Are Elephants Really Scared Of Mice? | MythBusters | Season 4 Episode 23 | Full Episode

[@sarah258595]

i'm not surprised by the elephant myth. they kept talking about the size difference, how something shouldn't be afraid of something so much smaller than it.... meanwhile, i was flinching and recoiling from the tiny fly zipping around my room

[@ladysnow4074]

Humans regularly flee from bitty spiders

[@RhinoBarbarian]

I don't think the elephant was actually afraid. I think it just didn't want to hurt the mouse.

[@jeezuhskriste5759]

@@RhinoBarbarianregardless of the cause of the behavior, if it can be somewhat predicted by saying that elephants are afraid of mice, that’s about as good as we can get until technology or methods improve. There’s a quote by George Box I’ve heard a couple times in science/math education that I feel applies here: “All models are wrong, but some are useful.”

[@slashbat2375]

1) we know flys sit on doodoo so we don't want them to touch us because of this 2) idk about you but the buzzing actually hurts my ears if they're too close to me 3) not about flies, but bugs/insects in general, it makes sense for us to be cautious. At a glance you can't telling what's venomous, so it makes sense that your brain sees everything as a potential threat.

[@slashbat2375]

​@@ladysnow4074can you name and properly identity every venomous spider at a glance?

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

45:56 - 46:03 *"We need to stress that no fish have been, or will be injured in filming this myth. Eh... they're mostly blown to pieces."* The delivery of that line still cracks me up. 😂😂

[@austins.2495]

I love Mythbusters so much, reminds me of before social media and the internet FULLY rotted everyone’s brains. I could watch this all day 💚

[@EsotericArctos]

I am so happy to see these being released here. I loved Mythbusters as a younger person, and still love it now. I won't deny that I loved Jamie's mostly deadpan look and attitude to the whole thing. Such a contrast to Adam's hyperactivity :). Thanks for releasing these.

[@KaiSub]

The best way to test the elephant myth would be to have other small animals as well to see if they're just startled by small moving things as opposed to just mice

[@dragoninthewest1]

Checking all variables

[@Magmafrost13]

"A fish's floatation bladder stops working when it dies" And... and also this fish had been gutted and the swim bladder is no longer inside it

[@ChooseWisely62]

Elephants are loving and intelligent. They probably just want to avoid hurting another being! ❤

[@thartzyfartzystudios6864]

I agree 👍

[@emeraldqueen1994]

My pet goldfish knew there was going to be a thunderstorm A DAY BEFORE the storm hit us because of the barometric pressure differences… the longest lived of the 6 of them was with me for a decade before she passed away of old age

[@LifelessTooth]

The elephant was probably thinking "that was the biggest crap of my life and this mouse just came up and pushed it aside wtf" I'd be afraid of it too

[@Heshla_Biea]

Their channel is 404ing. Their vids go in and out of private, so you have to watch them as soon as them become available.

[@harpsarp66]

oh no! good to know

[@dookieshoes3585]

Just like real tv

[@GardenArcher7625]

Russia alone has 11 TimeZones.. We need to sleep, too - and you know it.. This is what we HAVE to do..

[@demonicravergaming.4766]

Thanks for the heads up

[@lilbo2879]

Thyre unlisting the videos save to a playlist and u got them forever

[@JustSumRando]

27:57 Grant's high pitched wheeze 😂😂😂

[@aric1201]

jaime flinching and closing his eyes when the gun went off miiightve had something to do with the missing lol

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

What works BEST against chili?... Custard, made with cream instead of milk. Go non-Newtonian on the heat!

[@rayguile-rb6qi]

Maybe one half of a banana or a whole banana even?

[@spartanrinzler2622]

31:46 That woman after watching the results of the test: 😲well blimey!

[@latedecember2805]

I was told the reason elephants were if not afraid of mice, cautious around them is , Mice can climb in the trunk and do some damage. Imagine something crawling into your nose and you can't get it out and it starts biting you. I wouldn't like that either and neither would an elephant.

[@TravisDubridge]

"Slingshot!" Lmao

[@jacobh1833]

whoever did Jamie that favor, you're a real one!

[@ethanspaziani1070]

Do you know when Jamie is laughing it's a great time!

[@christophermitchellsr9492]

i as always had to put this on the mythbusters facebook group . it was fun to see the small differences between these youtube videos an what was shown when they were originally aired . the fun thing for me most of all i get to watch them with my grandkids often like i did with their mom an dad .. i look forward to seeing other videos as well . an i hope that someday mythbusters will get a star on the walk of fame . .

[@ExpEcer]

12:47 Adam has a big personality and Jamie doesn't know what to do with it 😂

[@T-Bonebubba]

I honestly don't think the elephants are afraid of the mice I think that due to their nurturing nature they're avoiding the mouse so they don't hurt it

[@markiangooley]

Supposedly, the man who patented the first process for making petroleum jelly reliably ate a spoonful daily for much of his life. No weirder than taking mineral oil for constipation, I guess…

[@demonicravergaming.4766]

I've heard by some older folk that petroleum jelly can heal small bodily damage, as minimal as bruising. I personally don't know, haven't tested it. I might eventually tho

[@Eloraurora]

​@@demonicravergaming.4766 I think it does work, but mostly as a barrier. Water in, microbes out; it's easy to forget that humanity has only had antibiotics for a tiny fraction of our existence.

[@senbrandybuck4492]

I’ve always thought that elephants being afraid of a mice makes perfect sense- if I (big guy) see a cockroach or wasp (little guy) in my room, I will indeed freak out.

[@TechGorilla1987]

These were the good years before the program jumped the shark.

[@asafpelleh7594]

Elephants are so empathic they're scare of hurting the mouse.

[@hornetscales8274]

Wasabe to cure a hot, spicy mouth? What kind of myth is that? Someone's a real sadist!

[@marcpeterson1092]

Nobody promised that these myths came from anyone smart.

[@effien]

20 years later and it still fucks me up how they handle the dung without any gloves.

[@shauncollins5029]

An interesting twist that intrigues me is that there is a distant relative of the elephant, it's a giant mouse type animal that lives in the mountains of North Africa 🐀🐘

[@hizzy70]

Clearly the myth is talking about a barrel without water full of dead salted fish

[@morlamweb]

What's funny about the intro is that they do test the "like taking candy from a baby" adage years later, and found it quite hard to do.

[@reliantncc1864]

Wait, why doesn't Kari have to suffer with the others? Although if they did this with me, I'd need something stronger than habaneros. My favorite hot sauce has Carolina Reaper as the first ingredient and scorpion pepper as the second.

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

NICE! Not just a great episode, but I love it when episodes from S4 (and early mythbusters in general) are uploaded. This is a classic!

[@KandiKlover]

Yeah. Late mythbusters like season 9 was just terrible.

[@Matthw-7B]

Maybe elephants are such sweet hearts they just don't want to hurt them. They should try different species of the same size to check if it's the mouse or not.

[@256NatLiz]

That's similar to what I'd always thought about this myth. They tried a ball of dung with a mouse, and just the dung, but not dung with something else in it. They had a mouse stand-in! Why not use that?

[@GT-um7so]

When Tori wiped the wasabi on his lips, I said out loud, "omg what a savage!"

[@CalciumChief]

Huh? Same episode twice in a row?

[@michaelmayhem350]

Yeah they reuploaded yesterday's video with a new title

[@youtube.commentator]

It was taken down because of antisemitic content about mice

[@jazermano]

Yeah, I see the other one still up, so idk what'd going on

[@yolkiandeji7649]

I’m just imagining Adam & Jamie testing stealing candy from a baby.😂😂 Adam tries some ninja swipe while its sleeping or distracted & Jamie just rips it from their hands.😂😂

[@abc_def-55]

You know they've tested stealing candy from a baby, right? The episode can even be found on this channel. :)

[@kalevipoeg6916]

"the undeniably hot" *cuts to Kari* I see what you did there ;) Also...I miss this show, the original cast should do another 5 season series and donate part of the proceeds to Grant's foundation, and the world NEEDS this show now MORE than when it was on. Adam! Jamie! Kari! Tory! Come back!

[@ZombieGrandpa]

I have a problem with this episode in that it really only proves elephants are afraid of sudden, unexpected movements- not mice. They have excellent eyesight and like all prey animals, (yes, they are actually preyed upon when young by lions, etc,) movement draws a startle response. The way to have "proved" this would have been to put no mice under the covers and just pull them away as they did for the ones with mice hiding under them. They would have found that elephants are simply afraid of sudden, unexpected movement- not mice. Horses would startle the same way.

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

I remember watching this episode; yesterday when it was uploaded. And yet, I am for some reason watching it again. Tory sculling the beer, before belching and asking for another I recall was entertaining.

[@nukewurld]

This is one of the youtube comments ever.

[@necromancermode]

7:19 bruh sound effect???!??!!!

[@SeanATX]

Greatest show. I used to watch it religiously

[@lindsierose797]

Why are they so surprised about elephants being scared of something small like a mouse when many humans are terrified of spiders?

[@bathbomber]

I've heard that mice can actually hurt elephants. Sometimes mice will create a nest in an elephant's ear canal, which would obviously cause extreme pain and distress to the elephant

[@DeraldSny]

I know there are people who say that the Mythbusters shouldn’t have used a white mouse for the elephant experiment; that brown mouse would be more natural. For what it’s worth, I agree; HOWEVER, I think the reason that they used the white mouse was so they would be actually be able to FIND the darn thing if it ever decided to wander off into the brush!

[@samfisher6606]

19:40 **Laughs in Pepper X**

[@jacobsullivan3646]

This episode has some of the coldest lines in all of Mythbusters

[@thartzyfartzystudios6864]

It’s proven that elephants are not scared of mice, they are gentle giants so they recognize it as a small living creature and don’t want to step on it. Elephants are highly intelligent and know the mouse is not a threat.

[@demonicravergaming.4766]

2:30 the Diablo 2 necromancer role never felt more real. (With the concept of th reanimation of a courpse)

[@AtarahDerek]

There's no conceivable way petroleum jelly could be grosser than plant-based nail polish remover.

[@joec8079]

The amount of ammo that that mini gun can fire is hard to wrap my infantile mind around.

[@tubaraomartelo7838]

What if the elephant swerves to avoid stepping on the mouse or instead of being afraid?

[@RelykofWar]

Cabt help but feel bad for those mice. Left in a bucket. Handled by giant strangers. Only to be shoved in a ball of poo

[@Durrum1]

Hot chili cure: You forgot about 1/2 &1/2 which is the next step above whole milk in terms of fat content.

[@QuailRocks]

19:39 imagine if they had the current hottest peppers: Carolina Reaper, Pepper X, etc. Food Theory on KZbin tested various methods to beat the heat and found nose plugs the best oddly enough.

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

First problem I've noticed with the fish. Fish are unpredictable and reactive and use all 3 dimensions of direction

[@youtube.commentator]

Those fish use the 4th

[@6Sheepies9]

Happy SnowFurfee i hope everyone has a beauitful EarthSet..&.EarthRise may ALL your dreams come true!!! 🥶StayFurfee🥶

[@ultraironicman1853]

5:50 maybe the refraction of the light is maki mg it harder to hit the fish. Probably would cause the fish to look offset from where it actually is

[@TwoTailedGamerYT]

During the Elephant and the Mice myth…I’m pretty sure I heard somewhere that the Elephant isn’t afraid of the mice themselves…and more so they are “afraid” of the high pitch squeaking from the Mice, which makes Sense, Elephants have the biggest ears of any mammal on Earth, and so they can hear VERY well…sometimes too well for higher pitched sounds, Meaning the Myth would actually be Busted I think or at the least plausible

[@tootired76]

Perhaps I don't feel pain like most folks... A year ago Hardees hard a promotional Carolina reaper pepper burger. I had one and I sweated more than I tried to squelch the hotness!

[@NecroBurt]

RIP Grant. ❤️

[@dealanabruce1034]

Plain yogurt, water is like putting water on a grease fire.

[@GardenArcher7625]

20:24 THIS is not water, and we all know it...

[@EchoesDistant]

Looks like water in a glass with some frost on it.

[@megaowl8884]

I think maybe it’s not scared but it doesn’t want to crush the little mouse. Just food for thought

[@Jennajems33]

Hot pepper relief....Putting sugar or salt on your tongue. Eating greasy food. And if you get it in your eyes, -use your hair to wipe your eyes.

[@mikestarkey4738]

The best cure for burning mouth from peppers is eggnog? Or Buttermilk.

[@Takillas149]

these guys need to watch food theory!

[@dldove22]

I wonder if DNA is at least partly responsible for a person's tolerance of capsaicin (hot peppers).

[@obsidian179]

Episode 23 of season 4 was one of their Pirate specials, this was episode 22… and the channel *also* has this exact same episode on it, but titled correctly. Not sure what’s going on here. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lindsierose797]

What is a "hal-uh-peen-oh"? 🙄🤪😂

[@marcpeterson1092]

Who says their can only be one fish in the barrel for that first test? You could put a whole bunch in and see if you hit any of them.

[@Magmafrost13]

I'll let you all in on a little secret for getting spicy out of your mouth: you can just rinse your mouth repeatedly under the sink. You dont need to drink the water. Maybe less useful in a restaurant

[@DaniTheNachoPirate]

Cocoa butter and petroleum jelly sandwich.

[@TheRealHusk]

I don’t think the elephant is afraid of the mouse, however, elephants are intelligent, feeling creatures, and they likely can comprehend they would crush the mouse accidentally if they stepped on it.

[@BoringDad88]

Anyone know if the cutaway film and cartoons are made for the show or if they are from other things?

[@3GreatPyreneessiblings]

Hot pepper cure sour cream or whipped cream cheese

[@Danimal100]

pettrolium jelly ! Who eats petrolium jelly ?

[@dansalon2730]

Thanks GOD 😊

[@matheusfiorelli8829]

something is not right 😂😅

[@DaronGl]

This is the same episode as yesterday, but with a different name and myth order.

[@Siberius-]

Have those elephants ever seen [white] mice before? maybe they're very cautious around unfamiliar things...

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Most mammals have brains that are programmed to jump back or be startled by critters that scurry by in a hurry. Elephants, regardless of how big they are, are also startled by things that move by them fast, like mice. Accoding to elephant behavior experts, they would be scared of anything moving around their feet regardless of its size.

[@asafpelleh7594]

Butter!!!!

[@asafpelleh7594]

Cream cheese!

[@perry92964]

could it be the elephant just didnt want to step on the mouse and kill it? at the end they should have held it in their hand and see if the elephant walked away

[@dansalon2730]

The whole point of the barrel is..... Oh let them figure it out

[@affinityforanime]

Listen during the elephant sequence, you can hear loon calls in the background. No loons live in Africa. They're a North American bird.

[@sorouxd]

the elephants were fake!

[@ouch1011]

They literally say and show where they are: Wilke’s Wildlife Rescue in Cape Town, South Africa. If you’re just upset that they might have used a sound effect for a bird that isn’t in Africa, welcome to earth. Sound effects exist and they aren’t always accurate. Nobody cares.

[@johnconnor2572]

Your point?

[@pinnsvein]

Hey now, I agree that you wouldn’t find one in Africa, but there’s plenty in Europe and Asia.

[@MeepChangeling]

If you listen, you can hear someone who doesn't know about sound design and how most background audio is totally fake so you can hear the actors / hosts.

[@bvoyelr]

Man, Grant was a lightweight. Can't believe jalapenos hit him that hard. I suppose you can't fight genetics.

[@ArmedReject]

Whoever is uploading these Episodes for Mythbusters should Really Consult Discovery's Website, Every Episode Season and Episode label is incorrect on the uploaded Videos, Shooting Fish in a Barrel/Elephants afraid of Mice are from Season 5 Episode 22. This is Not From Season 4, Season 4 Episode 23 was "Killer Cable Snaps"

[@lollerich]

Please stop deleting and re-uploading episodes.

[@youtube.commentator]

Don't watch if you have a problem, champ

[@RumpledNutskin]

It was taken down and re-uploaded because of an (probably accidental) antisemitic comments about the mice in the original airing

[@jamescallaghan3484]

Make power armor from the fallout game or series

[@nukewurld]

Brother, you know this series is old as hell and no longer airs, right? Like do you live under a rock?

[@markiangooley]

I’ve tried vodka for reducing capsaicin burn. Useless to me.

[@kingcodebra]

I've always felt the elephant was just surprised by a sudden thing that wasn't there a second ago. That or it just didn't want to step on it. Or both. I'm sure a lot of people in the same 'surprise mouse' situation would've just crapped themselves. lol

[@robwilkes3351]

You know you eat a lot of spicy food when listening to the "pepper cure" part you start to feel that chill on your forehead and under your eyes, and then your mouth starts watering. I'm like one of Pavlov's dogs.

[@brendanvisscher5080]

is uploading these legal?

[@monchsantiago6186]

if the uploader is the owner/producer of this video which is the mythbuster, yes that's legal.

[@DaniTheNachoPirate]

He let the mouse in his mouth after it was surrounded by sand and elephant shit.

[@yellowflowerorangeflower5706]

cool

[@LordZombitten]

Biting into and sucking on a lemon is the best heat cure for me. I learned that the first time I ate a fresh habanero. It was reconfirmed when I ate 11 wings that were swimming in Carolina Reaper sauce

[@DaveDuncanMusic]

That's a lie

[@LordZombitten]

@DaveDuncanMusic I never said it isn't a psychological thing. I said it works better than milk for me. I'm not lying about my own experiences

[@cmarti1014]

Same? Seriously?

[@youtube.commentator]

In case you missed something

[@badassmofocker97]

R i p G r a n t.

[@andrewchurchill5110]

Put the gun IN the water!!! Fish will die - due to intense pressure (hydraulic physics) [duh!, why isnt this the first post!?]