1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:17,000 MUSIC 2 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:25,000 MUSIC 3 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,000 What are you laughing at? 4 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,000 Just the front page of the internet. 5 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,000 Have you seen this one? 6 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,000 Uh, yeah, read it. 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,000 How about this one? 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Read it. 9 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,000 You know, it really should consider going digital, don't you think? 10 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,000 MUSIC 11 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:07,000 MUSIC 12 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,000 Jamie, do you know what Reddit is? 13 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 Other than the sound a frog makes? 14 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,000 Nice. Uh, no, Reddit is actually an online community 15 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,000 discussing pretty much everything every single day. 16 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,000 They call themselves the front page of the internet 17 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,000 and that's not far from the truth. 18 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,000 I was kidding. I know what Reddit is, but, uh, what's that mean to us? 19 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,000 Obviously, you know, we couldn't do this show 20 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,000 without the submissions we get from fans. 21 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,000 And seeing an opportunity because we're very popular on Reddit, 22 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000 I went on the site a few months ago and solicited ideas 23 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,000 that we could test on a MythBusters Reddit-based episode. 24 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Did it work? 25 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Actually, gangbusters. We got over 7,000 responses. 26 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,000 Now, once we weeded out the ones that were not family-friendly, 27 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,000 not good for television, and were just plain gross and disgusting, 28 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,000 you know who you are. 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,000 We were actually able to get several that are eminently testable by us. 30 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,000 Like what? 31 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,000 Well, later we'll be throwing buster from a helicopter. 32 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,000 There it goes! 33 00:01:57,000 --> 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, Reddit has 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 --> 00:02:19,000 It's our last season. What are they going to do? Fire us? 42 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,000 From the very beginning... 43 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,000 Hey! 44 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,000 ...the most popular fan submissions... 45 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:29,000 I allocate myself to six gas passings per day. 46 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,000 ...have been myths about gas emissions. 47 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,000 Flattis. 48 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,000 Hey! We got one! 49 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:41,000 ...so stand by for another detour down under. 50 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Because Reddit wants to know if this is a viral video fake, 51 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,000 or flatulent fact. 52 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,000 And Adams starting at the bottom. 53 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:54,000 The last time on Mythbusters, we attempted to catch a Flattis on film. 54 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,000 It was devilishly difficult. 55 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,000 You got one? 56 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,000 I think so. 57 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,000 No. 58 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Nothing. 59 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,000 We still hope to do this experiment with a real human. 60 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:11,000 Flattis, which is why I'm drinking all this lovely carbonated seltzer water. 61 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,000 But just in case that does not work... 62 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,000 Oh, wait. 63 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,000 No, I got a pee. 64 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:23,000 I am planning to build a machine that can also eject a Flattis. 65 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,000 That's what all this equipment is. 66 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,000 It will soon be a machine that can fart. 67 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:34,000 The basic gist of my Flattis generator design is that it needs to be at body temperature. 68 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:38,000 That's the temperature our home-built Flattises are. 69 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,000 So, I'm going to generate the Flattis from inside a gas chamber, 70 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,000 floating in a water bath that will be kept at human body temperature. 71 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,000 That might not be clear right now, but it will once I start to build it. 72 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,000 Ah, f***! 73 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:55,000 That was a complete and total disaster. 74 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,000 Adam's demo may be a while longer than expected. 75 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Meanwhile, here's a hide-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 Flattis. 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 --> 00:04:15,000 Like some demented elf. 79 00:04:15,000 --> 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 a 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 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:45,000 Older technology does so in black and white. 87 00:04:45,000 --> 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 Flattis forthcoming... 90 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:03,000 Yeah, oh, wrong end. 91 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Adam, I'm going to build a fart maker. 92 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,000 I'm going to make a fancy fart maker. 93 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Fast-forward production on his magnificent machine to produce human temperature Flattis. 94 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,000 Perfect! 95 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Alright, okay. 96 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Here's how this works. 97 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:34,000 Clearly inside, I've got an air chamber that's where the farts are formed. 98 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. 99 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. 100 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. 101 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:01,000 Uh-huh, and we're going to see if that's visible under our thermal imaging camera. 102 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,000 While Adam waits for his wind machine to warm to the occasion... 103 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,000 Are we allowed to show this on television? I can't believe we are. 104 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,000 It's on to your second suggestion. 105 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,000 So what's next? 106 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,000 Next up is a bad day for Buster, basically. 107 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:26,000 Redditers 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? 108 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,000 A f**king f**king f**king f**king. 109 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,460 Right, but that's a brand name, so we can't say s***, 110 00:06:29,540 --> 00:06:31,040 so we call it a hamster ball. 111 00:06:31,100 --> 00:06:33,140 Redditors want to know if the inflatable ball 112 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:34,400 would break Buster's fall 113 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,380 and allow him to safely leave a helicopter 114 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:37,500 without a parachute. 115 00:06:37,580 --> 00:06:39,680 If it turns out to be safe, can I do it? 116 00:06:39,740 --> 00:06:41,680 Knock yourself out. 117 00:06:41,740 --> 00:06:45,980 ...in this final season fling, 118 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,120 Buster's being chucked from a chopper in style. 119 00:06:49,180 --> 00:06:53,160 This is gonna be big. 120 00:06:53,220 --> 00:06:54,620 All right, Reddit, you ask for it, 121 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,220 and we are going to do it. 122 00:06:56,220 --> 00:06:58,460 Shut up. 123 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,960 I'm standing in a runway in Half Moon Bay, California, 124 00:07:01,020 --> 00:07:03,700 about 30 minutes south of Mythbusters' shop. 125 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,400 It's only gonna hurt for a little bit. 126 00:07:05,460 --> 00:07:06,700 Just for an instant. 127 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,700 And soon Buster will perform another 128 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,440 in a long line of Darwin Award-type stunts. 129 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:15,240 He's going to figure out if this is a viable method 130 00:07:15,300 --> 00:07:17,740 of survival when you're thrown from a helicopter. 131 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,220 But first, of course, 132 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:21,920 I'm gonna need to take it out for a spin. 133 00:07:21,980 --> 00:07:23,280 Whoa! 134 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:27,180 It was one of Reddit's most popular suggestions. 135 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:31,320 And opinion is divided on the potential result. 136 00:07:31,380 --> 00:07:34,220 The math says that the ball's largest surface area 137 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,920 will slow Buster's terminal velocity by more than half. 138 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,500 And it will also cushion his impact like an airbag. 139 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:45,160 But will it make the 1,000-foot fall survivable? 140 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:49,240 To find out, Buster's ride arrives. 141 00:07:49,300 --> 00:07:51,100 The big dog. 142 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:54,200 Sharp-eyed Mythbuster fans will recognize this helicopter. 143 00:07:54,260 --> 00:07:56,960 It's been on our show before. 144 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:58,840 Over 10 years ago, 145 00:07:58,900 --> 00:08:01,740 I actually sat in the open door and dropped Buster 146 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,440 in an inflatable wrap. 147 00:08:04,500 --> 00:08:07,280 The Sikorsky will be doing the heavy lifting. 148 00:08:07,340 --> 00:08:09,180 But in this final season epic, 149 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,280 he won't be flying solo. 150 00:08:13,220 --> 00:08:14,920 So that we can give you Redditors 151 00:08:14,980 --> 00:08:17,280 the best possible footage of what happens here. 152 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,520 We've hired a lot of people to help us. 153 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,820 We've got the footage of what happens here. 154 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,580 We've hired a specialized separate helicopter 155 00:08:24,660 --> 00:08:29,660 with its own carbon-fiber, gyro-stabilized camera thingabobby. 156 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,460 It's gonna be great. 157 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:32,920 Maybe not for Buster, 158 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,220 who gets to be the fall guy not once, but twice. 159 00:08:36,300 --> 00:08:40,660 Once in the ball and once as a control without. 160 00:08:40,740 --> 00:08:42,800 But how will his injuries be measured? 161 00:08:42,860 --> 00:08:44,600 We've used electronics in the past 162 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:46,800 to measure shock loads to things that we're testing. 163 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,280 But there's an inherent problem with him 164 00:08:49,300 --> 00:08:53,340 with the stuff that we do is so violent 165 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,680 that we break the instrumentation in the process 166 00:08:55,740 --> 00:08:58,540 and we don't get our measurements. 167 00:08:58,620 --> 00:09:01,320 So we've gotten in the habit of using these things. 168 00:09:01,380 --> 00:09:02,820 They're shock watches, 169 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,320 and they're pretty basic and foolproof. 170 00:09:05,380 --> 00:09:07,660 I'm putting 50G shock watches on the head, 171 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,900 and I'm gonna be putting 100G shock watches on the chest, 172 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:13,560 which is what it takes to kill somebody there. 173 00:09:16,300 --> 00:09:18,760 Here's how this is gonna work. 174 00:09:18,780 --> 00:09:20,380 All right, Buster. Here you go. 175 00:09:20,460 --> 00:09:23,220 Three, two, one. 176 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,020 Buster and I in this helicopter 177 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,860 are gonna fly to 1,000 feet. 178 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,460 Have a nice flight there, guy. 179 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,460 Thank you, or did you mean Buster? 180 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:32,760 I'm not Buster. Okay, cool. 181 00:09:32,820 --> 00:09:34,560 You don't care so much about that. 182 00:09:34,620 --> 00:09:38,660 When we get to 1,000 feet, I'm going to drop that sandbag 183 00:09:38,740 --> 00:09:40,900 to make sure we're aimed correctly. 184 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,100 Well, here we go. 185 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:44,840 I will then cut Buster's seat belt, 186 00:09:44,900 --> 00:09:46,240 kick him out of the helicopter, 187 00:09:46,300 --> 00:09:47,440 and drop him on the target. 188 00:09:47,460 --> 00:09:50,280 That's our control to see what happens when Buster falls 189 00:09:50,340 --> 00:09:52,320 without anything breaking his fall. 190 00:10:14,620 --> 00:10:15,920 That is so cool. 191 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,120 Look at that. 192 00:10:19,180 --> 00:10:22,020 The view from up here is absolutely magnificent. 193 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,020 We're at 800 feet. 194 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,080 Unpredictable winds won't affect 195 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,060 the velocity of Buster's impact, 196 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,520 but too much sideways drift 197 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,920 could be a danger for those below. 198 00:10:36,100 --> 00:10:37,800 We're at 1,000 feet. 199 00:10:37,860 --> 00:10:40,140 All right, we're in proper position 200 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,140 to make sure our gear is in the right position. 201 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:44,700 We're at 800 feet. 202 00:10:44,700 --> 00:10:46,700 All right, we're in proper position 203 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:48,040 to make sure our aiming is good. 204 00:10:48,100 --> 00:10:49,600 I'm about to drop the sandbag. 205 00:10:49,680 --> 00:10:55,380 Here we go. In three, two, one. 206 00:10:56,780 --> 00:10:58,540 There's the sandbag away. 207 00:10:58,620 --> 00:11:00,280 Here comes the sandbag. 208 00:11:03,420 --> 00:11:04,960 Got a reposition here. 209 00:11:06,620 --> 00:11:08,060 Okay, Adam, I'm ready. 210 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,560 Copy that. It's time to drop Buster. 211 00:11:10,620 --> 00:11:13,360 First, I'm going to cut his seat belt. 212 00:11:13,380 --> 00:11:14,560 There we go. 213 00:11:14,620 --> 00:11:17,700 Ladies and gentlemen, this is a misbusters control. 214 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,200 There he goes. 215 00:11:26,260 --> 00:11:28,140 That was beautiful. 216 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,040 Man, that looks terrifying. 217 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:38,680 All right, predators. 218 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:39,920 Still to come. 219 00:11:39,980 --> 00:11:41,580 Are you ready? 220 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,740 This is a great day for an experiment. 221 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:49,940 Ladies and gentlemen, let's crawl. 222 00:11:50,020 --> 00:11:51,680 All right, Reddit, here we go. 223 00:11:51,740 --> 00:11:54,180 We produce the human body temperature food. 224 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,020 Whoa! 225 00:11:58,560 --> 00:11:59,920 The Internet called, 226 00:11:59,980 --> 00:12:01,860 Mythbusters Delivered. 227 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:03,860 That was awesome. 228 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,360 I love my job. 229 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,600 From the very beginning, 230 00:12:13,680 --> 00:12:17,600 fan feedback has been integral to the Mythbusters MO. 231 00:12:18,680 --> 00:12:20,440 No more car! 232 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,140 In this final season, 233 00:12:22,220 --> 00:12:25,980 it's come full circle with a Reddit special. 234 00:12:26,060 --> 00:12:27,860 We are starting with what's called an AMA 235 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:29,920 and ask me anything in which I log into Reddit. 236 00:12:29,980 --> 00:12:31,760 That's the best question ever. 237 00:12:31,820 --> 00:12:34,420 And take open questions from the entire user base. 238 00:12:34,500 --> 00:12:36,260 The result? 239 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,060 It's a huge challenge. 240 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:39,620 The result? 241 00:12:39,680 --> 00:12:41,620 Can an inflatable hamster ball 242 00:12:41,680 --> 00:12:44,120 save Buster from a thousand-foot fall? 243 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,160 I think he might have pooped himself. 244 00:12:49,220 --> 00:12:52,460 All right, so for our control, Buster's dead. 245 00:12:52,540 --> 00:12:54,540 Most importantly, the sensors worked, 246 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,700 and if they worked in this case, 247 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:58,900 they'll work inside the inflatable. 248 00:12:58,980 --> 00:13:01,540 Every single shock watch was tripped, 249 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,740 with a red line indicating a lethal impact. 250 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,340 And no wonder, 251 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,340 the math says Buster hit the ground 252 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:11,800 at an estimated 120 miles per hour. 253 00:13:11,860 --> 00:13:14,300 So bring on the ball. 254 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,700 We're getting Buster into this inflatable 255 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,840 and getting him all hooked up and rigged on the helicopter. 256 00:13:19,900 --> 00:13:22,640 Turns out there's nothing I can't find a lazier way to do. 257 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:26,080 A little more involved than just chucking him in the chopper. 258 00:13:26,140 --> 00:13:28,080 It's gonna be tricky. 259 00:13:33,140 --> 00:13:35,120 That's the coolest thing I've ever seen him do. 260 00:13:35,140 --> 00:13:37,040 Now to insert Buster, 261 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:41,420 who is once again covered in data collection shock watches. 262 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:42,960 All right. 263 00:13:43,020 --> 00:13:44,460 There are a couple things to consider 264 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:45,660 if you're talking about the potential 265 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,660 for one of these inflatable balls to save your life. 266 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:49,660 Come on, Buster! Hold on! 267 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,460 The first is the cushioning. It'll help. 268 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,000 The second is its terminal velocity, 269 00:13:55,060 --> 00:13:58,200 and that's determined by its surface area and its weight. 270 00:13:58,260 --> 00:14:00,700 Ah! Ah! 271 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:02,440 Yes! 272 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:03,680 Come on, Buster! 273 00:14:03,700 --> 00:14:05,200 Okay, wait. 274 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,540 A feather has more surface area than a ball bearing 275 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,680 of the same weight, and so it's gonna fall slower. 276 00:14:11,740 --> 00:14:14,680 I think... Oh! 277 00:14:14,740 --> 00:14:16,280 Yeah? Stop. 278 00:14:16,340 --> 00:14:19,280 Okay. Just seemed like too much fun to not keep doing that. 279 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,420 We know that Buster by himself 280 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,620 is gonna fall at about 120-some miles per hour. 281 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,820 We'd estimate that the ball, however, 282 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,860 is gonna fall at about 50 miles per hour. 283 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,360 There we go! 284 00:14:31,420 --> 00:14:32,960 There we go! 285 00:14:32,980 --> 00:14:35,240 Whether it's enough or not to save your life, 286 00:14:35,300 --> 00:14:36,540 we don't know yet. 287 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,000 That was awesome. 288 00:14:38,060 --> 00:14:39,300 Who knew that that was gonna be 289 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,300 one of the hardest parts of this story to do? 290 00:14:41,380 --> 00:14:43,640 There we go. 291 00:14:43,700 --> 00:14:48,880 With Buster poised, Adam takes his bird's eye seat. 292 00:14:48,940 --> 00:14:51,980 Hey! We're in. 293 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,920 All right. Awesome. 294 00:14:54,980 --> 00:14:57,960 The ball is rigged to be released from the cockpit. 295 00:14:58,020 --> 00:14:59,620 There we go. 296 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,020 Stand by for a little bit of time. 297 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,120 Stand by for a lift off. 298 00:15:04,180 --> 00:15:06,120 All right. 299 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:11,620 All right. This is how this is gonna work. 300 00:15:11,700 --> 00:15:13,260 Buster, inside the hamster ball, 301 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,700 will be hanging below this helicopter on a tether. 302 00:15:22,860 --> 00:15:24,500 Now, because this beautiful machine 303 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:25,940 is made for lifting and hauling, 304 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,380 it's got a quick release on its underside. 305 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,740 All right. Here we go. 306 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,560 So once we fly up to 1,000 feet, 307 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,940 we're going to pull that quick release, drop Buster, 308 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:39,340 and I'll be able to watch his fall from right here, 309 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,840 looking down. 310 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:43,580 What a lovely day. 311 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,840 What a lovely day. 312 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,420 This may seem like all fun and games, 313 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,580 but actually, we've got some serious concerns here. 314 00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:54,360 We've got a lot of wind. 315 00:15:54,420 --> 00:15:57,720 We've got a long rope and a helicopter. 316 00:15:57,740 --> 00:16:01,180 Now, if something goes where it's not supposed to go, 317 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,320 we could be in serious trouble. 318 00:16:03,380 --> 00:16:06,780 Once again, drift is a dangerous logistical factor, 319 00:16:06,860 --> 00:16:11,020 but experimentally, the key variable is speed on impact, 320 00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:14,400 and the drop conditions are identical to the control. 321 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:25,200 Three, two, one. 322 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,300 There it goes. 323 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:28,820 Oh. 324 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:37,700 Boom. 325 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:39,100 Ha-ha-ha. 326 00:16:41,700 --> 00:16:45,000 I tell you one thing, Buster seems like he's a lot better off 327 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,140 than he was without that ball. 328 00:16:47,220 --> 00:16:49,440 Let's go see how it turned out. 329 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:50,620 Here it is, Reddit, 330 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:52,780 to the reduction in terminal velocity 331 00:16:52,860 --> 00:16:55,380 and a giant airbag save Buster. 332 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:01,920 Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead. 333 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,960 Oh, very dead. 334 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:05,760 Wow, that's the last time I jumped out of an airplane 335 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,260 to one of these things. 336 00:17:07,340 --> 00:17:09,640 Three, two, one. 337 00:17:09,700 --> 00:17:10,640 Release. 338 00:17:10,700 --> 00:17:14,040 And away you go. 339 00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:16,480 Well, Buster didn't survive, 340 00:17:16,540 --> 00:17:17,880 and when you think about it, 341 00:17:17,940 --> 00:17:20,680 the thickness of the cushion here is, 342 00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:25,780 well, it's kind of like a nice, soft mattress. 343 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:30,200 And if you were to drop from 1,000 feet to land on your mattress, 344 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,440 I don't think you'd survive either. 345 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,080 Sorry, Buster. 346 00:17:35,140 --> 00:17:37,080 Even at 50 miles per hour, 347 00:17:37,140 --> 00:17:40,120 the cushion of air couldn't slow his deceleration enough 348 00:17:40,180 --> 00:17:43,420 to prevent a fatal impact. 349 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:45,820 But the guys can't leave it there. 350 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,060 They have one more sleeve and one more trick. 351 00:17:49,120 --> 00:17:50,520 I seem to remember. 352 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,000 Not in the distant past. 353 00:17:53,020 --> 00:17:55,020 Bubble packaging. 354 00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:57,320 Did a pretty good job of breaking my ball. 355 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:01,560 I'm OK. 356 00:18:04,100 --> 00:18:06,400 Yep, using their extensive experience 357 00:18:06,460 --> 00:18:09,600 with crash-testing dummies 358 00:18:09,660 --> 00:18:11,200 and Buster, 359 00:18:11,260 --> 00:18:13,100 the guys have a big job ahead, 360 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:14,860 filling the ball with their favorite, 361 00:18:14,940 --> 00:18:16,460 shock-resistant material. 362 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,360 Meanwhile, it's back to the shop to find out 363 00:18:20,380 --> 00:18:24,820 if a thermal camera really can catch a rear-guard action in action. 364 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:31,160 Well, I just polished off my fourth pint of carbonated water, 365 00:18:31,220 --> 00:18:33,120 and nothing is happening. 366 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,100 But this is why I started building the machine in the first place. 367 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,300 All right, Mr. Ironman, I got the correct temperature. 368 00:18:39,360 --> 00:18:41,500 With Adam's machine at body temperature... 369 00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:45,600 That thing looks like a big **** that's farting. 370 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:50,940 Reddit, stand by to have your curiosity cured. 371 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,740 All right, Reddit, here we go. 372 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,240 I'm gonna produce the human body temperature pood 373 00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:58,000 on the thermal imaging camera and see if it registers. 374 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,300 Here we go. Three, two, one. 375 00:19:08,180 --> 00:19:10,080 Anything? This is the mix that's killing me. 376 00:19:10,140 --> 00:19:11,640 Nothing. 377 00:19:13,420 --> 00:19:14,780 Nothing. Nothing. 378 00:19:14,780 --> 00:19:15,780 Nothing. 379 00:19:17,540 --> 00:19:18,740 It sounds great, though. 380 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,140 I know! Just saying. 381 00:19:23,540 --> 00:19:26,340 It might be music to Jamie's ears, 382 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:27,940 but even in close-up... 383 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,000 Here we go. 384 00:19:31,140 --> 00:19:32,840 This myth is looking busted. 385 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:36,880 Nothing at all. 386 00:19:41,380 --> 00:19:44,340 I can see the nozzles actually heating up quite a bit 387 00:19:44,360 --> 00:19:45,700 from the air going through it. 388 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:46,760 Right. 389 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,960 But there's no indication of any kind of gas coming out of it. 390 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:51,040 Okay. 391 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:56,140 So just to recap, we built what I consider to be 392 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,700 the most advanced artificial farting device 393 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,540 yet devised by nature and the skill of man. 394 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:02,600 Ah! 395 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,500 And if we can't see a fart coming out of this thing, 396 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,000 well, it's just not gonna happen. 397 00:20:10,260 --> 00:20:12,400 Yep, and it's down to density. 398 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:16,020 Low density gas emits almost no infrared light. 399 00:20:17,020 --> 00:20:19,520 So how exactly was the original faked? 400 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,860 Adam fires up an old black and white camera for a demo. 401 00:20:24,660 --> 00:20:27,400 A tube and some freezing cold compressed air 402 00:20:27,460 --> 00:20:30,020 often used in electronics for making circuits cold. 403 00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:31,100 Watch what it does here. 404 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,200 Thermal imaging camera, here we come. 405 00:20:33,260 --> 00:20:34,620 Oh, yeah, look at that. 406 00:20:34,700 --> 00:20:36,320 That looks exact... Oh, woo! 407 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:37,860 Hey, that's cold. 408 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,360 Woo! Don't try that at home. 409 00:20:40,360 --> 00:20:44,280 Of course, eagle-eyed viewers will have noted the flaw in the fake. 410 00:20:44,360 --> 00:20:47,320 Like Adam just showed, the gas in the viral video 411 00:20:47,380 --> 00:20:49,320 was colder than the surrounding atmosphere. 412 00:20:49,380 --> 00:20:50,820 That's because it was dark. 413 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,580 It should be warmer than the surrounding atmosphere. 414 00:20:53,660 --> 00:20:56,180 So if you're gonna cheat it, you need steam. 415 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:58,160 Like this. 416 00:20:59,580 --> 00:21:01,660 So, sorry, guys, I gotta tell ya. 417 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,320 You got it all basquered. 418 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:14,360 Up next, let's get ready to Rochambeau. 419 00:21:14,420 --> 00:21:16,360 It's Rocky vs. Paper. 420 00:21:17,360 --> 00:21:18,360 Oh! 421 00:21:24,360 --> 00:21:26,860 You look hot. I mean, as in warm. 422 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:28,360 I've just finished my workout. 423 00:21:29,620 --> 00:21:31,620 Yeah. So what's next? 424 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,180 Well, you know on Mythbusters, 425 00:21:33,260 --> 00:21:35,680 we've done a whole bunch of idiomatic phrases, right? 426 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,360 More than you could shake a stick at. 427 00:21:37,420 --> 00:21:38,980 Nice. See what you did there. 428 00:21:38,980 --> 00:21:41,980 Well, one of the best suggestions to come through our Reddit inbox 429 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:43,440 was the phrase, 430 00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:45,700 you can't punch your way out of a paper bag. 431 00:21:45,780 --> 00:21:47,380 So the myth is that it's impossible 432 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,400 to punch your way out of a paper bag? 433 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,480 No, because the phrase is always spoken in context. 434 00:21:52,540 --> 00:21:54,140 It means when you say to someone, 435 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:55,600 you can't punch your way out of a paper bag, 436 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:57,600 you mean that they're a weakling, ergo. 437 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,980 The myth is that punching your way out of a paper bag 438 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:01,780 should be trivially easy. 439 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:03,480 Well, you're not gonna fit into a paper bag. 440 00:22:03,540 --> 00:22:05,600 What? So you gotta make me a man-sized paper bag 441 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,100 box my way out of? 442 00:22:07,180 --> 00:22:08,780 You could still rip your way out, though. 443 00:22:08,780 --> 00:22:10,280 Right. You've got to make it big enough 444 00:22:10,340 --> 00:22:13,080 where only a punch is gonna get me out of that bag. 445 00:22:13,140 --> 00:22:14,440 Oh, I'm totally feeling it. 446 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:15,900 Bring it on. Come on, paper. 447 00:22:15,980 --> 00:22:17,780 Oh, yeah. 448 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,480 You want a little... 449 00:22:19,540 --> 00:22:20,640 Where'd Jamie go? 450 00:22:20,700 --> 00:22:21,740 Come on. 451 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:22,740 Jamie? 452 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:24,580 He hit the shop for some science 453 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:29,000 on why this idiom may not be as cut and dried as it seems. 454 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:32,380 Well, the thing is that a punch involves two components. 455 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,900 One is the fist, which is moving, 456 00:22:34,980 --> 00:22:37,880 and the other is the target, which is not. 457 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,540 Now, if the target actually starts to move, 458 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:42,080 then everything's different. 459 00:22:42,140 --> 00:22:43,600 That's a game changer. 460 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,340 To demonstrate the difference between a stationary 461 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:50,040 and a moving target, Adam sets up a load cell, 462 00:22:50,100 --> 00:22:53,000 a device that registers force in pounds. 463 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,980 Three, two, one. 464 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:56,600 Two, three. 465 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,600 Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. 466 00:22:58,680 --> 00:22:59,680 Look at that. 467 00:22:59,740 --> 00:23:02,500 About 35 pounds forced to push through that. 468 00:23:02,580 --> 00:23:03,680 Yeah. 469 00:23:03,740 --> 00:23:05,040 This could have totally done it. 470 00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:06,540 Woo-hoo-hoo. 471 00:23:06,540 --> 00:23:07,600 Yep. 472 00:23:07,660 --> 00:23:10,000 Anyone could apply that amount of force. 473 00:23:10,060 --> 00:23:11,100 But... 474 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,060 Loose piece of paper, load cell. 475 00:23:13,140 --> 00:23:15,500 Ha-ha-ha. 476 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:17,760 Point five pounds of force. 477 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:19,900 If the paper is able to move, 478 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:24,560 Adam can't register anything close to the required 35 pounds. 479 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:26,860 That is the key. 480 00:23:26,940 --> 00:23:28,700 The paper has to be able to move. 481 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:29,800 Allow me to explain. 482 00:23:29,860 --> 00:23:31,260 Graphics, please. 483 00:23:31,340 --> 00:23:33,640 If the bag is too small, less than an arm span, 484 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:37,240 it would be way easy to just hold it in place and rip it. 485 00:23:37,300 --> 00:23:40,900 But if the diameter is greater than my arm span, say, six feet, 486 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,400 then the paper could theoretically accelerate 487 00:23:43,460 --> 00:23:44,940 out of the way of my punch, 488 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,300 and it might not be possible for me to apply 489 00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:50,360 the requisite 35 pounds of force. 490 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:54,200 Yep, for this myth, size really does matter. 491 00:23:54,260 --> 00:23:58,500 Okay, time to build our own giant shopping bag. 492 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:02,500 I'm gonna keep it in exactly the same proportions of this bag. 493 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,520 It's just gonna be much bigger. 494 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,800 Ha-ha-ha. 495 00:24:06,860 --> 00:24:07,860 There we go. 496 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:09,860 That's one big-ass grocery bag. 497 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:11,420 Ha-ha. 498 00:24:11,500 --> 00:24:13,900 Yeah. 499 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,100 The paper opponent is prepped. 500 00:24:18,660 --> 00:24:23,940 But not only does Adam have no idea how to throw a punch, 501 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,940 after removing the muscle suit, 502 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,540 it's clear he's seriously out of shape. 503 00:24:28,540 --> 00:24:30,540 All right. 504 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,880 Cue the training sequence. 505 00:24:33,940 --> 00:24:36,380 Now, if I'm gonna punch my way out of a paper bag, 506 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,180 it behooves me not to underestimate my opponent 507 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,940 and learn about punching from a professional standpoint. 508 00:24:43,020 --> 00:24:44,680 Looks good. Let's get glipped up. 509 00:24:44,740 --> 00:24:45,940 All right, let's see what you got. 510 00:24:46,020 --> 00:24:47,180 Cool. 511 00:24:47,260 --> 00:24:49,260 This is terrifying. 512 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:51,320 And my guidedness will be Paul Wade. 513 00:24:51,380 --> 00:24:53,560 He's a former Northern Island kickboxing champion, 514 00:24:53,620 --> 00:24:55,560 San Francisco Golden Gloves champion, 515 00:24:55,580 --> 00:24:58,320 and he is the owner of the Third Street boxing gym 516 00:24:58,380 --> 00:25:01,020 right around the corner from the Mythbusters shop. 517 00:25:02,580 --> 00:25:04,320 That's it. 518 00:25:04,380 --> 00:25:06,360 Paul is going to show me a little bit about 519 00:25:06,420 --> 00:25:07,960 what punching is really about. 520 00:25:08,020 --> 00:25:10,660 See what you got. Come on. 521 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,760 But first, he needs to get a gauge of just how green 522 00:25:13,820 --> 00:25:16,460 and useless I am in the ring. 523 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,960 Oh! I haven't told him yet that the last fist fight I had, 524 00:25:20,020 --> 00:25:21,760 I was in the third grade. 525 00:25:21,820 --> 00:25:23,400 Sorry, JP. 526 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,740 Time. What we got to do is get a little bit of a setup. 527 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,280 One, two, three. 528 00:25:28,340 --> 00:25:31,840 Boxing, like any martial art, is highly technical. 529 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,180 Hip rotation. Exactly. Good balance. 530 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,440 And delivering a powerful punch... 531 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,080 Pop! Hit into it. 532 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:40,820 ...is as much to do with form... 533 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,080 All right. 534 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,760 ...as it is with speed and strength. 535 00:25:43,820 --> 00:25:46,860 Knowledge Adam didn't have until today. 536 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,960 Straight arm. 537 00:25:49,020 --> 00:25:51,960 Engineers. Good. Turn your hip. 538 00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:54,700 Jab. Slip left. Good. 539 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,260 Not bad. Not bad. Not bad. 540 00:25:56,340 --> 00:25:59,000 It's been a long, hard session. 541 00:25:59,060 --> 00:26:01,600 But now Adam can at least start the experiment 542 00:26:01,660 --> 00:26:04,740 with the ability to throw an entry-level punch. 543 00:26:07,740 --> 00:26:09,440 A weapon coming through. 544 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:11,180 Yes. Jump. 545 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,520 So it's back to base to see how he measures up. 546 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:19,560 Remember, it took 35 pounds of force 547 00:26:19,620 --> 00:26:22,060 to pierce stationary paper. 548 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:28,300 Nice. Paper. 549 00:26:28,360 --> 00:26:30,340 593 pounds of force. 550 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,600 That's what you got coming to you. 551 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:39,120 Question is, will paper beat Adam's rock-like fists? 552 00:26:39,180 --> 00:26:41,480 Simply by floating away. 553 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,320 But before the big fight, 554 00:26:43,380 --> 00:26:45,820 it's round three for Buster's balls. 555 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,020 Boom. Ha-ha-ha. 556 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,660 Yes, it's a second inflatable hamster ball 557 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:55,420 ready for a third drop for a somewhat willing Buster. 558 00:26:55,500 --> 00:26:58,500 Except this time, instead of being alone inside the ball, 559 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:02,960 he is going to be protected with inflatable bubble packaging. 560 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:04,840 That's it. Like a pump. 561 00:27:04,900 --> 00:27:06,800 We're going to be able to do that. 562 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,880 We're going to be able to do that. 563 00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:11,840 We're going to be able to do that with the plastic packaging. 564 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,820 That's it. Like a pump. 565 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,320 We're going to shuffle a bunch of this in there with Buster 566 00:27:16,380 --> 00:27:19,920 to see if it will protect him from a very high fall. 567 00:27:19,980 --> 00:27:21,760 I actually think it kind of might. 568 00:27:23,820 --> 00:27:25,920 Okay, so Buster has a nice little cushion 569 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:30,360 of inflatable packaging, and he's ready to ship. 570 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,640 Our workhorse of a helicopter is about to take off again. 571 00:27:33,700 --> 00:27:37,100 This time in the passenger seat, Mr. Heineman, fun fact. 572 00:27:37,100 --> 00:27:40,200 There are three non-pilots in the passenger seat. 573 00:27:40,260 --> 00:27:41,860 Carrie Byron. 574 00:27:41,940 --> 00:27:43,660 We're now heading over to the drop zone. 575 00:27:43,740 --> 00:27:46,840 Adam Savage, that's me, and Jamie Heineman. 576 00:27:46,900 --> 00:27:49,300 Uh, I said, finally, that's a hotel. We're lifting up. 577 00:27:49,380 --> 00:27:51,880 It's a myth Buster party. 578 00:27:51,940 --> 00:27:53,540 The big dog is up. 579 00:27:53,620 --> 00:27:55,880 The Heineman is riding shotgun, 580 00:27:55,940 --> 00:27:58,580 and Buster covered in shock watches, 581 00:27:58,660 --> 00:28:01,780 once again wishes he'd never applied for the job. 582 00:28:01,860 --> 00:28:03,120 Good. 583 00:28:03,180 --> 00:28:04,520 He's looking nice on the table. 584 00:28:04,580 --> 00:28:06,520 Ha-ha-ha. 585 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:10,120 That's the coolest view ever. 586 00:28:10,180 --> 00:28:11,680 Look at that. 587 00:28:16,260 --> 00:28:20,300 Dude, we've got two helicopters in the air. 588 00:28:20,360 --> 00:28:22,400 Buster is wrapped in bubble packaging 589 00:28:22,460 --> 00:28:24,460 in the middle of an inflatable hamster ball, 590 00:28:24,540 --> 00:28:27,100 and we're about to drop him a thousand feet onto a runway 591 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:28,940 to find out if he survives. 592 00:28:31,500 --> 00:28:33,380 The helicopter is at height. 593 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:35,540 Okay, we're gonna count down. 594 00:28:36,540 --> 00:28:39,800 Two, one, here it goes. 595 00:28:39,860 --> 00:28:41,600 Oh, there it goes. 596 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,000 It's dropping. 597 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:44,540 Oh, it's beautiful. 598 00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:49,140 Oh, oh, oh. 599 00:28:49,220 --> 00:28:51,180 Ha-ha-ha-ha. 600 00:28:57,020 --> 00:28:58,760 Ha-ha-ha-ha. 601 00:28:58,820 --> 00:29:01,220 Oh, that is awesome. 602 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,560 Come on, Buster. 603 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:08,640 Let's see how you did. 604 00:29:08,700 --> 00:29:10,000 Oh. 605 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,540 Oh, the news is bad. 606 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,440 Now it's tripped. 607 00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:17,080 Now it's tripped. 608 00:29:17,140 --> 00:29:19,180 Ah. 609 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,980 Tripped, tripped, tripped. 610 00:29:24,060 --> 00:29:25,480 He's dead, Jim. 611 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:27,120 He's dead. 612 00:29:27,180 --> 00:29:29,320 All right, it's judgment time. 613 00:29:29,380 --> 00:29:32,220 An inflatable hamster ball is at the top of the sky. 614 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:33,940 Not so much. It's busted. 615 00:29:34,020 --> 00:29:36,080 It's totally busted. Let's get out of here. 616 00:29:52,140 --> 00:29:53,140 Up next. 617 00:29:53,220 --> 00:29:54,640 That bag is nothing. 618 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:55,820 Ah. 619 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,180 It's the thriller in a manila envelope. 620 00:29:58,260 --> 00:29:59,980 The story of the manila. 621 00:29:59,980 --> 00:30:01,940 The thriller in a manila envelope. 622 00:30:02,020 --> 00:30:03,020 All right. 623 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:04,080 All right. 624 00:30:19,660 --> 00:30:24,940 Ladies and gentlemen, Adam the killer who's the nailer. 625 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:28,000 Seven. 626 00:30:28,020 --> 00:30:31,860 And in the blue corner, weighing in at... 627 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:33,760 two and a half pounds, 628 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:38,840 is the reigning champion, paper bag. 629 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:45,440 Ladies and gentlemen, let's crumple. 630 00:30:49,740 --> 00:30:51,240 For the myth to hold up, 631 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:54,420 Adam has to easily punch his way out of the bag. 632 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:56,020 That bag is nothing. It's nothing. 633 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:57,580 Get out there and rip that off your hand. 634 00:30:57,600 --> 00:30:58,600 Yeah! 635 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,800 To measure such a subjective parameter, 636 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,540 Adam will be timed and repeat the experiment 637 00:31:04,620 --> 00:31:06,540 over three rounds. 638 00:31:06,620 --> 00:31:08,120 Go get him, killer. 639 00:31:08,180 --> 00:31:12,420 Before assessing effort versus expectation. 640 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:13,480 All right. 641 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:14,560 Ha, ha. 642 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:19,560 All right, Jamie, I'm ready. 643 00:31:19,620 --> 00:31:20,620 Round one. 644 00:31:28,580 --> 00:31:30,580 Ha, ha, ha. 645 00:31:35,660 --> 00:31:36,660 Ha, ha, ha. 646 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,660 20 seconds in. 647 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:42,200 Despite taking a pounding, the bag's still standing. 648 00:31:45,860 --> 00:31:46,860 Look. 649 00:31:46,940 --> 00:31:49,140 Paul showed me how to punch it. 650 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,600 And I am not holding back. 651 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:55,940 I am giving it everything that I've got. 652 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,740 And it is surprisingly difficult. 653 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:02,380 Adam is punching with almost 600 pounds of force. 654 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,880 But so far, each punch is not applying enough pressure 655 00:32:05,940 --> 00:32:07,680 to pierce the paper. 656 00:32:07,740 --> 00:32:09,480 It's surprisingly violent. 657 00:32:09,540 --> 00:32:10,540 Oh! 658 00:32:10,620 --> 00:32:12,380 Every time Adam hits the bag, 659 00:32:12,460 --> 00:32:16,460 it makes this thunder-like noise. 660 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:17,920 It's a sharp crack. 661 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,720 A lot of reverberation. 662 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:21,800 It's frightening. 663 00:32:21,860 --> 00:32:22,860 Oh! 664 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:23,920 Oh! 665 00:32:23,940 --> 00:32:25,940 Ha, ha, ha, ha! 666 00:32:26,020 --> 00:32:27,480 Woo! 667 00:32:27,540 --> 00:32:29,380 And your face back! 668 00:32:29,460 --> 00:32:30,480 Ah! 669 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:31,480 Ah! 670 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:32,980 Woo! 671 00:32:33,060 --> 00:32:35,060 That was harder than I thought it would be. 672 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,360 Yep, the myth suggests that it should be a trivial task. 673 00:32:38,420 --> 00:32:40,860 But Adam found it reasonably difficult 674 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,160 until just over the minute mark, 675 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:47,000 the paper wrinkled, fatigued, and ripped. 676 00:32:47,060 --> 00:32:48,700 With a benchmark laid down. 677 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:49,600 Come on. 678 00:32:49,660 --> 00:32:51,540 Q round two. 679 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:53,500 Awesome. 680 00:32:53,500 --> 00:32:54,460 Oh! 681 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:55,520 Oh! 682 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:56,600 Oh! 683 00:32:56,660 --> 00:32:57,660 Oh! 684 00:32:57,740 --> 00:32:58,740 Oh! 685 00:32:58,800 --> 00:32:59,800 Oh! 686 00:32:59,860 --> 00:33:00,860 Oh! 687 00:33:00,940 --> 00:33:05,340 Once again, it's clearly not a simple matter. 688 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:06,400 Hold on. 689 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:07,480 Where is it? 690 00:33:07,540 --> 00:33:08,540 I lost my glasses. 691 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:09,600 Hang on. 692 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:10,600 Got him. 693 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,240 And once again, it takes just over a minute 694 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,940 before the creases and crumples accumulate 695 00:33:16,020 --> 00:33:18,820 to the point where a single punch can break through. 696 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:19,880 Ah! 697 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:20,960 Ah! 698 00:33:21,020 --> 00:33:22,720 Ah, ha, ha, ha! 699 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:23,720 Ah! 700 00:33:23,780 --> 00:33:24,780 Ah! 701 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:25,840 Ah! 702 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:26,920 Ah! 703 00:33:26,980 --> 00:33:27,980 Woo! 704 00:33:28,060 --> 00:33:31,560 And when round three yields an almost identical result, 705 00:33:31,620 --> 00:33:32,620 ah! 706 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:33,680 Ah! 707 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:34,760 Ah! 708 00:33:34,820 --> 00:33:35,820 Ah! 709 00:33:35,900 --> 00:33:37,360 The final tally is... 710 00:33:37,420 --> 00:33:39,460 Bag zero, Adam three. 711 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,000 But here's the thing. 712 00:33:41,060 --> 00:33:43,000 It took me almost a minute each time 713 00:33:43,060 --> 00:33:45,600 to punch my way out with the gloves on. 714 00:33:45,660 --> 00:33:47,000 So as far as I'm concerned, 715 00:33:47,060 --> 00:33:49,100 the myth is kind of on the fence right now. 716 00:33:49,180 --> 00:33:50,880 I'm not sure exactly how to call it. 717 00:33:50,900 --> 00:33:53,240 But for due diligence, there's one thing we haven't tried, 718 00:33:53,300 --> 00:33:55,340 which is, what if I take these gloves off? 719 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:56,540 That's what we're gonna do next. 720 00:33:57,920 --> 00:33:59,080 The gloves are off, 721 00:33:59,140 --> 00:34:02,780 and the variable in this experiment is surface area. 722 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:05,180 The contact area of Adam's knuckles 723 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,580 is considerably smaller than the large padded glove. 724 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:12,520 All right, Jamie. 725 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:13,600 Ding! 726 00:34:13,660 --> 00:34:14,660 Woo! 727 00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:15,720 Woo! 728 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:16,800 Oh! 729 00:34:16,860 --> 00:34:17,860 Ah! 730 00:34:17,940 --> 00:34:18,940 Ah! 731 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:20,000 Ah! 732 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:21,000 Ah! 733 00:34:21,060 --> 00:34:22,060 Ah! 734 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:25,100 A good bare knuckle brown bag beat down. 735 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:29,000 The same force applied over a smaller surface area 736 00:34:29,060 --> 00:34:31,000 equals a much greater pressure. 737 00:34:31,060 --> 00:34:34,400 And it's pressure that ultimately pierces the paper. 738 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,340 Ladies and gentlemen, 739 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,480 the new paperweight champion of the world, 740 00:34:39,540 --> 00:34:41,540 Adam Savage. 741 00:34:41,620 --> 00:34:42,620 Woo! 742 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:43,680 Ha ha ha. 743 00:34:43,740 --> 00:34:46,320 The phrase means punching away out of a paper bag 744 00:34:46,380 --> 00:34:48,720 should be easy, and gloves are no. 745 00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:49,720 Ha ha ha. 746 00:34:49,780 --> 00:34:52,180 It is, in fact, reasonably easy. 747 00:34:52,240 --> 00:34:54,720 Therefore, it's myth confirmed. 748 00:34:54,780 --> 00:34:58,320 With three Reddit requests in the bag... 749 00:34:58,380 --> 00:35:00,320 Ha ha ha! 750 00:35:00,380 --> 00:35:03,360 It's back to base for the final fan suggestion 751 00:35:03,420 --> 00:35:04,860 of the final season. 752 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:09,000 So what do the Redditors have next? 753 00:35:09,060 --> 00:35:10,160 Well, as you can imagine, 754 00:35:10,240 --> 00:35:12,000 there were hundreds upon hundreds of suggestions 755 00:35:12,060 --> 00:35:14,200 of things that we could blow up on this show. 756 00:35:14,260 --> 00:35:18,040 But the most popular votes were for two main categories. 757 00:35:18,060 --> 00:35:20,060 Half the people wanted us to make a glitter bomb. 758 00:35:20,140 --> 00:35:22,340 The other half wanted us to blow up a snu. 759 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:24,800 I figure we kill two birds with one stone 760 00:35:24,860 --> 00:35:28,400 and do both make a bomb that blows up a snu with glitter in it. 761 00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:29,460 Great. 762 00:35:29,540 --> 00:35:30,540 What's a snu? 763 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:32,540 This is the snu. 764 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:35,540 And Reddit has requested their lovable logo 765 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:38,540 go out in a glitter bomb of glory. 766 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:41,780 Adam and Jamie are only too happy to oblige. 767 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:45,940 But will it be the epic Big Bang ending everyone wants? 768 00:35:45,940 --> 00:35:48,600 There's only one place to find out. 769 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:50,480 Redditors, if you're fans of Mythbusters, 770 00:35:50,540 --> 00:35:53,780 you are even deeper fans of the location in which I am standing, 771 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:55,980 cleared of brush for 20 or 30 acres 772 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:58,880 and nestled into the hills of Dublin, California. 773 00:35:58,940 --> 00:36:01,940 This is the Alameda County Sheriff's Department bomb range, 774 00:36:02,020 --> 00:36:04,520 without which it's not too much to say Mythbusters 775 00:36:04,580 --> 00:36:06,420 would not be Mythbusters. 776 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:09,060 We have been blowing up stuff on this specific range 777 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:10,720 for more than 10 years, 778 00:36:10,780 --> 00:36:14,820 and it's the perfect place for us to detonate your beloved snu. 779 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:15,880 All right. 780 00:36:16,940 --> 00:36:19,280 Isn't it kind of ironic that we just had this build? 781 00:36:19,340 --> 00:36:21,820 It was like born yesterday, and today we're killing it? 782 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:23,780 That's our usual style. 783 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:26,180 Question is, snu coming through. 784 00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:30,240 How do you make a glitter bomb out of a 2D digital cartoon? 785 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:32,820 Well, before you blow it up, you blow it up 786 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:36,820 in order to fill it with glitter, paint, and high explosive. 787 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:39,480 Wow, that's beautiful. 788 00:36:45,820 --> 00:36:48,280 In the final season countdown, 789 00:36:48,340 --> 00:36:51,820 you, the audience, have racked up some impressive numbers. 790 00:36:53,180 --> 00:36:55,520 In the U.S. alone, you've watched the show 791 00:36:55,580 --> 00:36:57,580 more than 2 billion times. 792 00:36:57,640 --> 00:36:58,640 Seen it. 793 00:36:58,720 --> 00:37:01,480 It's been broadcast in 194 countries 794 00:37:01,540 --> 00:37:04,040 in 116 languages. 795 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:06,620 Rechazo, tonalidad y la sustituyo. 796 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:09,980 But the most important number is 240. 797 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:11,820 ¿Venen que es el suelo, Peck? 798 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:12,880 C4. 799 00:37:12,940 --> 00:37:13,940 Oh. 800 00:37:13,940 --> 00:37:14,940 Oh, cool. 801 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,940 The Myths suggested by you. 802 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:19,940 Well, there's your problem. 803 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:21,940 Thanks for the support. 804 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,940 We literally couldn't have done it without you. 805 00:37:37,500 --> 00:37:41,000 The Mythbusters know how to art direct an explosion. 806 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:46,940 Ladies and gentlemen, so if Reddit wants to blow up 807 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:50,440 an inflatable cartoon and finish this final season 808 00:37:50,500 --> 00:37:52,440 spectacular in style... 809 00:37:52,500 --> 00:37:53,940 Okay, I'm in the SNU. 810 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,500 ...then Adam and Jamie... 811 00:37:55,580 --> 00:37:57,480 Okay, guys, bring in the explosives. 812 00:37:57,540 --> 00:37:58,980 Ha-ha-ha-ha. 813 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:01,240 ...are just the men to deliver... 814 00:38:01,300 --> 00:38:02,300 I'm ready to be born. 815 00:38:02,380 --> 00:38:03,380 All right. 816 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:05,380 ...Taylor made mayhem. 817 00:38:05,440 --> 00:38:07,880 Yes, born from a SNU. 818 00:38:07,940 --> 00:38:09,880 Ha-ha-ha. 819 00:38:09,940 --> 00:38:12,440 With the SNU held in place... 820 00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:13,680 That seems good. 821 00:38:13,740 --> 00:38:16,180 It's time to get crafty. 822 00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:17,440 Hi, everybody. 823 00:38:17,500 --> 00:38:20,180 Now, this is a perfect Mythbusters craft project. 824 00:38:20,240 --> 00:38:22,180 I hope everyone at home is following along. 825 00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:23,780 You've got your glitter, your sparkles. 826 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:27,080 I've also got tempera paint and 300 feet 827 00:38:27,140 --> 00:38:29,380 of explosive 50-grain deck cord. 828 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:30,440 Yes. 829 00:38:30,500 --> 00:38:33,180 Follow along at home while I make this one here. 830 00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:36,480 Seriously, this is 300 feet of deck cord. 831 00:38:36,540 --> 00:38:38,880 I love my job. 832 00:38:38,940 --> 00:38:40,680 This is what's called a stable explosive. 833 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:43,420 Nothing will make this go off except for a blast and cap. 834 00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:45,520 And only when the bomb squad caps in 835 00:38:45,580 --> 00:38:47,420 does it become actually dangerous, 836 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:50,420 and by that point, will it be nice and far away. 837 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:52,320 Now for the tempera paint. 838 00:38:52,380 --> 00:38:54,380 To maximize the spectacle, 839 00:38:54,460 --> 00:38:58,520 Adam begins by wrapping the explosive in paint-filled bags. 840 00:38:58,580 --> 00:39:01,220 Ha-ha-ha-ha. 841 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:06,820 Oh, I'm laughing because the absurdity is sinking in. 842 00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:10,580 I'm using my more than decades' worth of explosives 843 00:39:10,580 --> 00:39:14,480 to show you what an explosive ordinance experience is. 844 00:39:14,540 --> 00:39:18,080 To blow up a snu in the most colorful way possible. 845 00:39:18,140 --> 00:39:20,980 All right, I'm ready for the glitter 846 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:23,180 when you want to start handing some of that. 847 00:39:23,240 --> 00:39:26,480 Got them. Excellent. Awesome. 848 00:39:26,540 --> 00:39:28,280 That's great. 849 00:39:28,340 --> 00:39:32,080 Ha-ha-ha-ha. Keep it coming. 850 00:39:32,140 --> 00:39:35,140 Awesome. All right. 851 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:37,640 It's time for the install. 852 00:39:37,700 --> 00:39:40,240 With the explosive positioned centrally, 853 00:39:40,260 --> 00:39:43,460 Adam hangs as many bags of paint and glitter 854 00:39:43,540 --> 00:39:47,000 as the internal structure of the snu can support. 855 00:39:47,060 --> 00:39:48,900 Ugh. 856 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:51,200 Ugh. 857 00:39:51,260 --> 00:39:52,500 It's hot in here. 858 00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:55,000 Before making a quick exit. 859 00:39:55,060 --> 00:39:56,300 Let's go. 860 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:58,040 Here we go. 861 00:39:58,100 --> 00:40:00,800 Oops. There we go. Ow. 862 00:40:00,860 --> 00:40:03,500 Ha-ha-ha-ha. 863 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:05,240 It looks hilarious in there. 864 00:40:05,300 --> 00:40:07,200 Everything seems nice and secure, though. 865 00:40:07,260 --> 00:40:08,940 It's beautiful. Here, take a look. 866 00:40:08,940 --> 00:40:11,900 Ha. It looks like a bunch of fruit and vegetables. 867 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:14,060 It's like a party in there. Yeah. 868 00:40:14,140 --> 00:40:15,660 Ha-ha-ha-ha. 869 00:40:15,740 --> 00:40:18,100 All right, predators. 870 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:19,900 Are you ready? We have our snu. 871 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:21,860 He's fully inflated. Inside his head, 872 00:40:21,940 --> 00:40:23,940 two and a half pounds of high explosives 873 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,660 wrapped in tempera paint with extra bags of paint 874 00:40:26,740 --> 00:40:30,340 placed all inside his head plus bonus bags of glitter. 875 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:31,940 I don't see any reason why we should waste 876 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:34,060 one more minute of your time. 877 00:40:34,140 --> 00:40:36,740 Let's get behind the blast shields and blow this sucker up. 878 00:40:38,940 --> 00:40:40,900 This is it. 879 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:43,400 So, I'm ready. Snu's ready. I know I'm ready. 880 00:40:43,460 --> 00:40:45,460 Adam and Jamie retreat to safety 881 00:40:45,540 --> 00:40:49,400 for the final season's final fan suggestion. 882 00:40:49,460 --> 00:40:50,640 I'm ready. 883 00:40:50,700 --> 00:40:52,340 Straight from your keyboard 884 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:58,140 to sumptuous 25,000 frames a second slow motion detail. 885 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:01,500 Redditors, for your gratuitous enjoyment. 886 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:04,800 We're painting by numbers, and the numbers are... 887 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,800 Three, two, one. 888 00:41:09,640 --> 00:41:11,140 Whoa! 889 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:15,140 Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. 890 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,240 No, that was awesome. 891 00:41:19,300 --> 00:41:21,340 That was fast. That was fast. 892 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:23,740 There was glitter. There was paint. 893 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:28,500 The high speed shot's gonna be awesome. 894 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:29,760 Yeah. 895 00:41:30,660 --> 00:41:33,660 Brace yourselves. The high speed is coming. 896 00:41:39,940 --> 00:41:42,940 Thank you, Reddit. It's been a blast. 897 00:42:02,700 --> 00:42:04,760 You know, I think that's the first time we've ever blown up 898 00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:06,360 an inflatable something or other. 899 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:08,140 I've blown up lots of things. 900 00:42:08,140 --> 00:42:09,760 I've blown up lots of them. What do you mean? 901 00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:11,360 Really? Yeah. 902 00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:12,600 I don't want to know.