1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:17,000 MUSIC 2 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,000 What are you laughing at? 3 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,000 Just the front page of the internet. 4 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,000 Have you seen this one? 5 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,000 Uh, yeah, read it. 6 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,000 How about this one? 7 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Read it. 8 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,000 You know, it really should consider going digital, don't you think? 9 00:00:43,000 --> 00:01:07,000 MUSIC 10 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,000 Jamie, do you know what reddit is? 11 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 Other than the sound of frogmakes? 12 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,000 Nice. Uh, no, reddit is actually an online community 13 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,000 discussing pretty much everything, every single day. 14 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,000 They call themselves the front page of the internet 15 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,000 and that's not far from the truth. 16 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,000 I was kidding, I know what reddit is, but what's that mean to us? 17 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,000 Obviously, you know, we couldn't do this show 18 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,000 without the submissions we get from fans. 19 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,000 And seeing an opportunity because we're very popular on reddit, 20 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,000 I went on the site a few months ago and solicited ideas 21 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:37,000 that we could test on a MythBusters reddit-based episode. 22 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Did it work? 23 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,000 Actually, gangbusters. 24 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,000 We got over 7,000 responses. 25 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,000 Now, once we weeded out the ones that were not family-friendly, 26 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,000 not good for television, and were just plain gross and disgusting, 27 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,000 you know who you are. 28 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,000 We were actually able to get several that are eminently testable by us. 29 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,000 Like what? 30 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,000 Well, later we'll be throwing buster from a helicopter. 31 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,000 Go! There it goes! 32 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,000 Ha ha ha ha ha ha! 33 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,000 Trying to punch our way out of a paper bag. 34 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,000 And fans wanted a gratuitous explosion, and I think we should oblige. 35 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,000 Naturally. 36 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,000 But first, redditors wanted us to test whether a fart is visible 37 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,000 using thermal imaging technology. 38 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,000 There's a viral video that purports to show this, 39 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,000 and they want us to test whether it's true. 40 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,000 Can we save fart? 41 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,000 It's our last season. What are they gonna do? Fire us? 42 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,000 From the very beginning... 43 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 the most popular fan submissions... 44 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,000 I allocate myself to six gas passings per day. 45 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,000 have been myths about gas emissions. 46 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,000 flattest. 47 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,000 Hey, we got one! 48 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,000 So stand by for another detour down under. 49 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Because Reddit wants to know if this is a viral video fake 50 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,000 or flatulent fact. 51 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,000 And Adam's starting at the bottom. 52 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:55,000 The last time on Mythbusters we attempted to catch a flattest on film, 53 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,000 it was devilishly difficult. 54 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,000 You got one? 55 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,000 I think so. 56 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,000 No. 57 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Nothing. 58 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,000 We still hope to do this experiment with a real human. 59 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,000 Flatus, which is why I'm drinking all this lovely carbonated seltzer water. 60 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,000 But just in case that does not work. 61 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,000 Oh, wait. 62 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,000 No, I gotta pee. 63 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:23,000 I am planning to build a machine that can also eject a flattest. 64 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,000 That's what all this equipment is. 65 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,000 It will soon be a machine that can fart. 66 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:34,000 The basic gist of my flattest generator design is that it needs to be at body temperature. 67 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,000 That's the temperature our home-built flattest are. 68 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:41,000 So I'm going to generate the flattest from inside a gas chamber, 69 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,000 floating in a water bath that will be kept at human body temperature. 70 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,000 That might not be clear right now, but it will once I start to build it. 71 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,000 Ah, f***! 72 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,000 That was a complete and total disaster. 73 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Adam's demo may be a while longer than expected. 74 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,000 Ah! 75 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Meanwhile, here's a high-shot Heinemann talking tech. 76 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:08,000 So the story here goes that you can use a thermal imaging camera to see a flattest. 77 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:13,000 We've ended up using these quite a bit on the show to tell whether things are hot or cold. 78 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,000 Like some demented elf. 79 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:20,000 And you can see by looking at the image of my face that the bright yellow areas are the hot ones. 80 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,000 The darker blue ones, like my hat, are colder. 81 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:30,000 So given that gas coming out of my body should probably be about the same temperature as my body, 82 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,000 you would think that it would show up. 83 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,000 Yep, a thermal camera measures infrared light. 84 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,000 Just putting my hand down. 85 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,000 Calculates temperature and renders a scaled image from the data. 86 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,000 Older technology does so in black and white. 87 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:51,000 Modern, ultra-sensitive cameras like ours have a full range of color. 88 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,000 But can it really pick up hot air? 89 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,000 With no natural flatus forthcoming... 90 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,000 Yeah. 91 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,000 Oh, wrong end. 92 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Adam, I'm going to build a fart maker. 93 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,000 I'm going to make a fancy fart maker. 94 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Fast-forward production on his magnificent machine to produce human-temperature flatus. 95 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,000 Perfect! 96 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:28,000 Alright. 97 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Okay. 98 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Here's how this works. 99 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,000 Clearly inside, I've got an air chamber. 100 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,000 That's where the farts are formed. 101 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Around that, I have a water bath, which I will keep to a constant human body temperature. 102 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:47,000 I also have an ambient thermocouple inside the air chamber telling me what the temperature is inside there. 103 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:53,000 When that gets to 98.6, I'm going to let fly, literally, let fly with this. 104 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:57,000 Uh-huh. 105 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:02,000 And we're going to see if that's visible under our thermal imaging camera. 106 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,000 While Adam waits for his wind machine to warm to the occasion... 107 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,000 Are we allowed to show this on television? 108 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,000 I can't believe we are. 109 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,000 It's on to your second suggestion. 110 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,000 So what's next? 111 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,000 Next up is a bad day for Buster. 112 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:26,000 Basically, Redditors want to know what would happen to Buster if we threw him out of a helicopter while he's inside of one of those giant inflatable hamster balls? 113 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,000 A **** 114 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,000 Right, but that's a brand name, so we can't say ****, so we call it a hamster ball. 115 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:37,000 Redditors want to know if the inflatable ball would break Buster's fall and allow him to safely leave a helicopter without a parachute. 116 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,000 If it turns out to be safe, can I do it? 117 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,000 Knock yourself out. 118 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:46,000 In this final season fling, Buster's being chucked from a chopper in style. 119 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,000 This is going to be big. 120 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:53,000 All right, Reddit, you asked for it and we are going to do it. 121 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:54,000 Shut up. 122 00:06:54,000 --> 00:07:00,000 I'm standing in a runway in Half Moon Bay, California, about 30 minutes south of Mythbusters shop. 123 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,000 It's only going to hurt for a little bit. 124 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:03,000 Just for an instant. 125 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:08,000 And soon Buster will perform another in a long line of Darwin and Wendell. 126 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Type stunts. 127 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:15,000 He's going to figure out if this is a viable method of survival when you're thrown from a helicopter. 128 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:20,000 But first, of course, I'm going to need to take it out for a spin. 129 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:28,000 It was one of Reddits most popular suggestions and opinion is divided on the potential result. 130 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:33,000 The math says that the ball's largest surface area will slow Buster's fall. 131 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:40,000 The math says that the ball's largest surface area will slow Buster's terminal velocity by more than half. 132 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,000 And it will also cushion his impact like an airbag. 133 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,000 But will it make the thousand foot fall survivable? 134 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:54,000 To find out, Buster's ride arrives. The big dog. 135 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,000 Sharp-eyed Mythbuster fans will recognize this helicopter. 136 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,000 It's been on our show before. 137 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:08,000 Over ten years ago, I actually sat in the open door and dropped Buster in an inflatable wrap. 138 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,000 The Sikorsky will be doing the heavy lifting. 139 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:16,000 But in this final season epic, he won't be flying solo. 140 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,000 So that we can give you Redditors the best possible footage of what happens here. 141 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:29,000 We've hired a specialized, separate helicopter with its own carbon fiber gyro-stabilized camera thingabobby. 142 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,000 It's going to be great. 143 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Maybe not for Buster, who gets to be the fall guy not once, but twice. 144 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,000 Once in the ball and once as a control without. 145 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,000 But how will his injuries be measured? 146 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:46,000 We've used electronics in the past to measure shock loads to things that we're testing. 147 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:53,000 But there's an inherent problem with them in that a lot of this stuff that we do is so violent 148 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:58,000 that we break the instrumentation in the process and we don't get our measurements. 149 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:05,000 So we've gotten in the habit of using these things, their shock watches, and they're pretty basic and foolproof. 150 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:11,000 I'm putting 50G shock watches on the head and I'm going to be putting 100G shock watches on the chest, 151 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,000 which is what it takes to kill somebody there. 152 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,000 Here's how this is going to work. 153 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,000 Alright Buster, here you go. 154 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,000 Three, two, one. 155 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:27,000 Buster and I in this helicopter are going to fly to a thousand feet. 156 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,000 Have a nice flight there guy. 157 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,000 Thank you, or did you mean Buster? 158 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:32,000 I'm not Buster. 159 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,000 Okay, cool. 160 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,000 You know I don't care so much about it. 161 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:41,000 When we get to a thousand feet, I'm going to drop that sandbag to make sure we're aimed correctly. 162 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,000 Well, here we go. 163 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:48,000 I will then cut Buster's seat belt, kick him out of the helicopter and drop him on the target. 164 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:53,000 That's our control to see what happens when Buster falls without anything breaking his fall. 165 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,000 That is so cool. 166 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,000 That is so cool. 167 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,000 And we're 500 feet above the ground. 168 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,000 Look at that. 169 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,000 The view from up here is absolutely magnificent. 170 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,000 We're at 800 feet. 171 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:35,000 Unpredictable winds won't affect the velocity of Buster's impact, 172 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:40,000 but too much sideways drift could be a danger for those below. 173 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,000 We're at a thousand feet. 174 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,000 Alright, we are in proper position to make sure our aiming is good. 175 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,000 I'm about to drop the sandbag. 176 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,000 Here we go. 177 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,000 In, three, two, one. 178 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,000 There's the sandbag all the way. 179 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,000 Here comes the sandbag. 180 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,000 We've got a reposition here. 181 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,000 Okay, Adam, I'm ready. 182 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,000 Copy that. It's time to drop Buster's. 183 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,000 First I'm going to cut his seat belt. 184 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,000 There we go. 185 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,000 Ladies and gentlemen, this is a misbuster's control. 186 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,000 Control. 187 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,000 There he goes. 188 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,000 That was beautiful. 189 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,000 Man, that looks terrifying. 190 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,000 Alright, senators. 191 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,000 Still to come. 192 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,000 Are you ready? 193 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,000 This is a great day for an experiment. 194 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Ladies and gentlemen, let's crumble. 195 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,000 Alright, Reddit, here we go. 196 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,000 We produce the human body temperature poop. 197 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,000 The internet called, misbusters delivered. 198 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,000 That was awesome. 199 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,000 I love my job. 200 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,000 They're mythbusters. 201 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:22,000 From the very beginning, fan feedback has been integral to the mythbusters MO. 202 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,000 No more car! 203 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:30,000 In this final season, it's come full circle with a Reddit special. 204 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:35,000 We are starting with what's called an AMA and ask me anything in which I log into Reddit. 205 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,000 That's the best question ever. 206 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,000 And take open questions from the entire user base. 207 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,000 The result? 208 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:46,000 Can an inflatable hamster ball save Buster from a thousand foot fall? 209 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,000 I think he might have pooped himself. 210 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,000 Alright, so for our control, Buster's dead. 211 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:58,000 Most importantly, the sensors worked and if they worked in this case, 212 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,000 they'll work inside the inflatable. 213 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:06,000 Every single shock watch was tripped with a red line indicating a lethal impact. 214 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:13,000 And no wonder, the math says Buster hit the ground at an estimated 120 miles per hour. 215 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,000 So, bring on the ball. 216 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:21,000 Getting Buster into this inflatable and getting him all hooked up and rigged on the helicopter. 217 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,000 Turns out there's nothing I can't find a way to do. 218 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:28,000 A little more involved than just chucking him in the chopper. 219 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,000 It's gonna be tricky. 220 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:36,000 That's the coolest thing I've ever seen him do. 221 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:43,000 Now to insert Buster, who is once again covered in data collection shock watches. 222 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,000 There are a couple of things to consider if you're talking about the potential 223 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,000 for one of these inflatable balls to save your life. 224 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,000 Come on, Buster! Hold on! 225 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,000 Stop. 226 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,000 The first is the cushioning. It'll help. 227 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:59,000 The second is its terminal velocity and that's determined by its surface area and its weight. 228 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:04,000 Yes! Come on, Buster! 229 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,000 Okay, wait. 230 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:12,000 A feather has more surface area than a ball bearing of the same weight and so it's gonna fall slower. 231 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:17,000 I think... Oh, stop. 232 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,000 Yeah, stop. 233 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,000 Okay, just seemed like too much fun to not keep doing that. 234 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:26,000 We know that Buster by himself is gonna fall at about 120-some miles per hour. 235 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:31,000 We'd estimate that the ball, however, is gonna fall at about 50 miles per hour. 236 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,000 There we go! 237 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:33,000 Yeah, there we go! 238 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,000 Whether it's enough or not to save your life, we don't know yet. 239 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,000 That was awesome. 240 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,000 Who knew that that was gonna be one of the hardest parts of this story to do? 241 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:46,000 There we go. 242 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:47,000 Right foot. 243 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:51,000 With Buster poised, Adam takes his bird's eye seat. 244 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,000 Hey! We're in. 245 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:56,000 Alright! 246 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:57,000 Awesome. 247 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,000 The ball is rigged to be released from the cockpit. 248 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,000 There we go. 249 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,000 Stand by for lift off. 250 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:11,000 Alright, this is how this is gonna work. 251 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:16,000 Buster, inside the hamster ball, will be hanging below this helicopter on a tether. 252 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:23,000 Now, because this beautiful machine is made for lifting and hauling, it's got a quick release on its underside. 253 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,000 Alright, here we go. 254 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:30,000 So once we fly up to a thousand feet, we're going to pull that quick release, drop Buster, 255 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:35,000 and I'll be able to watch his fall from right here, looking down. 256 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,000 What a lovely day! 257 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,000 What a lovely day! 258 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,000 What a lovely day! 259 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,000 What a lovely day! 260 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,000 What a lovely day! 261 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:52,000 This may seem like all fun and games, but actually we've got some serious concerns here. 262 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:57,000 We've got a lot of wind, we've got a long rope, and a helicopter. 263 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:03,000 You know, if something goes where it's not supposed to go, we could be in serious trouble. 264 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:11,000 Once again, drift is a dangerous logistical factor, but experimentally, the key variable is speed on impact, 265 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,000 and the drop conditions are identical to the control. 266 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:26,000 Three, two, one. There it goes. 267 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,000 And away she goes. 268 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:28,000 Oh! 269 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:37,000 Boom! 270 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,000 Ha ha ha ha! 271 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:47,000 Well, I tell you one thing, Buster seems like he's a lot better off than he was without that ball. 272 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,000 Let's go see how he turned out. 273 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:56,000 Here it is, Reddit. Did the reduction in terminal velocity and a giant airbag save Buster? 274 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,000 Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead. 275 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,000 Ugh, very dead. 276 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,000 Wow, that's the last time I jumped out of an airplane to one of these things. 277 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:12,000 Three, two, one. Releasing. And away she goes. 278 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:24,000 Well, Buster didn't survive, and when you think about it, the thickness of the cushion here is, well, it's kind of like a nice, soft mattress. 279 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:32,000 And if you were dropped from a thousand feet to land on your mattress, I don't think you'd survive either. 280 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,000 Sorry, Buster. 281 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:41,000 Even at 50 miles per hour, the cushion of air couldn't slow his deceleration enough to prevent a fatal impact. 282 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:48,000 But the guys can't leave it there. They have one more sleeve and one more trick. 283 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,000 I seem to remember. Not in the distant past. 284 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,000 Bubble packaging. 285 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,000 Did a pretty good job of breaking my ball. 286 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:00,000 I'm okay. 287 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:16,000 Yep, using their extensive experience with crash testing jummies and Buster, the guys have a big job ahead, filling the ball with their favorite shock resistant material. 288 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:24,000 Meanwhile, it's back to the shop to find out if a thermal camera really can catch a rear guard action in action. 289 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:32,000 Well, I just polished off my fourth pint of carbonated water, and nothing is happening. 290 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,000 But this is why I started building the machine in the first place. 291 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,000 All right, Mr. Ironman, I got the correct temperature. 292 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:45,000 With Adam's machine and body temperature, that thing looks like a big **** that's farting. 293 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,000 Read it. Stand by to have your curiosity cured. 294 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,000 All right, read it. Here we go. 295 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:58,000 I'm going to produce the human body temperature pood on the thermal imaging camera and see if it registers. 296 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,000 Here we go. Three, two, one. 297 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,000 Anything? This is meant to kill me. 298 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,000 Nothing. 299 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,000 Nothing. 300 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,000 Nothing. 301 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,000 Nothing. 302 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,000 It sounds great though. 303 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,000 I know. 304 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,000 Just saying. 305 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:28,000 It might be music to Jamie's ears, but even in close up. 306 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,000 Here we go. 307 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,000 This myth is looking busted. 308 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,000 Nothing at all. 309 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:46,000 I can see the nozzle's actually heating up quite a bit from the air going through it. 310 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,000 Right. 311 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,000 There's no indication of any kind of gas coming out of it. 312 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,000 Okay. 313 00:19:53,000 --> 00:20:02,000 So just to recap, we built what I consider to be the most advanced artificial farting device yet devised by nature and the skill of man. 314 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:09,000 And if we can't see a fart coming out of this thing, well, it's just not going to happen. 315 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,000 Yep, and it's down to density. 316 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:16,000 Low density gas emits almost no infrared light. 317 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,000 So how exactly was the original faked? 318 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,000 Adam fires up an old black and white camera for a demo. 319 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:30,000 A tube and some freezing cold compressed air often used in electronics for making circuits cold. 320 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,000 Watch what it does here. 321 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,000 Thermal imaging camera. Here we come. 322 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,000 Oh yeah, look at that. 323 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,000 That looks exact. 324 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,000 Oh, woo. 325 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,000 Hey, that's cold. 326 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,000 Woo. 327 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,000 Don't try that at home. 328 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,000 Of course, eagle-eyed viewers will have noted the flaw in the fake. 329 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:49,000 Like Adam just showed, the gas in the viral video was colder than the surrounding atmosphere. 330 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,000 That's because it was dark. 331 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,000 It should be warmer than the surrounding atmosphere. 332 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,000 So if you're going to cheat it, you need steam. 333 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,000 Like this. 334 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,000 So, sorry guys, I got to tell you, you got it all basquards. 335 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:17,000 It's no shambo. It's Rocky vs. Paper. 336 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,000 You look hot. I mean, as in warm. 337 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,000 I've just finished my workout. 338 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:32,000 Yeah. So what's next? 339 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:36,000 Well, you know on MythBusters we've done a whole bunch of idiomatic phrases, right? 340 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:37,000 More than you can shake a stick at. 341 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,000 Nice. See what you did there. 342 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:43,000 Well, one of the best suggestions to come through our Reddit inbox was the phrase, 343 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,000 you can't punch your way out of a paper bag. 344 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:49,000 So the myth is that it's impossible to punch your way out of a paper bag. 345 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,000 No, because the phrase is always spoken in context. 346 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,000 It means when you say to someone, you can't punch your way out of a paper bag, 347 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,000 you mean that they're a weakling, ergo. 348 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:01,000 The myth is that punching your way out of a paper bag should be trivially easy. 349 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,000 Well, you're not going to fit into a paper bag. 350 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,000 What? So you got to make me a man-sized paper bag? 351 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,000 Bucks my way out of. 352 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,000 You can still rip your way out, though. 353 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:13,000 Right. You've got to make it big enough where only a punch is going to get me out of that bag. 354 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,000 Oh, I'm totally feeling it. Bring it on. Come on, paper. 355 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,000 Oh, yeah. You want a little? 356 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,000 Where'd Jamie go? Come on. 357 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:28,000 Jamie? He hit the shop for some science on why this idiom may not be as cut and dried as it seems. 358 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:32,000 Well, the thing is that a punch involves two components. 359 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:37,000 One is the fist, which is moving, and the other is the target, which is not. 360 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:43,000 Now, if the target actually starts to move, then everything's different. That's a game changer. 361 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:50,000 To demonstrate the difference between a stationary and a moving target, Adam sets up a load cell, 362 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,000 a device that registers force in pounds. 363 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,000 Three, two, one. 364 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:02,000 Look at that. About 35 pounds forced to push through that. 365 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,000 Yeah. This could have totally done it. 366 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:10,000 Yep. Anyone can apply that amount of force, but... 367 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Loose piece of paper, load cell. 368 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,000 Point five pounds of force. 369 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:24,000 If the paper is able to move, Adam can't register anything close to the required 35 pounds. 370 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:30,000 That is the key. The paper has to be able to move. Allow me to explain. Graphics, please. 371 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:36,000 If the bag is too small, less than an arm span, it would be way easy to just hold it in place and rip it. 372 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:44,000 But if the diameter is greater than my arm span, say, six feet, then the paper could theoretically accelerate out of the way of my punch, 373 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:49,000 and it might not be possible for me to apply the requisite 35 pounds of force. 374 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:53,000 Yep. For this myth, size really does matter. 375 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:57,000 Okay. Time to build our own giant shopping bag. 376 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:04,000 I'm going to keep it in exactly the same proportions of this bag. It's just going to be much bigger. 377 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,000 There we go. That's one big-ass grocery bag. 378 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,000 Yeah. 379 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,000 The paper opponent is prepped. 380 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:22,000 But not only does Adam have no idea how to throw a punch, 381 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:28,000 after removing the muscle suit, it's clear he's seriously out of shape. 382 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,000 Cue the training sequence. 383 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:42,000 Now, if I'm going to punch my way out of a paper bag, it behooves me not to underestimate my opponent and learn about punching from a professional standpoint. 384 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:44,000 Looks good. Let's get glipped up. 385 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,000 All right. Let's see what you got. 386 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,000 Cool. 387 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,000 This is terrifying. 388 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:55,000 And my guidedness will be Paul Wade. He's a former Northern Island kickboxing champion, San Francisco Golden Gloves champion, 389 00:24:55,000 --> 00:25:01,000 and he is the owner of the Third Street boxing gym right around the corner from the Mythbusters shop. 390 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,000 That's it. 391 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:08,000 Paul is going to show me a little bit about what punching is really about. 392 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,000 See what you got. Come on. 393 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:16,000 But first, he needs to get a gauge of just how green and useless I am in the ring. 394 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:21,000 I haven't told him yet that the last fist fight I had, I was in the third grade. 395 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,000 Sorry, JP. 396 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:24,000 Time. 397 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,000 What we got to do is get a little bit of a setup. 398 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:27,000 One, two, three. 399 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,000 Boxing, like any martial art, is highly technical. 400 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,000 Hip rotation. Exactly. 401 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,000 And delivering a powerful punch. 402 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:43,000 This is much to do with form, as it is with speed and strength. 403 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:46,000 Knowledge Adam didn't have until today. 404 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,000 Straight arm. 405 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,000 Pensioneers. Good. Turn your hip. 406 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,000 Jab. Slip left. Good. 407 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,000 It's been a long, hard session. 408 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:04,000 But now Adam can at least start the experiment with the ability to throw an entry-level punch. 409 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:08,000 A weapon coming through. 410 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,000 Yes. 411 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:11,000 Jab. 412 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:45,000 Paper beat Adam's rock-like fists simply by floating away. 413 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,000 But before the big fight, it's round three for Buster's balls. 414 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,000 Boom. 415 00:26:54,000 --> 00:27:00,000 Yes, it's a second inflatable hamster ball ready for a third drop for a somewhat willing buster. 416 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:09,000 Except this time, instead of being alone inside the ball, he is going to be protected with inflatable bubble packaging. 417 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:17,000 We're going to stuff a bunch of this in there with Buster to see if it will protect him from a very high fall. 418 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,000 I actually think it kind of might. 419 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:27,000 Okay, so Buster has a nice little cushion of inflatable packaging and he's ready to ship. 420 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:31,000 Our workhorse of a helicopter is about to take off again. 421 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,000 This time in the passenger seat, Mr. Heineman. Fun fact. 422 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:39,000 That helicopter has only ever had three non-pilots in the passenger seat. 423 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:40,000 Carrie Byron. 424 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,000 Adam Savage, that's me. 425 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:46,000 And Jamie Heidemann. 426 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,000 It's a myth buster party. 427 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,000 The big dog is up. 428 00:27:53,000 --> 00:28:01,000 The Heidemann is riding shotgun and Buster covered in shock watches once again wishes he'd never applied for the job. 429 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,000 Good. 430 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:08,000 That's the coolest view ever. 431 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,000 Look at that. 432 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,000 Dude, we've got two helicopters in the air. 433 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:24,000 Buster is wrapped in bubble packaging in the middle of an inflatable hipster ball. 434 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:28,000 We're about to drop from a thousand feet onto a runway to find out if he survives. 435 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,000 Helicopter is at height. 436 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,000 Okay, we're going to count down. 437 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,000 Three, two, one. 438 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:39,000 Here it goes. 439 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,000 Oh, there it goes. 440 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,000 It's dropping. 441 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:44,000 Oh, it's beautiful. 442 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:48,000 Oh, oh, oh. 443 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,000 Ha ha ha ha ha. 444 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,000 Ha ha ha ha. 445 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,000 Oh, that is awesome. 446 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:04,000 Come on, Buster. 447 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:06,000 Let's see how you did. 448 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,000 Oh, oh, the news is bad. 449 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,000 Now it's tripped. 450 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,000 Now it's tripped. 451 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,000 Tripped, tripped, tripped. 452 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,000 He's dead, Jim. 453 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,000 He's dead. 454 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,000 All right, it's touching. 455 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:28,000 It's touching. 456 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:30,000 It's touching. 457 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,000 He's dead. 458 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,000 All right, it's judgment time. 459 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:38,000 An inflatable hamster ball as a method for surviving falling out of the sky. 460 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:39,000 How do we find? 461 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:40,000 Not so much. 462 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,000 It's busted. 463 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,000 It's totally busted. 464 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:43,000 Let's get out of here. 465 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:57,000 Up next. 466 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,000 That bag is newton. 467 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,000 It's the thriller in a manila envelope. 468 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,000 Ladies and gentlemen, 469 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:28,000 welcome to the paperweight championship of the world. 470 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:33,000 In the red corner, weighing in at 175 pounds, 471 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,000 Adam the killer who's vanilla, 472 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:38,000 who's seven. 473 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,000 And in the blue corner, weighing in at 474 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:45,000 two and a half pounds, 475 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,000 is the training champion, 476 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,000 Paper Bag. 477 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,000 Ladies and gentlemen, 478 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:57,000 let's crumple. 479 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,000 For the myth to hold up, 480 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:06,000 Adam has to easily punch his way out of the bag. 481 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:07,000 That bag is newton. 482 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,000 It's nothing. 483 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,000 Get out there and rip that off. 484 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:10,000 Do you hear me? 485 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:11,000 Yeah! 486 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,000 To measure such a subjective parameter, 487 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:15,000 Adam will be timed 488 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:18,000 and repeat the experiment over three rounds. 489 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,000 Go get him, killer. 490 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,000 Before assessing effort versus expectation. 491 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,000 All right. 492 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,000 All right, Jamie, I'm ready. 493 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,000 Round one. 494 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,000 DING 495 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,000 Ha ha ha! 496 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:51,000 Twenty seconds in, 497 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,000 despite taking a pounding, 498 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,000 the bag's still standing. 499 00:31:58,000 --> 00:31:59,000 Look, 500 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,000 Paul showed me how to punch it. 501 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,000 And I am not holding back. 502 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,000 I am giving it everything that I've got, 503 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,000 and it is surprisingly difficult. 504 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:14,000 Adam is punching with almost 600 pounds of force. 505 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:15,000 But so far, 506 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,000 each punch is not applying enough pressure 507 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,000 to pierce the paper. 508 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,000 It's surprisingly violent. 509 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:22,000 Oh! 510 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,000 Every time Adam hits the bag, 511 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,000 it makes this thunder-like noise. 512 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:29,000 It's a sharp crack. 513 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,000 A lot of reverberation. 514 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:33,000 It's frightening. 515 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,000 Oh! 516 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,000 Oh! 517 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:37,000 Ha ha ha ha! 518 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,000 Woo! 519 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,000 In your face, man! 520 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:41,000 DING 521 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,000 That was harder than I thought it would be. 522 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:44,000 Yep, the myth suggests 523 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,000 that it should be a trivial task. 524 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,000 But Adam found it reasonably difficult 525 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,000 until just over the minute mark, 526 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,000 the paper wrinkled, fatigued, and ripped. 527 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:54,000 And the result is 528 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,000 that the paper is still in place. 529 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,000 The paper wrinkled, fatigued, and ripped. 530 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,000 With a benchmark laid down, 531 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,000 Q round two. 532 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,000 Awesome. 533 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,000 Once again, it's clearly not a simple matter. 534 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:19,000 Hold on. Where is it? 535 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,000 I lost my glasses. 536 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:21,000 Hang on. 537 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,000 Got it. 538 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:23,000 And once again, 539 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,000 it takes just over a minute 540 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,000 before the creases and crumples accumulate 541 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,000 to the point where a single punch can break through. 542 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:32,000 Ha ha ha ha! 543 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,000 Ha ha ha ha! 544 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,000 Yes! 545 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,000 Yeah! 546 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,000 Ha ha ha! 547 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:38,000 Ah! 548 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,000 Woo! 549 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,000 And when round three 550 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,000 yields an almost identical result, 551 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,000 Ha ha ha ha! 552 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,000 The final tally is... 553 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:52,000 Bag zero, Adam three. 554 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:53,000 But here's the thing. 555 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:55,000 It took me almost a minute each time 556 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,000 to punch my way out with the gloves on. 557 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,000 So as far as I'm concerned, 558 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,000 the myth is kind of on the fence right now. 559 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,000 I'm not sure exactly how to call it. 560 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:04,000 But for due diligence, 561 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:05,000 there's one thing we haven't tried, 562 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,000 which is, what if I take these gloves off? 563 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,000 That's what we're going to do next. 564 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:11,000 The gloves are off, 565 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:14,000 and the variable in this experiment is surface area. 566 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,000 The contact area of Adam's knuckles 567 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,000 is considerably smaller than the large padded glove. 568 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:25,000 Alright, Jimmy. 569 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:38,000 A good bare knuckle brown bag beat down. 570 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,000 The same force applied over a smaller surface area 571 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,000 equals a much greater pressure. 572 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:47,000 And it's pressure that ultimately pierces the paper. 573 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,000 Ladies and gentlemen, 574 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:52,000 the new paperweight champion of the world, 575 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:54,000 Adam Savage. 576 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:57,000 The phrase, 577 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,000 means punching your way out of a paper bag should be easy, 578 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,000 and gloves are no. 579 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,000 It is, in fact, reasonably easy. 580 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,000 Therefore, it's myth confirmed. 581 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:11,000 With three Reddit requests in the bag, 582 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:16,000 it's back to base for the final fan suggestion 583 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,000 of the final season. 584 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:21,000 So what do the Redditors have next? 585 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,000 Well, as you can imagine, 586 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,000 there were hundreds upon hundreds of suggestions 587 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,000 of things that we could blow up on this show, 588 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:30,000 but the most popular votes were for two main categories. 589 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:32,000 Half the people wanted us to make a glitter bomb, 590 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,000 the other half wanted us to blow up a snu. 591 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:37,000 I figure we kill two birds with one stone, 592 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:41,000 and do both make a bomb that blows up a snu with glitter in it. 593 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,000 Great. What's a snu? 594 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,000 This is the snu, 595 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,000 and Reddit has requested their lovable logo 596 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,000 go out in a glitter bomb of glory. 597 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,000 Adam and Jamie are only too happy to oblige, 598 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:58,000 but will it be the epic big bang ending everyone wants? 599 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:01,000 There's only one place to find out. 600 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,000 Redditors, if you're fans of Mythbusters, 601 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:06,000 you are even deeper fans of the location in which I am standing, 602 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,000 cleared of brush for 20 or 30 acres, 603 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:11,000 and nestled into the hills of Dublin, California. 604 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:14,000 This is the Alameda County Sheriff's Department bomb. 605 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,000 Without which, it's not too much to say 606 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,000 Mythbusters would not be Mythbusters. 607 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:22,000 We have been blowing up stuff on this specific range 608 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,000 for more than 10 years, 609 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:28,000 and it's the perfect place for us to detonate your beloved snu. 610 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,000 All right. 611 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,000 Isn't it kind of ironic that we just had this build? 612 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,000 It was like born yesterday, and today we're killing it? 613 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:37,000 That's our usual style, isn't it? 614 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,000 Question is, snu coming through. 615 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:43,000 How do you make a glitter bomb out of a 2D digital cartoon? 616 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:46,000 Well, before you blow it up, you blow it up 617 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:50,000 in order to fill it with glitter, paint, and high explosive. 618 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:53,000 Wow, that's beautiful. 619 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,000 In the final season countdown, 620 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:05,000 you, the audience, have racked up some impressive numbers. 621 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:10,000 In the U.S. alone, you've watched the show more than 2 billion times. 622 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:15,000 It's been broadcast in 194 countries in 116 languages. 623 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:18,000 But the most important number is 240. 624 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,000 Can I touch this up, Vic? 625 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,000 See full. 626 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,000 The Myths suggested by you. 627 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,000 Now there's your problem. 628 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,000 Thanks for the support. 629 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:31,000 We literally couldn't have done it without you. 630 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:45,000 The Mythbusters know how to art direct an explosion. 631 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,000 Ladies and gentlemen, 632 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:53,000 so if Reddit wants to blow up an inflatable cartoon 633 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:57,000 and finish this final season spectacular in style, 634 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,000 okay, I'm in the snu. 635 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,000 Then Adam and Jamie... 636 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,000 Okay, guys, bring in the explosives. 637 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:05,000 We're going to start with the explosion. 638 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,000 We're going to start with the explosion. 639 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,000 Then Adam and Jamie... 640 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:11,000 Okay, guys, bring in the explosives. 641 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:14,000 ...are just the men to deliver. 642 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,000 I'm ready to be born. 643 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,000 Taylor made mayhem. 644 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,000 Yes, born from a snu. 645 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:25,000 With the snu held in place... 646 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:27,000 That seems good. 647 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:29,000 It's time to get crafty. 648 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:31,000 Hi, everybody. 649 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,000 Now, this is a perfect Mythbusters craft project. 650 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,000 I hope everyone at home is following along. 651 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:37,000 You've got your glitter, your sparkles. 652 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:42,000 I've also got tempera paint and 300 feet of explosive 50-grain debt cord. 653 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:46,000 Yes, follow along at home while I make this one here. 654 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,000 Seriously, this is 300 feet of debt cord. 655 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,000 I love my job. 656 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,000 This is what's called a stable explosive. 657 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:56,000 Nothing will make this go off except for a blast and cap, 658 00:38:56,000 --> 00:39:00,000 and only when the bomb squad caps in does it become actually dangerous, 659 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:03,000 and by that point, will be nice and far away. 660 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,000 Now for the tempera paint. 661 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:11,000 To maximize the spectacle, Adam begins by wrapping the explosive in paint-filled bags. 662 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:19,000 I'm laughing because the absurdity is sinking in. 663 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:25,000 I'm using my more than decades worth of explosive ordinance experience 664 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:29,000 to blow up a snu in the most colorful way possible. 665 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:34,000 All right, I'm ready for the glitter when you want to start handing some of that. 666 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:39,000 Got them. Excellent. Awesome. That's great. 667 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:43,000 Keep it coming. 668 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:49,000 Awesome. All right, it's time for the install. 669 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:52,000 With the explosive positioned centrally, 670 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:55,000 Adam hangs as many bags of paint and glitter 671 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:59,000 as the internal structure of the snu can support. 672 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:03,000 Ugh. Ugh. 673 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,000 It's hot in here. 674 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:07,000 Before making a quick exit. 675 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,000 Let's go. 676 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:12,000 Oops. There we go. 677 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,000 Ow. 678 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:17,000 It looks hilarious in there. 679 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:19,000 Everything seems nice and secure, though. 680 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:21,000 It's beautiful. Here, take a look. 681 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:25,000 It looks like a bunch of fruit and vegetables hanging. 682 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,000 It's like a party in there. 683 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,000 All right, predators. 684 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,000 Are you ready? We have our snu. 685 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,000 He's fully inflated. 686 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:36,000 Inside his head, two and a half pounds of high explosives 687 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:39,000 wrapped in tempera paint with extra bags of paint 688 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:42,000 placed all inside his head plus bonus bags of glitter. 689 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:46,000 I don't see any reason why we should waste one more minute of your time. 690 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:49,000 Let's get behind the blast shields and blow this sucker up. 691 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,000 This is it. 692 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:56,000 So, I'm ready. Snu's ready. I know I'm ready. 693 00:40:56,000 --> 00:41:02,000 Adam and Jamie retreat to safety for the final season's final fan suggestion. 694 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:04,000 I'm ready. 695 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:11,000 Straight from your keyboard to sumptuous 25,000 frames a second slow motion detail. 696 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,000 Redditors, for your gratuitous enjoyment. 697 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:18,000 We're painting by numbers and the numbers are 698 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:21,000 three, two, one. 699 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:24,000 Whoa! 700 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,000 That was awesome. 701 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:33,000 That was fast. 702 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:36,000 That was fast. There was glitter. There was paint. 703 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,000 The high speed shot's going to be awesome. 704 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,000 Yeah. 705 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:46,000 Brace yourselves. The high speed is coming. 706 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:57,000 Thank you, Reddit. It's been a blast. 707 00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:20,000 You know, I think that's the first time we've ever blown up an inflatable something or other. 708 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,000 I've blown up lots of them. What do you mean? 709 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:23,000 Really? 710 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:24,000 Yeah. 711 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:26,000 I don't want to know. 712 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:29,000 I don't want to know.