Constructing a Duct Tape Boat | MythBusters

To escape a deserted island, Adam and Jamie build a boat completely out of duct tape and branches.
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[@leslie7872]

i remember this episode. when they finally touch land they like " yo this the same island" lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KitTkat-oq7dk]

Me tooooooo

[@cryptainer668]

@White Pride what?

[@azanathwhateley7235]

Definitely

[@spacepopeXIV]

I remember when I saw this episode as a kid, I was freaking cracking up when they revealed that. That was probably the best joke I had come across at that point, that level of comedy was so advanced for me.

[@Homeboy969]

to all the people who say its fake: OF COURSE IT IS. theres no way they wouldve stranded themselves on an island... its called mythbusters not survival-busters. they wanted to test if a duct tape boat could get off a shore, not survive an actual marronage. the scripting of the island-escape was just for fun and games, not to lie.

[@Borganov20]

Caleb Luong they attached the camera to the side of the boat

[@kingmaxthe3rd637]

@Charles Estrada 2:38 thata shot of the boat from 100 feet away

[@ahmedgul7700]

We know that already no need to tell us

[@ForestTurtle]

It’s just a scenario. The camera people are in a real legit boat so that if Jamie and Adam go over they won’t drown in the ocean.

[@zednopercent8994]

@@ForestTurtle also i saw a building when the mythbusters were going into the ocean

[@zombiebeast0120]

Guinness book of world records (aquatic edition): The biggest U-turn in history

[@harrypotter9646]

zombie beast0120 eyyy 500th liker

[@kye_uk]

Yea just in a different spot they landed like maybe 1000 meters away from where they started

[@theerealanonymous]

00:36 After dating for a month

[@RosaRodriguez-gp3gn]

This made me chuckle out loud

[@phnxsteve7up]

Diverse hahaha nice one

[@nikesamir]

Hahahahahaha

[@giraffeman326]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@snottytoe6957]

after 15 years of marriage I finally held my wifes hand for the first time.

[@cheffboyardee5646]

1:24 you can clearly see a hotel in the background

[@leaflet7738]

Lmao

[@Wex66666]

you really thought they sailed out to an abandoned island with no help in sight?

[@alanmoulet1362]

@@Wex66666 they could go deeper than 3 kilometer away from there hotel

[@Wex66666]

@@alanmoulet1362 it's a popular place there would be people there dude

[@Corosar]

I think the whole point was to see if it is even possible. Gotta keep safely in line after all.

[@magichobo]

1:42 casual buddy off screen to the right

[@Slyme.]

Its the cameraman

[@Shooting-with-sparks]

I saw it too

[@oofoofington6871]

It’s the cameraman

[@airline402]

@are jafarr Is that an Eve profile pic?

[@aserta]

There's an entire beach resort in the distance and you note the buddy? Welp.

[@siranonymous_3757]

"That's Gotta Be The Best Pirate I've Ever Seen" "So It Would Seem."

[@bloomee]

If they had Flex Tape, they could of traveled around the world 18 times easily

[@samilol69]

Thanosity facts

[@therickdog7651]

Yeah! Like cmon as long as you have flex tap you can survive 20 foot waves. Why else would they say it's good for storms. We need more people like you to bring up brilliant ideas.

[@saubererzauberer1230]

You don't have to survive 20 foot waves. Just built a submarine just like Phill did.

[@lawrencehile9902]

I was just thinking that 🤣

[@VietVuHunzter]

It can survive A LOT OF DAMAGE!!

[@nesslig2025]

4:15 The same island...

[@marzuqahmed218]

r/whoooosh

[@eduardov7687]

They just made a big U turn

[@randomuser5443]

That was the joke

[@gthegreat_yt180]

You could see what looks like a hotel in the back round

[@Gio-os3tp]

@@user-dh6lm8ki2e 1:24

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Phil swift: To show you the power of flex tape.. *I built a boat to escape this Island!*

[@bananabread162]

No this is patrick I sawed this boat in half!

[@danonalabakoff6439]

Nobody like this it’s at 69 likes, let’s keep it that way

[@dom_lividi1511]

Really

[@ethancock2546]

Danon Alabakoff we f***ed up

[@lindsaytang1017]

No, to show you the power of flex tape... I sawed this perfectly good aeroplane in half, and this time, I'm on an island!

[@isaiahadams6598]

3:11 that is from the super market

[@piss5022]

In the episode they "hunt" a chiken as a joke and they catch it with a trap the show tells you they will let it go and then they both appear with buckets of fried chiken this episode was just some sort of experiment I guess because u can also see a hotel when they star paddling the boat

[@aestheticbrielle1094]

Isaiah Adams You mean from the hotel in 1:23 if you pause

[@michaelvonhaven105]

@@aestheticbrielle1094, there's probably an entire city on the other side

[@sharpensaturation7156]

Ye because you wouldn’t find a chicken on a island

[@user-je9fi8br7k]

stitch You’re a bit special aren’t you?

[@moo_shrooms3143]

I live by this fact: “If you have a problem, physically, or mentally, the power of duct tape shall solve all.”

[@CraigJohnsonn]

1:23 pause Theres a building back there

[@xxraven27raven64]

DarkKnight _131 no

[@deasisdeasis8333]

@@xxraven27raven64 actually there is a building, a white building hahh

[@cheffboyardee5646]

nice catch

[@ianlucht3121]

damn it I thought i noticed it first

[@taliakellegg5978]

Lol

[@robertbragg9364]

These two were so great together, and I miss the shows! Their ideas and real-world experiences were amazing.

[@alswen3713]

1:23 big building in the background XD

[@szellemlovas99]

Adam: Absolutely terrifying Also Adam: laughed through the whole way

[@gamepot25]

#1:43 you can see other boat with them.

[@dude55man]

You can also see a hotel in the background if you look

[@jamesthegreatbeast8171]

You thought they would actually go alone Like they could drown

[@johnnyklasing4002]

Also if you look at the screen, you can see that it was filmed by a camera. With a cameraman. And a camera crew. There's not a bunch of floating cameras just following Adam and Jamie around.

[@gamepot25]

@@johnnyklasing4002 1 word. drones.

[@pii1251]

@@gamepot25 no it's a fucking professional camera crew you dingus

[@visibleconfusion9894]

but can you make a duct tape rocket?

[@bradyhiggins5373]

Easily

[@kigeykigey4955]

Bruh I see you everywhere

[@bradyhiggins5373]

kigeykigey me ? Or an we get 5k subs dude

[@kingmdr8648]

Have you ever heard the expression.... "Duct tape fixe's everything?" lol.... cleary it does, so yes a duct tape rocket can be made.

[@jakeleforce8934]

NOW THATS ALOTTA DAMAGE

[@lewis7909]

Phil swift would have made a cruise ship with flex tape

[@chungdha]

I wonder if they made a duct tape kite could they fly it and have the wind pull them forward instead having to row.

[@wresk6054]

A kite wouldn’t be able to pull them counting bc there weight and air flow and how small it is a sail would work better but not needed

[@nelsonta00]

You would need something that is akin to a parachute to catch wind, plus duct tape is kinda heavy so you would need to structure a mast like sail boats to be really effective.

[@ElxCriiO]

Just make a sail with duct tape

[@roberts.wilson1848]

That is a subject for youtubers to tackle. To create an even better raft and a sail, a modern sail that uses the concept of airflow, not the old parachute style

[@giddygone9879]

Question is Why not Flex Seal®? *Because Flex Seal® clear can take a pounding.*

[@lewis7909]

Phil swift would have made a castle on the island with flex tape and started a country

[@Tony-qv3ng]

And holds on tight

[@axolotlluvr_4739]

Rude Doc because of copyright

[@TheJacob956]

I'm your 300th like >:3

[@msap6813]

They want a boat not a consort.

[@billy3161]

0:39 that voice crack though

[@darkspd31]

Probably the best show to ever come out of discovery channel

[@dtvlogs5526]

1:58 a five star hotel in the back 😂😂

[@garycaldwell4753]

The land they found was the same island

[@sellingbaseballcards6094]

Yes

[@rileywalker8548]

Lol

[@rileywalker8548]

The worst part is, it’s true

[@fullername5803]

R/whoooosh

[@GrimReaper-mz3lv]

gary caldwell yeah lol

[@landonray9517]

Adam: It was absolutely terrifying Also Adam: WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@tims6125]

0:35 when my cousin and I are finally alone

[@RyanGotReal]

P1: "Wow! Look over there!" P2: "Huh? Wait, two guys?" P2: "Wait.... Is that a boat? MADE OF TAPE????!"

[@jeremybrown9281]

I remember when me and my dad spent a while watching the entire duct tape episodes. It was fun lol

[@possum_child2759]

*Flex tape has entered the chat*

[@Luigi88765]

Lol, the narrator can't help the laugh at Jamie's unsuccessful attempt at fishing at 3:18

[@mrdoggy7826]

Everyone be pointing out the buildings in the background thinking they were actually stranded with a camera crew and all their electrical equipment. Don't dislike it because you thought they were actually stranded. I loved watching this.

[@randomuser5443]

I remember when this episode aired

[@laurentaylor3498]

Where can I find it

[@randomuser5443]

Lauren Taylor It is on Hulu

[@philipjnr9010]

What happened?

[@wolfiekillz1207]

Legend says: they spent more money on duct tape than a real boat!

[@exi8550]

"duct tape is not a perfect solution for anything, but with some creativity, in a pinch, it's an adequate solution for just about everything." goes so hard lmao

[@junior958]

Thank you guys you helped me on my science project

[@syamkor]

When I get stranded on a island with my friends with 10000 duct tape Me: I got this guys

[@minievent664]

2:19 isnt that a city

[@haley_ward8442]

That is the boat 🙄🙄

[@minievent664]

haley _ward to the left

[@aminath6305]

@@jonarbuckle980 no he is left

[@axolotlluvr_4739]

That’s one of the boats they camera men were filming on, but same thing

[@stevenuniverse202]

I think it's a cloud

[@thefate1730]

It was absolutely terrifying also them laughing going over every wave.

[@Someone-ip4zt]

Love his reaction every time they hit a wave

[@rohitrustagi4045]

Adam: It was absolutely terrifying Meanwhile, also Adam: Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo Hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@zachpatrick18]

Now make duct tape out of a boat

[@muodyadept4447]

Those guys are absolute legends!

[@WillyTung]

This was my favorite MB episode ever.

[@randommemesweekly4417]

Build a boat using only flex tape next

[@beatrizrecinos2353]

Remember kids always bring 50 rolls of duct tape!

[@jerbear3915]

This looks so exciting. I wish I was there

[@Mr.Beans01]

Im assuming that most people know they did this on the island of hawaii, so they weren’t just on some random island in the middle of the ocean. But for tv purposes they made it seem like they were on a deserted island. At 1:58 you can see the hotel they stayed at.

[@TypicalBlox]

If you watch the entire episode it says " *almost* deserted island" with a wide shot showing clearly buildings

[@aio9431]

Plot twist: They just came back to the island

[@killerspacechicken6146]

1:40 there is literally a building in the background

[@ardvark84]

Yes there is, there are also cameras on the duct tape boat and there is whole film crew with them, right fucking there. Without all that you wouldn't have anything to watch.

[@extinnocence]

A building sitting a few miles in the background has no effect on the experiment, they never claimed to be in complete isolation? There are buildings everywhere..

[@maxminervini1934]

I had a real urge to go and try this

[@timmydirtyrat6015]

Honestly, that looks really fun.

[@mohammadhassani3745]

This looks really fun!

[@roberte.ospeedwagon2717]

Its not

[@Chr725]

If my boat was made of more than tape and wood and I'm not in open ocean yeah canoeing sounds very fun

[@elaibgc4926]

Like if they should have used FLEX TAPE😤

[@Ok-yn9uo]

THERE ARE 69 LIKES LEAVE IT LIKE THAT

[@RyZeMorga]

i didnt even see that lmao

[@RayAnimations..]

Thats a lot of damage!!

[@activeexplorer4311]

I was just thinking about that

[@OLearyProductions]

Mythbusters was before Flex Tape

[@thewingnutty]

Great video- they could have checked into the hotel as seen on the horizon however !! lol

[@daeg3076]

That looks fun!

[@lockmelon3055]

For those saying theres a building in the background, this was filmed in Oahu, Hawaii. Theres no such thing as a desert island anymore, most land has been discovered by humans, and they're never gonna go alone to a island in the middle of the ocean with no assistance *if* they needed it.

[@rustnutty]

1:23 the building in the background

[@felobatirmoheb4884]

Yeah what about it?

[@lindacarrasco1185]

That looks so fun.

[@kugelblitz3154]

My favorite episode

[@TheChurchofCacti]

I want a Mythbuster "How much would it cost to build the Great Pyramid" in today Economy. Not just stack the enormous rocks perfectly, but also quarry them from Far Away, cut them into shape, then place them perfectly and end up with an exact replica? I honestly don't think it can be done, even with todays technology. If it could be done it would cost close to a Trillion dollars to build I'd guess. Even then I doubt it would be as perfect.

[@Monsiemage]

I've talked about this to people at work It's so funny how fast scientist speculate how it was built. "Slaves" comes up as the best answer. I'm starting to think they would had ran out of every slave they had a some point. They technology they "had" makes it nearly impossible. The architecture they used is impressive by current day standards, the pyramids are 8 sided however only when you look at them from a airplane. The nearest rock quarry was 20 miles away, so you're telling me these giant slabs were carried 20 miles? Even if the rock was right there people would begin destroying their body's to the point that they were useless in two years time. That's extremely heavy labor the tops appear that the only way they could had actually been made with use of a crane, which they give a very poor diagram of. People won't actually talk about them, the insides, how things are still hidden in the bottom floors no one knows about the pure thought. They were not made by the kinds of people they say they were, they were made by people who had technology, it's really the only real way of thinking.

[@smallknuckles5708]

@@Monsiemage no-one said it was slaves. Stop making stuff up, they were skilled builders who even had their graves built near the pyramids to respect them. Stfu

[@smallknuckles5708]

@@Monsiemage and they had ally of resources, man power, and good primitive tec. It took centuries to build the biggest pyrimids

[@smallknuckles5708]

@@Monsiemage you're just a lying little basterd

[@Teigrgwyn]

@@Monsiemage they can also be pushed by an ordinary man that distance, if you consider it likely today that they used what people think they used then

[@jhonerojanc.mananquil4115]

MYTHBUSTERS JUST GO BACK TO THE ISLAND Mythbusters: LAND! ISLAND: OH SHIT HERE WE GO AGAIN

[@kesterbelgrove818]

These guys have fantastic jobs

[@shnlxyi7587]

wow thats amazing

[@Owqee]

1:47 that lookes like an episode from spongebob😭

[@RyZeMorga]

Owqee that looks like

[@spacecore2972]

why? water? lol

[@lucaslopez2839]

0:37 me and my girlfriend

[@perrybb2]

*Boyfriend

[@kolababyy]

3:52 XD when he said '' I have no idea where we are'' lol, I died

[@ethanfleming5018]

I love the fact that there is a large building in the background

[@united3853]

*buster If I had some flex tape then I would have made me some fancy boat aye!*

[@bjarnes.4423]

I'd like to know the name/location of the island

[@lockmelon3055]

Oahu, Hawaii

[@guyanello7201]

What's the piece off the side for? Stability?

[@angeloawesomeness8641]

1:24 hey look a building right next to the guy in the white

[@GMCSierra-tw9br]

Nice

[@replays3441]

They wasted your brother bruh

[@chubbycatfish4573]

If they were really going out into the ocean, they'd probably want to have some kind of canopy they could put up to keep them out of the sun.

[@britishjack9931]

thats what a tarp is

[@jacklyn_holmse789]

While practical for keeping the sun off of them, it would also end up acting like a sail on the sea. Still, for this case where they weren't really in danger it would have been a nice luxury

[@sryVein]

1:23 "Until they find land" - A huge building is in the background hahahahaha :D

[@theshayfamsllkcmfamil7971]

Wow u made it good job

[@Szeber]

I didn't know they have made hotel out of duct tape 1:24

[@spacecore2972]

did you really think they would completely isolate themselves for an experiment? it doesn’t change the outcome

[@felobatirmoheb4884]

@@spacecore2972 what does that have to do with the joke?

[@jjohnson01]

@@felobatirmoheb4884 hey mega mind, the guys joke was trying to call the myth busters out. This was an experiment not a episode of naked and afraid. They didnt rent a island out and play castaway. Go back to reddit loser

[@felobatirmoheb4884]

@@jjohnson01 ai, ouch that hurts...

[@jjohnson01]

@@felobatirmoheb4884 srry bb I am now a nicer man

[@ionizedwater8589]

That camera man has achieved godly powers for walking in the ocean for half a day

[@TheFlyingZulu]

1:23 there's a big building in the background... maybe check that to see if somebody has a phone.

[@ytshortchannel224]

4:16 “oh what’s more this video is sponsored by duck tape” LOL 😂

[@nariaarguello1775]

This is a sponsorship for duct tape lol

[@Fadedarrow1]

They should have used flex seal

[@ddsjgvk]

Ew Duck tape>flextape

[@old-men2803]

Love that they just kept in the big ass hotel in the background 😂

[@Kiyoone]

The best duct tape commercial EVER

[@dontmindme126]

Just give the survivors duct tape

[@ostfralle3233]

If only this was real

[@emuntaajvlogs1820]

I ❤️ this video even though I never seen it!

[@stitchdreamy9759]

There's one word and it's WoW

[@JenniferOrvik]

0:45 but flex seal is...

[@niconeedsanap8130]

Both: LAND!!!! Shark: nope Both: AHHHHH Duct tape boat: I’ll take care of this

[@chaidencorbin4226]

I like how you can see the hotel

[@indomdude7696]

Dang they are good if I was stuck on a island i would go with them

[@callumsmith5263]

2:19 look near the left of the screen there's a boat a proper boat

[@monsterpenguin1852]

At 1:24 it looks like there’s a building in the background

[@jazzstone2167]

look at these mad lads

[@killer-oh7ke]

If I would be on a island and have food,water,shelter I wouldn't want to leave

[@realmoafucker9940]

lol thats the same island

[@hza_puppyhx2360]

Island*

[@realmoafucker9940]

@@hza_puppyhx2360 thx :)

[@fazlovic666]

What episode is this ?

[@MajorArchitect-0]

S12 e1

[@zanderryon]

“Lasts for half a day” on the thing for 7 hours 😂

[@mlwghosty7911]

I like how you can see hotels in the background