Episode

MythBusters: Bottle Bash

Name: MythBusters: Bottle Bash
Released: 2010-04-14
Cast: Robert Lee, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci

MythBustersSeason 82010-04-14

Overview

What's worse, having an empty beer bottle smashed over your head, or a full one? Could ancient armies have truly used animal hides to build their cannons?

Details

Series: MythBusters
Season: Season 8
Episode: Episode 5
Air date: 2010-04-14

Episode context

Bottle Bash is Episode 5 in Season 8 of MythBusters. It aired on 2010-04-14.

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Episode 4: Spy Car Escape (1) 2010-04-07 | 60 min Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward simply falls to the ground.

Episode 6: No Pain, No Gain 2010-04-28 | 60 min Are some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket.

More episodes from this season

Episode 3: Dive to Survive 2010-03-31 | 60 min Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?

Episode 7: Mythssion Control 2010-05-05 In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.

Episode 2: Soda Cup Killer 2010-03-24 | 60 min Jamie and Adam explore whether a cup of soda thrown from a car can kill, while Jessi, Tory and Grant see how long a good guy can hang by his fingertips.

Episode 8: Duct Tape Hour (2) 2010-05-12 | 60 min Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?

Episode 1: Boomerang Bullet 2010-01-04 | 60 min Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?

Episode 9: Waterslide Wipeout 2010-05-19 | 60 min Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.

Episode 10: Fireball Stun Gun 2010-06-02 | 60 min Does pepper spray + flannel shirt + stun gun = massive fireball, per CSI? Can fireworks really launch a person over a lake? (Watch the show! Don't try it at home!).

Episode 11: Flu Fiction 2010-06-09 | 60 min Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.

Episode 12: Hair of the Dog 2010-10-06 Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?

Episode 13: Storm Chasing Myths 2010-10-13 | 60 min Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.