Air Date: February 16, 2005
MythBusters Episode 25: "Brown Note, Water Torture"
A person will be propelled violently backwards if hit by a bullet.
busted
A bullet fired by a gun cannot hold enough momentum. According to Newton’s third law, if the bullet were to knock the target 20 feet (6 metres) back, the shooter would have to be knocked back 20 feet (6 metres), as well.
This myth was revisited in episode 38 and it was busted again.)