MythBusters

MythBusters (2003 – 2018)

2003 • 16 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 5 — Swimming in Syrup

Season 7 • MythBusters

Released: 2009-05-06 • Documentary

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Is it possible to swim as fast in syrup as in water? Could MacGyver have blown off a cargo-ship steel door with only gun powder and a gun handle?

Episodes

Episode 1
Demolition Derby
2009-04-08

Episode 2
Alaska Special (2)
2009-04-15

Episode 3
Banana Slip/Double Dip
2009-04-22

Episode 4
YouTube Special
2009-04-29

Episode 5
Swimming in Syrup
2009-05-06

Episode 6
Exploding Bumper
2009-05-13

Episode 7
Seesaw Saga
2009-05-20

Episode 8
Thermite vs. Ice
2009-05-27

Episode 9
Prison Escape
2009-06-03

Episode 10
Curving Bullets
2009-06-10

Episode 11
Car vs. Rain
2009-06-17

Episode 12
Knock Your Socks Off
2009-10-07

Episode 13
Duct Tape Hour
2009-10-14

Episode 14
Clean Car vs. Dirty Car
2009-10-21

Episode 15
Greased Lightning
2009-10-28

Episode 16
Hurricane Windows
2009-11-04

Episode 17
Crash and Burn
2009-11-11

Episode 18
Myth Evolution
2009-11-18

Episode 19
Dumpster Diving
2009-11-25

Episode 20
Antacid Jail Break
2009-12-02

Episode 21
Unarmed and Unharmed
2009-12-09

Episode 22
Hidden Nasties
2009-12-16

Episode 23
Mini Myth Mayhem
2009-12-28

Information

Episode air date	06.05.2009
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

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Cast

Robert Lee
Self - Narrator (voice)

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