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A Hail of a Storm

Is hail capable of sinking a boat? Kari, Grant and Tory try ... and try ... and ... try.

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The MythBusters take on a scene from the '80s classic Real Genius: What happens when you fill a house with popcorn ... then make it all pop (with explosives, in this case)?WWW

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The MythBusters take on a scene from the '80s classic Real Genius: What happens when you fill a house with popcorn ... then make it all pop (with explosives, in this case)?WWW

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During the MythBusters Comic Con 2009 panel, Adam Savage addresses why the team won't debunk myths like Big Foot, UFOs and crop circles.WWW

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The MythBusters take on a scene from the '80s classic Real Genius: What happens when you fill a house with popcorn ... then make it all pop (with explosives, in this case)?WWW

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The MythBusters take on a scene from the '80s classic Real Genius: What happens when you fill a house with popcorn ... then make it all pop (with explosives, in this case)?WWW

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The MythBusters take on a scene from the '80s classic Real Genius: What happens when you fill a house with popcorn ... then make it all pop (with explosives, in this case)?WWW

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Grant Imahara explains to Kari Byron why the MythBusters won't take on the viral video in which a series of cell phones cause popcorn to pop.WWW

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Cell Phone FAIL

When tempers flare during a particularly complicated myth, Jamie offers up a simple solution.WWW

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Kalahari Survivors

Find out Jamie's idea of a great name for a baby, as well as his preferred title for a romance novel (should he write one).WWW

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Baby Names and Romance Novels

A viewer asks Jamie for a nerdy pick-up line, while another seeks advice on the best way to teach a teenager to drive.WWW

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Pick-Up Lines and Teenagers

Jamie offers an unorthodox strategy to a viewer preparing for a first date, then provides advice on how to train a destructive pup.WWW

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First Date and Chewed Shoes

See just what made Adam Unflappable Savage say, I dont want to DO this anymore. This is TERRIFYING!WWW

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Lawnmower vs. Rocks

Master remixer melodysheep turns his talents to making our MythBusters masterfully sing about science. (Yes, Jamie too.)WWW

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Watch the normally unflappable Jamie position himself on a suspension bridge that is about to fall, readying himself for the BOOM, step, step, LEAP that is to follow.WWW

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So, how long would you have to leap off a falling bridge? Before they take on the movie Cliffhanger large-scale, Jamie and Adam start small. (Literally.)WWW

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Kari, Grant and Tory explain why the boat just WOULDN'T sink, why the water was a weird color, and whether ice was a good substitute for hail. Plus, in the Facebook wild question, find out their music preferences.WWW

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Hail Hijinx Aftershow

Watch this aftershow if only to hear Jamie and Adam debate whether Stallone or Schwartenzegger is the better action hero (hint: they don't agree).WWW

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Bridge Boom Aftershow

In this test of a scene from the film Cliffhanger, Jamie Hyneman leaps for his life as a suspension bridge crumbles beneath him. See it from every angle, including the Go-Pro on Jamie's helmet.WWW

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Bridge Boom Multiangles

Which hull will survive a hail stone shot at terminal velocity (80 mph)? See whether wood, fiberglass or aluminium is best for a boat when subjected to a mega-hail storm.WWW

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See in incredible slow-motion Jamie "Stallone" Hyneman's incredible falling-bridge leap.WWW

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Bridge Boom High-Speed

Viewers send Adam Savage mail all the time, asking for more footage of Jamie lunging ... and this web-exclusive video from Cliffhanger Bridge Boom shows exactly why.WWW

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The Hyneman Lunge

See what made Adam say, as Jamie unveils their newest toy (to be used in the Mattress Mayhem myth), "Oh my GOD. I ... dare ... say that it's ... absolutely BEAUTIFUL!"WWW

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How much black powder is required to make three stone cannonballs shoot at the same velocity as their steel counterparts? Watch the speed tests.WWW

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Cannonball Calibration

Not all Buster's butt-breaking falls for Mattress Mayhem made it on the show. Here's what happens when there's nothing but concrete to cushion your tush.WWW

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Watch the SynDaver's 35-foot butt-first drop onto a floating mattress from every angle, and perhaps most interestingly from a camera mounted to the Syndaver himself.WWW

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Mattress Mayhem Multiangles

Find out more about the cannonball misfire from Tory, Kari and Grant themselves, then hear why they used modern methods to make their cannonballs.WWW

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Mattress Mayhem Aftershow

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Mattress Mayhem High-Speed

In this web-only interview, Tory, Kari and Grant share their skydiving and bungee-jumping experiences, and YOU find out who said, "I don't think I've ever been that afraid in my entire career on MythBusters."WWW

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