Episode

MythBusters: Toilet Bomb

Name: MythBusters: Toilet Bomb
Released: 2011-11-30
Cast: Robert Lee, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci

MythBustersSeason 92011-11-30

Overview

Adam and Jamie tackle a blockbuster bathroom bomb (from Lethal Weapon), while Kari, Tory, and Grant take to the skies to find out if flying in V-formation works for airplanes as well as it does for birds.

Details

Series: MythBusters
Season: Season 9
Episode: Episode 21
Air date: 2011-11-30

Episode context

Toilet Bomb is Episode 21 in Season 9 of MythBusters. It aired on 2011-11-30.

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