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On this episode of Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie risk drowning and dysentery.

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By testing the veracity of this multi-million hit viral video.

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Can man, woman or a spawning superstar actually manage to briefly run on water?

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In time, Kari, Tori and Grant tried blasting a supposedly survivable action movie stunt.

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When you're desperately diving for cover, just what is, and what isn't, bomb proof.

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You'd probably be bleeding from your ears, but it is bomb proof.

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Who are the Mythbusters?

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Adam Savage.

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That's 100% wacky right there.

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And Jamie Heineman.

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Between them more than 30 years of special effects experience.

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Joining them, Tori Bellegi.

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Let's charge this thing!

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Grant Imahara.

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It's lethal people.

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And Kari Byron.

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I'm starting to get the idea that this shouldn't be done inside.

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They don't just tell the Myths.

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Oh yeah.

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They put them to the test.

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First up, a myth that seems to defy the laws of physics.

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Jamie there's a viral video we absolutely have to test.

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Double rainbow?

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No.

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This is some dudes by the side of a lake wearing shoes they say are water repellent and then

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they proceed to run on the water.

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They actually run across the surface of the water in these shoes.

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I'm dubious.

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And that's why we're interested in this.

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Let's roll the videotape!

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This is the clip that's got more than 7 million online viewers rethinking what they thought

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they knew about, well, sinking.

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There's not a whole lot to it.

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Strap on a pair of waterproof shoes, run on a curve to enhance the skimming effect and

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keep the faith for a dozen adrenaline fueled strides.

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I think you don't actually believe that you're going to walk on that water.

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It's not going to happen for you.

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They call it liquid mountaineer.

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It is this approach to temporarily walking on water, a myth or a miracle.

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What do you think?

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Should we just go for it?

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I think so.

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Let's find ourselves a link and replicate exactly what we see them doing in that clip.

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Works for me.

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Okay.

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Finding a lake that looks much like the one in the clip is the easy part.

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Now it's time to run on the water.

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James' optimism should be infectious, but over the years, James built up a natural

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resistance.

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According to the clip, this is all about the shoe.

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They're hydrophobic, which means they repel water.

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We've got the same type of shoe and they do seem to repel water.

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Whether that translates to me being able to run across a lake or something, let's just

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say I think I'm going for a swim.

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According to the viral video, Jamie needs to hit the water at speed and the turf should

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ensure traction right down to the lake's edge.

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You know, in the clip, they talked significantly about the curve that you enter the water in,

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like on the long arc and about believing.

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You believe you can do it?

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I'm right there.

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You know me.

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All right.

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Here we go.

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So much for focus, but maybe it does all come down to self-belief.

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Three, two, one, go.

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Or maybe not.

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These shoes don't repel water well enough to keep me on top of the water.

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I just sort of ran into the water and that's all there is to it.

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All right, come on out.

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I want to give it a shot.

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So any words of advice?

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Keep your mouth closed.

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It's sort of like you should a duck poop in there.

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No, God.

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No problem.

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Adam's instincts tell him a longer run up might yield a better result.

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Okay, I'm ready.

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In three, two, one, go.

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You really can't fault the execution.

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In fact, Adam's effort looked just like the ones in the video except for the end bit.

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This water is disgusting.

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So did you feel like you were on top of the water?

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I mean, because you didn't really look like it.

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I felt like I was getting some good leg motion, like pat, pat, pat on the ground.

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And then my foot hits the water and it just kept going.

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Apparently the technique does take some getting used to.

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So I'm going to give it another go.

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Knock yourself out.

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They both decide to continue the testing, desperate to take at least one step on water.

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Just continue.

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Do not work.

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Every single attempt ends with a splash and a crash.

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Well, that was a spectacular failure.

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Yeah, these shoes are going to have to have a lot more going for them than water repellents

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for that to work.

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That's true enough.

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Now to a myth that takes self-preservation to its natural conclusion.

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All right, so as you guys know, and you guys definitely know, we have tested a ton of myths

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where we have taken everyday objects to see if they're bulletproof.

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Like laptops, sheriff badges.

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Yep, and we've also done an episode on what is supposedly stab proof.

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Exactly, but you know what?

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This one is going to trump them all.

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We are taking everyday objects to see if they're bomb proof.

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And those everyday objects, as suggested by you the fans, are a table, a car, a wall,

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and a dumpster.

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All four inspired by Hollywood.

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It's the kind of stuff you see all the time in action movies.

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Once before a bomb blast, the hero leaps to safety behind a parked car.

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The heroine is just close enough to reach that cinder block wall.

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Or the sidekick who's still got a snappy line or two left in him finds refuge in the refuse.

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But we want to know if any of these suburban shields could really save your bacon.

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Okay, for the Explosive De Jure, how about we use C4?

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That's used in a lot of Hollywood explosions.

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That's great.

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And first we should do a control blast to establish the injury zone.

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Then we're going to start bringing objects one by one to see if they're bomb proof.

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Alright, well the maximum amount of C4 we can use at the bomb range is three pounds.

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That is going to be a huge blast.

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This is going to be a cool experiment.

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You have no idea how right you are.

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For the whole team, this shapes up as a pretty sweet day at the office.

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What's bomb proof?

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I can't believe we haven't thought of this one before.

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The first thing to work out is the perfect test distance between the bomb and the shields.

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Too close and the whole experiment just blows to pieces.

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Too far away and the shock wave might not be lethal in the first place.

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So this will take some finessy.

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Come on Byron, hurry up, we don't have all day.

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Now, we're going to set up a number of radii from the epicenter of the blast.

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At each of these radii we're going to put two burstists.

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One that goes at 13, which is the threshold of injury, and one that goes at 75, which

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is the threshold of instant death.

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We've used burst discs before on the show to find out if various shock waves were survivable

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without actually resorting to a human sacrifice.

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So in this control blast, they're testing the outer limits of two differently calibrated

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discs.

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One said for a certain death, the other for injury.

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Up to some point, once the blast goes off, these are all going to burst.

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At the point where they don't burst, inside of that radius is injury.

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Outside of it is a safe zone.

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An identical on the other side, inside of the death radius means instant death.

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Three pound C4.

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Alright, you guys ready to see how much damage this shock wave can do?

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Absolutely.

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Charging.

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And three, two, one.

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Oh, that was a nice, that was a good one.

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Let's go check our discs.

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Three pounds of C4 is the most we can actually use at the bomb range.

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And I can see why.

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That is a nice, high-powered destructive explosion.

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We've got a beautiful, quick, orange, and then nice, clear, kind of sheer destructive

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blast.

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Destructive is right.

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All that's left of the C4 spike is a stump.

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Alright, so death side first, what do we got?

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We are bursting at 10 feet.

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So if you're anywhere 0 to 10 feet from the blast, you're dead.

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In the staggered arc, the 10-foot disc was the farthest one to burst.

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The discs at 11 feet and beyond stayed intact, so they've got their range.

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Alright, let's check injury.

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As the shock wave expands, the chance of death, as you'd expect, decreases with distance.

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Oh, look at all these ruptures.

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This is the 20-foot marker.

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All the way through.

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Alright, so that's the injury radius.

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0 to 20 feet, you're getting injured.

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Once again, they've got their range by noting that the next disc at 21 feet didn't burst.

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So these are the blast boundaries, just inside 10 feet for certain death and inside 20 for

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injury.

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But could everyday objects placed on the edge of the zones really save life and limb?

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There's just one way to test it, and that's by blowing stuff up.

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After the break, Adam and Jamie see if sheer speed can enhance your running on water experience.

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Go!

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Having totally failed to skip across a lake like a well-pitched stone, Adam and Jamie have

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reverted to Plan B.

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On your marks.

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It's set.

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And Plan B is a beauty.

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Now, if successfully running on the water is dependent on speed, we need someone really

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fast, and that's where Wallace Spearman behind me comes into the picture.

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He's 6'3", 170 pounds, and he's run the 200 meters in 19.65 seconds, making him the

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5th fastest person in the world at that distance and the perfect test subject for us.

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How you doing?

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Pretty good.

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If speed's the missing ingredient, that's what Wallace is brought.

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They figure that lightning speed might well be the key to success, and this man also runs

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the 100 meters in under 10 seconds.

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So Wallace, how far you think you're gonna get?

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I'm hoping 3 steps.

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This 3 steps?

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I'm fast, but I don't know if I'm that fast.

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We'll see.

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This test is mostly about speed.

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When Wallace is pretty fast on land, however, when Wallace moves from the land and into the

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water, he's not gonna have the same kind of traction, and that means he's gonna slow

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down really quickly.

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I'm more nervous for this than I was at the Olympics.

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And fair enough, even the Olympics can't compare to walking on water.

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So let's see if sheer speed is the answer.

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3, 2, 1, go!

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Apparently not.

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It's cold.

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He didn't seem to do any better than any over other tests.

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Now his first step on the water actually was quite a bit further out, but once it touched

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the water, it went down, same as the rest of us.

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But Spearman Jr. hasn't come all this way to pick up his towel and run home.

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Take off.

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In 3, 2, 1, go!

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I don't think he's working, guys.

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Try harder.

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You got your coach?

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Wallace has also seen the viral video, and just like Jamie and Adam, he's become obsessed

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with the thought that a minor miracle might be only a quick step away.

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He's not quitting.

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You know, one of the things that they talked about extensively in the video was how much

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you had to want it to run on the water.

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And Wallace did a fantastic job at that.

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He talked to us about it.

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He really wanted to make this work.

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He thought about a stride.

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He thought about the way his feet were hitting the water, and he gave it every chance he could.

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And it was still a total bust.

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What is?

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So it turns out, speed's not everything.

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Maybe if we got Wallace up to about 100 miles an hour, he'd skip across the lake like a rock.

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But given that humans can only run up to about 30 miles an hour, it's not happening.

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Alright, so we've done our control test, and it turns out if you are 10 feet away from

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3 pounds of sea floor exploding, you're dead.

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If you're 20 feet away, you're going to be pretty messed up.

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Now that we've established those distances, we're going to see if hiding behind an object

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can protect you from the blast wave.

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And the first object might not be your first choice of shelter, assuming you had a choice.

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That's because it's a plain wooden table.

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I don't know, I don't think I'd want to be 10 feet away from 3 pounds of sea floor behind just a table.

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Oh, come on, that's 3 quarter inch pine.

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Yeah, it does seem kind of flimsy, huh?

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We'll find out how flimsy in just a few minutes.

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Grant plants the burst disk behind the pine, as Carrie and Tori deliver a twin for the 20-foot test.

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Alright, let's point it towards the blast.

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This is the injury zone.

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Alright, get in there.

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Given the likelihood of shrapnel, foam figures are added to catch any potentially fatal shards.

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But the way Grant sees it, that's not the main threat.

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So when we're looking at what is bomb proof, what we're actually looking at is a branch of physics

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called fluid dynamics, because we're looking at the movement of air, and air is technically a fluid.

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And when you set off a high explosive, such as C4, what it does is create a high velocity, high pressure wave of air.

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And that high pressure is potentially what is deadly to you.

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With one table just 10 feet from ground zero, and the other a scant 20.

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13 psi for the injury zone.

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It's a test that seems certain to end in splinters.

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Unprotected, we know that a blast of C4 would ruin your health.

256
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Now, to see if a simple pine table can save you.

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Okay, this is what is bomb proof wooden table.

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Alright, charging in three, two, one.

259
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Whoa!

260
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Wow!

261
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Well, that was definitely the death zone.

262
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Now, one table is down, but the other table is still standing.

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Let's go look at the damage.

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No prize for guessing which table is gone, and which one looks kind of intact.

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But the rubble inside the death zone has a surprise in store.

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There's no table left.

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The table is completely destroyed.

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Oh my God!

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No way!

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The burstness are intact.

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What the heck? How is that possible?

272
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The table must have deflected the pressure wave.

273
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That's exactly what it did, even if Tori finds the data hard to swallow.

274
00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,800
Well, there is no way you would have come away from this uninjured.

275
00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:25,800
No, but by our criteria, you would not have instantly died.

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Grant makes a good point.

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Incredibly, a simple wooden table made an otherwise fatal explosion survivable.

278
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Now, to check out the injury disc at the 20 foot mark.

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Okay, well the table is still standing.

280
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Let's see.

281
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Sort of.

282
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It's not burst.

283
00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:46,800
Definitely crinkled.

284
00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,800
You may have got away without any injury on this one.

285
00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,800
Okay, these results are so interesting.

286
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Let's go check out the high speed.

287
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I'm dying to see what it looks like.

288
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Me too.

289
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And it looks like that massive shock wave was at least interrupted by the table

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that Tori quite recently called flimsy.

291
00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:04,800
Whoa!

292
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Wow!

293
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Look at the wave.

294
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Yay.

295
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The disc didn't burst, but that table is in shreds.

296
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Both tables absorb the brunt of the blast.

297
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In the 10 foot death zone, extreme shrapnel from the shattered wood might have been fatal,

298
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but the shock wave wouldn't.

299
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At a 20 feet, you will remain snug and safe.

300
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Up next, replicating a reptile that has this whole water walk thing down pat.

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Yeah, it's a big tail, so what?

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Go!

303
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So far, Adam and Jamie and a world-class runner have failed to replicate this viral video,

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so it's time to think outside the box.

305
00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:00,800
Well, we couldn't make it work, and speed is definitely not a factor, so where do we go from here?

306
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Well, I think I may have found the grain of truth at the heart of this myth.

307
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Really?

308
00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:06,800
Really.

309
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Turns out there's a basilisk lizard, otherwise known as the Jesus Christ lizard,

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that actually can run on water.

311
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It can.

312
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It can.

313
00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:16,800
Really?

314
00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:17,800
Really.

315
00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:18,800
Yeah, really.

316
00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:23,800
This remarkable reptile can run as far as 20 yards across the water's surface,

317
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and that's just the kind of inspiration they need to replicate the results of the viral video.

318
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Alright, it looks like his feet are actually slapping the surface of the water,

319
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but they're continuing to push down and back as he's moving along.

320
00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,800
Well, also, it's not like he's running like this.

321
00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:44,800
He's like running with his legs out.

322
00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,800
Yeah, in an or-life fashion.

323
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I could watch this all day.

324
00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,800
But that's not going to happen.

325
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Based on what they just saw, Adam and Jamie will each build their own versions of lizard-human hybrid footwear.

326
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The aim is the same, to run on water.

327
00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:06,800
Where the waterproof shoes failed, these just might do the job.

328
00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:12,800
So, after looking at all the scientific papers that I've got about the physics of how this lizard stays above the water,

329
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it really seems to come down to the surface area of its foot and how hard it smacks the water.

330
00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:24,800
The design details of Adam's water-smacking lizard loafers are all in his head.

331
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The hinge in his feet shows that flexibility is a key factor.

332
00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,800
But otherwise, it's a case of watch and weight.

333
00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,800
Jamie, however, lays all his cards on the table.

334
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I figure, why mess around?

335
00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:44,800
It's clear from the get-go that we're witnessing the birth of the shovel shoe.

336
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Batten-bending.

337
00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,800
Now, a lizard foot is an incredibly hard thing to replicate.

338
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It's a whole bunch of finely muscled and jointed segments all working together that allow it to run on water.

339
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So, I've taken a kind of intuitive leap here.

340
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I'm hoping that cup shape of the inverted shovel blade will cut into the water and then scoop it backwards.

341
00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:11,800
Once it's finished with the first sweep, it should be easy enough to pull the whole thing forwards without dragging half the lake back with it.

342
00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:19,800
And just so you don't break your ankles, the attachments I'm using here are slightly modified boots and ankle braces from snowboards.

343
00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,800
Meantime, Adam proves he's the master of multitasking.

344
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If you're not sure what he's up to, here's a clue.

345
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So, his tail's coming out to about here.

346
00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,800
Seems like it's counterbalancing him.

347
00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,800
Yeah, also potentially, you know, ruddering.

348
00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:40,800
Yep, in the quest to build a better lizard, Adam's decided it's not all about the feet.

349
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The basilisk lizard has substantial counterbalance.

350
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So, an articulated tail is deemed essential equipment.

351
00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:50,800
Yeah, it's a big tail, so what?

352
00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:55,800
Adam's done and Jamie's shovel shoes are also ready for action.

353
00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,800
That might work.

354
00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:05,800
So, it's back to the very same lake that proved so unsupportive the first time around.

355
00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,800
But they have changed the stunt staff.

356
00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,800
Our water walking lizard today will be played by Jessica.

357
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She's 58 and a quarter inches tall, weighs 100 pounds and she's an acrobat.

358
00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:17,800
We think that her strength, her agility and her diminutive size

359
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make her the perfect candidate to help us make this work.

360
00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:22,800
You feeling ready?

361
00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:23,800
Ready!

362
00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:24,800
Let's do it.

363
00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:32,800
If either design stands a chance, it makes sense to strap them to the lightest, most agile frame they can find.

364
00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:34,800
First up is the control.

365
00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:40,800
Our point of comparison, Jessica is going to run into the water without any apparatus on her, just like we did.

366
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,800
Jessica's faster than Adam and Jamie.

367
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She's much lighter and the odds are she should do a little better.

368
00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:48,800
Here we go.

369
00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:53,800
Running on water, control in three, two, one, go!

370
00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:01,800
She is fast.

371
00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:02,800
Yep.

372
00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:03,800
Come on out.

373
00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:05,800
Nice work.

374
00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:06,800
Let's get you dry.

375
00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:12,800
Checking the high speed, it's hard to see any marked improvement over Adam and Jamie.

376
00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:16,800
She ran, she hit water and she sank.

377
00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:24,800
Come on it, but maybe, just maybe, Adam's giant shoes will reverse the result.

378
00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:28,800
The biggest obstacle to buoyancy is that Jess is denser than water.

379
00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,800
But then again, so is a lizard.

380
00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:37,800
The basilisk spreads scaly fringes between its toes to increase its surface area on the water,

381
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which is what Adam's tried to do.

382
00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:43,800
Then it all comes down to speed and balance.

383
00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:52,800
Now if it's true that we are minutes away from setting lizard human hybrid history and walking a human on the water,

384
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it will be because of my two pronged attack.

385
00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:59,800
First prong is the feet, providing the widest possible surface area for Jessica to smack the water with,

386
00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,800
providing hopefully enough up pressure to keep her above the surface

387
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:07,800
and giving her the same amount of flexibility as her normal feet or as close as we could achieve.

388
00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:09,800
The second prong is the tail.

389
00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:16,800
Acting as both a rudder and a stabilizer, a lizard wouldn't run across the water without it and neither will our acrobat.

390
00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:17,800
How's she gonna do?

391
00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:22,800
Well, she looks about as close to a Jesus lizard as you can get at this point.

392
00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,800
It worked for the lizard, maybe it'll work for her.

393
00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:28,800
Let's do it.

394
00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,800
If nothing else, our acrobat's about to prove she's no lounge lizard.

395
00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,800
In three, two, one, go.

396
00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:38,800
You can do it.

397
00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,800
Yes, yes, yes, yes.

398
00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:41,800
Oh!

399
00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,800
How you doing? You all right?

400
00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,800
Astonishingly, it did not work.

401
00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,800
It's like stuck in the mud.

402
00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:55,800
Oh really?

403
00:23:55,800 --> 00:24:00,800
Jess did her best, but it's fair to say the rig fell short of its early promising.

404
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,800
Did you feel like the shoes held you above the water at all?

405
00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:04,800
Not at all.

406
00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:06,800
No, he just plunged right in.

407
00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:07,800
Yep.

408
00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:13,800
Now it's all up to genius Jamie to prove that a man or woman can walk on water.

409
00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:19,800
Coming up, the hopefully bomb proof shield that just might defeat its own purpose.

410
00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:21,800
It's right next to that bomb.

411
00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,800
It's gonna smash that car.

412
00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,800
It's safe from death and injury from the blast wave.

413
00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,800
However, at 10 feet, it will not save you from the shrapnel.

414
00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:45,800
But a wooden table is a world away from a mostly metal car.

415
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It's another classic Hollywood refuge suggested by fans.

416
00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:54,800
The Silver Sedan is set side onto the blast, out on the 20-foot ring.

417
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,800
And stop!

418
00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:02,800
This is our 13 PSI burst disc, here at the edge of the injury zone.

419
00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:07,800
And it's right here behind the wheel where, you know, if you were hiding from an explosion, you'd crouch.

420
00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,800
Whether or not that's a smart move, we'll find out when the bomb goes off.

421
00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:14,800
The white car drew the short straw.

422
00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:16,800
So it's in the death zone.

423
00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:20,800
And the death disc now has an injury disc for company.

424
00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,800
What I've done now is added an injury disc in the death zone.

425
00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:30,800
Because what I want to find out is will the blast cause injury in the death zone now that the car is in place?

426
00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:35,800
Okay, so we've got two cars set up and three pounds of C4 between them.

427
00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,800
I think it's going to be a pretty good shield.

428
00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,800
Carrie agrees that the car should block the shock wave.

429
00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,800
Check out this man.

430
00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,800
But she's still convinced it'll all end in tears.

431
00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,800
If the burst disc ruptures, it's not from the wave.

432
00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:51,800
It's because the car's going to fall onto him.

433
00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:52,800
It's right next to that bomb.

434
00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:54,800
It tore a table in half.

435
00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,800
It's going to smash that car straight into those.

436
00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,800
She might be right.

437
00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:04,800
If you're crushed by the shelter you're cringing behind, that does kind of defeat the purpose.

438
00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:06,800
Okay.

439
00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:10,800
Here we go. In three, two, one.

440
00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,800
You know what? That looked like a pretty good bomb shield.

441
00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,800
Dude, you see how far it moved the car?

442
00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:19,800
Yeah.

443
00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,800
I'm not so sure. Let's check it out.

444
00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,800
It's clear that the car nearest the bomb took a beating.

445
00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:31,800
But just to build the suspense, they checked the injury zone discs first.

446
00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:34,800
Oh my gosh. Look at the damage it did to that car.

447
00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:37,800
Shadowed the window, knocked the hubcaps off.

448
00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,800
Wow. That is intense.

449
00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,800
But the disc tells its own story.

450
00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:44,800
They're not at first. We're good.

451
00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,800
Alright. Looks like we're bomb-proof against injury at 20 feet.

452
00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:49,800
Perfect. Let's check for death.

453
00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:50,800
Awesome.

454
00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:51,800
So now for the big one.

455
00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,800
Behind the death zone car was a death disc and an injury disc.

456
00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:58,800
Wow.

457
00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,800
That is crazy.

458
00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:01,800
There's no way you survived this.

459
00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:03,800
Expectations are not hot.

460
00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:06,800
Oh my god. You survived.

461
00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:08,800
You survived death?

462
00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:09,800
Yeah.

463
00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:10,800
You don't die?

464
00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:11,800
No.

465
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:12,800
You live?

466
00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:13,800
You live.

467
00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,800
It takes a while to sink in.

468
00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:19,800
Even though the injury disc burst, the death disc did not.

469
00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,800
So by our criteria then, car is bomb-proof.

470
00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,800
Looks like there's some truth to these action films after all.

471
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:31,800
The high speed shows the car buffeted 5 feet, which would knock you flat.

472
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,800
Most of the glass shattered and the burst injury disc shows you

473
00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:37,800
wouldn't jump up shouting, you miss me.

474
00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:43,800
But given this methodology and this amount of C4, a car is a safe shelter.

475
00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:45,800
This is a really cool explosion.

476
00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,800
Honestly, I thought the car would get a lot more torn up.

477
00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,800
But it turns out it's a really good block.

478
00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:52,800
We did not burst the instant death disc.

479
00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:54,800
Now this is a really interesting result.

480
00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,800
We found that a car prevents you from dying in the death zone

481
00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:00,800
and prevents you from getting injured in the injury zone,

482
00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:02,800
which means that it's bomb-proof.

483
00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:12,800
Adam and Jamie are rapidly realizing that the concept of man running on water

484
00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,800
is every bit as improbable as it sounds.

485
00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:20,800
Running on top of the water is totally possible.

486
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:25,800
If you're a bug, something tiny like a water strider is small enough

487
00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,800
and light enough to rely on the surface tension of the water to stay on top of it.

488
00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:34,800
As we get larger, though, things like Jesus Lizards have to run really hard

489
00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:35,800
to be able to do that.

490
00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,800
And as we get larger still, something like a waterfowl, like a duck,

491
00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,800
they can run on top of the water too, but they need help.

492
00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:44,800
They use their wings.

493
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:49,800
Adam built two fancy lizard feet and a Godzilla tail.

494
00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:53,800
All he managed to do was to half-drown an acrobat.

495
00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:59,800
But Jamie has dreams of his own, and Jessica's job is to make them come true.

496
00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:01,800
So what do you call these? Shovel shoes?

497
00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:05,800
Shovel shoes, they are. Kind of has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

498
00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:06,800
Yep.

499
00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,800
True to form, Jessica's soon up and flapping.

500
00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:11,800
How about trying to do a little run?

501
00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:14,800
It seems like she's found her inner lizard.

502
00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:18,800
There you go. It's just what the Jesus Lizard does, whatever.

503
00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,800
You know, just flail at it.

504
00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:23,800
Now let's go back down to the water.

505
00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:27,800
But any purchase of Jamie's shovel shoes comes with a free gift,

506
00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:32,800
a kind of outrigger walking frame that adds balance, much like a tail does,

507
00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:33,800
but up front.

508
00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,800
While a tail may provide a certain amount of stability,

509
00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,800
I figure that we can do the same thing in the front with the ski,

510
00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:44,800
but with the ski we'll also get a certain amount of supporting lift on the water.

511
00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:48,800
Jamie's also relying on a bigger surface area to help keep Jess afloat,

512
00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:54,800
but Adam's shoes were flat, and these concave feet could make a real difference.

513
00:29:54,800 --> 00:30:00,800
On the other hand, the ski's too cumbersome to carry, so she won't get much of a run-up.

514
00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:05,800
Okay, shovel shoes in three, two, one, go.

515
00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:09,800
Okay, that was just embarrassing.

516
00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,800
So maybe the ski should go the way of the tail.

517
00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:16,800
Alright, shovel shoes without the sled.

518
00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:21,800
In three, two, one, go.

519
00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:25,800
She's a good sport.

520
00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:31,800
We could try this a hundred times, and I don't think we'd get running on water.

521
00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:36,800
No, I don't think we would.

522
00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:43,800
Straight ahead, the dumpsters add the brick wall that might or might not save your life.

523
00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:47,800
Hey, somebody threw away a perfectly good myth bus.

524
00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:53,800
So here's where we're at.

525
00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:58,800
We are testing a myth of what is bomb proof, and so far we've tested a wooden table and a car,

526
00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:05,800
and as it turns out, those things are bomb proof, both in the death zone and in the injury zone.

527
00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,800
Next up, we're going to test one of these, a dumpster.

528
00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:12,800
It's like in the action movies where a bomb's going off, hero sees the dumpster thinks,

529
00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:14,800
oh, I'll jump in there and be safe.

530
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:20,800
Whatever happens, it looks like they've already confirmed the myth that getting in is a whole lot easier than getting out.

531
00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,800
What a shame, somebody threw away a perfectly good myth bus.

532
00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:26,800
A little help.

533
00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:35,800
As with the table and the car, they'll test two dumpsters, one at the 10 foot death zone and one at the 20 foot injury zone.

534
00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:36,800
Perfect!

535
00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,800
If this doesn't work out, we could be trashmen.

536
00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,800
Okay, this is the 13 PSI.

537
00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:44,800
Alright, this is the injury disc.

538
00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:49,800
Once again, they fit an injury and a death disc in the death zone dumpster.

539
00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:56,800
Now you'd think those four steel walls would be the best shelter yet against having a bomb churn your insides to custard.

540
00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:03,800
But here's the thing, it's a mostly enclosed box, except for the lid.

541
00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:09,800
If that energy wave actually diffracts around the top edge because it has these rigid walls inside,

542
00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:14,800
you could see some reflection and possibly get higher pressures inside of the box.

543
00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:19,800
And that same exact thought has already occurred to Carrie.

544
00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:26,800
If the wave happens to bounce off the backside of the dumpster, if it amplifies, we might burst one of the discs.

545
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,800
Uh oh, Bob's going off, did it?

546
00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,800
But Tori's got no time for this kind of trash talk.

547
00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:34,800
You know what, I have a feeling these are going to act just like a bunker.

548
00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:36,800
I mean, you're surrounded by steel.

549
00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:40,800
The roof is open, but I think the shock wave is going to go right over you.

550
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,800
You might get some ear damage, but I think you're going to be pretty good.

551
00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:50,800
And the catalyst for catastrophe is still three whole pounds of plastic explosive.

552
00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:52,800
Let's do this.

553
00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,800
In three, two, one.

554
00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,800
Wow, that looked pretty good. Those dumpsters looking pretty good shape.

555
00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:03,800
Yeah, let's check it out.

556
00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:04,800
That one was right with boom.

557
00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:11,800
The 13 psi disc in the injury dumpster remains intact,

558
00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:14,800
so you'd be unscathed at 20 feet.

559
00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,800
And the death zone dumpster doesn't look too much the worse for wear.

560
00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:22,800
You know, for being so close to that blast, this dumpster looks in pretty good shape.

561
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,800
Hey, the 75 psi disc is not ruptured.

562
00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:29,800
Yeah, but the injury disc is busted, so you're going to survive, but you're injured.

563
00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:34,800
But some of the shock wave must have penetrated, or the injury disc wouldn't have burst.

564
00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:36,800
Still, the dumpsters did well.

565
00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:41,800
Injury free at the injury zone and alive, but unwell at the death zone.

566
00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:45,800
So this is the dumpster that was 10 feet away from the C4 blast, and look at it.

567
00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:47,800
It's in pretty good shape.

568
00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,800
I mean, it's got some concaving happening, so it took a lot of the shock.

569
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:55,800
But I mean, it acted like armor, and our death disc did not burst,

570
00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:58,800
which means if you were in here, you would have survived.

571
00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:01,800
You'd probably be bleeding from your ears, but it is bombproof.

572
00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,800
So far, the results have surprised everyone.

573
00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:12,800
Not least because every shelter tested inside said parameters actually would save your life.

574
00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:15,800
Next and last is a cinder block wall.

575
00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:21,800
And if you think you know how this one goes down, all I can say is you're probably wrong.

576
00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:24,800
I'm pretty sure that this wall is going to block the wave,

577
00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,800
and you're going to survive behind it, and you're going to get no injuries behind it.

578
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,800
I mean, it's a brick-freaking wall.

579
00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:34,800
Point taken, and they've only built one brick-freaking wall.

580
00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:36,800
As Tori explains.

581
00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:39,800
So we only have one wall to test this one, but we still have to have the death zone,

582
00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:42,800
which is 10 feet away, and the injury zone, which is 20 feet away.

583
00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:49,800
So, since we only have one wall, we're going to have to move our blast zone to 10 feet and 20 feet.

584
00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:52,800
Common Sense says start wide and work your way in.

585
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:56,800
So Tori sets the first charge at the 20-foot mark.

586
00:34:56,800 --> 00:35:03,800
Grant fits the 13-psi injury disc, and Carrie supplies the Styrofoam stunt band.

587
00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:09,800
Now to see if a freestanding cinder block wall is as solid and as safe as it looks.

588
00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:13,800
In three, two, one, fire!

589
00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,800
I never get tired of that!

590
00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:19,800
That was a big blast!

591
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,800
Alright, let's see if it was bomb proof.

592
00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,800
The wall's still intact.

593
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:27,800
It is.

594
00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:29,800
And the disc?

595
00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,800
The disc is crinkled, but still intact.

596
00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:34,800
So it's bomb proof for injury.

597
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,800
Alright, let's see if it'll save your life.

598
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:49,800
They're down to the last three pounds of explosive, and having the distance from last time brings it all into a perilous perspective.

599
00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:51,800
Alright, 10 feet is right here.

600
00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:53,800
Oh my god, that's so close.

601
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:55,800
Oh my gosh, we're going to destroy this wall.

602
00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:57,800
Alright, bang it in.

603
00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:03,800
The wall itself was examined and patched up, so it's just as strong as before.

604
00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,800
Very trusty right now.

605
00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:06,800
How long ago?

606
00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:09,800
Grant installs the last two burst discs.

607
00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:14,800
Alright, 75, and 13.

608
00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:17,800
And the bunker beckons.

609
00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,800
In three, two, one, fire!

610
00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:26,800
Oh my god, down with the wall.

611
00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:29,800
The wall is gone.

612
00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:33,800
I don't know if the disc got ruptured, but I think a brick would fall under it.

613
00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,800
I think we have shrapnel.

614
00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:37,800
I don't think that's bomb proof at all.

615
00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:39,800
Let's go check it out.

616
00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:45,800
It sure doesn't look like barely a single brick is still joined to another.

617
00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:49,800
But the bomb proof proof all rests with those sensitive discs.

618
00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:53,800
We're testing the lethality of the shockwave, pure and simple.

619
00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,800
Hey!

620
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:56,800
They both survived!

621
00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,800
So both discs are still intact.

622
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:03,800
Alright, so it looks like the wall protects you from the shockwave, both from injury and death.

623
00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:05,800
It's an amazing result.

624
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,800
The blast was big enough to turn the wall to rubble,

625
00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:12,800
but the wall would still save you from death and even injury.

626
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:17,800
Incredibly, all four shelters made an otherwise fatal blast survivable,

627
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:20,800
which is a massively surprising result.

628
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:25,800
And the foam figure showed that serious shrapnel was only a factor with the wooden table.

629
00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:27,800
I wonder what else is bomb proof.

630
00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:29,800
Look at that duct tape.

631
00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:30,800
Ooh, that's a good one.

632
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:31,800
Phone books?

633
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:32,800
Ooh, I like that one.

634
00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,800
Alright, well as incredible as it seems,

635
00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:38,800
I think we're going to have to call Myth confirmed on all four shelters.

636
00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:42,800
I mean, they were technically bomb proof in the parameters that we set up.

637
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:47,800
Yeah, well we should make it clear that if the blasts were any larger or the explosion any closer,

638
00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:48,800
that'd be a different situation.

639
00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,800
Yeah, we were specifically testing the blast wave,

640
00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,800
and if you dive behind something solid, it's definitely going to dampen it.

641
00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:54,800
But shrapnel?

642
00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:56,800
Now, that's unpredictable.

643
00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:17,800
We've tried everything we can to successfully run on the water.

644
00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:19,800
We've tried it ourselves.

645
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,800
We brought in an Olympic class runner,

646
00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:31,800
and we even made a human lizard hybrid by strapping two special sets of shoes to a gymnast.

647
00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:33,800
Yes, yes, oh!

648
00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:35,800
And nothing has worked.

649
00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:39,800
I think you'll agree that this thing is busted,

650
00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:41,800
but of course we can't leave it there.

651
00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:45,800
We want to see us run on water, which means we've got to cheat this sucker.

652
00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:48,800
And I think you know on Mythbusters, when we're about to cheat something,

653
00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:52,800
that means we're going to utilize a pile of wood and a pile of steel to let the cheating begin.

654
00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:54,800
What we have in mind is a bridge,

655
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:58,800
but instead of going over the water, our bridge will go under the water,

656
00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:00,800
maybe a couple of inches or so.

657
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:05,800
You won't be able to see it, but we'll be able to run on it, just like they did in the clip.

658
00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:10,800
But building a sub-aqua sidewalk is a whole lot trickier than it sounds.

659
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:15,800
We're using square tube steel for the frame because it's relatively easy to cut and weld.

660
00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:18,800
Obviously also it's less buoyant than wood,

661
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:22,800
and that means that we won't have to weight it down as much to keep it stable.

662
00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:25,800
But they do need a wood surface to run on.

663
00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:29,800
It's got enough give to enhance the illusion of running on water.

664
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:30,800
Awesome.

665
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:33,800
The next step is to camouflage it black.

666
00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:35,800
Look at that.

667
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:41,800
White shirt, black paint, that's what being fearless is all about.

668
00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:46,800
What?

669
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:50,800
The black paint should reflect the least amount of light,

670
00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:54,800
and it's all tied together with a long strip of flexible clear plastic.

671
00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:59,800
This is the device that will allow us to look like we're running on the water.

672
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:00,800
It's an underwater bridge.

673
00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:03,800
It has two features that will make this extra realistic, I believe.

674
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:09,800
One, a set of adjustment nuts all the way down that allow us to precisely calibrate its distance under the water.

675
00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:12,800
I believe it's about one and a half to two inches will be ideal.

676
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:17,800
And two, this wooden top actually floats, which means when we run along it,

677
00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:23,800
it's actually going to give a little bit, hopefully lending an extra realistic aspect to our running.

678
00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:29,800
All that remains is to sink it precisely to two inches under, and that calls for teamwork.

679
00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:31,800
It's beautifully balanced.

680
00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:32,800
Oh, good.

681
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:33,800
Let's walk on down.

682
00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:34,800
Okay.

683
00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:39,800
The basic concept of a sunken catwalk is pretty straightforward.

684
00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:41,800
Does that seem right?

685
00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,800
I think that seems right. It looks great. Let's lower it down.

686
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:49,800
But the uneven contours of the lake bed force Adam to make some adjustments.

687
00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:55,800
After a delicate tap or two, both Adam and Jamie are convinced that they're good to go.

688
00:40:55,800 --> 00:41:00,800
I know, I know. You're thinking, I can totally see that bridge. How is this thing going to work?

689
00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:06,800
Remember, special effects is only about building a prop. It's also about how you film the prop.

690
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,800
We're not going to film this from this angle.

691
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:13,800
We're going to film it from this angle. See? No bridge.

692
00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:14,800
Do you see a bridge?

693
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:15,800
No bridge.

694
00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:16,800
No bridge.

695
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:20,800
Now let's see if our fake measures up to theirs.

696
00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:28,800
Running on water by cheating. In three, two, one, go.

697
00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:29,800
All right, let's go.

698
00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:31,800
Come on.

699
00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:36,800
Yeah, that one's great.

700
00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:39,800
Beautiful.

701
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:43,800
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how it's done.

702
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:48,800
Ours was a frog and it looks like theirs was too.

703
00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:49,800
My turn.

704
00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:55,800
But Jamie knows better than anyone that reliable results should be repeatable.

705
00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:57,800
Three, two, one, go.

706
00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:02,800
Go, go, go. You got it. You got it. Yeah, yeah.

707
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:05,800
Beautiful.

708
00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:08,800
And repeatedly repeatable.

709
00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:22,800
Not to mention reproduced, replicated and duplicated. Just to be on the safe side.

710
00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:24,800
That was very light-footed.

711
00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:27,800
That worked pretty well.

712
00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:36,800
In fact, it matched the viral video so well that the only way to call this myth is busted.

713
00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:43,800
All I think to take home from this is that when you need a little magic to make something work, movie magic will suffice.

714
00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:45,800
And don't believe everything you see.

715
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:46,800
Exactly.

716
00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:47,800
After you.