Episode
MythBusters: Titanic Survival
Overview
Adam and Jamie team up with Titanic movie director James Cameron to tackle the most requested myth in MythBuster history, while Kari, Grant and Tory ride a rocket-powered surfboard.
Details
- Series
- MythBusters
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2012-10-07
Episode context
Titanic Survival is Episode 14 in Season 10 of MythBusters. It aired on 2012-10-07.
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