Episode
MythBusters: Prison Escape
Overview
Is it possible to cling to the roof of a speeding, swerving car like in the movies? Can jailbirds use dental floss to cut through solid steel bars?
Details
- Series
- MythBusters
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2009-06-03
Episode context
Prison Escape is Episode 9 in Season 7 of MythBusters. It aired on 2009-06-03.
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