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Attention viewers do not try anything you're about to see at home.

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We're what you call experts.

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On this combustible episode of Mythbusters.

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I see good things in our future.

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We test a tale that brings out the teenage boy in all of us.

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Dude you gotta be careful.

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It's non-stop fireworks for Tori Grant and Carrie.

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When in Carol I will use one of my coworkers as a human shield.

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As they tackle the myth of the human skyrocket.

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What?

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Oh my god.

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Meantime Adam and Jamie try turning the tables on their favorite episode of CSI.

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I am aimed to see if combining two supposedly non-lethal weapons.

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Welcome Earthlings.

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We mean you no harm.

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Could actually make them a deadly duo.

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There's your fireball.

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With any luck we will end up with a charred chorus.

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I can't clear them going hot.

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Who are the Mythbusters?

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Adam Savage.

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That is science.

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And Jamie Hoderman.

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Things are gonna start to get a little crazy in here.

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Between them more than 30 years of special effects experience.

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Joining them.

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Brent Imahara.

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Carrie Byron.

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Let's do it.

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And Tori Bellaci.

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But don't worry we're not gonna give up.

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They don't just tell the myths.

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They look them to the test.

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First up.

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A shocking tale of crime scene chaos.

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So what do we got?

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Well you remember a few months ago that you and I did a cameo on CSI?

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I do.

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We played scientists in lab coats.

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There's about a perp who had spontaneously combusted after being hit with a stun gun.

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And it turned out upon investigation that prior to being hit with a stun gun he was pepper spray.

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And that the pepper spray had a flammable component in it.

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Which when coupled with the spark of the stun gun caused him to burst into a huge fireball.

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And guess what happened after that episode, Eric?

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We got a ton of requests to do it ourselves and test it for real.

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Exactly right.

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It appeared that not only did we make a cameo on CSI, but CSI is making a cameo on Mythbusters.

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The science unfolds in the CSI lab as Nick Stokes shows that stun gun plus pepper spray equals an instant massive fireball.

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It's a nice bit of TV, but we all want to know if it works in real life.

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Well, if I'm going to potentially set something on fire, I think right here under Jamie's exhaust hood is as good a place as any to do it safely.

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The boys have made a bold decision to simply set up the scene and go for it.

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Standing in for the victim is one dead pig.

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We use pigs a lot on this show because they're great human analogs.

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But we're not wasting them because they're too darn tasty.

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In fact, after we're done with them here, I'm taking them home and cooking them up. You ready?

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I am. Let's hook it up.

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With the pig analog securely fastened, Adam fits a small flannel shirt they've been saving for just the right occasion.

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There we go.

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Now Jamie unloads a whole can of police issue pepper spray.

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All right. Time to take him down with the stun gun.

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And hopefully replicate that CSI fireball.

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I am aimed and three.

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I gotta say, I don't think we're going to get fire in this one.

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Okay.

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Two, one.

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What do you know? I was right.

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Yep. No fire.

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That's disappointing.

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That's putting it mildly. It's a complete dud. Even Adam's surprised by the totality of the failure.

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I don't know what to say. We did everything right. No flaming pig.

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Yeah. Well, there are a number of different things going on here.

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And I think we need to break them out separately to see what's happening before we call it.

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Yeah. Okay. Let's do that.

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And here's the breakdown. Successful combustion needs three things.

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The first is oxygen and there's plenty of that.

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Second is something combustible.

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Supposedly the pepper soaked shirt.

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Third is a reliable source of ignition.

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So let's reboot this myth by reexamining the stun gun.

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The operation of these stun guns is relatively simple and it happens in two phases.

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Allow me to illustrate.

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The first phase, when you pull the trigger, the gun fires a pair of shiny little barbs across the room that embed themselves right into your skin.

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And the second part, it starts pumping voltage through these wires into those barbs and into your body.

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And when that voltage gets to your body, it starts interrupting your brain's ability to tell your muscles what to do and you pretty much collapse in the heap on the ground.

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But the question remains.

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All right.

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Can even 50,000 volts produce enough spark to start a human bonfire?

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There you go.

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Plenty of sparks.

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I have to say I'm kind of surprised.

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I was actually expecting that once those barbs embedded themselves in the pig flesh, they'd complete a circuit and we wouldn't see any sparks.

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But we do.

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Look at that.

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I was also surprised that the barbs were creating sparks while they were fully embedded in the pig, but it's easy to understand why.

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The company has decided it's most efficient to simply tie a knot in the end of the wire so it locks into the hole like so.

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And they know that given the fact that they're using such high voltage in these things that the spark will jump across into the needle and do its job.

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But that jumping spark also serves as a potential source of ignition.

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But will it be big enough to ignite the myth?

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You know, we've doubled with small sparks before.

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How hard can it be to blow up a room full of gasoline?

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And often enough, we're left disappointed.

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Nothing.

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What a shocker.

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So ideally, they'd like a much bigger spark and they've worked out a way that perfectly fits the myth.

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All right.

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Let me describe the experimental setup here.

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This hamhawk is our perp.

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This barb is the barb that's in his skin.

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This vinyl shower curtain is our perp's clothing and this barb is the barb that didn't make it all the way to the perp's skin because it got caught up in his clothing.

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Let's see what happens.

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It's an intriguing twist on the basic test, but will it work?

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That's what I'm talking about.

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Nice big 3 centimeter spark through the clothes into the guy's flesh. Bingo.

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That's a big take for reliable ignition.

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Next up, they'll be pushing the button on pepper spray.

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Our second myth has blatant disregard for self-preservation written all over it.

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So, a guy is lighting off fireworks at a German fireworks festival and he decides to take an action figure, strap a skyrocket to it and send it flying.

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Well, I used to do that all the time when I was a kid.

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Yeah, but that's not the myth.

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The myth is that he then decides to step it up and strap the fireworks to himself.

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So, he gets around 400 skyrockets. He attaches them to himself.

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He builds a ramp. He lights them all off and whoosh!

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He goes flying 150 feet over a lake and splashes down to safety.

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The details are delightfully vague.

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All we know is that some guy built some kind of ramp and launched himself with 400 skyrockets.

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Is that even remotely possible or is it a special kind of stupid?

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All we do know for sure is that he wasn't a professional.

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So, likely the fireworks he used were over the counter.

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Alright, well why don't we just start there.

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We'll take some of these skyrockets. We'll add some weight and find out exactly how much one of these skyrockets can lift.

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Good idea because if we can find the carrying capacity of a single firework, then we can calculate how many it's going to take to lift an average man, somebody like 200 pounds.

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So, they book the bomb range and get hold of the biggest over-the-counter skyrockets money can buy.

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We're out at the Alameda County bomb range so we can test the most powerful consumer fireworks that we could find.

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Then, with the help of a high-speed camera and one of the biggest scales we've ever used...

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Does this look straight?

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We'll time how long it takes to get from the bottom of the scale all the way to the top.

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That, plus knowing how long the scale is, will give us the speed.

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Once we have the speed, we'll find the carrying capacity by adding weight to the tip of the firework until it slows it down by 50%.

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Then we'll call that our carrying capacity.

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The plan is rock solid, but it still needs some caressing and finessing.

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Now for these tests, it's important that these skyrockets have identical flight paths.

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So, I've hooked up the steel cable that we can connect our fireworks to.

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So that way, each test, we have the same path, but we do not change the thrust of the rocket.

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The first control rocket carries no extra weight whatsoever.

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Here we go!

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Blink and you miss it.

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But the high-speed camera captures and records every detail.

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Okay, so we went 32 feet in .4 seconds.

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Okay, that's 80 feet per second. That's around 55 miles an hour. That's a pretty good speed.

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Great, let's add some weight.

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The extra weight comes courtesy of some heavy-duty nuts. Each one weighs exactly 50 grams.

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All right, this is perfect. So I'll just glue it to the top of the rocket and we'll find out if this affects the thrust of it.

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Carry lights the fuse, then scanners.

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Oh!

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The extra weight only slowed the rocket by 20 percent.

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So instead of adding just one more nut to the next rocket, they'll add two.

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Okay, this is consumer grade firework with 150 gram load. Here we go.

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Yeah!

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Definitely slowed it down.

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Yeah, we might have found the number. I like that.

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The replay confirms that they've got what they wanted. A 50% reduction in speed. That's the good news.

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Now, here's the bad news.

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Well, with 400 rockets, 150 grams, that's 60 kilograms, that's a carrying capacity of about 130 pounds.

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But wait, the guy alone without all his gear in this myth is 200 pounds.

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Yeah, it's not looking good for the myth. I mean, you would need well over 400 rockets to lift this guy.

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In fact, they need around 800 of these US-made rockets to haul a full grown man.

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So here's hoping somebody's got a plan B.

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After the break, Adam and Jamie suit up for a spectacular pepper spray shootout.

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It's not everybody gets to come to work in their jammies.

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Out at the Treasure Island fire test facility, Adam and Jamie plan to ignite some pepper spray.

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I love it out here.

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They've already shown that the spark from a stun gun could have some kick to it.

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Now, to advance the investigation.

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Is pepper spray flammable?

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And if it is, we'll be sure to find out.

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We're going to take each of our samples and spray it from this location over this open flame,

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both from six inches away like this and from 18 inches away.

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Different sprays have different recipes, so we'll test five different types,

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some of which aren't used by the California cops.

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These pepper sprays are non-lethal, but they are really pretty nasty.

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In fact, when we were testing with them, we found out that they were actually used by the California cops.

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But they are really pretty nasty.

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In fact, when we were testing with them earlier, I managed to get some on my hands and my skin was irritated for days.

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The crew that was taping this was coughing and sneezing.

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It was really kind of unpleasant.

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So this time around, we've got to hold up some of the level three chem suits that we're going to be wearing.

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So we can focus on the testing and not about how bad we feel.

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Adam's already dressed for success, so Jamie follows suit.

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It's not everybody gets to come to work in their jammies.

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So a persistent rumor is confirmed by the great man himself.

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Jamie does go to bed wearing hazmat pajamas.

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Welcome Earthlings. We mean you no harm.

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Our first five samples tested from six inches away.

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The first one's supposed to be non-flammable. Let's see if it's true.

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Just for the record, that six inch gap is exactly the industry standard for testing flammability.

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All right. You ready for number one?

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Yep.

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All right, here we go.

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The first canister fully lived up to its no burn promise.

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So let's check the second.

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Bupkis.

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That's two quick strikes, but the third shows some promise.

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Oh, not bad.

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As for number four, just lay back and bask in the ambient heat of the can that can.

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That's the money right there. Want to see it again?

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I think we all do.

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The key thing that made this a fireball was the kind of propellant it used.

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So on to can five.

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Five is a contender.

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As it turns out, at six inches, two out of our five samples were aggressively flammable.

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So they found the two most volatile cans, but there's no guarantee that either one will ignite when it's sprayed on a fabric.

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To test that, we will be staging the world's first wet flannel shirt contest.

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We're back in the shop because we found even the most powerful consumer fireworks we can get in the entire United States

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did not have the thrust we need to propel a man.

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So since this myth originated in Europe, we're thinking maybe they had something a little more powerful.

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Now, since we weren't able to get the European skyrockets with the greater thrust, we need to have to make our own rocket.

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So we have the next best thing, a mono rocket motor.

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It has the same exact thrust.

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Now all we need to do is add a cone, attach a stick, and maybe make them look more like skyrockets.

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Things get off to a slowish start.

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I've glued myself to the rocket already.

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As they set about custom building an arsenal of European strength single stage skyrockets.

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We pride ourselves on quantity, not quality.

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Let's hope he's joking because all these homemade fireworks have to be just as reliable as the store bought ones.

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That's it. If I want a pageant, this would definitely be my bouquet.

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Those look awesome.

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All right, you guys ready to set them off?

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Definitely.

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So it's back to the bomb range with something to prove.

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Yeah, I got high hopes.

233
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If these rockets can't bear a much bigger load, the myth is as good as busted.

234
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All right, so our first test is going to be our control.

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This is our new and improved rockets with no weights.

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We'll find out how fast they go.

237
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This time they've hooked up the rocket to a much safer electric fuse and Carrie's about to show how she responds in a moment of pure panic.

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In three, two, one.

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Okay.

240
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The skyrocket turned kamikaze, but it stayed straight enough for long enough to get the data.

241
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96 miles per hour at the top of the scale.

242
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I also learned something very valuable, which is when in peril, I will use one of my coworkers as a human shield.

243
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Sorry, Grant.

244
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But Grant remains unfazed.

245
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He's already decided they can afford to up the starting weight.

246
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So I think we can go directly to the 150 gram load, which is exactly what the consumer grade firework could do for its maximum capacity.

247
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By adding small weights to single rockets, they hope to find out if 400 fireworks really could launch a human.

248
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In three, two, one.

249
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It's gone.

250
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I don't think that weight did a whole lot.

251
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That weight didn't do anything.

252
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Actually, it did, but the homemade rocket bore its burden with relative ease.

253
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That's crazy.

254
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All right, that is 53 miles per hour, so not even 50% yet.

255
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Well, I'd also like to point out that the commercial ones that we're using before look like they were slowing when they got to the top of the scale.

256
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These have way more thrust.

257
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I think we can add even, like, double the weight.

258
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All right, let's take it up to 300 grams.

259
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All right.

260
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So Tori glues six knots to the top of the cone of the next skyrocket.

261
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This seemed dangerous to launch 300 grams of steel into the air.

262
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Well, given the flight path of the first rocket, yeah.

263
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In three, two, one.

264
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It lifted it.

265
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All right, let's see how fast it went.

266
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The high speed confirms they've honed in on the Goldilocks figure for weight-bearing rockets.

267
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Wow.

268
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All right, and that is 43 miles per hour.

269
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And that's pretty impressive.

270
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Yeah, but you know what?

271
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It is slowing at the end of the line, so I think we're going to have to call this the limit, the carrying capacity for the rocket motor.

272
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Okay, with 300 grams added to what is already 100 grams for the rocket, that means we're going to have to have about 400 rockets to get our man out.

273
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That gives validity to this myth.

274
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All right, guess who did it?

275
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Cool.

276
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That's awesome.

277
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So the myth of the fireworks man is alive and kicking.

278
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They just need to put all that potency into practice.

279
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Well, so far so good.

280
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Yep, stun guns do provide a very reasonable spark for ignition, and some pepper sprays are quite flammable.

281
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So now all we've got to do is put two together and see if we get some kind of spontaneous combustion.

282
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Slow down there, cowboy.

283
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I think there's one more thing we could take a look at in here, which is what kind of material was the shirt made of that the perp was wearing?

284
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There's a lot of different things they make clothing out of, and some are more flammable than others.

285
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I think we need to do some tests and find out which kind of material we can find that burns the fastest.

286
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Okay.

287
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Armed with a lighter and a charming selection of swatches, the method is pretty straightforward.

288
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Fabric placed on a 45-degree angle, exposed to a lighter at the bottom for one second, and timed how long it takes for the flame to reach the top.

289
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We compare all these and figure out which one's the most flammable.

290
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I like it.

291
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The guy on CSI that gets set on fire was wearing a flannel shirt.

292
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Now, what is flannel?

293
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Well, in the early days, it was a wool material.

294
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Then it was a wool blend.

295
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Now it can be virtually any kind of material that is thick and sort of fluffy and has this plaid pattern.

296
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So from natural fibers, it comes cotton, to acrylics and acetates, the guys put the torch to some hopefully flammable fabrics.

297
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All right, let's try rayon.

298
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Some take their own sweet time.

299
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45 seconds.

300
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And that's it.

301
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Some just refuse to catch fire.

302
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No burning at all from wool.

303
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And others burn up like a trail of gunpowder.

304
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Dude.

305
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Police burns with vigor.

306
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Bang, that's right there. 15 seconds.

307
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Now all that remains is to find out the fastest.

308
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The results are in.

309
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We have burned eight kinds of fabric, gotten eight different burn times.

310
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And the winner, it turns out, is a tie at 15 seconds.

311
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The fastest burning fabrics are both acrylic and flink.

312
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Robert, tell them what they've won.

313
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Thanks, Adam.

314
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Yesterday's two fabrics both win the chance to return to the game as real shirts.

315
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Then get burned right down to their buttons and a winner takes all torch time trial.

316
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Back to you, Adam.

317
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When you do that, I'm going to call upon all the skills I remember from home economics

318
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in fourth and fifth grade with Miss Cabanitas.

319
00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:03,880
I still remember a couple things.

320
00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:05,880
Adam's not showing off.

321
00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,880
We just couldn't buy a plaid fleece shirt.

322
00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,880
So this is a home spun savage original.

323
00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:15,880
But he will need some torsos to hang his designs on.

324
00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:20,880
That's where this guy comes in because I'm going to make a wire mannequin that looks roughly like this

325
00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,880
so we have something to hang them on while they burn.

326
00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,880
In just a few minutes, they both finish flirting with fashion.

327
00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,880
And they both seem enamored with their efforts.

328
00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:34,880
Show Jamie the threads.

329
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Check it out.

330
00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,880
Uh, who's your tailor, dude?

331
00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:40,880
I am my tailor.

332
00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,880
Hey, these are one time use.

333
00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,880
These guys look great.

334
00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,880
Meet Bernie and his little brother, Crispin.

335
00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,880
So Bernie and Crispin get shirted up.

336
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One with a plaid that's all acrylic and the other made from so-called fleece.

337
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Another synthetic that's partly made from recycled plastic.

338
00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:06,880
The boys are eager to learn just how combustible a shirt can be.

339
00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,880
Both shirts are lit from the same point at the same time.

340
00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:13,880
Right now the acrylic really seems to be winning by a fair bit.

341
00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,880
It's much more aggressive.

342
00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:17,880
Indeed.

343
00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,880
With no pepper spray, both shirts burn slowly but consistently.

344
00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,880
Adam, of course, has a vested interest.

345
00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,880
Come on, fleece. After all our training, after all our discussion,

346
00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:29,880
is that all you got? You're going to let acrylic take you to town?

347
00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,880
You're going to let him show you up?

348
00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:33,880
Put something into it, man!

349
00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,880
But he's back the wrong glows.

350
00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,880
Eventually, the acrylic is the first one to give up the ghost.

351
00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:41,880
I'm going to call it.

352
00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,880
Eight minutes, 25 seconds.

353
00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:52,880
The acrylic is completely burnt up to a crisp and the fleece still has more than halfway to go.

354
00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,880
So, acrylic it is. And here's the upshot.

355
00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,880
Shirts do burn. Stun guns can make a big spark.

356
00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,880
And some pepper sprays are totally flammable.

357
00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:08,880
Now all that remains is to pull these best case combustibles together

358
00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,880
to see if they can really make that instantaneous human fireball.

359
00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:17,880
Don't try anything you've seen on the show at home.

360
00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,880
We are what you're called experts.

361
00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:28,880
Alright, so according to the test, we are going to need a lot of these fireworks to get this guy off the ground.

362
00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:32,880
But the toughest part is getting all those rockets to ignite at the same time.

363
00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,880
And how are they attached to him? What kind of rig are we talking about here?

364
00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:41,880
Again, the details are vague. We do know that he launched himself off a ramp, but there's no other information.

365
00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:45,880
Alright, well then why don't we do this? We'll each come up with our own design, small scale.

366
00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,880
We'll attach an action figure to it and we'll launch him off the ramp.

367
00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,880
And we'll see which one has the best launch and which one has the best flight pattern.

368
00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:57,880
So in this workshop arena, three specialist craftsmen go head to head.

369
00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,880
They have just one hour to whip up a workable prototype.

370
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,880
So, let the games begin.

371
00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:16,880
Each contestant gets two basic ingredients. One raw mini-buster and one sprig of skyrockets.

372
00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:21,880
The winning design is the one that can best launch the doll from a miniature ramp.

373
00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:27,880
Okay, so my idea is a giant Christmas tree-shaped fireworks cluster.

374
00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,880
I mean, what is more directional than an arrow?

375
00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:35,880
So all the thrust is going to go down this way and the guy is going to go straight out.

376
00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:42,880
The only problem is making sure that the exhaust from all the fireworks doesn't burn him to a crisp.

377
00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:44,880
I'll work that out later.

378
00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:46,880
Yeah, good luck with that.

379
00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:47,880
Meantime.

380
00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:48,880
That's the outfit.

381
00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:50,880
Now my design for fireworks man is very simple.

382
00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,880
It's basically taking a set of wings and attaching them to his back.

383
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,880
And then down the wing, I'll be attaching rockets.

384
00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:00,880
Now when I launch that off, hopefully it'll act like a jet.

385
00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,880
The only thing is, I hope these guys can keep up with my pace.

386
00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,880
But we still haven't heard from Carrie.

387
00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:07,880
Essentially this is my design.

388
00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:13,880
We have rockets shooting out the back, a big wing for stabilization, a comfortable pillow for my guy to lay on,

389
00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,880
and a skateboard that's going to reduce the resistance of the ramp.

390
00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:22,880
Now I think the best part of my design is that I've created a flash pan that's going to ignite all of my rockets at once

391
00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:27,880
because simultaneous admission is something that we've always had trouble with on Mythbusters.

392
00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:33,880
While Carrie and Grant push on with their plans, there's been a small sensation over at Team Tori.

393
00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,880
He's decided to scrap his design and go with a new one.

394
00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,880
I really wish that I had come up with Tori's design.

395
00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:44,880
Just because I'm a big Star Wars fan, and it looks just like X-Wing Fighter.

396
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:52,880
I know it was a little late in the game to change the design of Firework Man, but you know, I think this design is much better.

397
00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:57,880
The hour is up, and these radically different designs are about to be put to the test.

398
00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,880
Three, two, one, and...

399
00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:01,880
Done!

400
00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:02,880
Done!

401
00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:04,880
Let's see them!

402
00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:05,880
Alright.

403
00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:11,880
Oh, you ready to put your rockets where your mouth is?

404
00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:13,880
Bring it, let's launch them!

405
00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,880
Alright, get ready to lose you guys.

406
00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:19,880
Just like Adam and Jamie, they're testing at Treasure Island under the Bay Bridge.

407
00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:25,880
They're aiming to see which design has the best flight path, and which one flies the farthest.

408
00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,880
For that, they'll need to stake out their turf.

409
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,880
That might be a little presumptuous.

410
00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:36,880
Given the strength of the mini rockets, 200 feet might be a tad optimistic.

411
00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,880
Now for that to occur, two things have to happen.

412
00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,880
One, we have to have straight and stable flight.

413
00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:45,880
Two, we have to not explode on the launch pad.

414
00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:50,880
Two very good points, and Torey's the first to test his luck.

415
00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,880
I have trays of black powder at each bundle of fireworks.

416
00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:57,880
I'm using an electric igniter to light off each of those trays of black powder.

417
00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:01,880
Once I hit the button, all rockets should fire at the same exact time.

418
00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,880
In three, two, one...

419
00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:07,880
Wow!

420
00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:09,880
It did something!

421
00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,880
I think it exploded on the launch pad!

422
00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:19,880
The X-Wing aircraft went pretty much nowhere, but the pilot covered some fair piece of real estate.

423
00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:25,880
Torey's launch was awesome, mostly because I can't even tell what happened.

424
00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:31,880
And the guy ended up with his butt burned up over on the lawn in a totally different direction.

425
00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,880
Now, there's a piece of my fireworks rocket. There's another piece.

426
00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:40,880
Talk about epic fail. Not only did it crash and burn, it exploded into pieces.

427
00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,880
Time for the next fledgling to test her wings.

428
00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,880
But it's Grant who makes the prediction.

429
00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:51,880
And if you pick up her flight vehicle, it's a little back heavy actually.

430
00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:57,880
So it could end up sort of doing... I think it's actually going to do a loop-de-loop.

431
00:27:57,880 --> 00:27:59,880
As a matter of fact...

432
00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:02,880
Hold on, little missy.

433
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,880
Fireworks man, carry design, small scale.

434
00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:08,880
In three, two, one...

435
00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:12,880
Wow!

436
00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:21,880
Well, if we wanted something to go across the surface really quickly, we got it!

437
00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,880
That was spectacular! Oh my god!

438
00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,880
It didn't fly high, but it did fly straight.

439
00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:31,880
And every bit of that unlikely apparatus left the ramp.

440
00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:35,880
As for the added sparkles, nice touch.

441
00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,880
My guy isn't charred. We had a perfect ignition.

442
00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,880
We had a pretty good distance.

443
00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,880
So maybe if I had longer wings, this would have been a perfect flight.

444
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,880
I think I might actually have the winning design here.

445
00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:50,880
But we're yet to see Grant's design take to the air.

446
00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,880
And he's suffering from pre-flight nerves.

447
00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:55,880
Okay, here's my biggest fear.

448
00:28:55,880 --> 00:29:00,880
Instead of going on this nice ballistic trajectory out that way, it goes...

449
00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:04,880
And comes right back at us.

450
00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,880
If I see that happen, I'm hitting the deck.

451
00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:09,880
Okay, good luck.

452
00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:14,880
When even the experts are scared, it's probably wise to duck and cover.

453
00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,880
In three, two, one...

454
00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:27,880
Grant's launch looked more like a guy slipping on soap.

455
00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:28,880
Oh!

456
00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,880
So there's no real need for a high-speed replay.

457
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,880
But let's do it anyway.

458
00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:38,880
This one barely made it off the launch pad, did not achieve flight,

459
00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:43,880
could not get simultaneous ignition, and therefore has to be rejected.

460
00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:45,880
Oh!

461
00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:48,880
So the winning design is clearly carries.

462
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,880
In the end, this is the design we're going with.

463
00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:55,880
We have one bank of fireworks that all ignite simultaneously.

464
00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,880
We have a heat shield that keeps our little driver from getting fried,

465
00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:02,880
and the wing created enough stability to get us a nice short flight.

466
00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:06,880
Now I think if we increase the length of the wing, we'll get more stability

467
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,880
and maybe get a perfect trajectory.

468
00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:23,880
After days of experimentation, Adam and Jamie are finally ready to test the myth of the CSI stun gun.

469
00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:29,880
This fine specimen of manhood here will soon be our perp for our final test.

470
00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:33,880
Now in order to be a proper perp, I need him to have conductive skin.

471
00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:38,880
So I'm going to give him a layer of foam, and then I'm going to cover that foam with foil.

472
00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:44,880
And that foil will act as the conductive skin that hopefully will give us the spark to light our perp on fire.

473
00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:47,880
He's ready.

474
00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:52,880
And in hope of a blazing conclusion, it's back to Treasure Island.

475
00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:54,880
The methodology here is actually pretty simple.

476
00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,880
Our perp here is dressed in the latest fashion.

477
00:30:57,880 --> 00:30:59,880
The acrylic shirt that we found the most flammable.

478
00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:03,880
We are going to spray him down with the pepper spray we found the most flammable,

479
00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:07,880
just under four, and then I'm going to stand back with this stun gun

480
00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:12,880
and pop him right in the chest and see if he bursts into flames.

481
00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:13,880
Alright, stand clear.

482
00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:19,880
So confirming the myth of an instant massive fireball all comes down to this.

483
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:24,880
Just like they did on CSI, Adam unloads for a good few seconds.

484
00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:25,880
Please!

485
00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:29,880
Hey!

486
00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:31,880
Dude!

487
00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:32,880
It's burning.

488
00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:36,880
I totally... wow!

489
00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:38,880
It's totally burning!

490
00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,880
And we totally need the fire extinguisher.

491
00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:47,880
You have the right to not be on fire.

492
00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,880
Anything you burn, Canon, will be held against you in a court of law.

493
00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,880
But do we have the right to call this confirmed?

494
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:58,880
Of course, it wasn't quite the big fireball that we saw on CSI.

495
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:05,880
But this being Mythbusters, we're going to do our darndest to get one.

496
00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:11,880
So they postpone the judgment, discharging four whole cans on a backup acrylic shirt.

497
00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:12,880
Think that's enough?

498
00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:13,880
No.

499
00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,880
Just for good measure, Jamie almost doubles the dose.

500
00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:22,880
Alright.

501
00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:25,880
Freeze!

502
00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:28,880
Nice!

503
00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:31,880
Oh, yeah!

504
00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:36,880
Now that's really close to the human bonfire we saw on TV.

505
00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:37,880
There's your fireball.

506
00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:42,880
It's instantaneous, look at that.

507
00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:45,880
Yeah, you might as well lit it with a match.

508
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:46,880
Unbelievable.

509
00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:53,880
It's a fabulous fireball, but in this case they did use an ocean of pepper spray.

510
00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:57,880
So how do we want to call this one?

511
00:32:57,880 --> 00:32:59,880
Well, let's do a little math.

512
00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:05,880
One acrylic shirt plus a can of flammable pepper spray plus one stun gun equals...

513
00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:06,880
Plausible.

514
00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:07,880
I agree.

515
00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:13,880
One acrylic shirt plus a stun gun plus a whole crop load of pepper spray equals...

516
00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:14,880
Gratuitous.

517
00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,880
That's our favorite four-syllable word.

518
00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:20,880
So the verdict on this myth is plausible, but we're not done yet.

519
00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,880
Jamie's determined to end with a serious spectacle.

520
00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,880
And believe me, you don't want to miss this.

521
00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,880
Okay, so we're back in the shop after our small-scale experiment.

522
00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:44,880
The myth that we're testing is that some crazy German thought it was a great idea to strap 400 fireworks to himself

523
00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,880
from himself off a ramp into a lake.

524
00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:52,880
So it is going to take 400 of our homemade skyrockets to launch our fireworks man.

525
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:59,880
Now the big challenge of this design is to attach all 400 together and to get them to go off at the same exact time.

526
00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:05,880
And I'll be attaching a new and improved wing design which should help with the one flaw from my small-scale,

527
00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:07,880
which is spinning out of control.

528
00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:16,880
And they figured the best way to minimize friction on the ramp is to hook two skateboards up to a shiny, slippery metal rail.

529
00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:19,880
I can't stop.

530
00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:23,880
Are you okay?

531
00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:24,880
Yes.

532
00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:26,880
Dude, you gotta be careful.

533
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:29,880
Now, why a skateboard, you ask?

534
00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:35,880
Well, this was clearly not some sort of highly engineered NASA law.

535
00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,880
So this is a guy that's trapped a bunch of fireworks to himself.

536
00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,880
And if you're in that mindset, what are you going to use?

537
00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,880
You're going to use some sort of fancy system?

538
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:45,880
No.

539
00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:47,880
You're probably going to use a skateboard.

540
00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,880
Now for the sled, I came up with something interesting.

541
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:51,880
A surfboard.

542
00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:53,880
It serves two purposes.

543
00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:54,880
For one, it's really light.

544
00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,880
It's not going to add a lot of weight to our contraption.

545
00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:02,880
And number two, we're launching hopefully all the way into a lake.

546
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:06,880
And retrieving all of our rockets would be a pain in the butt if our whole thing sank.

547
00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:08,880
So it's made of styrofoam.

548
00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:10,880
This thing floats.

549
00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:14,880
So while the team gets very, very busy with the building,

550
00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:18,880
carry with these new wings, and grant with some stabilizing fins,

551
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:20,880
Tori gets to play with fire.

552
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:25,880
So I've removed the sticks from the skyrockets, and I've glued together banks of a hundred.

553
00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:31,880
Now that they're all glued together, what I'm going to do is cut grooves on the table saw through the nozzle area.

554
00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:35,880
That way, these grooves will be filled up with black powder.

555
00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:38,880
When I fill this whole thing up with black powder and ignite it,

556
00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:46,880
the flame will move through the grooves into the nozzles and ignite all of the rockets at the same exact time.

557
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:51,880
And there's no time to test Tori's groove like the present.

558
00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,880
In three, two, one.

559
00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:02,880
That looks so synchronized.

560
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:06,880
Wow.

561
00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:08,880
That looks synchronized.

562
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:10,880
That is a beautiful ignition system.

563
00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:12,880
I see good things in our future.

564
00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:19,880
Back inside, the wings, the fins, and the skateboard rail are the key additions to a makeshift vehicle

565
00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:24,880
that just might launch a stand-in man 150 feet.

566
00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,880
And it's probably just as well he's missing the back of his head.

567
00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:34,880
Now if all of our calculations are correct, we should see this fireworks man fly up that ramp and across the lake.

568
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:37,880
Or it's going to fail miserably and explode on the ramp.

569
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:52,880
With the myth of the CSI stun gun wrapped up, the boys feel the need to go out in a totally gratuitous blaze of glory.

570
00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,880
Jamie left me this really cryptic message.

571
00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,880
We said only bring him a burnable perp and dress for a fire.

572
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,880
I am, as they say, intrigued.

573
00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:13,880
Adam dresses his man in a fitting fashion and the shirt, as you've guessed, is the famous flat-o.

574
00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,880
Uh, are you red a little, buddy?

575
00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:23,880
This is actually the standard model of robot that are all of Grant's servants back at his castle.

576
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:37,880
So the savage awaits the barbarian.

577
00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:43,880
And Jamie's weapon of choice is a vintage Vietnam-era gasoline flamethrower.

578
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:45,880
Oh, hey, what do you got?

579
00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:47,880
Stand clear, I'm going hot.

580
00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:48,880
Okay.

581
00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:55,880
Long time viewers know that sometimes when a myth falls frustratingly short of confirmation,

582
00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:56,880
you see any bulls?

583
00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:58,880
I'm seeing it all.

584
00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:00,880
We like to, uh,

585
00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:01,880
fire!

586
00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:03,880
turn it up a notch or ten.

587
00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:11,880
Once again, Jamie's ready to skip the method and go straight for the mayhem.

588
00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:18,880
Three, two, one.

589
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:23,880
There's no better way to unleash hell than a 60-foot flame.

590
00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:25,880
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

591
00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:27,880
Nice!

592
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:30,880
That's what I'm talking about.

593
00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:32,880
Ha ha ha ha ha!

594
00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:35,880
Very post-apocalyptic of you.

595
00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:37,880
Is that hot enough?

596
00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:38,880
No.

597
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:39,880
No.

598
00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:40,880
No.

599
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:41,880
No.

600
00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:42,880
No.

601
00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:43,880
No.

602
00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:44,880
No.

603
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:45,880
No.

604
00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:46,880
No.

605
00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:47,880
No.

606
00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:48,880
No.

607
00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:49,880
No.

608
00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:50,880
No.

609
00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:51,880
No.

610
00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:52,880
No.

611
00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:53,880
No.

612
00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:54,880
No.

613
00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:55,880
No.

614
00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:56,880
No.

615
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:57,880
No.

616
00:38:57,880 --> 00:38:58,880
Is that hot enough for ya?

617
00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:01,880
Well that was only ever gonna end one way.

618
00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:05,880
And thanks to a $5 shirt, you've got a million-dollar memory.

619
00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:23,320
Any kid who's ever read a comic book has surely dreamed of personal rocket propulsion.

620
00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:29,920
According to fans, one man actually flew 150 feet with skyrockets, so we had to see for

621
00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:30,920
ourselves.

622
00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:36,120
We studied the physics, built the best amateur rig we could, and found a flooded quarry for

623
00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:37,120
the crash landing.

624
00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:40,000
This place is cool!

625
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:41,320
Woo!

626
00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,680
Already dangerous!

627
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:48,640
So, if our math is correct and our fireworks do what they're supposed to, we should get

628
00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:51,640
a man landing in the lake anytime now.

629
00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:52,640
Ooh, nice!

630
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:58,440
He's got two, not exploded in the launch pad, have a stable flight, and, according to the

631
00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:02,120
math, fly at least 150 feet.

632
00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:03,680
I hope he does it.

633
00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:06,080
Now to check on correct starting length.

634
00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:09,440
Alright, how much do we weigh?

635
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,080
Okay, 183.

636
00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:15,160
Well, the sled weighs 60, so that makes him 243.

637
00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:16,160
That's perfect.

638
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,160
That's exactly around what we need.

639
00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:19,160
Alright.

640
00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:20,160
Load them up!

641
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,800
Let's do this!

642
00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:28,280
From Grand Fit skateboards to rails for a hopefully friction-free ride.

643
00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:34,600
While Tori sets the charge to ignite every last one of those 400 rockets, fingers crossed,

644
00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:35,840
they will launch together.

645
00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:39,600
Now, I know this might not seem like a lot of black powder, but I'm actually using six

646
00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:40,600
ounces.

647
00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:44,320
I mean, that would be plenty to fire off a cannonball.

648
00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:49,360
So the fuses are fixed, and the very last bits of the puzzle slide neatly enough into

649
00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:50,360
place.

650
00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,360
I like a surgeon with that thing.

651
00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:56,160
Do you guys realize this is a dream come true?

652
00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:57,160
I think for all of us.

653
00:40:57,160 --> 00:40:58,960
It's a thing of beauty.

654
00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:03,520
But let's remember that fireworks man still has a hell of a lot to live up to.

655
00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:06,280
For this myth to be possible, we need two things to happen.

656
00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:10,560
One, we need Buster to launch off that ramp and hit the water.

657
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:16,200
And two, we need him to not be a burning, massive, melting Buster.

658
00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:19,600
You can bet your bionic britches that Buster's in full agreement.

659
00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:21,800
We're all wired up, ready to go.

660
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:28,800
This is fireworks man in three, two, one.

661
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:41,800
We've got to launch!

662
00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:42,800
I'm still going!

663
00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:50,000
From the shore, it's a dazzling display of smoke and sparkles.

664
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:52,000
I just put yourself in roster shoes.

665
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,000
It was looking so good.

666
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,000
We've got a perfect launch.

667
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:05,400
He was going up the ramp, he gets on top of the ramp.

668
00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:08,000
And that's where everything goes all wrong.

669
00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:14,000
In fact, it's the good, the bad, the ugly and the awesome.

670
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:17,000
All in one amazing launch.

671
00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:25,000
As Buster gets dragged from the drink, it's time to reflect on what worked and what didn't.

672
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:31,000
So we got simultaneous ignition, we used actual fireworks, he made it off the ramp and into the water.

673
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:36,000
Yeah and on top of that, he didn't catch on fire or explode, which means he would have survived the launch.

674
00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:39,000
We might have survived the launch, but I'm not so sure about the landing.

675
00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:41,000
And we didn't fulfill all the criteria of the myth.

676
00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:44,000
I mean, he did not go the 150 feet we talked about.

677
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:47,000
It's one of the toughest decisions they've ever been faced with.

678
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:53,000
On the one hand, it was really only those loose legs tipping the sled backwards that spoiled the party.

679
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,000
On the other hand, Buster only flew 30 feet.

680
00:42:57,000 --> 00:43:03,000
And there's no doubt that the yahoo and the myth went away less trouble than we did, with far fewer resources.

681
00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:07,000
So with regret, that's where we're drawing the line.

682
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,000
So I think we're still going to have to call this one Busted.

683
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:11,000
Alright, Busted.

684
00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:12,000
Busted.

685
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:14,000
But man, what a way to bust a myth.

686
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:15,000
Right?