1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:25,000 Let's see what we got here. 2 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:30,000 20,000 emails. 3 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,000 Hi, this is Adam. 4 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,000 That is a good thing. 5 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,000 Oh, hold on just a second. 6 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:34,000 Can you? 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,000 Hi, this is Adam. 8 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,000 Yeah, that's a terrific idea. 9 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Can you hold on just a second? 10 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:39,000 I'm getting another call. 11 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,000 Hi, this is Adam. 12 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Okay, everybody, hold on just a second. 13 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:51,000 Coming through. 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:52,000 Coming through. 15 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,000 Coming through. 16 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,000 Coming through. 17 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,000 Coming through. 18 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:56,000 Coming through. 19 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:57,000 Coming through. 20 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,000 What the heck was that? 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,000 Suggestions. 22 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,000 But for stuff we got wrong or stuff we should retest? 23 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:03,000 All of the above. 24 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,000 Sounds like we have someone to finish business. 25 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:30,000 What's all this? 26 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000 This is a bit of unfinished business for us. 27 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Every single letter here represents a fan's request that we either A, retest a story they 28 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,000 think we got wrong or B, take a new tack on an old story. 29 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,000 Is any of it any good? 30 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,000 Actually, there is a bunch of really fine material in here. 31 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:51,000 We've got stories about holding on to hand grenades to keep them from going off. 32 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:58,000 Fans that want us to revisit some aspect of our old Spy Car episodes specifically involving 33 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,000 the tire bursting tax. 34 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,000 And we've got a story about reloading automatic pistols. 35 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Can you really do it as fast as they do in the movies? 36 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,000 Anything else? 37 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,000 Yes, the first one I think we should tackle involves video games. 38 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:19,000 Fans want to know if you're playing a video game that is representing a real world skill, 39 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:23,000 can the video game make you better at that actual skill? 40 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,000 Video games is a teaching aid. 41 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,000 Yes, I think we should test that. 42 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,000 That sounds great. 43 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,000 I'm up for it. 44 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,000 All right, let's do it. 45 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:35,000 In the video game special, the Mythbusters had a blast. 46 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:39,000 But fans say there's unfinished business. 47 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:44,000 Because Adam and Jamie didn't test an idea that's as old as gaming itself. 48 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,000 Can virtual practice provide real world skills? 49 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,000 To find out, Adam and Jamie first need a blank slate. 50 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,000 Four! 51 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:15,000 When it came time to choose a skill that video games might make us better at, we ended up choosing golf. 52 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Hop in, fancy pants. 53 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,000 All right, let's go play golf. 54 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:26,000 It turned out a fun discussion that neither of us had ever played a game of golf in his entire life, 55 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,000 either in real life or in the virtual space. 56 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,000 Thus, golf it is and golf is perfect. 57 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:39,000 We're here at one of the most beautiful and certainly one of the most famous golf courses in the world, 58 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,000 the legendary Pebble Beach Golf Plants. 59 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:51,000 The fact that Adam and I with absolutely no knowledge of golf whatsoever are playing our very first game here is, 60 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:56,000 well, it's kind of a travesty actually, but what are you going to do? 61 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Well, luckily for the course, that travesty will have to wait, 62 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,000 because first it's time to swing for science. 63 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,000 At this point, neither Adam nor I have played any golf at all. 64 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:15,000 The first thing we're going to do before anything else is we're going to take a swing here on camera 65 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:20,000 in front of this high-tech golf swing analysis system. 66 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:26,000 And we're going to compare it to a later analysis that we'll do after we've received training and played a game of golf. 67 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,000 Having a good swing is one of the key skills for all golfers. 68 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,000 There it is, in all its glory. 69 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:45,000 So precisely comparing swings, pre- and post-training, will be one of two crucial pieces of data. 70 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,000 That felt terrible. 71 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,000 And with the pre-swings in the can, it's onto the second metric, 72 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,000 comparing their before and after scores on the course. 73 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,000 And for that, our golfing greenhorns, 74 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,000 Shall we play? 75 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,000 must fare to the fairway. 76 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:07,000 We're going to investigate improvement. We need a baseline to compare that improvement to. 77 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,000 I think we're supposed to go that way. 78 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:15,000 That means we need a control, and that means Jamie and I are going to play golf as the blank slate Neophytes we really are. 79 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,000 I've never played a game from scratch before. 80 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,000 We're going to tally up those scores and then separate for some real training. 81 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,000 Jamie's going to spend a day getting trained by a machine. I'm going to spend a day getting trained by a person. 82 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Do we have any balls? 83 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,000 And you get those little stick things, right? 84 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:39,000 So the training, we will reconvene on the golf course, play the same holes, and tally up and see just who has improved the most. 85 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:47,000 Coupled with the swing analysis, the guys are pulling out all the stops. 86 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,000 Go for it, sir. 87 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,000 And first to tee off, it's Jamie. 88 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,000 Who can literally only get better. 89 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:00,000 What do I know about golf? 90 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,000 Maybe you need a different club for that. 91 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 Seems like it's as good as any. 92 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:10,000 Well, most of my knowledge centers on the aerodynamic qualities of the dimples on a golf ball, 93 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:14,000 which I seem to recall applying to a car to improve its gas mileage. 94 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,000 That's the coolest thing ever. 95 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:22,000 Beyond that, I understand there's something that you hit the ball with to make it go specific places. 96 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,000 I don't think you're supposed to use the tee every time. 97 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,000 And that's about it. 98 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,000 Oh, that was beautiful, Jamie. 99 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,000 By hook or by crook, the guys slowly approach the green. 100 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,000 Oh, hey, Jamie. 101 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,000 Uh-oh, sand pit. 102 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:44,000 Uh-oh, uh-oh. 103 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,000 Same sand pit. 104 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,000 And that's where the fun really begins. 105 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Oh, that's bad. 106 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,000 But eventually, they escape the sand. 107 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,000 Hey! 108 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,000 Hope, hope. 109 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,000 Nice. 110 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,000 And get down to the business end. 111 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,000 Putting. 112 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Looks like it slopes that way. 113 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:13,000 I know enough of watching golf that you want to account for the slope and the momentum. 114 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,000 I mean, come on. I know a little bit about physics. 115 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,000 In the hole. 116 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,000 In the hole. 117 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:35,000 This is a very interesting process, trying to learn a game as complicated as golf without being told anything. 118 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,000 There we go. 119 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,000 Not bad. 120 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:41,000 It's pretty clear that Jamie and I are improving certain things. 121 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,000 Dude, that was so close. 122 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:49,000 But it's also clear that it is this mountain of knowledge that we're not even touching. 123 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:56,000 It feels like sort of stabbing around in the dark with a fork trying to kill a bear. 124 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,000 We should have been able to do this in four. 125 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,000 Oh. 126 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,000 That's a par four. 127 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:10,000 Taking a break from the fairway, what's next for unfinished business? 128 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,000 So what was the issue with how we did spike our tax? 129 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:17,000 Well, fans noted that while we correctly replicated spikes we'd seen in movies. 130 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:18,000 There we go. 131 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,000 Heterohedral in shape and spike. 132 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,000 They also noted that those would let air out of the tires a lot more efficiently if they were hollow. 133 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,000 Well, that kind of makes sense and we can easily test that. 134 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,000 I know. I think we should. 135 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,000 Hollow tax should make for a better getaway gadget. 136 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:44,000 But will they immediately stop the chase car first time every time? 137 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,000 In our previous spike car episode, our spikes looked like this. 138 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:54,000 But fans have told us that they want hollow tax and that is where this stuff comes in. 139 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,000 This is a bunch of hollow steel tubing. 140 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,000 I'm going to use it to fashion some hollow spikes. 141 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:08,000 Now I could just bend and cut and weld each spike individually, 142 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,000 but I'm a big believer in the assembly line process. 143 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:18,000 So this bending, this is actually the first step in my assembly line for these spikes. 144 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:21,000 It's the first step in a four-part process. 145 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,000 I love blacksmithing. 146 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,000 So what's next for our resident queue? 147 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,000 Step two of my assembly line process, the cutting. 148 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:39,000 So now there's two halves of one spike and there you go. 149 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,000 That's how that puppy is going to work. 150 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,000 Cut out a bunch of these, start to weld them together. 151 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,000 Boom! We have our hollow spikes. 152 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:51,000 With Adam cutting corners for science, it's soon onwards and upwards. 153 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:55,000 Step three of my assembly line process, the welding. 154 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:02,000 You may recognize the rig I'm going to use for welding as the one I built for the first episode, 155 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,000 and it works like this. 156 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,000 Look at that. You sit the two parts in there and weld in the middle. 157 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,000 Bang! You're done. Isn't that cool? 158 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,000 Because only a small weld is required per tack, 159 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:16,000 it's not long before Adam sealed the deal on all 50. 160 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:20,000 Ah, awesome. That's the last one. 161 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:26,000 Now, normally if I was a cop making my own road spikes on the weekends, 162 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,000 I would leave them this color because they blend in with the road. 163 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:33,000 But we're making a television show and I want these things to be bright. 164 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:38,000 So step four of my assembly line process is to paint them bright pink 165 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,000 so we can see them on camera. 166 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,000 Aw, yeah! Look at that! 167 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,000 So pretty! 168 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:49,000 It's worth covering why the tack is the structure that it is. 169 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:53,000 Why two 90-degree angles join perpendicularly at the center? 170 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:58,000 Well, it's because when you do that, what you end up with is called a tetrahedral arrangement. 171 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,000 A tetrahedron is a four-sided regular polygon, 172 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,000 one of the platonic solids. 173 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,000 In layman's terms, it means one point is always facing up 174 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,000 and that means it's ready to pierce the tire. 175 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,000 That's the theory. 176 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:17,000 But at the runway, will it be licensed to kill? 177 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:22,000 To find out if you can gain real-world skills from video games... 178 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,000 I went off the cliffs! 179 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,000 There were cliffs! 180 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:31,000 Adam and Jamie are attempting to play golf. 181 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,000 See the flag right there? 182 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,000 I do. It's another one. 183 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,000 I'm not sure if you can see it. 184 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,000 I'm not sure. 185 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,000 I'm not sure. 186 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,000 I'm not sure. 187 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,000 I'm not sure. 188 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,000 I'll throw a golf. 189 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,000 See the flag right there? 190 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,000 I do. It's another stick. 191 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,000 They should just call this game sticks. 192 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:58,000 Sticks and balls. 193 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,000 They'll call the myth based on two tests, 194 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:05,000 a pre- and post-training swing analysis 195 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:09,000 and a before-and-after score comparison. 196 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,000 There we go. 197 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,000 right here that Jamie and I know absolutely nothing about the game of golf. 198 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,600 Where'd it go? 199 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,000 I think it's gone. 200 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:27,320 But as far as you know what these clubs do. 201 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,800 Okay, feed the ball. 202 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:31,200 Why there's so many of them? 203 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,800 Pretend that ball owes you money. 204 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:34,800 Nice! 205 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:35,800 What they're good for? 206 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,480 I'm going with a five iron. 207 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:38,480 Okay. 208 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:39,800 I don't know why. 209 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:47,480 Being no prior golfing experience is the only way to see if video game training can work. 210 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,600 And after sinking the final pot. 211 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:50,600 Give me a high five. 212 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,600 God, that is such bull. 213 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:57,800 What are you, 12? 214 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,200 We now know the score is to beat. 215 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,320 You beat me. 216 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:03,320 Woohoo! 217 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,440 Yes, yes, yes, yes. 218 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,240 But seriously. 219 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:10,800 I guess now it's time for us to go away and get some learning and come on back and try 220 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,440 this contest again. 221 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:17,160 That's what it's about, isn't it? 222 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:23,040 Back at the shop, Jamie plugs in and goes to work upgrading his internal golf app. 223 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:27,960 There are a lot of different virtual golf games out there, but we've chosen one in particular 224 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:32,800 called John Daly's Pro Stroke because it claims to help you improve your swing. 225 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,520 Now a golfer's swing is crucial to his game. 226 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:42,560 So I'm going to see if it helps me improve mine because I could improve a great deal. 227 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:50,360 So we're on the first hole and I've got to go 440 yards to get that ball into the hole. 228 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:57,520 I'm going to have to hit it as hard as I can, which means that I'm going to have to come 229 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,520 all the way up. 230 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:04,720 Using the game's motion capture wand, Jamie's off and swinging. 231 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:09,520 And despite being instructed what club to use and when. 232 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:13,720 Okay, so it says I need to use a three iron. 233 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,720 Oops. 234 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,720 What'd I do? 235 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:22,720 His virtual start is as bad as his real world start. 236 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,720 I bumped the ball and it only went a foot. 237 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:27,720 That was bad. 238 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,720 Watching me practice with this software, you might think there's no way it's going to actually 239 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,720 help me improve my game. 240 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,720 Did I overshoot that? 241 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,720 But if there's one thing I've learned on this show, it's to not be so sure of myself. 242 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,720 I'm back where I was. 243 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,720 So we've got to give it its due chance. 244 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:46,720 Where's my caddy? 245 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:54,720 A double digit start is not great, but Jamie soon realizes that there is information he can glean from the game. 246 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,720 At this point I'm noticing a whole bunch of stuff. 247 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:03,720 I guess I'm going to try to mimic what he's actually doing physically and we'll see whether that helps. 248 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,720 And it does seem to be very exacting about what it requires. 249 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:13,720 While I'm in the rough, the little subtleties of a slight change of the angle of the swing, 250 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:17,720 the head of the club and a certain orientation to the ball. 251 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,720 Well, I'm not in the fan pit. 252 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:28,720 So this is pointing out that even the most minute variations on that are going to make a huge difference out on the field. 253 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,720 After two hours of intense practice. 254 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:35,720 Nice. 255 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:36,720 Bogey. 256 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:37,720 I made a bogey. 257 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,720 Jamie's swing seems to be improving. 258 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,720 Looks like I got fairly close actually. 259 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,720 He's also learning how to read the wind and the greens. 260 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:51,720 Well, it is teaching me that I need to account for the angle of the train. 261 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,720 Something that's reflected in his scores. 262 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,720 Oh my goodness. 263 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:58,720 I made par. 264 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:03,720 But will any of this help him back in the real world, as the myth would suggest? 265 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:11,720 I've spent a day with this golf teaching program and I did dramatically better here than I did out on the actual course. 266 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,720 How about that for a shot? I made my first birdie. 267 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:22,720 Now, does that mean when I go back out on the course, I'm going to do dramatically better there because of what this has taught me? 268 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:24,720 That's what we're testing. 269 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:37,720 When Adam and Jamie recently took aim at grenades, there was fire in the hole. 270 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:46,720 But fans have found a new detonation drama. 271 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:48,720 So get a grip. 272 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:49,720 Get a grip yourself. 273 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,720 No, no, no. That is actually the name of the story that we're doing. 274 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:59,720 There is a TV show called The Bridge and on this show, a bad guy took a mother with her kids and locked them in a shed. 275 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:05,720 But before he locked them inside, he handed the mom a live grenade so that she's holding onto it, 276 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:11,720 knowing that her ability to hold onto it is her only line between life and certain death. 277 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,720 And after a couple of hours, she can barely hold on any longer. 278 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:21,720 Her forearms all cramped and she's just about to let go when the hero shows up and saves the day. 279 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,720 But here's the question. 280 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,720 Is holding onto a grenade really that difficult? 281 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:31,720 Well, I hope when we go to test this, we can use an inert grenade. 282 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:33,720 That was the plan, yes. 283 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,720 Well, do you mind if I put something a little extra in there, a little surprise, maybe? 284 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,720 Something to raise the stakes? 285 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:40,720 Just a little. 286 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:42,720 That sounds good. Let's do it. 287 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:45,720 Some more, Zada! 288 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:50,720 If I'm going to test these myths' ability to hold onto a grenade for more than a couple of hours, 289 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,720 I could just sit on the couch and do it while the camera roll. 290 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,720 That's it. 291 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,720 But where is the television interest in that, I ask you? 292 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:04,720 Oh, no, no, no. We are going to conduct this experiment in an experiment conducting kind of place. 293 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:06,720 Good enough. 294 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:12,720 A room in which I will be locked in for a couple of hours to see how well I can hold onto a grenade. 295 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:20,720 With Adam's flat pack pad signed, sealed and delivered. 296 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,720 Now that's an experimental space. 297 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:28,720 It's over to Jamie, who's preparing some extra motivation. 298 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,720 To try to replicate the pressure the woman in the clip was feeling, 299 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,720 I think it's important that our genuine grenade not be completely inert. 300 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,720 So I've rigged a little consequence for Adam if he lets go. 301 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,720 Let's just say he's in for a shock. 302 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:51,720 Both Jamie and Adam are trying to make sure that everything matches the clip, including... 303 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:52,720 Nice outfit. 304 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:56,720 Well, never let it be said I'm not willing to go the extra mile for science. 305 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,720 And with that, it's go time. 306 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:02,720 Three, two, one. 307 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,720 There we go. 308 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:10,720 In the TV show, the woman had to hold onto the grenade for about two hours. 309 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:12,720 So far it doesn't feel so bad. 310 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:17,720 But the thing is there's a spring behind this that wants to flip that lever away. 311 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,720 So over time, this could be really difficult. 312 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,720 A lot harder than you think. 313 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:28,720 25 minutes in and Jamie's prediction is turning out true. 314 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:34,720 I have to say, I seriously thought this is going to be just a ridiculous cakewalk. 315 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:38,720 But I am starting to feel a little fatigue in my hands. 316 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:44,720 Well, I'm not exactly sure what Jamie set up in terms of his consequences. 317 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:49,720 I have to tell you that it adds a genuine psychological aspect, 318 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:53,720 knowing that I will unleash some version of Hellfire. 319 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:57,720 If I let go of this, it definitely makes it a little bit more accurate. 320 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:05,720 Adam's basic instinct is to hang on for dear life. 321 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,720 But will he go the distance? 322 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:28,720 Next up, they're returning to the runway for Spy Car 2.0. 323 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:33,720 Do you have to tailgate me like that? 324 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,720 No, but it's fun. 325 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:36,720 Shall we set up the course? 326 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:37,720 Yeah. 327 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,720 Our plan today is pretty straightforward for a Mythbusters car day. 328 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:46,720 In general, it's a little bit of driving. 329 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:49,720 And a little bit of mayhem. 330 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:56,720 In specific, it's about a quarter mile course starting with a straightaway. 331 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:57,720 Last one. 332 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:02,720 Jamie will drive down that straightaway in a pickup truck at about 40 miles an hour. 333 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,720 And I'm going to chase him about three car lengths behind. 334 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:10,720 At a certain point, he'll drop his load of tax and then make a U-turn followed by a slalom. 335 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,720 Obviously, by chasing, I'm going to drive over those tax, 336 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:20,720 and I've got to follow him through that U-turn and that slalom as closely as I can, if I can at all. 337 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:26,720 Our goal is to see how well our new HoloTax work compared to the old non-Holo ones. 338 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,720 There's no doubt that HoloTax will puncture the tires, 339 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:33,720 but will it stop the car stone dead as many viewers claim? 340 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:35,720 Are you ready, Adam? 341 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,720 Dude, I'm ready. Let's do this. 342 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:39,720 Okay. 343 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:44,720 HoloTax on the road in three, two, one, go. 344 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,720 Oh, this is going to be fun. 345 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,720 All right. We're at the speed. 346 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:55,720 Jamie's got his bucket ready. 347 00:21:58,720 --> 00:21:59,720 Here it goes. 348 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:05,720 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 349 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:06,720 Oh, yeah. 350 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,720 Oh, I feel him in my tires. 351 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:11,720 Oh, now I'm making the turn. 352 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,720 Okay. Hey, I'm still making the turn. 353 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,720 Yeah. Yeah, I'm still making the turn. 354 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:21,720 Whoa. Whoa. 355 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:23,720 Oh, f***. 356 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,720 Go on. Go. Go. Go. Go. 357 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:34,720 Now that's what I call a result. 358 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,720 That was freaking awesome. 359 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,720 So I'm driving behind Jamie when, like, it's Johnny Appleseed of Death. 360 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,720 He starts sprinkling these steel tacks along the road. 361 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,720 I drive right over them, and immediately I start hearing them. 362 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:48,720 Tuck it, tuck it, tuck it, tuck it, tuck it in my car. 363 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:54,720 And then almost as fast, I start hearing my ribs hit the ground, 364 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,720 and the car rolled to a complete halt about 300 feet later. 365 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,720 Go on, go, go, go, go. 366 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,720 That is an effective tool for stopping cars. 367 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:10,720 Yep, just 15 seconds after impact, Adam was brought to a grinding halt 368 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:12,720 as all four tires got trashed. 369 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,720 One of the things I noticed about this particular design 370 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,720 is that if they stick into the tire, they form a nice tube 371 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,720 through which air can flow and deflate the tire quite quickly. 372 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:27,720 But if the tire is moving really fast, they can sling back out again, 373 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,720 and instead of leaving a narrow hole that will close up 374 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,720 like the solid spikes did, 375 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:37,720 they're cutting a rubber plug out and taking it with them. 376 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,720 And it's pretty cool. 377 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:41,720 No, I want to start this wrap up by saying, 378 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:44,720 I don't think we got the tacks wrong on the first try 379 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,720 because we were imitating tacks we've seen in movies, right? 380 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:48,720 Yeah. 381 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,720 All right, but with our new hollow tacks, were the fans right? 382 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:55,720 Yes, they're deflating tires in seconds as opposed to minutes with the other one. 383 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,720 Totally confirmed. Let's get out of here and a car that runs. 384 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:06,720 With one piece of unfinished business now finished, 385 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:11,720 it's back to the hurt locker. 386 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:13,720 These safety goggles are starting to give me a headache. 387 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:18,720 Where Adam's testing if he can derail a detonation by gripping a grenade. 388 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:24,720 I've been holding this grip so long that I actually can feel 389 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:26,720 that my fingers are a little bit weaker. 390 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,720 I can feel the spring of the spoon wanting to push my fingers outwards. 391 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:35,720 That is interesting and not a little scary. 392 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:40,720 The reason Adam is struggling is down to cramp. 393 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:45,720 Because the muscles in his forearm and wrist have been contracting for more than an hour, 394 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,720 the chemical balance inside is out of whack, 395 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,720 which causes the muscles to contract more than normal. 396 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,720 Now, not only is that painful, 397 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,720 but it means that Adam is not in full control over what his arm is doing. 398 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,720 So he may just let go yet. 399 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:00,720 That's the theory. 400 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:02,720 How you doing? 401 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:05,720 What are you, a Marionette? 402 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:11,720 But because Adam's grasping with a light touch, he's able to keep most of the cramp at bay. 403 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,720 And while it is undoubtedly uncomfortable, 404 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,720 ow, ow, ow, ow, ow. 405 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,720 It's not long before time's up. 406 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:27,720 There it is. Two hours. I'm still alive. 407 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:29,720 I just want to point out that in the show, 408 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:33,720 she was saying that her arm was all cramped up and really hurting. 409 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,720 But I don't feel anything like severe cramping. 410 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:41,720 I can easily go for probably a couple more hours at least before, I don't know, 411 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,720 I'd switch hands and I get another four hours. 412 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:51,720 Yep, despite the odd twinge, Adam got a grip with way less hassle than the clip. 413 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:52,720 And that's not all. 414 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,720 So I was thinking, why take the risk of getting cramps at all? 415 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,720 I don't love this. I don't love it. It's too wide. 416 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,720 I mean, this woman had access to all sorts of stuff. 417 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,720 My pantyhose. 418 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:10,720 Stuff she could have used to tie down the spoon of the grenade. 419 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:15,720 Oh, and I thought this experiment couldn't get less dig-fine. 420 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:19,720 Surely that is going to be the easiest of all options. 421 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:23,720 Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. 422 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,720 I only had to sacrifice my dignity to make it happen. 423 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,720 With a grenade bound and gagged, there's no chance of a boom. 424 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,720 Until Adam takes one for the team. 425 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:37,720 This one's for you. 426 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:39,720 I'm also kind of curious about what's going to happen. 427 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,720 Here we go. Three, two, one. 428 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,720 That was beautiful. 429 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:02,720 So the myth that you can't hold onto a grenade for longer than two hours? 430 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:06,720 Totally busted. And I think in a mighty fine way. 431 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,720 I'm going to go get a grenade. 432 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:24,720 Can playing video games really set you up with real-world skills? 433 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:29,720 To find out, Jamie's the test subject taming the technology. 434 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,720 Bogey. I made a bogey. 435 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:37,720 While Adam can't resist competing, courtesy of more traditional training. 436 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,720 My training today is going to happen at the legendary Pebble Beach Golf Academy. 437 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:45,720 Founded in 1996, it encompasses both the latest cutting-edge technology 438 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:49,720 as well as some of the United States' best golf teachers. 439 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:54,720 Mine today, Laird Small, was what a PGA's golf teacher of the year. 440 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,720 Adam's receiving a solid grounding in the fundamentals. 441 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:03,720 Here's your driver. 442 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:07,720 The clubs, the grip, and the mechanics of the swing. 443 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:12,720 Hey, look at that. Wow. That is spectacular. 444 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,720 It went like that way. Yes. 445 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,720 And after a full day of this traditional training, 446 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:22,720 Adam has clearly lifted his game. 447 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:26,720 I felt great. It's about refining your physical movements and your body memory 448 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,720 until what you're about to do is predictable. 449 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:30,720 Yes. 450 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:34,720 And amazingly, I'm starting to see how it could actually work as a game. 451 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,720 It is no longer a mystifying game to me. 452 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,720 I now start to see its outlines and think, 453 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:41,720 maybe I could actually play this. 454 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,720 Yeah. 455 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,720 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. 456 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:48,720 Woo-hoo. 457 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:51,720 I think I'm ready for the Heinemann. 458 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:54,720 Back at the shop. 459 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,720 It's really pretty out here. 460 00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,720 The Heinemann has also been puttin' in the hours, 461 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,720 and he too is showing signs of improvement. 462 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,720 I earned another trophy. 463 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:05,720 Next. 464 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,720 His swing seems less shoddy. 465 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:12,720 196 yards. Partly seemed like I hit it at all. 466 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:16,720 And he's picking up tips about club use. 467 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:20,720 Okay, so I need to use a three-iron. 468 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:25,720 Nice. 469 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,720 As well as putting technique. 470 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:29,720 All off to the side. 471 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,720 I didn't compensate for the angle of the train, 472 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,720 and I should have. 473 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:38,720 But to find out if that all translates to real-world improvements, 474 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,720 it's back to the beach to see if Jamie can pull this one out of the bag. 475 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,720 But not quite yet. 476 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:51,720 Over the years, we have done tons of stories about guns and ammo. 477 00:29:55,720 --> 00:30:00,720 Now fans want us to tackle the modern version of the Quick Draw. 478 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:01,720 What's that exactly? 479 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:05,720 Well, there's a classic trope in action movies when the hero empties his gun. 480 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:10,720 He's able to reload in a ultra-superfast blink-and-you-miss fashion. 481 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,720 And the fans want to know if that's actually possible. 482 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:13,720 And so do I. 483 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:14,720 Okay, then. 484 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,720 Let's get shootin'. 485 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:23,720 First up, Jamie and I are gonna try to shoot three full magazines. 486 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:25,720 Of bullets as fast as we possibly can. 487 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,720 Now this first test is about speed, not accuracy. 488 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,720 And so the bullets we'll be using have this funny little pinched end. 489 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,720 That's a blank, not a real bullet. 490 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:41,720 Start shooting in three, two, one, go. 491 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,720 Mechanically firing and reloading the gun is a pretty basic process. 492 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:53,720 When the magazine is out, you press a button, out comes the magazine. 493 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:57,720 You put another one in and you're ready to go again. 494 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:04,720 But the thing you have to remember is that there's this horrific noise and percussion. 495 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:09,720 It's a really kind of disturbing, violent action that is going on here. 496 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:15,720 And so trying to put that sequence really smoothly together, it's not easy. 497 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:17,720 Huh, that's it. 498 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:19,720 38 seconds! 499 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:21,720 You got slower towards the end there. 500 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:28,720 Jamie's shoot speed was solid, but his magazine change was nothing like the slick and quick action heroes. 501 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:29,720 My turn. 502 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:31,720 Can Adam do any better? 503 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,720 Three, two, one, go. 504 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:43,720 In the annals of things that we learn while doing the shooting, 505 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:47,720 in the annals of things that we learn while doing things that we don't normally do, 506 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:49,720 that is up there. 507 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:53,720 Just firing three magazines worth of bullets, 508 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:58,720 my finger got exhausted and I stopped being able to go pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, 509 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,720 and started going... 510 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:03,720 Oh ho ho! 511 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:05,720 What was my time? 512 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,720 Uh, 27-66. 513 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:08,720 Woohoo! 514 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:12,720 At a rate of two trigger pulls per second with a reasonable reload, 515 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:14,720 up the ante. 516 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,720 But what if their shots had to count? 517 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:18,720 A lot of work to load three magazines. 518 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:20,720 Cue the live ammo. 519 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:22,720 Here's the accuracy part of this test. 520 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:24,720 Our goal is still to fire as fast as possible. 521 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:27,720 Three, but this time to stay with all of our shots. 522 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:30,720 Two, landing within this seven ring. 523 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:32,720 One, go. 524 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:44,720 Nice, we're done. You improved on your time the first one. 33 seconds. 525 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:48,720 Marginally faster, but from reasonably close range, 526 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,720 Jamie missed a stationary target several times. 527 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:56,720 Well, looks like three landed outside the target area. 528 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,720 And when Adam also misses the mark, 529 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,720 with minimal improvement to his time, 530 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:12,720 Hollywood's mythical depiction of the magazine reload is looking like film fiction. 531 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:16,720 Adam and I have acquired some experience with guns over the years, 532 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:21,720 but we're not that good of a metric as to rapid firing and reloading. 533 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:26,720 We do have a guy that is though, and his name is Travis Tomasi. 534 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:32,720 Travis Tomasi is a competition shooter with 18 years of experience. 535 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,720 He is legendary at his ability to swap magazines. 536 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:41,720 That's pretty cool. Thank you gentlemen. 537 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:43,720 That's promising. 538 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:47,720 But can he pull off that seemingly superhuman movie move 539 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:50,720 while taking out the target? 540 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:52,720 Go. 541 00:34:11,720 --> 00:34:13,720 Wow. 542 00:34:13,720 --> 00:34:16,720 That was amazing. What was his time? 543 00:34:16,720 --> 00:34:18,720 17 seconds. 544 00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:20,720 That was incredible. 545 00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:23,720 Watching Travis work is kind of like watching a machine gun. 546 00:34:23,720 --> 00:34:27,720 It's almost surreal because, I mean, he's moving so quickly 547 00:34:27,720 --> 00:34:29,720 that you can't really even see what he's doing, 548 00:34:29,720 --> 00:34:31,720 but the real test is right here. 549 00:34:31,720 --> 00:34:35,720 Not only was he doing it almost twice as fast as I was, 550 00:34:35,720 --> 00:34:39,720 he was pretty much hitting dead center on the target. 551 00:34:39,720 --> 00:34:41,720 You know what I like about this is for years on this show, 552 00:34:41,720 --> 00:34:44,720 we've been finding things that are really common in movies 553 00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:47,720 and demonstrating how ludicrous they are in real life, 554 00:34:47,720 --> 00:34:50,720 but in this case, we've done kind of the opposite. 555 00:34:50,720 --> 00:34:53,720 We've actually taken something that seems ludicrous in the movies 556 00:34:53,720 --> 00:34:56,720 and we've bettered it in real life. That's pretty cool. 557 00:34:56,720 --> 00:34:59,720 Yeah, that much lead being put through a pistol 558 00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:03,720 in that amount of time accurately, it's unreal. 559 00:35:03,720 --> 00:35:05,720 Let's get out of here. Okay. 560 00:35:15,720 --> 00:35:18,720 In addition to learning what it's like to play golf on a real course, 561 00:35:18,720 --> 00:35:20,720 we have also learned that proper playing of golf 562 00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:23,720 involves adhering to the rules of etiquette 563 00:35:23,720 --> 00:35:25,720 and there are many of them. 564 00:35:25,720 --> 00:35:27,720 Among the most important are, 565 00:35:27,720 --> 00:35:29,720 the green is for putting, not for sitting, 566 00:35:29,720 --> 00:35:33,720 not for your golf clubs and definitely not for lying down. 567 00:35:33,720 --> 00:35:35,720 Golf requires lots of concentration. 568 00:35:35,720 --> 00:35:38,720 It's totally frowned upon and yell on a golf course. 569 00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:41,720 And it's vital when teeing off to yell the customary, 570 00:35:41,720 --> 00:35:43,720 four to warn golfers ahead of you, 571 00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:46,720 lest you strike one of them unsuspectingly in the head. 572 00:36:00,720 --> 00:36:02,720 After a truly abysmal game of golf, 573 00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:04,720 Jamie and I went off to get some training. 574 00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:07,720 Him, by a video game. Where's my caddy? 575 00:36:07,720 --> 00:36:09,720 Me, by a person. 576 00:36:09,720 --> 00:36:11,720 We've come back to the lengths of Pebble Beach. 577 00:36:11,720 --> 00:36:14,720 I'm going to put those potential skills to the test. 578 00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:16,720 Remember, this isn't about whether machine learning 579 00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:18,720 is better than person learning. 580 00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:22,720 It's about whether learning from a video game has any efficacy at all. 581 00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:25,720 Whoops. That's one. 582 00:36:25,720 --> 00:36:27,720 I'm just here to provide a control. 583 00:36:27,720 --> 00:36:31,720 And control is what I hope I finally have over this guy right here. 584 00:36:31,720 --> 00:36:33,720 Let's get started. 585 00:36:33,720 --> 00:36:35,720 Having been trained by a pro. 586 00:36:35,720 --> 00:36:38,720 Nice. Cool. That felt good. 587 00:36:38,720 --> 00:36:42,720 Adam's first two shots show immediate improvement. 588 00:36:42,720 --> 00:36:46,720 That worked like exactly how I wanted it to work. 589 00:36:46,720 --> 00:36:52,720 The key question is, what happens to Jamie? 590 00:36:52,720 --> 00:36:54,720 Nice. 591 00:36:54,720 --> 00:36:59,720 Will his video game training result in any improvement at all? 592 00:36:59,720 --> 00:37:01,720 Ah. 593 00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:03,720 Well, not so far. 594 00:37:03,720 --> 00:37:06,720 In the real world, his swing is still unbalanced. 595 00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:08,720 He's not good at all. 596 00:37:08,720 --> 00:37:12,720 And without computer assistance, he's guessing which club to use when. 597 00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:14,720 Look, I'll try this one. 598 00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:18,720 Still not really sure why, but looks right to me. 599 00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:22,720 And that's reflected in the scores for the first hole. 600 00:37:22,720 --> 00:37:25,720 Traditional training has seen Adam score plummet, 601 00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:28,720 while Jamie's only betted his best by one shot. 602 00:37:28,720 --> 00:37:32,720 There are several things that caused me concern about the video game instruction. 603 00:37:32,720 --> 00:37:37,720 One of the key ones was that it seemed virtually impossible to miss the ball. 604 00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:42,720 Now, I know that it's possible to miss the ball. 605 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:46,720 Well, you're on the fairway. 606 00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:48,720 I'm just saying. 607 00:37:48,720 --> 00:37:51,720 On hole two, although Adam's tee shot... 608 00:37:51,720 --> 00:37:53,720 That was terrible. 609 00:37:53,720 --> 00:37:55,720 ...was less than ideal. 610 00:37:55,720 --> 00:38:00,720 Wow. You hear about rough, but boy, this stuff is practically jungle-like. 611 00:38:00,720 --> 00:38:05,720 His post-training recovery is the shot of the day. 612 00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:07,720 Nice. 613 00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:09,720 That felt pretty good. 614 00:38:09,720 --> 00:38:11,720 Try as he might. 615 00:38:11,720 --> 00:38:14,720 Jamie's not only unable to emulate Adam... 616 00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:18,720 Well, didn't go in a bunker anyway. 617 00:38:18,720 --> 00:38:21,720 He's also unable to better his own benchmarks. 618 00:38:21,720 --> 00:38:24,720 Oh. I could do better than that. 619 00:38:24,720 --> 00:38:29,720 As he takes one more shot on hole two than he did pre-training. 620 00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:36,720 And that's a pattern that continues on the final two holes. 621 00:38:36,720 --> 00:38:38,720 Right into the sand pit. 622 00:38:38,720 --> 00:38:42,720 So it's no surprise when Jamie stops trying to improve his own game 623 00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:45,720 and starts trying to sabotage Adam's. 624 00:38:45,720 --> 00:38:48,720 Adam and Daddy, I compliment you on your socks. 625 00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:52,720 Jamie, shut the f*** right now. Are you kidding? 626 00:38:52,720 --> 00:38:55,720 I'm just saying, I mean, they're really nice socks. 627 00:38:55,720 --> 00:38:57,720 It's not... okay. 628 00:39:00,720 --> 00:39:03,720 As they finally sink their final putts... 629 00:39:03,720 --> 00:39:04,720 Nice. 630 00:39:04,720 --> 00:39:08,720 Yes. That felt good and complete and not stupid. 631 00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:10,720 In terms of scores alone... 632 00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:14,720 Alright, let's tell him up our scores and have a beer. 633 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:17,720 It's not looking good for the myth. 634 00:39:17,720 --> 00:39:21,720 Adam took ten fewer strokes on round two, 635 00:39:21,720 --> 00:39:24,720 meaning he improved by 25%. 636 00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:29,720 But Jamie, the key metric for the myth, took just two shots fewer, 637 00:39:29,720 --> 00:39:33,720 which statistically is no difference at all. 638 00:39:33,720 --> 00:39:35,720 But there's more data to come. 639 00:39:35,720 --> 00:39:37,720 Frankly, looking at the numbers, 640 00:39:37,720 --> 00:39:40,720 Jamie and I don't feel like they tell the whole story. 641 00:39:40,720 --> 00:39:44,720 Luckily, because we're thorough types, we did grab one other metric, 642 00:39:44,720 --> 00:39:47,720 unarguably the most important metric in the whole of golf, 643 00:39:47,720 --> 00:39:49,720 and that is the swing. 644 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:53,720 Laird examined our swings both before and after training, 645 00:39:53,720 --> 00:39:55,720 and the results are pretty interesting. 646 00:39:55,720 --> 00:39:56,720 How did I do, Laird? 647 00:39:56,720 --> 00:39:57,720 Well, come on over. 648 00:39:57,720 --> 00:40:00,720 So you can see that as you swing the club back, 649 00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:03,720 you can see how your weight is more between your feet. 650 00:40:03,720 --> 00:40:08,720 You can see over here that you've landed beautifully on your left foot. 651 00:40:08,720 --> 00:40:10,720 Right foot's perpendicular to the ground. 652 00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:13,720 Laird, on a scale of one to ten, what would you say the comparison is? 653 00:40:13,720 --> 00:40:15,720 Well, I think on the first one, I'm going to give you a three. 654 00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:18,720 On what we finished up with, I give it eight and a half to a nine. 655 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:19,720 I think he did really great. 656 00:40:19,720 --> 00:40:20,720 Wow. 657 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:23,720 As on the course, Adam's improvement is immense. 658 00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:25,720 Can Jamie compete this time? 659 00:40:25,720 --> 00:40:32,720 The difference that we see is in terms of how much more range of motion you have. 660 00:40:32,720 --> 00:40:34,720 So because of that, you can develop more speed. 661 00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:38,720 By developing more speed, you have a chance to hit the golf ball farther. 662 00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:40,720 But what's the all-important score? 663 00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:42,720 On the first swing, I give you 1.5. 664 00:40:42,720 --> 00:40:47,720 The second swing, I'm going to give you a two at the best. 665 00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:52,720 There's not real any improvement in terms of the striking of the ball. 666 00:40:52,720 --> 00:40:55,720 There is some in the range of motion in your athleticism, so that's great. 667 00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:59,720 But in the delivery of the club to the ball, sorry, no improvement. 668 00:40:59,720 --> 00:41:00,720 Excellent. 669 00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:06,720 Yep, despite his hours spent flying solo, Jamie's swing is still not the thing. 670 00:41:06,720 --> 00:41:08,720 So what do you think, Game Jockey? 671 00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:12,720 You think we've answered the question as to whether video games can make you better at real world games? 672 00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:13,720 I think we have. 673 00:41:13,720 --> 00:41:14,720 And that answer would be? 674 00:41:14,720 --> 00:41:15,720 No. 675 00:41:15,720 --> 00:41:19,720 That's pretty definitive, shall we play another round of real golf? 676 00:41:19,720 --> 00:41:20,720 Sure, it's nice out here. 677 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:21,720 I agree. 678 00:41:21,720 --> 00:41:24,720 I've learned some things about my swing I could tell you. 679 00:41:24,720 --> 00:41:25,720 Oh, shut up.