The Exploding Toilet episode was the first of the MythBusters series, after the pilots.
Episode Cast:[]
- Adam Savage - Host
- Jamie Hyneman - Host
- Robert Lee - Narrator/Voice (USA & Australia)
- Robin Banks - Narrator/Voice (Europe)
Myths:[]
| Myth: | Status: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| Can a person be propelled off a toilet seat by dropping a lit cigarette into a toilet bowl when filled with various combustible materials? | Busted | Results:
1) Pouring gasoline down a toilet and lighting it will cause the toilet to explode - The gasoline simply burned without exploding. Not even a tin of gunpowder in the toilet bowl was able to eject Buster from the seat.[1][N 1] |
| Is running better than walking to keep dry in the rain? | Busted | Results:
1) You stay drier running in the rain than walking - When originally tested, the faster you run the wetter you get. The original result was "busted," but when revisited in episode 38 it was changed to "confirmed."[1] |
| Is it possible to make a "magic bullet" out of ice? | Busted | Results:
1) An assassin can fire an ice bullet to kill someone without leaving a trace - The bullet was simply too brittle to be used. (This myth was revisited in episode 14 and it was busted again.)[1]
The meat bullet fragmented on contact with the skin, causing only superficial damage.[1]
The bullet did not cause fatal injury.[1]
It was found to have been the cause of death for a notable Bulgarian dignitary, Georgi Markov. The catch is that the umbrella must be fired from point-blank range for it to work. It was confirmed that the event is possible, but not that it’s untraceable.[1] |
Trivia:[]
References:[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 http://mythbustersresults.com/episode1
- ↑ Buster page on Mythbusters Wiki