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Duct Tape Special

Episode number: 1

Overview: Adam Savage and a team of the best and brightest put duct tape to the ultimate test and investigate if the miracle material can be used as a viable parachute and as a quick fix for a flat tire.

Dynamite Air Freshener

Episode number: 2

Overview: Adam Savage and team put an explosive myth to the test to find out if a single spark and air freshener can create a catastrophic car calamity. Meanwhile, they investigate an age-old dog urban legend to discover how much water a wet dog can shake.

Battery Blast

Episode number: 3

Overview: Adam Savage and the team test if old batteries can set off a dangerous chain reaction and get to the bottom of a age-old idiom with one of the world's best archers and a diabolically difficult trick shot.

Demolition Dominoes

Episode number: 4

Overview: The team tackles two tabletop gaming myths; they try to pull off an impossible Jenga move; the team tries to determine whether the domino effect can lead to a car-crushing catastrophe.

Gravity Busters

Episode number: 5

Overview: Adam Savage gives talented children the opportunity to show off their amazing ingenuity and remarkable STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) skills.

Shredder Explosion

Episode number: 6

Overview: The team investigates if a paper shredder plus canned air is a recipe for disaster; they tackle an age-old kitchen condiment conundrum

Countdown to Gas-tastrophe

Episode number: 7

Overview: Adam Savage and team tackle two explosively gassy myths: if Adam's famous gassy emissions have enough fuel to launch a rocket and if a patient's untimely flatulence made an operating room go up in flames.

Bug Special

Episode number: 8

Overview: Adam and the team tackle some insect-themed tall tales. They test whether a scaled-up bug trap can trap a human, and also see if spider silk is stronger than steel.

Deep Space Hollywood

Episode number: 9

Overview: The team investigates two film-inspired myths. Can a fire extinguisher be used as a jetpack in a vacuum? And, in space, is it true no one can hear you scream?

Breaking Bad Blow-Up

Episode number: 10

Overview: Adam Savage and the team are challenged by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan to prove just how destructive a giant magnet can be, and later, the team investigates how everyday furniture can block a door from Hollywood's deadliest villains.