Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Tree Cannon, Beat the Breath Test

MythBusters: Season 1: Episode 6

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Mythbusters: Season 11
Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Tree Cannon, Beat the Breath Test

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Discovery | Science Channel | Discovery Channel | Air Date: November 7, 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: Could a small town have built a working cannon out of a tree? Can a pierced tongue withstand the electric force of a bolt of lightning? The team takes a mold of Adam's head and pierced the heck out of it to see if they could get a lighting strike from an electric rod. Are there ways of beating a Breathalyzer? The team tries many myths toCould a small town have built a working cannon out of a tree? Can a pierced tongue withstand the electric force of a bolt of lightning? The team takes a mold of Adam's head and pierced the heck out of it to see if they could get a lighting strike from an electric rod. Are there ways of beating a Breathalyzer? The team tries many myths to see if they could drink and make it not show up on a Breathalyzer. … Expand
Creator: Peter Rees and Peter Rees
Genre(s): Comedy, Reality, Action & Adventure, Documentary, Science, Tech & Gaming, Educational
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