Bubble Boy - Mythbusters for the Impatient

[@WalrusNoodles]

I don’t think you guys understand that they most certainly KNOW the video is fake, but the point of mythbusters is about sating our curiosity for whether or not something is POSSIBLE.

[@strategystuff5080]

yeah, that is the premise of the show, The guys making it a smart enough to basically do some math on a bit of paper and say "no this is not possible" but that wouldn't make for a good show.

[@ob2kenobi388]

Not a question of whether it _did_ happen, but whether it _could._

[@ImARealHumanPerson]

Yes, that's what the comment says.. ​@@ob2kenobi388

[@MythbustersImpatient]

I'm only re-uploading old videos in the meantime. If all goes well, I'll start making new ones, too.

[@Isaiahlikesutube]

+Mythbusters for the Impatient thanks man this is awesome appreciate the short videos very cool

[@cristlewrite7944]

please do. I really appreciate you doing this.

[@Alacran.G]

Mythbusters for the Impatient oo

[@uabir8338]

Need more man. finished watching all of them and some of them even several times!!!

[@Qwerp55]

It went well, come back

[@Miles_3298]

I'm far less surprised by them putting an obvious fake to the test than I am by the fact that the involved insurance companies allowed Adam to do that stunt. I'm glad he wasn't badly hurt!

[@jakepullman4914]

No bubble wrap over the head? That seems like the most important bit to protect.

[@BuryEdmund]

Necropost I know, but it wouldn't have mattered. It isn't the hit that does the damage, it's the sudden deacceleration that does. Imagine you put a ball in a bath of water, then pushed your hand through the water and suddenly stopped. The ball doesn't stop when your hand does, it keeps moving and likely hits the side of the tub. That ball is basically your brain and the bathtub is your skull, and the force of your hand movement is multiplied by a LOT.

[@Hongobogologomo]

Basically, helmets dont prevent CTE because they only protect the skull, the brain still is going to bounce around inside

[@edwardelric4975]

0:37 that does not in any way look real.

[@MegaMan-qo5px]

You can see where he started tilting. Sorta looked like and edit. Yes i know im late. This came in my recommendations.

[@ollieh98]

The video that the myth was from was one of the most obviously fake videos I've seen.

[@TheSmith645]

true that...there was no myth busting needed at all with respect to that video! it was horseshit fake!

[@CptPriceIsMyDad]

That was one of the things that always bugged me the episode with the slide into the pool was the same way

[@youtubered6615]

Ikr

[@mrjack8849]

Everybody knew those were fake. It was interesting to see a scientific approach of testing the actual stunt though. Perhaps it convinced people to not try it at home.

[@Nick-vs5jx]

Sadly that is what later episodes of Mythbusters became. Any viral video no matter how fake was "Tested " It really sucks to say it but the show outlived its self because of the insane popularity.

[@wayupnorth9420]

These things are timeless, people will be watching these for the next 50 years to learn. And the next 250 for entertainment.

[@royceaxle5749]

"And Jamie is the first to the scene." Aww, they're partners. XD

[@the2pages62]

Honestly just wondering why he left his glasses on for that drop. Risky living there

[@micahphilson]

Oh wow, that nostalgic video player at 0:31! I refuse to remember having lived in a time like that! Even early youtube (even though I found youtube within half a year of its existence) is something my brain somehow refuses to believe existed in the form it did!

[@jocax188723]

You can see Adam’s pupils contract the second he drops and I think that’s great

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Hans Gruber effect

[@solopine9624]

you know I've never seen or heard of any of these supposed "viral videos" these myths are based on

[@kenhymes4900]

oh then they must not exist. yeah they probably just went on television and pretended these videos were being watched by a lot of people. because everyone in the world watches the same stuff, and if you haven't seen it or heard about it, it's not real.

[@drozycoder2007]

Ken Hymes theyre not questioning if the video exists but whether it is really viral when they haven't seen any of them.

[@shakesfirst2443]

That's your problem.

[@fraudulentfem7322]

Viral in the 2000s is different from viral today

[@rainlemon]

I mean, they were They had 50-100k views And that was hugeeee, back then... I mean, huge

[@AndreasIndustriePro]

they should consult cpt. D first ...

[@demturkeys1811]

The fuck are you ta... o. I just got it. Stairmagedon.

[@theboredrecorder1404]

@@demturkeys1811 i thought they meant captain disillusion

[@silasfaber2095]

i bet youd be fine with 3 stories of bobble rap.

[@bigt9693]

Bobble rap.............. Public school system's fault?? Idk

[@rzeka]

Big T Yeah I remember the lesson in school where they taught me how to spell bubble. Definitely something I needed school to teach me.

[@GuruJudge21]

@@bigt9693 You're pretty condescending when criticizing someone's spelling for a person who doesn't understand how ellipses work.

[@spaarm]

Bobble

[@ashakydd1]

From the footage of Buster's fall, the biggest concern is having the 'passenger's' head properly supported as Buster's head fully impacts the ground which would most likely be fatal, regardless of how the rest of the body is shielded . . . . not that all that bubble wrap would have saved anyone's life.

[@ExopMan]

The original video looks so fake

[@cerrigate]

Helmets are not magic, they're just good padding, so that still musta hurt!

[@sophiaclapp912]

I want to know how they got insurance to let Adam do that.

[@BellBivDeveau]

You buy a “daily” insurance, pretty simple.

[@twstf8905]

Wait So, what you're telling me is, not everything I see on KZbin is REAL?!?

[@OZtheRedDevil]

so is this real or not?

[@scottowens398]

@@OZtheRedDevil Woah!

[@nickdegugs7190]

0:38 I cannot believe I thought this was real as a kid. As if a guy wrapped in that much bubble wrap is gonna be able to launch his feet forward!

[@AnimeT0getherEU]

I can't believe that they didn't notice how horribly faked it was.... you don't even have to frame by frame and watch it with you naked eye.

[@thegreenmercenary]

We have to think that there is at least one person who would have tried to mimic the video themselves if they hadn’t seen the Mythbusters try it first. This experiment might have saved a few lives.

[@abbiesteed8425]

My therapist: bubble boy doesnt exist Bubble boy: 0:04 Me: screams

[@gabrielmartins7642]

That non bouncing landing seems super real eusudhdhd

[@YodatheHobbit]

Bubble Boy Burrito still sounds tasty. The video's length makes all time feel all wonky. My brain got use to these lasting an hr for 16 years!!!!!!

[@mazgazine1]

Kinda wish Mythbusters would avoid the obviously fake videos :/ they did WAY to many of them. Love these videos. Just like the battlebots one that came out.

[@xXAceHydroDudeXx]

+mazgazine1 That's what gives views youknow

[@daynerogers8133]

+mazgazine1 Even though a lot were obviously fake, it's still fun to recreate the scenarios

[@chibani-]

dragondancer comment up: yeah there was an interview with Adam and Jamie once where they were talking about how they hated to do myths off of vids that were clearly faked. But at the same time they were positive that a lot of vids they saw on youtube were fake, but ended up being completely plausible. Such as the giant water slide jump into the small kiddie pool.

[@wu2166]

I think the point of the show was not to prove whether it was real or fake but if it was achievable

[@danoive]

What a good day! Two videos!!

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

ive fallen of 35 foot roofs many times and landed in sand.. on construction sites and the ranch.. i think ive been very lucky... i dont remember ever breaking anything.but i do remember hurting for weeks.. i never landed on my head or back

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

im so old now.. 10 feet would kill me

[@jonslg240]

3:25 *Does he say "You'll be Tuggin' Funny for the rest of your life"? lol *

[@juanfranciscobrizuela]

I love these videos

[@dicoterra6113]

bubble boy is the next super dave.

[@martinibockinstile]

Welll actuuuuuallllyyy, it was originally designed as wall paper

[@yupasama81]

Good stuff! I hope Discovery doesn't copyright strike you =/

[@aze4308]

come back and make more shortened myth busters

[@FLATOUTBEANZ]

I love these videos. Please make more!

[@satin7659]

Everyone is saying how it looks fake, if you slow it down you can see it teleport to the ground where they replace it

[@bolt-action9470]

They should do a g force test on a professional football tackle from an average line backer.

[@frogbear02]

Welp, they got it a little wrong.. Bubble wrap was made as a wallpaper, it being used to cushion things came after the wallpaper idea bombed.

[@johnathonwooters6432]

Its ya boy big johnnyout the trap And im here to twll you about bobble rap

[@markbass7145]

Keep em coming

[@iccarus1975]

bubble warp was originally a wall paper

[@SVAworld]

Thought I heard it was originally created as textured wallpaper 🤔

[@gabrysur]

+Mythbusters for the Impatient what was the name of the full episode?

[@krejslayer]

I survived a 30 ft, without bubble wrap. AMA I guess

[@bigredinfinity3126]

it looks real as when he jumps he leans back ? wouldn't he just fall randomly otherwise

[@biosaber585]

Sometimes stupidity can save idiots

[@borntoclimb7116]

Those good old fake videos from the 2000s on myvideo, clipfish and youtube, Memories but you can see the fall from the internet clip is edited

[@joscelynstott8623]

Egg drop To ThE eXtReMe

[@jhonvictoravelina8915]

I'm Filipino your video is 100% knowledgeable than my teacher. Tnx

[@Techischannel]

Anybody who looks at that Bubblewrap video will notice sooner or later that its computer edited, anybody should have noticed that. Literly anybody ... exept blind People. The fall was too artificial. Computer editing aside, still good to know that its not Surviveable.

[@rpgking117]

TBH they did have a fucking wooden plank in the bubble rap too

[@scott32714keiser]

I want to make a homemade helicopter and I'm scared of power loss and dropping like a rock so I want to add drop protection water rockets with 3000psi for a short burst of rocket power to slow me down just before impact maybe stay high enough to use a parachute of I need maybe a cone shape so I can dive underwater instead of splat on the water maybe a shape that resembles nasa pods back in Apollo days maybe add wings to it so if it drops it's just floats down like a glider any ideas I can do to survive a drop from 400 feet would be appreciated the winner gets there idea built right into my helicopter something to let me hit the ground with no more than 20gs preferably less but it's just a just in case the idea is I'll land before the battery dies and there wont be a computer error

[@rainbowwriter672]

The head impact alone would kill him. Othe snap of the neck

[@batty.draculaura]

actually bubble wrap was actually not made to cushion things it was actually made to be wallpaper

[@AHDBification]

From their "Durrr" series.

[@truthtella2661]

the myth fell on dirt

[@job407]

You gotta love how they can’t legally say bubble wrap because that’s a trademarked name

[@gnack420]

It's not illegal to say bubble wrap lol.

[@highviewseeker5415]

Tbh the video was clearly fake

[@Jokerbuzzed]

yeah there was an interview with Adam and Jamie once where they were talking about how they hated to do myths off of vids that were clearly faked. But at the same time they were positive that a lot of vids they saw on youtube were fake, but ended up being completely plausible. Such as the giant water slide jump into the small kiddie pool.

[@moi5219]

Bubble wrap was created as a textured wallpaper

[@skitlus335]

Did you watch QI just before you got here?

[@sarunasvns2162]

Why did they call the dummy *Buster*

[@kalebpeterson3644]

bubble wrap was originally made to be wall paper

[@chadlearner278]

there's a suspicious lack of bouncing in the original video

[@skiie]

Didn't even need to be tested

[@thegriningnumber12]

He also landed on dirt not concrete but still

[@lorenzotodd4673]

Isn’t that angry Joe?

[@willtaylor577]

To be fair in the video he did land on grass not concrete

[@willtaylor577]

But even still the impact would probably be much too high

[@tylerrapp7876]

Adam accidentally saying “bubble wrap” oops 1:53

[@ryanm.191]

This is a great channel simply because it cuts out all the bullshit

[@thexbigxgreen]

People talk about Jackass being a bad and dangerous influence on kids, but how about fakery such as this which sets an unreasonable expectation of safety/survivability?

[@alexsheppard8331]

It didn't take the mythbusters to show that clip was fake.

[@Joe_Potts]

ACTUALLY, bubble wrap was invented as a textured wallpaper 🤓

[@seanpeacock4290]

it was originally red and sold in 12" squares to be used as a type of stress relief

[@yunierperez8987]

You have to try a .50 cal

[@dmitrybahrt5931]

Intro sounds like 123 penguins

[@sirshotty7689]

Egg drop, on a more human scale

[@Qusin111]

why did he try it? what if it dropped him head first? this was the stupidest thing they have ever done.

[@Marz-px6vx]

That was a fake video of the guy jumping off the 35ft building in bubble wrap.

[@craigroaring]

moops!

[@Rookiewill]

The video that inspired this was clearly fake anyway xD

[@windigo3940]

umm in the vid he landed in dirt that makes alot of diffirence

[@Skurt44]

Dilinquinatics Army No it doesn't.

[@footballlegends5862]

Well they dropped him on concrete not dirt

[@RainAngel111]

How irresponsible those original guys are to fake a video like that. What if someone tried it for real

[@user-xc4lq1zq2x]

you cut out all the good parts :(

[@radioflyer68911]

I thought Jackass was canceled.

[@Wow30035]

0:37 they first threw a dummy then used cgi then got him to lay on the ground. Probably

[@kassciepayne-robinson2634]

The original video is edited you can clearly tell 🙄

[@youmustcreateachanne]

Can't quite figure out what Adam meant by "tugging funny for the rest of his life." Of course, I had the initial, typical male reaction, but nothing else.

[@_Toxicity]

Adam said "Talking funny for the rest of his life." Sorta like how stroke victims and people who suffer brain damage have a hard time regaining their full vocal skills. Adam is saying anyone who attempted that would suffer brain damage.

[@Sour0708]

If you watch it in .25 then it's fake

[@ay3590_]

People who believed in the original video should stop using the internet for everyone's good

[@dickorydock8475]

To those idiots who are claiming this is pointless as the video they're basing their myth is clearly fake, the point of this is to see if it's possible and not to prove if the video is fake. Please use your common sense.

[@burbanpoison2494]

1:10 Oh yeah, and also his head hit the ground first.

[@matthewhawes9301]

the blatent flaw is this test is you added the piece of woodna flat hard surface for the force of impact to trasfer to in reality that would not exist there for the test is void tdo to it not being the same as if buble buy did it

[@ImARealHumanPerson]

Your ignorance is impressive. But not surprising given your history. 😅

[@PrezziePrez0]

That video of the "myth" did NOT age well at all.

[@rachelpurity1]

They were way too proud of "Three story story"

[@PARALLELPEOPLEAKSHAYB]

Report and delete that kind of fake videos. If some stupid kids try to replicate that one , they'll either die or lie down for the rest of their life....

[@Corristo89]

The sad thing is that some moron probably did attempt to replicate the video and got himself (men are generally more idiotic in this regard) seriously injured. This isn't like the laptop levitated by a swarm of bees. This is a guy throwing himself off a building.

[@connorwalls.]

Damn the sexism is real ... Fuck that men aren't stupid

[@RoflZack]

+Mr.Chin There's actually a very real correlation sith men and dangerous activities. Possibly because of how society values them but also possibly because of higher testosterone levels. Some women may be more prone to dangerous activities than some men, but overall there is a huge statistical correlation with men and taking greater physical risks.

[@connorwalls.]

+Zachary Taylor um no wtf

[@RoflZack]

+Mr.Chin Um yes. There are real biological differences between the male and female bodies. Because the manority of people are cis gendered, this adds up to measurable differences between the average behaviors of men and women. Some women will be more physocally reckless than some men, but overall the trend shows that men are more likely to take physical risks. This might also be a result of societal presures for men to be manly.

[@RoflZack]

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[@lewiskelly14]

unfair for you to monetize this which isn't yours

[@iMergeAndSee]

The original guy (Bubble Boy) landed on soil far softer than the hardened Ground outside the myth busters studio. The soil makes a great difference,. Myth not busted due to that fact.

[@NGCAnderopolis]

At these speeds it could be water and it would not make a lot of a difference

[@kevinjohnson7300]

The video they nase thier myths on are always super fake lookin lol

[@calebsaukko9357]

Come on mythbusters can't tell the video is fake its soo bad the editing