1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 On this episode of MythBusters... 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:05,500 Am I really that ugly? 3 00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:10,000 Adam and Jamie face a freaky face-off fable. 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,500 Can a pullover mask... 5 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:15,000 It's party time. 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,500 be used to pull off a Mission Impossible-style identity theft. 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:22,000 That's weird. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:29,500 Meanwhile, Carrie Grant and Tori take aim at two ballistic myths. 9 00:00:29,500 --> 00:00:31,500 Are you feeling lucky? 10 00:00:31,500 --> 00:00:32,500 Punk? 11 00:00:32,500 --> 00:00:36,500 First, can a trip shot shoot a gun around the ground? 12 00:00:36,500 --> 00:00:41,500 And second, would a Hollywood bullet really blast a merry-go-round... 13 00:00:41,500 --> 00:00:42,500 Make my day. 14 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:44,500 into a spin? 15 00:00:45,500 --> 00:00:47,500 Now, it's the scary-go-round. 16 00:00:50,500 --> 00:00:52,500 Who are the MythBusters? 17 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:54,500 Adam Savage. 18 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:55,500 Big Boom! Big Boom! 19 00:00:55,500 --> 00:00:57,500 And Jamie Heidemann. 20 00:00:57,500 --> 00:00:58,500 Surrender your candy. 21 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:02,500 Between them more than 30 years of special effects experience. 22 00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:04,500 Joining them... 23 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:06,500 Grant Imajara. 24 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:08,500 Decapitation hazard everybody. 25 00:01:08,500 --> 00:01:10,500 Carrie Byron. 26 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:12,500 Trial time! 27 00:01:12,500 --> 00:01:13,500 And Tori Bellegi. 28 00:01:13,500 --> 00:01:15,500 They're gonna fry my brain. 29 00:01:15,500 --> 00:01:17,500 They don't just tell the myths. 30 00:01:17,500 --> 00:01:19,500 They put them to the test. 31 00:01:19,500 --> 00:01:30,500 This episode of MythBusters is presented by Chevrolet Silverado. 32 00:01:37,500 --> 00:01:39,500 I bet they're wondering who we are. 33 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:40,500 Yeah. 34 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:42,500 We're the story. 35 00:01:42,500 --> 00:01:43,500 Allow me to demonstrate. 36 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:50,500 Remember in Mission Impossible, when the characters would wear these hand-sculpted, full pull-over head masks 37 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:55,500 in order to pretend to be a completely different character in order to breach security? 38 00:01:55,500 --> 00:01:57,500 That's what we're gonna test. 39 00:01:57,500 --> 00:01:58,500 Yeah. 40 00:02:00,500 --> 00:02:08,500 In the iconic 60s TV show Mission Impossible, a number of storylines depended upon handmade masks 41 00:02:08,500 --> 00:02:11,500 to perpetrate identity theft activities. 42 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:18,500 On screen, the pliable, realistically colored material is supposedly enough to fool security guards 43 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:20,500 and even colleagues. 44 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:24,500 But Adam and Jamie want to know if it's possible in real life. 45 00:02:24,500 --> 00:02:26,500 You want to hear my methodology? 46 00:02:26,500 --> 00:02:27,500 Shoot. 47 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:28,500 Alright. 48 00:02:28,500 --> 00:02:31,500 The masks we were just wearing are made by SPFX masks 49 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:37,500 and they make the creme de la creme of silicone, super realistic, full pull-over head masks. 50 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:39,500 And they work old school. 51 00:02:39,500 --> 00:02:46,500 They will make us a pair of masks working solely from photographs, exactly the technique used by the agents in Mission Impossible. 52 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:48,500 Well, you know there's more to this than just the masks. 53 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:52,500 We not only have to look like each other, we have to be able to act like each other. 54 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:54,500 You're suggesting we get acting lessons? 55 00:02:54,500 --> 00:02:56,500 Isn't it about time? 56 00:02:56,500 --> 00:02:57,500 I think it is. 57 00:02:57,500 --> 00:02:58,500 That's perfect. 58 00:02:58,500 --> 00:02:59,500 Let's do it. 59 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:07,500 So first up, let's meet the ugly mug maestro who'll be helping Adam and Jamie pull off this mythical face-off. 60 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:09,500 Now line up and give me 20. 61 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:16,500 Their hands-on techniques do match the old school methods of the Mission Impossible myth. 62 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:20,500 But making an out-of-this-world monster mask is one thing. 63 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:22,500 Behehehehehe. 64 00:03:22,500 --> 00:03:29,500 Recreating a human face accurate enough to fool a security guard is a different beast altogether. 65 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:31,500 Oh, these are pointy. 66 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:33,500 Those are very attractive features. 67 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:38,500 To make sure Adam and Jamie's masks don't end up with freaky pointy features. 68 00:03:38,500 --> 00:03:40,500 Turn to your left. 69 00:03:42,500 --> 00:03:45,500 Step one is gathering accurate data to work from. 70 00:03:46,500 --> 00:03:48,500 Hey Jamie, we're going to measure cheekbones. 71 00:03:48,500 --> 00:03:54,500 And with those numbers and pictures as reference, it's over to special effects artist Jim, 72 00:03:54,500 --> 00:04:00,500 who sculpts an anatomically accurate clay bust as the foundation for each mask. 73 00:04:01,500 --> 00:04:08,500 Next, they create fiberglass molds around those clay forms, which, when hardened, look like this. 74 00:04:08,500 --> 00:04:10,500 This is my mold. 75 00:04:10,500 --> 00:04:15,500 Pretty soon they're going to put this together and pour silicone in it, and you'll have a duplicate Jamie. 76 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:21,500 Once the silicone is set and popped from the mold, the basic canvas for each mask is complete. 77 00:04:21,500 --> 00:04:26,500 Now it's time for the texture, detail, and color. 78 00:04:26,500 --> 00:04:32,500 Everybody thinks of skin as just one crayon in the box, when in fact it's composed of a whole bunch of colors, 79 00:04:32,500 --> 00:04:34,500 and it's one of the most difficult paint jobs. 80 00:04:34,500 --> 00:04:38,500 This guy will take between six and ten hours to get right. 81 00:04:39,500 --> 00:04:40,500 It's weird. 82 00:04:41,500 --> 00:04:43,500 This is my half-finished mask. 83 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:48,500 It doesn't look like me much at the moment, but put some hair on it in a beret, you're going to be surprised. 84 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:54,500 And what's more surprising is how much effort goes into making our Hoosier Hursuit, 85 00:04:54,500 --> 00:04:58,500 because the follication is done hair by painstaking hair. 86 00:04:58,500 --> 00:05:05,500 The hair on my mask is actually real human hair, and it's punched into the silicone one follicle at a time. 87 00:05:05,500 --> 00:05:10,500 It's very time-consuming. Just the front, the beard, and eyebrows takes three days. 88 00:05:10,500 --> 00:05:12,500 The whole head, a week. 89 00:05:13,500 --> 00:05:15,500 Now you're going to shade me, right? 90 00:05:15,500 --> 00:05:16,500 Uh-huh. 91 00:05:16,500 --> 00:05:17,500 Okay, good. 92 00:05:17,500 --> 00:05:24,500 While Adam and Jamie's faces are being finished, Adam and Jamie head back to the shop to learn to be Jamie and Adam. 93 00:05:24,500 --> 00:05:28,500 And to do that, they're in the hands of a legend. 94 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:35,500 Our acting coach is Terry McGovern. He's been acting for 40 years, and he's been teaching acting himself for 15 years. 95 00:05:35,500 --> 00:05:38,500 Film buffs might recognize him as the teacher in American graffiti. 96 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:44,500 He was also the voice of the Sand Trooper in Star Wars who said, these aren't the droids we're looking for. 97 00:05:45,500 --> 00:05:49,500 His job today is to teach us the art of impersonation. 98 00:05:57,500 --> 00:06:02,500 Okay, judging from the title Firearms Force and the fact that you guys are packing heat in the blueprint room, 99 00:06:02,500 --> 00:06:04,500 I'm guessing we have some shooting in our future. 100 00:06:04,500 --> 00:06:09,500 Yep. And a lot of it. We're testing two myths about bullets doing work. 101 00:06:09,500 --> 00:06:11,500 Like, killing bad guys? 102 00:06:11,500 --> 00:06:16,500 No. What we're talking about is bullets doing physical work, something moving when you shoot it. 103 00:06:16,500 --> 00:06:17,500 Like what? 104 00:06:17,500 --> 00:06:22,500 Well, the first one is a classic gun myth where two guys are in a duel, one drops his gun, reaches for it, 105 00:06:22,500 --> 00:06:25,500 and the other guy shoots it across the floor just out of reach. 106 00:06:25,500 --> 00:06:27,500 But can a bullet really impart that much force? 107 00:06:27,500 --> 00:06:30,500 Exactly. The second myth comes from the movie Shoot'em Up, 108 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:33,500 where Clive Owen shoots a child's merry-go-round to get it to spin. 109 00:06:33,500 --> 00:06:36,500 I think we should start with that one. I've always wondered if that was true. 110 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:43,500 In this Shoot'em Up scene, our hero stynies a sniper by firing a round into a merry-go-round. 111 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:49,500 And supposedly the force of the bullet spins the target out of harm's way. 112 00:06:50,500 --> 00:06:55,500 But is the propulsion down to physics, or is it just cinema spin? 113 00:06:56,500 --> 00:07:00,500 So when we test these myths, I think it's going to be important for us to duplicate the circumstances 114 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:04,500 exactly as they appear in the movie, which means distance a shooter and type a gun. 115 00:07:04,500 --> 00:07:05,500 Then we go for it. 116 00:07:05,500 --> 00:07:07,500 If that doesn't work, let's step up with firepower. 117 00:07:07,500 --> 00:07:11,500 Well then we should definitely ramp down the friction of the merry-go-round by using some lube. 118 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:13,500 So to complete the scene, we need some props. 119 00:07:13,500 --> 00:07:17,500 A gun from the movie, a Glock, a merry-go-round, and a shooting range. 120 00:07:17,500 --> 00:07:18,500 Well let's go! 121 00:07:20,500 --> 00:07:23,500 For our firearms force myth, we've come out to the Richmond Rod and Gun Club, 122 00:07:23,500 --> 00:07:27,500 so we can find out if a handgun has enough force to spin a merry-go-round. 123 00:07:27,500 --> 00:07:31,500 And speaking of merry-go-rounds, they've brought their own. 124 00:07:32,500 --> 00:07:38,500 Okay, lubrication might help some of the friction so that we can get a little better spin on this. 125 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:45,500 With the carousel lubed and level, and the safety railings in place, it's playtime. 126 00:07:45,500 --> 00:07:48,500 Alright, that's it. Let's see if it works. 127 00:07:50,500 --> 00:07:54,500 But before their roundabout becomes the most dangerous play equipment in history... 128 00:07:54,500 --> 00:07:58,500 Oh, it's just like childhood. It's super dangerous and I feel like I want to throw up. 129 00:07:59,500 --> 00:08:02,500 First, some science of spin. 130 00:08:02,500 --> 00:08:06,500 Now the challenge with this experiment is that the energy from the bullet's impact 131 00:08:06,500 --> 00:08:08,500 has to overcome the merry-go-round's inertia. 132 00:08:08,500 --> 00:08:11,500 Inertia being the resistance to movement. 133 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:13,500 And that is based on the mass. 134 00:08:13,500 --> 00:08:17,500 This thing weighs over 500 pounds. That's a lot to overcome. 135 00:08:17,500 --> 00:08:24,500 So it's over to Grant using the force gauge to find out exactly how much resistance the bullet needs to overcome. 136 00:08:24,500 --> 00:08:26,500 Okay, 8.6 pounds. 137 00:08:27,500 --> 00:08:29,500 I don't know. We'll see. 138 00:08:29,500 --> 00:08:32,500 To monitor the merry-go-round, Grant adds a gauge. 139 00:08:32,500 --> 00:08:35,500 So if the gun gets any spin, they'll know. 140 00:08:35,500 --> 00:08:37,500 And speaking of firepower... 141 00:08:37,500 --> 00:08:40,500 To test this myth, we're going to start out with the gun from the movie, the 9mm. 142 00:08:40,500 --> 00:08:47,500 And if that doesn't work, we're going to tap into the entire Mythbusters arsenal with more and more powerful firearms. 143 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:53,500 That's the plan. But first, it's down to the movie weapon of choice, the Glock. 144 00:08:54,500 --> 00:09:01,500 Now, it's got a muzzle energy of 383 foot-pounds and a muzzle velocity of 1,300 feet per second. 145 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:06,500 Remember, the more mass, the more inertia an object has. 146 00:09:06,500 --> 00:09:11,500 So at 500 pounds, the merry-go-round has a lot of inertia. 147 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:19,500 And although the bullet has 383 foot-pounds of muzzle energy, as it flies through the air, some of that energy dissipates. 148 00:09:19,500 --> 00:09:27,500 So, by the point of impact, will it have enough remaining kinetic energy to overcome the inertia and the friction of the bearings? 149 00:09:32,500 --> 00:09:34,500 Shouldn't it be spinning by now? 150 00:09:35,500 --> 00:09:37,500 Oh, and that was a good shot, too. 151 00:09:37,500 --> 00:09:38,500 Yeah! 152 00:09:40,500 --> 00:09:44,500 That was a direct hit in... I don't see the merry-go-round moving at all. 153 00:09:45,500 --> 00:09:59,500 So, with our first test with the 9mm hollow point in the Glock, we had enough energy to punch through the steel railing and move the merry-go-round about 1 1⁄8 of an inch, but it certainly wasn't the spinning around that you see in the movie. 154 00:10:05,500 --> 00:10:12,500 So this is the Smith & Wesson 44 Magnum. It has 1,100 foot-pounds of muzzle energy, more than twice that of the Glock. 155 00:10:12,500 --> 00:10:15,500 I got just one question. Are you feeling lucky? 156 00:10:16,500 --> 00:10:17,500 Punk? 157 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:25,500 I don't even know if you need to take a second shot. 158 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:31,500 So, even with the more powerful handgun, we were not able to get the merry-go-round to spin. 159 00:10:31,500 --> 00:10:38,500 We got it to move significantly more than the 9mm, about 3⁄4 of an inch, but that is not spinning like you see in the movie. 160 00:10:38,500 --> 00:10:41,500 Now, we have one more handgun in our arsenal. 161 00:10:41,500 --> 00:10:50,500 The .45 caliber has 4 times the muzzle energy of the Glock, but will that extra kinetic energy overcome the merry-go-round's inertia? 162 00:10:55,500 --> 00:10:56,500 Good shot! 163 00:10:56,500 --> 00:10:57,500 I don't see it spinning. 164 00:11:00,500 --> 00:11:01,500 Not spinning yet. 165 00:11:01,500 --> 00:11:02,500 Nope. 166 00:11:03,500 --> 00:11:10,500 Yep, it seems that getting this carousel to spin is anything but the child's play of the movie. 167 00:11:11,500 --> 00:11:14,500 So just like the movie, we started out testing this myth with handguns. 168 00:11:14,500 --> 00:11:20,500 We tried 9mm, 45 caliber, and 44 Magnum. 169 00:11:21,500 --> 00:11:25,500 And so far, nothing has been able to move this merry-go-round very far. 170 00:11:25,500 --> 00:11:28,500 Certainly not like the spinning you see in the film. 171 00:11:28,500 --> 00:11:30,500 But you know what? We're not giving up here. 172 00:11:32,500 --> 00:11:33,500 We got plenty of other guns. 173 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:36,500 Up next on MythBusters. 174 00:11:36,500 --> 00:11:38,500 You know. 175 00:11:38,500 --> 00:11:42,500 Adam and Jamie get into character and each other's faces. 176 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:45,500 And then the transformation is complete. 177 00:11:50,500 --> 00:11:59,500 Adam and Jamie are facing off against the myth that wearing pullover face masks and altering your body language is enough to fool a security guard. 178 00:12:00,500 --> 00:12:05,500 And so far, they've had their mugs immortalized in silicone. 179 00:12:05,500 --> 00:12:08,500 But the masks won't be enough on their own. 180 00:12:08,500 --> 00:12:10,500 Very still. 181 00:12:10,500 --> 00:12:12,500 Q-Acting 101. 182 00:12:12,500 --> 00:12:13,500 Cerebral. 183 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:16,500 First up, how to be Janie. 184 00:12:16,500 --> 00:12:17,500 Gestures? 185 00:12:18,500 --> 00:12:20,500 A lot of work with the mustache and the beard. 186 00:12:21,500 --> 00:12:22,500 Now the voice, okay? 187 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:26,500 Very monotone, very low-pitched, very authoritative. 188 00:12:27,500 --> 00:12:28,500 I'm excited. 189 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:33,500 This is really thrilling. 190 00:12:34,500 --> 00:12:37,500 I used to collect moles and spores. 191 00:12:39,500 --> 00:12:40,500 It's pretty good. 192 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:43,500 Are we done? 193 00:12:44,500 --> 00:12:48,500 Now we all know Adam enjoys mimicking Jamie for comic effect. 194 00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:55,500 When I was riding the rails towards the end of the Great Depression, I learned several things from my hobo mentors. 195 00:12:55,500 --> 00:12:58,500 But when it comes to professionally putting the voice... 196 00:12:58,500 --> 00:12:59,500 Fine. 197 00:12:59,500 --> 00:13:03,500 Physical gestures and posture together into a believable performance. 198 00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:06,500 Well, he's positioned so that you can't knock him over. 199 00:13:06,500 --> 00:13:08,500 It's a much tougher assignment. 200 00:13:08,500 --> 00:13:12,500 But after a few hours of hard work with our professional Fespian... 201 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:13,500 He uses vocal gestures. 202 00:13:13,500 --> 00:13:16,500 By that, I mean sometimes he instead of words, he will make sounds. 203 00:13:16,500 --> 00:13:18,500 Um... right. 204 00:13:18,500 --> 00:13:21,500 Jamie slowly but surely emerges. 205 00:13:21,500 --> 00:13:24,500 I'm just trying to get a word in edge-wise. 206 00:13:25,500 --> 00:13:26,500 Yeah, not bad. 207 00:13:26,500 --> 00:13:28,500 Adam's almost there. 208 00:13:28,500 --> 00:13:31,500 And while he keeps practicing, it's on to Jamie. 209 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:33,500 First of all, Adam moves a lot. 210 00:13:33,500 --> 00:13:42,500 With all of Adam's garrulous and expressive character traits demonstrated, Jamie enters his own personal room 101. 211 00:13:42,500 --> 00:13:45,500 You know what? I've had enough. 212 00:13:45,500 --> 00:13:46,500 No, I can't do this. 213 00:13:46,500 --> 00:13:52,500 His innate modesty and discomfort in the spotlight makes the whole process a real challenge. 214 00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:54,500 Um... let's see. 215 00:13:54,500 --> 00:14:00,500 But in a testament to his sense of humor and perseverance and Terry's teaching skills... 216 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:03,500 To do that, you had to break the Jamie stance. 217 00:14:03,500 --> 00:14:04,500 They get through it. 218 00:14:04,500 --> 00:14:06,500 He thinks a lot with his hair. 219 00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:08,500 The recipe for being Adam is pretty simple, really. 220 00:14:08,500 --> 00:14:12,500 There's a lot of random movement from the waist up, including his arms. 221 00:14:12,500 --> 00:14:16,500 You know, I think you might be right. 222 00:14:16,500 --> 00:14:21,500 He's constantly adjusting his glasses, smoothing his hair and stroking his beard. 223 00:14:24,500 --> 00:14:30,500 And he laughs often and readily, and generally covers his mouth with his hands right after. 224 00:14:30,500 --> 00:14:31,500 Can I stop now? 225 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:33,500 You may stop and put your ballet back on. 226 00:14:33,500 --> 00:14:35,500 My work here is done. 227 00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:36,500 Best of luck to you. 228 00:14:36,500 --> 00:14:44,500 After the curtain comes down and Terry bows out, the newly minted theses have their handmade masks hand-delivered. 229 00:14:44,500 --> 00:14:47,500 And get a bit of a shock. 230 00:14:47,500 --> 00:14:49,500 Am I really that ugly? 231 00:14:54,500 --> 00:15:02,500 Oh, man. That is frickin' creepy. 232 00:15:04,500 --> 00:15:06,500 Creepy, most definitely. 233 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:08,500 But this isn't a Halloween special. 234 00:15:08,500 --> 00:15:12,500 The goal here is security breach realism. 235 00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:23,500 And to achieve that, they've got to put together the complete package. 236 00:15:23,500 --> 00:15:25,500 Are you ready? 237 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:31,500 You know, becoming Jamie is more than just being a century and a half old and having a taste for fast cars and hard cider. 238 00:15:31,500 --> 00:15:32,500 Oh, no. 239 00:15:32,500 --> 00:15:36,500 There's many moving pieces to the puzzle that is James Franklin Heineman. 240 00:15:39,500 --> 00:15:41,500 It starts with the shoes. 241 00:15:42,500 --> 00:15:44,500 Then there's the grey pants. 242 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:50,500 The trademark white shirt, for which, clearly I need some bigger shoulders. 243 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:56,500 Add shoulder pads, the all-important mask, beret and glasses. 244 00:15:58,500 --> 00:16:01,500 And then the transformation is complete. 245 00:16:01,500 --> 00:16:06,500 And fake face to fake face, the comparison is impressive. 246 00:16:06,500 --> 00:16:09,500 I gotta say, the clothes make the man, don't they? 247 00:16:09,500 --> 00:16:12,500 They seriously, they seriously do. 248 00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:14,500 But is it good enough? 249 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:17,500 After all, there are some obvious flaws in this face-off. 250 00:16:18,500 --> 00:16:23,500 The technique that was used to make this mask involves sculpting it over a generic inner mold. 251 00:16:23,500 --> 00:16:27,500 That means that every time a different person wears it, it's going to look slightly different. 252 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:33,500 In my case, Adam's head here is a bit larger and fatter than it is in real life. 253 00:16:33,500 --> 00:16:35,500 So, the masks aren't perfect. 254 00:16:35,500 --> 00:16:40,500 The question here is, how far can we actually go towards fooling a mark? 255 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:44,500 We can do things like, where the clothes of the original person, 256 00:16:44,500 --> 00:16:47,500 we can act like the original person. 257 00:16:50,500 --> 00:16:51,500 Really loose. 258 00:16:54,500 --> 00:16:57,500 We can even distract the mark. 259 00:16:57,500 --> 00:17:03,500 So, all of those things cumulatively may well have the effect of completing the illusion 260 00:17:03,500 --> 00:17:07,500 much better than any individual technique would by itself. 261 00:17:07,500 --> 00:17:10,500 That's perfect. You nailed it. 262 00:17:10,500 --> 00:17:12,500 Yeah, that's good. 263 00:17:38,500 --> 00:17:43,500 Shoot them up. The hero shoots first and asks questions later. 264 00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:49,500 But could a bullet really blast a merry-go-round into a spin? 265 00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:54,500 So far, the handguns failed to spin the wheel. 266 00:17:54,500 --> 00:17:58,500 So now for something a little bigger. 267 00:17:58,500 --> 00:18:01,500 What I have here is our good old standby 12-gauge shotgun. 268 00:18:01,500 --> 00:18:04,500 We're going to be firing a deer slug. 269 00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:07,500 Now, the deer slug has 2,500 foot-pounds of energy. 270 00:18:07,500 --> 00:18:10,500 That's more energy than any of our handguns so far. 271 00:18:10,500 --> 00:18:13,500 Plus, the deer slug has more mass than any of the bullets. 272 00:18:13,500 --> 00:18:19,500 Now, that added mass and that extra energy will hopefully get this merry-go-round to spin. 273 00:18:24,500 --> 00:18:30,500 Okay, so not only is it not spinning, but you blew a hole clean through it. 274 00:18:31,500 --> 00:18:36,500 Yeah, it's not working, but maybe a bit of bulletproofing will help. 275 00:18:36,500 --> 00:18:40,500 So what's happening right now is our bullets are flying so fast 276 00:18:40,500 --> 00:18:43,500 they're just punching right through the merry-go-round and we're losing all that energy. 277 00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:47,500 So we added these plates. Hopefully that will capture that energy and make this thing spin. 278 00:18:50,500 --> 00:18:56,500 Alright, this is 12-gauge shotgun with deer slug reinforced merry-go-round. 279 00:18:57,500 --> 00:18:59,500 Hey, moved a little. 280 00:18:59,500 --> 00:19:02,500 The bulletproofing absorbs more of the bullets' energy. 281 00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:05,500 Keep it going, yeah! 282 00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:09,500 And with sans-tory shotgun barrage. 283 00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:18,500 But this is about a single impact and one deer slug only scored 1.5 inches of nudge, 284 00:19:18,500 --> 00:19:22,500 which means it's time to bring out the big, big guns. 285 00:19:22,500 --> 00:19:26,500 This is an AR-50. It fires 50-caliber rounds. 286 00:19:26,500 --> 00:19:32,500 They have 13,000 foot-pounds of energy. They travel at over 2,900 feet per second. 287 00:19:32,500 --> 00:19:36,500 They're 25 times more powerful than the gun in the movie. 288 00:19:36,500 --> 00:19:39,500 If this doesn't spin our merry-go-round, nothing will. 289 00:19:49,500 --> 00:19:53,500 Despite an impact that separated the half-inch steel plates, 290 00:19:53,500 --> 00:19:56,500 the merry-go-round still isn't spinning. 291 00:19:56,500 --> 00:19:59,500 We got it to move. It moved 8 inches and that was with one shot. 292 00:19:59,500 --> 00:20:03,500 Yeah, but we're using a 50-caliber with a reinforced merry-go-round 293 00:20:03,500 --> 00:20:06,500 and 8 inches is really not that impressive. 294 00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:08,500 Alright, so this one is busted. 295 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:09,500 Totally busted. 296 00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:13,500 Busted. But there's still more twists and turns to come. 297 00:20:18,500 --> 00:20:21,500 That is some f***ing f***ing f***ing f***ing. 298 00:20:21,500 --> 00:20:26,500 Yep, this is one crazy, bleeping, double-taken myth. 299 00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:28,500 So where to next? 300 00:20:28,500 --> 00:20:31,500 Well, these guys are done and they look pretty darn good. 301 00:20:31,500 --> 00:20:32,500 So how do you want to start testing? 302 00:20:32,500 --> 00:20:34,500 Well, let's say we bring in some members of the general public, 303 00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:37,500 people who are familiar with our faces but don't know us, 304 00:20:37,500 --> 00:20:40,500 and see if these can fool them. 305 00:20:45,500 --> 00:20:48,500 To simulate a guard watching a building's entrance, 306 00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:52,500 our volunteers who know Jamie and Adam, but not personally, 307 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:56,500 will be told their task is to focus a laser on a target. 308 00:20:56,500 --> 00:20:57,500 This is going to be cool. 309 00:20:57,500 --> 00:21:01,500 However, we'll really be testing their powers of observation. 310 00:21:01,500 --> 00:21:07,500 Will the fake mask-wearing myth buster in their peripheral vision pass mustard? 311 00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:10,500 Here's how it's going to go for our contestants. 312 00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:14,500 They'll start in this room here where shop general Don is going to hand them a laser. 313 00:21:15,500 --> 00:21:18,500 Then they'll proceed to this line, 90 feet from the target, 314 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:21,500 and on command they will point their laser at the target, 315 00:21:21,500 --> 00:21:23,500 and then they'll stop pointing it at the target, 316 00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:25,500 and then they'll proceed to the 70-foot mark. 317 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:29,500 At the 70-foot mark, they'll do the same thing again. 318 00:21:29,500 --> 00:21:31,500 Laser on, laser off. 319 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:33,500 And so on. 320 00:21:35,500 --> 00:21:36,500 And so on. 321 00:21:37,500 --> 00:21:39,500 Now clearly, this is their last stop. 322 00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:41,500 They'll point the laser at the target one last time, 323 00:21:41,500 --> 00:21:45,500 and then they'll turn at the end of the test and see Jamie dressed as me. 324 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:50,500 I'll be watching everything from behind this curtain. Go! 325 00:21:50,500 --> 00:21:53,500 So with Jamie in costume, in character... 326 00:21:53,500 --> 00:21:55,500 It's party time. 327 00:21:55,500 --> 00:21:59,500 And in position, the first excited fan is wheeled in, 328 00:21:59,500 --> 00:22:03,500 given their instructions and shown through to the test area. 329 00:22:04,500 --> 00:22:06,500 Here comes our first test subject. 330 00:22:08,500 --> 00:22:10,500 Okay, start. 331 00:22:10,500 --> 00:22:12,500 She sees Jamie. 332 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:15,500 She looks confused. 333 00:22:16,500 --> 00:22:17,500 Next! 334 00:22:18,500 --> 00:22:21,500 She looks suspicious, but she's not saying anything. 335 00:22:21,500 --> 00:22:23,500 Aside from that brief look of confusion, 336 00:22:23,500 --> 00:22:25,500 our laser-wielding volunteer, 337 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:29,500 with just the occasional glance across at fake Adam, 338 00:22:29,500 --> 00:22:32,500 completes the test without giving anything away. 339 00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:34,500 Stop. Thank you. 340 00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:38,500 But as the real Adam suspected, she was on to them from the get-go. 341 00:22:38,500 --> 00:22:41,500 Just wondering at what point in the walk-down 342 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:43,500 that you felt like something was suspicious about him? 343 00:22:43,500 --> 00:22:45,500 Um, immediately. 344 00:22:45,500 --> 00:22:46,500 Really? Yes. 345 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:50,500 Subject number two is equally quick on the uptake. 346 00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:53,500 Hello. Hi. 347 00:22:53,500 --> 00:22:55,500 He looks really suspicious right there. 348 00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:59,500 Even though the fan seemed focused on the fake test... 349 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:00,500 Thank you. 350 00:23:00,500 --> 00:23:03,500 Thanks. Thanks very much. 351 00:23:03,500 --> 00:23:06,500 Jamie's not fooling them at all. 352 00:23:06,500 --> 00:23:09,500 And the third contestant not only confirms the conclusion, 353 00:23:09,500 --> 00:23:12,500 she pinpoints the why. 354 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:15,500 When you first said go, because you said it kind of strange. 355 00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:17,500 My voice. Yeah. 356 00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:19,500 Yep, despite the voice coaching, 357 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:21,500 Jamie still sounds like Jamie. 358 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:22,500 Go. 359 00:23:22,500 --> 00:23:24,500 And as soon as he opens his silicone-covered mouth, 360 00:23:24,500 --> 00:23:26,500 he gives the game away. 361 00:23:26,500 --> 00:23:29,500 Question is, can Adam do any better? 362 00:23:29,500 --> 00:23:32,500 Can someone please clean up all this crap in the shop? 363 00:23:32,500 --> 00:23:35,500 Seeing as Adam frequently mimics Jamie, 364 00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:38,500 he's confident, but are his Heinemann vocal stylings 365 00:23:38,500 --> 00:23:40,500 as good as he thinks they are? 366 00:23:40,500 --> 00:23:42,500 Knock him down. 367 00:23:42,500 --> 00:23:43,500 Hello. 368 00:23:43,500 --> 00:23:46,500 The next three contestants are taken through the test. 369 00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:49,500 Go. He's focused on that target. 370 00:23:49,500 --> 00:23:53,500 But as before, they keep any suspicions they have to themselves... 371 00:23:53,500 --> 00:23:54,500 Next. 372 00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:58,500 ...until confronted by the real Jamie and asked directly. 373 00:23:58,500 --> 00:23:59,500 What tipped you off? 374 00:23:59,500 --> 00:24:01,500 Uh, the voice difference. 375 00:24:01,500 --> 00:24:04,500 So it's confirmed the voice is the giveaway. 376 00:24:04,500 --> 00:24:07,500 But the team haven't yet plumbed the depths of this myth. 377 00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:11,500 They're picking the suspect variable and removing it. 378 00:24:11,500 --> 00:24:12,500 Awesome. 379 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:13,500 Go. 380 00:24:20,500 --> 00:24:23,500 So far, Gary, Grant and Tori have busted Hollywood 381 00:24:23,500 --> 00:24:26,500 for playing fast and loose with physics. 382 00:24:26,500 --> 00:24:28,500 Totally busted. 383 00:24:29,500 --> 00:24:31,500 But before they get back on the merry-go-round 384 00:24:31,500 --> 00:24:33,500 to replicate the results, 385 00:24:33,500 --> 00:24:36,500 the team is gunning for a golden oldie. 386 00:24:36,500 --> 00:24:38,500 It's the good... 387 00:24:39,500 --> 00:24:41,500 the bad... 388 00:24:43,500 --> 00:24:45,500 the purdy. 389 00:24:45,500 --> 00:24:48,500 In the movies, a gunslinger manages to nonchalantly 390 00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:52,500 blast the gun out of the reach of his throne opponent. 391 00:24:52,500 --> 00:24:55,500 But could this trick shot really do the trick? 392 00:24:55,500 --> 00:24:58,500 So we are back at the range to test the myth 393 00:24:58,500 --> 00:25:00,500 that you could shoot a gun and move it. 394 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:02,500 Now we're gonna test on three different surfaces. 395 00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:05,500 The first one is a dirt road, like you would find in a Western. 396 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:07,500 The next one is a paved surface, 397 00:25:07,500 --> 00:25:09,500 like you would find in an urban setting, 398 00:25:09,500 --> 00:25:11,500 and finally a tile floor, 399 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:13,500 something you might find in a public building. 400 00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:15,500 So what we're gonna do is we're gonna place the gun 401 00:25:15,500 --> 00:25:17,500 on each of the surfaces, fire at them, 402 00:25:17,500 --> 00:25:19,500 and see if we can get them to move. 403 00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:20,500 This is our target gun. 404 00:25:20,500 --> 00:25:22,500 It's just your base. 405 00:25:22,500 --> 00:25:24,500 9mm handgun. 406 00:25:24,500 --> 00:25:26,500 Now we're gonna start using the Glock, 407 00:25:26,500 --> 00:25:28,500 and we're gonna see if we shoot at the gun, 408 00:25:28,500 --> 00:25:30,500 how far we can skid it across the surface. 409 00:25:30,500 --> 00:25:32,500 It's handgun versus handgun. 410 00:25:32,500 --> 00:25:34,500 But before they get shooting, 411 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:37,500 Grant wants to check the friction of our three floor coverings. 412 00:25:37,500 --> 00:25:40,500 I'm gonna take a quick measurement of the force required 413 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:42,500 to drag them across the surfaces. 414 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:45,500 So dirt is 1.54 pounds. 415 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:49,500 Okay, asphalt is 1.46 pounds. 416 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:51,500 Okay. 417 00:25:51,500 --> 00:25:53,500 Okay, tile's half a pound. 418 00:25:53,500 --> 00:25:57,500 Unsurprisingly, the tiled surface provides the least resistance. 419 00:25:57,500 --> 00:26:00,500 So that's where the team will start. 420 00:26:00,500 --> 00:26:02,500 This handgun's pretty heavy. I mean, it's a couple pounds. 421 00:26:02,500 --> 00:26:05,500 I don't think that there's any way a handgun has enough 422 00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:07,500 muzzle energy to actually get this thing moving 423 00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:09,500 across any surface. 424 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:11,500 Yep, after the fake physics on film 425 00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:14,500 failed to spin the merry-go-round in real life, 426 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:18,500 it's no surprise they're skeptical of making a gun skip. 427 00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:21,500 Go on, grab that gun. Get it. 428 00:26:21,500 --> 00:26:23,500 Shoot the gun away from the bad guy. 429 00:26:23,500 --> 00:26:27,500 This is handgun versus handgun, tile floor. 430 00:26:27,500 --> 00:26:29,500 Oh, my, no way! 431 00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:31,500 Ha-ha! 432 00:26:31,500 --> 00:26:34,500 Dude, that is just like in the movie. 433 00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:37,500 Wow! That works! 434 00:26:37,500 --> 00:26:41,500 Incredibly, completely confounding the team's predictions. 435 00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:43,500 And just like in the movies, 436 00:26:43,500 --> 00:26:47,500 Tori gets the gun to skid across 16 feet of tile. 437 00:26:47,500 --> 00:26:50,500 Well out of reach of Buster the Kid. 438 00:26:50,500 --> 00:26:52,500 Three shots! 439 00:26:52,500 --> 00:26:54,500 Dude, that works really well on the tile. 440 00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:56,500 That is crazy! 441 00:26:56,500 --> 00:26:59,500 With the 9mm making quick work of the tile, 442 00:26:59,500 --> 00:27:01,500 it's on to surface number two. 443 00:27:01,500 --> 00:27:03,500 But with a higher friction rating, 444 00:27:03,500 --> 00:27:06,500 perhaps the asphalt will put up more resistance. 445 00:27:06,500 --> 00:27:10,500 Wow! 446 00:27:10,500 --> 00:27:12,500 Nice. 447 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:15,500 Three hits. You're almost out. 448 00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:18,500 That's it. Four hits. 449 00:27:18,500 --> 00:27:20,500 Totally works on asphalt. 450 00:27:20,500 --> 00:27:22,500 That was great. That was like four feet per bullet. 451 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:24,500 Asphalt confirmed. 452 00:27:24,500 --> 00:27:28,500 Yep, so far the Mythbusters predictions have been shot to pieces. 453 00:27:28,500 --> 00:27:31,500 But there's one more dirty surface to try. 454 00:27:31,500 --> 00:27:34,500 Here we go. 455 00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:39,500 Ha-ha! 456 00:27:39,500 --> 00:27:41,500 Oh, my, it moved! 457 00:27:41,500 --> 00:27:43,500 Wow! 458 00:27:46,500 --> 00:27:48,500 Ha-ha-ha! 459 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:50,500 That works so well in the dirt. 460 00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:51,500 So dirt's confirmed. 461 00:27:51,500 --> 00:27:53,500 Yeah, westerns don't lie. 462 00:27:53,500 --> 00:27:55,500 Well in this case they don't. 463 00:27:55,500 --> 00:27:58,500 Even on the most resistant surface, the dirt, 464 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:02,500 it still only took six shots to shoot the gun clear out of reach. 465 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:05,500 What we're talking about here is transfer of kinetic energy. 466 00:28:05,500 --> 00:28:09,500 Now the bullet has a certain kinetic energy based on its mass and its speed. 467 00:28:09,500 --> 00:28:12,500 It hits the gun and transfers some or all of that. 468 00:28:12,500 --> 00:28:16,500 Now based on the friction of the surface, that might require more or less. 469 00:28:16,500 --> 00:28:20,500 Bottom line is the bullet hits the gun and it moves. 470 00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:24,500 That way movies actually are real. 471 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:26,500 I told you they don't lie. 472 00:28:26,500 --> 00:28:31,500 Yep, in this case the force of a firearm on film is in fact fact. 473 00:28:31,500 --> 00:28:33,500 Unlike the merry-go-round. 474 00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:36,500 But the team hasn't given up on making that myth move. 475 00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:39,500 Next up they're going to find out exactly what it would take 476 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:43,500 to put the merry-go-round into a spin. 477 00:28:47,500 --> 00:28:54,500 In Mission Impossible Face Off, it seems you can't fool any of the people any of the time. 478 00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:56,500 You're kind of telling the voice a little bit. 479 00:28:56,500 --> 00:28:59,500 Well all of them said the voice is what ticked them off. 480 00:28:59,500 --> 00:29:00,500 Next. 481 00:29:00,500 --> 00:29:03,500 We're going to eliminate the voice from the next three tests. 482 00:29:03,500 --> 00:29:06,500 Because Jamie really talks just like this. 483 00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:07,500 Nobody knows that. 484 00:29:08,500 --> 00:29:09,500 Oh! 485 00:29:10,500 --> 00:29:15,500 So the next batch of test subjects will be subjected to the silent treatment. 486 00:29:16,500 --> 00:29:19,500 Okay, she's got a very mobile face. 487 00:29:19,500 --> 00:29:21,500 Let's see if she's got any tells. 488 00:29:22,500 --> 00:29:25,500 As before, fake Jamie will be standing near the target, 489 00:29:25,500 --> 00:29:28,500 pretending to note the results from the fake laser test. 490 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:32,500 But the instructions will come from cameraman Ben. 491 00:29:32,500 --> 00:29:35,500 So far so good. 492 00:29:35,500 --> 00:29:39,500 Our smiley, pink top testee seems intent on the target. 493 00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:41,500 What's the next marker? 494 00:29:41,500 --> 00:29:44,500 She hasn't found out anything yet. 495 00:29:44,500 --> 00:29:45,500 She doesn't have a clue. 496 00:29:45,500 --> 00:29:50,500 But fake Jamie is in clear view and she can't help but see him. 497 00:29:50,500 --> 00:29:55,500 So as the guard to this building will our volunteer note, our masked intruder, 498 00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:57,500 is not who he's pretending to be. 499 00:30:00,500 --> 00:30:01,500 Hello. 500 00:30:01,500 --> 00:30:02,500 Hi. 501 00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:03,500 That is awesome. 502 00:30:03,500 --> 00:30:05,500 You are a dead ringer. 503 00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:07,500 That's amazing. 504 00:30:07,500 --> 00:30:12,500 At what point did you finally feel like something was wrong with the disguise? 505 00:30:12,500 --> 00:30:14,500 The first moment I looked at your face. 506 00:30:14,500 --> 00:30:15,500 Which was? 507 00:30:15,500 --> 00:30:16,500 Straight on. 508 00:30:16,500 --> 00:30:17,500 Yes. 509 00:30:17,500 --> 00:30:18,500 When I was right here. 510 00:30:18,500 --> 00:30:19,500 Yeah. 511 00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:20,500 Up until then, I thought you were Jamie. 512 00:30:20,500 --> 00:30:21,500 Excellent. 513 00:30:22,500 --> 00:30:23,500 Well, thank you very much. 514 00:30:23,500 --> 00:30:24,500 Thank you, Jamie. 515 00:30:24,500 --> 00:30:25,500 Thank you. 516 00:30:25,500 --> 00:30:26,500 And thank you, not Jamie. 517 00:30:26,500 --> 00:30:27,500 You're very welcome. 518 00:30:28,500 --> 00:30:30,500 That's a result in favor of the myth. 519 00:30:30,500 --> 00:30:34,500 Despite being in plain view for the whole 90 feet, it wasn't until 520 00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:40,500 fake Jamie directly confronted her that she realized it wasn't really him. 521 00:30:40,500 --> 00:30:43,500 This experiment is working exactly as planned. 522 00:30:43,500 --> 00:30:48,500 All of our test subjects are totally focused on holding that laser beam on the target. 523 00:30:48,500 --> 00:30:52,500 Now they can't help but see us because we're right next to it. 524 00:30:52,500 --> 00:30:54,500 But they're not looking directly at us. 525 00:30:54,500 --> 00:30:58,500 And so they're going all the way up until they're right in front of us. 526 00:30:58,500 --> 00:31:03,500 And they don't know what's up until they turn around and look directly at us. 527 00:31:03,500 --> 00:31:07,500 Throughout the test, you thought this person was me. 528 00:31:07,500 --> 00:31:08,500 Yes. 529 00:31:08,500 --> 00:31:10,500 I think that went well. 530 00:31:10,500 --> 00:31:11,500 I think so. 531 00:31:11,500 --> 00:31:14,500 With three from three, the results are cut and dry. 532 00:31:14,500 --> 00:31:19,500 And all that remains is to check if Adam's mask is similarly successful. 533 00:31:19,500 --> 00:31:22,500 When did you notice that something was wrong? 534 00:31:22,500 --> 00:31:27,500 When I turned to shake his hand after the final tests, it didn't look quite right. 535 00:31:27,500 --> 00:31:28,500 I don't know what. 536 00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:31,500 This is great without the voice for people to cue off of. 537 00:31:31,500 --> 00:31:35,500 They're going all the way from 90 feet to 5 feet believing that the myth buster that 538 00:31:35,500 --> 00:31:37,500 they're in the room with is me. 539 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:43,500 Right up until the point in which they turn and see his big old head. 540 00:31:43,500 --> 00:31:48,500 So in this scenario, similar to a security guard monitoring the entrance to a building, 541 00:31:48,500 --> 00:31:52,500 if you keep your mouth shut, the myth is looking great. 542 00:31:52,500 --> 00:31:54,500 That went so much better than I thought it would. 543 00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:56,500 I want to do a little dance. 544 00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:02,500 But now Adam and Jamie have a much tougher test in mind. 545 00:32:02,500 --> 00:32:06,500 If we leave the voice out of the equation, the masks are actually proving to be quite 546 00:32:06,500 --> 00:32:11,500 effective up until the point that the mark is point blank in front of the imposter. 547 00:32:11,500 --> 00:32:15,500 But that is with fans, people that know us but don't really know us. 548 00:32:15,500 --> 00:32:21,500 Now the question is what happens if we bring somebody in that deals with us every day? 549 00:32:23,500 --> 00:32:24,500 That's weird. 550 00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:30,500 Coming right up. 551 00:32:30,500 --> 00:32:32,500 It's the scary go round. 552 00:32:32,500 --> 00:32:36,500 Carry Granjantori lock and load to replicate the results. 553 00:32:41,500 --> 00:32:44,500 So watching that gun fly backwards was amazing. 554 00:32:44,500 --> 00:32:48,500 Yeah, that result was so surprising that I think maybe we should go back and retest the 555 00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:49,500 merry go round. 556 00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:50,500 What do you mean? 557 00:32:50,500 --> 00:32:51,500 Well what if we re-engineer it? 558 00:32:51,500 --> 00:32:56,500 We have it so that it absorbs the bullets energy and it spins a lot easier than it did. 559 00:32:56,500 --> 00:32:59,500 If we can overcome the inertia we might be able to get it to spin and keep it spinning 560 00:32:59,500 --> 00:33:01,500 especially if we use something that repeat fires. 561 00:33:01,500 --> 00:33:02,500 Hey this is Muthbusters. 562 00:33:02,500 --> 00:33:05,500 If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. 563 00:33:07,500 --> 00:33:11,500 And first on the list for a little overdoing is the merry go round. 564 00:33:11,500 --> 00:33:12,500 Okay lower it down. 565 00:33:12,500 --> 00:33:18,500 Starting at the bottom, Tori over-engineers the bearing system to give it the smoothest spin. 566 00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:22,500 Now one problem we were having with getting this merry go round to spin was there was too much 567 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:25,500 friction in the bearing system that came with the merry go round. 568 00:33:25,500 --> 00:33:28,500 So I've switched that out for a couple of flange bearings. 569 00:33:28,500 --> 00:33:33,500 Hopefully these will cut down that friction and allow this to spin once we start shooting it. 570 00:33:34,500 --> 00:33:37,500 Meanwhile, Grant and Carry add some armor plating. 571 00:33:37,500 --> 00:33:43,500 Not only will these provide targets, they should ensure the optimum absorption of kinetic energy. 572 00:33:45,500 --> 00:33:49,500 And with school out on the renovating, it's back to the playground. 573 00:33:49,500 --> 00:33:52,500 The most dangerous playground ever. 574 00:33:52,500 --> 00:33:58,500 And with a new improved merry go round in place, they can check just how improved it is. 575 00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:02,500 So it took 8.6 pounds of force last time. What do we have now? 576 00:34:02,500 --> 00:34:03,500 Dremel please. 577 00:34:03,500 --> 00:34:04,500 Okay here we go. 578 00:34:06,500 --> 00:34:07,500 Point four. 579 00:34:07,500 --> 00:34:09,500 We've taken off 8 pounds of force. 580 00:34:09,500 --> 00:34:11,500 This thing might actually spin. 581 00:34:11,500 --> 00:34:16,500 And to give this recreation their best shot, they're pulling out three big guns. 582 00:34:16,500 --> 00:34:21,500 Carry will be providing the entree, the main course cooked up by Torian Grant. 583 00:34:21,500 --> 00:34:25,500 So this is the firepower we're going to be using to try and spin our super merry go round. 584 00:34:25,500 --> 00:34:28,500 These are two semi-automatic shotguns. 585 00:34:28,500 --> 00:34:33,500 We'll be firing deer slugs, which have an energy of over 5,000 foot-pounds. 586 00:34:33,500 --> 00:34:38,500 But to kick things off, we thought we'd start out with something just a little bit more powerful. 587 00:34:38,500 --> 00:34:41,500 Now check this out, we have a Barrett 416. 588 00:34:41,500 --> 00:34:46,500 Now with 9,000 foot-pounds of muzzle energy, we should be able to get past that initial inertia 589 00:34:46,500 --> 00:34:49,500 and actually replicate the results of this myth. 590 00:34:49,500 --> 00:34:53,500 Yep, and if it wasn't already the most perilous playground ever, 591 00:34:53,500 --> 00:34:58,500 Carry has some last minute set dressing that'll really light up proceedings. 592 00:34:59,500 --> 00:35:01,500 It's not like this merry go round isn't dangerous enough. 593 00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:04,500 We're at a shooting range firing rounds at it, 594 00:35:04,500 --> 00:35:09,500 but Carry's decided to put barbed wire and a rope soaked in gasoline that she's going to light before we start shooting. 595 00:35:09,500 --> 00:35:12,500 When we get it, Carry, you don't want us to ride your merry go round. 596 00:35:14,500 --> 00:35:17,500 Now it's the scary go round. 597 00:35:17,500 --> 00:35:23,500 Scary, for sure, but will their excess lead to success? 598 00:35:23,500 --> 00:35:27,500 Will the amped up armory replicate the results seen in the movie? 599 00:35:28,500 --> 00:35:32,500 It's over to Carry to get the ball rolling or spinning. 600 00:35:33,500 --> 00:35:43,500 And unsurprisingly, 9,000 foot-pounds of energy does finally overcome the inertia of the merry go round. 601 00:35:45,500 --> 00:35:48,500 Then Grant and Tori provide backup. 602 00:35:51,500 --> 00:35:56,500 With a steady stream of ammo to keep the vicious circle spinning. 603 00:36:03,500 --> 00:36:05,500 That is so terrifying! 604 00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:08,500 Alright, who's going for a ride? 605 00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:09,500 We replicated the results. 606 00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:10,500 That's awesome. 607 00:36:10,500 --> 00:36:13,500 Awesome, but still busting. 608 00:36:13,500 --> 00:36:19,500 Only by going completely and utterly myth busters did they get the money shot. 609 00:36:21,500 --> 00:36:26,500 We took everything we learned during the early stages of this myth and applied it to the scary go rounds. 610 00:36:26,500 --> 00:36:31,500 We reduced the friction of spinning, we added plates to capture all of that energy, 611 00:36:31,500 --> 00:36:33,500 and you know what? It works. 612 00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:36,500 Now about that debt-cored swing set. 613 00:36:36,500 --> 00:36:39,500 Yeah, how about the landmine sandbox? 614 00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:41,500 C4, seesaw? 615 00:36:41,500 --> 00:36:42,500 Love it. 616 00:37:02,500 --> 00:37:10,500 I think it's time to move from people who are familiar with us to people who really know us. 617 00:37:10,500 --> 00:37:13,500 I think it's time to bring in Carry and Grant. 618 00:37:13,500 --> 00:37:14,500 You know, I've got an idea. 619 00:37:14,500 --> 00:37:17,500 What if we invite them over for what we're calling an observation test, 620 00:37:17,500 --> 00:37:20,500 and we expose them to you dressed as me, 621 00:37:20,500 --> 00:37:24,500 but every time we do that, we introduce a subtle wardrobe change, 622 00:37:24,500 --> 00:37:27,500 and maybe that'll distract them enough to pull this off. 623 00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:29,500 I think that's great. 624 00:37:29,500 --> 00:37:31,500 Here's how this test is going to work. 625 00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:36,500 Grant and Carry will be told they're here to participate in a spot-the-difference test from five distances. 626 00:37:36,500 --> 00:37:42,500 90 feet, 70 feet, 50 feet, 30 feet, and 5 feet. 627 00:37:42,500 --> 00:37:44,500 From each of these distances, a curtain will rise, 628 00:37:44,500 --> 00:37:48,500 exposing me dressed as Jamie on a turntable spinning. 629 00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:51,500 Except each time the curtain goes up, I'll have something different about my wardrobe. 630 00:37:51,500 --> 00:37:52,500 Curtain down. 631 00:37:53,500 --> 00:37:54,500 I think we're ready. 632 00:37:55,500 --> 00:37:58,500 Cue a confident, perhaps overconfident, Carry. 633 00:37:59,500 --> 00:38:01,500 I feel like I should be able to pick differences. 634 00:38:01,500 --> 00:38:03,500 I mean, I think I know Jamie pretty well. 635 00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:05,500 Okay, raise the curtain. 636 00:38:05,500 --> 00:38:09,500 At 90 feet, with no actual changes to Jamie's wardrobe... 637 00:38:10,500 --> 00:38:12,500 Wow, 90 feet is far. 638 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:19,500 Carry doesn't notice anything untoward, but at 70 feet, she takes the bait. 639 00:38:20,500 --> 00:38:23,500 Well, obviously the orange belt is different. 640 00:38:23,500 --> 00:38:25,500 That's kind of crazy town. 641 00:38:25,500 --> 00:38:29,500 I don't think I've ever seen Jamie in a different color before. 642 00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:35,500 But before Carry moves to the 50 feet marker, a thought occurs and she pauses. 643 00:38:35,500 --> 00:38:38,500 Is that really Jamie or is that a wax statue of Jamie? 644 00:38:38,500 --> 00:38:42,500 Okay, so Carry's aware something is not quite right. 645 00:38:42,500 --> 00:38:44,500 Oh yeah, different shoes. 646 00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:45,500 Wow! 647 00:38:45,500 --> 00:38:47,500 But other than the obvious wardrobe changes... 648 00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:49,500 There's a blue hankie in his pocket. 649 00:38:49,500 --> 00:38:53,500 It's not until she's at five feet that she's willing to elaborate. 650 00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:57,500 That doesn't look like Jamie. 651 00:38:57,500 --> 00:39:00,500 There's some sort of prosthetics or something going on. 652 00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:04,500 And even then, it takes a moment before she's ready to commit. 653 00:39:04,500 --> 00:39:06,500 There's not one thing changing. 654 00:39:06,500 --> 00:39:09,500 There is a complete difference that I didn't see at 90. 655 00:39:09,500 --> 00:39:12,500 And I thought I saw at 70, but I doubted myself. 656 00:39:12,500 --> 00:39:14,500 But at five... 657 00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:17,500 Unless he ate some shellfish and he's allergic, there's something going on. 658 00:39:22,500 --> 00:39:24,500 I knew there was some trickery. 659 00:39:26,500 --> 00:39:28,500 How early did you catch on? 660 00:39:28,500 --> 00:39:29,500 70. 661 00:39:29,500 --> 00:39:30,500 Really? 662 00:39:30,500 --> 00:39:31,500 I was like, is that a wax statue of Jamie? 663 00:39:31,500 --> 00:39:33,500 It just doesn't look right. 664 00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:37,500 At 70 feet, I felt like there was something a little weird about the Jamie I was looking at. 665 00:39:37,500 --> 00:39:41,500 But I thought maybe he was swollen from a bee sting or something. 666 00:39:41,500 --> 00:39:44,500 So I didn't say anything as to not embarrass him. 667 00:39:44,500 --> 00:39:46,500 Thank you, Carry. 668 00:39:46,500 --> 00:39:49,500 Okay, I'm totally horrified by this mask. 669 00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:51,500 I mean, it's just... 670 00:39:51,500 --> 00:39:54,500 I'm not holding Jamie's skin, freaks me out, but... 671 00:39:54,500 --> 00:39:57,500 Wow, this was the weirdest test. 672 00:39:57,500 --> 00:39:59,500 Weird, but very interesting. 673 00:39:59,500 --> 00:40:02,500 Despite the distraction of the wardrobe changes, 674 00:40:02,500 --> 00:40:05,500 Carry noticed something was off from quite a distance. 675 00:40:05,500 --> 00:40:07,500 But she's known Jamie for eight years. 676 00:40:07,500 --> 00:40:11,500 And it wasn't until she was five feet away that she was sure. 677 00:40:11,500 --> 00:40:16,500 The question now is, will Grant give us a more definitive result? 678 00:40:17,500 --> 00:40:20,500 I've known Jamie for approximately 12 years. 679 00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:24,500 And I am intimately familiar with how he looks. 680 00:40:24,500 --> 00:40:29,500 And the reason is that he always wears exactly the same thing. 681 00:40:29,500 --> 00:40:32,500 Man, from this distance, that looks like everyday Jamie. 682 00:40:32,500 --> 00:40:35,500 For the entire time that I've known Jamie, 683 00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:38,500 he has always had the mustache and the beret. 684 00:40:38,500 --> 00:40:44,500 And the rest of his wardrobe hasn't changed in probably eight years. 685 00:40:44,500 --> 00:40:46,500 Alright, well that's easy. 686 00:40:46,500 --> 00:40:49,500 He's got a fluorescent orange belt on. 687 00:40:49,500 --> 00:40:54,500 As the test progresses, despite Grant's close relationship with Jamie... 688 00:40:54,500 --> 00:40:56,500 Those would be the wrong shoes. 689 00:40:56,500 --> 00:41:00,500 He appears to be completely oblivious he's looking at Adam. 690 00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:03,500 How close will he get before he realizes it? 691 00:41:03,500 --> 00:41:06,500 Okay, five feet. Jamie, are you ready? 692 00:41:06,500 --> 00:41:07,500 I'm ready. 693 00:41:07,500 --> 00:41:09,500 Alright, raise the curtain. 694 00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:13,500 That's strange. 695 00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:16,500 It looks like a wax figure of Jamie. 696 00:41:16,500 --> 00:41:20,500 I know it sounds weird. I don't think that's a real Jamie up there. 697 00:41:20,500 --> 00:41:25,500 Yep, incredibly, until you get up close, the mask really does work. 698 00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:32,500 You! 699 00:41:34,500 --> 00:41:35,500 Doctor. 700 00:41:38,500 --> 00:41:40,500 Hold this for a second. 701 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:42,500 Oh my goodness. 702 00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:46,500 Wow! 703 00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:49,500 I feel so embarrassed. 704 00:41:49,500 --> 00:41:52,500 I've known Jamie for over ten years. 705 00:41:52,500 --> 00:41:59,500 And it took me up until the five foot mark to realize that this is not Jamie. 706 00:41:59,500 --> 00:42:01,500 Now that was actually you. 707 00:42:01,500 --> 00:42:03,500 The whole time. 708 00:42:03,500 --> 00:42:05,500 That was me the whole time. 709 00:42:12,500 --> 00:42:15,500 Disdraction business is all about the circumstances. 710 00:42:15,500 --> 00:42:20,500 If you get the right combination of distractions and distance and that kind of thing, 711 00:42:20,500 --> 00:42:22,500 you can get away with murder. 712 00:42:24,500 --> 00:42:26,500 So how do we want to call this? 713 00:42:26,500 --> 00:42:31,500 Is it possible to impersonate somebody with a full pullover head mask? 714 00:42:31,500 --> 00:42:34,500 Well, I'm obviously at this range, you're not you. 715 00:42:34,500 --> 00:42:38,500 But given enough distance and distraction, I think we're going to have to call this one plausible. 716 00:42:38,500 --> 00:42:40,500 And creepy. 717 00:42:41,500 --> 00:42:43,500 Ugh! 718 00:42:44,500 --> 00:42:47,500 We've got to file this one under Mission Possible. 719 00:42:50,500 --> 00:42:52,500 Nice.