urban folklore

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to chemical reactions, including the best ways to get rid of a skunk smell.

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to inertia, including if a football filled with helium will fly farther than one filled with air.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.