Episode
MythBusters: Jaws Special
Overview
Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?
Details
- Series
- MythBusters
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2005-07-17
Episode context
Jaws Special is Episode 11 in Season 3 of MythBusters. It aired on 2005-07-17.
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