue ice'. First up, the boys try to reproduce a scene from the film, The Bourne Supremacy, by using a magazine in a toaster to set off a huge gas explosion. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory investigate the origins of destructive frozen substances that can fall from the sky.

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