Can YOU Outsmart A Sniffer Dog? | MythBusters | Season 7 Episode 18 | Full Episode

[@binhho2532]

I bet most of you viewers here are grownups, with family of your own. We shared this passion for science back then when it aired first on tv. Now it’s our duty to share these episodes again with our kids. You know, as they always said: “for science!”

[@lesleymncina4496]

I'm young but you know...curiosity

[@gagaape]

These guys made me question dogma (pun intended), taught me real science, and comedy. They destroyed my beautiful ignorant life. Never showing my kids any of this. Only tiktok for those shits. They'll make perfect little drones for society ❤

[@frabrezial]

22 from england but never got the chance to watch when the show was on air. since these episodes have been uploaded i’ve binged non-stop and have easily found one of my favourite shows. p.s RIP Grant

[@lewismaclean8849]

I’m 23 and still single. I found out about this show because of high school science class, they were showing off reruns of episodes for specific topics.

[@G1itcher]

Even better, I showed Mythbusters to my son and he loves it

[@blankspace0000]

"quack damn you" might be my favourite intro clip

[@LucasL512]

I just think that having Jamie carry his own smell on his back probably negated the hard work put into the no smell suit. Probably Adam or a third person should have made the fake trail

[@Suds_Mc_Duff]

yeah 100%

[@volundrfrey896]

Carried his own smell on his back?

[@LucasL512]

@@volundrfrey896 yeah his own bathwater, you watched the video right?

[@volundrfrey896]

@@LucasL512 Must have missed that, timestamp?

[@borntoclimb7116]

​@@LucasL512 true

[@ianscash6759]

I remember about 12 years ago being in Sky Harbour in AZ when a security dog came up to me and sat down next to me the officer was very polite and asked me if I had drugs on I obviously said no then he saw cat hairs on my clothes and told me that the dog loves cats.

[@JoeZUGOOLA]

And the cop loved bribes 😉

[@Rando_Shyte]

I had a sniffer dog tag me at a festival despite having nothing on me and they held me and a load of other people the dog wrongly picked up on for hours for no fcking reason. Not a one of us had anything... That stupid dog was useless.

[@mellchiril]

Why would you re-introduce Jamie's smell to Jamie after having worked so hard to remove it? I don't think it really matters if he sprays it away from himself and minds the wind, I think the scent would still get right on him. Not to mention his final act before throwing the container away way to spray in a circle, and then he ran right through his own trail. Personally I think he would've had more chance of success if he'd just washed down and suited up like he did, and then bolted for the hills without spraying his scent

[@marjon1703]

And again being followed by a camera operator.

[@mellchiril]

@@marjon1703 didin't even think about that one, that doesn't help in the slightest either

[@two8three8]

​@@marjon1703 The dog's supposed to follow Jamie's scent, not the operator's scent, that's why it's always introduced with his clothes at the beginning of a chase. And I doubt it would know the operator's scent apart from other scents to use that as leverage

[@monofame]

So help me to get this right - they don’t just tell the myths?!

[@madnawi]

nope, they put them to the test.

[@gamebuster800]

@@madnawi but who are they?

[@borntoclimb7116]

​@@madnawi correct

[@XxDemon23xX]

@@gamebuster800the mythbusters.

[@dariushajnala5562]

@@gamebuster800 Are they the Mythbusters?

[@Goalsplus]

I think Jamie's dog was looking for a physical person not just his smell. The dog has eyes and a brain not just a nose.

[@videosammy]

Even if they had found something that could interfere with the dogs sense of smell, i dont think discovery would of shown it on their show. Probably a red herring they insisted on that specific folder for all their demonstrations 🤔

[@TGPDrunknHick]

Not wrong. it's a fun episode but, I can't imagine them showing something that worked for security reasons.

[@wesen345]

It would be so hilarious funny, when the Dog actually had found something that wasn't the official bait.

[@suicidalbanananana]

That's a good boy! In all seriousness bloodhounds are amazing I used to walk one for my neighbor in the afternoon after school and it just knew (i assume by smell) if the owner was back early from like 2 street blocks away, crazy strong too & you had to assert some level of dominance over it, while it never disobeyed me it essentially dragged my (older) sister across a street (not across the ground but still, it just ran and she _had to_ follow, nothing actually happened as it just wanted to say hi to another dog & i had a good laugh)

[@loutreacariatre3637]

That's funny how they tried to hide the scent of products. it's not at all how smelling goes... it was hopless from the start. If you want a dog not to smell , just hindeer his smelling sense... They are drugs witch can damage the smelling of a dog... i'm still happy they don't tried those, i don't want any dog to loose his smell for a show.

[@markedis5902]

Ok who switched out the contraband for an identical envelope?

[@danwarrjack]

I feel like the fish should have been plausible. Doggo was off the scent but Jamie probably had limitations to where he could hide. Real life fugitives don’t care about limitations

[@TGPDrunknHick]

they tend to have more than 1 dog following as well so Morgan catching the scent again means other dogs might never lose it depending on approach.

[@marjon1703]

Agreed. If the boundary wasn't there the hunt wouldn't have backtracked. There is also the issue with the camera operator with Jamie 5:45 that also has smell and a non hidden presence.

[@Rando_Shyte]

Yep. Also a real fugitive wouldn't just stop within like 500m of the starting location and also would be absolutely legging it rather than Jamies "old man with back problems" slow jog.

[@aredub1847]

he also had a camera crew standing around him...

[@p_3ater160]

I'd say the Red Herring worked. Whole the dog is down the other end of the track you can slip off

[@DepressyDuck]

Exactly what I was thinking. Jamie was caught because he stopped. The whole time the dog wasn't on his trail, he could have been running the other way and putting even more distance between them.

[@TGPDrunknHick]

sort of. I think the point was whether it would ultimately completely throw off the trail rather than the escape. I assume because in an actual manhunt you'd have many more dogs at different angles. that it was only a distraction probably doesn't mean much when the dog eventually found the trail again.

[@Zharkan16]

They should've tested with having another member go distribute that water with Jamie's smell

[@lewismaclean8849]

Another amazing video, thank you so much for uploading thiese awesome episodes. Question, can you at some point upload the episode I believe is the top 25 moments special.

[@frizzlethecat2084]

Best way to evade the mantrailing dog is to keep in highly populated areas and avoid open, grassy places. But yes, they are pretty amazing

[@berniecrane9735]

39:02 a baguette should not bend like this... and someone else than Jamie should've sprayed Eau De Hyneman ^^ but who cares

[@phrixos2826]

In the last test on the list for the procedure, it ACTUALLY SAYS black FISTING gloves!!!!!! POOR JAIMIE!

[@mytube001]

30:31 Bird: Turkey Vulture, bird call: Red-Tailed Hawk

[@astrix_mvp]

"Make a confusing place for a dog, like a concert"... Everyone stands still in lines.

[@WwarpfirewW]

I think most confusion would do to spread contraband smell on random people around, I think they used explosives, so a gunpowder can be easily spread around to confuse the dog 😮

[@astrix_mvp]

​@@WwarpfirewW lol yeah probably, but my point was in a real world scenario the dog would have to intermingle with a lot of people moving around, crowd dynamics... Also Mythbusters was kind of a PSA. They would never show a method that worked (to confuse, misdirect or trick the dog). It is what it is.... Was lol.

[@capitalknockers666]

I'd wager the mystery contraband is coffee grounds, because if they ever did find something that worked they'd just train the dogs to sniff that out as well. You'd get a few false positives, of course.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Although detection dogs are often used for law enforcement purposes, they are also used as a valuable research tool for wildlife biologists. In California, detection dogs are trained to discover quagga mussels on boats at public boat ramps because they are harmful invasive species for the environment. Detection dogs also tend to be employed for the purposes of finding and collecting the feces of a diverse array of species, including caribou, black-footed ferret, killer whale, and Oregon spotted frog. This process is known as wildlife scat detection.

[@daycmetrollingdeihatin5100]

its obvious that they were forced to not show how to actually avoid the dogs here... because their methodology was wrong every single time... in one or 2 tests that may be an oversight... but everyone? nah.

[@josephtortona824]

they should have tried thick wrapping with cling wrap

[@MsFrogger75]

You may fool the handler, you are not going to fool the dog.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Opposite might also apply: to dog track just disappears at edge of cliff. Handler sees unlucky escapee's earthly remains below. Dog was fooled, but handler was not.

[@SeraphineTheD6Queen]

I wonder if the fake contraband has a stronger scent or more scent etc. i understand why they probably couldn't go as far as testing with real contraband to see if there was variance, since some of the contraband i assume is smellier than others

[@Decastorm666]

Why does james look like a 90s supervillian who uses like science to do stuff 😂

[@UltiMogr]

Mark rober made an amazing video about sniffer dogs. it blew my mind

[@Qwentar]

Hold on... for the "no scent" suit, ... would he have sniffed out the cameraman?

[@antonisashitteragain6993]

When they said manage the handler i was thinking in a super hot woman, my day is ruin.

[@Logetastic]

I wonder if the doubling back threw the dog off more than the fish.

[@chillnagasden6190]

Dogs are absolutely wonderful beautiful smart babies;_;. So proud of them.

[@davidsmith1310]

Surely it is possible to do it hazmat style. With the sniffer dogs it must be possible to put it in something hermetically sealed.

[@colinofay7237]

13:25 oh tori, i see some horse s- 😆

[@HalNordmann]

Any bets on what that "mystery substance" they were using is? I think it might be tobacco or something like that - something that is not illegal, but commonly smuggled to avoid taxes.

[@gerardmcquade9102]

maybe its weed because its illegal in some places but not others so dogs would be trained on it when it wasn't legal

[@LucasL512]

Or money since dogs may sniff for people hiding large amounts of cash

[@CheeksMaster117]

@@gerardmcquade9102 Weed is still federally illegal. Medical marijuana was legal in California at the time this episode was filmed but I doubt they would've said the substance was legal since weed isn't legal throughout the country.

[@kaptein1247]

I was thinking a specific substance found in drugs or explosives.

[@maxmackinlay618]

They can find cash, mobile phones, cadavers, blood, explosives, drugs, landmines, guns, usb, bedbugs even

[@YuriyKrivosheyev]

In a TV show it is enough to track a cameraman then a hero ;)

[@gabrielv.4358]

To really hide the smell you'll need to put all of the smells you can ever think of and put on that. But since we cannot smell the dog smell, its impossible to disguise it.

[@Goalsplus]

Tip for smugglers: newspaper works really well. Try it.

[@Tomohran]

Anyone else feel like these “fool the law” episodes are kinda cheesy, nothing in this episode really came close to being a valid solution and they absolutely would not show how to fool a bomb / drug sniffing dog anyway, the same with episodes like avoiding speed cameras ect. Just feels like watching 30 minutes of “you can’t beat the law” propaganda.

[@SynthfulDuck]

Yep, didn't feel like it as a kid but now that I'm much older it's very clear. But, you know there's more to an episode than only mythbusting. Tons of entertainment value and nostalgia.

[@PantMal]

Keep in mind, that most of these suggestions were fan-based though.

[@gabrielv.4358]

To really hide the smell you'll need to put all of the smells you can ever think of and put on that. But since we cannot smell the dog smell, its impossible to disguise it.

[@Tiglopoon]

recently saw one where they claimed polygraph tests were 90% effective which is just a straight up lie

[@two8three8]

This is why growing up sucks, you focus on and make out all the negative aspects much more. It might be entertainment, but it's also propaganda, oh no! Or figure out that they're not rigorous with their testing or if their methods are off the mark instead of basking in the fun of just seeing them being tested.

[@DavidRichardson153]

There are some inherent flaws to these supposed methods for shaking pursuit dogs. I will number the methods in the order they were tested. 1) While the red herring could distract the dog enough for it to lose track of the scent, leaving behind just one instance for it is not a good idea, not if you want to ensure escape. That said, dropping multiple red herrings runs into another problem: it is rarely just one pursuit dog after you, not to mention that each and every dog after you also has their handler with them as well. So while the dog(s) might be successfully distracted over the course of red herrings, the handler(s) will likely notice that the instances form a whole new kind of trail, making it easier for them to bring the dog(s) back on course towards you. 2) The theory is quite sound, but applying it, especially over long durations, is pretty much impossible. Your body is _always_ emitting its own smell, which admittedly can be adjusted through things like changes in diet (though this takes days for any noticeable difference), anti-scent washes and covers are one-time applications, so they will be overwhelmed by your body's constant scent production. If they were to truly remove your scent, they would have to be applied constantly, practically to the point of needing to literally swim in the stuff for the entire length of your escape. Therefore, this approach cannot work, and it applies just as much to trying to mask your scent with another. Is there a way to truly seal your scent away from a dog? Yes, and that is through wearing a purpose-built hermetically sealed and environmentally isolated suit, but bear in mind that such a suit would only seal _your_ scent and not necessarily any other scent (also, do not bother with improvising such a suit, as this approach always comes with some number of shortcomings, and you cannot afford to have any if you want this to work). However, that is not the biggest flaw with this approach. No, the biggest flaw is that there is no practical way to obtain, stash, or wear such a suit, especially not for long durations. As someone who has worked jobs that involved wearing such a suit (microbiologist and chemist), I can vouch for this: they are _nightmares_ to wear for long periods. Not only do they tend to be bulky and heavy (even the least bulky or heavy of these still has some going for them), which would make escaping in them extremely difficult if not outright impossible, but without working climate control, you are screwed, regardless if the climate control is from the room you are working in (which is not exactly an option for a chase) or the powerful cooling fan you carry on your person (which adds weight and thus slows you down and tires you out more - and that is not including how you would have to power it, which also comes with its own weight to add toward the same effects). 3) While theoretically, a big-enough body of water could help remove (or at least dilute) your scent, not only would it have to be quite large (probably to the scale of a major river with multiple bridges for different kinds of traffic), you end up with another problem, one similar to what was brought in for the first one: the handler. Just like with the red herring, they are paying attention for other clues. After all, the dog is focused on just the scent. The handler is looking for other clues, and in the case of a large body of water, because there are likely to be natural, disturbed mud and other natural trappings can still be found. Could these other signs require some searching before they are found? Sure, and that could buy you time, but once those other signs are found, along with them likely still having the reference material for your scent, boom, they are back after you. 4) This one probably comes down to a potential lack of identifying information, particularly for the first round. If you are a criminal, especially if you are an escapee, they would have an image of you as well, so even if the dog might not recognize you, the handler, who would have studied your image (and likely keep it on their person since first seeing it), is more likely to. Frankly, if you wanted to confuse and thus lose the dog, then the reference article should have the scent(s) of other people on it, preferably from having it on them for at least as long as you had it on you. Would this actually work? Admittedly, I do not know, at least not regarding the dog, but regardless, good frickin' luck making the arrangements for that setup. 5) It is just 2) taken to the extreme, and I have already said what needed to be said about 2), so just apply that to here.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Agree in general sense. Idea is not to be untraceable by dog (or handler), but delay them so long that your fresh trail gets naturally messy and new avenues of escape are found. Just like no encryption is unbreakable. Only question is how long it takes to break.

[@TheScarab117]

I think the red herring would have worked if the herring would have been hidden well enough that the police officer doesn't know where it is. If the tins aren't left on the ground and the fish is put in some bushes or tall grass the officer won't know where it is that the scent was lost.

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

were i live the police and military use a local breed of dogs, these are big dogs, and they have a fearsom reputation.

[@FreakGeSt]

Let's be honest, they need to busted those myths because if at least plausible, then people with bad intentions gonna try it for real.

[@seikkv4371]

You simply CANT beat the bloodhound.

[@kaytyo9375]

"Fun Fact" Bees can be trained to decect drugs in about 5 to 10 minutes.

[@astrix_mvp]

To do drugs?

[@kaytyo9375]

@astrix_mvp Oh, thanks meant to be detect drugs. But yer kinda they get them yo associate the drug with sugar

[@jesselambert6663]

33:50 so cute!😂

[@tamaninja]

Prop Co-op? never heard this one before

[@hansolowe19]

Narrator on left ear only? 😑

[@roprope511]

He's whispering in your ear

[@hansolowe19]

@@roprope511 it is not pleasant.

[@eegleweege]

seasons 1-3 when?

[@ninjaflashboy]

sniffer dogs only won because they didn't try hard enough like maybe i dunno cutting the metal on the bag and re-welding and painting it after stuffing it maybe ? at least adam and jamie actually tried hardcore methods of getting away the other 3 just did the bare minimum

[@michgingras]

you walk into a parking area and empty your bladder on a few cars or trucks ...

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

were i leve we use pepper, to fool the dogs, it works for a wile.

[@psychotimo]

on the one hand, dogs noses are ridiculously effective. yet at the same time I'd hope that if one of these actually works consistently, that they don't show it. they would have been helping criminals by giving them methods that actually work 0.o Imagine one of the drug dogs just speeding off across the road and finding a drug dealer right then and there xP

[@Onedepressedgamer]

This is great fun

[@TheMono25]

I bet its c4 or money the dog is looking for

[@tristindurocher-batley4780]

Mark rober did his own tracking so escape tactics and he was found and none of his tactics worked

[@RenanDavidSoriaAhumada]

11:36 whonder what kind of activities those fans like

[@brianwgDK]

26:37 is she wearing her shirt rightside in??😂🤣😂😂😂 I am going to be on television, so i have to dress nice 😅😅😅

[@tompowell3748]

Outsmarting the tracking dog is possible if it never had known your scent in the first place and you had that de smelling wash before you escaped and burnt your dirty sweaty clothes so the have absolutely no scent to follow at all and that is my way of avoiding the tracking sniffer dogs

[@demharsh]

but he smelled you and your no smell suit before you ran away

[@naruomi9477]

Rizzlee

[@Sakhavustine]

Is it just me or the narrator only in your left ear?

[@juliusvillapando1676]

Dude i thought i was crazy

[@MagnusMcManaman]

The dog probably sensed the cameraman who was following Jamie

[@gabrielv.4358]

THIS!

[@Rando_Shyte]

Yep. All of these "experiments" were total bullshit

[@jaygee5546]

Any chance the dog found Jamie because the camera man?

[@jange2861]

Are Americans not allowed to say drugs on Television?

[@Lorijenken]

thoes dogs dont mess around huh O__o

[@crazyjimmiy]

just because you can make the host's voice over only come through only on the left headphone speaker... doesn't mean you should...

[@mariomichelson4553]

use hands to but stuff in and close same package no way smell go outside to ? total fail of hiding

[@operatorninxs1919]

What if they went on a zipline.

[@Valfaun]

yay, a dog special! they should train a sniffer dog to detect bullshit

[@anuradhapriyankara5226]

This whole episode is just dumb. If there is anything that could fool a sniffing dog, do you really think they will show it on TV? 😂

[@crazy_z1819]

This whole episode is bs,its obvious they dont show how to avoid sniffer dogs

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Judging by number of people found by trained dogs (willingly and not) avoiding them is not easy.

[@danielmadar9938]

😂❤😂❤

[@gabrielv.4358]

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@Dueiso]

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[@rudozemeu3357]

Oh good 23rd comment

[@thewanderer6444]

still some of the worst science ever, but not bad tv... :P

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I comment fist to get more likes 😂

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