Can A Piece Of Straw Pierce A Palm Tree? | MythBusters | Season 4 Episode 19

Can A Piece Of Straw Pierce A Palm Tree? | MythBusters | Season 4 Episode 19 | Full Episode

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Ай бұрын

The theory is that the wind can get so strong in a tropical hurricane that it can blow a piece of straw through a palm tree trunk. Only this time, they do it with more devastating speed and accuracy than in Mythbusters history!
Using science as a tool, Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk rumours, urban legends and popular myths that have captivated the minds of many individuals.
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@RB-bd5tz Ай бұрын

Kari, Grant, and Tori: Do plants have feelings? Adam and Jamie: Torture a tree.

@terrorhuhn9192 Ай бұрын

i mean, the polygrapth would probably go nuts in the moment of impact xD

@TheLastVoodooMan 29 күн бұрын

What do you mean? they are performing Acupuncture!

@Boom12 25 күн бұрын

@@TheLastVoodooMan oooh Acupuncture. If only Mythbusters tested that!

@sebastiank1714 Ай бұрын

10:21 Yogurt? ... not only has Yogurt feelings, it even has culture!

@rik94sivie Ай бұрын

Nice one

@borntoclimb7116 Ай бұрын

Jup

@ComicusFreemanius Ай бұрын

Yogurt The Wise. Yogurt The All Powerful. Yogurt The Magnificent.

@gabrielv.4358 28 күн бұрын

lmfao

@JMUDoc 18 күн бұрын

Good one, dad👍🏻

@roserichardson9480 29 күн бұрын

Frankly, the fact that the polygraph suggested plants, eggs, and yogurt had emotions should tell you just about all you need to know about the scientific value of the polygraph.

@user-ii8oy3qg2t 21 күн бұрын

Everyone knows what they're worth since they're not even allowed be used In evidence

@ameunier41 10 күн бұрын

@@user-ii8oy3qg2t The way I understand it, they are pressuring tools, like the small room, the unconfortable chair, the too bright light. A good detective don't need the polygraph to tell when someone is telling bullshit, but they can look at it and go "umph".

@karelhoogendoorn Ай бұрын

Answer the question Imahara. These older episodes are the best. The era, the tests and the myths... everything has that extra touch of magic. Thnx for uploading!

@someguy4708 Ай бұрын

he might come to your dream cause he is no more...rip

@fellatiacumbucket3212 21 күн бұрын

derp

@borntoclimb7116 Ай бұрын

I remember this Episode pretty good, watching this in the 2000s. Even in Germany, mythbusters was a big thing back then.

@beritoebser1167 Ай бұрын

Yea! I loved it then and I still do! So glad I found the Episodes on YT

@skatingsnake208 Ай бұрын

Ja ich schaue hier auch noch jede folge haha

@ivoga1 Ай бұрын

36:56 Tory almost let his intrusive thoughts win 👀

@Not-TheOne Ай бұрын

An airgun on Mythbusters is like chips/fries with a burger.

@JoeZUGOOLA Ай бұрын

I had to think then "who has chips with a burger?" The I remembered I'm from Yorkshire 😂😂.. ME!

@aaronbryan5095 Ай бұрын

Great, now I'm hungry for a burger and some fries 😂

@RB-bd5tz Ай бұрын

Yeah, but can those fries penetrate a tree?

@ToddyTornado Ай бұрын

@@RB-bd5tz probably if they are in the m5 warehouse

@Not-TheOne Ай бұрын

@@RB-bd5tz if you leave them to harden for long enough...

@Chobittsu Ай бұрын

Terrance shoulda been in front of the camera more, the guy woulda fit right in

@jemoramos5255 22 күн бұрын

12:15 this dude shoulda been the sixth mythbuster

@idkcba Ай бұрын

Just to say, the wind speed of 318mph is roughly 41.5% the speed of sound

@terrorhuhn9192 Ай бұрын

and 20% of the average german on the autobahn xD thats the reason they flash their lights to signal the car infront that they wanna pass. Sound wouldn't get there

@mrdan2898 Ай бұрын

Wouldn't the metal room block any mental thoughts from reaching the plant?

@pakuma3 Ай бұрын

Kari won't believe plants have feelings as she already is a vegetarian, she doesn't want to starve.

@skyborne80 Ай бұрын

The B myth in this episode was just bizarre 😆

@Zorothegallade-gg7zg Ай бұрын

"I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees. And the trees are asking what in the name of feck y'all are doing"

@BillFoster-st4hj Ай бұрын

'Setting a new low in flight food' really god me cracking

@idkcba Ай бұрын

Here here. I saw your comment but just heard it with context and it made me chuckle😂😂

@dgthe3 Ай бұрын

43:37 Something tells me she's known about that for a long time.

@dheijnemans Ай бұрын

"Let's clean this up tomorrow" Cut to next morning, everyone wretching all over the place courtesy of the chicken carcass left to hang unrefridgerated 😂

@kizmetmars Ай бұрын

44:07 The looks on Kari and Grant's faces hahahaha

@moonliteX Ай бұрын

I have searched for this episode for over 5 years.

@JoeZUGOOLA Ай бұрын

Congratulations 👏🏻🎉

@moonliteX Ай бұрын

Than you!

@fishingfan1500 Ай бұрын

Silly goose, it was only uploaded 3 hours ago 😂

@idkcba Ай бұрын

Well here it is. Also it makes me feel old that this was over 5 years ago when it was on air😂😂

@moonliteX Ай бұрын

Because of this episode on tv i got into airguns and 5 years ago i started building air cannons. And when that happened, i wanted to see this episode again.

@raf5.13 Ай бұрын

Aol… kids are gonna be wondering what that old website was about.

@JoeZUGOOLA Ай бұрын

Remember having to 🪵 log into the Internet!?

@Brahlam 25 күн бұрын

I think I never seen this episode, seems new to me. Love such weird myths like the palm tree one.

@TheDemigans Ай бұрын

I love that Jamie’s first response to Adam possibly being hurt is to ask him if he’s OK.

@AskanHelstroem Ай бұрын

Oh dang...my Dad always mentioned that plant experiment, when we were in the botanical garden, by the violas xD

@mikaaalto3135 Ай бұрын

"Will Jamie be surprised of the size of Adam's trunk"? LOL.

@PlutoTheSecond Ай бұрын

8:05 Jamie's reactions are so precious. 😂

@chrisfromsouthaus2735 3 күн бұрын

Not being able to use the palm, because it's not native to the tropics is ridiculous. Bamboo isn't native to where I live, but you can sure as hell still find it here.

@scrivener68 Ай бұрын

I need someone to outline Robert Lee's (the narrator) journey to the bizarre range of accents that make up his unique way of speaking. He says words such as "car" like a Canadian Maritimer. I've heard Adam say he is Canadian. But he also pronounces words like "fertile" like an American: "fertle." He adds an intrusive "R" when he says things like "... the idea is...", making it "... the idear is..." like a Brit, Aussie, or Kiwi. He pronounces "HQ" as "haytch cue" like a cartoon Cockney. I could go on. Suffice to say, as far as I can tell, he's a Canadian-American-Australian-Englishman.

@roserichardson9480 29 күн бұрын

Wait, what's weird about how we say "car"?

@scrivener68 28 күн бұрын

@@roserichardson9480 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNBkh5tkuJu1lHU.html

@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 Ай бұрын

Getting all Unit 731 on them plants there.

@Ryan_the_dawg Ай бұрын

I couldn't help but to laugh at Tories summary of his mental attacks 😂😂 "evil attack" 😂

@gabrielv.4358 28 күн бұрын

HAHAH Grant would have LOVED to see the new "robots" that are being made for .. Robotizing

@Lagbeard 14 күн бұрын

To test if the polygraph is just picking up random things, they could've just hook it up to a table and leave it in an isolated environment.

@TheMrEvs Ай бұрын

Who tf is terrence? Budget Tory or what

@JohanDuck Ай бұрын

Tory and Grant harassing a plant is a peak m7 moment

@mrheisenberg83 Ай бұрын

I always thought this myth was about drinking straws. Which makes a bit more sense to me, tbh.

@grahamnombit3024 Ай бұрын

"Why won't the tree scream!"

@XavierBetoN 24 күн бұрын

Plants having feelings isn't a myth, it's a 1963 research paper backed-up fact called Beckster Effect. I think they added it in the show because Kari is a vegetarian. *** Miss you much Grant! RIH

@passalapasa 15 күн бұрын

i dont think those are "sentiments", its more about warning other plants of the same species around them for a fire or any other danger

@pakuma3 Ай бұрын

I don't think comparing plants and bacteria is equivalent

@mytch7968 Ай бұрын

They needed to use only 1 piece of reed. If ive learned anything from all these gun youtubers, its that a smaller projectile at high speeds (like a 556 round) is going to go thru a plate of armour better /cleaner than a larger round (like a .45) at a slower speed.

@Foxtrott_4 Ай бұрын

just had the same thought

@btf_flotsam478 Ай бұрын

What about if the projectiles are going at the same speed, like they've actually tested?

@angusmctwangstick4079 Ай бұрын

There's a few things that weren't considered in this experiment. They only used short pieces of straw when a longer piece would have more weight behind it. Another problem I thought was that in a hurricane the tree would be blown around, bent and stressed in many ways which could loosen the fibres in the trunk weakening its structure. There's probably more I haven't thought of too.

@mytch7968 Ай бұрын

@@btf_flotsam478 even if both projectiles are going the same speed. A wad of reed is impacting the palm tree with a greater surface area. A single reed is going to pierce through the tree more like a needle would pierce through a t shirt.

@btf_flotsam478 27 күн бұрын

@@mytch7968 What happens if you line up a bunch of needles and throw them at a T-shirt? I suspect they penetrate with just as much force per needle.

@bartfourie8359 Ай бұрын

Seeing these episodes is bitter sweet knowing that gran died a few years ago

@sampearson3406 Ай бұрын

should've got my mans terry on the show more. Definitely a main character

@adamloadsman2133 22 күн бұрын

Plants do scream. They've discovered they emit frequencies that we can't hear when they are cut or injured. So vegetarians and vegans can re-evaluate their lifestyles.

@Foxtrott_4 Ай бұрын

49:23 lol

@pejot5730 Ай бұрын

0:42 Did any one know from which episode is this short of Adam?

@wuzzy41123 Ай бұрын

It is from the episode "Ming Dynasty Astronaut". Particularly from the build team's myth about if a ceiling fan can cause decapitation. It is near the end of the episode during their final test.

@flashbond Ай бұрын

I've never been aware of that production was deciding what to test and how... What is production for me is, put the money, find the director, sell to Discovery. I was thinking Adam and Jamie was picking the subject, testing methods, probs and everytging. I mean full control. But apperantly that was not the case.

@bghoody5665 24 күн бұрын

"I only eat things that I kill myself." Well, okay then.

@bennu547 25 күн бұрын

Oh my gosh AOL is still being used at this time😹 It feels so long ago

@Chris-op7yt 24 күн бұрын

polygraph, lol. wonder why those are no longer admissible

@krokodil191 25 күн бұрын

11:50 is that Tori from Aliexpress?

@mateibaiu945 Ай бұрын

Honestly they should've used plant sprouts instead of eggs. Maybe that could've had some different results since an egg isn't really "alive"

@riitasointu4050 Ай бұрын

My friend owned once a plant. If you touched leaf of the plant it turned down leaf. I dont remember anymore what is name of the plant.

@frizzlethecat2084 Ай бұрын

Mimosa?

@ThisFinalHandle Ай бұрын

Sadist Kari 😳

@yayan1290 Ай бұрын

I think they should try wet straws.

@kevinwhite4119 Ай бұрын

Min 38:25 That is definitely not a white blood cell

@izzzzzz6 Ай бұрын

I don't get it. Where does that "myth" come from? Straw through a palm tree? Never heard that one b4.

@mateibaiu945 Ай бұрын

They should've used plant sprouts instead of eggs since an egg isn't really "alive"

@Valfaun Ай бұрын

maybe their plant was xenophobic and didn't care about the eggs

@touchm3 Ай бұрын

They zero dark thirtied that plant lmao

@btf_flotsam478 Ай бұрын

48:52

@sebastianahrens2385 Ай бұрын

Can someone tell me what episode 0:43 to 0:45 is from?

@wuzzy41123 Ай бұрын

It is from the episode "Ming Dynasty Astronaut". Particularly from the build team's myth about if a ceiling fan can cause decapitation. It is near the end of the episode during their final test.

@pakuma3 Ай бұрын

Has anybody tallied how much stuff Adam has up his nose

@Ryan_the_dawg Ай бұрын

For some reason i thought they meant a drinking straw went through a tree!? 😂 i was like how the hell can you propel a hollow bendy cylinder

@ChiseledDiamond 28 күн бұрын

"Basket weaving is a primitive peoples favorite class" oooof, that did not age well.

@oldoddjobs 8 күн бұрын

?????

@bertdejong3 Ай бұрын

When I was young,60 years ago, I saw a picture of a sigaret pierced through a cars windscreen after an accident. I still wonder if this is possible, even the windscreens in this area where different than nowadays.

@stanislavczebinski994 Ай бұрын

I doubt it. A cigarette is very light, the tobacco is surrounded by a lot of air (empty space) and the paper is quite thin either. Even back in the day before laminated glass, I doubt one could be accelerated enough (without disintegration) to penetrate glass.

@uriituw Ай бұрын

“…a cars…”

@idkcba Ай бұрын

@@stanislavczebinski994 You never know. It may be one of those things they saw and nobody believes them. I'm gonna trust the stranger on the internet and think it did happen even if it may not have lol

@moonliteX Ай бұрын

That breach-loader gonna leak af

@juliusvillapando1676 19 күн бұрын

22:03 take that vegans!

@BrianKiptoo-go7wg Ай бұрын

I love mythbusters since birth

@gabrielv.4358 28 күн бұрын

aahahahaahahaahahah

@moonliteX Ай бұрын

Copper pipe :(

@ssupertutorial Ай бұрын

At minutes 2:59 you can see a Toyota RAV4 ev in the background, a super rare electric vehicles 🚗

@abcpea Ай бұрын

how can you tell it's an EV?

@TheFlighteur Ай бұрын

According to the end credit this was filmed in 2006 but the EV version of the RAV4 produced in collaboration with Tesla was made in 2012 so it can't be an EV Rav4

@ssupertutorial Ай бұрын

@@TheFlighteur it looks like a 1997-2003 original rav4 , it had a nimh battery and was made by a joint venture Toyota Panasonic, Tesla did not exist yet

@ssupertutorial Ай бұрын

@@abcpeathere is no spare tire in the reflex and it is a particular color (2001ish model by the aerial)

@TheFlighteur Ай бұрын

@@ssupertutorial thanks I learned something ! I did know Tesla didn't exist yet, it was my main point behind my comment but didn't make it obvious enough

@camwhite4000 Ай бұрын

ahhhhh grant u died to young

@camwhite4000 Ай бұрын

been so alone he wanted to make a robot blow one up to you bro

@lyubenkoa Ай бұрын

wait I want to see a wire go through an engine block

@Redmenace96 Ай бұрын

I knew it was the wrong palm!

@rossfielding1274 Ай бұрын

Sorry do it wrong. Massive failure

@dungeonsanddobbers2683 27 күн бұрын

When they were editing this episode and included the sequence where they complain about the producers wanting the palm tree changed for one more accurate to the myth, I wonder if they realised how _bad_ a look for Jamie and Adam this was. Like, the producers are being fairly reasonable in expecting that the myths they're testing are being tested under the most accurate conditions they can replicate, but Jamie and Adam are griping and making out the producers are being unreasonable because "We spent a long time putting the wrong palm tree down range".

@Black_soulss Ай бұрын

49:11 but during a storm the palm 🌴 tree may be weaken due storm so in that weaken state it may posible a straw goes through trunk of the 🌴 or also the straw get wet during a storm so it's possible a wet straw goes through trunk or if a straw hit weak spot of tree trunk So this myth may hold some truth 🤓🤓

@HazardousBoi Ай бұрын

It's actually been proven, even found straw thru thick rubber insulated wires