1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Please, don't try anything that you're about to see us do at home. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,000 Ever. 3 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,000 Brutus Rube Goldberg machine. 4 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,000 Rise, my son. 5 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:40,000 And Carrie Grantontari break it down to find out how to keep your tree evergreen. 6 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:45,000 I like to style the tree, give it a little bit more fullness right around here. 7 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,000 Cook a festive roast on a radar. 8 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,000 That is so funny looking. 9 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,000 Should we all be wearing our lead apron? 10 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:57,000 And find out if falling frozen turkeys can be terminal. 11 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,000 That is messed up! 12 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,000 Who are the Mythbusters? 13 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Adam Savage. 14 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,000 Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow. 15 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,000 And Jamie Heineman. 16 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 Almost too exciting. 17 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:16,000 Between them more than 30 years of special effects experience. 18 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,000 Huge dramatic music. 19 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,000 Joining them, Carrie Byron. 20 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,000 That's gonna be so cool! 21 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:23,000 Grant Imahara. 22 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,000 Listen to that baby purr! 23 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,000 And Tori Bellaci. 24 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,000 Charamedics are nowhere to be found. 25 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,000 Just tell the myths. 26 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,000 They put them to the test. 27 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,000 Ho, ho, ho. 28 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,000 Ho, ho yourself. 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,000 It's Christmas and we have to do something about it. 30 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,000 It's not really my bag. 31 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,000 What are you gonna be doing on Christmas morning? 32 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,000 I'll be in the shop like always. 33 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,000 If you're already gonna be there, let's shoot a Christmas special. 34 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,000 Okay. 35 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,000 Excellent. 36 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Christmas myths, here we come. 37 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,000 Whether you think the Yuletide season is the most magical time of the year, 38 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,000 or a bunch of bah-huh bug, 39 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:20,000 it's full of fables Jamie and Adam can't wait to unwrap for you. 40 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,000 What do you say we do something special for the fans? 41 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 That sounds like a great idea. 42 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,000 What do you have in mind? 43 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:31,000 I'm thinking like a Rube Goldberg Christmas contraption. 44 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,000 I love the idea, but where's the myth? 45 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,000 We don't need a myth. 46 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,000 We can just have some fun. 47 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,000 It's Christmas. 48 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,000 We can make this big machine that's got Mentos and Soda going off. 49 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,000 It's a Christmas theme, all sorts of mechanical stuff, explosions. 50 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,000 You name it, we'll throw it in. 51 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,000 I love it. 52 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,000 Let's do it. 53 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,000 Great. 54 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,000 What the heck is it? 55 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:57,000 A Rube Goldberg machine is a series of elaborate mechanical things. 56 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,000 Like a domino effect, 57 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:03,000 each activates the next to a very simple conclusion, 58 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,000 like peeling a banana. 59 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:14,000 The E.P. Birds made a version recently using that gushy marvel of Diet Coke and Mentos, 60 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:20,000 and their popular internet creation is about to get a whole new Mythbusters makeover. 61 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:26,000 The guys have made Rube Goldberg machines before for big budget commercials, 62 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:31,000 and they've learned the most important element of all is a plan. 63 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,000 So the plan starts off like this. 64 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,000 You've got a Mentos candy that's rolling down a ramp, 65 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,000 it falls into a soda bottle that erupts, 66 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,000 it knocks a paddle wheel which... 67 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,000 Let's move it along. 68 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000 We don't want to spoil the surprise. 69 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:52,000 To power their invention, Adam and Jamie are using the volatile combination of Mentos and soda. 70 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:58,000 In a recent Myth, the guys blew the lid off this global phenomenon. 71 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,000 They discovered the active ingredients in the Mentos and Diet Coke, 72 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:09,000 combined with the effect of nucleation created from the pitted surface of the candy itself, 73 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:15,000 cause a rapid release of carbon dioxide and a Krakatoa of cola. 74 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,000 Jamie gets to work on the starter motor for the whole rig, 75 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:25,000 an inverted metal and mesh cone that has soda bottles welded to the rim. 76 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,000 This sweet baby doesn't run on gas. 77 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,000 What we do is take a...just a any chunk of steel will do, 78 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,000 like this nut, perch that on the inside of the neck of the bottle, 79 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:46,000 we put our Mentos on it and then when we yank the magnet away, we get...that. 80 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,000 Time for a test run. 81 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,000 And three, two, one. 82 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,000 Jamie, that's excellent. Sort of. 83 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,000 I'll get them off. 84 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Quickly. It's going for my steel rack. 85 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:12,000 For his next trick, Jamie attaches a float control valve to a bottle of soda. 86 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,000 There we go. 87 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:21,000 I found that dropping the Mentos into the soda, if you release the pressure slowly, 88 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,000 you can get just gas. That's cool. 89 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:28,000 The gas inflates Jamie's plastic party favor very nicely. 90 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Adam, come here. 91 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,000 That's great. 92 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Some more holiday joy arrives, special delivery. 93 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,000 There you go. Oh, they're hideous. 94 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,000 Oh. 95 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,000 So what's the symbolism here? 96 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,000 The monkeys are the last part of the sequence that is all kind of on one plane. 97 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:58,000 When they applaud, they'll gradually work the way forward on a little kind of seesaw thing. 98 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,000 It'll trip and then that sets off the next series of gags. 99 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 Tip that scale, monkeys. 100 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,000 Bye. 101 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,000 Goodbye, my little friend. 102 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,000 And you too. 103 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,000 You know, Christmas just isn't complete without Christmas trees, 104 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:27,000 but as the holidays go on, they start dropping their needles and they make a huge mess. 105 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,000 I've heard of all sorts of mythical recipes for keeping needles on your trees. 106 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,000 Well, let's get a bunch of trees and test all the methods we can find. 107 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,000 It's fun to choose your own Christmas tree. 108 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,000 Jerry likes this spruce tree. 109 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,000 Jane likes the tall pine with long needles. 110 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:51,000 Nothing evokes the feeling of the holidays like the smell of fresh pine on a real tree. 111 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:57,000 But sometimes all the debris they drop makes you wish you'd gone with plastic. 112 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:01,000 To put to the test mythical miracles touted to keep your tree fresh, 113 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:05,000 Grant and Tori head off to go Christmas tree shopping. 114 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,000 While Carrie stays back to make needle catchers. 115 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:13,000 Basically it's going to be a little platform with a ridge so the needles don't blow away 116 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,000 and a little hole where we can sweep all the needles into a little clear plastic container 117 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:23,000 and we can measure the volume of them by day or by week depending on how long it takes for all the needles to fall. 118 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,000 Okay, one down, nine to go. 119 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,000 As she continues building, the guys arrive at the Christmas tree farm. 120 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:36,000 But as they drive through the gate, they run into a little problem. 121 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,000 Tori and Grant are used to being stopped at the door, 122 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:43,000 but that's usually when they're trying to get into a fancy restaurant. 123 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,000 It's not exactly a great first impression. 124 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,000 Yeah, just go down to the tree farm and get us some trees. 125 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:53,000 Luckily John the order is an easy going guy. 126 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,000 John, nice to meet you. I'm Tori. 127 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,000 Grant, nice to meet you. 128 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:57,000 Sorry about the sign. 129 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,000 No problem. 130 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,000 No problem, heard it. 131 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:04,000 Grant and Tori pick out ten Douglas firs all the same size. 132 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,000 Definitely not that one. 133 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,000 When I was a kid we couldn't afford ornaments. 134 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:17,000 They're trees selected and measured. They cut them down and load them into the truck. 135 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Before they leave they have to do one more thing, put John's sign back up. 136 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,000 Little more! Stop! 137 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,000 Not again. 138 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Did that sound good? 139 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,000 That didn't sound good. 140 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:41,000 It's not exactly a great last impression either. 141 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Really, I'm fixing it. 142 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:51,000 John, here's some gratis airtime to say sorry. 143 00:08:52,000 --> 00:09:02,000 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas as the team painstakingly pieces together a holiday themed Rube Goldberg machine. 144 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:07,000 Jamie and I are building a kind of mechanical Christmas pageant machine. 145 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:13,000 We're trying to make it something that's both filmable and interesting and involves all these different things. 146 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,000 Mentos, cola, Christmas, mechanical stuff. 147 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,000 It's alive! 148 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,000 Let's go indoor bowling with Jamie. 149 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,000 Strike! 150 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,000 For this setup Jamie builds a midi bowling lane. 151 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:37,000 Then suspends a bowling ball from a tightly wound cord. 152 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:38,000 You ready? 153 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,000 Wait, uh, okay now I'm ready. 154 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,000 Oh, knock them down. 155 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,000 Adams cooking up another trick. 156 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:52,000 He welds an oven to a specially designed steel stand that will serve up an unforgettable holiday meal. 157 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,000 So, it'll be perched like this. 158 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,000 Hammer will hit it. 159 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,000 All right, there's a couple of kinks. 160 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,000 Just a couple of kinks. 161 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:10,000 But if they iron them all out, it's gonna be a great show. 162 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,000 We've got liquid squirting all over the place. 163 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,000 We've got chemical reactions. 164 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,000 We've got, you know, wheels spinning. 165 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:18,000 We've got balls rolling. 166 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,000 We've got things going off. 167 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,000 Cannons exploding. 168 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,000 Electrical arcs jumping. 169 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,000 Arise my son! 170 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,000 And buster in a pear tree. 171 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,000 Oh, it's awesome. 172 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,000 It's like a ballet. 173 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,000 So, step right up folks. 174 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:39,000 The spectacle is about to begin. 175 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:45,000 Back over at M7, the team is prepping their Christmas trees for the great needle drop fest. 176 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,000 I've taken the advice of the expert. 177 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:50,000 He said to cut an inch above our original cut. 178 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:55,000 This is gonna open up the cells and allow whatever we put into our trays to be able to do. 179 00:10:55,000 --> 00:11:00,000 The trees are inserted through the holes in Carrie's needle catchers and secured to their stands. 180 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,000 Alrighty. 181 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,000 Then, Grant vacuums up any debris. 182 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,000 We just want to make sure that when we do officially start the experiment, 183 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,000 that we start everything with a clean slate. 184 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:16,000 All the needles we collect from then on will be the ones that we're judging our experiment. 185 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,000 We're gonna start with the needle catcher. 186 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,000 We're gonna start with the needle catcher. 187 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,000 We're gonna start with the needle catcher. 188 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,000 Then, Grant vacuums up any debris. 189 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,000 Then, Grant vacuums up any debris. 190 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,000 That will be the ones that we're judging our experiment. 191 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,000 One tree will be kept as the control, and fed only water. 192 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:36,000 Seven others will be treated with a different anti-needle dropping remedy. 193 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,000 From the ordinary to the out there. 194 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:43,000 First is a plant friendly additive, fertilizer. 195 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:44,000 Nice. 196 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Tori adds a ratio of 5% to a gallon of water and pours it into the stand. 197 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,540 All right, time to kill a Christmas tree. 198 00:11:53,540 --> 00:11:55,700 Tree number two isn't so lucky. 199 00:11:55,700 --> 00:11:59,780 It gets to suck up a 5% mix of bleach. 200 00:11:59,780 --> 00:12:04,860 Bleach contains the toxin chlorine that kills bacteria, so maybe it'll keep it sparkling. 201 00:12:04,860 --> 00:12:09,300 My prediction is this thing is going to be brown tomorrow. 202 00:12:09,300 --> 00:12:13,220 Next is a libation that's a whole lot more refreshing. 203 00:12:13,220 --> 00:12:15,080 Lemon, lime and soda. 204 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:19,380 I'm guessing that why you would use this versus say regular water would have to be either 205 00:12:19,380 --> 00:12:25,020 sugar, carbonation or preservatives because otherwise it is just water. 206 00:12:25,020 --> 00:12:31,900 Now people seem to think sugar, maybe because it makes them hyper, will perk up the tree. 207 00:12:31,900 --> 00:12:37,140 Then Carrie crushes up and dispenses a popular pain reliever that some people believe stops 208 00:12:37,140 --> 00:12:40,020 the headache of cleaning up fallen needles. 209 00:12:40,020 --> 00:12:43,300 There we go. 210 00:12:43,300 --> 00:12:47,060 Next is a little blue pill that's a mystery product. 211 00:12:47,060 --> 00:12:49,100 I'll let Carrie set it straight. 212 00:12:49,100 --> 00:12:55,220 I'm trying to dance around how to say this because people might have their kids watching. 213 00:12:55,220 --> 00:13:00,980 Santa's little helper, daddy's little helper, maybe mama's little helper. 214 00:13:00,980 --> 00:13:04,580 Santa's little helper contains nitric oxide. 215 00:13:04,580 --> 00:13:10,180 In humans it increases blood flow, so it might help plants feel more vigorous too. 216 00:13:10,180 --> 00:13:14,180 It's got to take a little time to take effect. 217 00:13:14,180 --> 00:13:16,140 I don't know, does it? 218 00:13:16,140 --> 00:13:21,140 Another possible trick of holding things firm is to use hairspray. 219 00:13:21,140 --> 00:13:25,780 So I am applying hairspray as a needle retention device. 220 00:13:25,780 --> 00:13:30,980 What I think is going to happen is I spray this all over the tree and it creates a little 221 00:13:30,980 --> 00:13:34,660 barrier that will keep the moisture in and keep the needles on. 222 00:13:34,660 --> 00:13:37,460 You know I like to style the tree. 223 00:13:37,460 --> 00:13:40,540 I give it a little bit more fullness right around here. 224 00:13:40,540 --> 00:13:42,540 Put the hairspray. 225 00:13:42,540 --> 00:13:45,900 Very nice. 226 00:13:45,900 --> 00:13:51,660 The final tree is the ultimate Mythbusters special that takes the hairspray idea to a 227 00:13:51,660 --> 00:13:54,340 whole new stratosphere. 228 00:13:54,340 --> 00:13:59,260 The team suits up and breaks it down old school style. 229 00:13:59,260 --> 00:14:02,260 Bring it in. 230 00:14:02,260 --> 00:14:04,780 Ain't it funky? 231 00:14:04,780 --> 00:14:07,780 Funky. 232 00:14:07,780 --> 00:14:13,700 Like a happy hazmat team, they spray the tree all over with a clear coat of urethane. 233 00:14:14,700 --> 00:14:20,700 The idea is that we're going to completely encase the tree in a thin clear layer of urethane. 234 00:14:20,700 --> 00:14:23,820 And that's going to keep all the moisture in. 235 00:14:23,820 --> 00:14:29,100 It's the ultimate extra superhold spray that also adds fabulous shine. 236 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:34,700 So what do you think average American family think they're going to be able to do this? 237 00:14:34,700 --> 00:14:38,500 Oh totally, I have a spray with my house. 238 00:14:38,500 --> 00:14:43,180 The trees will be monitored over a six week period and their needle dropping results will 239 00:14:43,180 --> 00:14:46,180 be revealed at the end of the show. 240 00:14:51,180 --> 00:14:54,700 Christmas is coming, it's time to think about getting the bird. 241 00:14:54,700 --> 00:15:00,260 Well unlike my bean curd substitute turkey, there's all sorts of stories and myths about 242 00:15:00,260 --> 00:15:02,340 the dangers of the frozen turkey. 243 00:15:02,340 --> 00:15:06,900 I've heard it's cracked floor tiles, like broken toes and even caused the death of some 244 00:15:06,900 --> 00:15:07,900 pets. 245 00:15:07,900 --> 00:15:12,660 Well why don't we separate fact from fiction and see how lethal these frozen turkeys are. 246 00:15:12,660 --> 00:15:15,660 It'll be like a public service. 247 00:15:15,660 --> 00:15:16,660 Exactly. 248 00:15:18,660 --> 00:15:23,660 Every holiday season we humans cause the turkey population to plummet. 249 00:15:23,660 --> 00:15:29,660 But is it possible for a falling frozen turkey to turn the tables on us? 250 00:15:30,660 --> 00:15:33,660 When dropping turkeys what do you need? 251 00:15:33,660 --> 00:15:38,660 Well first up a steel turkey dropper rig to play the role of a frazzled homemaker. 252 00:15:42,660 --> 00:15:45,660 Grant is making its power mechanism. 253 00:15:45,660 --> 00:15:51,660 I am rigging up the air system for the turkey drop rig and these are rotary pneumatic air 254 00:15:51,660 --> 00:15:52,660 cylinders. 255 00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:58,660 When I hit this button it's going to open up the arms just like that, dropping the turkey. 256 00:15:59,660 --> 00:16:03,660 Meanwhile Tari demonstrates his handyman skills. 257 00:16:03,660 --> 00:16:06,660 So we need some hands to hold the turkey for the turkey drop mechanism. 258 00:16:06,660 --> 00:16:11,660 So what I'm doing right now I'm going to pour up some hands in some urethane and I'm going 259 00:16:11,660 --> 00:16:15,660 to put this tube, these steel tubes into the hands and they will slip into the arms of 260 00:16:15,660 --> 00:16:16,660 the rig. 261 00:16:16,660 --> 00:16:22,660 He pours the instant urethane into pre-made molds, gives them a shake and pressed up. 262 00:16:23,660 --> 00:16:25,660 Give them a hand everyone. 263 00:16:26,660 --> 00:16:28,660 Don't touch me with those. 264 00:16:28,660 --> 00:16:30,660 Well you don't know where these have been. 265 00:16:30,660 --> 00:16:33,660 Tari attaches his arms to the rig. 266 00:16:33,660 --> 00:16:34,660 Put it there. 267 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:40,660 Using a sandbag as a substitute bird they're ready to test its turkey dropping technique. 268 00:16:41,660 --> 00:16:44,660 3, 2, 1. 269 00:16:47,660 --> 00:16:49,660 Ohhhh. 270 00:16:50,660 --> 00:16:53,660 What the heck. 271 00:16:53,660 --> 00:16:56,660 Well it looks like we need to make some new hands. 272 00:16:56,660 --> 00:17:00,660 Now that's what I call a firm handshake. 273 00:17:01,660 --> 00:17:04,660 Dude we want to talk about why I just got hit and hit with the thumb. 274 00:17:04,660 --> 00:17:07,660 Um, no. 275 00:17:07,660 --> 00:17:12,660 While the guys make their modifications, Kari is creating some feet. 276 00:17:12,660 --> 00:17:17,660 Adam already has made a mold for our steel cap boot experiment in the past and I'm going 277 00:17:17,660 --> 00:17:21,660 to use this because it makes a great skeleton foot. 278 00:17:21,660 --> 00:17:28,660 The skeleton is made from a mix of urethane and fiberglass that dries to a realistic bone-like texture. 279 00:17:28,660 --> 00:17:30,660 That is a good mold Adam made here. 280 00:17:30,660 --> 00:17:33,660 This one fits into here. 281 00:17:33,660 --> 00:17:34,660 This one. 282 00:17:34,660 --> 00:17:38,660 Then they're encased in a foot-shaped mold of ballistic gelatin. 283 00:17:38,660 --> 00:17:40,660 Nice. 284 00:17:40,660 --> 00:17:46,660 Her feet are definitely suffering from fallen arches but they'll do just fine. 285 00:17:46,660 --> 00:17:52,660 Now because we're all dog lovers here at Mythbusters to test the turkey's falling on 286 00:17:52,660 --> 00:17:56,660 small pets myth, Kari is making fake pooches. 287 00:17:56,660 --> 00:18:00,660 She covers canine replica skeletons in ballistic medium. 288 00:18:01,660 --> 00:18:05,660 This is definitely not a breed recommended for families with small children. 289 00:18:05,660 --> 00:18:11,660 Yeah, this really doesn't have anything to do with the myth but it's a flesh-eating 290 00:18:11,660 --> 00:18:16,660 zombie dog so it needs some flesh-eating zombie googly eyes. 291 00:18:16,660 --> 00:18:19,660 That's so fun. 292 00:18:19,660 --> 00:18:21,660 I started out making a dog. 293 00:18:21,660 --> 00:18:23,660 I love it. 294 00:18:23,660 --> 00:18:24,660 Nice doggy. 295 00:18:24,660 --> 00:18:28,660 Grant, you might want to sleep with one eye open tonight. 296 00:18:29,660 --> 00:18:31,660 I used to do good puppy. 297 00:18:35,660 --> 00:18:38,660 Over at M5, it's going to be a gas. 298 00:18:38,660 --> 00:18:43,660 Jamie and Adam are finally ready to activate their Rube Goldberg machine, 299 00:18:43,660 --> 00:18:48,660 a 100-foot-long holiday miracle with 60 moving parts. 300 00:18:48,660 --> 00:18:52,660 Just to make the point, I wouldn't even walk fast near a lot of this stuff 301 00:18:52,660 --> 00:18:55,660 so nobody breathes on this one, alright? 302 00:18:55,660 --> 00:18:59,660 It's the moment of truth, but how's it all going to work? 303 00:18:59,660 --> 00:19:02,660 Pay close attention because here's exactly what's going to happen. 304 00:19:02,660 --> 00:19:04,660 At the top of this cone are 10 bottles of cola. 305 00:19:04,660 --> 00:19:07,660 At a prescribed moment, Jamie will yank on this string, releasing a mento into each of those 10 bottles, 306 00:19:07,660 --> 00:19:11,660 which will then spray cola down into this funnel, down into this tube, 307 00:19:11,660 --> 00:19:14,660 up to this pair of wires, which will make an electrical contact, 308 00:19:14,660 --> 00:19:20,660 which will release this motor, sending this bowling ball, spinning, spinning, spinning, spinning, spinning, spinning, spinning, spinning, 309 00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:24,660 spinning down, it'll stop, but the bowling ball will keep on spinning, release itself from the screw, fall down, hit, 310 00:19:24,660 --> 00:19:28,660 all 10 sand to bowling pins, which will yank on the string, send the skiers down. 311 00:19:28,660 --> 00:19:33,660 The skiers going down will yank on this magnet, which will release this soda bottle, 312 00:19:33,660 --> 00:19:39,660 sending the party favor going, going like this, releasing this mento, all the way down into the basket, 313 00:19:39,660 --> 00:19:45,660 releasing this mento, all the way down into this basket, this ball will go down here, 314 00:19:45,660 --> 00:19:49,660 release the train, all the way around, all the way around, into the present, boom, the present closes, 315 00:19:49,660 --> 00:19:54,660 releases the mento into this bottle of soda, sending this robot, pushing the candle under the string, 316 00:19:54,660 --> 00:19:57,660 the candle will burn through the string, the string will release the hammer, hammer will hit the stove, 317 00:19:57,660 --> 00:20:03,660 the stove, which has a roast in it, will release its roast onto this seesaw, onto the dinosaur platform, 318 00:20:03,660 --> 00:20:09,660 jiggling this thing, releasing the two little doodads here, which will send the seesaw going this way, 319 00:20:09,660 --> 00:20:13,660 releasing the ball into this robot, turning him on. This robot will find his way eventually to this hand, 320 00:20:13,660 --> 00:20:18,660 which will boom, turn this switch on, sending the jacob flutter, like Frankenstein's monster, 321 00:20:18,660 --> 00:20:23,660 that will set off, this fuse, boom, sending the cannon off, the cannon will release the pirate's hat, 322 00:20:23,660 --> 00:20:29,660 the pirate's hat will turn on the monkeys, the monkeys will go down the ramp, releasing the nut from 323 00:20:29,660 --> 00:20:33,660 this nutcracker's mouth, which I just did, releasing another mento into this bottle of soda, 324 00:20:33,660 --> 00:20:38,660 sending this thing, spinning, pulling a string out, which lets this foot kick the broken crutch here, 325 00:20:38,660 --> 00:20:42,660 sending Buster crashing into the ground, and that's what's going to happen. 326 00:20:42,660 --> 00:20:48,660 Happen or not, you've just witnessed the longest piece to camera in MythBusters history. 327 00:20:48,660 --> 00:20:51,660 This is Rube Goldberg, run one. 328 00:20:52,660 --> 00:20:56,660 And three, two, one. 329 00:20:57,660 --> 00:21:05,660 Jamie pulls the wires, the soda bubbles up, but the machine comes to a stop, something needs flushing. 330 00:21:05,660 --> 00:21:11,660 Hello. There's something blocking it. That's the problem, the end was above the level. 331 00:21:11,660 --> 00:21:15,660 They reposition the tube, mop up, and are ready to go again. 332 00:21:16,660 --> 00:21:18,660 Go back, run two. 333 00:21:18,660 --> 00:21:22,660 Three, two, one. 334 00:21:24,660 --> 00:21:28,660 This time the soda passes through the pipe with ease. 335 00:21:28,660 --> 00:21:30,660 There she blows, uh oh. 336 00:21:30,660 --> 00:21:34,660 Triggering Jamie's spinning bowling ball mechanism. 337 00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:37,660 Oh, it's very smooth. 338 00:21:41,660 --> 00:21:46,660 That hits the set of pins, but the skiers are stuck on the slope. 339 00:21:46,660 --> 00:21:48,660 Here we go again. 340 00:21:48,660 --> 00:21:50,660 All right. 341 00:21:50,660 --> 00:21:53,660 Well, that's the nature of the beast. 342 00:21:53,660 --> 00:21:58,660 Reset. With all this pent-up tension, Adam needs a release. 343 00:21:59,660 --> 00:22:02,660 The main constraints we're working with is there's no cheating here. 344 00:22:02,660 --> 00:22:05,660 Each mechanical gag leads to the next one inexorably. 345 00:22:05,660 --> 00:22:10,660 So if something messes up, we have to reset everything and start from scratch again. 346 00:22:10,660 --> 00:22:14,660 Let's leave them alone to figure out what went wrong this time. 347 00:22:14,660 --> 00:22:16,660 It's all your rig, isn't it? 348 00:22:16,660 --> 00:22:18,660 Yeah, you've got something you want to say about it? 349 00:22:18,660 --> 00:22:20,660 Just wait and see. 350 00:22:22,660 --> 00:22:26,660 Can a falling frozen turkey do this kind of damage? 351 00:22:26,660 --> 00:22:34,660 To find out, the team are about to test the pummel power of frozen fowls with their mechanical homemaker. 352 00:22:34,660 --> 00:22:36,660 See what we're about right? 353 00:22:36,660 --> 00:22:39,660 Pulling the turkey out of the freezer, somewhere around there. 354 00:22:39,660 --> 00:22:45,660 You've got to imagine like you're pulling a turkey out of the freezer, so the normal height is around 60 to 69 inches. 355 00:22:45,660 --> 00:22:48,660 A force plate is put in the drop zone. 356 00:22:48,660 --> 00:22:56,660 That's going to tell us how much energy the dropping turkey is going to impart on your foot. 357 00:22:56,660 --> 00:23:00,660 It's time to stop talking turkey and drop them. 358 00:23:03,660 --> 00:23:04,660 Next time, Adam. 359 00:23:04,660 --> 00:23:05,660 Yeah, good. 360 00:23:05,660 --> 00:23:09,660 In three, two, one. 361 00:23:12,660 --> 00:23:13,660 Wow. 362 00:23:13,660 --> 00:23:14,660 Okay. 363 00:23:14,660 --> 00:23:15,660 Right in the middle. 364 00:23:15,660 --> 00:23:16,660 Woo! 365 00:23:18,660 --> 00:23:22,660 The bird dived like a boulder, but how hard did it hit? 366 00:23:22,660 --> 00:23:27,660 As you can see here, the initial hit is 1,901 newtons. 367 00:23:27,660 --> 00:23:31,660 That is 427.3 pounds. 368 00:23:31,660 --> 00:23:32,660 Wow. 369 00:23:32,660 --> 00:23:34,660 See, that could break your foot. 370 00:23:34,660 --> 00:23:36,660 Let's find out, shall we? 371 00:23:36,660 --> 00:23:39,660 The plate is removed and Carrie puts her foot down. 372 00:23:39,660 --> 00:23:43,660 This is very, very dangerous. 373 00:23:43,660 --> 00:23:46,660 This time they position the turkey pointing down. 374 00:23:46,660 --> 00:23:48,660 It might do more damage. 375 00:23:48,660 --> 00:23:51,660 Three, two, one. 376 00:23:55,660 --> 00:23:57,660 That was a perfect shot. 377 00:23:57,660 --> 00:23:58,660 You can feel that. 378 00:23:58,660 --> 00:23:59,660 Ouch. 379 00:23:59,660 --> 00:24:02,660 Call your podiatrist pronto. 380 00:24:02,660 --> 00:24:09,660 The pointed turkey pounded the foot with more than 770 pounds of bone crunching force. 381 00:24:13,660 --> 00:24:15,660 That broke the middle of the foot. 382 00:24:15,660 --> 00:24:16,660 That's harder. 383 00:24:16,660 --> 00:24:19,660 That threw the thickest bone right here. 384 00:24:19,660 --> 00:24:20,660 That was pretty thick. 385 00:24:20,660 --> 00:24:21,660 That's a strong part. 386 00:24:21,660 --> 00:24:23,660 That was a great shot. 387 00:24:23,660 --> 00:24:27,660 Now we're going to move on to the next step in our myth, which is small pets. 388 00:24:27,660 --> 00:24:32,660 And I've made the Spalistics Gel Zombie Dog to illustrate our point. 389 00:24:32,660 --> 00:24:38,660 Zombie Dog is under foot of the cook, prime falling scraps position. 390 00:24:38,660 --> 00:24:40,660 Does anybody else feel kind of bad about this? 391 00:24:40,660 --> 00:24:41,660 It's kind of cute. 392 00:24:41,660 --> 00:24:43,660 It's not a real dog. 393 00:24:43,660 --> 00:24:45,660 I know, but I'm getting attached. 394 00:24:45,660 --> 00:24:48,660 Three, two, one. 395 00:24:52,660 --> 00:24:54,660 Did you hear that sound? 396 00:24:54,660 --> 00:24:56,660 Did you hear that crack? 397 00:24:56,660 --> 00:24:58,660 Poor little fella. 398 00:24:58,660 --> 00:25:02,660 A giant frozen turkey was not the treat he was hoping for. 399 00:25:02,660 --> 00:25:06,660 The gang checks the high speed and it's not pretty. 400 00:25:11,660 --> 00:25:13,660 That is messed up. 401 00:25:13,660 --> 00:25:15,660 Still smiling. 402 00:25:15,660 --> 00:25:16,660 Didn't break his spirit. 403 00:25:16,660 --> 00:25:19,660 Legs look like they broke, back caved. 404 00:25:19,660 --> 00:25:21,660 Okay, let's move on to the next one. 405 00:25:21,660 --> 00:25:23,660 I think it's going to be worse. 406 00:25:23,660 --> 00:25:28,660 In the name of due diligence, they put another gel pet in the danger zone. 407 00:25:28,660 --> 00:25:31,660 Three, two, one. 408 00:25:33,660 --> 00:25:35,660 This reminds me of my Christmas. 409 00:25:39,660 --> 00:25:42,660 This drop is a real eye-opener. 410 00:25:46,660 --> 00:25:48,660 The head snaps around. 411 00:25:48,660 --> 00:25:52,660 Legs snap off, the eye comes out. 412 00:25:52,660 --> 00:25:55,660 Our zombie dogs need urgent medical attention, 413 00:25:55,660 --> 00:26:01,660 so the team takes them to a veterinarian to see exactly what kind of injuries they sustain. 414 00:26:01,660 --> 00:26:04,660 Dr. Moran delivers his prognosis. 415 00:26:04,660 --> 00:26:07,660 I'm afraid it's not good news. 416 00:26:07,660 --> 00:26:13,660 Aside from the multiple spinal fractures, which the dog has a poor chance of recovering from, 417 00:26:13,660 --> 00:26:17,660 the right rear limb is shattered, the left rear limb has multiple fractures, 418 00:26:17,660 --> 00:26:23,660 and there's going to be a lot of surgery, and even with that, he may not come through it. 419 00:26:23,660 --> 00:26:27,660 I know this is a fake dog, but you're sort of depressing me right now. 420 00:26:27,660 --> 00:26:31,660 Yeah, the prognosis for this dog is not great. 421 00:26:31,660 --> 00:26:36,660 So, is a falling frozen turkey dangerous to your pet? 422 00:26:36,660 --> 00:26:37,660 Plausible? 423 00:26:37,660 --> 00:26:38,660 Oh, yeah. 424 00:26:38,660 --> 00:26:41,660 Well, obviously, because these aren't real dogs, we're not going to be able to test this for real, 425 00:26:41,660 --> 00:26:43,660 so it would have to be plausible. 426 00:26:48,660 --> 00:26:54,660 Back at the workshop, the team tends their Christmas tree garden. 427 00:26:54,660 --> 00:27:00,660 It's two weeks into the test, and each tree is being regularly treated with its chosen method 428 00:27:00,660 --> 00:27:02,660 and checked for needle droppage. 429 00:27:02,660 --> 00:27:06,660 What I'm doing right now is I'm sweeping up the needles into Carey's needle catchers, 430 00:27:06,660 --> 00:27:11,660 and this way we'll be able to accurately measure which tree is losing more needles. 431 00:27:12,660 --> 00:27:20,660 I have to control my breathing, because if I breathe too hard, I might knock off more needles. 432 00:27:20,660 --> 00:27:25,660 Carey and Grant inspect the trees for both needle retention and aesthetics. 433 00:27:25,660 --> 00:27:28,660 Last week's pick was soda. 434 00:27:28,660 --> 00:27:30,660 Hairspray was my pick. 435 00:27:30,660 --> 00:27:31,660 He's doing good. 436 00:27:31,660 --> 00:27:34,660 Santa's little helper's doing pretty good. 437 00:27:34,660 --> 00:27:36,660 Color's not so good. 438 00:27:36,660 --> 00:27:40,660 Okay, if you were going to just judge on color, the control is the greenest. 439 00:27:40,660 --> 00:27:45,660 Yeah, the one that we haven't added anything to is looking really good. 440 00:27:45,660 --> 00:27:50,660 And how about the Mythbusters ultimate urethane sprayed tree? 441 00:27:50,660 --> 00:27:55,660 I would say the worst would definitely be our super painted Mythbusters tree. 442 00:27:55,660 --> 00:27:57,660 That's turning a really weird red. 443 00:27:57,660 --> 00:28:04,660 There are four more weeks to go in this battle of the pines, and with no front runner, it's still any tree's race. 444 00:28:04,660 --> 00:28:08,660 Remember, short breath. 445 00:28:11,660 --> 00:28:22,660 For some holiday fun, Jamie and Adam are putting a merry Mythbusters twist on the EP Birds, Soda and Mentos' latest internet spectacle. 446 00:28:22,660 --> 00:28:25,660 There's something blocking it. 447 00:28:25,660 --> 00:28:28,660 Now, if they could just get it to work. 448 00:28:28,660 --> 00:28:29,660 Oh! 449 00:28:29,660 --> 00:28:31,660 Goldberg Run Tree? 450 00:28:31,660 --> 00:28:36,660 It's take three, and this time Jamie's engine is off to a smooth start. 451 00:28:36,660 --> 00:28:39,660 Oh, it's turning, and it's spinning. 452 00:28:39,660 --> 00:28:41,660 We're good. 453 00:28:41,660 --> 00:28:42,660 Oh, that's good. 454 00:28:42,660 --> 00:28:43,660 That's looking happy. 455 00:28:46,660 --> 00:28:47,660 Strike. 456 00:28:49,660 --> 00:28:51,660 Oh, yes, come on, baby, come on. 457 00:28:51,660 --> 00:28:53,660 Will Jamie's party favor reach the peak? 458 00:28:53,660 --> 00:28:54,660 Totally do it. 459 00:28:54,660 --> 00:28:55,660 You can totally do it. 460 00:28:55,660 --> 00:28:56,660 You're up for this. 461 00:28:56,660 --> 00:28:57,660 You're trained for this. 462 00:28:59,660 --> 00:29:00,660 Yay! 463 00:29:00,660 --> 00:29:03,660 A nice performance under pressure. 464 00:29:04,660 --> 00:29:11,660 The Mentos slides down the ramp, and Adam's trick shot is nothing but net. 465 00:29:16,660 --> 00:29:28,660 The ball boards the train, comes to the end of the line, and triggers their soda swinger. 466 00:29:28,660 --> 00:29:30,660 Come on, come on, there we go. 467 00:29:34,660 --> 00:29:36,660 Come on, baby. 468 00:29:37,660 --> 00:29:38,660 That's it. 469 00:29:38,660 --> 00:29:40,660 Red Robot Man marches into position. 470 00:29:40,660 --> 00:29:41,660 Go, Robot. 471 00:29:44,660 --> 00:29:45,660 There he goes. 472 00:29:47,660 --> 00:29:50,660 The turkey roll is perfection. 473 00:29:55,660 --> 00:29:58,660 But Yellow Robot Man shorts out. 474 00:29:59,660 --> 00:30:00,660 Why is he stuck? 475 00:30:00,660 --> 00:30:02,660 He's never gotten stuck before in his life. 476 00:30:03,660 --> 00:30:07,660 Adam is discovering this time of year can be very stressful. 477 00:30:07,660 --> 00:30:12,660 Jamie and I both done rigs like this for commercials before, and when we've done gags like this, 478 00:30:12,660 --> 00:30:16,660 I mean, we've had between two and eight weeks to build all the gags, 479 00:30:16,660 --> 00:30:19,660 and then like between three and four days to shoot the whole thing. 480 00:30:19,660 --> 00:30:24,660 This rig, 37 gags, we had one week to build it and shoot it. 481 00:30:24,660 --> 00:30:28,660 How about some holiday music to lift everyone's spirits? 482 00:30:29,660 --> 00:30:30,660 Goldberg run fall. 483 00:30:31,660 --> 00:30:32,660 Hold this thing. 484 00:30:33,660 --> 00:30:34,660 Oh. 485 00:30:40,660 --> 00:30:41,660 Oh. 486 00:30:41,660 --> 00:30:43,660 Goldberg run five, fingers crossed. 487 00:30:47,660 --> 00:30:49,660 Take six, Goldberg run. 488 00:30:49,660 --> 00:30:50,660 There it goes. 489 00:30:51,660 --> 00:30:52,660 Yep. 490 00:30:53,660 --> 00:30:54,660 Oh. 491 00:30:54,660 --> 00:30:55,660 Oh. 492 00:30:55,660 --> 00:30:57,660 Oh, no. 493 00:30:57,660 --> 00:31:00,660 The things that have never gone wrong are the things that are going wrong. 494 00:31:00,660 --> 00:31:02,660 Goldberg run seven. 495 00:31:03,660 --> 00:31:10,660 What the f***? 496 00:31:12,660 --> 00:31:14,660 Someone's goodwill is fading fast. 497 00:31:16,660 --> 00:31:20,660 All the ones that seem totally bulletproof are the ones that are now giving us trouble. 498 00:31:20,660 --> 00:31:25,660 In fact, everything that I thought we didn't have to worry about at all 499 00:31:25,660 --> 00:31:27,660 are the things that are going wrong with it. 500 00:31:27,660 --> 00:31:29,660 Goldberg take eight. 501 00:31:34,660 --> 00:31:40,660 Tis the season to be jolly, but Adam's about to throw in the towel. 502 00:31:47,660 --> 00:31:50,660 All right, you guys, all this talk about Christmas is making me hungry. 503 00:31:50,660 --> 00:31:54,660 Funny you should say that, because we actually found a myth that involves cooking a turkey. 504 00:31:54,660 --> 00:31:59,660 Apparently, there's enough radiation coming off of a radio antenna to cook a turkey, 505 00:31:59,660 --> 00:32:01,660 just like in your microwave at home. 506 00:32:02,660 --> 00:32:04,660 You have got to be kidding. 507 00:32:04,660 --> 00:32:05,660 No, I'm serious. 508 00:32:05,660 --> 00:32:09,660 What sad person cooks their Christmas dinner in the microwave? 509 00:32:09,660 --> 00:32:11,660 Everyone's sad at the holidays. 510 00:32:13,660 --> 00:32:19,660 Every happy homemaker has their preferred method to truss, stuff and roast a holiday turkey. 511 00:32:19,660 --> 00:32:23,660 But for this recipe, you don't even need an oven. 512 00:32:23,660 --> 00:32:29,660 A microwave heats food by emitting electromagnetic radiation that travels through it in waves. 513 00:32:30,660 --> 00:32:34,660 The waves vibrate water molecules that raise the temperature. 514 00:32:34,660 --> 00:32:41,660 Radio and TV towers also send out this kind of energy, so maybe they can also bake a bird. 515 00:32:41,660 --> 00:32:50,660 To put the tower of theory to the test, the team takes a scenic drive to the tallest broadcasting antenna in San Francisco, 516 00:32:50,660 --> 00:32:51,660 Sutro Tower. 517 00:32:51,660 --> 00:32:58,660 At 977 feet, it's going to be a long climb to bake their bird, but the view should be spectacular. 518 00:33:00,660 --> 00:33:01,660 How are you? 519 00:33:01,660 --> 00:33:02,660 I'm good. How are you? 520 00:33:02,660 --> 00:33:03,660 I'm Tori. 521 00:33:03,660 --> 00:33:04,660 Tori. 522 00:33:04,660 --> 00:33:08,660 Turkey at industrial tape in hand, the team meets general manager Gene Zastrow. 523 00:33:08,660 --> 00:33:13,660 So Gene, what we want to find out is whether microwave energy can cook a turkey. 524 00:33:13,660 --> 00:33:18,660 So what do you think of us jumping up there and taping a turkey to it just to check? 525 00:33:18,660 --> 00:33:20,660 I don't think that's possible. 526 00:33:20,660 --> 00:33:26,660 Hey guys, maybe the warning signs strung up all over the site should have been a clue. 527 00:33:26,660 --> 00:33:30,660 So does Gene think the TV tower cooking method would have even worked? 528 00:33:30,660 --> 00:33:36,660 Microwave transmitters at the stations use our very low power there in the neighborhood of a couple of watts, 529 00:33:36,660 --> 00:33:43,660 as opposed to microwave oven, which is, you know, 700, 800, even up to 1200 watts of power. 530 00:33:43,660 --> 00:33:45,660 Plus it's very confined. 531 00:33:45,660 --> 00:33:47,660 Looks like this myth may be plucked. 532 00:33:47,660 --> 00:33:49,660 So now what? 533 00:33:49,660 --> 00:33:51,660 I think we might have to resort to another plan. 534 00:33:51,660 --> 00:33:53,660 Okay. 535 00:33:54,660 --> 00:33:57,660 Another plan? Now that's a plan. 536 00:33:57,660 --> 00:33:59,660 How about a broadcast news van? 537 00:33:59,660 --> 00:34:02,660 You're going to let us try to cook a turkey on top of your van? 538 00:34:02,660 --> 00:34:04,660 Yeah, sure. Why not? 539 00:34:04,660 --> 00:34:06,660 That's how I warm up my coffee. 540 00:34:06,660 --> 00:34:12,660 ENG vans use microwave signals to send images on location back to the studio. 541 00:34:12,660 --> 00:34:16,660 Video journalist Yoli shows Tori how the beam is sent out. 542 00:34:16,660 --> 00:34:18,660 It gets bounced off of here. 543 00:34:18,660 --> 00:34:20,660 So the beam is actually being shot out of here. 544 00:34:20,660 --> 00:34:21,660 Shot out from out of here. 545 00:34:21,660 --> 00:34:22,660 And then it's bounced out. 546 00:34:22,660 --> 00:34:23,660 Okay. 547 00:34:23,660 --> 00:34:27,660 Tori puts a bird fresh from the refrigerator on its mark. 548 00:34:27,660 --> 00:34:28,660 All right. 549 00:34:28,660 --> 00:34:30,660 And checks its temperature. 550 00:34:30,660 --> 00:34:33,660 We're looking at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. 551 00:34:33,660 --> 00:34:38,660 Then the dish is raised to the sky and it's time to go live. 552 00:34:38,660 --> 00:34:40,660 We're going to let it roast for an hour, right? 553 00:34:40,660 --> 00:34:41,660 One hour. 554 00:34:41,660 --> 00:34:42,660 Okay, just tell me when. 555 00:34:42,660 --> 00:34:45,660 Okay, three, two, one. 556 00:34:46,660 --> 00:34:52,660 After an hour of airtime, it's time to see how much he heated up. 557 00:34:52,660 --> 00:34:53,660 All right. 558 00:34:53,660 --> 00:34:58,660 One hour has gone up to 60 degrees. 559 00:34:58,660 --> 00:35:03,660 His temperature rose 20 degrees, but that was only from standing in the hot sun. 560 00:35:03,660 --> 00:35:06,660 Maybe we just need something bigger. 561 00:35:06,660 --> 00:35:08,660 Yeah, that's possible. 562 00:35:08,660 --> 00:35:09,660 Ah! 563 00:35:09,660 --> 00:35:10,660 Ah! 564 00:35:10,660 --> 00:35:19,660 So it's on a board the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, a World War II cargo ship to unleash the big guns. 565 00:35:19,660 --> 00:35:21,660 Welcome aboard. 566 00:35:21,660 --> 00:35:22,660 I'm Pat Maloney. 567 00:35:22,660 --> 00:35:23,660 Carrie. 568 00:35:23,660 --> 00:35:24,660 How you doing? 569 00:35:24,660 --> 00:35:25,660 I'm Tori. 570 00:35:25,660 --> 00:35:26,660 Tori. 571 00:35:26,660 --> 00:35:27,660 Nice to meet you. 572 00:35:27,660 --> 00:35:28,660 Steady? 573 00:35:28,660 --> 00:35:29,660 Steady on that? 574 00:35:29,660 --> 00:35:30,660 I don't have my sea legs yet. 575 00:35:30,660 --> 00:35:36,660 Captain Maloney is letting our Mythbuster landlubbers try to fry on the ship's radar. 576 00:35:36,660 --> 00:35:40,660 Radars are another device that emit electromagnetic radiation. 577 00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:41,660 That should hold. 578 00:35:41,660 --> 00:35:44,660 Good, because I got birdie though watching you be up there. 579 00:35:44,660 --> 00:35:47,660 Before they begin, they take the turkey's temperature. 580 00:35:47,660 --> 00:35:48,660 Down to 50 degrees. 581 00:35:48,660 --> 00:35:51,660 So what we've got is 50 degrees Fahrenheit. 582 00:35:51,660 --> 00:35:56,660 Now the FDA says that you need at least 180 degrees Fahrenheit for it to be safe to eat. 583 00:35:56,660 --> 00:35:57,660 So that's our target. 584 00:35:57,660 --> 00:35:58,660 Let's go. 585 00:35:58,660 --> 00:36:00,660 Clear the decks. 586 00:36:00,660 --> 00:36:01,660 It's time to beam up. 587 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:04,660 I need warp speed in five minutes so we're all dead. 588 00:36:04,660 --> 00:36:05,660 I can't do it! 589 00:36:05,660 --> 00:36:07,660 I can't do it, Captain! 590 00:36:07,660 --> 00:36:10,660 Captain Maloney fires up the radar. 591 00:36:10,660 --> 00:36:12,660 Okay, we're transmitting. 592 00:36:12,660 --> 00:36:15,660 And our turkey soars like an eagle. 593 00:36:15,660 --> 00:36:16,660 Whoa! 594 00:36:16,660 --> 00:36:18,660 That's kind of faster than I thought. 595 00:36:18,660 --> 00:36:21,660 It's spinning pretty fast. 596 00:36:21,660 --> 00:36:23,660 The turkey's been spinning for an hour. 597 00:36:23,660 --> 00:36:29,660 Plenty of time for our camera person to get all artistic and for our bird to get nice and toasty. 598 00:36:29,660 --> 00:36:32,660 I'm ready for a hot turkey sandwich. 599 00:36:32,660 --> 00:36:35,660 So how hot did it get on the inside? 600 00:36:35,660 --> 00:36:38,660 This looking ripe. 601 00:36:38,660 --> 00:36:40,660 Ripe as in cooked or ripe as in... 602 00:36:40,660 --> 00:36:42,660 Ripe as in nasty. 603 00:36:42,660 --> 00:36:43,660 What have we got? 604 00:36:43,660 --> 00:36:44,660 Are you kidding me? 605 00:36:44,660 --> 00:36:45,660 What is it? 606 00:36:45,660 --> 00:36:46,660 The temperature went down. 607 00:36:46,660 --> 00:36:50,660 Only on Mythbusters. 608 00:36:50,660 --> 00:36:52,660 It's 45 degrees. 609 00:36:52,660 --> 00:36:54,660 This one's definitely busted. 610 00:36:54,660 --> 00:37:01,660 Yeah, I was expected after an hour of exposure to the radar that we would get at least a little increase on the inside. 611 00:37:01,660 --> 00:37:03,660 We're not getting anything. 612 00:37:03,660 --> 00:37:04,660 I think it's busted. 613 00:37:04,660 --> 00:37:08,660 It's actually working better as a refrigeration system than actually cooking the turkey. 614 00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:09,660 Great busted. 615 00:37:09,660 --> 00:37:10,660 Cut her down. 616 00:37:10,660 --> 00:37:13,660 The myth's done, but not the turkey. 617 00:37:13,660 --> 00:37:15,660 Nice catch. 618 00:37:15,660 --> 00:37:18,660 For a little fun and to release some frustration, 619 00:37:18,660 --> 00:37:23,660 Tari has prepared a bird with his own recipe we cannot reveal. 620 00:37:23,660 --> 00:37:27,660 This is Mythbusters and we haven't had an explosion. 621 00:37:27,660 --> 00:37:32,660 So I've mixed up a little special stuffing and hopefully with this turkey we'll get some results. 622 00:37:32,660 --> 00:37:35,660 It's going to be Christmas without an explosion. 623 00:37:35,660 --> 00:37:37,660 He places it in the microwave. 624 00:37:37,660 --> 00:37:41,660 They seal it up to lock in all its goodness. 625 00:37:41,660 --> 00:37:43,660 There you go. 626 00:37:43,660 --> 00:37:44,660 Run. 627 00:37:44,660 --> 00:37:48,660 And the whole team waits in hungry anticipation. 628 00:37:48,660 --> 00:37:51,660 I don't know what's going to happen. 629 00:37:51,660 --> 00:37:54,660 In no time at all, the turkey is done. 630 00:37:58,660 --> 00:38:01,660 Finally dinner is served. 631 00:38:01,660 --> 00:38:03,660 Mythbusters style. 632 00:38:03,660 --> 00:38:05,660 How about a second helping? 633 00:38:12,660 --> 00:38:21,660 It's been a sweeping six week challenge to find the best mythical remedy to keep your Christmas tree looking lovely for longer. 634 00:38:21,660 --> 00:38:27,660 The fallout has been carefully collated and counted and it's time to reveal the winner. 635 00:38:27,660 --> 00:38:30,660 It's been six weeks since we started this needle drop experiment. 636 00:38:30,660 --> 00:38:33,660 I have to say, I think these results are really surprising. 637 00:38:33,660 --> 00:38:34,660 Definitely. 638 00:38:34,660 --> 00:38:39,660 I mean it's obvious that the fertilizer is probably the worst remedy to keeping needles on a tree. 639 00:38:39,660 --> 00:38:41,660 Yeah, I would have never guessed that. 640 00:38:41,660 --> 00:38:46,660 And it was only a five percent mixture to the water, but it lost four times as many needles as the control. 641 00:38:46,660 --> 00:38:50,660 I mean there's a bucket filled with needles. We couldn't even get them all in our tube. 642 00:38:50,660 --> 00:38:58,660 What's more interesting to me is the fact that every other treatment that we tried did better than just water alone in the control. 643 00:38:58,660 --> 00:39:04,660 You know what else is surprising is the bleach and the Santa's Little Helper, they lost the least amount of needles. 644 00:39:04,660 --> 00:39:08,660 Yeah, but I think this myth should also be about aesthetics as well. 645 00:39:08,660 --> 00:39:13,660 And while the bleach kept a lot of needles on the tree, it turned it a really funny color. 646 00:39:13,660 --> 00:39:19,660 Santa's Little Helper, same thing, retained the most amount of needles, but it looked really, really sickly in the end. 647 00:39:19,660 --> 00:39:28,660 Alright, well we need to find a winner. So we're going to have to find a balance between the needles that fall off and the way the tree looks like after the six weeks is up. 648 00:39:28,660 --> 00:39:36,660 Okay, well that winner is definitely hairspray. Kept a lot of needles on the tree and at the end of the six weeks, it still looked really nice. 649 00:39:36,660 --> 00:39:39,660 Alright, so we're going to be using hairspray from here on in. 650 00:39:39,660 --> 00:39:46,660 Maybe you will. I think there might be a fire hazard involved with using hairspray on a dry Christmas tree. Just me. 651 00:39:46,660 --> 00:39:47,660 And that's a problem. 652 00:39:47,660 --> 00:39:49,660 Around you? Yeah. 653 00:40:18,660 --> 00:40:19,660 Nice one. 654 00:40:20,660 --> 00:40:21,660 There it goes. 655 00:40:23,660 --> 00:40:26,660 We're good. Oh, that's good. That's looking happy. 656 00:40:27,660 --> 00:40:33,660 There goes the speeders. There it goes. It's going, it's going, it's going. Come on, baby. Yes! 657 00:40:35,660 --> 00:40:38,660 Mento's going. Mento's going. 658 00:40:38,660 --> 00:40:39,660 Mento's going. 659 00:40:43,660 --> 00:40:47,660 Oh, it's very smooth. Come on. 660 00:41:01,660 --> 00:41:02,660 Whoa, hey! 661 00:41:05,660 --> 00:41:06,660 There it is. 662 00:41:08,660 --> 00:41:09,660 Come on, baby. 663 00:41:11,660 --> 00:41:16,660 There it goes. Yes! Yes! Come on, baby. Come on, come on. 664 00:41:20,660 --> 00:41:23,660 Come on, robot. Find your home. Your home is there. 665 00:41:24,660 --> 00:41:25,660 That's it. 666 00:41:26,660 --> 00:41:27,660 Oh, yes! 667 00:41:30,660 --> 00:41:32,660 Get ready for the bang. 668 00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:36,660 The monkeys are going. 669 00:41:39,660 --> 00:41:40,660 Going fast. 670 00:41:43,660 --> 00:41:44,660 Come on. 671 00:41:46,660 --> 00:41:47,660 Yeah! 672 00:41:50,660 --> 00:41:55,660 Here's hoping you like your gift and have a holly jolly holiday season.