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The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 9

Every episode of MythBusters Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 9!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    MythBusters Season 9 Episode 1 - Mission Impossible Mask
    7.6/10(151 votes)

    S9:E1

    Can realistic facial masks be used to bypass security measures as shown in the Mission: Impossible? Is it possible to start a merry-go-round spinning by shooting bullets at it, as depicted in Shoot 'Em Up? Is it possible to knock a dropped gun out of reach by hitting it with bullets fired from another one?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 7 - Spy Car (2)
    7.4/10(143 votes)

    S9:E7

    Can you really shoot accurately with guns mounted on the hood of a car? Will a bullet just spin if shot at a frozen lake?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 16 - Duct Tape Plane
    7.3/10(134 votes)

    S9:E16

    Adam and Jamie test three viral videos featuring the extraordinary excavator: Can it really row a barge? Be used to go wakeboarding? Perform seemingly impossible feats of acrobatics? Then -- using only duct tape -- Kari, Grant, and Tory attempt to patch up a plane that's had an unfortunate encounter with a bear.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 2 - Blue Ice
    7.2/10(133 votes)

    S9:E2

    Can a magazine and toaster be used to blow up a room full of flammable gas, as depicted in The Bourne Supremacy? Can the contents of an airplane toilet leak out mid-flight and freeze into a lethal projectile?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 5 - Torpedo Tastic
    7.2/10(139 votes)

    S9:E5

    Did the world's first torpedo really strike a boat with a deadly payload at 800 feet? Can corks in wine bottles be turned into projectiles if exposed to enough pressure?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 6 - Blow Your Own Sail
    7.1/10(134 votes)

    S9:E6

    Adam and Jamie put Hollywood sound effects up against reality, and Kari, Grant and Tory find out if you are adrift on a sailboat with no wind, can you propel your boat with a fan?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 9 - Fixing a Flat
    7.1/10(133 votes)

    S9:E9

    How do you fix a flat when you don't have a spare tire? Can a fast fish cause your reel to catch fire?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 11 - Let There be Light
    7.1/10(136 votes)

    S9:E11

    Jamie and Adam take on The Mummy, while Kari, Grant and Tory try to stop an out-of-control car without another car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 12 - Paper Armor
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    S9:E12

    Adam and Jamie explore the physics of shock waves in water, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if paper battle armor can compare to steel.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 21 - Toilet Bomb
    7.1/10(130 votes)

    S9:E21

    Adam and Jamie tackle a blockbuster bathroom bomb (from Lethal Weapon), while Kari, Tory, and Grant take to the skies to find out if flying in V-formation works for airplanes as well as it does for birds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 8 - Dodge a Bullet
    7.0/10(132 votes)

    S9:E8

    Adam and Jamie test if you can jump out of the way of a bullet, while Kari, Grant and Tory find out if hitting the water is just like hitting pavement after a fall.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 13 - Bikes and Bazookas
    7.0/10(128 votes)

    S9:E13

    Adam and Jamie test the myth that a motorcycle is a greener and cleaner machine than a car, while Kari, Tory, and Grant unleash the first RPG in MythBusters history to see if a bullet could take out a bazooka.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 14 - Newton's Crane Cradle
    7.0/10(136 votes)

    S9:E14

    Jamie and Adam test a viral video that supersizes Newton's cradle using wrecking balls, while Kari, Grant, and Tory tackle whether a bird landing on your hood is enough to tip your car off a cliff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 15 - Walk a Straight Line
    7.0/10(129 votes)

    S9:E15

    Is it impossible for humans (without a point of reference) to walk in a straight line, such as when they're blindfolded? Will binary explosives, well, explode in the case of a fender bender? The MythBusters are on the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 17 - Flying Guillotine
    7.0/10(150 votes)

    S9:E17

    Jamie and Adam explore whether it's safe to use the explosive C4 as a cooking fuel as long as you don't drop anything on it, while Kari, Grant, and Tory put a Chinese martial-arts myth to the test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 18 - Drain Disaster
    7.0/10(133 votes)

    S9:E18

    Find out whether a sewer drain full of combustible gas, when ignited, will turn an innocent manhole cover into a missile, and whether truck bedliners are truly bite, crash, and bomb proof.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 3 - Running on Water
    6.9/10(135 votes)

    S9:E3

    Adam and Jamie take on a viral video, while Kari, Grant, and Tory explore which common items can be bombproof.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 20 - Wheel of Mythfortune
    6.9/10(91 votes)

    S9:E20

    By spinning the Wheel of Mythfortune, the MythBusters find themselves taking on five random viewer-suggested myths with titles like the "Monty Hall Paradox," "Lumber Car," "Firearm Fashion," "Hit the Deck" and "Flaming Tire." Keep those ideas coming!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 4 - Bubble Trouble
    6.7/10(131 votes)

    S9:E4

    The MythBusters see whether it's possible to stay afloat in bubbly water, and whether an arrow packed with explosives can split a tree in two.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 10 - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
    6.6/10(100 votes)

    S9:E10

    The MythBusters count down -- and give you insight into -- their favorite transportation moments.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. MythBusters Season 9 Episode 19 - Wet and Wild
    6.4/10(131 votes)

    S9:E19

    When it comes to H2O, the MythBusters are never shy about putting their bodies on the line, riding the world's biggest waterslide, deep-sea diving in a suit of armor and swimming in syrup. Go behind the scenes of the 12 wettest myths of all time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Mission Impossible Mask" is the best rated episode of MythBusters season 9. It scored 7.6/10 from 151 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on April 6, 2011. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Spy Car (2)".