Exploding Port-a-Potty

March 2, 2005

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MythBusters - S3 - E3

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?

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MythBusters: Season 3 - 20 Episode s

3x1 - Brown Note
February 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?
3x2 - Salsa Escape
February 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?
3x3 - Exploding Port-a-Potty
March 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?
3x4 - Is Yawning Contagious?
March 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?
3x5 - Cooling a Six-Pack
March 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.
3x6 - Son of a Gun
March 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?
3x7 - 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?
3x8 - Jet Pack
June 9, 2005
Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?
3x9 - Killer Brace Position
June 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.
3x10 - Bullet Proof Water
July 13, 2005
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?
3x11 - Jaws Special
July 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?
3x12 - Border Slingshot
July 27, 2005
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?
3x13 - Killer Tissue Box
August 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?
3x14 - Escape Slide Parachute
August 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?
3x15 - MythBusters Revisited
October 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!
3x16 - Chinese Invasion Alarm
October 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?
3x17 - Confederate Rocket
October 26, 2005
The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.
3x18 - Vodka Myths
November 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.
3x19 - Steel Toe-Cap Amputation
November 9, 2005
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?
3x20 - Seasickness - Kill or Cure
November 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?

3x1 - Brown Note

3x2 - Salsa Escape

3x3 - Exploding Port-a-Potty

3x4 - Is Yawning Contagious?

3x5 - Cooling a Six-Pack

3x6 - Son of a Gun

3x7 - Breaking Glass

3x8 - Jet Pack

3x9 - Killer Brace Position

3x10 - Bullet Proof Water

3x11 - Jaws Special

3x12 - Border Slingshot

3x13 - Killer Tissue Box

3x14 - Escape Slide Parachute

3x15 - MythBusters Revisited

3x16 - Chinese Invasion Alarm

3x17 - Confederate Rocket

3x18 - Vodka Myths

3x19 - Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

3x20 - Seasickness - Kill or Cure

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8

S9: Season 9

S10: Season 10

S11: Season 11

S12: Season 12

S13: Season 13

S14: Season 14

S15: Season 15

S16: Season 16