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backBack Episode: 19 Season/Number: First aired: 20-Oct-2004

Quicksand, Bathtub Electrocution, MRI Rays and Tattoos

Synopsis:
Has Hollywood gotten it right all this time? Can you really murder someone by dropping an electrical appliance into a bathtub? In a truly electrifying experiment, the guys find out what actually happens when hair dryer and water collide. Then follow the MythBuilders as they pursue the case of the exploding tattoo in the MRI. How, if at all, will the traces of metal found in the ink of Scottie's tattoos react with the MRI's rays? And Tarzan used it successfully against his enemies, but will killer quicksand take down the MythBusters?


Myths & Outcomes:
Myth #1: Quicksand
Tarzan used it successfully against his enemies, but will killer quicksand take down the MythBusters?

Myth #2: Bathtub Electrocution
Can you really murder someone by dropping an electrical appliance into a bathtub?

Myth #3: MRI Rays and Tattoos
Can an MRI explode a tattoo that has traces of metalin it?