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Circular motion

Mythbusters Adam and Jamie perform experiments to test common myths related to the laws of gravity and find out if the myths have any scientific basis.

Force and motion

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to force and motion, testing whether a toy car can beat a real car in a downhill race, and whether an inflated life raft or an escape slide can be used as a parachute when falling from an airplane.

Forces

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test whether it is possible for a human being to fall from a jet airliner in flight and live, and if a person can survive being hit on the head by a penny dropped from the top of a skyscraper.

Work and energy

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to work and energy, testing several myths about how to improve gas mileage.

Reflected energy

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to reflected energy, investigating the legend that claims the Greeks built a "death ray" to set fire to invading Roman ships two thousand years ago.

Electricity

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to electricity, including whether or not Benjamin Franklin could have survived flying a kite that had been struck by lightning.

Buoyancy

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate urban legends, including if a child be lifted off the ground by helium balloons and if ping pong balls can be used to raise a sunken ship.

Combustion

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to combustion, including the myth that cell phones can cause gas stations to explode.

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being Muslim in America
Describes Islam's beginnings and tenets, the history of Muslims in America, and the challenges Muslims in America have faced since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and examines how religious prejudice is perpetuated by Arab stereotypes in movies.

World War II

Examines various aspects of World War II, looking at the conditions of the Great Depression in the years leading up to the conflict, and discussing the Holocaust, Hitler's underground bunker, and the Allied victory at Normandy.

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