Episode
MythBusters: Boomerang Bullet
Overview
Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?
Details
- Series
- MythBusters
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2010-01-04
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Boomerang Bullet is Episode 1 in Season 8 of MythBusters. It aired on 2010-01-04. The runtime is 60 min.
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