▁Original ▁air ▁date : ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁S od ium ▁J ail break ▁ ▁B am bo o ▁Ul tr al ight ▁ ▁Mac G y ver ▁Challenge ▁Adam ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁were ▁put ▁under ▁a ▁battery ▁of ▁tests ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁match ▁Mac G y ver ' s ▁ing enu ity . ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁necessarily ▁testing ▁these ▁myth s ▁to ▁b ust ▁or ▁confirm ▁them , ▁but ▁whether ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁sm arts ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁work ▁without ▁any ▁prepar ation . ▁In ▁each ▁test , ▁Adam ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁had ▁a ▁one - hour ▁time ▁limit ▁and ▁could ▁only ▁use ▁the ▁materials ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁provided ▁by ▁T ory ▁and ▁Grant . ▁ ▁Mac G y ver ▁M ini ▁M yth s ▁In ▁the ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁broadcast ▁of ▁the ▁Mac G y ver ▁special , ▁the ▁M yth B ust ers ▁were ▁advert ising ▁this ▁special ▁using ▁the ▁following ▁mini ▁myth s . ▁ ▁E pisode ▁ 1 0 1 ▁– ▁" Al aska ▁Special " ▁ ▁Original ▁air ▁date : ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁The ▁M yth B ust ers ▁went ▁to ▁Al aska ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Disc overy ▁Channel ' s ▁Al aska ▁Week . ▁ ▁Dynam ite ▁Dog ▁ ▁Cab in ▁F ever ▁ ▁Mo ose ▁May hem ▁ ▁E pisode ▁ 1 0 2 ▁– ▁" Sh ark ▁Week ▁Special ▁ 2 " ▁