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Do not try any of the experiments you are about to see at home.

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You heard him. Don't do it.

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On this episode of Mythbusters,

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one, duck, cover them, and hang on.

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Because we've got a killer cocktail of lethal littering...

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My weapon of choice?

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A potentially lethal slush drink.

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...and high-flying action movie action.

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Get to the chopper, glass!

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And first up...

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Looks harmless.

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Now, I've done it. Could be deadly.

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A can of soda cup thrown from a car really kill an oncoming driver.

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Time to inspect.

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Then, from helicopter heeds to fingertip grips,

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can film fall guys really hang on Hollywood style?

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I would love to see the action hero that can hang on to that.

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Who are the Mythbusters?

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Adam Savage.

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It comes chaos.

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And Jamie Heinemann.

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Relax. This one hurt a bit.

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Between them more than 30 years of special effects experience.

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Bye-bye!

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Joining them, Carrie Byron.

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High explosives and electricity.

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Tori Bellegi.

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Trashes and fire. This is awesome.

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Grant Imahara.

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And featuring Jesse Cohn.

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That was awesome!

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They don't just tell the Myths,

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they put them to the test.

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Close your eyes. I'm going to paint you a picture with words.

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I'm driving down the highway at highway speeds.

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I've just gone to a drive-in and I've gotten a soda and a styrofoam cup.

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And it's the wrong soda.

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Oh, you hate that.

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I know.

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So, I hurl the soda out the window being a jerk.

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And it hits a car going in the opposite direction.

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Also at highway speeds, pierces the windshield right in front of the driver and kills her.

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A styrofoam cup, does that?

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I know.

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That is crazy.

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As if simply littering wasn't bad enough,

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the villain of this myth allegedly killed the driver of an oncoming car

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with a styrofoam soda cup.

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Whilst traveling at highway speeds,

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our trash-happy perpetrator tossed his unfinished drink out of the window,

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which supposedly pierced the windshield of an innocent drive-by bystander

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with enough force to take them out permanently.

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Okay, now I want to paint you a word picture.

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I'm not going to close my eyes, though.

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That's fine. This is a quick one.

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We make a cannon that shoots a cup of soda.

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Huh?

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Really?

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I somehow pictured two cars going at each other jousting fashion,

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tossing cups out the window.

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No, no, no. I figure we'll get exactly to that place.

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But first, we need to know what the cup is filled with.

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Is it soda? Is it soda and ice? Is it ice alone? Is it a slush drink?

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We have to determine what filling has the most power,

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and what's better for that than a cannon.

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Well, all right, then.

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I thought you'd like it.

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So before the highway trash jousting can begin...

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I think that was a hit!

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The guys are going to arm themselves with an indoor air cannon

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the size of the large Hadron Collider.

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I'd say that ought to do it.

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Their goal is to discover which of the various possible combinations

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of cup contents would impart the most force on impact.

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And speaking of the force, here's the Yoda of soda.

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So there you have it, our potentially deadly Styrofoam cup.

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Now, for the purposes of our experimentation,

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I'm going to want to know exactly how much energy this cup imparts

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to something it hits, whether it's empty or filled with different substances.

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How am I going to do that? With this, a load cell.

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This little button here can tell me when I hit it with something

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exactly how much energy is transferred from the object to the load cell.

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But here we've got an object that's too big and a load cell that's too small,

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so I'm going to increase the surface area of my load cell

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by placing it between these two nice, heavy steel plates.

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that will transfer the energy to the button and tell me exactly how much energy

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this potentially lethal cup might have.

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It's ready.

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With the force plate in place, the guys will be able to accurately compare

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the impact of each cup fired from the cannon.

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Off at a rakeish angle, I like it.

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So this is how this works.

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We've got our specially made pressure tank with a built-in fast-acting valve.

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Now, when we open that valve, all that air comes out at high speed,

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Our cup comes out the end, hits this plate, pushes on the load cell,

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bobs your uncle.

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So, Robert's your mother's brother.

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Every target needs a motivation.

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Yeah.

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And Jamie is the light at the end of the tunnel.

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So fall, guys. What are we, testing myths about 80s TV shows?

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Ooh, can we do A-Team next?

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Yes and no. Yes, we can get to the A-Team,

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and no, we are not testing myths about 80s TV shows.

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We're actually going to test the myths about falling,

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or more accurately, not falling.

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So you're talking about like the classic Hollywood scenario

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where somebody's hanging on to a high edge using nothing with their fingertips.

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This sounds awesome.

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To cling on by your fingertips is a classic silver screen cliche.

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Apparently, in any action movie, the hero can hang on indefinitely.

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But are any of the many variations really viable?

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To find out, the team will take on two of the most common.

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First, can you really just hang on until health comes along?

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Then, hauling yourself into a helicopter.

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Is it fact or film fiction?

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Guys, I have the perfect place to test this.

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There's a fire training tower in Pleasanton.

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It's got ledges all around, easily accessible rooftop, and it's pretty tall.

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and that's edge thickness, and see how that affects how long you can hold on to.

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What are we waiting for?

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So the team head on out to hang out at the perfect place to, you know, hang out.

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Whoa, this is high.

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I mean, we just grab onto an edge and see how long we can hang on.

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But now, standing on top of the 75-foot building, I'm wondering, is this really necessary?

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I mean, can't we just test this hanging off a door frame?

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With the team's nerves suitably primed, let's find out what's on the agenda.

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So the first thing we're going to test is how long you can hang on to a ledge.

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And to do that, I've built this, the ledge-o-matic.

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It's fully adjustable, so we can block off a controlled amount of ledge each time.

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And we'll get progressively smaller and smaller until we can no longer hang on.

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Then we'll have a good idea of how long an average Joe can hang on to a ledge.

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But before the action begins, let's meet the man who'll be pulling the pinata strings.

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Anybody got a bat?

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Aaron, a professional climber, is not only helping the team with their safety protocols.

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You're going to come over the edge, and then what I want you to do is say tension.

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He's set up the belay system so it won't support the climber's weight,

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at least until they fall.

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Tori, you're the guinea pig.

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and we are going to do the same.

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The goal is to come up with a set of data that correlates ledge thickness to hang time.

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Hook me in.

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I'll double check it just in case.

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even for a fat finger belay chi.

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Getting into position.

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Good luck, buddy.

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Man, this is kind of scary.

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I'm not going to lie.

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So this is Tori test, four inches.

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Hanging.

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How you feeling?

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Don't let go.

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after just 30 seconds, the strain begins to show.

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How you feeling?

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Gravity man, it's not just a good idea, it's the law.

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So unlike a Hollywood hero, Tori will inevitably fall.

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But exactly how that happens is a painful surprise.

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You're all right?

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I think you should be glad that I was a guinea pig.

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Bleeding all over like...

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Because when the damage is inspected, a deep gash is the result.

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But looking at this, it could have been much worse.

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Tori fell a full story before landing on a ledge.

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His shin taking the full lead.

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I knew it might be bad.

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Next on Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie dial in on the deadliest soda cup contents.

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Imagine what that'd feel like if that actually hit your head.

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Can a cup of soda,

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thrown from a passing car,

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pierce your windshield and kill you?

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To find out, Adam and Jamie first want to know

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which of the potential cup contents has the most forceful impact.

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How?

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Well, here's Adam with some sciencey stuff.

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Now, I've already explained that we're collecting the data

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about how much force our cups impart on this little load cell right here.

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this national instruments box right here.

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This box then sends that data over to David in his computer

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who then informs me and Jamie of exactly how much force

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each of our cups imparts when it hits the target.

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It's about to get really messy in here,

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so I'm going to take some precautions.

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With the data, we're going to take some extra samples

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and some precautions.

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With the shop resembling a scene from Dexter,

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the wet work can begin.

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But before the testing proper,

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the guys want a muzzle velocity that simulates two cars

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approaching each other at highway speeds,

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a cumulative total of 130 miles per hour.

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So let's fire her up and find out what she can do.

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Firing in three, two, one.

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That was a lot of force.

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Yep, a lot of force.

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A lot of fast.

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190 miles per hour.

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the fact that the cups will vary in mass.

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For these tests to be valid, all the cups have to hit their target

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at about the same speed.

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So after a lot of fussing around,

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I figured out that I can precisely tune the speed

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by the placement of the cup in the barrel.

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Okay, four cup of ice, three feet, eight inches.

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And that's how we're dialing it in.

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Firing in three, two, one.

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The final speed was 134 miles an hour. It's perfect.

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So with their cannon firing at a constant speed,

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we'll soon find out who pulls the hardest soda cup punch.

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Here's a little story I like to call,

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oh, this soda's no good, they didn't put any ice in it.

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I'm gonna throw it out the window.

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One cupful of soda wrapped in plastic,

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shot out of a cannon at 130 miles per hour.

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Coming right up.

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632 grams.

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Firing in three, two, one.

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That's too much fun.

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Your laminated face is holding up quite well.

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So I see.

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I just love looking at things like this.

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Beautiful.

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Can you imagine what that'd feel like

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if that actually hit your head?

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Final speed, 132 miles an hour.

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What was the force?

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36, 68.

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That's the number to beat.

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Weighing in at 632 grams of four cup of soda,

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traveling at 132 miles per hour,

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has 3,668 pounds of force.

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What's next?

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Here's a little story I like to call,

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oh, I've ordered the soda,

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and I thought I got what I wanted,

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but I didn't order cherry cola,

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and this tastes like crap.

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So I'm gonna throw it all the way out the window.

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In the red corner, weighing in at 649 grams,

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is a mixed cup of soda and ice.

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Let's load her up.

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I remind you of working with cows on the farm.

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It does, actually.

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Okay, Bessie, it's gonna be all right.

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Oh, no.

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Firing soda and ice in three, two, one.

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That's not getting old.

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Now.

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Wow.

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Speed was 134 miles an hour.

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What was the force?

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43, 31.

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43, 31, that's pretty significant.

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Interesting.

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Despite a small difference in mass,

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there was a significant difference

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in the force of the impact.

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What's next on the menu of Mayhem?

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Blue Slush.

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It's basically half ice, half liquid,

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all ground up real fine.

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Whether that translates to a higher impact or not,

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I don't know.

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Personally, I think it's all about the mass,

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but that's what we're gonna test to find out.

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Jamie's correct.

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Newtonian physics tells us,

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in a perfect world, providing they're all traveling

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at the same speed, the cup with the most mass

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will have the largest impact.

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And this puppy, if only just,

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is the heavyweight of the litter.

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Slush drink in three, two, one.

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That is intense.

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That's what's making your lips blue.

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Awesome.

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Well, the speed is perfect at 134 miles an hour.

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David, what was our force?

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43, 86.

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Dude, I was hoping that would be the case.

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So in the soda cup showdown,

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the slush packed the biggest punch.

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Why?

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Well, it could be the extra mass,

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or it could be that the slush mixture

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made up of fine slivers of ice and liquid

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enables it to transfer more of its kinetic energy

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to the target than the other contenders.

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Either way, we have a winner.

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The cup with the heaviest hit

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and the prettiest splash is the slush.

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After the break with Tori in ER,

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Fall Guys Grant and Jesse hang out for science.

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I would love to see the action hero

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that can hang on to that.

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There he is.

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Oh!

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In the Fall Guy myth,

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Tori has once again put his body on the line.

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Well, my name is Science.

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But the science must go on.

331
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Are you bleeding in my car?

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No.

333
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So while Tori takes a trip to ER

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to stitch up the leak in his leg...

335
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Talk about motivation, not to let go.

336
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Ah!

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Bleeding all over like...

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Grant and Jesse are moving on.

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My prediction is I will hang on for 10 minutes at least,

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and then you'll see the traces of my fingernails

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going down the wall.

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With the adrenaline pumping and the ledge narrowing...

343
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That's three inches.

344
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Iron grip Imahara is hooked in and out on a limb.

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OK, climbing.

346
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You hanging?

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Go.

348
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And with the three inch ledge not even close

349
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to cramping his style,

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his time is similar to Tori's.

351
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OK, here I go.

352
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Ah!

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Ow!

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One minute and three seconds.

355
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Really? Fairly consistent.

356
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Consistent times? Sure.

357
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But bear in mind the myth is about hanging on indefinitely.

358
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Does this hardest make me look heavy?

359
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And our average Joes are consistently falling.

360
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Alright, you ready for two inches?

361
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Look, my fingers aren't even two inches long.

362
00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,000
Of course I'm ready for two inches.

363
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Hey.

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Timer is started.

365
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Despite the further narrowing,

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Jesse has plenty of room to work with.

367
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And once again, her time is in that one minute slot.

368
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A minute six.

369
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That's more.

370
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Yeah, they're starting to slip.

371
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Yeah. Here I go.

372
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Nice!

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One minute seventeen.

374
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Woo!

375
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So, we are halfway done with our testing.

376
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And so far we've established an average hang time

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for the average Joes of sixty seconds.

378
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Now the two inches wasn't that bad.

379
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I mean, I was able to hang on for over a minute.

380
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But now we're going to work our way down to one inch,

381
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and this is where it's really going to start getting challenging.

382
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So, see what happens.

383
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At one inch, the guys really are down to a fingertip grip.

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Jesse is about to find out if hanging on to that slimmest of margins

385
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is movie make believe or a real life possibility.

386
00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,000
Dude, this hurts way much more.

387
00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,000
Hang on there, Jesse.

388
00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,000
Alright, here we go.

389
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Woo!

390
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Thirty-three seconds.

391
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That is much, much more difficult.

392
00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,000
Really?

393
00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,000
Yeah.

394
00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,000
Really?

395
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It was less than half the hang time of the previous test

396
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when ledge width wasn't a factor,

397
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which doesn't bode well for Grant,

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because he's up next and he's running out of room.

399
00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,000
That, my friends, is one half of one inch.

400
00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,000
And that is about how much I can hang on.

401
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I'm predicting a lot of pain,

402
00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,000
but not for very long.

403
00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,000
Let's do this.

404
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Okay.

405
00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:04,000
But he can't turn that steely determination into an iron grip.

406
00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,000
Oh, my God.

407
00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,000
This is crazy.

408
00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,000
Because he simply can't get a grip.

409
00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,000
You ready?

410
00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,000
I'm so ready.

411
00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,000
Nothing.

412
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Not even a second.

413
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Ow.

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And his time reflects that.

415
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I would love to see the action hero that can hang on to that.

416
00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,000
You know, you try and get yourself in the mindset like,

417
00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:28,000
I've got to hang on to this or I'm going to fall or die.

418
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:32,000
But it's not really a choice with a half inch ledge.

419
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I mean, the second I put my weight on there,

420
00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,000
pow, all my fingers exploded,

421
00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,000
and then I'm flying to the air.

422
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And it was just that quick.

423
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No way.

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Impossible.

425
00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,000
So in direct contradiction to the movies,

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00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,000
if you find yourself hanging on by your fingernails,

427
00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,000
you're not hanging on for very long.

428
00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:52,000
Nothing.

429
00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:56,000
And even with room to work with, it's a tough task.

430
00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:59,000
In a real life situation,

431
00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,000
you'd better hope help arrives Hollywood style,

432
00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,000
fast and in the nick of time.

433
00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,000
But this is an action movie myth.

434
00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,000
How would a Hollywood hero cope?

435
00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:13,000
So move over average Joe and average Jesse

436
00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:16,000
and step up action man Aaron.

437
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That's why I'm here.

438
00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,000
First up, Aaron tackles the one inch ledge.

439
00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:21,000
Okay, start.

440
00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,000
And we're off and running.

441
00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:26,000
And he significantly improves on Jesse's time.

442
00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:27,000
You're shaky.

443
00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:28,000
Okay.

444
00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,000
Oh!

445
00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,000
Whoo!

446
00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,000
48 seconds.

447
00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,000
Nice.

448
00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,000
But what's really impressive

449
00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,000
is Aaron's half inch performance.

450
00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,000
That's tiny, isn't it?

451
00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:46,000
Remember, Grant couldn't hold on for a single second.

452
00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,000
Okay.

453
00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:48,000
Okay.

454
00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,000
He's hanging in there.

455
00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,000
You're doing awesome.

456
00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,000
I can't believe you're still hanging on.

457
00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,000
Go!

458
00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,000
Nice!

459
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,000
14 seconds.

460
00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,000
That was great!

461
00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,000
All right, so even if you're a super strong climber,

462
00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,000
you only got about 14 seconds

463
00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,000
before you fall off a super skinny ledge.

464
00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:19,000
Yeah, I mean this whole idea that you can hang on indefinitely

465
00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,000
in action movies, totally busted.

466
00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,000
Yeah, busted.

467
00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,000
And the couple lethality won.

468
00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,000
Adam and Jamie have spent an afternoon

469
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firing drinks out of an air can

470
00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,000
at a laminated picture of Jamie.

471
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As you do.

472
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I think your face is holding up surprisingly well.

473
00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,000
Yeah, I don't usually react when I get hit in the face.

474
00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,000
And so far, they've seen that the slush drink

475
00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,000
is the heaviest hitter.

476
00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:12,000
But is that power enough to penetrate a windshield

477
00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,000
and give the driver a severe case of death?

478
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,000
Moving on.

479
00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,000
I don't see why not.

480
00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,000
We have already determined the awesome power

481
00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,000
of non-trade mark blue slush drink.

482
00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,000
Well, what's next then?

483
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,000
I think it's exactly what you stated at the beginning.

484
00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,000
We lined two cars up facing each other,

485
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raced towards each other jousting style at highway speeds,

486
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,000
and I hurled a cup of blue slush drink right at your windshield.

487
00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,000
I don't think that would be a good idea.

488
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,000
Let's say we hang a windshield off to the side of my car,

489
00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,000
and we aim the soda at that.

490
00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,000
Done. Let's do it.

491
00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,000
It's too early to work.

492
00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,000
By hanging them off the side of the truck

493
00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,000
and placing Buster in the hot seat,

494
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Our crash system will sit.

495
00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,000
Ha ha ha! Here.

496
00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,000
they'll be able to test the myth in safety.

497
00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,000
Well, safe for some.

498
00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,000
You know, it's going to be a bad day

499
00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,000
when you're painted bullseye red.

500
00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,000
This may sting a little.

501
00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,000
And out on location,

502
00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,000
it's time to paint a picture.

503
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Here's how this whole thing is going to play out.

504
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,000
I'm going to play the role of the passenger careening down the freeway at 60 miles an

505
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hour, sucking on a slush drink.

506
00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:21,480
I just got it.

507
00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:22,480
Let's save the drive-thru.

508
00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:27,000
Hey, that's not the one I ordered, I'll say, and, cavalierly, I will throw it out the window.

509
00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:31,480
It flies through the air and smack.

510
00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:32,480
It hits our windshield.

511
00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:36,920
If our cup happens to make it through our windshield and hit into Buster, well, we're

512
00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:41,400
going to have strategically placed shock-watch stickers on both his chest and his head.

513
00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,480
That way we'll know whether he got hurt.

514
00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:46,000
So Buster's ready.

515
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,160
The course is ready.

516
00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:52,400
And after a couple of dry drive-bys, our drivers are ready.

517
00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:57,400
Beautiful.

518
00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,400
Looks harmless enough, doesn't it?

519
00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,680
Could be deadly.

520
00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:05,720
With blue slush in hand, let the lethal litter jousting begin.

521
00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:07,720
Jamie, are you ready to go?

522
00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,720
I'm in position and ready to go.

523
00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,040
40 mile per hour run with a real slush drink.

524
00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:17,040
In three, two, one, go.

525
00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:22,320
In the next test, they'll be facing off at a more realistic highway speed of 60 miles

526
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an hour.

527
00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,320
But for the moment, Adam's just getting his eye in.

528
00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,320
A little bit closer, Stig.

529
00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:37,320
I think I might have hit it.

530
00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:38,320
Dude, that's a hit.

531
00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:39,320
Look at that.

532
00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,920
Wow, and that's only 40 miles an hour.

533
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,920
At 40 miles per hour, that is spooky promising for this.

534
00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,920
That was just a test run, and I didn't fully hit the windshield,

535
00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:53,920
and you're seeing a kind of shocking amount of damage from our 40 mile per hour run.

536
00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:55,920
That's awesome.

537
00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:58,920
I think we can tighten a lot of this up.

538
00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:00,920
I think Jamie could drive a little bit closer to the cones.

539
00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,920
I think my aim will get better as we do this.

540
00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,920
But right now, I feel pretty good about this.

541
00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:10,520
Control mayhem, check, chance of science, high.

542
00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,520
Happy Mythbusters confirmed.

543
00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,520
Forecast, ramping it up.

544
00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,520
My vehicle, experiment.

545
00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:21,520
My weapon of choice, a potentially lethal slush drink.

546
00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:30,520
This is 60 miles an hour Styrofoam cup with slush drink in three, two, one, go.

547
00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,520
Very exciting.

548
00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:38,520
This is really good.

549
00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:51,520
I think that was a perfect hit.

550
00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,520
I don't know about you, but that had kind of bummed me out.

551
00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,520
That's a bullseye of bullseye, especially that.

552
00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:09,520
A perfect hit.

553
00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,520
The cup was aimed straight at Buster.

554
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,520
So how did he do?

555
00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,520
Taking Buster's vitals.

556
00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,520
I can see them. They're all clean.

557
00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:24,520
Yeah, he didn't take any lethal damage, but hell, if that happened to your car,

558
00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,520
he'd be a very unhappy, probably unsafe driver.

559
00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:31,520
Well, not to mention the fact that you might well have a crash afterwards,

560
00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:33,520
because you can't see anything.

561
00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,520
Exactly.

562
00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,520
There's no doubt the impact would have caused a crash,

563
00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:42,520
but incredibly Buster seems to have escaped direct injury.

564
00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:47,520
And check out the big brain on Jamie, because he knows why.

565
00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:52,520
This windshield, like all windshields these days, is made out of laminated glass.

566
00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,520
What's that mean?

567
00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:59,520
Well, what they do is they take two sheets of glass and bond it together with a rubbery plastic in between.

568
00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:03,520
And that way, even though the glass goes all blotto, like it does here,

569
00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,520
that membrane holds everything together.

570
00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:10,520
In fact, you can see on our high-speed camera how it ballooned out in the back when it got hit,

571
00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,520
but it didn't get a hole in it.

572
00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,520
Of course, sooner or later, we're going to put a hole in it.

573
00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:23,520
So there's one more thing I want to test.

574
00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:24,520
What's that?

575
00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,520
It is a movie classic. The hero is rescued by a helicopter.

576
00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,520
The helicopter does not have time to land.

577
00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:34,520
Right. He has to grab onto the skid, pull himself up and over and into the cabin,

578
00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:39,520
despite the downdraft from the blades and the onrushing air as the helicopter flies away.

579
00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,520
That's a great myth, but nobody's going to let us hang from a real helicopter.

580
00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,520
You're right, and that is why we're going to build our own helicopter.

581
00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,520
And then what we'll do is we'll measure the downdraft created by a helicopter,

582
00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,520
and that'll transfer into a weight that we'll wear while we're experimenting.

583
00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:52,520
Perfect.

584
00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:55,520
Well, it's not hover around here anymore.

585
00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:59,520
So to get a head start on the myth of the chopper climb,

586
00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,520
this is how we make it the grant to head.

587
00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:05,520
Tori, once again, makes a new head for Grant.

588
00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,520
Hey, he's a good robot.

589
00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,520
That's enough out of you.

590
00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,520
So what I have here is Grant's head and shoulders.

591
00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:15,520
This is going to give us the same surface area as somebody holding onto the helicopter skid.

592
00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:19,520
Now, I've attached Grant to this scale, so that way if there's any change

593
00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:22,520
in the downdforce, we'll be able to measure it.

594
00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,520
It works.

595
00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:33,520
Now, obviously, the most direct way to test this myth would be to try to hang from a helicopter while it's flying.

596
00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:37,520
But unfortunately, the insurers tell us it's too dangerous.

597
00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:43,520
But don't worry, because we have a cunning plan which still involves a real helicopter.

598
00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:47,520
And we've enlisted the help of making air helicopters to test this myth.

599
00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:54,520
So they're about to find out how much downdraft there is by hovering directly overhead the head.

600
00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:58,520
And in close, the downdforce is surprisingly small.

601
00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:03,520
So it's roughly about 50 to 80 grams, but he's just hungry.

602
00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,520
Which is fairly insignificant.

603
00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,520
And even a sudden takeoff doesn't make much difference.

604
00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,520
So it got up to a little over 100 grams on that one.

605
00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:16,520
100 grams? Nothing. You're close way more than 100 grams.

606
00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:21,520
So we just finished testing the downdforce in the helicopter, and the results were very consistent.

607
00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,520
We had to hover above our scale.

608
00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,520
As he came down, the weight increased.

609
00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:29,520
However, it only got to 50 grams, which is nothing.

610
00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:31,520
I mean, you're close way more than that.

611
00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:34,520
And at one point we had to punch it as if he was taking it off.

612
00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:39,520
And it peaked at about 130 grams, which is still not that much weight.

613
00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:45,520
So it looks like the downdforce of the helicopter really isn't going to affect your ability to hang onto the skid.

614
00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:52,520
So in summary, and somewhat unexpectedly, the team can ignore the downdraft from the chopper blades.

615
00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,520
And go to work at the next location.

616
00:29:57,520 --> 00:29:59,520
Best commute ever!

617
00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:04,520
No signs prohibiting heavy machinery or myth busting. Perfect.

618
00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:11,520
Because of the pool, they've got everything they need, including a cool chopper mock-up Jesse knocked up at the shop.

619
00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:16,520
Alright, so it may not be a real helicopter, and a lot of it is made from plywood.

620
00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:19,520
But I'd have to say it's a pretty darn good helicopter for the amount of time I had.

621
00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,520
Where's Rick and TC, man?

622
00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,520
Most importantly, everything is to spec.

623
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:29,520
These struts are 45 degrees, and the skids are 3 inch diameter tubing, just like a real helicopter.

624
00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,520
Now how many times have you watched an action film?

625
00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,520
Somebody jump onto a helicopter and climb up as it's taking off.

626
00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:39,520
Now we get to try it. I mean, we're living out our action hero fantasies.

627
00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:42,520
The idea is that we will be suspended over a pool.

628
00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:44,520
Cluster PI ready to take off.

629
00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:48,520
That way, if we fall, we won't fall to our death, we'll just fall in the pool.

630
00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:50,520
We have lift off. We have lift off, yeah.

631
00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:57,520
The goal is to hang on to the skid, pull yourself up and over, and into the cockpit to safety.

632
00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,520
Oh, a little turbulence. Hang on everybody, hang on.

633
00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:08,520
But a set of realistic skids on a fake chopper is not the only obstacle the guys will encounter on their climb to safety.

634
00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:13,520
Based on our test with the real helicopter, we know that the downward force at cover is minimal.

635
00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:17,520
But let's face it, this is an action movie. They have to fly away.

636
00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:21,520
How do you simulate flight at a swimming pool? With this.

637
00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:28,520
This is a six foot diameter fan blade connected to a 350 horsepower big block engine.

638
00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:34,520
It's capable of generating wind speeds of up to 95 miles per hour.

639
00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:42,520
That's enough to simulate the cruising speed of our helicopter, and more than enough to test this myth.

640
00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:46,520
Coming up, Adam and Jamie are gunning for Buster.

641
00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:52,520
And our stunt guys and girl give the fall guy myth a leg up.

642
00:31:53,520 --> 00:32:03,520
Mmm, delicious myth Buster's non-trademark slush drink.

643
00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:08,520
Icy, fruity, blue, and potentially lethal, used with caution.

644
00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:10,520
Extreme caution.

645
00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:16,520
Because throwing one from your car at 60 miles per hour does this.

646
00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:20,520
Remember, we do it so you don't have to.

647
00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:26,520
Buster and I hope this provides a lesson in caution to anyone who would mishandle a slush drink.

648
00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:30,520
Not only is the primary damage to the windshield absolutely shocking,

649
00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:35,520
but the secondary damage, the effect of the driver not being able to see through the spider webbing on the windshield,

650
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,520
would very likely cause a really bad accident.

651
00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:41,520
I would not have called that much damage. That is shocking.

652
00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,520
It doesn't get much worse.

653
00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:48,520
Well, if your name is Buster, it does get much worse, because they're going again.

654
00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,520
This time we made sure our windshield stays firmly in place.

655
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:56,520
Now, on our last test, the whole windshield collapsed and fell out.

656
00:32:56,520 --> 00:33:00,520
So in a sense, it was absorbing a lot of the shock by doing that.

657
00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:05,520
If we secure the windshield and make sure it stays firmly in place,

658
00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:12,520
what I'm hoping for is that the projectile, when it hits it, will concentrate all its energy in one spot.

659
00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:15,520
And it might just make it all the way through it.

660
00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,520
All right, guys, see them up ahead.

661
00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:21,520
I want a bullseye!

662
00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:25,520
Guys, think that was a bullseye!

663
00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,520
Time to inspect the road.

664
00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:36,520
Oh, wow!

665
00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,520
Look at that! I am blown away.

666
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,520
That is penetration.

667
00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,520
Did we trip anything on the guy?

668
00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:47,520
It doesn't look like it.

669
00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:54,520
So despite the promising looking penetration, the windshield once again successfully dissipated the energy of the impact.

670
00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:57,520
Buster got wet, not dead.

671
00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:01,520
It looks to me like the windshield is actually taking a lot of the load into absorbing it.

672
00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:02,520
Yeah.

673
00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:08,520
Liquid makes it through, but it's more of a splash than some kind of a cohesive lump.

674
00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:14,520
Look, I have no doubt that if you took a hit from just the cup hitting you in the head at 120 miles an hour, it would kill you.

675
00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:17,520
I think this windshield is protecting him sufficiently.

676
00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:19,520
I do too.

677
00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:24,520
Well, several destroyed windshields and several delicious slush drinks later,

678
00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:29,520
I'm pretty satisfied that a slush drink does not create a primary lethal hazard on the freeway.

679
00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:32,520
It's not going to penetrate your windshield and kill you.

680
00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:37,520
Make no mistake, though, it creates a very serious set of secondary lethal hazards.

681
00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:40,520
One, it totally obliterates your ability to see through the windshield.

682
00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,520
Two, it covers you with sticky slush drink.

683
00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:47,520
Three, strippers of glass are covering the body and your face.

684
00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:51,520
All three of these things would be enough to cause a very, very serious accident.

685
00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:55,520
But as for the slush drink itself being lethal through windshield, I say no.

686
00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:56,520
I say it's busted.

687
00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:59,520
Busted, but the fun's not done.

688
00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:04,520
We have lift off, yeah.

689
00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:09,520
Jesse, Grant and Tori are about to live out their action movie dreams.

690
00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:14,520
They want to know, Alah Hollywood, can you hop into a helicopter?

691
00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:17,520
All right, so this is what I think should happen, guys.

692
00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:21,520
We hang on, but we can't start doing any climbing until we actually hit the airstream.

693
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:23,520
Well, then the goal here is to climb up onto the skid,

694
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:26,520
get yourself safely inside the helicopter without falling into the water.

695
00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:27,520
All right, so who goes first?

696
00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:28,520
Not it.

697
00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:29,520
Not it.

698
00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:30,520
I guess I'll go first.

699
00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:32,520
Don't tell her about the promise.

700
00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:37,520
I think I'm going to do just fine.

701
00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:40,520
I've got a good technique and it's going to get me up and over.

702
00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:42,520
It's just those winds that I'm quite curious about.

703
00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:50,520
Yep, and it's those 80 mile an hour winds simulating a helicopter's cruising speed

704
00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:56,520
and the accurate undercarriage and skid structure that gives this test a seal of authenticity.

705
00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,520
But none of that stops stunt girl Jesse.

706
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:08,520
She was slick, quick, and her technique looked like it was straight out of the stunt girl manual.

707
00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:14,520
This is pretty large tubing, so if you have little hands, it's going to be difficult to hang on to

708
00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:17,520
because I could feel myself starting to kind of slide off.

709
00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:21,520
And then once you got into the wind, I was like, the winds are insane.

710
00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:25,520
My ponytail sideways, my pant leg is come undone, my shirt almost flew off.

711
00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:29,520
And then what's standing up on the skid, it's a little bit more difficult than you thought it would be

712
00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:33,520
because you do have those pressing winds, but once you're in, you're in, you're safe.

713
00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:36,520
The key to Jesse's success was speed.

714
00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:41,520
And if you're throwing the fact that this test is all about strength to body weight ratio,

715
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:45,520
being a lot lighter, she's got a big advantage over the guys.

716
00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:47,520
So will they be able to match her?

717
00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:48,520
All right, you ready?

718
00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:53,520
That was nuts.

719
00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:57,520
I was hanging on to the skid, and as I was going out, I was like, yeah, this is fine.

720
00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:01,520
And then all of a sudden I hit that wind and I was like, I'm not going to make it.

721
00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,520
I'm going to fall into the water.

722
00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:06,520
That was crazy.

723
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:10,520
Crazy? Sure, but also very achievable.

724
00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:18,520
And with Grant scrambling for safety, with just a wardrobe malfunction to worry about,

725
00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:21,520
Get to the top of our glass!

726
00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:26,520
The myth and the boys deluded silver screen dreams are looking good.

727
00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:27,520
Yeah!

728
00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:30,520
Man, he wanted to live!

729
00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:33,520
I'm alive!

730
00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:36,520
I'll make it to the chopper!

731
00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:38,520
You see his shirt come off?

732
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:42,520
Damn, thank God his pants didn't come off.

733
00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:47,520
Think that action heroes.

734
00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:52,520
That was such a fun test, and it's possible to climb into a helicopter as it's taken off.

735
00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:55,520
Yeah, but it's definitely not as easy as it looks in the action movies.

736
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:58,520
Well, so far all of these fall guys' myths are looking pretty good.

737
00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:01,520
You know what, I think we did pretty good for a couple of average Joes.

738
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:07,520
Next in a tense finale.

739
00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:12,520
Adam and Jamie ramp it up with a can cannon.

740
00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:14,520
I call it my little pop gun.

741
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:22,520
At this point we've seen that while this might make it through a windshield,

742
00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:26,520
if it does, it's not going to hit you hard enough to kill you.

743
00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:29,520
Which begs the question, what would?

744
00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:31,520
That's where this comes in.

745
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:35,520
Yep, the soda cup of slushy will make a mess of your car.

746
00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:41,520
But smart, modern windshield design will prevent it from killing you directly.

747
00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:44,520
But can a can of soda?

748
00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:46,520
Cue the tense music.

749
00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:51,520
What's this aluminum soda can full of soda going to do when it hits this windshield?

750
00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:54,520
Well, I think we're all in agreement that it's going to go through.

751
00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:56,520
Alright James Franklin, Ironman, are you ready?

752
00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:57,520
I'm ready.

753
00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,520
Let's go.

754
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:02,520
The question is what will it do to Buster?

755
00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:05,520
And I'll tell you, I'd be terrified to have this go through my windshield.

756
00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:08,520
Another long series of things.

757
00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:10,520
What the hell am I doing?

758
00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:12,520
Missing is the short end.

759
00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:15,520
Missing several times.

760
00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:18,520
And even the occasional hit is a mishit.

761
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:24,520
But nothing, if not persistent, are Yoda's of soda art.

762
00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:27,520
It's all down to this one.

763
00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:30,520
Will I make it? Will I have the accuracy?

764
00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:32,520
Crap, I hope so.

765
00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:37,520
I think I hit it. A powerful hit.

766
00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:39,520
Finally, I hit on the windshield.

767
00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:46,520
But Adam, using the sporting prow as he was born with, as in none, was wayward once again.

768
00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:51,520
I hit in the corner, near the frame, damaged the glass, but didn't threaten Buster.

769
00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:56,520
And with the team running out of windshields, they need a more accurate litter launching method.

770
00:39:56,520 --> 00:40:04,520
Well, it's not a perfectly centered hit, but Damien has, I think, a solution that he says is going to be more accurate than me throwing and hoping.

771
00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:06,520
I can't wait to see what it is.

772
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:15,520
Back at the shop, while Adam was preparing the windshield rig, it looked and sounded like Jayne was having fun.

773
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:22,520
Did you hear that? That's the sound of Mr. Heinemann having fun.

774
00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:25,520
It's now clear what he was working on.

775
00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:30,520
And it's a clear case of, don't try this at home.

776
00:40:30,520 --> 00:40:32,520
Pretty simple.

777
00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:40,520
We've got an air tank here, which is a modified fire extinguisher, a fast-acting valve, an elbow, and a tube.

778
00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:46,520
You put the soda in here, you press the switch, out comes the soda.

779
00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:54,520
Wow, I call it my little pop gun.

780
00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,520
That is awesome.

781
00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:57,520
Let's give it a shot.

782
00:40:57,520 --> 00:40:58,520
All right.

783
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:07,520
Yep, in a strange mix of Mad Max and MacGyver, Jayne shoots a buster with a can of soda from a shoulder-mounted air tank.

784
00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:15,520
All in aid of accurately hitting the target, which doesn't happen on the first go.

785
00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:16,520
Ho-ho!

786
00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:19,520
Well, that's a neat hole, but I need to hit the dude.

787
00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:20,520
Yeah, you want to go again?

788
00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:23,520
Again they go, but again, no dice.

789
00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:25,520
A direct hit.

790
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:27,520
Let's go, didn't hit the dude.

791
00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:38,520
Once again, buster sees soda and shrapnel fly past his ears, and as this is the team's last piece of glass, it's back to basics.

792
00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:43,520
Looks like the only thing left to do is just shoot the sucker point blank.

793
00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:45,520
I'm actually kind of curious how this is going to turn out.

794
00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:47,520
Yeah, me too.

795
00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:52,520
Little pop gun in three, two, one.

796
00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:56,520
Wow!

797
00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:57,520
Wow?

798
00:41:57,520 --> 00:41:59,520
Yeah, not to mention how.

799
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:00,520
You killed him.

800
00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:03,520
You tripped all the Shot Watch stickers in his chest.

801
00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:05,520
Is this awesome or what?

802
00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:12,520
We tripped all three of Buster's Shot Watch stickers, which tells us something that we often learn at the end of an episode of MythBusters.

803
00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:16,520
Everyday objects can, in fact, be made lethal if Jayme builds a gun to shoot them.

804
00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:26,520
Obviously if somebody makes a cannon and fires a soda at you point blank, like I just did, you're going to die.

805
00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:30,520
But a soda thrown out of another car into your car?

806
00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:34,520
Well, unless you crash the car because of it.

807
00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:36,520
Not so much.

808
00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:38,520
Where does that leave us?

809
00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:41,520
Well, we were able to create a lethal beverage.

810
00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:46,520
Yeah, but it was a can, not a cup, and we did that at point blank range.

811
00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:47,520
Good point.

812
00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:54,520
But I have to say that the Styrofoam cut beverage, while it would do a lot of damage to your windshield, is not, on a primary level, lethal.

813
00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:56,520
That one is totally Buster.

814
00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:57,520
Yeah, it's Buster.

815
00:42:57,520 --> 00:42:58,520
Our work here is done.

816
00:42:58,520 --> 00:42:59,520
Okay.

817
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:08,520
Nice gun, but you got some accuracy problems.

818
00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:10,520
Yeah, I need to practice.