1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,460 But there's something about them too. 2 00:00:06,460 --> 00:00:13,560 And that is what Rick for you. 3 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:22,500 On this episode of Myth My F Emm Stuart. 4 00:00:22,500 --> 00:00:27,500 See anything? 5 00:00:27,500 --> 00:00:34,500 Zombies. The undead. 6 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:42,500 Groming the earth, hunting for brains. 7 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:48,500 They found us again. 8 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:54,500 Long thought of as fictional. 9 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:56,500 It's you and your damn cigars. 10 00:00:56,500 --> 00:00:58,500 Well, it sure ain't your brains. 11 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:00,500 Well, they are fictional. 12 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:02,500 That doesn't mean we can't test with them, though. 13 00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:04,500 Welcome to the Mythbusters zombie special. 14 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:05,500 Say it with me. 15 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:07,500 Brains! 16 00:01:07,500 --> 00:01:09,500 Say it with me. Brains. Brains. 17 00:01:09,500 --> 00:01:10,500 There you go. 18 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:14,500 The day of the dead has dawned. 19 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:19,500 Assembled for the apocalypse and joined by the walking dead's 20 00:01:19,500 --> 00:01:21,500 master of mayhem, Michael Rooker. 21 00:01:21,500 --> 00:01:23,500 I hate zombies. 22 00:01:23,500 --> 00:01:27,500 The team tackles a trio of survival tall tales. 23 00:01:27,500 --> 00:01:30,500 Rule number one, aim for the head. 24 00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:33,500 First, when faced with the army of darkness, 25 00:01:33,500 --> 00:01:38,500 does the axe actually outgun the gun? 26 00:01:38,500 --> 00:01:39,500 Groming. 27 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:44,500 Then, how exactly does an undead horde eave down a door? 28 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:47,500 Coming for you, old man. 29 00:01:47,500 --> 00:01:51,500 And finally, can walkers really outpace the human race? 30 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:53,500 You do it faster. 31 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:57,500 The zombies are chasing you. 32 00:01:57,500 --> 00:02:01,500 Who are the Mythbusters? 33 00:02:01,500 --> 00:02:02,500 Adam Savage. 34 00:02:02,500 --> 00:02:04,500 70% chance of sight. 35 00:02:04,500 --> 00:02:05,500 And Jamie Heineman. 36 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:07,500 Are you done screwing around? 37 00:02:07,500 --> 00:02:11,500 Between them more than 30 years of special effects experience, 38 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:14,500 together with Tori Belachy. 39 00:02:14,500 --> 00:02:16,500 Let's chop this car up! 40 00:02:16,500 --> 00:02:17,500 Brent Imahara. 41 00:02:17,500 --> 00:02:18,500 Nothing to take me! 42 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:20,500 And Carrie Byron. 43 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:21,500 This should be fun. 44 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:27,500 They'll just tell the Myths, they put them to the test. 45 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:36,500 Stand by for some facts with your fiction. 46 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:40,500 It's Mythbusters vs. Zombies. 47 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:43,500 If you've ever screamed at the screen, 48 00:02:43,500 --> 00:02:45,500 no, take the axe, not the gun, 49 00:02:45,500 --> 00:02:51,500 or argued over the apocalyptic logic of the horn's ability to bust down doors, 50 00:02:51,500 --> 00:02:56,500 or wondered why slow-paced, shuffling zombies ever catch anybody, 51 00:02:56,500 --> 00:02:58,500 then the Mythbusters are here to help. 52 00:02:58,500 --> 00:03:01,500 This is the science of the dead. 53 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:02,500 What's up first? 54 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:03,500 Well, let me ask you. 55 00:03:03,500 --> 00:03:05,500 If you're surrounded by a zombie horn, 56 00:03:05,500 --> 00:03:06,500 you could choose only one weapon. 57 00:03:06,500 --> 00:03:07,500 What would you choose? 58 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:09,500 The gun? 59 00:03:09,500 --> 00:03:10,500 Or the axe? 60 00:03:10,500 --> 00:03:11,500 The gun. 61 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:12,500 Right, most people would, 62 00:03:12,500 --> 00:03:15,500 but there's a myth that the axe is in fact the better tool. 63 00:03:15,500 --> 00:03:16,500 Really? 64 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:17,500 Yeah. 65 00:03:17,500 --> 00:03:18,500 So what do you say? 66 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:19,500 You take the gun, I take the axe, let's go find some zombies. 67 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:21,500 Zombies are fictional. 68 00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:22,500 Right. 69 00:03:22,500 --> 00:03:24,500 Let's go find 100 people willing to dress as zombies. 70 00:03:24,500 --> 00:03:25,500 Okay. 71 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:27,500 How hard could that be? 72 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:30,500 As it turns out, not hard at all. 73 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:33,500 Mythbusters fans love getting dressed up. 74 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:38,500 Now, how exactly are Adam and Jamie going to test the weapon's lethal efficiency 75 00:03:38,500 --> 00:03:41,500 without actually hurting anybody? 76 00:03:41,500 --> 00:03:44,500 As it's Jamie's weapon of choice is a gun, 77 00:03:44,500 --> 00:03:48,500 and the only fictional way to kill a fictional zombie is with a headshot. 78 00:03:48,500 --> 00:03:51,500 We're going to need to shoot our zombie volunteers in the face, 79 00:03:51,500 --> 00:03:55,500 which means we're going to have to protect the faces of our zombie volunteers. 80 00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:58,500 The answer is plastic face protectors. 81 00:03:58,500 --> 00:03:59,500 I think this is going to work. 82 00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:01,500 And paintball guns. 83 00:04:01,500 --> 00:04:03,500 This is going to make my day. 84 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:07,500 Yep, it's shooting Adam in the face day. 85 00:04:07,500 --> 00:04:09,500 Bullseye! 86 00:04:09,500 --> 00:04:13,500 Jamie hit me dead between the eyes while I was wearing my zombie mask, 87 00:04:13,500 --> 00:04:18,500 and I didn't feel a thing, which is exactly what I want our volunteers to be feeling. 88 00:04:18,500 --> 00:04:24,500 So now the prototype works, it's time to mass manufacture at least 100 of these. 89 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:27,500 So with the shop converted into a factory assembly line, 90 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:29,500 come on, baby! 91 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:33,500 Adam produces masks for each of our century of volunteers. 92 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:39,500 All of this work just so that Jamie Heineman can shoot strangers in the face. 93 00:04:39,500 --> 00:04:41,500 For science! 94 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:47,500 Next, Adam turns to the myth-referred method for wasting walkers. 95 00:04:47,500 --> 00:04:52,500 Now, I'm quite sure you all agree with me that the weapon I've chosen for killing zombies, 96 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:55,500 the axe, is far superior to the gun. 97 00:04:55,500 --> 00:04:59,500 But since zombies don't actually exist and I won't be able to drive an actual axe 98 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:02,500 through their ever-loving undead skulls, 99 00:05:02,500 --> 00:05:06,500 I'm going to have to come up with a safe way for killing our zombies. 100 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:12,500 Cue Adam's clever cushioned cleaver. 101 00:05:12,500 --> 00:05:18,500 It'll leave a safe green paint splatter for every zombie brain splattered. 102 00:05:18,500 --> 00:05:20,500 This is awesome! 103 00:05:20,500 --> 00:05:23,500 The paintball paint that I put in the compartment last night 104 00:05:23,500 --> 00:05:26,500 has beautifully seeped through the foam. 105 00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:28,500 Let's see what kind of mark it makes. 106 00:05:30,500 --> 00:05:32,500 That is the mark of one dead zombie. 107 00:05:32,500 --> 00:05:34,500 I'm sure that they're already dead. 108 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:36,500 Let's just call them inactive zombies. 109 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:38,500 Let's get the testing! 110 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:40,500 And so, with weapons at the ready... 111 00:05:40,500 --> 00:05:43,500 You'll like this place. It's nice and creepy. 112 00:05:44,500 --> 00:05:49,500 The team assembles at the perfect location for a spot of zombie annihilation. 113 00:05:53,500 --> 00:05:57,500 For testing the most efficacious method for dispatching a zombie, a gun, or an axe, 114 00:05:57,500 --> 00:06:00,500 we've come to one of our all-time favorite locations. 115 00:06:00,500 --> 00:06:04,500 It's not only a big enough space for us to really see and understand what's going on, 116 00:06:04,500 --> 00:06:06,500 it's suitably post-apocalyptic. 117 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:09,500 I feel like I'm being chased by a crawling zombie. 118 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:12,500 Have brains! 119 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:17,500 If I was hiding out from zombies, this is exactly the kind of citadel I would seek out. 120 00:06:17,500 --> 00:06:18,500 Zombies! 121 00:06:18,500 --> 00:06:21,500 That's the arena. Now how will it be used? 122 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:24,500 The methodology here is pretty straightforward. 123 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:28,500 I'll be standing in the middle of a 30-foot diameter circle that is the human zone. 124 00:06:31,500 --> 00:06:35,500 These zombies will be dotted around the building in their green zombie zone. 125 00:06:35,500 --> 00:06:39,500 Now, when we give the signal, they will start their zombie shuffle towards the line of demarcation. 126 00:06:39,500 --> 00:06:40,500 Come on. 127 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:46,500 Now, we can't engage them until they reach that orange line, but once they do... 128 00:06:47,500 --> 00:06:48,500 Ruff! 129 00:06:50,500 --> 00:06:51,500 They're all ours. 130 00:06:51,500 --> 00:06:53,500 I don't expect to make it through all 100 zombies. 131 00:06:53,500 --> 00:06:55,500 The question is, how far will I get? 132 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:56,500 Brains. 133 00:06:56,500 --> 00:07:01,500 And the rules will be the same for me, except I'm gonna be packing a gun. 134 00:07:01,500 --> 00:07:02,500 Bang! 135 00:07:02,500 --> 00:07:04,500 Oh, oh, brains! 136 00:07:07,500 --> 00:07:09,500 That's the rules and regulations. 137 00:07:09,500 --> 00:07:11,500 But how about the test subjects? 138 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:12,500 Now, let's be honest. 139 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:16,500 Zombies are fictional, which means every way of dealing with them is also fictional. 140 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:22,500 But for the purposes of our experimentation in this episode, we are holding to some agreed-upon zombie tropes. 141 00:07:22,500 --> 00:07:27,500 For instance, our zombies are slow-moving zombies. They're real zombies. 142 00:07:27,500 --> 00:07:32,500 As for how to dispatch them, we thought we needed an expert, so where better to go 143 00:07:32,500 --> 00:07:36,500 than the one and only Michael Rooker, aka Merle Dixon from The Walking Dead? 144 00:07:36,500 --> 00:07:42,500 He is going to show Jamie some of his preferred methodologies for dispatching the undead. 145 00:07:45,500 --> 00:07:48,500 Michael, any advice on taking out zombies? 146 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:53,500 Well, I noticed you have a couple of handy-dandy weapons here. 147 00:07:53,500 --> 00:07:55,500 Well, all we need now is a zombie, I guess, huh? 148 00:07:55,500 --> 00:07:57,500 Oh, we got plenty of those. 149 00:07:57,500 --> 00:07:59,500 Cue the undead man walking. 150 00:07:59,500 --> 00:08:00,500 I see. 151 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:01,500 Well, thank you. 152 00:08:01,500 --> 00:08:04,500 If they're approaching, they just pop them in the knee. 153 00:08:04,500 --> 00:08:05,500 Bang! 154 00:08:05,500 --> 00:08:07,500 They're still approaching. 155 00:08:07,500 --> 00:08:09,500 Pop them in the other knee. 156 00:08:09,500 --> 00:08:10,500 Bang! 157 00:08:10,500 --> 00:08:15,500 Of course, they are kind of hungry, and they're a little... 158 00:08:15,500 --> 00:08:20,500 Okay, usually I grab them and hold them down like that, and I pop them in the head. 159 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:21,500 Bang! 160 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:22,500 Nice. 161 00:08:25,500 --> 00:08:31,500 That's one down, but to test which weapon is the most efficient to deal with zombies en masse, 162 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:33,500 we need a horde. 163 00:08:34,500 --> 00:08:37,500 That is an awesome view. 164 00:08:37,500 --> 00:08:41,500 And for experimental accuracy, they need to know exactly how to move. 165 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:43,500 Good morning, zombies. 166 00:08:43,500 --> 00:08:44,500 Morning! 167 00:08:44,500 --> 00:08:46,500 Oh, no, no, no, no, no. 168 00:08:46,500 --> 00:08:47,500 Like zombies. 169 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:48,500 Good morning, zombies. 170 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:54,500 You might recognize this gentleman to my right, Michael Rooker from The Walking Dead. 171 00:08:57,500 --> 00:09:00,500 Now, Michael is going to give you guys a lesson in the zombie shuffle. 172 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:06,500 Using all his walking dead experience, Michael coaches the volunteers on zombie behavior, 173 00:09:06,500 --> 00:09:10,500 an unintelligent, slow shuffle towards food. 174 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:12,500 Much better. 175 00:09:12,500 --> 00:09:14,500 With a unique twist. 176 00:09:14,500 --> 00:09:15,500 That's good. 177 00:09:15,500 --> 00:09:16,500 Cut. 178 00:09:16,500 --> 00:09:17,500 Okay, very good. 179 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:18,500 You're scary. 180 00:09:18,500 --> 00:09:20,500 And on everybody, you've got to develop your own walk. 181 00:09:20,500 --> 00:09:23,500 If he's an individual zombie, you're all individual zombies. 182 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:25,500 You're not cookie-cutter zombies. 183 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:26,500 Develop your own deal. 184 00:09:26,500 --> 00:09:29,500 With the demonstration complete, schools out. 185 00:09:29,500 --> 00:09:32,500 All right, commence zombie shuffle now. 186 00:09:32,500 --> 00:09:35,500 And the terror begins. 187 00:09:35,500 --> 00:09:37,500 That is positively terrible. 188 00:09:37,500 --> 00:09:40,500 Yeah, I'm happy they're not trying to eat me right now. 189 00:09:41,500 --> 00:09:45,500 And with the horrifyingly realistic board assembled, 190 00:09:45,500 --> 00:09:47,500 Listen to that sound. 191 00:09:47,500 --> 00:09:50,500 It's time to get down to experimental business. 192 00:09:53,500 --> 00:09:55,500 All right, zombies, are you ready? 193 00:09:57,500 --> 00:09:58,500 Adam, are you ready? 194 00:09:58,500 --> 00:09:59,500 I'm ready, sir. 195 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:00,500 All right. 196 00:10:00,500 --> 00:10:04,500 Three, two, one. 197 00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:25,500 I've been killed. 198 00:10:28,500 --> 00:10:30,500 You're zombie meat, brother. 199 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:32,500 I don't think I killed more than 20. 200 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:33,500 I'll count. 201 00:10:33,500 --> 00:10:40,500 One, two, three, four, five, 11, 12, 13. 202 00:10:40,500 --> 00:10:42,500 13, that's it? 203 00:10:42,500 --> 00:10:44,500 That's not many. 204 00:10:44,500 --> 00:10:47,500 Here's something that you should know about this test. 205 00:10:47,500 --> 00:10:50,500 Me being in the middle of this kind of scary warehouse 206 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:52,500 and having 100 really nice people who've dressed 207 00:10:52,500 --> 00:10:55,500 as disgusting zombies ambling towards me, 208 00:10:55,500 --> 00:10:59,500 is nonetheless terrifying, even though it's pretend. 209 00:11:00,500 --> 00:11:03,500 Even though I only killed 13 in that test, 210 00:11:03,500 --> 00:11:07,500 I'm still feeling really good about the axe as the weapon of choice. 211 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:12,500 I just feel that I can reload faster than Jamie will be able to with a gun. 212 00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:14,500 I've been killed. 213 00:11:14,500 --> 00:11:16,500 Just to make sure that test was accurate, 214 00:11:16,500 --> 00:11:18,500 I'm going to have the zombies brought out again. 215 00:11:18,500 --> 00:11:23,500 I'm going to try a second time so we can average my results across both tests. 216 00:11:23,500 --> 00:11:28,500 Adam, back from the dead, gets ready once again to take on the undead. 217 00:11:28,500 --> 00:11:34,500 Alright, zombies attack in three, two, one. 218 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:41,500 Will Adam be able to use his knowledge from test one to improve his zombie count? 219 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:49,500 He's a blur of action, holding off his creeping, moaning, and shuffling attackers as long as he can. 220 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:52,500 But as before, by sheer weight of numbers, 221 00:11:52,500 --> 00:11:59,500 the encroaching slow-motion zombie tsunami overwhelms our axe-wielding hero. 222 00:12:01,500 --> 00:12:05,500 I think I got further this time. I think I killed more. 223 00:12:05,500 --> 00:12:07,500 He did, but just barely. 224 00:12:07,500 --> 00:12:08,500 I got 15. 225 00:12:08,500 --> 00:12:10,500 I got 15 as well. 226 00:12:10,500 --> 00:12:11,500 15 it is. 227 00:12:11,500 --> 00:12:16,500 Which is an average kill count of 14 and good consistent data. 228 00:12:16,500 --> 00:12:19,500 But will it outgun the gun? 229 00:12:19,500 --> 00:12:21,500 Up next is the Heinemann. 230 00:12:21,500 --> 00:12:23,500 I just want to get warmed up. 231 00:12:25,500 --> 00:12:27,500 And he means business. 232 00:12:27,500 --> 00:12:29,500 Zombie killing business. 233 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:31,500 Groovy. 234 00:12:39,500 --> 00:12:40,500 What is a zombie? 235 00:12:41,500 --> 00:12:47,500 A zombie is a mindless, reanimated corpse with the hunger for human flesh. 236 00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:50,500 How to kill a zombie. 237 00:12:50,500 --> 00:12:53,500 You cannot kill a zombie for they are already dead, 238 00:12:53,500 --> 00:12:57,500 but you can stop them by destroying the brain. 239 00:12:57,500 --> 00:13:01,500 One misconception about zombies is that they only eat brains. 240 00:13:01,500 --> 00:13:05,500 But zombies have an appetite for all human flesh. 241 00:13:05,500 --> 00:13:08,500 How to be infected by a zombie. 242 00:13:08,500 --> 00:13:13,500 The most common way of infection is through a bite from a zombie. 243 00:13:15,500 --> 00:13:22,500 If you do encounter a zombie, run away and contact your local authorities immediately. 244 00:13:23,500 --> 00:13:27,500 Up next, can the walking dead really catch the running living? 245 00:13:39,500 --> 00:13:45,500 In every zombie movie there is that scene where the horde descends on somebody and just tears them to shreds. 246 00:13:45,500 --> 00:13:47,500 And that is the myth that we are going to be testing. 247 00:13:47,500 --> 00:13:50,500 Can you escape the zombie horde? 248 00:13:50,500 --> 00:13:52,500 Okay, this is one thing that I've always wondered about. 249 00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:57,500 Because traditionally, don't they just shuffle it like two miles an hour? 250 00:13:57,500 --> 00:13:59,500 It feels like you could just outrun them. 251 00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:00,500 Well, yeah, sure. 252 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:02,500 Maybe you could outrun one or two, no problem. 253 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:05,500 But what zombie apocalypse only has a couple zombies? 254 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:08,500 Okay, I see what you're saying. It's a numbers game and that's what we're testing. 255 00:14:08,500 --> 00:14:11,500 Exactly. This is going to be the best myth ever. 256 00:14:15,500 --> 00:14:19,500 The zombie horde has their undead eyes on the living prize. 257 00:14:19,500 --> 00:14:25,500 But despite shuffling at the speed of a decomposing corpse, the result is somehow inevitable. 258 00:14:25,500 --> 00:14:29,500 The unarmed, fleet-footed humans always get caught. 259 00:14:29,500 --> 00:14:31,500 And it's a brain buffet. 260 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:34,500 How do you guys want to test this myth? 261 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:37,500 All right, well, let's set up an area, say, the size of a football field. 262 00:14:37,500 --> 00:14:40,500 And then get a zombie horde. 263 00:14:40,500 --> 00:14:42,500 We'll see if we can run through it and escape them. 264 00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:46,500 All right, well, that means we need some zombies and we need to figure out how they're supposed to behave. 265 00:14:46,500 --> 00:14:49,500 Well, I know the perfect person who's an expert on zombies. 266 00:14:49,500 --> 00:14:52,500 He can tell us what they can and can't do. 267 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:54,500 And he'll help us set up the parameters for our myth. 268 00:14:54,500 --> 00:14:56,500 Sounds good. 269 00:14:56,500 --> 00:15:00,500 So the team will stage the apocalyptic Olympics. 270 00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:04,500 It's humans versus the horde in a race for survival. 271 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:13,500 But first up, Torey's meeting one of his Hollywood heroes, legend of the undead, Greg Nicotero. 272 00:15:13,500 --> 00:15:18,500 In order for us to test these zombie myths accurately, we need to get some more information. 273 00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:21,500 So we're here at K&B Studios, a special effects house. 274 00:15:21,500 --> 00:15:26,500 They are responsible for pretty much every zombie you've ever seen in any horror movie. 275 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:29,500 Not to mention the show Walking Dead. 276 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:35,500 So we're going to go talk to Greg Nicotero right now, who is pretty much the king of zombies, and get a little bit more information. 277 00:15:35,500 --> 00:15:38,500 We need some zombie data to test our myth. 278 00:15:38,500 --> 00:15:44,500 We just need to know a little bit more about zombies and what they can and can't do. 279 00:15:44,500 --> 00:15:52,500 We used the scene in Night Living Dead in the cemetery as our sort of holy grail for zombie movement. 280 00:15:54,500 --> 00:15:56,500 They're not very quick. 281 00:15:56,500 --> 00:16:00,500 They're attracted to sound. I think sometimes they're attracted to light or dark. 282 00:16:00,500 --> 00:16:02,500 I don't think they're very smart. 283 00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:06,500 Generally speaking, you just got to make sure that you don't get over them by too many of them. 284 00:16:06,500 --> 00:16:10,500 So armed with the experimental rules of engagement. 285 00:16:11,500 --> 00:16:14,500 Alright, zombie apocalypse. We're almost there. 286 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:18,500 The team assembles at Apocalypse Ground Zero. 287 00:16:18,500 --> 00:16:20,500 Team a zombie killing hat. 288 00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:27,500 We are here at the Alameda Runway to test the myth that you can't outrun a zombie horde. 289 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:34,500 Now the way we're going to test this is we're going to create a part of a city that has been overrun by the zombie apocalypse. 290 00:16:34,500 --> 00:16:37,500 Now all we need is a zombie horde. 291 00:16:44,500 --> 00:16:48,500 So we have 150 volunteers for our zombie horde. 292 00:16:49,500 --> 00:16:54,500 Oh my God. Here comes the horde. 293 00:16:54,500 --> 00:17:03,500 Now for us it is the perfect number because in our designated area all of those volunteers represent a population density of Manhattan. 294 00:17:03,500 --> 00:17:05,500 That's 90,000 people per square mile. 295 00:17:05,500 --> 00:17:09,500 We're going to scatter them around the field and try and run from one end to the other. 296 00:17:09,500 --> 00:17:13,500 We'll be wearing these mini brains on our backs. 297 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:17,500 If they manage to grab one of these, that means that we haven't escaped the horde. 298 00:17:17,500 --> 00:17:19,500 That means that we've been eaten. 299 00:17:19,500 --> 00:17:22,500 So now it's time to bring on the zombies. 300 00:17:32,500 --> 00:17:34,500 This is freaking me out. 301 00:17:34,500 --> 00:17:36,500 I don't like this at all. 302 00:17:42,500 --> 00:17:44,500 This is terrifying. 303 00:17:48,500 --> 00:17:52,500 Well they asked for a zombie horde. 304 00:17:52,500 --> 00:17:54,500 Now some grand rules. 305 00:17:54,500 --> 00:17:56,500 Welcome zombie horde! 306 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:04,500 Rule number one, zombies can only move at a slow shuffle. 307 00:18:06,500 --> 00:18:11,500 Rule number two, your brains are infected so you have no rational thought. 308 00:18:12,500 --> 00:18:16,500 Rule number three, this is your target. 309 00:18:16,500 --> 00:18:18,500 Brains! 310 00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:22,500 Let the brains begin! 311 00:18:24,500 --> 00:18:27,500 With a code of conduct established for consistent data... 312 00:18:30,500 --> 00:18:32,500 I don't want to do this anymore. 313 00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:36,500 The animated deceased disperse randomly over the experimental space. 314 00:18:37,500 --> 00:18:45,500 A field of play 100 yards long and 55 yards wide that our humans have to cross while keeping their brains intact. 315 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:49,500 And first up to race for the human race is Carrie. 316 00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:51,500 I have to say I'm kind of nervous. 317 00:18:51,500 --> 00:18:56,500 First of all, that girl right there, it looks like she's actually going to eat me. 318 00:18:56,500 --> 00:18:58,500 I don't know if I'm going to make it through. 319 00:18:58,500 --> 00:19:01,500 It looked a lot easier before the zombies showed up. 320 00:19:01,500 --> 00:19:03,500 Alright, let's go. 321 00:19:03,500 --> 00:19:09,500 So with Grant and Tori observing from a safe overhead distance, let the games begin. 322 00:19:14,500 --> 00:19:16,500 Oh, there she goes! 323 00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:19,500 At the heart of this brain game are the numbers. 324 00:19:19,500 --> 00:19:24,500 It's one human versus a zombie horde of 150. 325 00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:26,500 Oh my god, that is terrifying! 326 00:19:26,500 --> 00:19:32,500 And Carrie is dodging and weaving at 10 miles an hour while the zombies are trying to get her. 327 00:19:32,500 --> 00:19:34,500 She's doing great! 328 00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:36,500 She's doing great! 329 00:19:36,500 --> 00:19:38,500 She's doing great! 330 00:19:38,500 --> 00:19:40,500 No way! 331 00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:42,500 Yeah, she's going to make it. 332 00:19:42,500 --> 00:19:48,500 And those numbers add up to Carrie's survival. 333 00:19:48,500 --> 00:19:50,500 Yeah! 334 00:19:50,500 --> 00:19:55,500 You do run faster when zombies are chasing you! 335 00:19:55,500 --> 00:19:57,500 Woo! 336 00:19:57,500 --> 00:20:02,500 Their ineffective shuffling meant the ravenous zombies couldn't lay a hand on her. 337 00:20:02,500 --> 00:20:07,500 The myth that you can't outrun the horde is off to a bad start. 338 00:20:07,500 --> 00:20:10,500 So Carrie survived the zombie horde, no problem. 339 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:16,500 But you know what? The next thing we're going to do is increase the population density by 50%. 340 00:20:16,500 --> 00:20:18,500 And this time, it's Tori's turn. 341 00:20:18,500 --> 00:20:21,500 So the field of play is reduced in size. 342 00:20:21,500 --> 00:20:24,500 Alright, 25 yards in. 343 00:20:24,500 --> 00:20:31,500 Meaning the zombie density is increased to 135,000 people per square mile. 344 00:20:31,500 --> 00:20:36,500 Matching parts of the massive Indian mega city, Mumbai. 345 00:20:36,500 --> 00:20:39,500 I hope you like Italian food! 346 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:41,500 Oh boy! 347 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:44,500 The apocalypse has reached epidemic proportions. 348 00:20:44,500 --> 00:20:46,500 You guys ready? 349 00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:48,500 Ready when you are! 350 00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:50,500 Run Tori, run! 351 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:53,500 Woo! 352 00:20:53,500 --> 00:20:55,500 Oh, dodge, weed, good job! 353 00:20:55,500 --> 00:20:58,500 The zombies are clearly more densely packed. 354 00:20:58,500 --> 00:21:03,500 But Tori, reliving a twisted version of his high school football dreams, 355 00:21:03,500 --> 00:21:06,500 makes it to the end zone safely. 356 00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:07,500 Oh my god! 357 00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:09,500 I made it! 358 00:21:09,500 --> 00:21:11,500 Do I have all my brains? 359 00:21:11,500 --> 00:21:12,500 Yes. 360 00:21:12,500 --> 00:21:16,500 So I made it through the zombie horde with all my brains intact, 361 00:21:16,500 --> 00:21:18,500 and it was insane! 362 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:21,500 The adrenaline was flowing, the zombies were trying to eat me, 363 00:21:21,500 --> 00:21:23,500 but I made it through. 364 00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:26,500 But now, we're going to do it again. 365 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:30,500 This time we're going to increase the population density even more. 366 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:32,500 This time, Grant's going to go for it. 367 00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:42,500 Yep, the myth that you can't elude a legion of living dead is looking deceased. 368 00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:46,500 But there's one more host to offer the horde, 369 00:21:46,500 --> 00:21:50,500 and one variable to adjust, density. 370 00:21:50,500 --> 00:21:56,500 So what we're going to do next is increase that to 180,000 people per square mile, 371 00:21:56,500 --> 00:22:01,500 which is the most densely populated area in the world. 372 00:22:04,500 --> 00:22:06,500 And I'm up next. 373 00:22:12,500 --> 00:22:14,500 Hi everybody, this is Michael Rooker, 374 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:18,500 and welcome back to the Myth Buster Zombie Special. 375 00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:24,500 I hate zombies. 376 00:22:24,500 --> 00:22:26,500 Well, he's come to the right place, 377 00:22:26,500 --> 00:22:32,500 because Adam and Jamie are testing the myth that when it comes to wasting walkers, 378 00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:34,500 Axe trumps gun. 379 00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:38,500 I have already confronted a zombie horde with an axe, 380 00:22:38,500 --> 00:22:42,500 and I was able to down 14 of their undead brethren before they got through my brains. 381 00:22:42,500 --> 00:22:47,500 Now, it's Jamie's turn to do the same with a gun and see if he can do any better. 382 00:22:47,500 --> 00:22:52,500 Despite looking good while warming up, Jamie isn't too confident. 383 00:22:52,500 --> 00:22:55,500 For this test, I'm going to be using a seven-shot pistol. 384 00:22:55,500 --> 00:22:58,500 Now, the big challenge here is going to be reloading, 385 00:22:58,500 --> 00:23:01,500 because while these zombies are moving kind of slow, 386 00:23:01,500 --> 00:23:04,500 they do have a way of sneaking up on you. 387 00:23:04,500 --> 00:23:06,500 And there's another issue. 388 00:23:06,500 --> 00:23:12,500 Swinging an axe is a lot easier than the pinpoint accuracy required for a zombie headshot. 389 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:15,500 Jamie has his work cut out. 390 00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:17,500 Well, our zombies are all properly protected. 391 00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:19,500 You ready to shoot some in the face? 392 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:21,500 Bring it on. 393 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:24,500 Okay, good luck. I hope you get more than 14. 394 00:23:25,500 --> 00:23:27,500 It's time to find out. 395 00:23:30,500 --> 00:23:35,500 Jamie and his single-action handgun versus a legion of brain-eating zombies. 396 00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:43,500 And the legion of brain-eating zombies wins. 397 00:23:43,500 --> 00:23:44,500 No! 398 00:23:44,500 --> 00:23:46,500 Convincingly. 399 00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:48,500 So, Heinemann's score 25 seconds? 400 00:23:48,500 --> 00:23:49,500 Six zombies. 401 00:23:49,500 --> 00:23:51,500 Not a very good score. 402 00:23:51,500 --> 00:23:53,500 Sad. 403 00:23:53,500 --> 00:23:56,500 I would have thought I would have done better than that. 404 00:23:56,500 --> 00:23:59,500 I just got through one clip. 405 00:23:59,500 --> 00:24:01,500 That was really stunning to watch. 406 00:24:01,500 --> 00:24:05,500 I can tell you from experience, it's creepy to be in a game. 407 00:24:05,500 --> 00:24:08,500 It's creepy to be in there while everyone's shambling towards you. 408 00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:10,500 And he's doing this kind of looking back and forth. 409 00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:12,500 It's real tension. 410 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:14,500 And then, all of a sudden, like four seconds later, 411 00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:16,500 the entire circle is full of zombies. 412 00:24:16,500 --> 00:24:18,500 And Heinemann went down. 413 00:24:18,500 --> 00:24:19,500 Now, he's going to go for a second run, 414 00:24:19,500 --> 00:24:21,500 and he's going to be a little more prepared for this one. 415 00:24:21,500 --> 00:24:23,500 I can't wait to see what he comes up with. 416 00:24:24,500 --> 00:24:29,500 What he comes up with are more guns, more ammo, and more style. 417 00:24:30,500 --> 00:24:32,500 This time, I'm loaded for bear. 418 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:36,500 I've got two on the legs, two on the waist, two on the shoulders, 419 00:24:36,500 --> 00:24:38,500 one in the hand. 420 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:41,500 I've got two bullets for every one of these hundred zombies. 421 00:24:41,500 --> 00:24:43,500 I'm ready as I'll ever be. 422 00:24:46,500 --> 00:24:48,500 Heinemann, are you... 423 00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:50,500 I can tell you're ready. Are you ready? 424 00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:51,500 I'm ready. 425 00:24:51,500 --> 00:24:53,500 Okay, here we go. Guns versus zombie. 426 00:24:53,500 --> 00:24:55,500 Three, two, one. 427 00:24:57,500 --> 00:25:00,500 This time, Jamie has a pump-action paintball rifle 428 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:02,500 that he can reload much faster. 429 00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:05,500 And he starts well, working his way through the walkers 430 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:08,500 much more efficiently than his first test. 431 00:25:09,500 --> 00:25:11,500 Six, seven, eight. 432 00:25:12,500 --> 00:25:14,500 But it's still not nearly quick enough. 433 00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:21,500 Oh, no. That's not good. 434 00:25:21,500 --> 00:25:23,500 I'm no extra. That looks really bad. 435 00:25:23,500 --> 00:25:24,500 Yeah. 436 00:25:24,500 --> 00:25:26,500 Once again, he's overwhelmed 437 00:25:26,500 --> 00:25:29,500 before he makes significant inroads into the undead. 438 00:25:30,500 --> 00:25:33,500 I was trying to build a wall of zombies around me 439 00:25:33,500 --> 00:25:35,500 so that I could keep these guys away from me, 440 00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:38,500 but I tripped on one and then I'm into the soup again. 441 00:25:38,500 --> 00:25:40,500 And I still only got up. What is this, eight? 442 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:41,500 Yeah, eight. 443 00:25:41,500 --> 00:25:45,500 That's how many shots I can get off before they're on me. 444 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:47,500 That's a result. 445 00:25:47,500 --> 00:25:49,500 And the result couldn't be clearer. 446 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:52,500 Compared to a mobile axe-wielding atom, 447 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:55,500 it takes Jamie too long to reload, 448 00:25:55,500 --> 00:25:59,500 steady, take aim, and take out the walkers. 449 00:25:59,500 --> 00:26:01,500 The numbers don't lie. 450 00:26:01,500 --> 00:26:03,500 So what do you think? What's the final tally? 451 00:26:03,500 --> 00:26:05,500 Well, my average was just over seven kills. 452 00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:07,500 Mine was 14 kills. 453 00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:08,500 Double. 454 00:26:08,500 --> 00:26:09,500 Double. Axe wins. 455 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:11,500 At least with single action or pump shotgun. 456 00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:12,500 Sure. 457 00:26:12,500 --> 00:26:13,500 Well, that settles it. 458 00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:15,500 Yeah, axe wins. 459 00:26:15,500 --> 00:26:16,500 Bladed weapons rule. 460 00:26:16,500 --> 00:26:20,500 And with the axe confirmed as the apocalyptic weapon of choice, 461 00:26:20,500 --> 00:26:22,500 this is their reward for the hard work. 462 00:26:22,500 --> 00:26:25,500 Zombies, brains! 463 00:26:25,500 --> 00:26:27,500 It's chow time. 464 00:26:30,500 --> 00:26:32,500 Ah! 465 00:26:45,500 --> 00:26:51,500 Filmic folklore suggests that despite an average speed of just two miles an hour, 466 00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:54,500 the zombie horde always gets its prey. 467 00:26:55,500 --> 00:27:02,500 But with Carrie and Tori already successful in evading the zombie shuffle, 468 00:27:02,500 --> 00:27:06,500 it's Grant's turn to try and keep his brains intact. 469 00:27:06,500 --> 00:27:07,500 They look hungry. 470 00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:11,500 He's facing the highest population density on the planet, 471 00:27:11,500 --> 00:27:16,500 an incredible 180,000 people per square mile. 472 00:27:16,500 --> 00:27:20,500 It's the worst-case urban apocalypse scenario, 473 00:27:20,500 --> 00:27:23,500 and the last chance for the myth. 474 00:27:25,500 --> 00:27:30,500 But he just can't make it through. 475 00:27:30,500 --> 00:27:34,500 Ah! Ah! Go! Ah! 476 00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:37,500 One mistake, and he's down and sworn. 477 00:27:37,500 --> 00:27:39,500 There's too many! 478 00:27:42,500 --> 00:27:46,500 So Carrie succeeded in outrunning a horde that was the population density of Manhattan. 479 00:27:46,500 --> 00:27:52,500 Tori succeeded in a slightly higher population density of 135,000 people per square mile. 480 00:27:52,500 --> 00:27:57,500 Unfortunately, when we got that density up to 180,000 people per square mile, 481 00:27:57,500 --> 00:28:02,500 that's where it all fell apart, and I could not escape the horde. 482 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:07,500 When the horde is in a tightly packed urban environment, it doesn't matter that they're slow. 483 00:28:07,500 --> 00:28:10,500 Ah! Ah! Ah! 484 00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:13,500 So with the myth back in the balance, what next? 485 00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:17,500 They might move slow, but if there's enough of them and there's no room to move, 486 00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:19,500 you're going to get caught. 487 00:28:19,500 --> 00:28:21,740 get caught, but we're not gonna end it here. 488 00:28:21,740 --> 00:28:23,980 We're gonna try to come up with other tactics 489 00:28:23,980 --> 00:28:26,020 to try to trick the zombie horde 490 00:28:26,020 --> 00:28:27,320 and see if we can escape. 491 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,580 So day two of the dead dawns 492 00:28:31,580 --> 00:28:34,020 and the team once again rendezvous 493 00:28:34,020 --> 00:28:36,780 in an attempt to outrun the apocalypse. 494 00:28:36,780 --> 00:28:39,660 And this time they're each packing a plan. 495 00:28:39,660 --> 00:28:41,900 After all, when the end is nigh, 496 00:28:41,900 --> 00:28:44,620 a good survival strategy is essential. 497 00:28:45,820 --> 00:28:47,300 So we found that we were successful 498 00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:48,700 in getting through the zombie horde 499 00:28:48,700 --> 00:28:50,740 with our head on dodge weave technique, 500 00:28:50,740 --> 00:28:53,240 but only up to a certain point. 501 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,780 So we've come up with some alternate techniques 502 00:28:55,780 --> 00:28:57,940 to try and escape the zombie horde. 503 00:28:57,940 --> 00:28:59,580 First up is Carrie Byron. 504 00:29:00,940 --> 00:29:02,820 With the horde once again dispersed 505 00:29:02,820 --> 00:29:05,260 at the maximum population density, 506 00:29:05,260 --> 00:29:08,360 it's time to reveal Carrie's diabolical plan. 507 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:11,860 All right, Carrie, what's your technique, duct tape? 508 00:29:11,860 --> 00:29:14,000 How's that gonna save you from a zombie horde? 509 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,100 I was thinking maybe like a limp or something. 510 00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:16,940 Oh, that's good. 511 00:29:16,940 --> 00:29:19,680 And I thought that this would be so much better. 512 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:20,520 What the? 513 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,380 Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. 514 00:29:23,380 --> 00:29:25,380 Wait, what is this technique? 515 00:29:25,380 --> 00:29:26,720 No. 516 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,720 There's a big zombie fish! 517 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:30,720 Zombie fish! 518 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:34,120 No, no, no, no, no! 519 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,320 It's a classic bait and switch. 520 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,960 The type of tactic Murrow might deploy 521 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:42,200 with the horde distracted by a free meal on wheels. 522 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,200 Carrie, you son of a... 523 00:29:45,300 --> 00:29:46,140 Ah! 524 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:49,060 Carrie makes a run for it. 525 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,600 And makes it to the end zone and freedom. 526 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:54,940 Ah! 527 00:29:54,940 --> 00:29:56,280 I live! 528 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,100 Ah! 529 00:29:58,100 --> 00:30:01,080 Her cynical use of collateral damage... 530 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:02,080 Thanks a lot, Carrie. 531 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,080 Way to throw me into the bus. 532 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:05,980 ...means she bought herself enough time 533 00:30:05,980 --> 00:30:07,620 to avoid being lobotomized. 534 00:30:07,620 --> 00:30:08,460 Ah! 535 00:30:08,460 --> 00:30:11,020 The rules of friendship... 536 00:30:11,020 --> 00:30:12,260 Do not apply. 537 00:30:12,260 --> 00:30:13,160 Ah! 538 00:30:13,180 --> 00:30:16,920 Yep, if you have an enemy or a coworker to sacrifice, 539 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,220 escaping the horde may be possible. 540 00:30:19,220 --> 00:30:20,560 Ah! 541 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:21,400 Ah! 542 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:22,240 Ah! 543 00:30:24,740 --> 00:30:27,760 Up next, it's the might of the living dead. 544 00:30:29,500 --> 00:30:30,540 What's up next? 545 00:30:30,540 --> 00:30:32,240 Zombie teamwork. 546 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:34,440 Zombies don't do teamwork, they're dead stupid. 547 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,780 Right, zombies don't talk to each other to do teamwork, 548 00:30:36,780 --> 00:30:38,780 but they do all have a common instinct, 549 00:30:38,780 --> 00:30:40,520 and that means they often work together. 550 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:41,880 You see it in zombie movies all the time. 551 00:30:41,900 --> 00:30:44,540 Our heroes are barricaded behind some kind of big door. 552 00:30:44,540 --> 00:30:46,980 The zombies know that there are brains behind that door, 553 00:30:46,980 --> 00:30:48,880 and they all gather, ah! 554 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:49,880 Ah! 555 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:50,880 And they're pushing at the door, 556 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:51,880 and they're pushing at the door, 557 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:53,620 and eventually through the force of all of their bodies, 558 00:30:53,620 --> 00:30:55,520 they break the door down. 559 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,480 So what you're saying is sort of like, 560 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,700 many dead hands make for light work. 561 00:30:59,700 --> 00:31:01,620 Many undead hands make for light work, 562 00:31:01,620 --> 00:31:03,600 and I think we should test that. 563 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:04,800 Sure. 564 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:07,560 It's a classic living dead cliche. 565 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,740 Dinners on the far side of a door, 566 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,960 a barrier hastily barred by the desperate living, 567 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:16,440 and yet the uncoordinated efforts of a zombie horde 568 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:20,240 somehow combine to successfully bust down the door. 569 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,940 Question is, does a mob really rule, 570 00:31:22,940 --> 00:31:25,580 or is this physical force fiction? 571 00:31:27,180 --> 00:31:29,420 To find out, Adam and Jamie head 572 00:31:29,420 --> 00:31:31,780 for a suitably remote location 573 00:31:31,780 --> 00:31:34,360 to test humanity's last stand 574 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,460 against the approaching apocalypse. 575 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:39,600 Look at that. 576 00:31:39,620 --> 00:31:40,600 It's perfect. 577 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:41,600 Let's get started. 578 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,460 The barn I'm standing in front of is 153 years old. 579 00:31:45,460 --> 00:31:46,460 That's right. 580 00:31:46,460 --> 00:31:48,560 It was built when Jamie was but a wee lab, 581 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:51,240 and this door is the line of engagement 582 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:52,400 between us and the zombies. 583 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:54,400 It's where we will have our last stand. 584 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:55,740 There we go. 585 00:31:55,740 --> 00:31:56,740 Perfect. 586 00:31:56,740 --> 00:31:58,040 Now, we don't want to hurt any part 587 00:31:58,040 --> 00:31:59,620 of this beautiful artifact, 588 00:31:59,620 --> 00:32:01,520 so we're not actually going to use their door, 589 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:02,680 and we're not even going to use their barn. 590 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:04,280 We're going to be able to steal a frame 591 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:05,560 within this door frame 592 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:08,060 that we will attach our doors to 593 00:32:08,060 --> 00:32:09,380 for proper zombie testing. 594 00:32:11,780 --> 00:32:12,980 Stylish doors. 595 00:32:12,980 --> 00:32:14,220 They look great. 596 00:32:14,220 --> 00:32:16,160 Bring out your dead. 597 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:19,700 Speaking of dead, Adam will be joining team Z, 598 00:32:19,700 --> 00:32:22,000 but he doesn't want to actually die. 599 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,040 So in an experiment designed to test the forces 600 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:29,100 of a crowd crushing up against a securely bolted door, 601 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:32,240 serious safety measures are required. 602 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:33,740 If you take 100 people and have them pushing 603 00:32:33,740 --> 00:32:35,740 against an immovable object, 604 00:32:35,740 --> 00:32:37,680 and if each one of them is able to exert 605 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:39,800 something like 50 pounds of push, 606 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,800 that totals about 5,000 pounds of pressure. 607 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:44,340 So with that in mind, 608 00:32:44,340 --> 00:32:46,840 we've come up with this as a solution. 609 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:47,680 Belly bump. 610 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:48,520 Ugh. 611 00:32:50,380 --> 00:32:53,880 These are polyethylene corrugated sewer pipes. 612 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,480 Now, you may recall seeing them first on Mythbusters 613 00:32:56,480 --> 00:33:00,320 in Raccoon Rocket, where we used them as cannon barrels. 614 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:01,660 Oh my gosh. 615 00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:04,360 They're light and they're super strong, 616 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,460 and they should do the trick. 617 00:33:06,460 --> 00:33:07,300 All right, here we go. 618 00:33:07,300 --> 00:33:11,620 Zombie preer pressure test in three, two, one, push. 619 00:33:11,620 --> 00:33:13,700 And do the trick they do. 620 00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:15,800 Just like their undead brethren, 621 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:17,840 the volunteers feel no pain 622 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:19,840 while shoving as hard as they can. 623 00:33:21,020 --> 00:33:22,620 Like I can't move, 624 00:33:22,620 --> 00:33:24,320 but there's absolutely no movement 625 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:25,580 in the chest protector at all. 626 00:33:25,580 --> 00:33:28,340 These irrigation pipe sections worked perfectly 627 00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:29,840 in this experiment we just did. 628 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,740 Our zombies will be able to apply all the force 629 00:33:32,740 --> 00:33:34,380 of a full crowd of zombies 630 00:33:34,380 --> 00:33:35,900 without hurting the creamy centers 631 00:33:35,900 --> 00:33:38,020 of any of the humans playing those zombies. 632 00:33:38,020 --> 00:33:39,380 These are working great. 633 00:33:39,380 --> 00:33:41,060 Yeah, they're perfect. 634 00:33:41,060 --> 00:33:42,900 With the crush protectors in place, 635 00:33:42,900 --> 00:33:45,900 Jamie lets the locals know where the food is. 636 00:33:45,900 --> 00:33:47,860 I've laid out the banquet. 637 00:33:47,860 --> 00:33:49,180 Now it's time for zombies. 638 00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:52,700 Meanwhile, Adam's been bitten and turned, 639 00:33:52,700 --> 00:33:55,620 or he's had an extreme undead makeover. 640 00:33:57,220 --> 00:33:59,660 And Jamie's getting into character. 641 00:33:59,660 --> 00:34:02,100 You're gonna keep zombies out, you gotta have a door. 642 00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:03,380 Problem with a door like this one 643 00:34:03,380 --> 00:34:05,060 is there are gaps between the slats, 644 00:34:05,060 --> 00:34:07,220 and the zombies can stick their fingers through them. 645 00:34:07,220 --> 00:34:10,100 So you can hack them off one end like that. 646 00:34:10,100 --> 00:34:11,860 They don't like that. 647 00:34:11,860 --> 00:34:14,100 What they do like are brains, 648 00:34:14,100 --> 00:34:16,100 juicy Jamie brains. 649 00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:16,940 Oh! 650 00:34:18,340 --> 00:34:19,660 Ah! 651 00:34:19,660 --> 00:34:20,900 Oh! 652 00:34:20,900 --> 00:34:23,500 Question is, can they break down the door 653 00:34:23,500 --> 00:34:24,340 to get to them? 654 00:34:24,340 --> 00:34:25,680 Ah! 655 00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:26,520 Ah! 656 00:34:28,300 --> 00:34:29,620 Ah! 657 00:34:29,620 --> 00:34:30,460 Ah! 658 00:34:32,620 --> 00:34:33,620 Hello? 659 00:34:33,620 --> 00:34:34,980 I'm a zombie. 660 00:34:34,980 --> 00:34:38,180 And inside this building, apparently are some brains. 661 00:34:38,180 --> 00:34:40,620 In a few minutes, some zombie chaps and I, 662 00:34:40,620 --> 00:34:42,220 about 90 of them, 663 00:34:42,220 --> 00:34:44,260 are going to make our way towards this door 664 00:34:44,260 --> 00:34:45,500 and attempt to push through it 665 00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:48,140 using only the power of our own bodies. 666 00:34:48,140 --> 00:34:48,980 Ah! 667 00:34:50,980 --> 00:34:51,820 Ah! 668 00:34:55,900 --> 00:34:59,060 I personally believe we're going to down this door 669 00:34:59,060 --> 00:35:00,460 like a set of matchsticks. 670 00:35:00,460 --> 00:35:03,420 Whatever's inside, that's dinner. 671 00:35:04,260 --> 00:35:07,500 Joining Jamie for the Z Day Door Duel, 672 00:35:07,500 --> 00:35:08,780 I hate zombies, 673 00:35:08,780 --> 00:35:10,500 is Michael Rooker. 674 00:35:10,500 --> 00:35:12,940 Come on, you want some of this? 675 00:35:12,940 --> 00:35:14,260 Come and get it! 676 00:35:15,180 --> 00:35:18,460 Who seems to have reverted to his walking dead character, 677 00:35:18,460 --> 00:35:19,700 Merle Dixon. 678 00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:22,340 Come on, come on! 679 00:35:22,340 --> 00:35:24,140 Ha ha ha ha ha! 680 00:35:24,140 --> 00:35:24,980 This is it. 681 00:35:24,980 --> 00:35:28,460 Will the individual's random 50 pound push force 682 00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:32,180 somehow combine at a coordinated point of pressure? 683 00:35:32,180 --> 00:35:36,260 And will that be enough to break the barn door cross brace? 684 00:35:36,260 --> 00:35:38,220 Maybe we better back up a little bit. 685 00:35:38,220 --> 00:35:39,180 I think I'll get out of here. 686 00:35:39,180 --> 00:35:40,020 Ah ha! 687 00:35:40,020 --> 00:35:41,340 Ha ha ha ha! 688 00:35:41,340 --> 00:35:42,180 Ah! 689 00:35:42,180 --> 00:35:43,020 Ah! 690 00:35:43,020 --> 00:35:43,860 Ah! 691 00:35:43,860 --> 00:35:44,700 Ah! 692 00:35:44,700 --> 00:35:45,700 Ha ha ha ha! 693 00:35:45,700 --> 00:35:46,780 Ah! 694 00:35:46,780 --> 00:35:48,340 That was a nice one! 695 00:35:48,340 --> 00:35:50,220 It was a nice one! 696 00:35:50,220 --> 00:35:52,180 What do we do now, Jamie? 697 00:35:52,180 --> 00:35:53,380 Ha ha ha ha! 698 00:35:53,380 --> 00:35:55,420 I never even slowed down. 699 00:35:55,420 --> 00:35:57,140 You're going to meet a stronger door. 700 00:35:57,140 --> 00:35:58,660 Is everybody okay? 701 00:35:58,660 --> 00:35:59,500 Yeah! 702 00:36:00,340 --> 00:36:02,460 The door came right apart. 703 00:36:02,460 --> 00:36:04,340 It just pulled one of the planks up. 704 00:36:04,340 --> 00:36:06,500 From the inside, it was pretty impressive. 705 00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:10,500 That was a mass of bodies that just came right in like a column. 706 00:36:10,500 --> 00:36:12,500 They didn't even slow down. 707 00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:14,500 Told you I hated zombies. 708 00:36:14,500 --> 00:36:15,500 Went right through that door. 709 00:36:15,500 --> 00:36:17,500 No effort at all. 710 00:36:17,500 --> 00:36:21,500 Yep, like a hot knife through soft, buttery brains, 711 00:36:21,500 --> 00:36:25,500 they broke down the barn door without breaking stride. 712 00:36:25,500 --> 00:36:28,500 Being on the zombie side of the equation for this experiment, 713 00:36:28,500 --> 00:36:29,500 fantastic. 714 00:36:29,500 --> 00:36:31,500 Because I'm choosing a side in this battle, 715 00:36:31,500 --> 00:36:33,500 but it's not with the living. 716 00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:37,500 I reached that door with my zombie brethren behind me, 717 00:36:37,500 --> 00:36:40,500 and I don't think I actually even broke stride. 718 00:36:40,500 --> 00:36:42,500 I touched the door, zombies touched me, 719 00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:45,500 and we were through and we were heading for Jamie. 720 00:36:45,500 --> 00:36:46,500 That was stunning. 721 00:36:46,500 --> 00:36:49,500 Can't wait to see what a stronger door gives us 722 00:36:49,500 --> 00:36:51,500 in terms of a challenge. 723 00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:58,500 With a mixed body bag of results, 724 00:36:58,500 --> 00:37:03,500 the myth that outrunning rather than outgunning a zombie horde 725 00:37:03,500 --> 00:37:05,500 is up for grabs. 726 00:37:05,500 --> 00:37:07,500 Zombie man! 727 00:37:07,500 --> 00:37:09,500 Carrie managed to distract with a decoy, 728 00:37:09,500 --> 00:37:11,500 but up next is Grant. 729 00:37:11,500 --> 00:37:14,500 And as you might expect, he came prepared. 730 00:37:14,500 --> 00:37:16,500 Are you going to be inside this? 731 00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:18,500 No, my double will. 732 00:37:18,500 --> 00:37:20,500 As far as he's concerned, 733 00:37:20,500 --> 00:37:22,500 when it comes to evading the apocalypse, 734 00:37:22,500 --> 00:37:25,500 robots are the answer. 735 00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:28,500 So this is my zombie distraction technique. 736 00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:30,500 Now, yes, it's going to employ distraction just like the others, 737 00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:32,500 but it's a little bit different. 738 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:35,500 This is a robot that has light and sound, 739 00:37:35,500 --> 00:37:39,500 and it's going to have a mannequin that looks like me. 740 00:37:39,500 --> 00:37:44,500 So, Grant has a very complex strategy here. 741 00:37:44,500 --> 00:37:46,500 When I'm ready to deploy, 742 00:37:46,500 --> 00:37:49,500 I'll turn on the lights, turn on the sound. 743 00:37:49,500 --> 00:37:51,500 It's going to scream just like me. 744 00:37:51,500 --> 00:37:53,500 It's going to look just like me, 745 00:37:53,500 --> 00:37:55,500 and it's going to draw all the zombies over there 746 00:37:55,500 --> 00:37:57,500 and outrun the other one. 747 00:37:57,500 --> 00:38:02,500 Hello, zombies! Here I am! 748 00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:04,500 Come and get me! 749 00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:07,500 My brain is juicy and delicious. 750 00:38:07,500 --> 00:38:09,500 That is working really, really well. 751 00:38:09,500 --> 00:38:13,500 Look at that. They're all going towards the robot. 752 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:15,500 It's working! 753 00:38:15,500 --> 00:38:17,500 And Grant plays it perfectly, 754 00:38:17,500 --> 00:38:21,500 waiting until all the zombies within hearing distance are sucked in. 755 00:38:21,500 --> 00:38:23,500 And delicious! 756 00:38:23,500 --> 00:38:25,500 Come and get me! 757 00:38:25,500 --> 00:38:27,500 So that when he finally makes a run for it, 758 00:38:27,500 --> 00:38:29,500 he has a clear path to freedom. 759 00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:33,500 Yeah! 760 00:38:33,500 --> 00:38:35,500 I made it! 761 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:40,500 First day, Grant didn't quite make it, 762 00:38:40,500 --> 00:38:44,500 so he had more motivation than any of us to make this distraction work. 763 00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:47,500 And it worked really, really well. 764 00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:50,500 My brain is juicy and delicious. 765 00:38:50,500 --> 00:38:52,500 Come and get me! 766 00:38:52,500 --> 00:38:54,500 He did it Grant-style. 767 00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:57,500 He pulled out a robot with lights and noise and yelling. 768 00:38:57,500 --> 00:39:00,500 All the zombies hoarded in on it, 769 00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:03,500 and Grant could sneak around the side and get to freedom. 770 00:39:03,500 --> 00:39:05,500 Yeah! 771 00:39:05,500 --> 00:39:07,500 I made it! 772 00:39:07,500 --> 00:39:08,500 I got to give it to him. 773 00:39:08,500 --> 00:39:10,500 I might put robot Smaia zombie kit, 774 00:39:10,500 --> 00:39:13,500 because right now all I've got is duct tape and a machete. 775 00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:17,500 So it's Tori's turn. 776 00:39:17,500 --> 00:39:20,500 And back when he visited Greg Nicotiro, 777 00:39:20,500 --> 00:39:23,500 he had a zombie makeover master class. 778 00:39:23,500 --> 00:39:25,500 Looks like you're done. 779 00:39:25,500 --> 00:39:30,500 That gave him the idea for his deceitful distraction technique. 780 00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:36,500 Let's see if I can blend in with them. 781 00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:40,500 Yep, Tori is attempting to hide in plain sight. 782 00:39:40,500 --> 00:39:44,500 Before the zombies dispersed, he hid in one of the car wrecks. 783 00:39:48,500 --> 00:39:50,500 Now he has to get back to the start line 784 00:39:50,500 --> 00:39:53,500 before completing his lap of the field. 785 00:39:55,500 --> 00:39:59,500 Will the volunteers recognize the human dressed as a zombie? 786 00:39:59,500 --> 00:40:02,500 Will his bloody decomposing disguise 787 00:40:02,500 --> 00:40:05,500 stand in the way of the zombie? 788 00:40:06,500 --> 00:40:08,500 Will he stand up to scrutiny? 789 00:40:08,500 --> 00:40:10,500 Tori's made it all the way here. 790 00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:11,500 What? 791 00:40:11,500 --> 00:40:14,500 He's made it all the way here, and he's heading back. 792 00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:19,500 But halfway to the finish line, 793 00:40:25,500 --> 00:40:27,500 he's discovered. 794 00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:39,500 Not again! 795 00:40:42,500 --> 00:40:45,500 Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! 796 00:40:45,500 --> 00:40:47,500 Fire! Fire! 797 00:40:48,500 --> 00:40:50,500 Oh, my God! 798 00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:54,500 Well, it kind of worked at first. 799 00:40:54,500 --> 00:40:56,500 I was able to sneak through the horde, 800 00:40:56,500 --> 00:40:59,500 but then at one point, a zombie recognized me, 801 00:40:59,500 --> 00:41:02,500 and then it was all over. They were all onto me. 802 00:41:02,500 --> 00:41:04,500 But it doesn't matter, because as long as one of us 803 00:41:04,500 --> 00:41:06,500 made it through in one experiment, 804 00:41:06,500 --> 00:41:08,500 that means it works, and it's busted. 805 00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:10,500 That's right. Distraction is a technique 806 00:41:10,500 --> 00:41:13,500 that allows you to escape the horde. 807 00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:15,500 This myth is busted. 808 00:41:15,500 --> 00:41:17,500 Totally busted. 809 00:41:22,500 --> 00:41:25,500 Busted, and you could say the team is, uh, 810 00:41:25,500 --> 00:41:27,500 thrilled with the result. 811 00:41:27,500 --> 00:41:30,500 When I first heard that we were going to test zombie myths, 812 00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:33,500 I had two reactions. One was, oh, my God, this is the best day ever. 813 00:41:33,500 --> 00:41:35,500 But then my next reaction was, 814 00:41:35,500 --> 00:41:38,500 how are we going to test this scientifically? 815 00:41:38,500 --> 00:41:41,500 But we actually came away with some results. 816 00:41:41,500 --> 00:41:44,500 Now, it was difficult, and the more condensed they got, 817 00:41:44,500 --> 00:41:47,500 the harder it became, until the point where it was impossible. 818 00:41:47,500 --> 00:41:51,500 However, Grant did figure out a way to distract the horde 819 00:41:51,500 --> 00:41:54,500 in order to escape. So, it's busted. 820 00:41:54,500 --> 00:41:57,500 This is the most fun I've had so long. 821 00:42:04,500 --> 00:42:08,500 Is it true that a mass of zombies 822 00:42:08,500 --> 00:42:12,500 can combine their push pressure into a door-busting force? 823 00:42:12,500 --> 00:42:14,500 Jamie, Merle... 824 00:42:14,500 --> 00:42:16,500 Come on, you want something this? 825 00:42:16,500 --> 00:42:19,500 And savage head of the undead, Adam, 826 00:42:19,500 --> 00:42:22,500 are attempting to find out. 827 00:42:22,500 --> 00:42:24,500 So far, unlike the door... 828 00:42:27,500 --> 00:42:30,500 this movie myth is bearing up. 829 00:42:30,500 --> 00:42:32,500 Jamie, don't get off! 830 00:42:33,500 --> 00:42:36,500 But our human survivors aren't going down without a fight. 831 00:42:36,500 --> 00:42:40,500 Suppose their hideout wasn't such a rickety old barn. 832 00:42:40,500 --> 00:42:43,500 So, Jamie, what do you think about this new door? 833 00:42:43,500 --> 00:42:45,500 Well, it's a lot tougher than the last one. 834 00:42:45,500 --> 00:42:47,500 This is a proper gate. 835 00:42:47,500 --> 00:42:50,500 It's got carriage blocks at the corners of all the main structural numbers. 836 00:42:50,500 --> 00:42:53,500 Something's going to have to snap for them to make it through that. 837 00:42:53,500 --> 00:42:55,500 Well, that should give them something to think about, huh? 838 00:42:55,500 --> 00:42:56,500 Yeah. 839 00:42:56,500 --> 00:42:58,500 If they think. 840 00:42:59,500 --> 00:43:02,500 My zombie horde and I are now going to attempt to breach this barn, 841 00:43:02,500 --> 00:43:05,500 except that its doors are new and improved. 842 00:43:05,500 --> 00:43:07,500 They're made of thicker wood, which is bolted together, 843 00:43:07,500 --> 00:43:09,500 and more powerful hinge points. 844 00:43:09,500 --> 00:43:12,500 I still think we're going to go through it like a mad stick. 845 00:43:15,500 --> 00:43:19,500 A crucial element of the myth is that zombies can't coordinate their push. 846 00:43:19,500 --> 00:43:23,500 They're simply straining to find food en masse. 847 00:43:23,500 --> 00:43:27,500 But for safety purposes, some ground rules need to be established. 848 00:43:28,500 --> 00:43:30,500 Okay, Adam. 849 00:43:33,500 --> 00:43:35,500 What a sight. 850 00:43:35,500 --> 00:43:38,500 Our methodology for test two is actually going to be slightly different than test one. 851 00:43:38,500 --> 00:43:42,500 Test two, Jamie and I have concerns that the doors might give way in unexpected ways 852 00:43:42,500 --> 00:43:45,500 that could be dangerous to me and our zombie volunteers. 853 00:43:45,500 --> 00:43:48,500 So, what's going to happen this time is when I get up to the door, 854 00:43:48,500 --> 00:43:53,500 I'm going to stop everyone, and we are going to slowly increase the pressure on the door. 855 00:43:53,500 --> 00:43:58,500 That way, we should be able to see if anything's going awry or not going the way we wanted to. 856 00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:01,500 We're coming for you old man. 857 00:44:03,500 --> 00:44:06,500 Here we go, three, two, one, push! 858 00:44:15,500 --> 00:44:19,500 Yep, the new and improved door isn't nearly strong enough. 859 00:44:19,500 --> 00:44:22,500 Oh, zombies, we made it! 860 00:44:29,500 --> 00:44:36,500 Not quite, because Jamie has something up his sleeve that's make or break for this myth, literally. 861 00:44:36,500 --> 00:44:39,500 So, here's the scenario. You've got a hundred hungry zombies after you. 862 00:44:39,500 --> 00:44:47,500 You've got a barn to hide in, and we've already shown that that many zombies can exert an enormous amount of pressure on something they push against. 863 00:44:47,500 --> 00:44:53,500 So, what are you going to do? What they do in the movies is they grab every spare piece of lumber they can find, 864 00:44:53,500 --> 00:44:56,500 and they nail it all over the doors and windows. 865 00:44:57,500 --> 00:44:59,500 I don't trust those hinges. 866 00:44:59,500 --> 00:45:04,500 That's what I'm going to do. We've already built a sturdy gate, but it's not quite sturdy enough, 867 00:45:04,500 --> 00:45:10,500 so I'm just going to nail the crap out of it, and we'll see whether I can hold them off that way. 868 00:45:13,500 --> 00:45:15,500 Let them sink their teeth into that. 869 00:45:15,500 --> 00:45:18,500 This is the part of the episode where things get exciting. 870 00:45:18,500 --> 00:45:19,500 Are you ready? 871 00:45:19,500 --> 00:45:20,500 Do your worst. 872 00:45:22,500 --> 00:45:24,500 I'm coming back with friends. 873 00:45:24,500 --> 00:45:31,500 We did some door reinforcement, and now, as to whether or not we will be able to make it through this door with our collective amount of force, 874 00:45:31,500 --> 00:45:33,500 I have no idea. 875 00:45:34,500 --> 00:45:36,500 Ah! 876 00:45:42,500 --> 00:45:48,500 I'm actually really curious about how good Jamie's reinforcements are and how much power we can bring to bear. 877 00:45:50,500 --> 00:45:52,500 This is awesome. 878 00:45:54,500 --> 00:45:58,500 Ready? On the count of three. One, two, three. 879 00:45:58,500 --> 00:46:03,500 Oh! I heard some cracking. Hold on. We're going to try that one more time the same thing again. 880 00:46:03,500 --> 00:46:05,500 One, two, three. Oh! 881 00:46:07,500 --> 00:46:11,500 One more time. I think we'll go through this door. You are meat hiding, man. 882 00:46:12,500 --> 00:46:13,500 Hold on. 883 00:46:14,500 --> 00:46:16,500 Three, two, one, go! 884 00:46:17,500 --> 00:46:18,500 One, go! 885 00:46:19,500 --> 00:46:21,500 Oh! It's repelled us. 886 00:46:21,500 --> 00:46:23,500 And that's bad news for the myth. 887 00:46:23,500 --> 00:46:30,500 Unlike the movies, despite all the creaking and cracking, Jamie's barn door defenses are holding. 888 00:46:30,500 --> 00:46:32,500 We're coming for you, old man. 889 00:46:32,500 --> 00:46:36,500 But if there's one thing zombies have got, it's persistence. 890 00:46:36,500 --> 00:46:38,500 There's brains in there! 891 00:46:40,500 --> 00:46:42,500 Three, two, one, go! 892 00:46:48,500 --> 00:46:50,500 Huff and puff they might. 893 00:46:53,500 --> 00:46:55,500 Yes, yes, yes, first! 894 00:46:56,500 --> 00:46:58,500 But the door remains tight. 895 00:47:02,500 --> 00:47:04,500 And Jamie does his victory dance. 896 00:47:13,500 --> 00:47:15,500 Never going to happen. 897 00:47:15,500 --> 00:47:20,500 Zombies give up, Jamie. We give up. Zombies, let's go home. 898 00:47:21,500 --> 00:47:28,500 The zombies give up. Jamie's defenses held up and our Victor lives to fight the living dead another day. 899 00:47:29,500 --> 00:47:37,500 The door was actually really frightening me. It was bowing quite severely and we had screws pop out. 900 00:47:37,500 --> 00:47:41,500 The hinges themselves are starting to curl and come inward. 901 00:47:41,500 --> 00:47:43,500 Three, two, one, go! 902 00:47:43,500 --> 00:47:47,500 But despite being compromised, it was never breached. 903 00:47:47,500 --> 00:47:54,500 I have to tell you, having been right there at the center of all the action, there was a couple of times I thought it was going to give way. 904 00:47:54,500 --> 00:48:04,500 But there was enough pieces of wood that even with the cracking and the splitting and the bending and the unrolling, I could still tell that we could have batted on that all day long we weren't going to make it through. 905 00:48:04,500 --> 00:48:07,500 So where do we stand on the collective power of zombies? 906 00:48:07,500 --> 00:48:11,500 Well, it does add up if you have enough of them, but it's not limitless. 907 00:48:11,500 --> 00:48:12,500 No, it's not. 908 00:48:12,500 --> 00:48:21,500 Yep, and with a myth that zombie power can always pop your hastily reinforced portal, well and truly busted, the day of the dead is done. 909 00:48:21,500 --> 00:48:22,500 You know what I'm really glad about? 910 00:48:22,500 --> 00:48:23,500 What's that? 911 00:48:23,500 --> 00:48:26,500 That zombies don't exist. What do you mean?