Episode
MythBusters: Walking on Water
Overview
Can ninjas run on water as movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon would have us believe? Kari, Tory and Grant try to find out if a ninja could really stop a samurai sword with his bare hands?
Details
- Series
- MythBusters
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2007-04-25
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Walking on Water is Episode 9 in Season 5 of MythBusters. It aired on 2007-04-25. The runtime is 60 min.
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