1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 Remember don't try this at home 2 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,000 You want the cliff road closure? 3 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:45,680 No mess with the hindrance. You can actually drive a Mustang up a Corvette hood and use it like ramp 4 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,680 Oh 5 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,320 This is terrifying 6 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,560 Who are the myth busters 7 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,520 Adam Savage 8 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,160 And Jamie Heineman, it's very hard on a car if you do that 9 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,880 between them more than 30 years of special effects experience 10 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:36,040 Together with Brad Himahara. This is totally crazy. Carrie Byron 11 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:43,080 Time to wreck this car and Tori Bellatio. There's something you don't see every day. They don't just tell them this 12 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,280 Oh, they put them to the test 13 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,000 All right, sir, I want to paint a scenario for you 14 00:01:55,400 --> 00:02:02,840 Okay picture in your mind's eye a winding mountain road cliffs on both sides deadly ravines below 15 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:08,320 I'm there now picture two cars driving on that road side by side each 16 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:13,000 Attempting to knock the other off out into the abyss go on now 17 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:19,480 Hollywood would have us believe that such a contest is an extended one that it is in fact very difficult to knock someone off a road 18 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:26,240 When they don't want to be but we want to find out how difficult it actually is exactly time to get our neck braces 19 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:32,520 neck braces and at the Alameda Naval Base plenty of wide open crash 20 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:34,520 tastic space 21 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:39,800 Now the myth is that if you want to run someone off the road with your car while they're in a car 22 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:45,880 It's really difficult to do attention myth Buster waters. It's time to lay out our course 23 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:52,960 At least that is what generations of Hollywood movies have led us to believe that it involves lots of crashing and resistance 24 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,960 And it is a non-trivial maneuver 25 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:01,480 But just how hard is it is the question we aim to answer today an answer 26 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:10,160 They'll find by hitting their one-mile red-con road and then each other until one of them goes over the edge of the imaginary abyss 27 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,240 This is gonna be fun. I'm ready 28 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,120 The hardest part is gonna be not letting it escalate running each other up 29 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,280 This is like 30 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,920 In close fighting it's gonna be scrappy 31 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,560 Despite the feisty prediction 32 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:48,320 The first few fender benders are more driving this daisy than a crazy all-in-broad 33 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,920 But after they suss each other out and go for it 34 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,760 Adam is immediately down and out 35 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,120 I 36 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,880 Pushing on these cars, it's actually kind of like sumo wrestling for cars 37 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:17,200 Which is a fun idea now that I think about it, but anyway just like with sumo wrestling 38 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:22,840 you're trying to use your mass to place it correctly to dominate your opponent and 39 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:29,320 Even a few inches one way or another can dramatically affect the outcome 40 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,600 So the myth is in the balance 41 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,520 There was some Hollywood style pushing and shoving but as soon as it got serious 42 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,720 Adam went down with a mad case of gravity 43 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,040 That was the hell of a bag he gave me that was fun 44 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:51,920 Let's do it again. Okay, three two one go 45 00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:54,840 More data round two 46 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,560 I'm gonna run you off at the cliff man 47 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,800 Oh 48 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:22,680 Both cars and even both drivers are well matched and the fact that 49 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:28,360 In a couple of runs one of us has been able to push the other off the road quite nicely 50 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:34,160 It's not looking so good for the myth. It's not but at one win each 51 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,760 There's more than data at stake on the deciding test 52 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,280 Who will be crowned king of the cone road? 53 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,520 I'm gonna throw you off here 54 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,440 Oh 55 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,040 That is hilarious 56 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:11,240 Well, just like in the movies. This is an actual cliffhanger. I'm hanging up the edge of the cliff 57 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,800 But I'm not dead, so we're gonna go again from right here 58 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,160 Go 59 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,080 Yeah 60 00:06:30,280 --> 00:06:32,280 Oh 61 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,640 Not for long 62 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,800 I think I died 63 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:53,160 So far not so good for the myth almost every contact led to a quick cliff top drop 64 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:56,760 The exact opposite of film folklore 65 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:58,920 Hey, yeah, baby 66 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:07,800 No mess with the hindman but there are questions still to be answered does size really matter 67 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:18,040 All right, so you guys remember the movie wanted right that's the one where we got the curving a bullet myth from 68 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:20,440 Exactly 69 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,200 We're gonna test another scene where James McAvoy is speeding down the street in his Mustang 70 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,280 Now he needs to shoot a guy 71 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:33,480 But unfortunately all the windows are bulletproof. What does he do? Well, Angelina Jolie shows up in a corvette 72 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,480 He's gonna use her as a ramp 73 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,200 She puts on the brakes 74 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,200 He accelerates 75 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,200 There's a barrel roll over the limousine 76 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,080 I'm sorry 77 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:51,640 Shoots in through the sunroof. He lands on his wheels, drives away. She drives away. Everybody's safe except for the guy in the limit 78 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,640 This is gonna be fun 79 00:07:54,440 --> 00:08:07,640 We're out here at the Alameda County Sheriff's Department, but before we start crashing cars, we've got to collect some data 80 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:14,680 So the data we need is to find out what happens when these two vehicles meet head to head 81 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:21,800 So what we need to do is measure the distance from each of the bumpers to the ground at the moment of the car jump 82 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:28,680 Now there we go. That looks great. So what we're gonna do first is take the ramp vehicle. Good luck. Break hard 83 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:32,200 Get it up to speed and then slam on the brakes 84 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:37,480 We measure how far it gets off the ground 30 40 85 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,640 Nice cool you guys want me to do it again for more data 86 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,640 I 87 00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:53,560 Think she's enjoying that a little too much 88 00:08:57,880 --> 00:08:59,880 All right, so now she's hitting the brakes 89 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,160 Look at that. It's dropping. That's crazy 90 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:08,280 Three inches out. Yeah, three inches isn't much, but I mean that's all we got to work with 91 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:17,240 Despite Carrie's dramatic deceleration the Corvette's hood has hardly dropped meaning its role as a ramp is seriously suspect 92 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,800 But it's onwards and upwards 93 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:29,240 So next is our muscle car now this thing is going to have to raise up several inches in order to clear the Corvette 94 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:35,080 All right, we're set. Okay, Carrie go ahead. Once again, Carrie guns it 95 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:43,240 But this time when she scales the scale she hits not the brake, but the gas 96 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,360 That was it that's the money shot dude. That was perfect 97 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:58,040 This is where the bumper starts now. This is what she's coming through and then she accelerates 98 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:03,720 It's pretty amazing. Look at how high it's rising. I mean that's easily three to four inches 99 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:10,760 Question is after the guys fix the height difference by modifying both cars will it be enough to get lift off? 100 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,680 So let's recap where we are. Let's tear up people 101 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:29,160 Hollywood has led us all to believe that if you're in a car and you want to run someone off the road 102 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,840 It can be quite a difficult contest 103 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,360 Oh 104 00:10:36,680 --> 00:10:38,840 But frankly so far 105 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:48,040 We haven't quite found that I think I died don't mess with the hindman, but we're not done testing 106 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,960 Yep, up next jaymie gets to play the heavyweight bad guy 107 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,320 I got a new rig 108 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,280 In hollywood mismatch car duels drag on 109 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:05,640 But doesn't the difference in mass mean the little guy is on the fast track to oblivion 110 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:10,680 Adams car weighs about 5 000 pounds. All right start your engine 111 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,480 That suv weighs 8 000 pounds 112 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:21,720 You do the math 113 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,040 Well, there's the math and theory 114 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,200 All right, here we go. And then there's the high velocity 115 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,800 In three steel and bone crunching practice 116 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,080 Adam and jaymie prefer the ladder 117 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,720 One let's go 118 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:45,480 That front bumper is terrifying. Let's see if I can give him a little work for it 119 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,960 Wow, it's like hitting a rock 120 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,640 That was an adrenaline rush 121 00:11:55,640 --> 00:12:00,920 Oh my god, this is fun. I'm giving it all I got come on 122 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,240 He's barely budging 123 00:12:10,680 --> 00:12:16,840 That all you got it felt like it felt like a lion playing with its food most of the time 124 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:24,360 There's some little car that was kind of banging on the side of this thing 125 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,760 I've played with him for a little while and then I pushed him off the road 126 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,840 The second jaymie got serious it was all over 127 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,880 But that isn't going to stop adam 128 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,160 In three we're gonna run this test one more time 129 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:46,920 Go 130 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,160 But I have one more trick up my sleeve 131 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:54,040 It's a little something law enforcement officers like to call the pit maneuver 132 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:56,760 Let's go a little faster. Shall we? 133 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:01,560 When push comes to shove the larger vehicle is gonna win. Did you want something? 134 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:07,240 But just like in martial arts the right amount of pressure applied in just the right place 135 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,720 Can actually allow a smaller opponent to dominate a larger one 136 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,640 Oh, why don't they use the pit maneuver more in the movies? 137 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,480 Well, I gotta get there screen time somehow 138 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:39,640 The pit maneuver is the final nail in the coffin by hanging back and nudging the rear 139 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,600 Taking the target car out of action is simple 140 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:51,320 So final analysis, how hard is it to run someone off the road with your car? It's not not at all 141 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:57,800 Hollywood's been getting this totally wrong myth is busted, right? Yeah. All right. Let's get out of here. I'll see you back the shop. All right 142 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,160 We are here at one of our favorite places the Alameda runway 143 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:18,280 Be careful. I don't want to mess up this page of to test the wanted myth 144 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:23,960 That you can actually drive a Mustang up a Corvette hood and use it like ramp 145 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,440 Sorry 146 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,400 Now 147 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,280 Both of our bumper's heights are set 148 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:50,840 We have the bumper height of the Corvette as if it was going to break and we have the bumper height of our 149 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,360 Mustang as if it was accelerating now. It's time to set up our pulley system 150 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,520 Now this pulley system is going to create the jump now 151 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:02,520 You've seen us tow cars hundreds of times up and down this runway almost there 152 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:09,800 What's unique about this particular tow system is that the cars are going to be traveling at two different speeds 500 feet right here 153 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:12,840 It's good to see carry unwind 154 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:17,880 Now how do you get two cars to meet up exactly in the same spot? Well, this is how we're going to do it 155 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,960 We're going to get a guide cable the guide cable will be anchored with two trench plates 156 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,560 Running the length of the runway then to get them to move 157 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:30,040 We're going to have each of the cars on a tow cable now that tow cable will be hooked through 158 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:35,960 Some snatch blocks in the center of our guide cable so that way when we start towing the vehicles 159 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,520 They're actually going to meet up in the middle 160 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,680 It sounds so simple 161 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,880 Just spin them on wheels 162 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,600 But in actual fact, it's a titanic task 163 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,080 This just works itself out somehow 164 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:53,080 With a thousand feet of cable and then a thousand feet more 165 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:58,120 Hundreds and hundreds feet of cable just laying cable all day long 166 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:05,880 It's a build that puts the heavy in heavy duty. I was thinking about getting my nipple pierced. What do you think a little big? 167 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,280 Two days into the build 168 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:10,680 I'm almost there 169 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:12,520 And the guys are close 170 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,360 Yeah, teamwork 171 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,320 Three days in and it's what we've all wanted 172 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,640 A car crash rig that's ready to rock and roll 173 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,280 All right, so we've got 174 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:34,200 2400 pounds of pure american muscle car careening down the runway as fast as it can go 175 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:40,200 Straight at a slope shaped sports car. That's 3300 pounds 176 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:44,520 We're talking about a million joules of energy right there. What do I think's gonna happen? 177 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,480 I've seen a car hit a k-rail and launch 178 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:55,400 So a ramp shaped car we could get a perfect launch straight up into the air right into the san francisco bay 179 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,800 At least that's what i'm hoping to see 180 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:03,560 All right, this is using a car as a ramp. This is the point of no return hit it 181 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:08,200 All right, Mustang is going Corvette is going 182 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,040 Who wants to make a bet that the car is going through a fence today? 183 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:18,520 If a car comes towards you run looking good. Mustang is accelerating. Here we go 184 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:21,560 Okay looking good 185 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:23,560 Pretty good Corvette's correcting 186 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,960 Oh god 187 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,480 No, no, no, no they missed 188 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,040 Oh, no, oh no 189 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,880 Damn it. Oh, we should have taken that bet. Oh god. No 190 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,600 No 191 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:47,640 Okay, well good news is I think we could still use these cars. Oh, that's the good news. Yeah 192 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:57,080 Everything was working perfectly the tow system was working but Corvette decided to go far right it broke its guide cable 193 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:02,360 The Mustang hit its mark but it kept going and as you can see it went through a fence 194 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,760 I have no idea why this went wrong. It's myth busters. We got to reset and try it again 195 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:15,560 Yep far from the pinpoint crash they were after the two cars missed by over 50 feet 196 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,320 But with both vehicles comparatively undamaged 197 00:18:20,120 --> 00:18:24,120 This ought to buff right out the guys tow them back to the start line 198 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,080 Another day another fence 199 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,800 rejig the rig 200 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:35,960 Make the guide cable more able and before you know it full car service here myth buster 201 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,560 They're good for take two 202 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:47,000 All right, we've got our jump car ready. We've got our ramp car ready. Let's tow this beast in three two one go 203 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,480 Rolling both cars rolling rolling 204 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:57,320 Come on, baby. Go go go faster go faster go faster 205 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,960 Okay, everything looks good on target. Oh god faster 206 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,760 Oh god, is this happening? Is this actually gonna happen? 207 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,080 Haha 208 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,560 That was perfect that was a crash 209 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,600 And it didn't jump back in the air 210 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,920 It's busted totally busted 211 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:42,280 Ouch, although the Mustang did gain some lift the mods to the cars hood heights 212 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,880 Were clearly not enough to mirror the movie 213 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:57,960 Coming up on myth busters 214 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:03,960 Adam and Jamie take it to the edge to tackle a two-wheel tall tail 215 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:12,440 And the movie may be busted, but for Carrie grantentory the motoring mayhem is about to really take off 216 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:29,800 While our first story involved something that hollywood makes look difficult, but which is in fact easy 217 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,120 Our second story might be the other way around 218 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,960 Genuinely excited about today try not to roll the car go on 219 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:44,120 Picture our hero being chased by the bad guys and cornered with no line of escape except an alleyway 220 00:20:44,360 --> 00:20:47,080 That is too narrow to fit the hero's car 221 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,800 I'm okay 222 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:55,240 He gets out by finding a conveniently placed curb or plank that allows him to get up onto two wheels 223 00:20:55,560 --> 00:21:02,200 Drive down the narrow alleyway to escape and the bad guys can't follow that actually sounds like it might be pretty difficult 224 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,280 That's what I was thinking. So 225 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,760 Roll cage runway 226 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:08,520 action 227 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:15,960 So can a novice driver get up on two wheels and crucially maintain balance as easily as hollywood would have his belief 228 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:23,560 Or is it a disaster waiting to happen the most important component of this myth is the car 229 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:29,080 And so we've got a normal car with normal tires and a normal suspension 230 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,320 Of course, we've added a safety harness though 231 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:34,680 The other important part of this story is how to get the car up on two wheels 232 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:39,720 And we're going to do that with this a ramp made out of aircraft-grade aluminum and it's solid as a rock 233 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:44,120 Hopefully everything goes right. We could be hitting it at about 20 miles an hour. Okay 234 00:21:44,120 --> 00:21:50,680 Now because there's a genuine risk that we might tip this car completely over we've added a roll bar 235 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,600 I personally think it'd be great to roll it, but they tell me that's bad 236 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,320 That looks beautiful 237 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:05,000 In tinsel town any old curb or plank will enable two wheel gymnastics 238 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,800 absolutely perfect 239 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:13,240 But adam and jayney have given the myth its best possible shot with a long gently sloping ramp 240 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,280 High enough to tip the car over its center of gravity 241 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:21,320 And with one more look from the top of the ramp. This is terrifying 242 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:26,520 First timer jayney is about to flirt with a serious car accident. Come on in 243 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,200 His aim is to literally teeter on the edge of disaster 244 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,640 Awesome, I tell you what 245 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,680 That right there is something you don't want to think too much about because 246 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,880 If you think about it 247 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,040 You ain't gonna do it 248 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,080 Fear factor aside the result is pretty clear 249 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,040 Yeah 250 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:07,080 Jamie may be excited, but he's nowhere near replicating the first time ease and control of the novice movie maneuver 251 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:12,840 It's not until his final attempt that he even gets it up in a wild careening curve 252 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,400 Oh 253 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:27,400 I should reiterate that this myth is that it's easy to get a car up on two wheels and drive it around that was cool 254 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,080 Now granted I did get the car up for a little bit 255 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:36,920 But getting complete control and driving it wherever you want is a whole different kettle of fish 256 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,560 Can I try? Oh, yeah 257 00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:42,120 Let me out 258 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,360 And I know if I keep pushing it the way that I have been 259 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:49,720 I'm gonna roll the car. I just know it 260 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,480 Well, here goes nothing 261 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,000 So 262 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:00,840 You're a halfway off can adam tip this myth in the right direction 263 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:04,680 Straight up seriously 264 00:24:06,360 --> 00:24:08,360 Crap or onto its rhythm 265 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,640 Adam rolled up the ramp straight off it and gravity did its thing 266 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:24,680 That crazy intense the first time you hit the ramp is completely intense 267 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:35,960 It's very disconcerting going again. So disconcerting that I like turn the wheel like this and plan to the ground 268 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,200 I planned into the ground kind of bump my head. Well, don't do that 269 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,280 While they make it look easy on the movies 270 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,680 Clearly it's going to take more than a few hours to get this down 271 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,960 Frankly, I think we need a little help 272 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:09,160 Q stunt driving legend james smith because to find out if a near novice could master this movie move 273 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:12,680 Adam and jayme need a few top two-wheeled tips 274 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,240 Oh 275 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:18,920 Wow 276 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:36,920 Well that didn't work at all that was more of a crash than it was a jump 277 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,920 Yeah, but the Mustang started to ride up the corvette like it was a ramp 278 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,880 I really thought it was going to work for just like this long 279 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,520 All right. Well, then why don't we give this myth some advantages 280 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:52,280 What if we lower the ramp car even more and we take the jump car and increase the height of its bumper? 281 00:25:52,360 --> 00:25:55,240 Maybe we can get a jump then. Yeah, you know what? It's worth a shot 282 00:25:55,320 --> 00:26:00,840 This is going to be the best car crashing episode ever or jumping. Yeah, or jumping 283 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,080 So 284 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:13,560 We're back at the Alameda runway to test our wanted car jump myth now back at the shop 285 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,520 We took a corvette and we cut out the suspension 286 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:23,560 And we put super skinny tires on it to get it as low as possible. All right 287 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:26,920 That's what I call low 288 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:30,040 Got the same tow rig the same guide system 289 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:35,240 We're going to set up the same as before and hopefully this time will actually get a jump 290 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:41,000 Not only are we going to make the corvette more ramp like but we're also going to help along the Mustang 291 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:45,400 We made it a lot lighter. It does not even have the weight of the engine in it anymore 292 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:52,440 So the front end is way jacked up. I have a feeling when these two meet we might see some movie results 293 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:56,120 We might actually see this car jump that car 294 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,560 So 295 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,160 All right, this is test two enhanced vehicles 296 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:09,000 To see if we can replicate the results everyone ready. Oh, yeah 297 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:11,160 in three 298 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:12,200 two 299 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,160 one 300 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:14,680 hit it 301 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,120 Corvettes moving 302 00:27:16,120 --> 00:27:20,280 Mustangs moving looking good so far everything looks like it's online 303 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,720 Everything doing oh gosh 304 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:29,320 Yeah, that's good. It's okay. It's good. It's good. Look at how fast the mugs are going 305 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:47,800 That's a head-on collision that's worth seeing again and again and again 306 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:54,120 This test could not have gone any better. I mean it was pretty much a perfect test 307 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:58,360 We got the vehicles going at the speeds from the movie. They crashed exactly like the movie 308 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:02,840 We even got the Mustang to do a barrel roll. However, it's still busted 309 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,040 But man that was awesome 310 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,040 I think the problem is this is like 311 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:19,480 Driving up a ramp but hitting the curb first because you still have to get over that sort of initial bump in front of the Corvette 312 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:24,040 Not quite ramp like just yet. I have a feeling we can remedy that 313 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:32,360 Yep, you might say it's time to ramp it up 314 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:41,480 Do not try what you are about to see at home or what you call experts 315 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:47,640 After both tests we're having the same problem 316 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:53,080 We're getting more of a crash and less of a jump like in the movie and the reason why is because when the two vehicles meet 317 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:59,240 Their bumpers meet before the wheel of the jump vehicle has a chance to get up onto the hood of the ramp vehicle 318 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:01,240 So we're getting more of a crash less of a jump 319 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:04,920 Now the way we're going to fix that is with this 320 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:09,720 We're going to build a ramp and the ramp is going to actually attach to the ramp vehicle 321 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:15,720 And it will move towards the jump vehicle. This way the jump vehicle will have a chance to transition its wheels 322 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:19,720 Up onto the hood and we'll see if we'll get the car to jump like in the movie 323 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:28,200 And with a third and final Corvette it's too bad we got to wreck this one too 324 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,480 It's time to ramp up the up ramp 325 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:36,440 What i'm doing right now is laying down steel sheet. It's eighth inch thick 326 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:41,240 I'm going to weld that to the frame of the Corvette. Want to know how to f*** car enthusiasts? 327 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:45,640 Oops 328 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:48,840 This is going to help take up the weight of the other car 329 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:54,040 I'm also reinforcing the entire ramp with two inch square steel tube 330 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:59,240 And that's going to make sure that our ramp doesn't just collapse once the other car hits it 331 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:04,120 That seems sturdy enough if that happens all we're going to get is a head on collision 332 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:15,080 So we're back at the runway at Alameda to try and see if we can turn a Corvette into a ramp 333 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:19,720 You guys ready to see a car fly? 334 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:22,280 This is going to be awesome 335 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:26,600 So we've got the exact same setup as before with the two cars being towed at each other 336 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:31,480 The only difference this time is that the ramp car can't go as fast as it did before 337 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:33,080 There we go 338 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:37,640 The reason is that it's got a ramp attached to it that's scraping the ground 339 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:39,640 Let's see if this works 340 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:43,720 I don't know about you, but I'm ready to see a car using another car as a ramp 341 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:49,160 Well, I think we've done everything we possibly could to make this happen. I got a really good feeling about this 342 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:54,760 At this point, we're taking this myth to the extremely ridiculous 343 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:58,280 And even adding a ramp to the front of the Corvette 344 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,160 Okay, take it away when you're ready 345 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:05,240 I still don't think we're going to get the same outcome as the movie 346 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:10,200 I I just think that the Corvette doesn't have the structural integrity to take the weight of the Mustang 347 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:12,760 Ramp is moving 348 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:14,760 The Mustang is moving 349 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:17,640 The Mustang looks like it's coming straight for us 350 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,320 Is that is that an optical illusion? 351 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,040 Let's see if it strains out. No 352 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:26,120 Oh 353 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:31,240 Ramps over there the Mustangs in the weeds. This is clearly a recent 354 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,000 But after this much practice 355 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:37,800 That's it 356 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:42,920 We're ready that barely takes no time at all. All right. Hopefully this time it goes straight 357 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:50,120 And with the rig rejigged take it away the team gives this movie myth one last chance 358 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:55,320 Guys moving okay, my stank's moving. It's really straight. Yeah, it's going better 359 00:31:55,720 --> 00:32:01,880 You can get speed. Here we go. Go faster. Go faster. Go faster. Oh, here we go. It's happening 360 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,040 Oh 361 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:20,200 All right, it didn't land and drive off a damage, but it soared 362 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,840 I mean, it's still busted, but that was amazing. Yes 363 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:28,440 God oh moly that was cool 364 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:48,120 We did it we finally got the car to soar. Yeah, we might have cheated quite a bit by adding the ramp 365 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,280 But you can see where the wheel went up the ramp 366 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:54,120 Now there's no word head on collision gouge into the hood 367 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:58,680 The wheel went over the windshield the car flew it did a barrel roll 368 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:04,440 Just like in the movie. However, what you didn't see in the movie is the damaged ramp car 369 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:07,880 And the jump car is upside down 370 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:14,440 Completely totaled this one's still busted, but man that was awesome 371 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,960 While the ramp did let the Mustang bridge the gap onto the Corvette's hood 372 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:24,040 Neither car escaped unscathed 373 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,760 Meaning even with the ramp up this myth is going down 374 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,440 Look, she's still rolling. We got a ride home 375 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:38,200 Awesome. Finally. I think this is the first. Okay, five bucks says we're gonna crash through the gate 376 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:49,320 Look deep into my eyes 377 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:53,880 What does this pendulum have to do with today's story? Actually everything watch this 378 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:59,000 Now it's an upside down pendulum or as an engineer would refer to it a reverse pendulum 379 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:03,160 Which is exactly what our car will be if we successfully get it up on two wheels 380 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:07,160 That is a center of gravity that's high and a pivot point. That's low 381 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:12,760 There are entire circus arts devoted to finding the balance point in a reverse pendulum arrangement 382 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:18,440 And I have studied a few look ma one hand. That's why I think I'm going to do really well at today's test 383 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,040 I'm okay 384 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:33,800 So far adam and jamie have failed to pull out the supposedly simple two-wheeled movie maneuver 385 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:38,040 This is terrifying 386 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:41,400 But to give them if a chance they've called in the cavalry 387 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:47,080 A word about our stunt driver today james smith. He has been doing this for 10 years 388 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:49,800 Oh 389 00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:51,240 Wow 390 00:34:51,240 --> 00:34:54,040 Does it for television movies even live shows? 391 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:58,600 So is it a little steeper than you expected and you might know his work from the transformer films 392 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:01,000 Where he's driven for the bumblebee 393 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:04,040 We're near at the balance point, but this gives you an idea of where you can actually take a car 394 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:08,840 Yeah, if anyone can teach jane and I how to get up on two wheels, it's him 395 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,960 It seems like you're about ready to go over. I guess you are 396 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:17,880 Pretty close now just speed up and I'll drop it down like that 397 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,200 That's just that's just wrong 398 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:29,880 That's that's nuts 399 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:35,800 Getting it up there. It seems sort of like a tight rope 400 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,760 Oh 401 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:40,600 Holy crap 402 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:47,080 Wow, it feels like we're completely out of control. He's taking the wheel and he's just kind of feathering it back and forth and 403 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:52,760 It it just seems like you're about ready to roll right over. I cannot believe this is possible 404 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:55,320 It's crazy 405 00:35:56,840 --> 00:36:02,920 Wow, this is completely intense. I can reach out and touch the ground from here to turn around to the right 406 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:05,880 Oh my gosh 407 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:10,600 And then with this wind I gotta I gotta lean it even harder with the wind. Oh my god, you're gonna scrape the mirror. That's insane 408 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:16,280 That's the show 409 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,280 So you're ready to do this? No 410 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:20,440 All right, well, let's do it anyway 411 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:25,560 How to tell if this silver screen stunt is even remotely possible for a pair of 412 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:29,880 Non-professionals I prefer just to like do a circle and just kind of roll in at 20 miles an hour 413 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:35,880 Just and it gives you a lot kind of chance to breathe. Okay. This is literally where the rubber leaves the road 414 00:36:37,240 --> 00:36:43,240 With some basic instruction under his belt to match the movies. Jamie has to nail this first time out 415 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,160 There you go 416 00:36:53,720 --> 00:36:59,480 Uh hit my head hard. Uh, yeah, but all Jamie nailed was his head 417 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:02,840 I got your hat Jamie 418 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:07,240 On the verge of rolling Jamie yanked back from the edge of disaster too fast 419 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:12,840 And landed violently 420 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:17,320 It's very telling if I do something that throws my hat off 421 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:26,360 Is beret bailed because Jamie incurred a serious with rash injury in pain and a danger of causing lasting damage 422 00:37:27,720 --> 00:37:33,720 He takes the safe option. I think I should probably stand down, you know, repeating injuries and all that. Okay 423 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:36,440 As much as it irks me 424 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:41,560 I just want to point out here that for Jamie to actually pull out of this experiment because of an injury 425 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:44,280 is pretty significant and relatively 426 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:48,520 Unprecedented and if further proof was needed here we go 427 00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:53,080 That this is not an achievable amateur maneuver 428 00:37:56,680 --> 00:38:01,480 Go a little faster than the rear wheel won't bump the ramp adam spends the next four hours 429 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,960 Keep doing that and just roll a little bit more failing to get it up 430 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:15,640 What makes this stunt so difficult is that while you can work your way up incrementally to find the tipping point 431 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:22,040 Once you get there well, it's a tipping point 432 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:28,120 You felt the danger and you reacted that's awesome. And if you go too far you roll the car 433 00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:30,760 Yeah 434 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:37,000 If you don't go far enough you come slamming back down and you get a neck ache like I've got 435 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:46,120 So the only way you get past this is by doing it over and over until your reflexes become 436 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:53,000 Automatic as to what you should do when you're at that tipping point. Yep. Keep into it. There you go. There you go. There you go 437 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:55,640 You gotta get a little throttle 438 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:06,760 Woo. Yeah, that's awesome. At last adam appears to have the hang of hanging around on two wheels 439 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:18,840 And being the obsessive perfectionist that he is he has to have just one more try 440 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:30,120 Oh 441 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:40,040 Dave the medic please come down to the site 442 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:45,080 We are okay. We're okay. We're upside down, but we're okay 443 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:50,600 Oh, okay, so I figured out what the outer limit was 444 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:54,600 Don't release your belt until you're ready because you'll fall. Yeah 445 00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:58,760 All right, we're coming out 446 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:08,520 Like giving birth 447 00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:13,160 Hey, this is why we can't have nice things 448 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:19,640 So that happened 449 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:26,040 I'm still a little bit high on the adrenaline rush of the feeling like it's going okay. It's going okay. Okay. It's not going okay 450 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:28,040 Okay, it's really not going okay 451 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:33,080 And I got a little bit of a cut, but I'm fine. That was awesome 452 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:39,480 That was awesome. Thank you sir 453 00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:46,200 Well, if it's worth doing it's worth overdoing 454 00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:53,640 So we got to call it driving on two wheels is easy according to the movies. Where do we stand? 455 00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:59,320 Not nah, this one's totally busted. It's hard. It's also fun, but you know 456 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:05,240 It's dangerous and to get to where you're any good and reliable at it. It's one whole heck of a lot of work 457 00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:07,640 Yeah, only in the hands of experts 458 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:13,480 Well looks like we're walking I guess so 459 00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:20,040 He's amazing. He's great as an arrow