MythBusters: Season 16
Season 16 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of MythBusters Season 15.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 16 Progress Shield
Fire Arrow vs. Gas Tank
Jan 3, 2018 · 43 min
The MythBusters investigate two arrow-themed myths: Will a flaming arrow fired into a car's gas tank cause it to explode, and is a deadly-looking tribal initiation really is as dan
Pane In The Glass
Jan 10, 2018 · 43 min
The MythBusters take on a glass-shattering movie myth, and search for cure to stop crying while chopping onions.
Wild Wild West
Jan 17, 2018 · 43 min
The MythBusters tackle more myths in a wild west themed episode.
Spike In The Road
Jan 24, 2018 · 43 min
The MythBusters test ways to beat police road spikes using DIY ingenuity and Hollywood driving skills. Secondly, they investigate if a high-powered fountain can actually lift and s
Dynamite Deposit
Jan 31, 2018 · 42 min
The MythBusters tackle more myths using their own signature style of explosive experimentation.
Backseat Getaway Driver
Feb 7, 2018 · 42 min
The MythBusters test if a fugitive could actually outrun the law while driving from the back seat, and whether it's really possible to knock someone over with a feather.
Electrified Escape
Feb 14, 2018 · 42 min
It is possible to escape from a burning car crashed into a power pole, without getting electrocuted? Is it better for a pedestrian to jump up when a car is about to hit them, or st
Dropping a Bomb
Feb 21, 2018 · 42 min
Can dropping molten salt into a toilet unblock it? Is 3rd-person perspective better than 1st-person in a real world video game obstacle course?