1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 Please don't try anything that you're about to see us do at home ever. 2 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:37,000 It's surely built a particle accelerator from old underpants and chewing gum is finally being put to the test. 3 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:42,000 We're restaging the stunts everyone took for granted back in the 80s. 4 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:48,000 Like blowing a hole in a wall with just one gram of pure sodium. 5 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,000 This is for love, money and science. 6 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:59,000 We'll build and try to fly a full scale bamboo airplane to see if MacGyver really could have flown an injured hostage to safety. 7 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,000 Here it comes! 8 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:05,000 Then Jamie and Adam face the ultimate Mac challenge. 9 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Blindfolded. 10 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,000 Be smart boys, don't try to escape. 11 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:18,000 It's a four part battle of wits between our boys, the clock, two hysterical henchmen and the TV legend that is MacGyver. 12 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,000 Who are the Mythbusters? 13 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,000 Adam Savage. 14 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,000 Smells like science. 15 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,000 And Jamie Heineman. 16 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,000 Between them more than 30 years of special effects experience. 17 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,000 Arise my son. 18 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,000 Joining them, Grant Imahara. 19 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Warning, warning. 20 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,000 Tori Belichi. 21 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,000 This seems like a really stupid idea. 22 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,000 And Carrie Byron. 23 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,000 That is messed up! 24 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,000 They don't just tell the Myths. 25 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,000 Wow, I can feel the pressure. 26 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,000 They put them to the test. 27 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:10,000 The moment is finally here. 28 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,000 Indeed it is. 29 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,000 It's the Mythbusters MacGyver special. 30 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:22,000 It's time to take the antics of one Angus MacGyver, place him under the Mythbusters microscope and separate fact from fiction. 31 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,000 Are you ready? 32 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,000 The fans beg for it. 33 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:26,000 So we're doing it. 34 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Mac versus the Mythbusters. 35 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,000 He's one of the boys' all-time heroes. 36 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:36,000 But there comes a time when the student must challenge the master. 37 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,000 Ask me why I'm swinging this bottle around. 38 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,000 Okay, why are you swinging this bottle around? 39 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:52,000 This has to do with the very first McGyver myth we're actually testing, which we're calling sodium jailbreak. 40 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:58,000 In this episode, Mac needs a hole in a wall in a hurry. 41 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Knowing that alkaline metals react violently with water, he packs pure sodium inside a gel cap and drops it in a bottle filled with water. 42 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:15,000 The capsule works like a fuse, but the time it dissolves, Mac and his special new friend have time to duck and cover. 43 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:20,000 It's all very clever, but would it really work? 44 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:27,000 Just to be safe, they wheel in a mobile see-through laboratory for the small-scale tests. 45 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Well, I pulled out the birds in a truck. 46 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,000 When Scott's a whole clear side, I'm going to park that outside Jamie's shop. 47 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:40,000 With Jamie's scouting locations for the full-scale test, Torey volunteers to help Adam build the test rig. 48 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:47,000 With a pulley, a weight, a bowl of water, and a glass vial of metal sodium, 49 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Adam hopes to test the explosive potential without bringing the house down. 50 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,000 They're using an open bowl of water, not a sealed bottle. 51 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:01,000 So if there's any truth to this at all, we should get the show without the shrapnel. 52 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:07,000 I'll cut that string, break the glass, put the sodium in, release it into the water, and show us what happens. 53 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:12,000 Pure sodium is so volatile, it could even react with moisture in the air. 54 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,000 So, better safe than singed. 55 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:23,000 That's why I am so well protected from any kind of splashback, toxicity, anything. 56 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,000 Nothing can get inside my suit and leave the face shield on. 57 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,000 I think I'm properly protected. 58 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:34,000 Giant Banana Number Two reduces the risk by painting the tray with mineral oil. 59 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:40,000 This gasoline byproduct stops alkali metals from reacting with atmospheric water. 60 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,000 Kind of like a cooking show, except for the kill ya. 61 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,000 Okay, so now it's sitting on the mineral oil. 62 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,000 Everyone eyes open, this is for real. It's scary. 63 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,000 The sodium metal cuts just like butter. 64 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,000 Look at that! 65 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,000 That is far out. 66 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,000 So that, wow, my gosh. 67 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,000 That's just metal. 68 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:07,000 Two small slices make one thin gram, and that's exactly what MacGyver used to blow a hole in a wall. 69 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:11,000 One gram of sodium, it looks so innocuous. 70 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,000 It's part of table salt for crying out loud. 71 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,000 Good luck. I'll see you at the shield. 72 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,000 Be careful. 73 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,000 Hey, Adam's middle name is Careful. 74 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,000 Then again, his last name is... 75 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,000 Well, let's get on with it. 76 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:30,000 They'll do this test twice, first with the vial sitting on top of the water. 77 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:35,000 So this is sodium surface test in three, two, one. 78 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:36,000 One. 79 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Wah, wah. 80 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,000 No, no, it's gonna take a second. 81 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,000 Yep. 82 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,000 That was cool. 83 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 It wasn't a single reaction. 84 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:58,000 It was like a pow, pow, pow, which actually lends credence to the MacGyver clip in which there are two banks, not just one. 85 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:06,000 But will this bonsai 4th of July ever be big enough to blow a man-sized hole through solid masonry? 86 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,000 The boys repeat the test with a sodium vial immersed in water. 87 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:16,000 From what I understand from the science, being under the water is probably gonna be less of a reaction than being on top of the water. 88 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,000 Interesting. 89 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,000 Alright, let's find out. 90 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,000 This is sodium underwater. 91 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,000 And three, two, one. 92 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,000 That looks like it worked. 93 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:29,000 Yeah. 94 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,000 Whoa! 95 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:32,000 That was a bigger one. 96 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,000 Yeah. 97 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,000 You have to wonder if Adam ever gets tired of being wrong. 98 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:44,000 MacGyver got it right, and that's a good enough result for Jamie to call in the contractors. 99 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,000 Okay, you guys gonna build a wall. 100 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,000 We're gonna blow it up and do a good job anyway. 101 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,000 Let's go. 102 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:58,000 The scenery goes up in short time, and the stagehands await the stars' brown carpet entrance. 103 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:05,000 Today, the part of MacGyver will be played by Buster, once Jamie's made him decent. 104 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,000 But pants don't always make the man. 105 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,000 In this case, it's all about the hair. 106 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,000 That doesn't look like MacGyver with a mustache on it. 107 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,000 It looks a little like you. 108 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,000 Okay, now he buried the jar in the sand, right? 109 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:23,000 Yeah, but it was, he kind of like, he did this, and then he did this. 110 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,000 Okay. 111 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:25,000 That kind of thing. 112 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,000 So we just need a couple more bags that are cut open to make this look kind of good. 113 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:33,000 They've replicated the scene as best they can, but Adam's added a magnet to the trigger, 114 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:37,000 so the boys can be sure they're safe behind the blast screen. 115 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:41,000 I put a little tiny bit of metal that will be in this pill in addition to the sodium. 116 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:45,000 It's actually ferrous, which means it will be magnetized. 117 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:49,000 I'll prep the sodium like this, I'll fill the bottle with water. 118 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:56,000 When we're just about ready to go, I will carefully, ever so carefully, screw this down on top, 119 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:01,000 retreat to behind the safety shield, then pull the magnet off the screw cap, 120 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:07,000 dropping the pill in the water, and hopefully proving you can trust everything you see on TV. 121 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:14,000 Next up, Carrie Grant and Tori try to emulate one of Max's most ambitious ever builds. 122 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,000 The guy over there is going to be so proud of us. 123 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,000 And they learned firsthand it's a long drop if they get it wrong. 124 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,000 Oh. 125 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Picture this. 126 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,000 Max G is stuck on a Colombian building site. Bad guys are approaching faster. 127 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:44,000 He has to escape. What does he do? The only things around him, bamboo, duct tape, garbage bags, cement mixer. 128 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,000 What, no cars? 129 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,000 Conveniently no cars. 130 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Alright, so what does he do? 131 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,000 He builds an ultra light. 132 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:58,000 Given the right materials, there's almost no end to McGyver's ingenuity. 133 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,000 You're doing good. 134 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:04,000 Imprisoned and surrounded, there's just one way to get the guy with a broken leg to freedom. 135 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,000 Scratch build a two-man airplane. 136 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,000 What do you mean, fly? 137 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,000 What do you mean, fly? 138 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,000 A car. 139 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:25,000 They've seen how Max did it, but it's worth giving some real ultralights the once over. 140 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:31,000 I'm not sure if we have the right stuff. I just hope we don't have the wrong stuff. 141 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:37,000 Please take a moment to locate your emergency exits, keeping in mind that the emergency exits may be behind you. 142 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:43,000 Even by one, Carrie, Grant, Tori, and their instructor pilots take to the air. 143 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:54,000 Even by Mythbusters lofty standards, this is the thrill of a lifetime. 144 00:09:54,000 --> 00:10:01,000 I'm not sure how easy it is to be able to do it, but I wouldn't have a job, would I? 145 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,000 You've got a point there. 146 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,000 But it's not just about the pilot. 147 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:11,000 These frames are made from high-grade aluminum, not bamboo. 148 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,000 The wings are made from nylon, not trash bags. 149 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:21,000 And the engines are rated as high-end aluminum, not bamboo. 150 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,000 Not trash bags. 151 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:31,000 And the engines are rated at 65 horsepower, seven times more powerful than the motor Max swiped from a cement mixer. 152 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,000 Oh my God. 153 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,000 Are they scared yet? You betcha. 154 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,000 That is cool. 155 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,000 Three perfect three-point landings. 156 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,000 Oh my God. 157 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,000 So this is as good as it gets. 158 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:57,000 Our intrepid co-pilots can bet all their frequent flyer points that their MacGyver knockoff won't be quite so reliable. 159 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:03,000 I think if I've learned anything today, it's that this is a very masterful piece of equipment. 160 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,000 And I don't know if I can build something in four hours that's going to do the same thing. 161 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:14,000 There's no way anyone can build a full-size working airplane in four hours, or like four days. 162 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:19,000 Still, the Mythbusters have all they need to build this baby MacGyver style. 163 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,000 I don't know if this thing is going to fly, but it's definitely going to stay together. 164 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,000 I think we start building everything out of bamboo and duct tape. 165 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:33,000 Carrie's concerned that MacGyver's wings look too flat, not the classic airfoil shape that makes powered flight possible. 166 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:37,000 She's also worried about the sheer size of Max's rear end. 167 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:43,000 Everything I'm building is completely based on the measurements that MacGyver calls out. 168 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:52,000 9x6 tail pieces look ridiculous, so in the spirit of MacGyverism and to make this really work and give this any chance of flying, 169 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:57,000 I'm going to slightly tweak the dimensions and make them proportional to an actual ultralight. 170 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:04,000 Meantime, Grantz found himself a puny 9-horsepower cement mixer engine, just like the one Mac used. 171 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:09,000 And fitted a wooden propeller. 172 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:16,000 At the very least, this mini motor needs to be strong enough to push the plane along the ground towards the cliff, 173 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,000 but Mac faced the same problem. 174 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:28,000 The cement mixer engine was too small to get him airborne, but once the plane dropped off the cliff, it did sustain flight. 175 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:34,000 It's an added incentive to make sure this trash bag tricycle can at least glide to safety, 176 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,000 and so far, it all seems to be working. 177 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:43,000 The tape and wire connections are holding fast, and the moving parts are, well, moving. 178 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:50,000 I was a little unsure about the whole bamboo and duct tape construction, but after putting some of this together and seeing how sturdy it is, 179 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:54,000 I'm feeling like it's going to be strong enough to hold up those wings. 180 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,000 But will the wings work? 181 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:57,000 Ta-da! 182 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,000 Perfect. Beautiful. I love it. It's going to work. 183 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:06,000 Carrie's been some skinny bamboo to make an airfoil, but now she's had a crisis of confidence. 184 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,000 Call it Builder's Remorse. 185 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:15,000 I have a feeling this thing is going to plummet to the ground like a rock. 186 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:19,000 I went from totally optimistic to a little sketchy. 187 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:24,000 Tori's confident enough to set that front barrel wheel on the frame. 188 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:25,000 Okay, now. 189 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:32,000 While Carrie begins the long and laborious task of taping all that plastic to the bamboo frame. 190 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,000 Finally, Tori bolts on the tiny engine. 191 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,000 Perfect. 192 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:41,000 The build has taken three and a bit days, not four hours. 193 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:46,000 So that's one part of this MacGyver myth well and truly busted. 194 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:54,000 Then there's that awkward pause when someone really should offer to fly the darn thing. 195 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,000 No one does, and you can't blame them. 196 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:59,000 So Grant rigs up an RC unit. 197 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:08,000 MacGyver was using his feet to steer the rudder, but since none of us are going to be able to fly it, 198 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,000 I've got this radio control system here. 199 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,000 And so I move the stick. 200 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:18,000 It moves the servo and these lines pull on the rudder, moving that back and forth. 201 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,000 This is a rare moment in Mythbusters history. 202 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,000 The whole build has gone off without a hitch. 203 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,000 It's not that heavy. 204 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,000 It's not breaking. 205 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,000 That's good. 206 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,000 Now all they have to do is make it fly. 207 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,000 MacGyver is going to be so proud of us. 208 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:38,000 Coming up, Adam and Jamie test their sodium explosive on the bomb range. 209 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,000 I think the wall might be gone. 210 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,000 And you can bet they won't be leaving until they're knee deep in rubble. 211 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:57,000 Adam and Jamie are testing an explosive MacGyver myth. 212 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:05,000 That one gram of reactive sodium metal packed in a pill and dropped in water could blow through a wall. 213 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:09,000 One, three, two, one. 214 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:16,000 They huddle behind the blast shield, waiting for that gel cap to dissolve so the sodium hits the H2O. 215 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,000 In less than a minute we should see something. 216 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:20,000 Fifty seconds. 217 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,000 It should happen any second now. 218 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,000 Isn't it always like this? 219 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Hundred and ten. 220 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,000 So what are we going to do if it doesn't blow up? 221 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:34,000 I say we, you know, wait the requisite twenty minutes and then approach it very cautiously. 222 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,000 After half an hour, there's nothing doing. 223 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,000 You're trying to take your arm here. 224 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,000 So Jamie rents out the latest in this season's line of bomb suits. 225 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,000 I feel like I'm ready to go out clubbing. 226 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:55,000 One small step for a man, one giant chance for Adam to sully the moment. 227 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:59,000 It's not dissimilar from how Jamie was dressed when he first came to Earth. 228 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:04,000 Odds are the reaction has occurred, but wasn't strong enough to break the bottle. 229 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:11,000 Adam's already run some time trials to see just how long it takes a cap to dissolve in water. 230 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,000 He filled this one with red pepper. 231 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:18,000 What we found on the show is that one of the most dangerous things that can happen is nothing. 232 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,000 And nothing is exactly what happened. 233 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:27,000 We're at almost half an hour and my gel cap still has not dissolved. 234 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,000 That's going to be a long time for us to wait out on the site. 235 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,000 So I'm going to try a second bottle full of hot tap water. 236 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:39,000 And that did the trick. Just 90 seconds later, catastrophic capsule failure. 237 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,000 It's just about to fail. There it goes. 238 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,000 They also used hot water on the bomb site. 239 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,000 So surely Jamie's in no danger from a delayed reaction. 240 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:57,000 Still, best policy is a quick prod with a hazmat-approved poking broom. 241 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,000 It's not long before Adam gets the all clear. 242 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:05,000 Well, it certainly looks like some reaction has happened and I don't see any sodium. 243 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:09,000 And we put it in there so the reaction happened without breaking the bottle. 244 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,000 Sadly, this is just what they predicted. 245 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:17,000 We saw a reaction in the lab and it looks good, 246 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:24,000 but a lot of times a little smoke, a little pop, or a little poof is, you know, it's more bark than bite. 247 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Sorry, Mac, but one gram of pure sodium won't blow a hole through toilet paper. 248 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,000 And we've still got a wall to destroy. 249 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,000 So what are we doing? 250 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,000 Well, we're going to try and blow another hole in the wall, 251 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,000 except I'm going to use a lot more sodium and a much bigger pill. 252 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,000 What is that for a horse? 253 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,000 It is, in fact, for a horse. 254 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:47,000 Adam packs his horse pill with 100 grams of sodium metal. 255 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:48,000 It's a lot of sodium. 256 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:54,000 If there's any truth to the TV myth, this should settle things once and for all. 257 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:59,000 It's a dangerous amount of sodium to put in water, so I'm expecting big things from this. 258 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:00,000 Aren't we all? 259 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,000 And? 260 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:02,000 Two, one. 261 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,000 I hate this. Nothing's happening. 262 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:11,000 Four and a half minutes later, the pill finally pops. 263 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,000 The point of failure was, of course, the wind. 264 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:16,000 Whoa! 265 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,000 Two explosions. 266 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,000 Still barely enough to uncap the bottle. 267 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,000 Look, that's what's left of the gelatin capsule. 268 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:28,000 That was an explosion, but this is not a high explosive. 269 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:34,000 But Adam and Tori pre-tested another alkaline metal that's even more volatile than sodium. 270 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,000 It's called potassium. 271 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,000 And three, two, one. 272 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,000 Hey, that was a good one. 273 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,000 Still going. 274 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:45,000 Whoa! 275 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,000 Yeah! 276 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,000 That was the best one so far. 277 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:52,000 Potassium definitely gives up bigger bang than sodium. 278 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:55,000 So how can we resist a field test? 279 00:18:55,000 --> 00:19:04,000 And our plan is to introduce potassium, which is far more reactive than sodium, into water in a metal pipe. 280 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,000 Boom! 281 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:10,000 When we did the thing with sodium, we used a chunk about the size of my thumb. 282 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:15,000 This time we're going to be using a bunch of potassium, about this much. 283 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,000 That's 500 grams of pure potassium. 284 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:23,000 The MacMeth was one gram of less reactive sodium. 285 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:29,000 Now he's pushing the mortar up against the wall so that the only place the energy can go is right at that wall. 286 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,000 But Giver never had it so good. 287 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:36,000 This is for love, money and science, 500 grams of potassium. 288 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,000 Three, two, one. 289 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,000 Wow! 290 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,000 Well that didn't make us wait. 291 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:49,000 It's a great show, but the wall hasn't budged. 292 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:56,000 MacGyver, my brother, my compadre, we have to take him down on this one. 293 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,000 We've sidestepped this result for far too long. 294 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,000 It's absolutely positively busted. 295 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:07,000 But Jamie and Adam still have a wall to bring down. 296 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:11,000 We came here to get a hole in the wall and darn it, we're going to get a hole in the wall. 297 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,000 When in doubt, see four. 298 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:20,000 The great thing about working with JD is that when we said we want a hole in the wall, all he says is, how big? 299 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:25,000 JD rolls out the wire and sets the charge. 300 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,000 This is how you unbuild a wall. 301 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,000 Three, two, one. 302 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,000 Oh, I don't want a wall. 303 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,000 I think the wall might be gone. 304 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,000 Sorry about that. 305 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:47,000 The wall is rubble, but Buster MacGyver is still sitting pretty. 306 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,000 It knocked MacGyver's mullet right off his head. 307 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:51,000 But not the stash. 308 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,000 It's pretty definitive what it takes to get through a wall. 309 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,000 And the Alkaline Metals just ain't it. 310 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,000 So, how did MacGyver do? 311 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:06,000 Well, I'll tell you what I love about him is that his basic premise that Alkaline Metals are reacting with water is sound. 312 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:10,000 Yeah, but the idea that you can use them to blow a hole in the wall? 313 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,000 Totally busted. 314 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,000 Busted. Busted. 315 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,000 Busted. 316 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:51,000 Bamboo bowing soar like an eagle or a drop like a dodo. 317 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:05,000 In this our 100th episode, Tori, Carrie and Grant have finished one of the great backyard builds of all time. 318 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,000 They've made their own airplane. 319 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,000 It's not flying economy anymore. 320 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:14,000 In tribute to Kindred Spirit and Gis MacGyver. 321 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:26,000 Now they need a place to launch it and Tiker'd aggregates has graciously supplied the runway and the cliff. 322 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,000 This is a working quarry. 323 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:33,000 A quarry that has one perfectly perilous 150 foot drop. 324 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,000 I am elated. 325 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:39,000 I cannot believe we found such a perfect location. 326 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:44,000 A flat road to a sheer drop off just like in the MacGyver clip. 327 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:49,000 So excited to finally do this myth. This is my new favorite myth to do. 328 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:55,000 So they're almost ready to push this thing off a cliff as high as a 15 story building. 329 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,000 MacGyver would be proud as punch. 330 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:02,000 Welcome to Mythbusters. We are proud to say that we have a 100% crash rate. 331 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,000 I'm sure you remember Brace Position. 332 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,000 I'm scarred for life. 333 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Then we had jet taxi where a small aircraft got blown by 747 engine, 334 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,000 100 feet down a runway and over end. 335 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:21,000 This might be the first Mythbust Air safe landing. 336 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,000 Or it might not. 337 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:31,000 Okay, we all know that history is often more instructive than inspirational. 338 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:34,000 And that prompts Grant to one last try. 339 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,000 Where the seat belts? 340 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:41,000 With Carrie and Tori as human ballast, he'll test the engine one more time. 341 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,000 Grant checks his remote responses. 342 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,000 The Guyver to Tower. Are we free for takeoff? 343 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,000 Clear front. 344 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,000 We're gonna die. 345 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:53,000 Hold on tight. This could be really good or really, really bad. 346 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:58,000 It's highly unlikely they'll take off, but they are ready to roll. 347 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,000 We're moving. We're moving. 348 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,000 I know. 349 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:02,000 It's working. 350 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:06,000 12 seconds later, Grant cuts the engine. 351 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,000 It's a total success. 352 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,000 What did you do? 353 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,000 We weren't going fast enough to get lift. 354 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:21,000 If we get going fast enough to get off that cliff, we might actually get flight. 355 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,000 Oh my god. 356 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,000 We look like we're in it. 357 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:26,000 We look like we're in it. 358 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,000 They sure did. 359 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:32,000 Now Buster and his partner in pain get taped into the cockpit. 360 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,000 There we go. 361 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:35,000 Nice. 362 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,000 We're just minutes away from the launch. 363 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,000 Hopes are high, but predictions are predictably mixed. 364 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:48,000 I actually think there is a fair chance that we'll be able to get some sort of sustained flight. 365 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:52,000 I think this thing is gonna go down the runway, get to the edge of the cliff, go off. 366 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,000 But I'm afraid it's just gonna fall flat and crash. 367 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:59,000 I have gone back and forth between it's gonna fly and it's not gonna fly. 368 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:04,000 That's a definite maybe from Carrie at a fair assessment of their chances. 369 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:09,000 Tori starts the engine, removes the chocks and runs for cover. 370 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,000 Run, run, run! 371 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:19,000 Four days work and MacGyver's reputation will be junked or justified in the next five seconds. 372 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,000 Whoa! 373 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,000 That was sick! 374 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,000 It almost had flight! 375 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,000 It went like this! 376 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,000 It just wasn't fast enough. 377 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,000 You know what though? 378 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,000 That did way better than I thought it was gonna do. 379 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,000 It actually kind of glided down until it crashed. 380 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,000 If that's a glide, I'd hate to see a plummet. 381 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:49,000 There was just enough power to keep the three wheels airborne. 382 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,000 But the tail looked more like a vertical plow. 383 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:59,000 On a brighter note, Max Passinger would have forgotten all about his broken leg. 384 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:03,000 I think MacGyver and his bamboo ultralight is busted. 385 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,000 Fairly but true. 386 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,000 Busted. 387 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,000 Who's gonna go get all that stuff? 388 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:12,000 Well, you make the mess, you clean it up. 389 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:18,000 It's an ugly ending, but things could have been a whole lot worse. 390 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:22,000 There were times when they all considered flying the plane themselves. 391 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,000 Good news, I found the black box. 392 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,000 It says we crashed. 393 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:32,000 But Carrie's determined to serve this disaster sunny side up. 394 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,000 The wings didn't fall apart. 395 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,000 The frame basically stayed together. 396 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,000 All the elements worked. 397 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:41,000 It's just it wasn't meant to fly. 398 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,000 So true and so so busted. 399 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:52,000 Still to come, Jamie and Adam face the MacGyver challenge. 400 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,000 Wish I remembered high school chemistry. 401 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:59,000 It's fast, furious and frustrating as hell. 402 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:01,000 Make it up, Brian! 403 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,000 See, what are we looking at? 404 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:21,000 Well, the other team sent us this disc and said we have to watch it. 405 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,000 Okay. 406 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:28,000 Alright, Jamie and Adam, we've come up with a few challenges for you two to do 407 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,000 to see if you guys are undercover MacGyver's. 408 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:34,000 You're gonna need all of your ingenuity and experience for this one. 409 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,000 And we're not gonna tell you the challenges. 410 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,000 That's right, because MacGyver never knew the challenges either. 411 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:42,000 So, all you get to do is think on your feet and use whatever you have around you. 412 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:43,000 Because that's what MacGyver does. 413 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,000 Works for me. 414 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,000 This time, the Mythbusters roles are reversed. 415 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:50,000 They won't contest the myths, they'll defend them. 416 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,000 Reaching deep inside to find their inner MacGyver. 417 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:58,000 It's a cunning, four-tier challenge that begins with a breakout 418 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:04,000 and ends, hopefully, with a helicopter rescue from this makeshift enemy campsite. 419 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,000 But the villains aren't home right now. 420 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:10,000 They're building the jail that Adam and Jamie have to escape from. 421 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,000 Now, I voted for the island with the volcano in the middle, 422 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,000 but apparently, that was too expensive. 423 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,000 No kidding. 424 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:21,000 But this two-room prefab prison is very MacGyver. 425 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:25,000 Now, you can have your own evil lair in a matter of hours 426 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,000 with our instant evil lair kit. 427 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,000 It's so easy. 428 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:33,000 And the first challenge is to get from room one to room two. 429 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,000 Now, what MacGyver did was smash the light bulbs 430 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,000 and use the filaments to pick the lock. 431 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:43,000 He did it in 52 seconds, we're giving the boys one hour. 432 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,000 Who do you think you're messing with, huh? 433 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,000 Yeah. 434 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:48,000 Couple of amateurs. 435 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:51,000 Be smart, boys. Don't try to escape. 436 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,000 Lock the door, okay? 437 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,000 With cameras and walkie-talkies in place, 438 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:05,000 Tori and Grant call the shots from their bad guy vans. 439 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:08,000 You have one hour to get out of the room. 440 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,000 Oh, good rope tying. 441 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,000 Shut up. 442 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,000 Well, let's see what we got. 443 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,000 And there's worse news to come for the villains in the van. 444 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:23,000 It's taken Jamie two seconds flat to get his first bright idea. 445 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:28,000 You've got to use the filaments from these light bulbs to pick that lock. 446 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:34,000 The issue is going to be one of being able to actually insert this in 447 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,000 and push up the pins. 448 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:40,000 This wire is actually a little too fat, I think. 449 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:43,000 You could use one boot against the other if you took your shoes off. 450 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,000 Yes, that's true. 451 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,000 Look at that. 452 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:52,000 He's using the steel toe in his boot as a hammer and anvil to flatten the filament 453 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:54,000 so it'll fit into the keyhole. 454 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,000 Mind if I take a stab at this? 455 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:56,000 Go for it. 456 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:00,000 Well, Adam's got the filaments and he has lock pick experience. 457 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,000 Should we just pump in the nerve gas now? 458 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,000 There's no need to play rough just yet. 459 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:10,000 Our two mock MacGyver's might well have remembered the light bulb stunned from TV. 460 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:16,000 That doesn't necessarily make them smart and it sure doesn't mean they can pick this lock. 461 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,000 You want to give it a shot? 462 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,000 After a few minutes, Adam hands over to Jamie. 463 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:24,000 Currently, they're at 12 minutes. 464 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:27,000 It took MacGyver 52 seconds. 465 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:32,000 It seems that the filaments are a little bit too big to fit in the lock. 466 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:37,000 Starting to get into the psychology of this lock. 467 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,000 And this is one deeply troubled thornob. 468 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,000 The doctors talk tactics. 469 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:46,000 Any of these tumblers have to go up or down, right? 470 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,000 Everything has to go up. It's just a matter of how much. 471 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:49,000 Oh, okay. 472 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:53,000 They swap again, hoping Adam's misspent youth might finally put it back on. 473 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,000 Adam's misspent youth might finally prove an asset. 474 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,000 I like that they're tag teaming. 475 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:01,000 When one gets tired, then the other one picks up. 476 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:04,000 But time is fast running out. 477 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:05,000 Ten minutes left. 478 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,000 Tell you what, if I get it to turn, I'm kicking the door down. 479 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:12,000 But it looks like Adam can afford to spare those steel caps. 480 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,000 I got it. 481 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:14,000 No way. 482 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:19,000 That's a successful pick. Let's hope I'm turning it in the right direction. 483 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:23,000 Way to go there, buddy. 484 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:31,000 Challenge number one, no challenge at all. 485 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:35,000 Now the second test, they have to develop a role of film with directions to the camp 486 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:38,000 with only orange juice and ammonia. 487 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,000 Are they going to be able to do that? 488 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,000 I highly doubt it. 489 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:46,000 That's because there's so much more in this pre-ten pantry than just OJ and ammonia. 490 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:52,000 The boys have to choose two common kitchen liquids that also work as film developers 491 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,000 and fixers. 492 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,000 They're welcome to drink the rest. 493 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:58,000 That was out all night. 494 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,000 How good is your film chemistry? 495 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,000 Well, I see there's baking soda over there. 496 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:05,000 We got some basic chemicals. 497 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,000 We got something that's acidic. 498 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,000 Look, he's going for the orange juice. 499 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:10,000 We got ammonia. 500 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,000 Yes, there's ammonia. 501 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,000 Oh, he's already got the ammonia. 502 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,000 And you know what? 503 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:20,000 We're going to need a dark room and garbage bags. 504 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,000 Garbage bags ought to do that. 505 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,000 Oh, that was easy. 506 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,000 Why don't we just give them a dark room? 507 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:32,000 Because that would also be far too expensive and not nearly as much fun. 508 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:36,000 The question is, what's the chemistry of developing film? 509 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,000 Now, here's a moment you'll want to save her. 510 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:42,000 Turns out Adam once had a job as a film processor. 511 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,000 I've used film chemicals. 512 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,000 He knows they'll need acids and bases. 513 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,000 But he can't recall which one is the developer. 514 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,000 Are they alkaline? 515 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:54,000 No, they're acidic because you have to wear rubber gloves to develop film. 516 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:58,000 Well, alkaline would cause that reaction as well. 517 00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,000 Oh, really? 518 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:00,000 Yeah. 519 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:04,000 Their first best guess is a bath in baking soda with a water rinse. 520 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,000 All right, I've got the film. 521 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,000 It's in my hand. 522 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,000 I don't know that you're going to be able to tear that, are you? 523 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,000 Actually, when I was a film projectionist, I believe you can. 524 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:13,000 Hold on. 525 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,000 Yep. 526 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,000 Yes, you heard right. 527 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,000 Adam also worked as a projectionist. 528 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,000 At a fat lot of good, that's doing it. 529 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:26,000 I'm dipping it into the solution now and then moving it around inside the baking soda slurry. 530 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,000 I wish I remembered high school chemistry. 531 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,000 Oh, there's a phrase you'd never hear from a diver. 532 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:36,000 And he'd probably give the film more than two minutes to develop. 533 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,000 Is that just the leader? 534 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,000 Yeah, it is. 535 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:42,000 But I mean, I should be getting something off of it, and I'm not. 536 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:47,000 The unfortunate thing is that they've got less than half an hour left. 537 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:55,000 And by our estimate, it should take 10 minutes in the developer before you then wash it and fix it. 538 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:58,000 They are running really short on time. 539 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:03,000 To properly develop those campsite directions inside the allotted hour, 540 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,000 they need to make the right choice right now. 541 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:10,000 Adam digs deep to remember details from the old days. 542 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:14,000 There was a couple of chemical baths and then you rinse the thing off in water. 543 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:19,000 I don't remember what the chemical baths were, but I believe it was a three-step process. 544 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:22,000 One bath and a second bath, then they're rinse. 545 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,000 Did they just figure that out? 546 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:25,000 Dang it! 547 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,000 How did I know? 548 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,000 Well, maybe they don't. 549 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:33,000 With 12 minutes remaining, Adam and Jamie cut the film roll in two, 550 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:37,000 soaking one half in ammonia and the other in orange juice. 551 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:40,000 We're running out of time, so we're hedging our bets. 552 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:44,000 We've got half the film in an acid, we've got half the film in a base. 553 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:51,000 Time is almost up, so they'll dunk each roll of film in the alternate bowl to arrest any possible development. 554 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:55,000 So now I'm going to pull the film from one and put it in the other and vice versa. 555 00:34:55,000 --> 00:35:01,000 The OJ to ammonia shuffle might work, so long as they don't let the light in too soon. 556 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:04,000 Alright, you want to pour some water in two of those coffee cups for me? 557 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,000 Here you go. 558 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,000 We got nothings. 559 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:12,000 Nothings. 560 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,000 They can't just wash it in water. 561 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,000 Alright, you guys! 562 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,000 It's been an hour and you haven't done it! 563 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,000 I'm sorry, but you fail! 564 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,000 At least they're having fun. 565 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,000 You guys were close though in developing that film. 566 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:35,000 The way you're supposed to do it, you stick it in the orange juice for ten minutes and then you put it in the ammonia as a fixer. 567 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:38,000 You got to keep it all in the bag the entire time. 568 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:41,000 If it gets exposed to any light, it doesn't work. 569 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,000 Oh, the one thing that we didn't try. 570 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:49,000 Adam knows that ultimate success all depends on just where your head's at, or at least what's in it. 571 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:56,000 The problem with me is that I know all the lyrics from every song from the 70s, and there's no more room in here. 572 00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:04,000 Let's hope he remembers the words to Peter Frampton's Show Me the Way, because next up, they need to make a compass from scratch. 573 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:08,000 And then negotiate a spectacular MacGyver style rescue. 574 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,000 That's all we can do! I hope they saw us! 575 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:24,000 Adam and Jamie are halfway through their four-part MacGyver challenge. 576 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:29,000 So far, the good guys and the bad guys are all squared up at one apiece. 577 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:33,000 Just so this great escape doesn't come to a grinding halt, 578 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:40,000 Tory and Grant deliver the vital campsite directions our MacGyver wannabes failed to find on the film. 579 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,000 Dude! 580 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,000 It's a clue! 581 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:46,000 Alright, you have one hour to complete your task, boys! 582 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,000 Don't forget your compass and don't get lost. 583 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:52,000 Well, you need to make a compass, don't we? 584 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:53,000 I think we do. 585 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:59,000 Right on, Jamie! And the first thing you need to make a compass is a magnetized piece of metal. 586 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:05,000 Adam wastes no time building an electromagnet from batteries, tape, and insulated wire. 587 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:12,000 Jamie has taken apart the cheese grater, and Adam's using that to shave off the insulation. 588 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:20,000 Truly inspired. The boys know they can magnetize a paperclip by repeatedly passing it over another large magnet. 589 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,000 They're acting like they've done this before. 590 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:24,000 They might have. 591 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,000 I think they may have. 592 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,000 I think this is all you have to do to magnetize it. 593 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,000 I'm pretty sure it'll work. 594 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:32,000 Ooh, that's starting to heat up. 595 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,000 Oh, right, yeah, because I'm short circuiting. 596 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:35,000 Ooh, wow. 597 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,000 Damn it! 598 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:37,000 That's a very good sign. 599 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:43,000 Once the clip is stuck in a cork and floated in water, it should point magnetic north. 600 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,000 And it does. 601 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:46,000 Nice! 602 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:50,000 We were able to wrap wire around the screw and attach it to the batteries, 603 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:55,000 and when you do that with electricity, run it through a wire that's wrapped around an iron or metal core, 604 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:56,000 you get a magnet. 605 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,000 And that puppy pointed north. 606 00:37:58,000 --> 00:37:59,000 Really nice and true. 607 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,000 That's north. That's west. 608 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,000 We want to go northwest, which is, whop-ah! 609 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,000 That way. 610 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:05,000 200 paces. 611 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,000 There we go. 612 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:12,000 The compass seems to be working, and so far, our likely lads are well inside the time limit. 613 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:21,000 While the scoundrels practice their semaphore, Adam, Jamie and their entourage are more or less headed for home. 614 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,000 99, 200. 615 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:30,000 Okay, this is 200 paces northwest, and there's nothing here. 616 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:31,000 No secret compartment. 617 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:36,000 However, a cursory glance around shows a tarp over there. 618 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,000 I think that is our secret campsite. 619 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:45,000 Seems the compass isn't perfect, but it's good enough. 620 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:50,000 We found the secret campsite with the mechanical compass we made ourselves. 621 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:58,000 It's hard to miss a blue tent in a green field, so in less than 30 minutes, it's 2-1 to the MacGyver Good Guys. 622 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:02,000 Congratulations, you guys. You made the compass. 623 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:05,000 And you found our campsite, you completed test number three. 624 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:08,000 And now it's on to test number four. 625 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:12,000 There's no way they're going to pass this last one. 626 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:17,000 Then we've got a signal this plane, this helicopter at three o'clock. 627 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:25,000 In true MacGyver style, Adam and Jamie have to contrive some sort of rescue signal that flies at least 100 feet high. 628 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:29,000 And they can only use what they find in the campsite. 629 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:34,000 Grantentory have already planted all the fixings for a potato cannon. 630 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:39,000 The fuel is hairspray, ignition comes from the camp stove, potatoes are plentiful, 631 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:43,000 and PVC pipe should make a perfect mortar. 632 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:49,000 The main thing that hits me is that it's windy and there's components for a kite here, a rather large one even. 633 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:52,000 It's the last thing the bad guys expected. 634 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:56,000 That's a kite. They're building a big giant kite. 635 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,000 That wasn't the plan, but I like it. 636 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:03,000 There's the tail. 637 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:08,000 Yeah, I think they're using the original rope we tied them up with for a tail. 638 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:11,000 Building the kite takes no time at all. 639 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:16,000 But getting it up is sucking away the minutes. 640 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:21,000 Are you okay? 641 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,000 Yeah. 642 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:23,000 Watch out. 643 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:27,000 No, no, no. 644 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:29,000 Make it upright. 645 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:35,000 Jamie is trying to hold it in place to catch some air, but it's just a big sail out there. 646 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,000 You know, they only have 10 minutes left. 647 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:39,000 They have their kite built, but they haven't been able to get it off the ground. 648 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,000 Time is running out. 649 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,000 I hope they get it out. 650 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:47,000 Oh my God! It's up! 651 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:49,000 Come on! 652 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:51,000 Go down! 653 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:56,000 Grant's not sure which site he's batting for, but Tori's determined to be there for the kill. 654 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:58,000 Alright, I'm going to go get in the chopper. 655 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:02,000 If they can't get that up to 100 feet and I don't see it in the chopper, I'm not rescuing them. 656 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:05,000 Alright. 657 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,000 And we got liftoff. 658 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:12,000 Jamie and Adam have one last shot at a miraculous, MacGyver-esque rescue. 659 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:15,000 We got like two minutes to go. You ready for another flight? 660 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:18,000 Yeah, we got to get it up there. 661 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:19,000 Get me over there! 662 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,000 Going this way doesn't help. 663 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:24,000 Right now they're struggling with the kite. It's still on the ground. 664 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:27,000 They need to get it to at least 100 feet. 665 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:30,000 None too soon, it's airborne. 666 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:33,000 At about 20 feet. 667 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:35,000 Hey! 668 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:38,000 Ha ha ha! It's up! 669 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:43,000 Finally, right on time, the 10 kite flies just as high as the chopper. 670 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:45,000 You know what? I'm going to call it. 671 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:47,000 There it is. There's the signal. 672 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:50,000 That kite has reached 100 feet. 673 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:55,000 We've seen the signal. Let's land this chopper and rescue our boys. 674 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:59,000 That was it. That's all we can do. I hope they saw us. 675 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:04,000 They did see you. And good sports that they are, they don't want to kill you. 676 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,000 Hey! How do you like that? 677 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:07,000 You did it! 678 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:10,000 Good job, you guys. You've been rescued. 679 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:12,000 Awesome! Get out of here. 680 00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:14,000 We got through the chopper. 681 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:17,000 We were just about 100 feet and the kite was right there. 682 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:19,000 Next one. That's beautiful. 683 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:22,000 I cannot believe they got it up that high. 684 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:32,000 We were trying to direct them to make a potato gun and they went around the backside and made a kite and they signal the chopper. 685 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:35,000 Those guys are good. They are good. 686 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:41,000 MacGyver won Mythbusters 3! 687 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:43,000 Ha ha ha! 688 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:47,000 But a win for the boys really is a victory for MacGyver as well. 689 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:52,000 We've finally proved that some of Mac's exploits aren't so far-fetched. 690 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:59,000 And for once, in this our 100th episode, we can safely say you can try this at home. 691 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:02,000 Just be real careful with the helicopter. 692 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:08,000 Jamie, you have no idea how many fans have emailed us about doing a MacGyver episode. 693 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:11,000 Yeah, we take fan requests very seriously. 694 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:17,000 You're right. So seriously. In fact, we're doing another viewer special. All Myths of your ideas. 695 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:25,000 So if you've got an idea you want us to try, log on to www.discovery.com. 696 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:29,000 And let us know what you'd like us to test on the show.