MythBusters (2003 – 2018)

2003 • 16 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 7 — Penny Drop

Name: Episode 7 — Penny Drop
Released: 2003-10-17
Rating: 8
Cast: Robert Lee

Season 1 • MythBusters

Released: 2003-10-17 • Documentary

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Can a penny dropped from a skyscraper kill a person below? Is it possible to "bake yourself" on a tanning bed? Did Lucille Ball expose a spy ring by hearing radio signals from her tooth fillings?

Episodes

Episode 1
Jet-Assisted Chevy
2003-01-23

Episode 2
Biscuit Bazooka
2003-01-23

Episode 3
Poppy-Seed Drug Test
2003-03-07

Episode 4
Exploding Toilet
2003-09-23

Episode 5
Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
2003-10-03

Episode 6
Barrel of Bricks
2003-10-10

Episode 7
Penny Drop
2003-10-17

Episode 8
Buried Alive
2003-10-24

Episode 9
Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing
2003-11-07

Episode 10
Stinky Car
2003-12-05

Episode 11
Alcatraz Escape
2003-12-12

Information

Episode air date	17.10.2003
Episode runtime	—
Episode rating	8.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.8
IMDb series rating	8.3
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

Trailer of Season 1

Additional videos

MythBusters Reunion Trailer

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Cast

Robert Lee
Self - Narrator (voice)

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