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Penny Drop, Deadly Microwaves, Radio Tooth Fillings

MythBusters: Season 1: Episode 4

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Mythbusters: Season 11

Penny Drop, Deadly Microwaves, Radio Tooth Fillings

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Discovery | Science Channel | Discovery Channel | Air Date: October 17, 2003

Starring: Adam Savage, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Jamie Hyneman, Heather Joseph-Witham, Robert Lee (XXVI), Robert Lee (XXVI), Christine Chamberlain, Scottie Chapman, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, Nikos Andronikos, Grant Imahara, Jessi Combs

Summary: Can a pedestrian be killed by a penny dropped from the top of a skyscraper? The team finds out the terminal velocity of a penny and make a penny cannon, then shot it at a pigs scull. This showed if a penny being dropping at terminal velocity can kill someone. Can you be baked to death on a tanning bed? Can toothfillings transmit radio waves?

Creator: Peter Rees and Peter Rees

Genre(s): Comedy, Reality, Action & Adventure, Documentary, Science, Tech & Gaming, Educational

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S1:E16. Buried in Concrete
Air Date: February 15, 2004
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S1:E15. Sinking Titanic
Air Date: February 22, 2004
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S1:E14. Breakstep Bridge
Air Date: January 25, 2004

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Season 20

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  Air Date: November 15, 2017
Season 19

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  Air Date: January 2, 2016
Season 18

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  Air Date: July 18, 2015
Season 17

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  Air Date: January 10, 2015
Season 16

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  Air Date: July 10, 2014
Season 15

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  Air Date: January 4, 2014
Season 15

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  Air Date: January 4, 2014
Season 14

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  Air Date: May 1, 2013
Season 13

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  Air Date: October 7, 2012
Season 12

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  Air Date: March 25, 2012
Season 11

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  Air Date: September 28, 2011
Season 10

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  Air Date: April 6, 2011
Season 9

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  Air Date: October 6, 2010
Season 8

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  Air Date: March 24, 2010
Season 7

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  Air Date: April 8, 2009
Season 6

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  Air Date: April 23, 2008
Season 5

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  Air Date: January 10, 2007
Season 4

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  Air Date: January 11, 2006
Season 3

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  Air Date: February 16, 2005
Season 2

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  Air Date: June 8, 2004
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 23, 2003
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  S1:E16. Buried in Concrete
  Air Date: February 15, 2004
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  S1:E15. Sinking Titanic
  Air Date: February 22, 2004
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  S1:E14. Breakstep Bridge
  Air Date: January 25, 2004
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  S1:E13. Chicken Gun
  Air Date: January 18, 2004
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  S1:E12. Explosive Decompression
  Air Date: January 11, 2004
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  S1:E11. Alcatraz Escape
  Air Date: December 12, 2003
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  S1:E10. Stinky Car
  Air Date: December 5, 2003
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  S1:E9. Lightning Strikes; Tongue Piercings
  Air Date: November 7, 2003
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  S1:E8. Escape From Alcatraz, Duck Quack, Stud Finder
  Air Date: December 12, 2003
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  S1:E7. Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket
  Air Date: December 5, 2003
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  S1:E6. Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Tree Cannon, Beat the ...
  Air Date: November 7, 2003
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  S1:E5. Hammer Bridge Drop, Buried Alive, Cola
  Air Date: October 24, 2003
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  S1:E4. Penny Drop, Deadly Microwaves, Radio Tooth Fillings
  Air Date: October 17, 2003
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  S1:E3. Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger
  Air Date: March 7, 2003
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  S1:E3. Barrel of Bricks, Pissing on the Third Rail, Eel Skin Wallet
  Air Date: October 10, 2003
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  S1:E2. Biscuit Bazooka
  Air Date: January 23, 2003
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  S1:E2. Cell Phone Destruction, Silicone Breasts, CD-ROM Shattering
  Air Date: October 3, 2003
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  S1:E1. Jet Assisted Chevy
  Air Date: January 23, 2003
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  S1:E1. Ice Bullet, Exploding Toilet, Who Gets Wetter?
  Air Date: September 23, 2003