Thursday, February 12th TV listings for Discovery Channel (US) - Pacific Feed
MythBusters Knock Your Socks Off
Adam and Jamie test the physics theory of bullet dropped vs. bullet fired; Kari, Grant and Tory test if it's possible to knock someone's socks off.
MythBusters Bullet Baloney
Firearm cliches; firing a bent-barreled shotgun; firing a gun in space; dropping a gun in a deep fryer; stopping a bullet with weird items; shooting a neon sign.
MythBusters Fire in the Hole
Explosive scenarios from Hollywood; shooting a live grenade in midair; containing an explosion within an ordinary object.
MythBusters Flights of Fantasy
Stow your tray tables because in this aviation extravaganza Adam and Jamie tackle two flights of fantasy.
MythBusters Blow It Out of the Water
Adam and Jamie blow up a boat with 1,000 lbs. of high explosive; homemade machine gun from the "Breaking Bad" finale.
Contraband: Seized at the Border Joint Failure
When a trailer full of sea salt shows up at the bridge, officers decide to inspect it; the bags do contain a crystalline substance and it's an illicit one; during an inspection of a U.S. citizen, something illegal rolls out of his pocket.
Contraband: Seized at the Border ... And a Bag of Chips
A man entering the U.S. with more cash than the $10,000 limit raises eyebrows; officers find a cooler full of rat meat in the back of a traveler's vehicle, but further inspection uncovers something more surprising.
Contraband: Seized at the Border A Cosmetic Wrinkle
When officers see an approaching vehicle make a sudden U-turn, they give chase and find a bag with a gun and ammunition.
Contraband: Seized at the Border 6-7 Hundred
When a young bus driver approaches the border without any passengers in his coach, officers suspect a smuggling operation may be underway; a man attempts to drive into the U.S. with a van full of goods loaded with more than just clothing.
Contraband: Seized at the Border Trifecta of Trouble
A speaker cabinet is found to be carrying more than just sweet beats. A driver who took a wrong turn and ended up at the border crossing is packing more than he should be. Following a recent smuggling trend, officers carry out a special operation.
Contraband: Seized at the Border Semi-Pro
When a lone driver avoids answering officers' questions, an X-ray reveals dark shadows along her car's floorboard, a sign she could be smuggling narcotics; a semi-pro boxer is detained after being flagged for having a warrant for his arrest.
Dirty Jobs Glass Maker
Mike Rowe has the unenviable job of collecting cow dung to use as bait for catching dung beetles; then he heads to West Virginia to try his hand at making glass.
Dirty Jobs Camel Rancher
Mike heads to a unique dairy farm in Ramona, Calif. where he learns how to milk, care for and breed dromedary camels.
Dirty Jobs Scrapple Maker
Mike learns the process of making, wrapping and shipping scrapple or "pan-rabbit" as it is known by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Dirty Jobs Caviar Harvester; Spice Maker
Mike Rowe harvests caviar from the muddy Mississippi River; Mike brings his parents to work and rectifies misconceptions in his hometown of Baltimore by preparing blue crab seasoning with a fourth-generation spice maker.
Dirty Jobs Manhole Rehab; Clock Caretaker
Mike Rowe descends into the depths of an aging manhole, coating it with a polyurea liner to extend its warranty in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Mike joins an horologist and a priest to set the time right as he restores a historic clocktower.
Dirty Jobs Rodbuster; Galvanizer
Mike works his hardest construction job yet; he helps a team of rodbusters, who carry 2 tons of reinforced steel each for overpass construction.
Dirty Jobs Pile Jacketer; Concrete Cleaner
Mike Rowe submerges in a murky Florida river to pour concrete jackets around crumbling bridge pilings; in North Carolina, Mike sucks out a concrete washout pit and sprays sediment as he turns toxic sludge into potable water.
Dirty Jobs Caviar Harvester; Spice Maker
Mike Rowe harvests caviar from the muddy Mississippi River; Mike brings his parents to work and rectifies misconceptions in his hometown of Baltimore by preparing blue crab seasoning with a fourth-generation spice maker.
Dirty Jobs Manhole Rehab; Clock Caretaker
Mike Rowe descends into the depths of an aging manhole, coating it with a polyurea liner to extend its warranty in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Mike joins an horologist and a priest to set the time right as he restores a historic clocktower.
Dirty Jobs Rodbuster; Galvanizer
Mike works his hardest construction job yet; he helps a team of rodbusters, who carry 2 tons of reinforced steel each for overpass construction.
Dirty Jobs Pile Jacketer; Concrete Cleaner
Mike Rowe submerges in a murky Florida river to pour concrete jackets around crumbling bridge pilings; in North Carolina, Mike sucks out a concrete washout pit and sprays sediment as he turns toxic sludge into potable water.
Harpoon Hunters One Man, One Spear
A group of four harpooners chase some of the highest-priced fish using only fast boats and aim; Niko must prove he can run a boat while Joe hunts to support his family as the fleet races to land the first bluefin worth thousands.
Outback Opal Hunters Light and Shadow
A vicious storm threatens to end the Misfits' season early; Issy attempts a new black-lighting technique to impress Opal Joe; the Digi Diggers mine is flooded, forcing the pair to scour the Outback for a new claim.