Episode
MythBusters: Blow Your Own Sail
Overview
Adam and Jamie put Hollywood sound effects up against reality, and Kari, Grant and Tory find out if you are adrift on a sailboat with no wind, can you propel your boat with a fan?
Details
- Series
- MythBusters
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2011-05-11
Episode context
Blow Your Own Sail is Episode 6 in Season 9 of MythBusters. It aired on 2011-05-11.
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Episode 8: Dodge a Bullet
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Episode 3: Running on Water
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Episode 2: Blue Ice
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The MythBusters count down -- and give you insight into -- their favorite transportation moments.
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