Can a Fender Bender Trigger Hollywood Explosives? - Mythbusters - S07 EP11

Can a Fender Bender Trigger Hollywood Explosives? - Mythbusters - S07 EP11 - Science Documentary

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4 ай бұрын

Join MythBusters Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, and the team as they embark on a series of blindfolded experiments, testing the age-old myth that humans can't travel in a straight line without visual cues. Watch as they attempt blindfolded walking, swimming, and even driving, uncovering surprising results. In another explosive segment, the team explores the myth of a fender bender setting off Hollywood-style binary explosives in a car trunk. Witness controlled experiments, including high-impact collisions and explosive tests, as they delve into the science behind these popular myths.
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@DungeonBricks 4 ай бұрын

The funniest part, to me, about rewatching all this episodes is Jamie is not as grumpy as I remembered him to be.

@nicholascrow8133 4 ай бұрын

He's not grumpy, just sort of stoic/monotone in a stark contrast to Adam. It's an interesting dynamic, Adam has talked about his ADHD and Jamie shows a lot of traits that suggest he maybe an undiagnosed ASD (as I was not all that long ago) It certainly explains how they have such a good working chemistry whilst being such different personalities (double empath problem) Of course that's just a personal theory.

@TomKappeln 4 ай бұрын

Yepp ... and Adam was not a left wing propaganda spreader that he is now ... (He stated he hated to work with guns in the show ...) liar.

@DungeonBricks 4 ай бұрын

Had to read about the double empath problem. Quite interesting, and I'll agree with you.

@matthewlantz1677 2 ай бұрын

Agreed! It's been fun coming back and seeing that they actually have good chemistry.

@thomasjoychild4962 Ай бұрын

@@matthewlantz1677 Yeah! They aren't friends but they had a very good and friendly working relationship and a lot of respect for each other's knowledge and skills.

@jordanberndt4157 4 ай бұрын

They should have brought along a blind person to test walking/swimming/driving with them as well. Does being accustomed to a lack of vision give different results?

@zuzoscorner 4 ай бұрын

Norally, a blind person at least has thier cane to feel thier path ahead of them. for say a side talk you feel the vibraton the cane hitting grass or the dip of the edge the side walk. I aim on a perfectly smooth surface you might end up turned around. I'm legally blind not toally but the cane and ball tip might acutally prvent the whoel losing a sense of where you are

@nicholascrow8133 4 ай бұрын

I was wondering the same thing, if a (completely, i.e black out) blind person might have more success due to more "practice"

@bikerfirefarter7280 3 ай бұрын

Good point.

@Oginaga 3 ай бұрын

Was thinking the same thing

@wingerding Ай бұрын

No blind guy I've ever met has had trouble walking.

@JimTheZombieHunter 4 ай бұрын

@36:13 Although I've 'known' this true since childhood, I can absolutely confirm this. Although in no peril, and more of an eye roll .. a few years ago I was on my property and my flashlight died on a cloudy night with no stars about 800 feet into the bush., and maybe a 1000 from the house. Knowing my land I figured I'd trek until I hit either the fence (south) or the pond edge (north or east), either which I could then follow. Turns out - no pun intended - that I had turned nearly 180 degrees in just a few hundred feet. Totally "lost" within yelling range, proven by that continuing to trek blindly, I finally found (stumbled upon) high enough ground to see the house lights which were unexpectedly on the "wrong" side. Now again, in this case no big deal .. no panic .. I'm used to the bush, not afraid of the dark, and at worst would have been grumpy without enough smokes to make morning, but technically what I did was the wrong thing. If you're lost STAY PUT until you can navigate.

@travelbyfire8474 2 ай бұрын

I love the dude on the phone not paying attention to the car blowing up. Must have been important.

@ssam1337 14 күн бұрын

That dude on the bunker while explotion happens... what a legend. I hope he was hagling for new skiis or something. Looks like he has seen some of those booms before.

@MrMarinus18 2 ай бұрын

44:05 I like how they can so easily just laugh off a complete failure of an idea.

@aussieswatching3135 4 ай бұрын

How good is this, watching myth busters 👏👏👏👏👏🇦🇺

@richardelder6519 4 ай бұрын

On ya mate! This channel is AWESOME!!😁😄🤩👍👍👍

@robmckennie4203 4 ай бұрын

How good! 🇳🇿

@unnamedchannel8915 4 ай бұрын

I still haven't let the mythbusters high die 😂

@matildastanford7019 3 ай бұрын

And it also doesn't get much better than that.🇦🇺

@tfrowlett8752 4 ай бұрын

The main reason a bullet sets off tannerite but a car crash doesn’t is even though the energy involved is greater, it needs to be focused to a single point in order to start the chemical reaction.

@voornaam3191 4 ай бұрын

That "single point" poses questions. Any idea how small a mathemetical point is? Can't see it! So, how small is your "point" and how do you know it is okay?

@luandoduy416 4 ай бұрын

Safe to say it's bullet size kind of small

@TomKappeln 4 ай бұрын

Nope ... its ALL about the SPEED of the shockwave ... MUST be OVER 2200meters a second ...

@borntoclimb7116 4 ай бұрын

@@TomKappeln no Problem for a highspeeding bullet

@minoxknoctis5851 4 ай бұрын

If that was the case then a 9mm would also work but they clearly said a 9mm is not enough

@ssam1337 14 күн бұрын

Without sight and moving, its more difficult to keep focusing on the task at hand I think. There might come something like "are cupcakes really that good?" idea and after a moment of thinking about that its "ou snap, I was supposed to focus on this other thing".

@simonstergaard 4 ай бұрын

probably the best episode ever

@TomKappeln 4 ай бұрын

So mix up the Tannerite and leave it some weeks in the trunk ! THAN it will go of ! Humidity does the trick (Its even written on the package) "USE FRESHLY MIXED ONLY"

@nicholascrow8133 4 ай бұрын

Humidity would decrease the reactivity of AN. On the Tannerite website they state that the mixed product is stable, it's only for legal reasons you cannot store/transport it A quick google search brings up a lot of people talking about how mixed tannerite ended up clumping due to humidity and consequently didn't work.

@TomKappeln 4 ай бұрын

@@nicholascrow8133 You forgot the Aluminium powder my smart friend. Its a other form of flashpowder. Flashpowder can go of by itself when the right amount of vapor hits it for some time.

@TomKappeln 4 ай бұрын

@@nicholascrow8133 I never said a word of mixing wet tannerite ! I spoke of already mixed !

@nicholascrow8133 4 ай бұрын

@@TomKappeln I didn't say anything about mixing wet product either. Ammonium nitrate when mixed with water produces an endothermic reaction (the mixed product isn't a new chemical until reacted, just the two powders suspended together), aluminium powder is an ingredient in tanneries and flash powder, it is not explosive on its own. Humidity would also degrade the aluminium powder, reducing reactivity. This is why it's reccomended to store away from humidity, not for fear of increased reactivity, but a reduction.

@tander101 2 ай бұрын

@@nicholascrow8133What are your credentials

@voornaam3191 4 ай бұрын

Hey, first time that weight dropped, in slow mode you SEE where the energy left the building. That was not exactly an anvil, that wood acted like an airbag. Crack crack crack, and the explosive moved down like it was laying on a boxspring bed. Then you can hit it the explosive like crazy and you damage the bed. Exit all energy. Duh!

@StaceOnFortnite 4 күн бұрын

First myths about beyond blinde are completely plausible as I am a blinde surfer and require 0 assistance to swim, paddle and catch waves without vision

@cejannuzi Ай бұрын

Why they would try to walk straight blind-folded on undulating terrain with heavy grass is f-ing beyond me.

@blankfrankie3747 27 күн бұрын

I'd be willing to bet they wouldn't have done much better on a hard, flat plane.

@hbmair351 3 ай бұрын

You guys got a fun job full of learning great job guys plz come back

@zetaalpha5110 2 ай бұрын

Dunno what to tell ya pal but white rabbit projects trio will never be a trio again after grants passing, and the new series afterwards Mythbusters: The Search from what i experienced lost all the charm of the original

@teresashinkansen9402 21 күн бұрын

There are car people who think Top fuel dragster are the quickest rideable objects on land. That rocket sled makes Top fuel dragsters look like a power wheels racing a real car.

@ssam1337 14 күн бұрын

Non linear movement when lost could be also about that: Dont want to venture too far from where started. 360 degrees of anywhere can lead just more lost can be a scary idea. Trying to find where came from and if anyone sends help it they might have some idea where at. Carefully "kampaa" the area. If not an expert in wilderness and lost because of storm, then sometimes staying somewhat where started could be more safe option. But if knows what to do and have some idea where what is then getting out of that jam could be just "when storm start to settle, pick up phase and go where you need to go". Good test anyway. Ive tried to walk with my eyes closed several times and dont take that long to start worry where Im heading. Found out that blind persons trick of having somekind of guideline is really helpful. Walking near the curb gives the sense thru my feet that this is how the road goes. Blind people uses that stick very effectively. Im from small city so we have a lot of resident areas so Ive only tested this out in very secure roads back in the day.

@Panthror 4 ай бұрын

On the Fender Bender myth: The one element they didn't test for was heat. In a real fender bender both cars have running engines, and when the containers of the explosives shatter in the collision a spark or the heat from the engine might set them off. My guess is that this is why it did explode when fired upon with a bullet: a bullet when fired gets really hot.

@minoxknoctis5851 4 ай бұрын

While that is somewhat true you forget its a rear end and a car has an engine only in the front. Rear or mid engine cars have the truck in the front.

@Panthror 4 ай бұрын

@@minoxknoctis5851I didn't forget that: The car hitting from behind has a hot running engine which plows into the explosives, the car getting hit has a hot running engine which makes the exhaust of the car hot. My theory is: explosives + any heat source = BOOM.

@bikerfirefarter7280 4 ай бұрын

@@Panthror Nope, there are many explosives that can safely be burned with no chance of detonation, TNT being one such. HE are selected/developed specifically to be heat tolerant, it takes a concentrated effort to set them off.

@d4slaimless 3 ай бұрын

There was a lot of heat from the impact and also you can see the flames from the rocket booster. The powder in the air didn't explode, not even ignited.

@notjustjet6834 Ай бұрын

pretty sure the blind/straight-line myth is anatomical. Jamie veered consistently to the right. If you look at his shoulders, his right shoulder sits a bit lower than his left. This is probably due to muscle or skeletal imbalance in the lower body. His entire left side was pretty "stiff" while his right was more mobile. imagine walking with your left leg in a cast (no mobility in the knee) it would be way easier to pivot on the right and swing the left leg over (landing just a little bit more across midline towards the right with each step) and you'll end up drifting to the right ever so slightly even without blindfolds.

@asadabdulqaabir4006 4 ай бұрын

01:44 Hahahaha I was acting... or was I?

@d4slaimless 3 ай бұрын

7:45 Somehow on the map they show that Jamie crosses the road, while Adam stopped him before the fence. 17:10 Lookind at high-speed footage I am not sure all of the cans exploded. At 17:19 there are sprays of grayish powder that looks like initial mixture. 43:50 Impossible not to laugh :D P.S. I recall reading somewhere (it was some novel though, not a scientific article) that you can't keep a straight line while walking because the steps are uneven. There it was said that supposedly step with left foot is shorter, so this makes you go circles to the left and you have to compensate by turning slightly to the right once in a while. Of course to make a slight turn to the right you need to see what you do. It is something to keep in mind when you walk through the forest. While you can see, it is rather hard to keep direction (unless you can see the sun or stars, something as reference point). I don't think though that results from Mythbusters agree with this hypothesis, it looks rather like random process.

@grischad20 3 ай бұрын

Everyone has slight asymetry to their body and i'm sure that would impact things, but really even a slight unevenness of the ground could make some steps shorter than the other one. They should've tried on a level ground floor, like a parking lot or smt.

@john1-29_aka_LHT-LFA Ай бұрын

what was the reason for not going straight with the cars?

@frankowalker4662 21 сағат бұрын

There is a theory saying the reason people walk in a circle is that in caveman days, if someone wandered off, they would eventually end up back at the their home.

@TheMono25 4 ай бұрын

Maybe the fist didn't work because of the temperature of the bullets 😮

@martinchristensen6786 4 ай бұрын

Another episode i’ve never seen, i love it 😁

@christianellegaard7120 4 ай бұрын

Is it just me, or was there a small puff of an explosion after the steel fist landed?

@MrMarinus18 4 ай бұрын

Yeah because it squished the material and threw it everywhere. However there was no flame.

@Alex-co7cq Ай бұрын

That was just the white coloured oxidiser getting squeezed out under the impact

@dts5302 Ай бұрын

thank you for saving my left ear

@samiullahbaig6823 Күн бұрын

But it did explode....watch the slow mo again....the hand is actually lifted

@2coixos 4 ай бұрын

What if there also was a loaded gun in the car trunk, that went off because of the car crash and trigger the explosives, ore something else he also kept in his car trunk.

@nicholascrow8133 4 ай бұрын

I was going to say who in their right mind would store a loaded gun with the mixed AN compound, but I guess if someone figures it's okay to store the mixed compound, they probably aren't too good on gun safety either... But would a crash trigger the gun to fire?

@d4slaimless 3 ай бұрын

@@nicholascrow8133There was a myth when they tried to trigger a gun by load sounds. Can't recall if they tried to really shake it. The gun could probably fire upon impact, if something hits the trigger. But gun should probably be on safety. So the only possible way is cartridge getting hit by the peen, but I don't think it would move.

@enderyu 2 ай бұрын

10:36 Not even a handgun or small caliber rifle are supposed to set it off. So maybe if you transport a loaded, unlocked, high power rifle pointed straight at a pre-mixed explosive, it could work. At that point you might as well carry a detonator hooked up to a big red button with "detonate" written on it

@spud76 3 ай бұрын

Maybe i am a little slow here, but being blindfolded does not mean you will have no hearing. What would they thinking, it is like saying that a compass can't show north, if we stik a magnet to it and test it.

@Mechantrix 4 ай бұрын

Wouldn't the engine and fuel tank of the vehicle need gasoline to make it more true to reality? Feels like an oversight that could have an "impact" on the results. :P

@d4slaimless 3 ай бұрын

Unless gasoline ignites it shouldn't impact the results. But even if it ignites wiki says that tannerite (if it is the one that they use) designed to be non-flammable. The reaction cannot be triggered by a burning fuse or electricity. I didn't find references to prolonged exposure to heat though. It won't detonate I think, but there going to be some reaction for sure.

@enderyu 2 ай бұрын

High explosives (like dynamite or tnt) just burn when exposed to fire. For the detonation you need to create a shockwave

@Drekulviin Ай бұрын

5:30 That's because of earth's rotation. lol

@TheMono25 4 ай бұрын

So what if you hit The unmixed tanarite with aluminum bullet can that set the Ammonium nitrate instead of mixing in aluminium powder

@TomKappeln 4 ай бұрын

No.

@TheMono25 4 ай бұрын

@@TomKappeln Has it been tried

@TomKappeln 4 ай бұрын

@@TheMono25 : You dont have to ... The Aluminium is the fuel and MUST be a verry fine powder ...

@xcoder1122 4 ай бұрын

No mechanic is perfect, leaving alone human bodies. So to go in a straight line, you will have to compensate for imperfections along the way but you cannot do that if you don't know how much you are off and in what direction. See, not even a simple car engine can work consistently, it always required correction mechanisms to just keep going (mechanical in the past, electrical ones today) where feedback from the engine serves as input to the engine control that will then balance imperfections (like adding more/less fuel, adding more/less air, igniting/injecting the fuel earlier/later) and that basically all the time the engine is running.

@richardtree6645 Ай бұрын

they never covered how blind people walk from a to b and what difference a cain or a dog makes

@TheMono25 4 ай бұрын

The tracking is off on the car 😂😂😂

@TheMono25 4 ай бұрын

Probably because it looks like it's been Split in half and put back together with tape pmsl

@TheMono25 4 ай бұрын

Does this mean that walking in a straight line When your blind drunk Is the reason they do sobriety test

@TheLastPhoen1x 4 ай бұрын

"Myffbusters said all human's lack ability to walk straight, it has nuffing to do with alcohol, officer."

@jordanberndt4157 4 ай бұрын

That test is mainly about two things: Balance and short-term memory (being able to remember and follow instructions). If you veer to one side, but do everything else correctly, you've "passed" the test On a side note, roadside sobriety tests (RSTs) have an accuracy rate of around 70%, which is okay, but not great. Other Data: -Breathalyzers can be anywhere between 50-90% accurate depending on the make/model. - Urine tests are around 80-85% accurate. - Blood tests have an accuracy of about 95-97% (Theoretically 99.5%, but in practice lower due to human error during testing and/or analysis.) - Blood and Breathalyzer used in combination with each other has an estimated accuracy of 99.8% ±0.1%. Good luck trying to appeal that one.

@TheMono25 4 ай бұрын

I don't think you get the point Sorry I have adhd and dyslexia and I'm probably not explaining what I mean very well

@jordanberndt4157 4 ай бұрын

@@TheMono25okay, no worries

@nicholascrow8133 4 ай бұрын

"Alright car's loaded" Lines you only hear on Mythbusters 🤣

@micha0001 4 ай бұрын

If you´re hit rearended by a truck at 300mph, you don´t need an explosion...

@LyingTube 4 ай бұрын

Still hard to believe Grant isn't around anymore... 😢

@charisanna4914 3 ай бұрын

To be fair though, Jamie's second blind walk was pretty damn straight, just not in the right direction

@gladysbareiro9543 4 ай бұрын

6:13 bug 🐛 🪲 🐞

@AgentSn0wWhite 4 ай бұрын

did the engine for car crash have fuel

@riaankruger9572 4 ай бұрын

48:25. Hold on guys... I have to ask. What was the positioning of the explosives in the trunk? I mean. was it side by side or was it in fact linear to the impact? because I feel that that might make all the difference.

@enderyu 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, sure. The truck piercing at 300mph through the entire car couldn't set it off, but maybe if they put the powder a bit more to the left??

@jannievanzyl2512 16 күн бұрын

how do blind ppl walk from A to B?

@lassediscovers1813 4 ай бұрын

I would marry Kari Byron in a heartbeat❤

@jabarkingUn 24 күн бұрын

fuel

@dutchboy7858 Ай бұрын

Do blind people always walk in circles then? 🤔

@dank_daddy.official 4 ай бұрын

If those welding goggles are standard and not blacked out, you could see more true them then you can imagine, I used them a lot at school when we learnt autogenous welding. A legitimate welding hood is even darker but still able to count ur fingers True it

@omnirath 2 ай бұрын

He said it was blindfolds from his personal collection, it’s not that hard to turn welding goggles all black

@spikex41 2 ай бұрын

You should have let an actual blind person try

@christianrajkai6917 4 ай бұрын

Bot steal :-/

@LordBelakor 2 ай бұрын

so much TV lies, I loved the Mythbusters so much when I was little, but now I am so fed up by all the lies. on the high speed of the 2 part explosive, there is no chain reaction, you can clearly see how much of it unexploded gets catapulted upwards, and then you hear Grant say "totally" sounds much more like a lie for a narrative Thats why TV is dying and youtube videos are so much more watched

@andresbarriga5305 Ай бұрын

Relax buddy.