Episode
MythBusters: Clean Car vs. Dirty Car
Overview
Does a dirty car get better gas mileage than a clean one? Is the adage, "Stick to beer you're in the clear; beer then liquor ever sicker" true?
Details
- Series
- MythBusters
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2009-10-21
Episode context
Clean Car vs. Dirty Car is Episode 14 in Season 7 of MythBusters. It aired on 2009-10-21.
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