MythBusters: Season 3

What Season 3 of MythBusters

Season 3 Episodes

1. 

   3x01 Brown Note

   Feb 16, 2005

   Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a constant drip of water falling on your head really unbearable torture?

   Starring: Christine Chamberlain, Scottie Chapman

2. 

   3x02 Salsa Escape

   Feb 23, 2005

   Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you use dynamite to remove cement build-up from a mixer's barrel?

   Starring: Christine Chamberlain, Scottie Chapman

3. 

   3x03 Exploding Port-a-Potty

   Mar 2, 2005

   Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?

   Starring: Christine Chamberlain, Scottie Chapman

4. 

   3x04 Is Yawning Contagious?

   Mar 9, 2005

   Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?

   Starring: Scottie Chapman

5. 

   3x05 Cooling a Six-Pack

   Mar 23, 2005

   The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.

   Starring: Christine Chamberlain, Scottie Chapman

6. 

   3x06 Son of a Gun

   Mar 30, 2005

   Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?

   Starring: Scottie Chapman

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   3x07 Breaking Glass

   May 18, 2005

   Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?

   Starring: Christine Chamberlain, Scottie Chapman

8. 

   3x08 Jet Pack

   Jun 9, 2005

   Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?

   Starring: Scottie Chapman

9. 

   3x09 Killer Brace Position

   Jun 22, 2005

   Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.

10. 

    3x10 Bullet Proof Water

    Jul 13, 2005 · 60 min

    How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar?

11. 

    3x11 Jaws Special

    Jul 17, 2005

    Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?

12. 

    3x12 Border Slingshot

    Jul 27, 2005 · 60 min

    Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?

13. 

    3x13 Killer Tissue Box

    Aug 3, 2005

    In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush your skull?

14. 

    3x14 Escape Slide Parachute

    Aug 10, 2005

    Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?

15. 

    3x15 MythBusters Revisited

    Oct 12, 2005

    Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!

16. 

    3x16 Chinese Invasion Alarm

    Oct 19, 2005

    Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?

17. 

    3x17 Confederate Rocket

    Oct 26, 2005 · 60 min

    The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.

18. 

    3x18 Vodka Myths

    Nov 2, 2005

    Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.

    Con: Dan Green

19. 

    3x19 Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

    Nov 9, 2005 · 60 min

    Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?

20. 

    3x20 Seasickness - Kill or Cure Season Finale

    Nov 16, 2005

    From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?

Season 3 Cast

Adam SavageSelf - Host20 episodes

Jamie HynemanSelf - Host20 episodes

Kari ByronSelf - Host20 episodes

Tory BelleciSelf - Host20 episodes

Grant ImaharaSelf - Host20 episodes

Robert LeeSelf - Narrator (voice)20 episodes

Scottie ChapmanSelf - Builder8 episodes

Christine ChamberlainSelf - Shop Assistant5 episodes

Dan GreenSelfEpisode 1

Where to Watch Season 3 of MythBusters

It is currently not available on the major streaming platforms.