Mythbusters · Season 4 · Episode 6 · Originally Aired March 15, 2006
Helium Raft. On this episode, the senior crew busts the myth that you can fill a regular raft with helium and make it fly. In fact, they also fill an airplane life raft with helium and an airplane escape slide with helium. Neither of those fly either. Adam does ably demonstrate how to not use the escape slide. Not to be beaten, however, they set out to construct a craft that will work to fulfill the myth - one that will float on water when filled with air and fly in the air when filled with helium.
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Dirty Jobs · Season 2 · Episode 6 · Originally Aired March 14, 2006
Plumber. In this episode, Mike returns to Oklahoma, the site of the Catfish Noodler segment from the Worm Dung Farmer episode, from way back in 2003. Not only is he back, he's back on-site with Don, and since Noodling is pretty dirty, but it's a hobby and not a job, Mike is on a job this time. The job is plumbing - specifically replacing pipes under a house alongside Don. At least we didn't see a backup like we did on the Sewer Inspector episode. That wasn't just dirty. It was downright nasty.
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