MythBusters

Season 0, Episode 11

Episode Title: Viewers' Special Threequel

Air Date: 2008-11-19

Overview:

Could a torture technique consisting of growing a bamboo through a victim's body have worked? Does dropping alkali metals in a water-filled bathtub result in a huge explosion? Does brandy, such as carried by Saint Bernards, really prevent hypothermia? Does lighting a piano on fire make it explode?