The MythBusters test a controversial physics claim: an airplane cannot take off from a conveyor belt moving in the opposite direction and at the same speed as the plane. Delving to the heart of concepts in aerodynamics and mechanics, the problem leaves Jamie and Adam with only one option - testing the theory with a real plane. Meanwhile, Grant, Kari and Tory investigate the mythical assertion that cockroaches could survive a nuclear blast.

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