Episode
MythBusters: Break Step Bridge
Overview
Will a college rowing team be able to pull Jamie up on water skis? Can the rhythm of soldiers marching together cause a bridge to collapse? Does the bacteria from a toilet settle in your toothbrush?
Details
- Series
- MythBusters
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2004-01-25
Episode context
Break Step Bridge is Episode 3 in Season 2 of MythBusters. It aired on 2004-01-25.
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Episode 4: Sinking Titanic
Will a sinking ship suck you down as it goes under? Are goldfish bored or just plain stupid? Will throwing a lit firecracker down the neck of a trombone make your music sweeter?
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Episode 5: Buried in Concrete
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Episode 6: Myths Revisited
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Episode 7: Scuba Diver and Car Capers
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Episode 8: Ancient Death Ray
Did the Greek scientist Archimedes set fire to a Roman fleet of ships using only mirrors and sunlight? Willl a bulletproof shield really stop a direct hit from a bullet?
Episode 9: Elevator of Death, Levitation Machine
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Episode 10: Beat the Radar Detector
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Episode 11: Quicksand
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Episode 12: Exploding Jawbreaker
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Episode 13: Pingpong Rescue
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