MythBusters Penny Drop/Deadly Microwaves/Radio Tooth Fillings (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Mystery, Reality-TV

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MythBusters

Penny Drop/Deadly Microwaves/Radio Tooth Fillings (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Mystery, Reality-TV

Jamie and Adam test whether a penny dropped from a skyscraper will embed in concrete and whether it is possible to pick up radio signals through tooth fillings. They also examine several myths surrounding microwave ovens.

Director

Peter Rees

Editor

Dana Hughes

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 17, 2003

Release date

Oct 17, 2003 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Jamie Hyneman Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	MythBusters (2003)
Adam Savage Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	MythBusters (2003)
Heather Joseph-Witham Self - Folklorist Self - Folklorist See fewer	Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
Lucille Ball Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Ramon Boza Self (as Dr. Ramon Boza) Self (as Dr. Ramon Boza) See fewer	MythBusters (2003)
Jim Brochu Self Self See fewer	Wonderbug (1976)
Rusty Capps Self (as Prof. Rusty Capps) Self (as Prof. Rusty Capps) See fewer	Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002)
Dick Cavett Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Michael Friedman Self Self See fewer	MythBusters (2003)
Barbara Hale Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Perry Mason (1957)
Frank Hausman Self Self See fewer	MythBusters (2003)
Robert Lee Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Holy Smoke (1999)
Rick Mattoon Self Self See fewer	1% (2008)
Lydia Ruth Self Self See fewer	Holes in My Shoes (2006)