1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,440 Do not under any circumstances try this at home. We're what you call experts. We do this for a living 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,780 On this special episode I barely even started 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:18,680 You should just go take the rest of the day off the mythbusters put themselves to the test 4 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,520 their building skills 5 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:29,400 Their problem-solving ability you must drop an egg from the roof of the workshop to the pavement below with out breaking the egg 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:35,640 How much pain can they take? I just about gave Adam a second belly button. Pride is on the line 7 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:43,520 You know I'm pretty good at this. I know I know as Jamie and Adam find out if they have what it takes to be the ultimate myth buster 8 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,880 Who are the mythbusters? 9 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:53,880 Adam Savage I reject the reality and substitute my own and Jamie Heineman 10 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:55,880 I can't like it in here. It's private 11 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,360 Between them more than 30 years special effects experience 12 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,160 They don't just tell the myths 13 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,000 They put them to the test 14 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:18,520 You know Jamie being a myth buster has really required just the widest range of skills 15 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,220 Yeah, you have to be a great problem solver. You've got to be able to build just about anything 16 00:01:23,780 --> 00:01:26,020 You've got to be able to confront all your fears 17 00:01:26,180 --> 00:01:30,980 You've got to be willing to put your body on the line. You've got to have a good memory 18 00:01:31,780 --> 00:01:40,780 Well, this episode is actually going to put you and me to the test of each one of these skills in kind of a contest to determine 19 00:01:41,140 --> 00:01:43,500 Who is the ultimate myth buster? 20 00:01:44,780 --> 00:01:50,620 To claim the title of ultimate myth buster Adam and Jamie will compete in six challenges 21 00:01:50,900 --> 00:01:55,220 Designed to test essential myth busting skills the first test 22 00:01:56,340 --> 00:02:00,840 We have to make a machine that can hurl or tortilla the farthest 23 00:02:01,540 --> 00:02:07,980 Is this about speed or distance? It's about distance. It's about getting the tortilla the farthest 24 00:02:07,980 --> 00:02:11,260 I can see right away you're thinking about rolling it up or crumpling it into a ball 25 00:02:11,260 --> 00:02:16,380 The fact is at the end of its journey you have to have a whole tortilla 26 00:02:16,380 --> 00:02:19,660 You can't have like a crumpled up massive dough 27 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:24,060 Building machines to see who can throw a tortilla the furthest 28 00:02:25,100 --> 00:02:27,900 Now if this doesn't win the myth busters the Nobel Prize 29 00:02:28,460 --> 00:02:30,460 Nothing will 30 00:02:31,420 --> 00:02:33,820 Sticking to his credo of simpler is better 31 00:02:34,300 --> 00:02:39,340 Jamie's building a tortilla cannon a PVC barrel powered by compressed air 32 00:02:40,620 --> 00:02:44,460 Which all looks disturbingly like the infamous chicken gun 33 00:02:51,180 --> 00:02:58,300 So Jamie has a chicken tortilla gun a blast from a scuba tank will fire it 34 00:03:07,100 --> 00:03:09,100 Well 35 00:03:11,020 --> 00:03:13,020 Most of it made it down here 36 00:03:13,260 --> 00:03:22,620 Jamie yeah, maybe what you need is a sabo that falls away. I know that's exactly the thought that I had 37 00:03:23,900 --> 00:03:30,620 A sabo is a device to seal a projectile snugly in a gun barrel. They used foam ones to hold the chickens 38 00:03:31,820 --> 00:03:33,980 Now Jamie's trying a paper version 39 00:03:34,780 --> 00:03:41,340 But under the rules it has to separate from the tortilla in flight and the tortilla has to stay intact 40 00:03:43,500 --> 00:03:45,500 Oh 41 00:03:49,740 --> 00:03:51,740 Hear that 42 00:03:54,940 --> 00:03:57,500 That's Jamie's special happy giggle 43 00:04:01,260 --> 00:04:06,780 I just have to see whether the paper's still on it wherever the hell it ended up. Oh, there it is 44 00:04:07,660 --> 00:04:13,660 Well, it's still in that sabo so 45 00:04:15,900 --> 00:04:20,380 Oh and it's only half of it there the tortilla didn't survive 46 00:04:21,180 --> 00:04:23,180 But it's a promising start 47 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:25,900 I don't know what the hell to do. I barely even started 48 00:04:26,860 --> 00:04:28,860 You should just go take the rest of the day off 49 00:04:31,660 --> 00:04:36,380 Wisely or not in the end adam decides to recycle old technology too 50 00:04:37,020 --> 00:04:39,020 Remember his killer deck machine 51 00:04:40,460 --> 00:04:46,780 And this spreads and the card flies out, of course that little gadget was random at best 52 00:04:47,580 --> 00:04:48,860 Oh 53 00:04:48,860 --> 00:04:51,020 Looks like the fingers are getting tweaked a little bit 54 00:04:53,260 --> 00:04:55,260 That was pretty cool 55 00:04:55,420 --> 00:04:59,420 But it has inspired him what he needs is more danger 56 00:05:00,860 --> 00:05:03,180 Say two sharp aluminum plates 57 00:05:07,580 --> 00:05:12,060 I'm thinking of the aluminum plates as a kind of 58 00:05:13,420 --> 00:05:19,260 Sabo for the tortilla that will fly with it for a length of its distance and then 59 00:05:20,060 --> 00:05:23,180 Move away leaving the tortilla flying alone 60 00:05:29,180 --> 00:05:31,180 It's a question of aiming really 61 00:05:33,740 --> 00:05:35,740 Can I go 62 00:05:36,780 --> 00:05:38,780 Oh 63 00:05:49,100 --> 00:05:51,100 This is no good 64 00:05:57,100 --> 00:05:59,100 Three two one 65 00:05:59,100 --> 00:06:01,100 I 66 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:11,580 Didn't get much distance out of that three two one 67 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:17,100 Yeah 68 00:06:18,300 --> 00:06:21,340 As the deadline for the great tortilla throw-off approaches 69 00:06:21,580 --> 00:06:27,340 It's worth remembering the myth musters have a long and proud history of bizarre machine making 70 00:06:29,420 --> 00:06:31,420 Oh 71 00:06:31,820 --> 00:06:33,820 Ah 72 00:06:57,020 --> 00:07:01,180 And so to the great tortilla toss they'll each have three attempts 73 00:07:01,500 --> 00:07:04,380 Whoever's tortilla flies furthest is the winner 74 00:07:07,900 --> 00:07:11,500 So adam has this like shown any inclinations for just like 75 00:07:12,460 --> 00:07:14,780 Slinging right back around and hitting you in the face 76 00:07:15,420 --> 00:07:20,060 No, yeah, all I have to do is really duck. Are you ready? Yeah, three two one 77 00:07:24,620 --> 00:07:29,980 I think that's pretty respectable. Yeah, that's fairly respectable here hold that 78 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:33,500 So 79 00:07:37,660 --> 00:07:40,780 45 feet one two three 80 00:07:43,500 --> 00:07:45,660 Yeah, that was beautiful 81 00:07:50,380 --> 00:07:54,940 That's 60 feet that's pretty good adam three two one 82 00:07:55,100 --> 00:08:01,900 Well say my second one's the best 60 feet, okay 83 00:08:03,420 --> 00:08:05,420 60 feet is the distance to beat 84 00:08:06,460 --> 00:08:08,460 Will jayme's subo separate 85 00:08:09,740 --> 00:08:12,220 Will the tortilla stay intact ready? 86 00:08:17,580 --> 00:08:19,580 I didn't see where it went 87 00:08:25,020 --> 00:08:27,660 Ha ha it's out of the subo 88 00:08:30,460 --> 00:08:34,300 Wow intact totally separate from the subo 73 feet 89 00:08:36,060 --> 00:08:38,060 Doesn't seem like you need another run 90 00:08:38,940 --> 00:08:44,860 Jayme's chicken tortilla gun has fired him to the lead in the competition one challenge to zero 91 00:08:45,420 --> 00:08:47,980 Yeah, that was a lot of fun. Yeah, what's next? 92 00:08:48,780 --> 00:08:51,580 There we go later on ultimate myth buster 93 00:08:52,060 --> 00:08:54,620 Can jayme and adam crack the egg challenge? 94 00:08:55,340 --> 00:08:56,620 But next 95 00:08:56,620 --> 00:08:58,620 african 96 00:08:59,340 --> 00:09:04,860 They say the biggest fear is fear itself. So can these sting? Oh, yeah 97 00:09:11,420 --> 00:09:16,620 You know being a myth buster we've often been placed pretty far outside our comfort zone jayme 98 00:09:17,660 --> 00:09:19,660 Yeah, you know fear of heights 99 00:09:20,220 --> 00:09:21,740 Been buried alive 100 00:09:21,740 --> 00:09:23,260 arachnophobia 101 00:09:23,260 --> 00:09:28,860 It really is kind of a who's who of phobia. So I mean maybe not even to you and me but a lot of people out there 102 00:09:29,020 --> 00:09:31,020 We've had to deal with a lot 103 00:09:31,100 --> 00:09:37,100 The fear test awaits. So does the fear of defeat adam's trailing jayme by one 104 00:09:38,700 --> 00:09:43,500 Meanwhile, it's worth remembering myth busting often happens outside the comfort zone 105 00:09:44,380 --> 00:09:46,380 So 106 00:09:49,340 --> 00:09:53,580 But at times adam and jayme found themselves further outside than they'd like 107 00:09:54,540 --> 00:09:59,260 Are you ready jayme? Fair well cruel world. Bye bye, honey, man 108 00:10:00,940 --> 00:10:08,540 For jayme the biggest test came in buried alive where he was buried alive lots yourself. It's gonna go down 109 00:10:09,740 --> 00:10:13,260 I imagine my heart's beating a little faster than it was on the test over 110 00:10:14,460 --> 00:10:20,620 You'd be correct about that. It's at 95 right now, buddy. This thing's really starting to creep and it's uh 111 00:10:21,180 --> 00:10:25,020 Feeling like it's changing its shape. I can feel it coming in 112 00:10:26,620 --> 00:10:28,620 Roger that we're gonna get you out 113 00:10:37,180 --> 00:10:41,500 Oh, wow, it will yeah, it buckled here you go 114 00:10:43,900 --> 00:10:47,900 Hey, and he's still alive 115 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:56,940 Okay, be careful it might roll and you get caught one of adam's scariest moments was the myth tannic myth 116 00:11:01,420 --> 00:11:06,940 Standing on a nine-ton boat as it sank beneath him unsure if it would drag him down too 117 00:11:13,740 --> 00:11:16,860 I need a drink 118 00:11:18,700 --> 00:11:20,700 Well those were all pretty scary 119 00:11:21,100 --> 00:11:26,060 Yeah, some were scarier than others and apparently now we've got a ultimate myth buster fear test 120 00:11:26,860 --> 00:11:30,460 To be uh dealt with why do I think i'm not going to like this? 121 00:11:32,540 --> 00:11:37,260 You know my heart's pounding it's probably worse the anticipation than the reality. What have you got john? 122 00:11:37,820 --> 00:11:40,460 While we have a tanzanian giant millipede 123 00:11:41,020 --> 00:11:43,180 For you here. Oh that feels cool 124 00:11:44,140 --> 00:11:46,140 Tanzanian giant millipedes 125 00:11:46,860 --> 00:11:53,180 John's going to need something a lot scarier than these cute little guys if he wants the myth busters to break a sweat 126 00:11:53,340 --> 00:11:55,980 I mean don't get me wrong. I wouldn't want to find one of these in my bed 127 00:11:56,700 --> 00:11:58,700 Oh, that is cool 128 00:11:59,500 --> 00:12:05,100 Yeah, they're beautiful aren't they? Yeah, so dammy fear rating of uh tanzanian millipede 129 00:12:06,140 --> 00:12:08,140 zero 130 00:12:08,860 --> 00:12:10,860 It's not so bad. It feels kind of cool 131 00:12:11,740 --> 00:12:17,260 Myth busters one scary critters zero, but john's team is just getting started 132 00:12:18,300 --> 00:12:22,060 We got here a level of african emperor scorpions 133 00:12:26,460 --> 00:12:27,740 Oh dude 134 00:12:27,740 --> 00:12:30,460 Fairly active african emperor scorpions 135 00:12:31,660 --> 00:12:33,980 So can these sting? Oh, yeah 136 00:12:34,780 --> 00:12:37,180 Why aren't they stinging you they're waiting for you 137 00:12:37,820 --> 00:12:40,460 Turns out they have to be warm before they sting 138 00:12:41,020 --> 00:12:46,220 But jamie and adam don't know that. Okay, so i'm shaking a little bit. You know, it's moderate 139 00:12:46,940 --> 00:12:48,940 Scale of one to ten. I don't know. What do you say jamie? 140 00:12:50,940 --> 00:12:55,660 Uh, those are kind of in the middle there. I suppose about a four or five 141 00:12:57,100 --> 00:12:59,100 I don't know about you, but I feel like we're doing pretty well 142 00:13:00,140 --> 00:13:02,140 Oh dude 143 00:13:02,380 --> 00:13:04,860 Okay, this is different. He has a tarantulas 144 00:13:05,900 --> 00:13:11,420 Adam was doing pretty well, but now well in the past he's revealed a secret phobia 145 00:13:14,620 --> 00:13:19,580 He should perhaps mention at this point that I do suffer from a small amount of spider phobia 146 00:13:20,220 --> 00:13:22,220 Otherwise known as rachmophobia 147 00:13:22,620 --> 00:13:33,980 You know, it's again something I wouldn't like to find in my bed 148 00:13:35,980 --> 00:13:41,500 And I definitely wouldn't want to you know, feel it crunch underfoot, but it's not so bad 149 00:13:41,980 --> 00:13:47,100 Yeah, I really kind of got over my spider fear on the uh, daddy long legs mitt 150 00:13:47,740 --> 00:13:51,500 Well, I've never held a tarantula before. They're actually really beautiful. Yeah 151 00:13:53,180 --> 00:13:56,380 Now why is he lifting up one of his legs is he bad to pee? Yeah 152 00:13:58,140 --> 00:13:59,740 Claiming territory 153 00:13:59,740 --> 00:14:04,620 The effect of rating not as bad as the scorpion actually the scorpion was worse 154 00:14:05,100 --> 00:14:09,500 It's so bad. So the fearless mythbusters have overcome spiders 155 00:14:09,980 --> 00:14:11,980 millipedes and scorpions 156 00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:18,140 Which leads only these guys. Okay. All you got to do is put your hand in the bag. Tell me what it is 157 00:14:18,860 --> 00:14:21,740 Is it one thing or is it a whole bunch of things that's what you got to tell me? 158 00:14:28,620 --> 00:14:34,380 Go ahead go ahead. I'm not going to get bitten or stung. I'm like, well, no guarantees without wild animals 159 00:14:34,380 --> 00:14:36,380 But I don't think so 160 00:14:39,900 --> 00:14:41,900 Is it maggots 161 00:14:43,660 --> 00:14:46,620 Oh, yeah, I like these oh cool 162 00:14:46,620 --> 00:14:51,740 They're a little corn snakes or grab a handful. That is so cool 163 00:14:57,100 --> 00:14:59,100 Wow 164 00:15:00,220 --> 00:15:02,220 These guys are magnificent 165 00:15:04,060 --> 00:15:09,420 Look at that. It's like Medusa's hair never held a dozen snakes at once 166 00:15:12,220 --> 00:15:14,220 That's so nifty 167 00:15:14,940 --> 00:15:16,940 Are they're really warming up? Yes 168 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:33,740 How you got here I think it's the latest thing your nose 169 00:15:34,220 --> 00:15:38,460 It's official neither mythbuster can be freaked out by creepy crawlies 170 00:15:38,700 --> 00:15:44,460 And the ultimate mythbuster score stays at Jamie one Adam zero 171 00:16:02,620 --> 00:16:04,620 Oh 172 00:16:09,020 --> 00:16:15,420 Did you have a python in your pants there, heine man? You have a python? No, it was just a little corn snake 173 00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:25,500 Later on ultimate mythbuster good memories and bad 174 00:16:26,060 --> 00:16:29,180 I think I had 12 drinks and I blew a 2.1 175 00:16:30,060 --> 00:16:36,780 But after the break weighing up the mythbusters estimating skills, you know, I'm pretty good at this. I know I know 176 00:16:39,020 --> 00:16:41,020 You 177 00:16:43,980 --> 00:16:50,140 Know an awful lot of the time on mythbusters, we're just kind of going by the seat of our pants, you know going with our gut 178 00:16:50,700 --> 00:16:57,180 Oh, I mean we're estimating things constantly how heavy something's going to be how fast it's going to drop how far it's going to fly 179 00:16:57,420 --> 00:16:58,940 Even how dangerous it is 180 00:16:58,940 --> 00:17:04,460 Yeah, you know, I reckon in the course of the show that you and I are about 50 50 split in our 181 00:17:05,020 --> 00:17:10,860 Seated the pants estimations, you know, right and wrong. Well, it could be not that we haven't had our fair share of screw ups 182 00:17:12,380 --> 00:17:18,220 The fear of public humiliation has never stopped adam from offering his best guess on an outcome 183 00:17:19,580 --> 00:17:23,660 Such as what would happen when the cable pulled tight on the police car's axle 184 00:17:24,380 --> 00:17:29,900 Let's see 70 that the cable does break but before it does it does enough damage to the car 185 00:17:29,900 --> 00:17:35,820 We can't do a second test at all 20 percent that it actually breaks but doesn't do any damage to the car 186 00:17:35,820 --> 00:17:38,220 We can do a second test weaken the axle etc 187 00:17:38,780 --> 00:17:41,820 10 percent it works perfectly yanks the axle right out of the car 188 00:17:42,060 --> 00:17:44,460 I believe if you add those numbers up they come to 100 percent 189 00:17:50,140 --> 00:17:53,100 The cable snapped but there was no damage to the car 190 00:17:56,860 --> 00:17:58,860 That's spectacular 191 00:17:58,940 --> 00:18:04,300 Yes, okay, so I was off of my percentages. I gave what happened here a 30 chance of happening 192 00:18:05,580 --> 00:18:07,580 20 in fact 193 00:18:07,660 --> 00:18:14,300 No 30 70 20 percent 10 percent. No, that wasn't me. That was somebody else. I said 50 194 00:18:14,940 --> 00:18:22,780 40 10 I reject your reality and substitute my own but adam did have more success predicting the boom lift catapult outcome 195 00:18:24,140 --> 00:18:26,140 I think the whole damn thing's just gonna fall down 196 00:18:26,140 --> 00:18:27,660 I 197 00:18:27,660 --> 00:18:33,980 Think there's about a 10 chance of the whole thing falling down about a 40 chance of buster actually flying any distance and 198 00:18:34,620 --> 00:18:38,060 The other 50 percent is buster going boom right in front of the thing 199 00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:54,860 And as for guessing the outcome of the alcatraz escape he was 60 percent right 200 00:18:55,660 --> 00:18:59,900 I give us a 60 chance of making it 201 00:19:00,940 --> 00:19:04,540 20 chance of immediate catastrophic failure 202 00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:08,780 And 20 slow descent into the depths of hell 203 00:19:12,860 --> 00:19:14,860 We made it 204 00:19:14,860 --> 00:19:20,780 You know given that we've been so I think evenly matched in our in our ability to make wild ass guesses 205 00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:24,940 I think we ought to have a little contest here. See who can actually guesstimate weight the best 206 00:19:25,740 --> 00:19:29,020 Well, okay, we've got some stuff right here. We've got a toy car 207 00:19:29,100 --> 00:19:33,580 We've got a gilded angel and a hatch from an airplane those ought to work, right? Yeah, absolutely 208 00:19:33,660 --> 00:19:37,340 Tell you what why don't we start by just guessing their weight based on what we see 209 00:19:37,900 --> 00:19:43,020 Then we'll actually pick them up guess the weight based on what we feel and then we'll wait and see who got closer 210 00:19:43,820 --> 00:19:48,460 Okay, well, you know, I'm pretty good at this. I know I know I think I can handle myself. All right 211 00:19:49,420 --> 00:19:54,220 Toy car so it's simple enough first estimate the weight by eye 212 00:20:00,460 --> 00:20:05,500 So you ready for the handling test handling the car and guessing its weight you first all right 213 00:20:06,140 --> 00:20:09,020 Now they get to revise their guess based on feel 214 00:20:10,700 --> 00:20:12,700 Are you done yet? Come on 215 00:20:12,940 --> 00:20:14,940 Okay 216 00:20:17,020 --> 00:20:22,220 Now the moment of truth we have ounces here toy car weighs 217 00:20:24,140 --> 00:20:27,420 Oh, I was way one point nine ounces. What was your guess? 218 00:20:28,620 --> 00:20:33,180 I had five ounces on the eyeball and seven ounces on hefting it. I was way off 219 00:20:33,580 --> 00:20:39,260 I had three point five ounces on the eyeball and three point eight ounces on the uh handling it 220 00:20:39,260 --> 00:20:42,300 So, I mean I was off by double but I was a lot closer than you 221 00:20:42,860 --> 00:20:44,860 Now you're still full 222 00:20:45,500 --> 00:20:50,460 So gilded angel eyeball test now jayme says he hates these competitions 223 00:20:50,780 --> 00:20:56,140 But there's pride on the line here. He's developed a reputation as a kind of human scale 224 00:20:56,780 --> 00:20:58,780 But this angel is tricky 225 00:20:59,500 --> 00:21:01,500 It's weird. I'm actually getting 226 00:21:02,540 --> 00:21:05,260 Physical ideas that are very close to what my eyeball idea is 227 00:21:05,260 --> 00:21:07,260 The 228 00:21:08,940 --> 00:21:10,940 Angel is 229 00:21:11,020 --> 00:21:13,020 66.7 ounces 230 00:21:13,020 --> 00:21:18,140 On my eyeball I got 58 ounces. So it's actually pretty darn close. Yeah, you were real close 231 00:21:18,380 --> 00:21:21,500 My handling was 62 ounces. So it was off by four 232 00:21:22,220 --> 00:21:24,380 I wasn't too far off but you were closer 233 00:21:25,020 --> 00:21:30,620 Jamie's best guess was 80 ounces off by 13 ounces Adams won again 234 00:21:32,220 --> 00:21:34,220 All right thatch 235 00:21:35,260 --> 00:21:37,260 You ready? Yeah, I'm ready 236 00:21:37,580 --> 00:21:42,620 What jayme needs is some heavy duty estimating something with some weight 237 00:21:45,900 --> 00:21:52,700 You know, I feel I feel like I underestimated the weights when I eyeballed just slightly you know by about 15 percent 238 00:21:53,820 --> 00:21:56,300 I think I got them all right right off the bat 239 00:21:56,300 --> 00:21:58,300 I 240 00:22:02,540 --> 00:22:08,460 Was way off on that one it's a lot heavier than I thought yeah between my eyeball and the actual handling 241 00:22:09,500 --> 00:22:17,980 Adam estimates around 21 pounds jayme's double bad at 42 and drumroll please. All right, let's weigh this guy 242 00:22:19,420 --> 00:22:21,420 Shall we put on the other here? 243 00:22:22,380 --> 00:22:28,700 And the actual weight is 29 pounds Adams off by eight pounds jayme by 13 244 00:22:30,620 --> 00:22:34,300 Adam wins this estimating contest three rounds to zero 245 00:22:34,860 --> 00:22:39,900 Given the variance of our objects. I think we were pretty evenly split and we were both way off 246 00:22:41,420 --> 00:22:46,140 So the ultimate myth busters current score jayme and adam one test all 247 00:22:46,380 --> 00:22:48,380 Oh 248 00:22:49,980 --> 00:22:52,860 Next on ultimate myth buster timer starting 249 00:22:53,740 --> 00:22:59,820 Now can myth busting ingenuity save eggs doomed to the high dive fair catch 250 00:23:00,060 --> 00:23:02,060 I 251 00:23:10,220 --> 00:23:15,020 Jamie it's time for another test of our myth busting skills. I'm ready. What do you got? 252 00:23:15,340 --> 00:23:21,020 Well, this one is actually a test of our ability to think laterally and our problem-solving abilities 253 00:23:22,860 --> 00:23:29,020 The egg drop you must drop an egg from the roof of the workshop to the pavement below without breaking the egg 254 00:23:29,340 --> 00:23:32,060 You will be given a box of materials to help make this happen 255 00:23:32,620 --> 00:23:36,460 You can only use these materials in the test no other people are materials are allowed 256 00:23:36,860 --> 00:23:40,540 If the shell is cracked, but no yolk leaks out it is deemed a successful drop 257 00:23:41,260 --> 00:23:48,700 So drop an egg from a great height and save it from breaking using only ingenuity and these identical boxes of john 258 00:23:49,740 --> 00:23:54,780 A couple of oranges a pair of latex gloves some paper five feet of tape 259 00:23:55,420 --> 00:24:02,700 20 feet of string and other assorted trash found lying around the workshop. Are you ready to be soundly beaten? 260 00:24:05,260 --> 00:24:08,940 All right, uh timer starting now 261 00:24:10,540 --> 00:24:16,060 Sure, they only have an hour for this challenge and right now the competition is all tied up at one test each 262 00:24:16,300 --> 00:24:18,300 But why worry? 263 00:24:21,340 --> 00:24:23,500 Paper and oranges string and tape 264 00:24:23,500 --> 00:24:26,620 The eggs out look looks bleak 265 00:24:27,660 --> 00:24:32,620 But the mythbusters do have a history of creative creations and lateral thinking 266 00:24:35,580 --> 00:24:40,700 How else could they have come up with not one but two ways to find a needle in a haystack? 267 00:24:43,420 --> 00:24:47,420 Adam used water agitation and a magnet to separate them out 268 00:24:53,660 --> 00:24:57,020 Jamie a spinning tube with slots and a furnace 269 00:25:00,060 --> 00:25:02,060 That's the little one 270 00:25:04,380 --> 00:25:06,620 Turns out adam's way worked best 271 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:18,380 How do you get thousands of ping pong balls down inside a submerged boat? 272 00:25:19,260 --> 00:25:22,780 Jamie came up with a kind of water elevator 273 00:25:23,260 --> 00:25:27,740 Flushing the balls down below the surface and into the hull raising the boat 274 00:25:37,900 --> 00:25:41,740 How do you train a goldfish to swim through a maze? Oh, no 275 00:25:42,060 --> 00:25:50,380 Jamie taught his to associate food with the color orange and soon enough they were puzzle busters 276 00:25:51,500 --> 00:25:57,660 Hey, that was let's see 25 seconds. It's a record. They were like definitely 277 00:25:58,940 --> 00:26:00,940 Way to go guys 278 00:26:01,020 --> 00:26:02,860 and adam 279 00:26:02,860 --> 00:26:04,860 Well, neither eating your own poo 280 00:26:05,420 --> 00:26:12,700 The hour is up it's time for the mythbusters to test their egg saving creations 281 00:26:14,780 --> 00:26:20,140 Jamie it's your building. How high is that off the ground? It's about 25 26 feet. Yeah. Yeah 282 00:26:21,180 --> 00:26:22,700 Well 283 00:26:22,700 --> 00:26:24,700 You know, I think before we drop our devices 284 00:26:25,660 --> 00:26:30,060 We ought to do a control and actually just drop an egg and see what'll happen to a 285 00:26:30,300 --> 00:26:34,700 Unprotected egg from that height. You mean you don't know what will happen to the egg from that height 286 00:26:35,900 --> 00:26:38,940 No, I'm quite clear on what'll happen to the egg, but it'll be good high-speed shot 287 00:26:38,940 --> 00:26:42,060 And that's what the prettys who told me to say. Okay. You ready? 288 00:26:47,900 --> 00:26:49,900 Here we go 289 00:26:49,980 --> 00:26:51,980 Two one 290 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:58,940 For future reference, this is what happens when egg meets concrete 291 00:27:00,060 --> 00:27:03,260 Now trying to avoid that adam will go first 292 00:27:03,740 --> 00:27:08,380 I've got a lot of shock absorption from a paper cone here with an orange to keep it pointed down 293 00:27:09,260 --> 00:27:12,940 I've got rubber gloves using air to protect my egg. Cool 294 00:27:13,900 --> 00:27:18,700 One hour's work a paper cone an orange and two inflated gloves 295 00:27:19,260 --> 00:27:20,860 obvious really 296 00:27:20,860 --> 00:27:25,500 Let's do it. Okay in three two one 297 00:27:29,740 --> 00:27:36,780 It looked good, but as jamey and adam know all too well looks can be deceiving its performance that counts 298 00:27:37,580 --> 00:27:39,580 What do you think do you think it made it? 299 00:27:39,900 --> 00:27:42,140 My guess is that it made it and I think you did a great job 300 00:27:43,820 --> 00:27:45,820 Oh 301 00:27:46,540 --> 00:27:48,540 I think that's one intact egg I've got here 302 00:27:50,140 --> 00:27:53,820 And so it is well, uh-oh there's a crack but no you 303 00:27:57,180 --> 00:28:04,220 So the rule was if no yolk leaks out adam's shell shot give it up it broke the egg it said break the egg 304 00:28:04,300 --> 00:28:06,300 I get another chance. I'm going again 305 00:28:08,620 --> 00:28:12,860 All right, I'm ready. So adam think like a chicken, you know, it's your offspring 306 00:28:13,100 --> 00:28:14,860 and stay care 307 00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:16,860 All right, I'll see you from up there. Okay 308 00:28:18,380 --> 00:28:20,780 All right, this is test number two here we go 309 00:28:22,460 --> 00:28:24,940 And three two one 310 00:28:27,900 --> 00:28:29,900 Shoot 311 00:28:43,020 --> 00:28:45,020 That looks successful 312 00:28:46,460 --> 00:28:52,300 Well that looks like a nice whole egg. Well good job adam congratulations. Thank you very much 313 00:28:53,900 --> 00:28:56,220 All right, let's see. Uh, let's see what you got. Okay 314 00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:03,340 What jamey's got is well a good example of lateral thinking 315 00:29:04,460 --> 00:29:07,580 And if his first attempt is successful, he's the winner 316 00:29:08,860 --> 00:29:11,420 You know, I have actually very little doubt that jamey 317 00:29:12,300 --> 00:29:15,180 Will not succeed at this. I'm pretty sure he will 318 00:29:16,060 --> 00:29:23,260 Um, I just feel that we can leave it up to the viewers to decide whether or not I have stayed within the spirit of this contest 319 00:29:24,060 --> 00:29:26,060 Spirit of the contest 320 00:29:26,380 --> 00:29:30,700 Well, the rules did say it will be given a box of materials to help make this happen 321 00:29:31,260 --> 00:29:35,020 You can only use these materials in the test. No other people are materials are allowed 322 00:29:35,100 --> 00:29:40,300 He's done that egg in orange orange and glove glove tied to string 323 00:29:40,860 --> 00:29:46,540 But remember the string's only 20 feet long the roof's 26 feet high 324 00:29:47,980 --> 00:29:50,460 Which is where the five feet of tape comes in 325 00:29:53,340 --> 00:29:57,580 Okay guys, I'm ready. So I think you can commence your lowering 326 00:30:00,220 --> 00:30:06,460 With two ultimate myth buster challenges to go jamey is lowering his way to a two one lead 327 00:30:07,180 --> 00:30:11,900 But the rules say he has to drop the egg 328 00:30:15,740 --> 00:30:17,740 And here it comes 329 00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:30,860 Here it is in high speed 330 00:30:36,460 --> 00:30:45,500 There you go. Yeah, well 331 00:30:46,620 --> 00:30:53,020 Hey, I dropped it from the roof kudos for thinking slightly laterally outside the box, but uh 332 00:30:54,140 --> 00:30:57,020 Yeah, I I think my rig's much more impressive 333 00:30:57,740 --> 00:30:59,740 Thank you, sir 334 00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:04,060 Next on ultimate myth buster. You ready adam? I'm ready jamey 335 00:31:04,060 --> 00:31:10,860 No pain no gain, but how much pain can a myth buster take? 336 00:31:17,020 --> 00:31:21,820 Remember don't try this at home. We've got years of experience that keeps us safe 337 00:31:26,060 --> 00:31:33,340 It has been a trail of pain the last couple years. Yes, it has that specifically is why we're wearing these 338 00:31:33,740 --> 00:31:36,140 coveralls because we are going to 339 00:31:37,020 --> 00:31:41,500 Indulge in a test of our pain thresholds who can endure the most 340 00:31:43,420 --> 00:31:45,420 With a pair of paintball guns 341 00:31:45,900 --> 00:31:47,900 Yeah, baby 342 00:31:49,660 --> 00:31:55,420 With jamey leading two tests to one the next ultimate myth buster challenge is paintball 343 00:31:56,060 --> 00:31:57,820 The rules are simple 344 00:31:57,820 --> 00:31:59,820 Take a shot step closer 345 00:32:00,060 --> 00:32:02,060 Take another shot step closer 346 00:32:02,540 --> 00:32:04,540 Till someone says stop 347 00:32:05,020 --> 00:32:07,580 There's one more piece of safety equipment that I want to check 348 00:32:08,860 --> 00:32:10,860 I'm wearing a cup to protect 349 00:32:11,340 --> 00:32:13,340 my family jewels 350 00:32:13,340 --> 00:32:16,940 I hope he tries to shoot me there. That's the one place that I am protected 351 00:32:18,620 --> 00:32:20,620 I'm ready for you savage bring it on 352 00:32:21,100 --> 00:32:28,860 Even with safety equipment accidents can happen. Don't try this at home. You ready adam? I'm ready jamey 353 00:32:32,780 --> 00:32:36,780 I'm right here 354 00:32:38,780 --> 00:32:42,220 Hey adam did that hurt? That hurt a lot 355 00:32:46,220 --> 00:32:53,900 In the past adam has shown a special ability to endure pain no doubt born of his unique capacity to attract it 356 00:32:54,060 --> 00:33:01,340 I'm gonna have to stitch your mouth shut I think for this 357 00:33:01,820 --> 00:33:03,900 Yeah, you wish 358 00:33:03,900 --> 00:33:08,780 Sure accidents happen busting myths. They just seem to happen a lot around adam 359 00:33:11,180 --> 00:33:14,220 I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. I am missing an eyebrow aren't I? 360 00:33:14,380 --> 00:33:16,380 You lost a lot of air up there too 361 00:33:16,380 --> 00:33:17,340 You're kidding me 362 00:33:17,340 --> 00:33:17,820 Oh man 363 00:33:17,820 --> 00:33:20,780 You're all right dude second. I just want to look weird after a day or two 364 00:33:21,740 --> 00:33:23,740 I'm scared 365 00:33:24,380 --> 00:33:31,420 But the strange thing a lot of adam's pain is no accident. He wanted to be shot for the penny drop myth 366 00:33:32,300 --> 00:33:34,300 Okay, three two 367 00:33:35,020 --> 00:33:37,020 one 368 00:33:41,340 --> 00:33:43,340 The same exact place 369 00:33:45,100 --> 00:33:48,940 No one told him to get his tongue pierced for the lightning strike experiment 370 00:33:49,020 --> 00:33:56,140 Hmm, so you're ready? Here you go. Give me a breath in and out. You're done 371 00:33:56,860 --> 00:33:58,860 jewelry's in 372 00:33:59,020 --> 00:34:02,380 I'm gonna take the clamp off and screw the bead on the bottom. There you go. You know 373 00:34:05,820 --> 00:34:07,820 All right 374 00:34:08,780 --> 00:34:11,980 That was not so bad. Oh, but now I'm talking all funny 375 00:34:11,980 --> 00:34:13,980 Oh 376 00:34:17,260 --> 00:34:19,260 Sanjay 377 00:34:20,620 --> 00:34:26,540 And the goldfinger revisit might not have been painful, but would you get an anal probe by choice? 378 00:34:27,260 --> 00:34:29,260 Hahaha 379 00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:43,660 Despite all that pain practice back at the paintball challenge adam's being sorely tested 380 00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:47,260 But now it's time for kids savage to wreak revenge 381 00:34:49,420 --> 00:34:51,740 Did that not hurt at all? Yeah, it hurt 382 00:34:52,140 --> 00:34:54,140 Hahaha 383 00:34:54,460 --> 00:34:58,700 Apparently it didn't hurt quite as much as showing it would one step forward 384 00:35:04,380 --> 00:35:11,820 Never underestimate a devious mind jesse jayme nailed him in exactly the same spot. All right, you ready? 385 00:35:14,540 --> 00:35:16,540 Ah hit him in the cup 386 00:35:16,860 --> 00:35:18,860 Damn it. Yeah, baby 387 00:35:21,740 --> 00:35:23,740 Wait, do we have to keep moving forward? 388 00:35:26,460 --> 00:35:32,220 Bullseye you've got to wonder if jayme's been waiting for this opportunity you want to see 389 00:35:37,340 --> 00:35:41,980 One on either side next one will be right in the middle. That's really painful 390 00:35:48,300 --> 00:35:50,300 One more step forward 391 00:35:52,300 --> 00:36:00,940 Uh, I'm not sure I want to do it anymore killing me. So adam is that official I give 392 00:36:03,580 --> 00:36:07,340 Yeah, that's an idea this sucks. I keep expending them on your cup 393 00:36:09,340 --> 00:36:11,340 I don't want to do this anymore 394 00:36:11,500 --> 00:36:14,700 Kids savages gunslinging days are over 395 00:36:15,500 --> 00:36:17,500 I 396 00:36:19,260 --> 00:36:27,260 Keep forgetting that you're like actually have no heart or soul. I'm done. That's fine. You can have this only the pain part 397 00:36:27,340 --> 00:36:29,340 that I like great see you later 398 00:36:30,620 --> 00:36:33,180 Well, I guess that's victory in the paint test to me 399 00:36:34,860 --> 00:36:41,420 After the break the final test which myth buster can best remember their highs and lows 400 00:36:42,380 --> 00:36:45,660 What making your car was used in a stinky car story? 401 00:36:56,060 --> 00:37:03,900 After seasons of busting myths the guys have a lot of memories, but just how good is their recall when it comes to detail 402 00:37:05,420 --> 00:37:09,820 Yeah, well, I have a list of questions for you and we'll just see how good your memory is 403 00:37:10,780 --> 00:37:19,100 Bring them on a memory test behind 3-1 adam can't win ultimate myth buster, but he has his pride 404 00:37:19,740 --> 00:37:22,540 How many volts does a typical subway train run on? 405 00:37:25,900 --> 00:37:28,540 Do you want to pee on that jayme? I don't want to pee on that 406 00:37:30,540 --> 00:37:32,780 That would be 600 volts correct 407 00:37:33,340 --> 00:37:39,180 What is the name of the creature from which eel skin wallets are most often made? That would be a hagfish 408 00:37:40,060 --> 00:37:42,380 Correct also known as the slime eel 409 00:37:43,260 --> 00:37:47,260 I'd rather put my hands in formaldehyde than in a tank full of hagfish 410 00:37:47,820 --> 00:37:50,460 How many drinks did you have in the breathalyzer experiment? 411 00:37:51,340 --> 00:37:53,340 And who blew what reading? 412 00:37:53,340 --> 00:37:55,740 Wow, it's all such a blur 413 00:37:56,380 --> 00:38:01,260 I feel totally fine allow me to place this on your breath testing machine and I'll be happy to be tested 414 00:38:03,900 --> 00:38:05,900 Very good 415 00:38:06,860 --> 00:38:10,300 I think I had 12 drinks and I blew a 2.1 416 00:38:12,860 --> 00:38:20,780 It was 13 drinks in three hours and you blew a 1.1 or a 0.11 and I blew a 0.09 417 00:38:22,220 --> 00:38:25,340 No surprise you missed that one adam's 2 for 3 418 00:38:26,860 --> 00:38:30,540 Who is it fault for losing buster's leg in a hammer drop experiment? 419 00:38:36,300 --> 00:38:38,300 Oh 420 00:38:40,380 --> 00:38:42,380 No, no, no 421 00:38:44,060 --> 00:38:46,060 That's disputable 422 00:38:46,140 --> 00:38:47,500 but 423 00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:52,060 My impression was that I wanted to cable the legs up and you didn't think it was necessary 424 00:38:52,060 --> 00:38:56,300 I'd say it was your fault. I don't recall it that way, but we'll put that down as a correct 425 00:38:57,500 --> 00:39:04,940 What making your car was used in the stinky car story? I believe that was a 1976 corvette 426 00:39:06,620 --> 00:39:08,620 Ah 427 00:39:10,860 --> 00:39:12,860 What's the worst that you could imagine? 428 00:39:13,180 --> 00:39:15,180 Yeah, I can't get past this 429 00:39:15,180 --> 00:39:20,940 Well, you got the corvette part right which I would be really disappointed in you if you had missed that one 430 00:39:21,420 --> 00:39:23,420 But the year was an 87 431 00:39:23,420 --> 00:39:25,420 So I think I'll call that a negative 432 00:39:25,660 --> 00:39:30,060 You have about a half point for that one. All right. How many balls were used in the ping pong rescue? 433 00:39:36,220 --> 00:39:39,020 That would be 27 000 balls. That's correct 434 00:39:39,900 --> 00:39:41,900 Okay, so let's count them up. We got 435 00:39:42,540 --> 00:39:44,940 one two three four 436 00:39:46,060 --> 00:39:48,060 4.5 437 00:39:48,060 --> 00:39:50,060 correct 438 00:39:50,220 --> 00:39:52,620 All right, let's see how well you do. Let me see these questions 439 00:39:54,220 --> 00:39:55,420 Okay 440 00:39:55,420 --> 00:39:59,260 In what country did the real jet taxi incident occur? 441 00:39:59,660 --> 00:40:04,540 Yeah, it was in south america. It was either in argentina argentina or brazil 442 00:40:06,140 --> 00:40:08,140 I 443 00:40:08,540 --> 00:40:11,580 Want to say brazil that's correct 444 00:40:13,660 --> 00:40:18,940 One down in what country did the mythical tree cannon explosion occur? 445 00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:28,220 That would be hungary damn that's correct again, all right 446 00:40:30,300 --> 00:40:34,540 Who was the fourth member of the alcatraz escape team that actually stayed behind? 447 00:40:36,220 --> 00:40:38,220 I 448 00:40:39,900 --> 00:40:41,420 Don't remember that one 449 00:40:41,420 --> 00:40:46,460 That would be mr. Allen west from whom we got one of the more detailed descriptions of how we built the rap 450 00:40:47,420 --> 00:40:52,060 Jamie's two for three. He needs to get the last three questions right to win 451 00:40:52,860 --> 00:40:57,180 How much powder did john put into our tree cannon? 452 00:40:59,740 --> 00:41:04,140 Well, we put six ounces of powder in last time. What are we going to put in this time five pounds? 453 00:41:06,780 --> 00:41:10,220 Five pounds five pounds is correct. Yay 454 00:41:11,580 --> 00:41:15,020 How many floors did buster drop in the elevator of death? 455 00:41:15,740 --> 00:41:20,220 Well, I think it was about 90 feet and I think it was eight stories 456 00:41:28,380 --> 00:41:30,380 Eight stories is correct 457 00:41:30,700 --> 00:41:34,700 The challenge comes down to this question and it's a doozy 458 00:41:35,340 --> 00:41:38,460 Now we have a two-part question for your this question 459 00:41:39,020 --> 00:41:43,980 How much thrust did each rocket on the rocket car have and how long was the burn? 460 00:41:45,900 --> 00:41:54,480 The rocket car had about 1500 pounds of thrust and each one burned for up to about four seconds 461 00:41:59,020 --> 00:42:01,020 That is absolutely correct 462 00:42:01,580 --> 00:42:05,740 For five correct answers 463 00:42:06,540 --> 00:42:09,260 Beating my answers by a half a point 464 00:42:09,900 --> 00:42:11,900 Still it was pretty close, huh? 465 00:42:11,980 --> 00:42:14,940 No, again pretty much right down the middle 466 00:42:15,340 --> 00:42:18,140 Of course, I'm going to say right down the middle because I came in slightly behind 467 00:42:20,620 --> 00:42:23,900 And so the ultimate myth buster testing is over 468 00:42:23,900 --> 00:42:25,900 Oh 469 00:42:28,700 --> 00:42:32,780 The final outcome jamie's four wins to adam's one 470 00:42:35,340 --> 00:42:41,180 Yeah, that was beautiful, but jamie has always said he's not interested in competition 471 00:42:41,180 --> 00:42:51,740 And right now given the score neither is adam 472 00:42:52,460 --> 00:42:54,460 There's a crack, but no you 473 00:42:54,700 --> 00:42:59,740 Oh give it up. It broke the egg. So it's time for one last myth busting skill 474 00:43:00,540 --> 00:43:03,260 creative interpretation of results 475 00:43:03,580 --> 00:43:10,380 I thought in the end while there were differing results you and I scored remarkably close on all of those contests 476 00:43:10,860 --> 00:43:12,860 and 477 00:43:13,100 --> 00:43:15,980 I'm glad it's done, but I've I've also had a lot of fun doing it 478 00:43:17,660 --> 00:43:19,660 Good