1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,400 Do not try any of the experiments you are about to see at home. 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,600 You heard him. Don't do it. 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,000 On this extra sticky episode of Mythbusters... 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,000 This will be by far the strangest thing we have ever done. 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:23,000 Adam and Jamie strip down to test a classic physics conundrum. 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,000 Oh, holy crap, that is slippery! 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,000 Can you swim just as fast in syrup as you can in water? 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,000 Oh my God, look at you. 9 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,000 While Tori, Grant and Carrie put the bite on two bullet myths. 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Your mom is in my head and she's saying don't do that. 11 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:45,000 Could Davy Grockett really split a lead slug on an ax blade? 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,000 That is crazy, look at that. 13 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:53,000 And could McGiver blow open a steel door with a gun butt and the powder from six bullets? 14 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,000 Race yourself. 15 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:56,000 Fire in the hole! 16 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,000 This will not be pretty. 17 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,000 Who are the Mythbusters? 18 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:05,000 Adam Savage 19 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,000 Don't lick the mixing spoon. 20 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,000 And Jamie Heineman 21 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,000 When in doubt, C4. 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:14,000 Between them more than 30 years of special effects experience. 23 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,000 So the timing was perfect. 24 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,000 Joining them, Carrie Byron. 25 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,000 That was a rush. 26 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,000 Grant Imahara 27 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,000 Let's get it on! 28 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,000 And Tori Belachie. 29 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,000 Oh my God! 30 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,000 They don't just tell the myth. 31 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,000 They put them to the test. 32 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:52,000 So I see swim goggles, I see a swim cap and I see syrup. 33 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,000 I'm sensing a really big mess in our future, am I right? 34 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,000 Oh, you are correct. 35 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,000 This is a classic physics thought experiment. 36 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,000 Simply stated, it is thus. 37 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:07,000 That you can swim as fast in syrup as you can in regular old water. 38 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:11,000 Well, the syrup is thicker, so I would think that it would slow down your movement through it. 39 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,000 That might be true. 40 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:18,000 But it also might be true that the thicker syrup gives you more to push against with your hands. 41 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:23,000 So what this boils down to then is whether those two forces cancel each other out, right? 42 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,000 That's what we got to get down and dirty and test. 43 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:31,000 On the surface, you'd think that swimming in syrup could only end with drowning in syrup. 44 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,000 But maybe not. 45 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:40,000 The thick resistance that slows you down might also mean you've got more to push against, increasing your propulsion. 46 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Like Adam says, it's a classic physics dilemma. 47 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,000 And we'll be testing it with real swimmers. 48 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,000 Sweet. 49 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:53,000 You know, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say we need to get a pool, a bunch of syrup, and start testing. 50 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,000 You're right, but with two notable exceptions. 51 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,000 One, we're not going to use real maple syrup. 52 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:01,000 We're going to use guar gum, which should allow us to get exactly the viscosity we want. 53 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:05,000 Two, we couldn't find a pool that would allow us to fill it with syrup. 54 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,000 We're going to have to make our own. 55 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,000 In fact, I propose we make two pools. 56 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:14,000 One filled with water, one filled with heavy syrup, swimming each and compare our times. 57 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,000 It's that simple. 58 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,000 Well, let's dive right in. 59 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Okay. 60 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,000 Well, this may look like just a clearing in the hills of Dublin, Pleasanton, California, 61 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:36,000 but by the time we're done with it, by the end of the day, when we're through, digging a pair of 75 foot long pools with these puppies, 62 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:43,000 this will be an experimental space on the leading edge of fluid dynamics swimming in goo. 63 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:49,000 Before they tackle the swimming or the science, the boys need to show their blue collar credentials. 64 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,000 And what do you know? 65 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 It's poetry in motion. 66 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,000 We are now about to line these in heavy plastic and fill them with water. 67 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:12,000 And we're using four layers of heavy plastic, hopefully to keep any leaks from happening. 68 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,000 We tried to eliminate as many sharp objects on the bottom. 69 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,000 Perfect. 70 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,000 Wow, it's freaking dark in here. 71 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,000 Okay, everybody, just stay put. 72 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,000 Make sure you hang onto your edges. 73 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,000 We're ready for water. 74 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,000 An Alameda County fire truck pumps the water. 75 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:41,000 And the plastic lining, bolstered by some hefty plywood decking, seems to be holding. 76 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,000 That's turned out to be a heck of a pool. 77 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,000 Dude, this thing looks awesome. 78 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,000 Dig a hole, got some plastic, you got a pool, huh? 79 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,000 Ah, well, if the other trench is ready, let's make some goo and fill it. 80 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,000 Okay. 81 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,000 It's time to get sticky for science. 82 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,000 What is it? 83 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,000 All right, MacGyver is on a cargo ship. 84 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,000 He's trying to rescue a boy who's locked behind a steel door. 85 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:18,000 He empties out six bullets and ignites the gunpowder using an empty cartridge, 86 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,000 then blows a lock open. 87 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,000 Huh, I wouldn't have thought of that one. 88 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Mac's method is to pack the powder from six bullets inside a shred of cloth. 89 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,000 He stuffs that in the lock, shoves in an empty cartridge, 90 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:36,000 and smacks the firing cap with the butt of his gun. 91 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,000 Hang on, I thought MacGyver had an extreme aversion to guns. 92 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:46,000 True, he took a .38 from a guard he just KO'd, but let's not forget, there's a child's life at stake here. 93 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,000 Sorry, forgot that. 94 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,000 But still, it's a loaded gun. 95 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,000 I mean, why wouldn't he just point it at the lock and shoot it out? 96 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:56,000 Well, he thought it would ricochet straight back off a steel door. 97 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:57,000 So what do you guys think? 98 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,000 I say, let's give it a try. 99 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:00,000 Let's do it. 100 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:07,000 It's unusual for us to start testing a myth with an alternate method, 101 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,000 but this really is the elephant in the room. 102 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:14,000 If I had only a gun to unlock a door, I mean, personally, I would try shooting it 103 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,000 before I would even remotely think of MacGyver's method. 104 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,000 So I guess we'll see if he made the wise choice. 105 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:27,000 Grant and Tori fixed the gun just a foot shy of a similar lock stuck inside a solid steel door. 106 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,000 For safety's sake, they've set up the rig inside the bunker. 107 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,000 All right, we're hot. We're cocked. We're loaded. Get out of here. 108 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,000 Even in the drizzle, they're better off out than in. 109 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:43,000 Here we go. In three, two, one. 110 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:47,000 Ooh, that was a good one. 111 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:51,000 Turns out it was much more than a good one. 112 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,000 This lock was cracked with the very first bullet. 113 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,000 We punched a hole in the face of that lock. 114 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,000 What? It opened? 115 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,000 I don't accept that. 116 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,000 We got it open in one shot. 117 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:05,000 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 118 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,000 I am positive it was a lock. 119 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:11,000 I don't know what to say. This never happens to us. 120 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:18,000 I fully expected us to be here all day, you know, round after round, bouncing off the top or denting it. 121 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:25,000 But Mack took a leaf from our book, using materials in ways that were never intended. 122 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:30,000 Now, before we jump straight to the big bag, let's test his prep. 123 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:34,000 First up, can you pull a bullet apart with your fingers? 124 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,000 He is MacGyver. He has the strength of 20 men. 125 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,000 Apparently not. 126 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:45,000 Tori has the zen-like patience of a three-year-old unwrapping a birthday present. 127 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,000 Okay, right now, your mom is in my head and she's saying, don't do that. 128 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,000 So that's just Hollywood Hocom. 129 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,000 No. Ah! 130 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:00,000 What about setting off a firing cap with the broad butt of a 38? 131 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,000 Okay, so we need to test this MacGyver scene. 132 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:09,000 We need to find out if you can set off one of these caps by hitting it with a gun. 133 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,000 Alright, this should be fun. 134 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,000 Our guys are dedicated, but not insane. 135 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,000 These cartridges have all been emptied of gunpowder. 136 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,000 Ready, set, go! 137 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:25,000 Now, I know it looks like we're having a lot of fun, but this is very dangerous. 138 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,000 We're taking all the precautions to make sure everything is done safely. 139 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:33,000 Nobody should ever try setting off a bullet outside of a gun. 140 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,000 It's a bust for Mac's ignition system. 141 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:43,000 Now, I don't know about yours, but I flattened the crap out of mine and it still didn't go off. 142 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:44,000 Why is that? 143 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:48,000 That's because this tiny firing cap flushed to the back of the cartridge 144 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:53,000 is designed to be struck precisely by an equally tiny firing pin. 145 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:59,000 So for our testing, Kari fits a similar pin in the base of the gun grip. 146 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:05,000 Grant builds a simple rig to swing the gun to smash the cap to ignite the powder. 147 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:10,000 Bang, bang, bang. That is going to be awesome. 148 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,000 But just how much gunpowder do you get from six bullets? 149 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:19,000 Okay, so that amount of gunpowder is only 30 grains. 150 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,000 I mean, that's not a lot. Let me show you how much that is. 151 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,000 That is all we have to work with to blow this lock up. 152 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:29,000 I don't know if this is going to work. 153 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,000 Still to come, this MacGyver myth hits the bomb range. 154 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,000 You guys ready to have your minds blown? 155 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:43,000 But next, it's Adam and Janie, Neck High in swimsuits and syrup. 156 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,000 Oh, crap, that is slippery. 157 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:04,000 It's time to fill our pool with syrup and the role of syrup today will be played by guar gum. 158 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:11,000 It's a powdered food thickener and somehow we've got to make 750 pounds of it with 10,000 gallons of water. 159 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,000 And that's where this truck comes in. 160 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:18,000 Amazingly, it is uniquely custom-built for mixing guar gum with water. 161 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:24,000 So if I'm correct, you place a 50-pound bag right here, slice up in the end and dumps in right there. 162 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:25,000 Exactly right. 163 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,000 Have you ever mixed up a guar gum mixture that's thick before? 164 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,000 We've never mixed it this thick before. We're not even sure if it'll come. 165 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,000 Well, it's better breaking their toys than ours. 166 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:39,000 And let's remember that Adam and Janie will soon be swimming in this. 167 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,000 I'll swim first if you don't mind. 168 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:45,000 There's your starting fissile. There's your timer. 169 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:49,000 And these things are so comfy I've been wearing mine all day. 170 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:59,000 Janie averts his eyes and bites his tongue, knowing he'll be the next man stripping down to his racing undies. 171 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:03,000 All right. Let's go. 172 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,000 On your mark. Ready. 173 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,000 This is the first of three freshwater sprints. 174 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:16,000 They'll average out the times for a comparison to swimming in syrup. 175 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,000 15.72. 176 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,000 I bet I'll do faster the second time. 177 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,000 It's just got to get used to swimming in such a narrow channel. 178 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:30,000 It really doesn't matter how fast he swims so long as they get a good set of numbers. 179 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,000 14.78. 180 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:40,000 But Adam just can't resist showing off for the ladies. 181 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,000 A little bit quicker each time. 14.62. 182 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,000 You want to go? 183 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,000 Did you pee in the pool? 184 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:47,000 I did not. 185 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,000 And that's good enough for Janie. 186 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:53,000 He dons the cap and goggles and hands the gun to Adam. 187 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:58,000 I get to say, I feel less like a swimming coach than a guy defending his house in the middle of the night. 188 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,000 You kids, get off my lawn! 189 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,000 Janie proves to be more of a distance swimmer. 190 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,000 But again, speed isn't the issue. 191 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:14,000 What kind of a swimmer am I? Well, I'm not very fast. I get the job done, that's about it. 192 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,000 24. 193 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,000 And now they're ready to swim in something that's more like tree cold. 194 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:28,000 This stuff is 1500 times thicker than water. 195 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,000 I know what you're thinking. 196 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:33,000 Of course you're going to swim slower in syrup than you are in regular water. 197 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:39,000 But what if you get more purchase on your paddling hands and so on and something that's thicker? 198 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,000 And here's another thought. 199 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:45,000 Molecular bonds in syrup like this are constantly changing. 200 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:51,000 It all depends on the temperature and the speed and the shape of a body moving through the liquid. 201 00:12:52,000 --> 00:13:00,000 What is happening in syrup is that we have things known as polymer chains or long strings of molecules 202 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:05,000 that basically are like spaghetti noodles, like cooked spaghetti noodles, and they stick together. 203 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,000 When they soak up water, we've got these bunches of these polymer chains. 204 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:17,000 And depending on the speed that you move through them, depending on their thickness and what exactly they're made of, 205 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:23,000 they can either just part and let you go through this mix like water, or they can bunch up, 206 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,000 they can become something like the labreo tar pits. 207 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:32,000 There's all sorts of different ways that these can end up affecting you as you're swimming in them. 208 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:41,000 Janey's right. It's almost impossible to untangle the molecular physics of Newtonian fluids from Einsteinian viscosity. 209 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:45,000 But Adam has a very prosaic prediction. 210 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:49,000 Honestly, I don't see it happening. That stuff is just too darn thick. 211 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:57,000 I think the difference we'll be seeing is much greater in the order of like 30, 40%, like 5, 6, 8 seconds difference. 212 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:03,000 Adam's the first to see if swimming in syrup is faster than his freshwater freestyle. 213 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,000 Oh, holy crap, that is slippery. 214 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:21,000 It looks fast, but those resounding plops tell a different story. 215 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,000 1862. 216 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,000 That was respectively close. 217 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:31,000 That's not that much different. That's only about three seconds or so slower. 218 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:35,000 This stuff feels completely bizarre. 219 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,000 Oh, it's like being born again. 220 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,000 So let's get born again, again. 221 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,000 18.94. 222 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,000 And again. 223 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,000 18.4. 224 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:05,000 Well, your slowest times are faster than my fastest times in water. 225 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,000 And there's more good news to come. 226 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:14,000 Adam's average freshwater times weren't that much different to swimming in syrup. 227 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,000 I'm really surprised how fast I was able to go. 228 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:21,000 I would have thought the syrup would slow me down by like a factor of two. 229 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,000 Not by a factor of .2. 230 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,000 But we'd like two sets of figures. 231 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:30,000 Time for Jamie to dip his doodle in that cold, cold sludge. 232 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,000 Ready, set. 233 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:42,000 I actually kind of like this stuff. It's kind of cozy in here. 234 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:46,000 But swimming in it, not so much. 235 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,000 No frigging way. 236 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,000 Really? 237 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,000 This is much heavier than me. 238 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:56,000 I found that swimming in this stuff made me a lot more tired than swimming in water. 239 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,000 That looked like a lot of work. 240 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:15,000 So Jamie officially retires from competitive syrup swimming. 241 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,000 We'll be using Adam's averages to make the comparisons. 242 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,000 You alright? 243 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,000 I'm fine. I'm just glad it didn't fall in there. 244 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,000 Yeah. 245 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,000 Three, two. 246 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,000 After the break, Max Gunpowder's stunt gets blown to pieces. 247 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,000 I hate it. Torey's right. I'm wrong. 248 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,000 I hate that. 249 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:57,000 Torey, Grant and Carrie are ready to test if TV legend Angus McGyver could possibly have blown the lock on a steel door using only loose gunpowder, an empty cartridge, and the butt of his gun. 250 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:03,000 We're back at the Alameda Bomb Range, which is one of our favorite places to go because we can do all the things that we can't do in the shop. 251 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,000 I think blow doors open with gunpowder. 252 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,000 Get in there. 253 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,000 Somebody go get McGyver. 254 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,000 Alright, so that is 30 grains of smokeless powder. 255 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,000 That's six bullets worth? 256 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,000 Yeah, I know. Doesn't look like much. 257 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,000 Do you think that's going to blow the lock open? 258 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,000 Hey, it worked for McGyver. 259 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,000 Yeah, I doubt it. 260 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,000 I think the hardest part is going to be getting that into the lock. 261 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:26,000 I know. 262 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,000 Alright, let's do it. 263 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:31,000 Carrie does manage to stuff the cloth in the lock. 264 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,000 That's the first real thumbs up for this myth. 265 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,000 Okay, that should be it. 266 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:40,000 Then the boys attach Grant's custom rig to the door frame. 267 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,000 So our lock is right behind here. 268 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:46,000 It's got the bit of bandana with the powder in it. 269 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:53,000 This is our cap and this is our mechanism to swing the gun. 270 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:57,000 It's a little more complicated than just hitting it, but for safety's sake, we need something to do it. 271 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,000 We need something to do it remotely. 272 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,000 Do you want to put tension on the string, see if it holds up? 273 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,000 Yeah, go ahead. 274 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,000 Perfect. 275 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,000 Okay, this is McGyver gun powder in lock test one. 276 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,000 You guys ready to have your minds blown? 277 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,000 Yeah, here we go. 278 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:18,000 In three, two, one. 279 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,000 No smoke, no fire, and no boom. 280 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:27,000 I realized the earplugs are more for your countdown than the actual popping. 281 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:32,000 The pin on the gun grip did strike the cap, but it didn't ignite the powder. 282 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,000 Yeah, it went off, but the powder didn't, so what's the next step? 283 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:39,000 I mean, the obvious thing is that the cap is not coming into contact with the powder because of the cloth. 284 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:43,000 Maybe what we do is we put a hole in the cloth so that we have the cap in contact with the powder. 285 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,000 Alright, well let's give that shot. 286 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:50,000 Sok Tori sensibly spreads the gun powder all the way back to the ignition cap. 287 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:54,000 Here we go. Three, two, one. 288 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,000 Silence is deafening. 289 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:01,000 Max Mini hostage wouldn't even know that someone was trying to rescue him. 290 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,000 It didn't ignite the powder, and that was in contact with the cap. 291 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:09,000 You know, I'm starting to think that no matter what, a cap going off isn't going to ignite the gun powder. 292 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:15,000 But Grant's found a loophole that might just save this stunt and salvage Max's reputation. 293 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:20,000 Now the type of gun powder that we're using is smokeless gun powder, which is found in modern ammunition. 294 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:28,000 But at one time, the .38 caliber round had black powder, which has a bit more punch than the smokeless. 295 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,000 My prediction is this is not going to work, but I'm optimistic. 296 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:40,000 This might be their last chance to blow the lock like Mack did. 297 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,000 Three, two, one. 298 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:48,000 It ignited. That was cool. 299 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,000 Alright, let's see if it opened that lock. 300 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,000 No. 301 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:59,000 The lock is intact, though it still looks real good on the high speed. 302 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,000 It looks just like it did on the episode. 303 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:02,000 Yeah. 304 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,000 Except for that part where the door opens. 305 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:09,000 So this door-busting myth, as seen on TV, is busted. 306 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,000 But Grant still has faith in the general principle. 307 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:18,000 Just the sake of argument, let's say that McGyver had a lot of black powder bullets. 308 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,000 Yeah, let's fill the whole beat. 309 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:23,000 Fill the lock with black powder and then see. 310 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:26,000 So they do, all the way up to the keyhole. 311 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:29,000 And I've measured out 600 grains of black powder. 312 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,000 That's 120 bullets worth of black powder. 313 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,000 Now that's a lot more than McGyver had. 314 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,000 Is that going to be enough to blow the lock open? 315 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,000 We're about to find out. 316 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:44,000 And their best chance for a big result is to forgo the cartridge cap for an electric igniter. 317 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:49,000 How it works is you apply a battery to this end, current flows through the wire, 318 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:56,000 heats up a little piece of wire here at the end that heats up chemical and instant ignition for our gunpowder. 319 00:20:56,000 --> 00:21:00,000 Now Carrie's prepared to make a prediction that's crystal clear. 320 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:04,000 I think there's going to be a nice colorful boom, but I don't think that we're actually going to explode this lock 321 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:08,000 because I think that the keyholes are going to let all of that pressure out. 322 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:14,000 You can't fault the theory, but this ain't over until they've blown the gizzards out of it. 323 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,000 Alrighty boys. 324 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,000 Yes girl. 325 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:23,000 This is lock, half full with black powder, electric igniter, just for the heck of it because we can. 326 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:27,000 Well this could, you know, if it does explode it could open that door. 327 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,000 I don't know about that, we'll see. 328 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:32,000 Alright, in three, two, one. 329 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,000 Yeah! 330 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:37,000 Wow. 331 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,000 We blew the door open. 332 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:40,000 We blew the door open. 333 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,000 Why am I always wrong? 334 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,000 Yeah! 335 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:47,000 I grossly underestimated the power of black powder in this lock. 336 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:52,000 I thought there was no way in heck that door was opening and it's wide open and I hated it. 337 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,000 And Tori's right and I'm wrong. 338 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,000 I hate that. 339 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:59,000 As much fun as I had today, I'm a little bit disappointed. 340 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,000 Why? Because every prediction you have was wrong? 341 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:06,000 Yeah, a little bit, but I mean guys, we busted MacGyver. 342 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,000 Yes, but we proved that the general principle is sound. 343 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:16,000 You just need a lot more gun powder and we even proved that you could set off gun powder using an empty cartridge by hitting it with the butt of a gun. 344 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:17,000 I'm very impressed. 345 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:25,000 But we did have a clear demonstration on how this was supposed to have worked from the TV show using only six bullets worth of powder and we didn't come anywhere close to that. 346 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,000 Alright, so this one is busted. 347 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Busted. 348 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,000 Busted. 349 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:33,000 Well, you know what? It's not MacGyver's fault. It was the writer's fault. 350 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:34,000 Good point. 351 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,000 MacGyver's real. 352 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,000 Yeah, so is the Toot Fairy. 353 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,000 No, that's a myth. 354 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,000 No, he's real too. 355 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,000 No, Sasquatch is a myth. 356 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:51,000 Coming up, Adam sets some surprising times in a new mix of syrup. 357 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,000 Do you want to know how you did? 358 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,000 Lay it on me, coach. 359 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:58,000 Then we put a genuine frontier legend to the ultimate test. 360 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,000 You know, maybe we channel him. 361 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,000 Maybe, maybe help me hit my target. 362 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:10,000 Please do not try what we do on this show at home. 363 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,000 We're what you call experts. 364 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,000 It's safer that way. 365 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:31,000 We all love syrup on pancakes, but Adam and J.N.E. are dipping into some complex physics to see if they can swim in syrup just as fast as they can in water. 366 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:41,000 Well, the results are in. We both swam significantly slower in syrup. It's not looking good for the myth. 367 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:48,000 I know, but I'm not willing to let this one go. I'm starting to believe that we might have gotten this whole viscosity thing all wrong. 368 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:51,000 How so? Nobody would deny that we were swimming in syrup. 369 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:57,000 Right, but it was an average Joe's interpretation of syrup and it was 1500 times more viscous than water. 370 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:01,000 And this myth has its origins as a physics thought experiment. 371 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:10,000 To a physicist, something that's only twice the viscosity of water could be called a syrup and we might get very different results with material like that. 372 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:16,000 Back in the trenches, it's time for a full scale refill with a brand new recipe. 373 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,000 It should be perfect. 374 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,000 That's a lot of rip. 375 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,000 All right, let's bring on the water. 376 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:31,000 We have in order to test this scaled back our syrup swimming pool all the way down to something that's only between two and five times as viscous as water. 377 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:35,000 But rest assured to a physicist, this is a significant difference from regular water. 378 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:39,000 Now the question is, will there be a significant difference in my swimming time? 379 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:43,000 But first, we'll have to re-rate Adam in regular water. 380 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:48,000 After all, it's a new day and he could be a few seconds slower or faster. 381 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:55,000 Adam's first effort shows that getting a new set of figures was a prudent move. 382 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:56,000 You're there. 383 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,000 1343. 384 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,000 Damn. 385 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,000 I was worried that I was out of shape, but that's pretty darn good. 386 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,000 Let's go for another one. 387 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,000 No. 388 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:10,000 The average tide for all three swims is a full second faster than the day before. 389 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,000 Why don't we take a quick break and then move into the syrup? 390 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:19,000 Why don't we take a little bit of a reasonable break and then I'll swim in the syrup. 391 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:20,000 Okay. 392 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:27,000 While Adam takes a well-earned soap, let's reflect on the practical benefits of learning to swim through syrup. 393 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:34,000 You know, somebody's going to be wondering what possible real-world application this is going to have. 394 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:46,000 That person would be ignoring the fact of the great 1919 molasses flood in Boston in which a massive vat of molasses broke free. 395 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:53,000 Molasses poured into the streets and killed 21 people who presumably had no idea how to swim in syrup. 396 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:58,000 Well, it just goes to show you've got to collect those skills to be ready for anything, right? 397 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,000 Yeah. 398 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,000 Meantime, back at Club Mud. 399 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,000 Ah, it's cold. 400 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:04,000 Okay, here we go. 401 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:05,000 Whoa. 402 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:09,000 Okay, Adam and syrup twice as thick as water. 403 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,000 Adam strikes out again. 404 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,000 There. 405 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,000 And sets a really fast time. 406 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,000 14.02 seconds. 407 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:21,000 Nice. 408 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,000 You know what that is? 409 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,000 That's significant data. 410 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,000 Let's go again. 411 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:27,000 Okay. 412 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:33,000 Adam's next two laps are both well under 15 seconds. 413 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,000 14.62. 414 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:42,000 Ah, it looks like I'm getting tired and slowing down a little bit. 415 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:46,000 At the very least, this comparison looks like a close call. 416 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,000 You want to know how you did? 417 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:48,000 Lay it on me, coach. 418 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:54,000 Okay, well, in the heavy syrup, you swam 27% slower than you did in water. 419 00:26:54,000 --> 00:27:00,000 But in the light syrup, you swam 2.8% slower than you did in water. 420 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,000 Wow. 421 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:02,000 That's a big difference. 422 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:03,000 Yeah. 423 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:07,000 I mean, I'll wager that the difference between any three of my times in either of the water 424 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,000 or either of the syrup was greater than 2.8%. 425 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:13,000 Yeah, that's less than half a second variation. 426 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,000 It's well within the margin of error. 427 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,000 That's a really cool result. 428 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:22,000 In the heavy treacle analog, Adam's times were 28% slower than they were in water. 429 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,000 So that's myth-clustered. 430 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:28,000 Then again, his times in light syrup were much the same as swimming in water. 431 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,000 So that's myth-confirmed. 432 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,000 Obviously, there's a threshold between the two. 433 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:37,000 And I'd like to find where that threshold exactly is. 434 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,000 I.e., something that the layperson would cause syrup? 435 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,000 Yet you can swim just as fast in it. 436 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,000 I know you. 437 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,000 You want more. 438 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:53,000 There's a lot of really good stuff that we shoot that just doesn't make it into the show. 439 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,000 Log on to discoveries.com. 440 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,000 Check it out. 441 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:31,000 The trusty musket Betsy fire a shot at the ax head and split the bullet clean in half. 442 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,000 And that is what we're going to test to see if it's really possible. 443 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:44,000 Back in the early 1800s, Davey Crockett gained fame as a U.S. Congressman and a fearless frontier type. 444 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:52,000 Self-described as half-horror, half-alligator, Davey had a reputation for, well, embellishing the truth. 445 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:57,000 He once boasted the perdiest sister and the ugliest dog in the country. 446 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:01,000 So look, this guy was real and a huge part of American folklore. 447 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:06,000 Yeah, I mean, back in the 50s, like, almost every kid had one of those Davey Crockett coon skin caps. 448 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:10,000 But he did tell a lot of whoppers. He used to say that he could grin the bark off a tree. 449 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,000 And that's just one tall tale. 450 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:18,000 I mean, with all these crazy stories, it casts a lot of doubt on this myth that he could split a bullet by hitting an ax head. 451 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,000 Unfortunately, I couldn't agree more. 452 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:24,000 It's an all-time myth you just couldn't test with modern firearms. 453 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:30,000 200 years ago, the guns were slower and the lead bullets were rounder and softer. 454 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:34,000 But rest assured, the axes were sharp. 455 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:38,000 All we have to do is shoot the ax head with the bullet and split it, too. How hard can that be? 456 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:42,000 What are we going to do with the rest of our day? I don't know. 457 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:48,000 I'm always looking forward to the historical myths, and this one is extra fun because I really, really am into Davey Crockett. 458 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:54,000 I love all of the cap and ball musket shooting. It's going to be a good day. 459 00:29:54,000 --> 00:30:00,000 That's the spirit carry, unwavering optimism in the face of yet another myth that beggars believe. 460 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,000 Hit the tail in the coon skin cap. 461 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:12,000 Now hitting our target with these muskets is going to be tough. They're heavy. They're not as accurate as a modern-day rifle. 462 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:17,000 So we thought maybe if we dress up like Davey Crockett, maybe they'll give us an advantage to hit our target. 463 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:23,000 Maybe we channel him. Davey, help me hit my target. But I doubt it. 464 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:30,000 Now, most folk wouldn't take advice from a man who shot his own hat. But I wouldn't say that out loud to Jim Mitchell. 465 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:37,000 Jim's an expert on antique American firearms. Jim! Good to see you again. Good to see you. 466 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:44,000 Jim's outfit terrifies me. I feel like his hat's going to bite him at any moment or just like crawl up on me. 467 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:51,000 So you've got a couple of 58 calibers there with you. Are you comfortable with them? Shooting them? Loading them? 468 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,000 Maybe you should give us a little refresher course. 469 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:58,000 It sure couldn't hurt. These old-time rifles aren't exactly user-friendly. 470 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:03,000 First thing, you load up the powder. Measure your powder out into the measure. 471 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:09,000 It's quite a procedure loading up a musket. I mean, first you've got to pour the gun powder directly into the barrel. 472 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:14,000 Then you've got like a lubricated little patch that you stuff a lead ball on. You have to stuff it all the way down. 473 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:18,000 I mean, can you imagine loading that thing over and over and over if you had to be a quick shot? 474 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:29,000 But shooting these guns is just as tricky. They all need practice. And here's Carrie's tip for making fruit salad in less than a tenth of a second. 475 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,000 Hi! 476 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,000 Grant shoots a soda bottle. 477 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,000 And Tori terminates a tomato. 478 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,000 Get it! Get that tomato! 479 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,000 That's what you get for not being worth getting! 480 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:54,000 Right now we're just hitting the target just to see if we can sight these guns in. And they seem pretty accurate. 481 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:59,000 The tricky part now, though, is to be able to hit that ax blade dead center with the bullet so we get it to split. 482 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:04,000 Because if it hits a little bit to the left or a little bit to the right, it might just deflect and stay one bullet. 483 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:08,000 We need it to hit right in the middle so we see two pieces after the bullet hits the ax head. 484 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:13,000 Next up, Carrie, Tori and Grant hone in on that ax blade. 485 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:16,000 Look at it. One, two, a-choo! 486 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:34,000 Tori, Grant and Carrie are testing the myth that Davy Crockett could hit two targets with one bullet by slitting it on an ax blade. 487 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,000 So now it's our chance to do this myth for real. 488 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:44,000 Now, legend has it that Davy Crockett could do this trick from 40 yards. 489 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,000 So we're going to measure out 40 yards and give it a shot. 490 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,000 But that's looking a long, long way off. 491 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:54,000 And, uh, 40 yards. 492 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,000 That's kind of far. 493 00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:00,000 I'm going to take a shot, and down I'm going to split it in the first one. 494 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,000 But who knows, maybe I get lucky. 495 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,000 Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. 496 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:09,000 Now we should get some idea of just how sharp the shooting has to be. 497 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:14,000 Not bad at all. Let's try a take two. 498 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,000 So little to the left. 499 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:25,000 Tori's got one more shot before the others get their chance. 500 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:29,000 Confirming the two target myth means splitting a bullet in half. 501 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:33,000 That's as tough as anything these guys have ever attempted. 502 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,000 Look it. One, two, a-choo! 503 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:40,000 Three. 504 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,000 Whoa! I hit the blade. 505 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,000 That's great. That is crazy. Look at that. 506 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:48,000 It just hit here. I mean, I was maybe an eighth of an inch off from hitting it dead center. 507 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:51,000 I think with a little practice you could hit that. 508 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,000 Yeah, I mean, if you practice, you'd be able to hit this all day. 509 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:55,000 But I mean, we're not looking at accuracy. 510 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,000 We're looking at whether or not you could split the bullet. 511 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:02,000 All right, well, let's split the difference, come in 20 yards, and then try it again. 512 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:03,000 All right. 513 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:09,000 They bring the mark in because this myth is more about if a bullet can split in two 514 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,000 than where you took the shot from. 515 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,000 Hey, nice shot. 516 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,000 Carrie goes close. 517 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:21,000 Whoa! 518 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:25,000 Then closer as she grazes the handle. 519 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,000 Look, you can see the burn mark. 520 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:28,000 Nice shot. 521 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:29,000 Thank you. 522 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:30,000 Good one. 523 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:31,000 Give me one more. One more. 524 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:32,000 One more shot. 525 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,000 Hard to say no to a girl with a gun. 526 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:39,000 Close but no cigars, my dad would say. 527 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:41,000 Look at that. 528 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,000 Just grazed the ax. 529 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:47,000 To be able to hit the blade by shooting offhand, it's going to take a long time and a lot of practice. 530 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:51,000 Daylight's fading, so Grant gets to shoot off a sandbag. 531 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,000 This could be the shot that confirms the Crockett myth. 532 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:57,000 This ax don't stand a chance. 533 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:00,000 You hit the blade. 534 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,000 Look right here. Skimmed it. 535 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,000 You're real close. 536 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,000 So you just got to go over just like an eighth of an inch to the right. 537 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:08,000 Like a hair. 538 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:15,000 The shots are almost perfect, but for this test, almost just doesn't cut it. 539 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:20,000 You know what, it's incredibly difficult, even off the rest, so I'm going to give it one more shot. 540 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:24,000 And Grant can see Coyote Jim waiting in the wings. 541 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,000 No splits. 542 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:33,000 If Davy Crockett could do this, he was quite a shot. 543 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:38,000 Now, before we move on to the expert, how would you guys feel about me taking one shot from the bench? 544 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,000 Sure, go ahead. 545 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:40,000 Knock yourself out. 546 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,000 I'm dying to do it. 547 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:46,000 And we're dying to see if this split bullet myth is just another tall tale. 548 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:51,000 Someone needs to step up and hit that blade with perfect precision. 549 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:02,000 Tori's done it. One half of the bullet went left and the other went right. 550 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:03,000 He did it! 551 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,000 I can't believe it actually worked. 552 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:06,000 Both sides. 553 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,000 Look, right there, that's where it hit. 554 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:09,000 Chink, chink. 555 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,000 Yeah. 556 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:11,000 It's confirmed. 557 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:12,000 Holy confirmed. Who thought that? 558 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,000 Davy Crockett didn't lie. 559 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:18,000 So we showed you can split a bullet and take out two targets at once. 560 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:23,000 Yeah, that was using an axe, ammunition, and weapons from Davy Crockett's time. 561 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:26,000 And a little bit of mojo from Davy Crockett. 562 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:27,000 The outfits. 563 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:28,000 So this one's confirmed. 564 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,000 It's confirmed. 565 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,000 Confirmed. 566 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,000 Still to come. 567 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:41,000 Adam and Jamie go Goldilocks with a perfect syrup mix and a guy who's won gold in the pool. 568 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,000 Is that funky or what? 569 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,000 So weird. So weird. 570 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:54,000 And now, another episode of Diesel Diaries. 571 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:56,000 Dude, nice car. 572 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:59,000 Yep, it's the new 2009 Jetta TDI. 573 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:00,000 Turbo, nice. 574 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,000 Wait, why'd you buy a diesel? 575 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,000 Yeah, aren't they really loud? 576 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,000 Look at loud, aren't they smelly? 577 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:09,000 This new Jetta is going to crush all those ancient stereotypes about diesel engines. 578 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:10,000 All right, so you say they're loud? 579 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,000 Like a big old tractor. 580 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:13,000 Yeah, they smell like tractors. 581 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:18,000 All right, why don't you go get your decibel reader and we'll put this tractor to the test. 582 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,000 All right, so I'm going to start up the car. 583 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,000 You stick that over the engine. 584 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,000 Hmm, ADDB. 585 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:28,000 That's no louder than your average washing machine. 586 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:31,000 And when the diesel warms up, the engine actually gets quieter. 587 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:34,000 All right, you close your eyes and take a deep breath. 588 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,000 Smell any tractors? 589 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:40,000 Yeah, actually, we've been standing here for a while and the smell hasn't bothered me at all. 590 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:43,000 Well, how do you feel about the 2009 Jetta TDI now? 591 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:49,000 On the next episode of Diesel Diaries, Cary wants to know what exactly is coming out of that tailpipe. 592 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:56,000 Jamie and Adam are testing if the extra thrust you'd get from swimming through syrup might just counteract the added resistance. 593 00:37:56,000 --> 00:38:02,000 So now they'll mix up one last batch with a texture that's more like good old maple syrup. 594 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:05,000 Not too thick, not too thin, but just right. 595 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,000 That's the doli locksmith. 596 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:09,000 We're mixing up a lot of the old maple syrup. 597 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:12,000 We're going to mix up a lot of the old maple syrup. 598 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:15,000 We're going to mix up a lot of the old maple syrup. 599 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:17,000 Not too thin, but just right. 600 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,000 That's the doli locksmith. 601 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:22,000 We're mixing up a batch right now and soon we'll be putting it to the test. 602 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:29,000 It's a blend that should meet any definition of syrup, 500 times thicker than water. 603 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:38,000 So these are Adam's last three swims and given how fast he swam in the light syrup, his times in this stuff should be really interesting. 604 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:40,000 What's my time? 605 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,000 14.34. 606 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:43,000 Yeah! 607 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:47,000 That goopy looking scum on top we call fish eyes. 608 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:49,000 It's just clusters of quarry gum. 609 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:52,000 Adam actually seems to enjoy swimming in it. 610 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,000 13.81. 611 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,000 Yeah! 612 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,000 Good job. 613 00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,000 Thank you. 614 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,000 You're done. You can get out now. 615 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:02,000 I'm officially done. 616 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:09,000 Adam's times were nice and steady, but it stands to reason that a better swimmer would be even more consistent. 617 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,000 And that makes for better science. 618 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:16,000 Enter this fine specimen. 619 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:20,000 Nathan Adrian was a gold medal winner at the Beijing Olympics. 620 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:21,000 Hello, sir. 621 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,000 Hey, how's it going? 622 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:23,000 Oh my God, look at you. 623 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:27,000 That's perfect. 624 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:29,000 You feel like running some tests for us? 625 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,000 Absolutely, I'd love to. 626 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:36,000 Let's start him off in a bent pool filled with straight water to set up baseline time. 627 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:40,000 This surprise of Jamie's is proving extremely fruitful. 628 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:45,000 Not only is Nathan fast, which I expected, he's super consistent. 629 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:47,000 All of his times are within half a second of each other. 630 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:53,000 My times had about a one second spread, so it just means that the data is that much more precise. 631 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,000 9.81. 632 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:56,000 Can we let him get out? 633 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,000 Let's let him get out. 634 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:04,000 Now it's time for this sports hero to swim in something gooey and slippery. 635 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,000 On your mark, get set. 636 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:16,000 Nathan, just pretend that you're one with the syrup. 637 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,000 Almost dead on the money. 638 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,000 10.87. 639 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:24,000 Is that funky or what? 640 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,000 So weird. 641 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:30,000 You can bet this wasn't part of Nathan's post-Olympic dream. 642 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:34,000 Just think about it like you got to swim faster to get out a bit quicker. 643 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:42,000 A man with the right stuff forced to wallow in some very wrong stuff. 644 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:43,000 Awesome. 645 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,000 I can tell you're starting to get into it a little bit. 646 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:47,000 It grows on you after a while, doesn't it? 647 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:55,000 As far as resistance goes, when you're swimming at speed, it doesn't feel all that much different than water, truthfully. 648 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,000 So Jamie tries to make sense of the stats. 649 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:03,000 Nathan was a full 9% slower in medium syrup than water. 650 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:11,000 More surprisingly, while his water times were super consistent, his syrup swims were much less consistent than Adam's. 651 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:21,000 And with Adam swimming just 5.4% slower in syrup than water, which is almost within his margin of error, this myth could still go either way. 652 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:29,000 Do you think that you were slower because the goo was offering more resistance or because it was messing with your technique? 653 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:34,000 I'd have to say it was definitely messing with my technique and how comfortable I was in the water. 654 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:40,000 It's such a huge disadvantage of being in such a foreign environment with the goop and everything. 655 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:47,000 None of which seems to bother our boys, but given Nathan's erratic times, Adam's prepared to drop a bombshell. 656 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:51,000 We're going to throw out Nathan's swim times in the syrup. 657 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,000 See, we brought him in being an Olympic swimmer, one of the best in the world. 658 00:41:54,000 --> 00:42:08,000 We thought it was going to eliminate swimming time as a variable, but because what he does for hours every day is swim in a clear water pool following a line going as fast as he can, the syrup threw his technique out the window. 659 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:13,000 Mine proved the point much better than his do. That's pretty cool. 660 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:17,000 So how are we going to wrap this one up? 661 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:25,000 The simple fact is that you swim just about as fast in the medium or goldilocks syrup and the light syrup as you did in water. 662 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:31,000 Well, so I'd say that makes it solidly plausible. You can swim as fast in syrup as you can in water. 663 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:35,000 Plausible, depending on the viscosity of the syrup. 664 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:45,000 So that's a wrap for swimming in syrup, but there's still some unfinished business on the MacGyver set. 665 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:54,000 Well, you know, we mythbusters have never been ones to leave well enough alone and we have a door here that we just don't want to take home. 666 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:59,000 And with a little help from JD and some C4, they won't have to. 667 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:04,000 Okay, the question is, do you want to do like a surgical kind of an entry around the lock or do you want to just blow the crap out of it? 668 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:06,000 Hardly worth asking the question, really. 669 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:08,000 Blow the crap out of it. 670 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:09,000 Okay, let's blow the crap out of it then. 671 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:11,000 Yeah, I guess we'll be in the bunker then. 672 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:18,000 So our guys duck for cover. JD sets the charge and bellows out his four favorite words. 673 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:23,000 Burn a hole! Burn a hole! Burn a hole! 674 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:27,000 In three, two, one. 675 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:40,000 To borrow a phrase from the poet of plastic explosives, Jamie Heidemann. Bye-bye, Dor. 676 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,000 Screw black powder. 677 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:47,000 That is incredible. That's like 70 feet away from the blast site. 678 00:43:51,000 --> 00:44:00,000 Now, personally, I think if MacGyver had carried around a lot more C4, he could have gotten through a lot more doors a lot easier.