Where to watch MythBusters Season 4
MythBusters season 4 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription) and free on ABC iView. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $9.99. Season 4 was released on 11 January 2006.
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MythBusters Season 4 episodes
S04 E01
Confederate Rocket
50 mins · Wed, 26 Oct 2005
Adam and Jamie find out if the Confederate Army fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons only or did they have a secret weapon?
S04 E02
Shredded Plane
Wed, 18 Jan 2006
Is the photo of a light plane, with precise, clean tears on the side, genuine? Was it the work of the jilted lover, who took to her ex's plane with a chainsaw and a taste for vengeance?
S04 E03
Archimedes Death Ray Revisited
Wed, 25 Jan 2006
Challenged from fan mailbags to retest the "Archimedes Death Ray," Adam and Jamie accept. In turn, fans and a M.I.T. team were invited to perform this challenge.
S04 E04
Helium Football
Wed, 1 Feb 2006
This time around, Adam and Jamie test a myth that footballs filled with helium will fly farther and hang longer than ones filled with regulation air. Are teeth strong enough to withstand the force of a bullet?
S04 E05
Franklin's Kite
Wed, 8 Mar 2006
The build team attempts to discover electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. Do innocuous legumes really increase gas? Is it possible to break wind so much that you can suffocate to death?
S04 E06
Cell Phones on Planes
Wed, 15 Mar 2006
If you fill a normal raft with helium can you fly? Tory and Kari tackle a conspiracy theory familiar to many frequent flyers. Can your cell phone interfere with a plane's instruments?
S04 E07
MythBusters
48 mins · Wed, 25 Jan 2006
The Mythbusters test the theory that Archimedes built a giant mirror that focused the sun's energy with such ferocity that it ignited the invading Roman ships.
S04 E08
Myths Re-Opened
Wed, 26 Apr 2006
The team revisits myths explored from "Split Arrow," "Confederate Rocket," and "Bulletproof Water."
S04 E09
Mind Control
Wed, 3 May 2006
Adam and Jamie do a little painting and detonating when they try to blow open a home-improvement myth. Grant, Tory and Kari explore if it is possible to manipulate someone's mind remotely.
S04 E10
Exploding Pants
Wed, 10 May 2006
Tory, Kari and Grant investigate the spontaneous trouser combustion. Do gas companies and car manufacturers deliberately conspire to make gas-guzzling cars so that they can split the cash?
S04 E11
Bullets Fired Up
50 mins · Wed, 19 Apr 2006
Testing to see if bullets fired up in the air can kill when falling back to earth; more vodka myths.
S04 E12
Steam Cannon
Wed, 19 Jul 2006
Did Archimedes build the world's first "supergun," a cannon powered by steam? Adam's mom thinks a typical modern breakfast cereal has less nutritional value than the box it comes in. Is Mom right?
S04 E13
Mind Control
50 mins · Wed, 3 May 2006
Adam and Jamie blow open a home improvement myth with dynamite; remotely manipulating someone's mind.
S04 E14
Exploding Pants
50 mins · Wed, 10 May 2006
Tory, Kari and Grant investigate one truly dangerous fashion disaster: spontaneous trouser combustion. It's a problem far too prevalent among farmers.
S04 E15
Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 1
50 mins · Wed, 12 Jul 2006
Putting movie myths to the test, Adam sees if he can scale a 300ft building using just suction cups, while the rest of the team makes the ultimate jungle gym.
S04 E16
Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)
Wed, 23 Aug 2006
It's "lights, camera, action!" time again for the MythBusters, as they test more Hollywood heists. This time, our cat burglars Adam and Jamie go cold as they try to beat a heat-detecting alarm sensor.
S04 E17
Earthquake Machine
Wed, 30 Aug 2006
Adam and Jamie take on one of the greatest scientist/inventor and myth creator legends of all time: Nikolai Tesla and his Earthquake Machine. Tory and Kari investigate a lethal lava lamp.
S04 E18
Deadly Straw
Wed, 6 Sep 2006
Can the wind in a tropical hurricane get so strong that it can blow a piece of straw through a palm-tree trunk? Can a hurricane blow the feathers off a chicken?
S04 E19
Mega Movie Myths
Wed, 13 Sep 2006
Can you use awnings to cushion your fall? Is there really such a thing as a car ejector seat? Can you chop a sword with another sword Is it possible to shoot through a door lock?
S04 E20
Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 2
48 mins · Wed, 23 Aug 2006
Adam and Jamie return for some more Hollywood heists; real-world alarm solutions, a monster safe that can only be opened by an underwater explosion.
S04 E21
Air Cylinder Rocket
Wed, 18 Oct 2006
Can a ruptured cylinder -- carefully aimed --really cause the massive damage some people claim? Meanwhile, Tory, Grant and Kari go back in time to test some prototypes from the past.
S04 E22
More Myths Revisited
Wed, 25 Oct 2006
"Myths Revisited" offers Jamie and Adam the chance to clear their names. Watch as they repeat past experiments to see if their original answer was genuine or bogus.
S04 E23
Exploding Lighter
Wed, 1 Nov 2006
Jamie and Adam find out if a small, disposable butane lighter can suddenly ignite with the force of several sticks of dynamite. The "Magnificent Three" try and shoot down some popular gunslinger myths.
S04 E24
Concrete Glider
Wed, 8 Nov 2006
Adam and Jamie test the old engineering challenge that you can't make a concrete glider fly. Kari, Grant and Tory find out just how dangerous it is to stand too close to the edge of a train platform.
S04 E25
Firearms Folklore
Wed, 29 Nov 2006
Could a criminal's bullet have hit and jammed the empty chamber of a policeman's revolver? Could two bullets colliding mid-air fuse together? Is a hammer more dangerous than you think?
S04 E26
Anti-Gravity Device
Wed, 6 Dec 2006
Could leaving Christmas lights on your tree overnight cause it to burst into flames? Is Anti-gravity science or science fiction? Can vodka cure the pain of a jellyfish sting?
S04 E27
Holiday Special
Wed, 6 Dec 2006
Can six reindeer run fast enough to launch an ultralite glider? Does one burn more calories jogging Naked in the snow or by putting on an Airtight jogging suit and running in a hot desert?
S04 E28
22,000-Foot Fall
Wed, 13 Dec 2006
Is it possible to survive a 22,000 foot fall using the blast from a 1,000 pound bomb to break the fall? Is electricity saved by switching off the lights when leaving a room?