Survive a Falling Elevator! - Mythbusters - Science Documentary

[@birddog117]

It's always fun to play Where's Waldo with Tory and Kari in these early episodes.

[@ichiroutakashima4503]

Moments when Tori looked like a diligent worker than a stuntman 😂

[@Paul.Reviews]

Wow. That hotel was torn down 20 years ago... to give you some idea of how old this episode is!

[@DJPjerrot]

All this did was give me an idea of how old I am! 😂

[@shaunosmorrison8385]

big office block there now looking at Google Maps

[@rockstar6790]

This is the first of many future moments Adam gets hurt.

[@MerolaC]

I still have to start the episode, but, I saw yesrteday a Tested QA he did where he said that he never really got hurt. Now I am curious. Edit: Oooh, THAT hurt. lol

[@rockstar6790]

@@MerolaC Well, that doesn't explain the times where Adam: 1) Fell off the treadmill, drunk 2) Getting slap by Jamie, drunk 3) Hit a metal pipe with a baseball bat 4) Had one of his eyebrows burned, before his date 5) Walking on hot coals without proper technique 6) Getting hit with paintballs. There were more moments than what I have listed here.

[@atvheads]

@@MerolaC Well, not hospitalised.

[@MerolaC]

@@rockstar6790 I guess he forgot about those bits! Hahaha. I don't remember them. Will be fun seeing them again.

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

The shop owner's expression lol. My jaw dropped too when I saw Adam put his mouth into it... who does that?! He's definitely 5

[@olgabukaa8530]

I love those early episodes. Keep them coming please :)

[@buffynatorofficial]

Just 6 minutes and Adam hurts himself twice. This is a classic Mythbusters Episode. I love it!

[@SyntheticFuture]

Not one second Adam went "this rig is way too heavy, we must reduce the weight as much as possible", ah in hind sight all these episodes are so goofy.... but also so fun :D

[@_J.F_]

Scottie was such a great addition to the team and a real shame she did not stay on longer as her skills were a great asset for the show, as were her personality and lovely humour.

[@gfdggdfgdgf]

She was extremely unlikeable though

[@TheTrueBatBrain]

Woah where did that sick Volkswagen camper pickup come from that thing's cool

[@mb_entertainment098]

It was Kari's, later she sold it to the BangBus guys

[@AnonymAnonym-fv3uc]

That vehicle is worth a fortune now

[@saralexi1420]

It's fucking sweet right

[@leonunlimited7552]

​@@mb_entertainment098BangBros.

[@manusb6441]

That red interior fits so perfect with the matt black daaayyyuuum

[@BuildersBench]

so this was 20 years ago? dayum.. what a flashback. Good old times.

[@henkneijer77]

For the Adams Savage problem, I would have recommended a strong old 2-stroke dirt bike engine of 250-300cc. For Jamie Hyneman, it's an airbag from a car that makes Buster fly.

[@feraynironmane8101]

Problem with the airbag is it needs to be re-usable for multiple tests.

[@OfficialYoutubeAlgorithm]

Buster didn't need to fly, he ned to jump like a human

[@zaizoesclashing7103]

😂 That's not a hoverboard it's a hooverboard

[@pakuma3]

Good one 😂

[@Netbug]

Oh, that's right... I remember Adam sticking that vacuum motor to his face when it aired. I remember facepalming before he even got injured, and hearing it happen while my hand was over my eyes.

[@LouCBae]

At that point it's kinda given that I finish a bigger task I had on my list, and get a new mythbusters upload by you. Thanks, it is super rewarding😍

[@florinkin1993]

Tory Belleci body language looks like a kid in a room full of adults.

[@alaric_]

With only Adam present, it's reversed :D

[@leonunlimited7552]

...he WAS

[@nickphillips3799]

Love these older episodes 👍

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

I feel like you can sort of see some tension between Scottie and Jamie when it comes to the spring not working as intended initially.

[@josephkarl2061]

28:07 is one of my favourite moments in one of my favourite shows 😎

[@saralexi1420]

Jamie's soft spot ❤

[@RenanDavidSoriaAhumada]

6:09 what could possibly go wroooooooooooong 9:49 my father used to had a truck like that but it was FIat 40:56 no sensors? no accelerometers? 43:54 The Counterweight? the brakes?

[@borntoclimb7116]

I love the elevator myth and testing it. The homemade hovercraft ides are cool

[@eyeexaggerate7687]

Same idea as the Air Sled - one motor, all kinds of moving things Thanks to Adam I’m now going to speak into a fan set to high speed, grille removed.

[@qzy-179SanTzxkW]

Pete im interested in a dust filter for a Hoover Max Extract Pressure Pro Model 60.

[@Abdullahusmanistudyclasses]

Most labour intense episode i ever watched

[@mrdan2898]

He actually never saw a person attempt to French kiss a vacuum! lol

[@allanshpeley4284]

The shopkeeper's reaction was gold. Like, this this guy frickin retarded?

[@pepe6666]

i wonder if this would be more plausible today with better motors. we have pretty hardcore drone motors these days.

[@borntoclimb7116]

True

[@DevilishmanThe]

There are so many myths that I would like to see re-tried with technology of today.

[@Yvolve]

It was possible back then, with the right motor and more importantly, propellor. You could get a powerful enough, small enough engine. He just used a fan, not a propellor. As the word implies a propellor propels you. It is shaped to provide thrust. A cooling fan is designed to move a large volume of air, which doesn't mean it provides thrust well. It would be much easier today, especially with the drone motor, but technology in general.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Considering the rest of the team were allowed to push, they could've put all the engines into lifting and having a handle on the back, like a floating shopping cart. For fans they obviously need something that can create enough static pressure to prevent the air from flowing back out of the cushion. For propulsion maximum airflow would be better. The blades Adam had on his trimmer would be nice for pressure, but not for airflow. My guess is bigger blades would've helped. Like on these swamp boats with fans the size of a person.

[@martinsnow6641]

Pete seems like a wonderful man! I'd love to visit his ship.

[@Peter_1986]

There is some truth in the "jump in a falling elevator" myth; you would clearly _reduce_ the speed that you hit the floor if you jump, and this might make all the difference if you fall from a reasonably low height. It would certainly be worth a try, since it would be at least as bad to stand still.

[@SolitairexGaming]

What were those awkward camera angles on the folklore lady tho 🤔 😅

[@alaric_]

Style of the day...

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

hahahahaha I noticed it too

[@WVLFRVN]

I came here looking for this comment 😂

[@SolitairexGaming]

@@WVLFRVN knew I couldn't be the only one! 😅

[@calumsanderson6741]

yeah they really tried to be artsy with these history explanations it doesn't work haha

[@The_Butler_Did_It]

As any paramedic will tell you: never put body parts into a vacuum cleaner.

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

Ouch. I've heard jokes where men stick their peepee in there. That sort of thing really happens?

[@swilleh_]

anyone would tell you: don't put any parts of your body in to something not made for it.

[@The_Butler_Did_It]

@@swilleh_ Well....that added a lot.

[@nicks4802]

2:11 WHY DOES EVERY VACUUM RETAIL STORE LOOK LIKE THIS!?!?!

[@hanavesela5884]

I always wondered how to survive the elevator fall since I almost experienced it myself. I was stuck inside between 3 and 4 floor with additional floor under ground floor when one out of two cables holding the elevator slipped out and whole cabin suddenly tilted to one side and lost the electricity inside. The screech of the metal still gives me nightmares. Fortunately the suppers got me out. But I keep wondering if I would survive the fall or not or got any serious injuries from this height to this day. Thanks for this video.

[@yolowolfyt]

You wouldn't fall. The cables are designed that one cable can hold a full cabin.

[@hanavesela5884]

@@yolowolfyt Good to know thanks.

[@gabotron94]

did... did Adam weld straight onto the PRESSURIZED GAS CYLINDER for that seat!?

[@daveprime7278]

easily one of the best episodes

[@jomorken4853]

Another myth that is already confirmed several times, but Buthmysters probably will find a way to do something sompletely diefferent and call it busted

[@chompchompnomnom4256]

I can't believe Adam kissed a spinning vacuum cleaner motor 🤣🤣

[@thenightranger4253]

to the people in the world who said that people in their teens and 20's do dumb things adam has proven it can happen at any age.

[@ForceExodus]

Jamie is like ' I don't want to use gunpowder" then proceeds to use a spring over hydraulics or pneumatics (where you can have a higher degree of mechanical accuracy) LOL!

[@Yvolve]

He doesn't want to use gunpowder because you're dropping an elevator. The last thing you want is to add an explosion. Whatever is used to launch Buster, it is going to be destroyed. Why ruin an expensive cylinder when you can just use some old car springs and metal tubes. This is an early season, they didn't have any budget. No sensors on Buster, no sick slow-mo shots and many angles of the fall. That all came later.

[@allanshpeley4284]

@@Yvolve an airbag would have done the trick.

[@Shizzle_My_Nizzle]

oldies (episodes) are goldies

[@ArthurTai]

Jamie looked happier in those first couple or seasons

[@umakemerandy3669]

35:46 "improvement-ment"??? I did hear that right..

[@kingproloot]

The cameraman 😂

[@gabrielv.4358]

Awesome Incrivel

[@Dave-DIY]

8:45 The elevator guy destroyed the myth with one sentence. They could have saved themselves the effort. “It’s the physics, stupid”

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

True, but it wouldn’t have made for good TV. I think the experiment was less about proving/disproving the myth, but rather illustrating the physics involved.

[@Dennis19901]

You missed the part where it's a TV show for entertainment purposes.

[@MrJimheeren]

Is the name hovercraft protected or something? Btw I love the classic VW van pick up.

[@reecepeart]

All that fibre glass and silica’s couldn’t have been good for them haha

[@mltr5799]

That punch sounded very real... ouch

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

"the team is allowed to push...." So just put all power into the lifting and build a floating shopping cart?

[@darklife5091]

I need to know the name of the track used during the hovercraft race, please I've been looking for months.

[@MattCexwish]

It reminds me a lot of the 'Redline' Anime Main Theme... 😅

[@Johny40Se7en]

Plausible but SHIT! 🤭😅😆🤣 Proper funny stuff.

[@3Gfotos]

Both hovercrafts together would have been the best.

[@mrdan2898]

I'm always sad when an old historic building is demolished.

[@dudamesh9541]

Please upload Duct Tape Canyon next!

[@DonaldHolben]

Already up.

[@mawns]

There will be no gravity when you are in free fall. So it will be extremely difficult lay down or sit down, and practically impossible in the few seconds you are falling.

[@swedichboy1000]

Classic episode.

[@gabrielv.4358]

34:50 The machine is so big it could have used a lawnmower engine

[@theodoros9428]

If you put a sail,,,,,I still remeber a phycic , can not move something with the engine inside For example put a huge fun in a fun with sail

[@scrivener68]

Hang on... Random Empire State Building tourist Sailor Boy just HAPPENED to have some morphine on him? 22:41

[@ryanw1511]

The good ol days man, could grab all kinds of stuff from the local apothecary, meth opium cocain were all legal then lol

[@kagif1]

Vacuum Pete, reminds me of Pete Davidson

[@Rockmaster867]

This must be the episode were Adam gets hurt the most times

[@ZeljkoZeljko-qo1vg]

Kari Byron🥰

[@Shizzle_My_Nizzle]

yeah, she was so tight back then

[@SimplyTakuma]

Aww Kari was so young there...

[@richardtree6645]

they need to do snap shackle vs carribeana rip owen heart

[@MojRor]

3:30 Intrusive thoughts won

[@leonunlimited7552]

You think you can get 5 leaf blowers and a surf board for under $500? 😅😂

[@EsteemedReptile]

I mean, not today, no.

[@mikasalmela5831]

Finland elevator, KONE

[@monofame]

Wait a second - they don’t just tell the myths?!

[@ДмитрийАверьянов-у4м]

Does not matter that they no dinner together. What matters is that they had a spirit of competion like USA and USSR did what brought them together to a highest achivements

[@kadiummusic]

Adam cheated AND changed the rules. Should have raced in the car park. 😎

[@TheMono25]

Well , the myth I had about jumping out of an airplane before hit the floor is busted

[@bethaapple2102]

Damn…. Elevator myth series were so much liability. They used old elevators that hasn’t been used for years. Like recipe for disaster.

[@jannis11]

nOICe

[@dirkbenedom5414]

Where's Grant Imahara?

[@arifnh_]

He's joining later in the 3rd season.

[@StorymasterQ]

Wasn't born yet 🤣

[@robmckennie4203]

There's a fundamental problem with trying to jump before the elevator hits the ground, and it's the same problem i believe you'd have with the ninja deflecting a bullet myth. The thing that hurts you is suddenly coming to a stop, and it makes no difference if that stop is caused by hitting the ground or by jumping, even if you could jump hard enough to cancel out going the ground, you would occur just as much injury doing so as you would from hitting the ground

[@Thundermaceaus]

It's like their elevator guy said. Both you and the elevator are falling at the same speed. So if you jumped and was somehow in the air at impact (ignoring everything else that would also do you harm), you'll still go splat when you hit the ground.

[@atvheads]

4 nice looking women, and 2 nerds. Can it be better?

[@jestnutz]

34:09 adam truly is defeated. and i can see alot of passive aggressiveness between adam and jamie

[@mrdan2898]

He actually never saw a person attempt to French kiss a vacuum! lol