Can Exploding Tires Kill?! | MythBusters | Season 4 Episode 12 | Full Episode

[@kentr2424]

Three Confirmed results was rare on Mythbusters, for sure!!

[@3EatDirt3]

Welllll, I'd say the truck tire missle was Plausible, cuz it was shot straight, no loss of energy. In the original blowout, the strip of tire was flung, not shot. The energy would have dissipated in a motion like that, caused by the rotation of the axle. Right? While fast, it wasn't a dart. They sent that piece like a baseball at the practice cages lol Still, plausible, IMO, just not confirmed

[@humaux8457]

If that "gator" hits you at highway speed you are dead. As a diesel mechanic I have had a tire blow up in my face and luckily for me all it did was lift me off the ground and shred my shirt, felt like someone had kicked me in the chest.

[@hornetscales8274]

Once saw a split rim come apart under inflation while being held down by an in-ground car hoist: It lifted that rack and cylinder up 6 inches and almost cost me a good pair of pants.

[@JBBost]

Things are good, I got mythbusters whenever I need it and I didn't have to pirate a good chunk of a terabyte!

[@ThePsho]

Lol, I hear ya. TV show episodes add up real quick. I've learned to accept 720p.

[@rage9715]

I have these downloaded but reading the comments added a little extra.

[@horsesandbruins]

The nice knowing you handshake before the 2 foot driving part with grant hits different now that he’s passed

[@TechieindahHood]

Although I was many car-lengths behind when it happened, I've been behind a truck when one of its tires blew and god, I couldn't drive next to a semi for weeks after aha. And I was definitely thinking of this episode. The shrapnel of it wound up being easy to dodge, but the explosive sound was terrifying. So this episode takes on a whole new vibe now that I've experienced it IRL (not the beheading though lmao)😂

[@David-qs4ih]

Yep I live close to a highway and it sounds like a gunshot when one blows.

[@btasler]

If you are drafting a semi, any fuel you saved will be quickly offset by the roadkill he high centers and you smack into.

[@btasler]

I was stopped at a light behind a semi trailer and one of the rear tandems on the trailer exploded. Loud doesn't quite describe it. Beyond the noise, all of the dirt and rocks on both the road and the trailer itself hit my car ridiculously hard. Yes it was quite a bit like a bomb went off.

[@sergiomedina1099]

The rim lock ring that some big trucks have sometimes gets ejected on those explosions and they're deadly

[@MrLinkDay]

Kinda funny that 10 feet tailgate would be completely mental, but I see it happening everyday and a lot of times.

[@filanfyretracker]

I mean 20ft is pretty normal on the turnpike, leave much more than that and someone will cut in.

[@filanfyretracker]

I mean 20ft is pretty normal on the turnpike, leave much more than that and someone will cut in.

[@Hidingfrompeople]

​@@filanfyretrackerI mean 20ft is pretty normal on the turnpike, leave much more than that and someone will cut in.

[@Hidingfrompeople]

​@@filanfyretrackerI mean 20ft is pretty normal on the turnpike, leave much more than that and someone will cut in

[@Hidingfrompeople]

​@@filanfyretrackerI mean 20ft is pretty normal on the turnpike, leave much more than that and someone will cut in

[@MidnightVRYT]

As a kid I've always wanted to do the Nightrider move myself just to experience it at least once!! This episode will forever be my favorite Mythbusters episode hands down!! In fact it was this episode that got me wanting to do stunts professionally in general!!

[@StefanViP.]

41:07 he totally hit that mirror😂

[@Sunprism]

The Adam Savage Danger Chuckle always cheers me up

[@craigshewchuk9018]

When Jamie went out backwards was sick hahaha

[@Coastfog]

I keep forgetting how 90s the 00s were... xD

[@FreejackVesa]

I remember how 80s the early 90s were. I have a theory that it really takes until mid-decade for the style that a decade will be associated with to really be defined.

[@jessh5310]

Truck tyres are dangerous. To get them to explode just run them below the proper pressure and at full weight, I was following another truck and the bit of tyre took out the radiator on mine.

[@kristianstipe]

You were really lucky.

[@FreejackVesa]

I was driving next to an 18 wheeler (big rig) when the rear tire exploded. It sounded like a bomb going off and debris was all over the place. Without a doubt if you were standing next to one of those tires when it exploded, it's not unreasonable that you'd be injured or worse. It was a terrifying experience

[@TrexelCat]

I was riding in a Ford Aerostar van once, on the highway. And as we were passing a semi, one of the tires of the semi catastrophically failed while we were right next to it. Thankfully, no one was injured. But it exploded with such force that it actually rocked the van, dented the sliding door panel, and pieces of the tire damaged the wooden trailer we had in tow. Being next to one of those when it fails like that is no joke.

[@bolognaB0iii]

25:39 "I watched One Piece" - Jamie Hyneman, 2007

[@austintomlinson7863]

You dasterdly criminal, you fooled me!

[@nebniab]

31:40 See ya’ on the other side, Grant Danger Imahara.

[@marybdrake1472]

I got a Firestone commercial during this episode. That struck me as a bit funny. XD

[@bevis226]

Recapped tires can be very very dangerous if they are over inflated or the truck is over weight. The tread which can weigh 100+lbs can peel off in 1-3 large pieces. Recap sheds can easily total a car at highway speed. Can't even imagine how much damage it could to to a human body but it would be ALOT.

[@filanfyretracker]

I know that all or at least much of Europe has banned retreads because of their failure issues. The huge chunks of tire they leave on the road can be pretty dangerous as well even once they have finished off their kinetic adventure from the tire. Especially at night to motorcyclists but can also damage the undercarriage of cars.

[@Weird_artist_girl]

I loved myth busters as a kid and now I’m 18 I still love it! ❤

[@SynthfulDuck]

You're still a kid lol

[@arjunpatel212]

​@@SynthfulDuck look at grandpa over here

[@Canadianmade83]

Step sis

[@nickyoung9108]

Wow you were really young if you were watching as it first aired. Granted Discovery did rerun their highest rated show years after the show ended. Well, the Adam and Jamie version at least; I heard the reboot wasn't as interesting.

[@Weird_artist_girl]

@@SynthfulDuck try telling that to my mother

[@whitewolfjr4781]

Had a guy pass away in my home city the other week after a truck tire exploded while he was at work

[@senegoid3221]

I saw that video.

[@edwardhawley9645]

did they ever test to see if the big rig was losing fuel mileage, while the car was gaining it? Wouldn't the car create extra drag on the truck?

[@buggybin]

Just a guess here (haven’t finished watching yet) but I imagine the car wouldn’t really / to a substantial degree affect fuel mileage on the truck - if the car is behind then the truck still has to split through the air. And as for behind (the end of the box truck) the air pools around to fill in the ‘empty’ (non solid) space, based off the diagrams of airflow they showed I feel that makes decent sense in my brain. And if anything the car being close to the truck miiight ever so slightly help direct air against the back of the truck (but it could very well also cause air to flow over the top of the car away from the truck) If we were to change the truck shape: The car behind might not affect the airflow but the shape of the truck might have better fuel mileage (compared to if the back of the truck was like a convex bowl it might cause the air to flow away from the truck rather than providing more force (?) pushing it forward.) *TLDR: I assume truck is in front it has to split the air regardless of what’s behind so probably little affect on trucks fuel mileage* But I haven’t really studied aerodynamics and whatnot, just going off some college knowledge (please correct me if I’m wrong- I want to learn!!)

[@edwardhawley9645]

@@buggybin as I remember hydrodynamics it created quite a bit of drag on the boat but aerodynamics are a bit different. it was just a thought.

[@buggybin]

@@edwardhawley9645ooh fascinating! I’m inspired to look more into hydrodynamics :0 (and aerodynamics) I fear I know very little about that! and my bad for such a winded reply, did not intend for it to be so long!

[@WilliamScavengerFish]

In The Italian Job with Michael Caine, 3 mini cars drove into a large bus.

[@richardsellens6885]

Yeah, Italian Job version was a lot harder than Knight Rider. They had 2 ramps one for each side of the car, and had to stop the 3 cars one behind the other.

[@WilliamScavengerFish]

@@richardsellens6885 and their practice runs didn't show much promise.

[@daz4627]

Don't forget that each car boot was filled with gold bars... stopping one of those Mini's took some doing... bloody great film too!!! 🙂

[@blaggercoyote]

I used tp tailgate trucks when I had a small MG sports car and it certainly meant that I could lift a lot of my foot pressure off the accelerator so I would have certainly been saving fuel. I don`t recall how close but I guess about 15 feet, silly boy!!!

[@Consequator]

Drafting will become a thing with self driving cars that are able to sync up with the front and act as a literal road train with all cars just following the first car with linked brakes and accelerator.

[@leandervr]

A chain of self driving cars is nothing but a ridiculously overcomplicated train. The technology that makes optimal use of drafting was invented literally centuries ago. The solution is not with cars, no matter how much you redesign them, it's in trains...

[@colinofay7237]

Trains are awful and i cant take a train home ​@@leandervr

[@nickyoung9108]

​@colinofay7237 that's a city funding problem. You just haven't experience a properly maintained and operated train system yet. Best examples are like Japan and Singapore.

[@leandervr]

@@colinofay7237 Trains are amazing, if trains where you live are awful it's because they're underfunded.

[@Serostern]

​@@leandervr the difference is you could exit the train at any offramp without the rest stopping.

[@EthanTheWerewolf]

Ive always been scared of being in the car near big rigs. Ive always been reluctant to be near a big truck but they have always fascinated me. Same way that huge animals fascinate me, kinda funny how that works in my brain

[@Deltawhiskeymike]

When I was a lot younger in life, and rode motorcycles everywhere, I would ride in the "suicide zone" A LOT, and I can confirm there's NO wind at all when once I got there.

[@poplarridgeproductions1014]

i felt so much pain, when i heard that 85 ford start up and the rattle of a 6.9 idi graced my ears. i know you cant save them all, but a piece of me died.

[@bvoyelr]

Ah, if only this episode was made in the age of EV's. I once took my daily commute in a strong headwind while driving my EV. Doubled my "fuel consumption." Then on the way home, it was a tailwind. I actually *gained* mileage. As well as the drafting experiment worked, it would have worked so much better with an EV. We really take for granted how much of a difference wind resistance makes. Fuel cars can get away with it since they're so inefficient in the first place -- wind resistance doesn't move the needle. EVs can't, though. You can absolutely see it when wind conditions change.

[@fearsomeworrier]

"Look at that. That's Grant with a spine!" Oh sh--

[@Rynnakkosampyla]

I'd love to see this revisited with a re-threaded tire

[@tmsek8155]

I work with semi tires, yes , they can kill you. The zipper explosion is the most common, if you see me running, try to keep up. You can hear the crackling and popping right before they go boom, I always have a steel bar when airing up tires so I can smack the hose off if I hear anything funny

[@sublimingmule6356]

I drafted off a jeep for 3 hours one time. Probably 15 feet out the whole time. If you're both locked into driving, really, genuinely paying attention, you'll be fine. They can't stop on a dime, you've got enough room

[@cryophile]

Here's the thing about drafting a semi: don't.

[@milotrochez5726]

tailing a truck at 2 feet is like wednesday for a latino mini bus driver, a bunch of crazy sobs

[@Matthw-7B]

Were they topping off the tank every time to get the same weight?

[@CHASEMARC]

buster needed a raise after this show ended - too bad the Mythbusters vaporized him in the last episode

[@happytorrentt4500]

Bruce Storms and he works as a tech operator on a wind tunnel. Some people are just born into a destiny XD

[@jerrym995]

delta had 2 mechanics killed and 1 critically injured from an exploding tire

[@michaelweems679]

Anyone else think Kari Byron is just beautiful?

[@SophiaAphrodite]

The human brain takes about 3/10 of a second to react. This is so consistent that drag racing lights have this delay built in to yellow to green so you cannot cheat the light by guessing.

[@Xython88]

This is Season 5, ep 11

[@unamed8945]

a semi truck caught on fire and the tire explosions shook our house from 3 blocks away

[@jonoffensend7519]

Wonder if drafting reduces trucks fuel efficiency?

[@sonicrose8430]

Would the car being FWD or 4/AWD effect the drive up the ramp into the truck?

[@David-qs4ih]

no

[@sirhamalot8651]

Not sure why the Knight Rider thing is a myth...they clearly did it on the show.

[@davidmattice3752]

That's a yamaha 250 exciter, was my first street bike ,and it would be going full out at high way speeds

[@VeHo-u8q]

🚨🎉 *Spoiler block* 🎉🚨

[@thebeerquest3590]

This episode is over 10 years old. You’re a little late

[@sublimingmule6356]

That's the opposite of how a dynamic works, but I get why they did it this way. I just wish they explained it right

[@chickenchoclates1971]

watching this in 2024

[@otaviocamanho1135]

Well that was dumb, of course the tire didnt explode after it was cut/left with a weakspot

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

Too bad there was no way to test the truck tire under an actual load, without blowing the lower rated pickup tire. Also, why chop up a perfectly good pickup bed, when you could just torch the bolts, and lift it off?

[@grant9860]

is the trailer loaded

[@Hidingfrompeople]

They did a terrible job with the exploding semi tire.

[@jeffburnham6611]

The thing is there was no CGI for that show, so it was a real driver in a car driving into s big rig with a ramp down. Not really a myth that needed testing.

[@rationalicthus]

Trading chipped windshields in exchange for better gas mileage.

[@sublimingmule6356]

Obvious don't get too close to a semi, but let's be real, you can stop faster than them... so, just pay attention, and actually drive

[@corruptedproject7047]

6:45 ghettometer

[@briarstichbury2815]

Kit was rear wheel drive

[@ouch1011]

KITT was a Firebird. Mythbusters used a Camaro, which is essentially an identical car. Both are RWD. So, what’s your issue?

[@sadflute8639]

So you lied about the two feet so people wouldnt do it right

[@dirtrider88]

3:32 thats not how they work and thats not the purpose of one. the car (engine and dirvetrain) spins them and they are uses to measure the power.

[@lankythedanky]

Well yeah the whole point of the test would be to run a wheel stationary and fun fact a car on a dynamometer (usually) doesn't move. I don't think they ever implied that they wouldn't use the engine of the truck

[@dirtrider88]

31:32 is that harness attached the the head rest posts? cause someone took the headrest off and put it on backwards. there is sooooo little saftey happening. dude woulda have been better off with the stock seatbelt also, this test is done on a closed course and theres no way that truck is stopping anywhere close to as quick as the car can giving him extra leeway

[@joshuaarreola5813]

Now that I look at it did they know that grant was sick and already had a set time that's why they made him do the dangerous stuff for that reason

[@remsy4k356]

480P IN 2024 is crazy.

[@bigsmiles768]

I enjoy watching VHS recordings of old horror movies sometimes. It adds to the atmosphere.

[@Kaleidio]

what do you expect? these shows were edited in 2000~. 720p wasn't a thing, and they wouldn't bother putting back to film something going straight to TV

[@leandervr]

Shows produced decades ago don't just magically gain higher res because they're uploaded in 2024. Unless they kept the masters, which was unfortunely not standard practice in TV production, there is no higher resolution to be had (outside upscaling, which dear god no that's just awful).

[@XxDemon23xX]

@@leandervr That's also assuming the masters were on actual film, if all we have is crappy digital recordings well there's not much to be done.

[@yorkshirebikerbitsnbobs]

It's more than good enough, just like it was back in the day.

[@MaXxProsTe]

16:15 funny how 'mericans call US "the world" 😀

[@FreejackVesa]

No, he works for Freightliner and they are calling it the most fuel efficient truck in the world. you'll see manufactures of goods the world over speak of their products as "the best in the world". Pay closer attention. And indeed, the Freightliners are top ranked worldwide for production level fuel efficiency. Freightliner is owned by Daimler. ❤🇩🇪

[@Unknown_dead123]

Take a bullet proof glass and take some gorilla glass of mobile and make the gorilla glass to the same thickness of bullet proof glass and check which is more good please do this experiment 🫸🫷🙏

[@geardude2047]

Hey bud, the show ended in 2018.

[@stuartlock9]

Any thoughts on a collaboration with @hybridtheorypt to hear a live version of Speak Your Name?