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S2 E6 11/7/03

Lightning and Tongue Piercing

Jaime Hyneman and Adam Savage try to make a working cannon from a tree and then see if Adam's tongue piercing can withstand the force of a lightning bolt. Also, they put the Breathalyzer to the test.

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