Apollo 13 (1995) - Duct Tape and Cardboard Scene (8/11) | Movieclips

[@mavoc3094]

The most impressive feat in human history is tearing a 3 foot piece of duct tape, down the middle lengthwise, without it getting stuck to itself all while in zero g.

[@pkscarr]

I was thinking that... I can't even tear duct tape normally without it managing to stick to itself, my hand, and anything with a static charge within 3 miles

[@tanall5959]

Bonus points: This was one of the scenes from the set onboard the 'Vomit Comet'. So this was actual null-G duct-tape wrangling!

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Try dragging 10 foot extension cord across the floor without getting it snagged but fall off a mountain and 600 feet of safety line won't catch anything until you are 2 feet from the bottom

[@Beezlie727]

It's easier when 3 guys are tag teaming on the project.

[@jcarson3721]

Ever put a pair of ear buds in your pocket and pull them back out later without them being tangled?

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

For those wondering WHY the scrubbers were different shapes: Grumman (who designed the lander) needed to shave off every ounce of weight that they could to make the lander work. They went with long, thin cylindrical scrubbers as these were the most weight efficient - they actually had two different kinds - there was a smaller 'backup' cylinder in the lander in addition to it's main one.

[@jamesricker3997]

That white thing is why when they standardized the scrubbers for future missions they went with round ones

[@Christopher_TG]

The real problem was that the command module and the lunar module were designed and manufactured by two different contractors. The lunar module, as you noted, was designed by Grumman while the command and service modules were designed by North American Aviation.

[@hankkingsley2976]

Or it could just be poor design Occam's razor you know

[@gnaskar]

​@@Christopher_TG And NAA needed a filter that worked for a week in space, while Grumman needed the lightest one possible. This wasn't a contractor issue. They could have been two different teams in the same company and they'd still have made the same choices, because they were solving different problems. What they needed was someone who was responsible for looking at the whole system as one, and some seriously paranoid contingency planning. But the truth is every bit of emergency equipment has become standard because there was a time it could have helped but wasn't available. We're a lot better at learning from mistakes than we are at anticipating the mistakes of the future.

[@RovingTroll]

@@gnaskar it's also worth noting that they did do some seriously paranoid contingency planning, which probably helped then come up with this fix as fast as they did. All that planning helps solidify their knowledge of that spaceship and all it's components

[@8avexp]

As Jim Lovell pointed out in the movie commentary, "Without cardboard, tape and plastic in a $20 billion project, you're lost!"

[@windwhipped5]

Was he implying that my ole man could have been an astronaut because he could build a life boat with duct tape. Im sure he was watching the news when this on and feeling pretty good about himself if Jim Lovell said it. But only for a few seconds, then he started to worry for them.

[@joshuasantana685]

Reminds me of something I read in the book, The Martian. “Of course duct tape works in near vacuum. Duct tape works everywhere. It’s magic and should be worshipped.”

[@zimonslot]

Gaffa... forget about duct tape

[@timewasting3372]

Duct tape is like the force... it has a light side and a dark side and holds the universe together.

[@juansalcido2037]

if it doesn't work, it's because you're not using enough ducktape

[@mattbartley2843]

As I understand it, duct tape, or just about any non-ESD-safe tape, actually emits X-rays when peeled off in vacuum. The least of your problems if you actually have to do that though... (They didn't on Apollo 13 - they still had ~21 kPa oxygen pressure.) "What about their level of carbon dioxide?" "Its ... climbing."

[@tyrion9999]

handyman's secret weapon

[@mikesumner2827]

The inventor of duct tape deserves a Nobel prize.

[@jemuelmongado5030]

2:18 Little did the public know that the "backup facilities" were actually plastic bags, duct tape, and the cover page of a flight plan.

[@thomasfrench2012]

It would be interesting to go back and see what all they told the American public. One wonders if that was just an isolated incident of utter nonsense or if we would need some nose high waders.

[@shep9231]

Don't forget the astronaut's sock :)

[@windwhipped5]

That dude in charge knows where the duct tape and tp is..

[@Pilot231]

@@shep9231 I was just about to say that. lol

[@meganp7754]

“He wants you to rip the cover off the flight plan.”...”with pleasure.” 😂

[@YuriyLapitskiy]

When the flight plan is officially cancelled)

[@methos1999]

I love the look on the engineers face when he hears they tore the bag.

[@andrewsstation6436]

I used to think about what would have happened if they ripped the second bag. I guess they would have been screwed unless they could actually tape it.

[@danlee2191]

​@@andrewsstation6436 taping could probably work, but I'm guessing they didn't have enough time to test that out on land and lots could go wrong if the taping isn't done right

[@harris9624]

"If anything more goes wrong, they're in trouble" Me on every single school project in existence to this date.

[@alvaroanton636]

Me right now, I haven't even started my bachelor thesis and the semester ends in June

[@mallikashrimali8329]

Harrisp

[@silkegehtyoutubegarnichtsa892]

So now.

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

@@alvaroanton636 Heh, me about when you made this comment.

[@tipdub]

LOL

[@CurtisLittlechild92]

What about their level of Carbon Dioxide? It’s uh climbing.😂

[@octopusph.d7737]

is that funny to you? those men almost died and you laugh because of it. you are a small coward, sir. if you had a fraction of their courage maybe youd amount to something one day but you dont and never will, BOZO.

[@seducerrooster125]

Octopus PhD I think he’s more laughing at how the guy answered that question in the film.

[@PinkFloydBootlegs]

Octopus PhD *B o z o*

[@scottjohnson9799]

@@octopusph.d7737 You must be a hit at parties.

[@skeetrix5577]

@@octopusph.d7737 god what a party pooper

[@Beezlie727]

Well, it may be time to watch Apollo 13 again!

[@liannapfister8255]

I randomly texted my mom “You know what’s a great movie? Apollo 13. Apollo 13 is a great movie.” The response was “You’re not wrong.”

[@wierdalien1]

Its always time to watch apollo 13.

[@jmckendry84]

There's an excellent BBC podcast called 13 Minutes to the Moon that is really worth listening to. Season 2 covers Apollo 13 (season 1 is Apollo 11). It goes into a lot of detail and has interviews with the surviving astronauts and ground crews of the missions.

[@tommyt1971]

Kevin Bacon gets the best line in the scene: "With PLEASURE."

[@santiagomachado7378]

Beat me to it

[@solinvictus4367]

Mission Control guy: That's it? Engineer: I'm sorry princess. I'll try not to build an air filter from scratch with garbage next time

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

1:16 - You're saying that they are almost out of breathable air. No, wait a second, that's not what he said, we are working on it. It's almost funny how he downplays their situation to not sound so critical and life-threatening. It's exactly what's happening to the crew.

[@cadenrolland5250]

Actually the air is perfectly breathable. Too much CO2 and the body won't function right but they can breath it. However, if it was all constantly leaking into space then they'd be short on breathable air. As long as they scrub it, their bodies will do well on it.

[@georgericher3996]

@@cadenrolland5250 u wot mate ?😂

[@Pat4ever.]

It’s uh...climbing.

[@mattbartley2843]

@@cadenrolland5250 There is a part early in the book "The Martian" which describes a space suit malfunction where you could get dead even with plenty of oxygen left, actually too much oxygen, and it almost happened to Watney.

[@andrewsstation6436]

IronMan93 I’m guessing they were trying to calm the public and avoid a panic.

[@triggeredcat120]

Three dynamic and phenomenal actors.

[@biggeyc]

In The Martian by Andy Weir, the main character, Mark Watney, states that even NASA cannot make anything better than duct tape. True that.

[@luckyeddy350]

I love how people in those days were so calm and collected. Even the news presenters are so calm and articulate. Not like watching a wrestling show for news.

[@wiseauserious8750]

In many ways it was a better time with better people. Not all ways but in many ways

[@destructionman1]

"And the judge gives the People's Elbow to the gunman!"

[@allangibson2408]

Pilot Training 101. Save the breakdown until you are down.

[@luckyeddy350]

@@destructionman1 😂

[@kirinyardberry1324]

@@wiseauserious8750 people have been saying this about every generation for as long as people have existed. Older generations will always without fail reminisce on how much "better" it was before.

[@pierreblaise9433]

Once again duct tape save the day

[@Hartinmouston5158]

This movie really is THE greatest case study for why meritocracy must prevail. The sheer will of the best minds there working under pressure to aid and assist in our survival.

[@calvinnickel9995]

Fixing the problem they created?

[@solinvictus4367]

*Problem comes up during a crises* 1970: How do we fix it? 2020: Whose fault is it?

[@agfoxv7231]

Truth

[@panzerkampfwagenvitigeri2080]

True

[@spacetechempire510]

We should really say “how do we fix this” Then once it’s safe or already fixed then we say “ok whose fault was that”

[@dsdy1205]

@@spacetechempire510 We shouldn't say who's fault it was, period. Assigning fault tends to reduce the likelihood the mistake is reported. Instead the focus should first be on examining the systems that allowed such a fault to occur, and only when all non-operator faults are eliminated is operator error considered

[@spacetechempire510]

@@dsdy1205 true

[@antred11]

Man, when this movie was made, the event it is about was as far in the past as the release of this movie is from the present date. :-\

[@tactiguay7154]

Feeling old.

[@michaelwellman2079]

What made me LOL was the 20 - 30 year old movie goers that were on the edge of there seats wondering how the Movie would end, would they make it home. Says a lot about our School system in this Nation.

[@reptongeek]

Actually to me it's an example of how well the film was made. I knew the story of the Apollo 13 mission yet the tension was still there for me

[@orbitalpotato9940]

imagine if flex tape existed back then...

[@KenjiAsakura09]

Imagine if Phil Swift was one of the astronauts

[@DB6195]

Kenji Asakura to show you the power of Flex Tape (grabs chainsaw), I sawed this shuttle in half!

[@Charlie-dx6bv]

Duct tape is still the best of the best

[@morrellman93]

They would have been able to land on mars if they had flex tape with them

[@markkoetsier6475]

They'd have been able to just Flex Tape the oxygen tank.

[@thedawkturr4481]

Like people have always said: If it isn't fixed, you aren't using enough duct tape!

[@Ben_306]

"daring rescue of crew in space" A phrase likely to attract journalists up to 50 miles away if uttered in a whisper.

[@maw4734]

This is one of those scenes that leaves me dumbfounded at the solutions engineers can come up with, even under pressure. And I *am* an engineer.

[@dmd8552]

Astronaut's are highly trained in duct tape tearing.

[@destructionman1]

We engineers have too much red tape these days. It was the wild west back then -- condusive to innovating and getting things done, albeit less safe and more accident-prone.

[@bizzyizzy9526]

​@@destructionman1dropped out of mechanical engineering school after two semesters but I'm trying to get back in 😊

[@WilleJamesHuff]

How do you know if someone’s an engineer? Don’t worry. They will tell you.

[@maticus582]

As soon as he said duct tape, I knew they would be ok.

[@PumpkinHoard]

God damn Tom Hanks looks young here. And I'm getting bloody old. I was 8 when this movie came out.....

[@ironcito1101]

And he was already an accomplished actor by the time Apollo 13 came out. See any of the silly comedies he made when he was just starting his career, like "Splash", "The Money Pit" or "Big". He was in his late 20s/early 30s.

[@ArchangelExile]

You think he looks young here, watch Big.

[@Mackinstyle]

The hardest part about getting back to Earth was keeping duct tape from sticking to itself in zero-g

[@LostDeathAngelXIII]

For an engineering student like me duct tape is everything.

[@Jacob-sy5xm]

Duct tape to keep it in place Wd40 to keep it moving

[@GhostOfDamned]

@@Jacob-sy5xm JB weld to keep it together

[@JAVIXcr]

Humanity wouldn't have go in space without duct tape.

[@howlbigbadwolf]

Talk about a MacGyver moment!

[@RMJ1984]

Pff MacGyver would have fixed the entire spacecraft and proceeded to land on the moon :)

[@MAnuscript421]

Well, like Jim Lovell said; "Without plastic, cardboard, and duct tape in a $20 billion space company, you're lost.

[@michaelmartin9022]

@@RMJ1984 McGuyver would have built a whole new spacecraft on a budget of $21.50 and flown up to rescue them.

[@sameyabinanti9342]

Everyone has a MacGyver moment in their life.

[@sameyabinanti9342]

You plan for the unexcepted to happen.

[@tommyehrenberg66]

"That's not what he said. He said we're workin' on it-" that's probably my favorite line in the entire movie

[@treasurethetime2463]

Watching this is a great reminder that the astronauts are also great scientist/engineers/mathematicians in their own right.

[@bophi_true]

This is one hell of a duct tape commercial.

[@joshualeniger]

The best part is the fact that they actually had duct tape lol! Never leave home without it man!

[@mikesumner2827]

Duct tape was on every mission to the moon. It's also one of the most requested items on resupply of ISS

[@TheColinChapman]

fun fact: between the movie and the present, more time has passed than between the real flight and the movie.

[@b1646717]

That is a beautiful, drop-dead gorgeous device. The David or Mona Lisa of its kind.

[@nighthasfallen456]

Got an ad for duct tape before this video 😂

[@tailhookmd2546]

I hope CapComm really said “what’s this?” That was pretty damn funny.

[@epa316]

Where's Billy Mays and mighty tape when you need him? "It has the power to get our guys home safely! Call right now, and I'll triple the offer!"

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

It's amazing the mission planners included duct tape in the consumables store.

[@iwanegerstrom4564]

1:22 "That's not what I said!"

[@moretoknowshow1887]

I love that the Original Boomer from BSG is in this scene at 1:16 as a reporter. Still one of my favorite films..

[@gotyaloot2125]

I love how some people in the room is already bolding, engineering moment

[@k1productions87]

Love the cameo (well, technically a cameo) by Astronaut Wally Schirra in the last shot with ol' Walter Cronkite

[@warren6090]

The A-Team watching: Why is this such a struggle for them?

[@princeofcats6883]

Could you imagine how Mrs. Lovell felt when she heard her husband was not only in outer space and in danger...with a very small chance of hope that he returns... And then you hear he's being slowly posioned on the news. I cant imagine how many times her heart must have sank

[@MCO18]

As always, it’s duct tape that saves the day

[@TVfridge23]

1:39 Trivia: The news anchor is Bruce Wright. Played anchor/reporter in Apollo 13 / Speed / The Scout / Brave New World (1980)

[@Eli-uu4vt]

"What about their level of Carbon Dioxide?" "It's, uh, climbing."

[@libirdinowski6270]

RIP Bill Paxton

[@KGODSMACKC]

What?

[@morrellman93]

Damn now I have to watch Apollo 13 again

[@jessfrankel5212]

The Red Green Show: duct tape rules. "If a woman doesn't find you handsome, she can at least find you handy." Duct tape is literally a lifesaver. Miracle invention. Our legacy to future civilizations.

[@geomodelrailroader]

actual process on how they built it. Step 1. rip off the flight plan cover and fold it into an arch. Step 2. open your garment bags and place the flight plan inside. Step 3. tape the bag over the filter end of the CSM cartridge. Step 4 and this is the critical step place the hose over the end with the bag do no tare it. Step 5 place your socks in the open end and cover the whole thing in duck tape in a grid fashion. Final step plug into the wall and watch the gage.

[@MrSpeedyAce]

So many heroes in this movie 😊

[@mikehenthorn1778]

i remember this from when i was a kid. i also remember going to see the movie with my soon to be wife's friends and saying" i understand it is really dramatic even though you know how it turns out." one of her friends asks if i have seen this movie and i say " yes on the news every night. " the things that 3 years of age let you remember. lol

[@Albrecht8000]

Thats why DUCTAPE is the best invention from USA!! :-) Greetings from germany

[@JB-uv4hm]

Where is Walter Cronkite when we need him?

[@xx3868]

"Boomer" from the original Battlestar Gallactica 1979 is asking a question!! Thing about this movie although entertaining, according to the engineers and Lovel , all these problems had solutions more or less and they just radio up to instructions. Early on they thought of every possible contingency although they didnt simulate a no way out test, the guys behind the scenes built the improvised filter ect however the loss of 2 tanks and explosions was basically a right off so they are Apollo 13 was extremely lucky that the explosion didnt break the tunnel or split other thruster piping and wiring as most of the compression left when the panel blew off. After that, they carried a 3rd tank on the other side of the SM and used stainless steel in the heater and changed procedures as this was caused by a run up of mistakes for this installation for this craft and was a freak accident as this hardware was very over designed and duplicated as much as possible. 3 fuel cells and 2 O2 tanks were more than the mission needed and redundant plumbing between the tanks and Yes a explosion would destroy both tanks, but they surmised, they be dead anyway, however this was a partial explosion but totally crippled the SM after a period, so unlike apollo 8 which didnt have the LM yet, they had somewhere to escape to till last min where they had to do entry in the CM with whatever power they could muster.

[@tripillthreat]

You have to explain to astronauts what “about 3 feet long” means. If it wasn’t about the length of their arm, they would have been lost and died in space.

[@Defossion1]

My wife and I saw this movie in the theater while on our honeymoon.

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

Duct tape, the handy man secret weapon.

[@youtert]

Duct tape has remained the state of the art in astronautical repair technology. You can see them carrying a roll of it on one of the last Shuttle missions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGHJn6NjhJacfdUm44s

[@gasgews]

lol

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

I

[@johncombs2990]

Don't leave Earth without it.

[@testy462]

Considering they are flying at thousands of MPH in a tin can with virtually no power, half the side blown off and rising CO2 ppm, jury rigging a new filter for the system in Zero G I think they were already in "real trouble" lol.

[@mark351]

When the engineer given the task to design an adapter looked at the list of what was available to use and saw duct tape he said to himself, "They've got duct tape, no way this southern boy gonna fail now."

[@jordangate7742]

I'm having a heart attack while laying in bed & watching this on my phone

[@muhammadandraaditya4802]

That moment when Forrest Gump, Hollow Man and Brock Lovett journeyed to the Moon

[@foxmccloud7055]

Note to NASA in regards to Orion and Artemis, make sure your CO2 scrubbers are the same shape.

[@MrMp33420]

F*... we need these boys so much now more than ever

[@jt4369]

He didn't say you're working on it, he said "it's climbing."

[@systemspecchecker]

i have enough trouble with duct tape here on earth, i imagine trying to use it in space would be REALLY fun.

[@jd.3493]

I feel like Movie Clips should have made this into 13 different clips...

[@anjotre]

Get well soon Tom!

[@mtfgamma6257]

I mean they got one thing wrong, According to the CAPCOM at the time, Joe Kerwin, the engineers designed the rig, then they made him build it and said "okay, now you know how to build it, tell them how to."

[@cemoguz2786]

as you can see guys duck tape is even useful in space.

[@kgcspacey]

One of Kramer's inventions finally worked!

[@pythagorasaurusrex9853]

Duct tape.. the saviour of mankind. Fixes even in space :)

[@짜리몽땅-c8m]

이영화 꿀잼~~

[@nighthasfallen456]

Moral of the story kids: duct tape saves the world, never leave home without it.

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

Duct Tape: One of the greatest human inventions.

[@squeaksvids5886]

I’m waiting for Kevin Bacon to start selling mobile phone contracts!

[@crewcutter2030]

duct tape, you never leave earth without it.

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

Let's hope we have interchangable filters now

[@coryc5768]

Even in the movie the media was still trying to manipulate the answer.

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

Always has been the case my dude

[@raymondho8497]

team work

[@Lone432345]

If 17 seasons of Mythbusters has proved anything. Its that Duct Tape is a gift from the Gods.

[@girl1213]

These guys didn't know what they were making or know how exactly this thing was supposed to work in getting the CO2 levels down, but they trusted the engineers to do it. I'm sure somebody eventually explained it to them.

[@renegadeoflife87]

Most likely they knew what the canisters would do, the issue was how to get airflow through the canister in the proper direction to make it do its job.

[@bluegrassreb1]

increible movie!

[@razor6888]

The ads are longer than the video I want to watch.....

[@nhantheostrich7492]

Duct tape fixes everything!

[@epicstyle1000]

looking at that filter prop they made, look way to small for the circle hole that round filter uses

[@charles1203]

Kids, still wanna be an astronaut? To think, we’re going back to the moon.

[@michaelmartin8337]

not anytime soon - moon costs monie$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@proro1974]

Short Sleeve White Shirt Company is no more these days. RIP.

[@joeciccone7142]

I think I'm going to duct tape my dog's ears.

[@ok.6539]

*W H A T?*

[@TVfridge23]

Thank god for Duct tape

[@gocuk925]

At least they're not missinforming the nation, like the actual admin is doing.

[@blazerocker1734]

At least they're not misinforming the nation, like the news media is doing. There, I fixed that for you.

[@johnyesjustjohn]

“One sock.”

[@thewatcherinthecloud]

0:32 Tom Hanks saying "Affirmative, Andy."

[@janno-jannodisney-juguilon2340]

Actually that was Bill Paxton. But I wish

[@josecolon2717]

If something can’t be done by the book... grab some duct tape and start being an engineer because hot dam is that stuff useful