MythBusters - Season 1 Episode 5

Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1

MythBusters – S01E01 – Pilot 1: Jet-Assisted Chevy/Pop Rocks and Soda

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Episode 2

MythBusters – S01E02 – Pilot 2: Vacuum Toilet/Biscuit Bazooka/Leaping Lawyer

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Episode 3

MythBusters – S01E03 – Pilot 3: Larry’s Lawn-Chair Balloon/Goldfinger/Poppy-Seed Drug Test

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Episode 4

MythBusters – S01E04 – Ice Bullet/Exploding Toilet/Who Gets Wetter?

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Episode 5 Current

MythBusters – S01E05 – Cell Phone Destruction/Silicone Breasts/CD-ROM Shattering

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Episode 6

MythBusters – S01E06 – Barrel of Bricks/Pissing on the Third Rail/Eel Skin Wallet

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Episode 7

MythBusters – S01E07 – Penny Drop/Deadly Microwaves/Radio Tooth Fillings

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Episode 8

MythBusters – S01E08 – Hammer Bridge Drop/Buried Alive/Cola

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Episode 9

MythBusters – S01E09 – Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing/Tree Cannon/Beat the Breath Test

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Episode 10

MythBusters – S01E10 – Stinky Car/Raccoon Rocket

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Episode 11

MythBusters – S01E11 – Escape from Alcatraz/Duck Quack/Stud Finder

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Episode 12

MythBusters – S01E12 – Explosive Decompression/Frog Giggin’/Rear Axle

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Episode 13

MythBusters – S01E13 – Chicken Gun/Octopus Pregnancy/Killer Washing Machine

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Episode 14

MythBusters – S01E14 – Break Step Bridge/Toothbrush Surprise/Rowing Water Skier

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Episode 15

MythBusters – S01E15 – Sinking Titanic/Goldfish Memory/Trombone Explosion

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Episode 16

MythBusters – S01E16 – Buried in Concrete/Daddy Longlegs/Jet Taxi

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Episode 17

MythBusters – S01E17 – Best Animal Myths

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Episode 18

MythBusters – S01E18 – Best Electric Myths

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MythBusters

Episode Overview

Cell phones are tested to see if they can destroy a gas station. Then, breast implants are tested to see if high altitudes will make them explode. Finally, CD's are tested to see if computer drives can make them break.

Episode Details

Airdate: 2003-10-03
Episode Title: Cell Phone Destruction/Silicone Breasts/CD-ROM Shattering
Runtime: 50
Director: Peter Rees
Genre: Documentary, Mystery, Reality-TV
Cast: Adam Savage, David Bunzel, Gregory Georgiade, Heather Joseph-Witham, Jamie Hyneman, Ken Duport, Kyman Jeung, Robert Lee, Robert Renkes, Roberta MacIntyre
Episode Rating: 7.4 (261 votes)
Country: USA
Release Year: 2003
Metacritic: 8.5
Episode Runtime: 44 min
Rated: TV-PG
First Air Date: 2003-01-23
Seasons: 15
Status: Ended
Creators: Alice Dallow, Lauren Gray Williams, Chris Williams
Awards: Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys, 1 win & 15 nominations total
Tagline: Failure is always an option.
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