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Season 1 Episode 6: Barrel of Bricks/Pissing on the Third Rail/Eel Skin Wallet

The story of the unlucky construction worker and the barrel of 500 lb. of bricks is tested. Also, you'll see if peeing on the third rail can kill you, along with credit cards not working due to an eel skin wallet.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot 1: Jet-Assisted Chevy/Pop Rocks and Soda

1. Pilot 1: Jet-Assisted Chevy/Pop Rocks and Soda

Aired: Jan 23, 2003

1967 Chevy Impala with a jet assisted take off. Eating Pop Rocks with cola ca...

Episode 2 Pilot 2: Vacuum Toilet/Biscuit Bazooka/Leaping Lawyer

2. Pilot 2: Vacuum Toilet/Biscuit Bazooka/Leaping Lawyer

Aired: Jan 23, 2003

A tin of biscuit dough explodes and hits a woman. A woman is stuck on an airp...

Episode 3 Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn-Chair Balloon/Goldfinger/Poppy-Seed Drug Test

3. Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn-Chair Balloon/Goldfinger/Poppy-Seed Drug Test

Aired: Mar 7, 2003

Acending in a lawn chair with weather balloons. Poppy seeds cause you to fail...

Episode 4 Ice Bullet/Exploding Toilet/Who Gets Wetter?

4. Ice Bullet/Exploding Toilet/Who Gets Wetter?

Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Tested myths include magic ice bullets, thought to kill without a clue and is...

Episode 5 Cell Phone Destruction/Silicone Breasts/CD-ROM Shattering

5. Cell Phone Destruction/Silicone Breasts/CD-ROM Shattering

Aired: Oct 3, 2003

Cell phones are tested to see if they can destroy a gas station. Then, breast...

Episode 6 Barrel of Bricks/Pissing on the Third Rail/Eel Skin Wallet

6. Barrel of Bricks/Pissing on the Third Rail/Eel Skin Wallet

Aired: Oct 10, 2003

The story of the unlucky construction worker and the barrel of 500 lb. of bri...

Episode 7 Penny Drop/Deadly Microwaves/Radio Tooth Fillings

7. Penny Drop/Deadly Microwaves/Radio Tooth Fillings

Aired: Oct 17, 2003

Jamie and Adam test whether a penny dropped from a skyscraper will embed in c...

Episode 8 Hammer Bridge Drop/Buried Alive/Cola

8. Hammer Bridge Drop/Buried Alive/Cola

Aired: Oct 24, 2003

Buster tries to survive a drop into a body of water with a hammer, and Jamie'...

Episode 9 Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing/Tree Cannon/Beat the Breath Test

9. Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing/Tree Cannon/Beat the Breath Test

Aired: Nov 7, 2003

Jamie and Adam test whether a tongue piercing can attract lightning, if they ...

Episode 10 Stinky Car/Raccoon Rocket

10. Stinky Car/Raccoon Rocket

Aired: Dec 5, 2003

The Mythbusters see if a car can get so stinky that no one will buy it. Waiti...

Episode 11 Escape from Alcatraz/Duck Quack/Stud Finder

11. Escape from Alcatraz/Duck Quack/Stud Finder

Aired: Dec 12, 2003

Jamie and Adam try to escape from Alcatraz using a raft made from raincoats. ...

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Info about MythBusters

Seasons: 16

Current Status: Ended

Network: Discovery

Production Countries: Australia, United States, Ireland

Genres:Reality-TV, Mystery, Documentary

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