Mythbusters - Myth Results Quiz

Choose the correct result of the myth tested on Mythbusters Busted, Plausible, or Confirmed

The original Mythbusters series, with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman

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Last updated: September 4, 2019

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1. Can you lift a standard car with a household vacuum cleaner?

Confirmed ✓

Plausible ✓

Busted ✓

2. It is possible for a medium-to-large build man to break through a wooden door frame on his own power?

Confirmed ✓

Plausible ✓

Busted ✓

3. Do steel toe boots really put toes in more danger than a regular boot, to the extent that the steel toe would chop off the wearer's toes?

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Plausible ✓

Busted ✓

4. The driver and the passenger can switch seats while inside the car with the car moving at speed.

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Busted ✓

5. The wake from a sharply turning jet boat can put out a fire on a stationary one. Based on a viral video.

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Busted ✓

6. A boat moving at 25 mph (40 km/h) can be split down the middle by hitting a channel marker.

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7. A carbon dioxide fire extinguisher can be used to repel an attack from a flamethrower. This myth was inspired by a viral video.

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8. By driving in circles on a dusty road, a group of cars can kick up enough dust to blind a surveillance drone flying overhead. Based on a scene in the film Body of Lies.

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9. It is possible to chop down a tree with a machine gun.

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Busted ✓

10. A metal brimmed Bowler hat can be thrown hard enough to knock the head off of a stone statue. Based on a scene in Goldfinger.

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Plausible ✓

Busted ✓

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