Debunking Pirate Myths Part 2! | MythBusters | Season 4 Episode 24 | Full Episode

[@psych3009]

When I was younger, I'd laugh at Adam's silliness and wonder why Jamie was always so serious. Now that I'm grown up, I can't even imagine having to listen to that pirate voice all day.

[@FrostMonolith]

I guess I'm still so young, I still laugh at it

[@collinszymanski7126]

I can only imagine if my least favorite coworker was doing a bit all day, I would lose my mind. I don’t even like to hear him cough more or less play a character

[@pacmonster066]

Jamie being fed up with it 2 seconds into the bit is why we love Jamie

[@lunchboxproductions1183]

Came to the comments to make essentially the same comment and then find yours 😂

[@Tedybear315]

Was going to say something along those lines. The guy is one of the best for the special effects industry and has a huge understanding of all things engineering. Then he makes a total A&& out of himself with stupid antics and costumes that really are not needed to really present the ideas and materials. I had to fast forward past the bulk of these episodes when he starts acting like am immature dingdong.

[@xSARGEx117x]

12:15 "Can you guys be ready with shovels?" "Yeah, yeah." *doesn't move*

[@neko-dan7482]

Something about Adam’s gleeful laughter is so contagious. My cheeks are hurting from smiling so much!

[@teamcyeborg]

I love Adam getting fully in-character as this growly-voiced pirate captain, and Jamie having none of it

[@Redneck-kw6hh]

Adam sounds more like a Warhammer ork then a pirate and i love it xD

[@AireHead]

I think adam would enjoy Warhammer alot

[@alexbouchard3880]

He sounds like a mugger to me

[@zebjensen4251]

Maybe if we can together lad wez can conv him to join da Boyz and dress like a propa Ork and not a skinny hummi free booter.

[@heathermillsphantomlimb9314]

@@alexbouchard3880 “Oi! What are we?”

[@tonukefraser543]

Years ago, I’m in elementary watching Mythbusters on discovery Channel before school now I’m an adult watching mythbusters on KZbin before work.

[@nontrashfire2]

Where you allowed to be there?

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

39:12 Genuinely hits so hard in a post Grant world.

[@gohawks3571]

Jokes on us, he's in a better place😭😭😭 So glad we got him when we did🥲💔

[@Lil_Warrior_Princess]

It's sad in the first place that we're in a post-Grant world.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

Tori was just trying to be funny here. No one will ever know exactly when they'll die the only consultation is we all have to face it. Dying at 50 vs 80 makes no difference when you're there

[@konsta3220]

These full episodes are the best thing to watch on the second screen while working!

[@christophermitchellsr9492]

Myths like these are made for mythbusters .its fun to see them take on the challenge of myths like this .to a large point myths from movies an tv shows an history was the bead an butter of myth busters .

[@kayleenrankin9742]

My husband is an editor, and I used to not like him ‘ruining’ movies by showing how they worked. Now I find it fascinating! I think it’s really fun how editing messes with your perception of reality.

[@RyanPrince-fo1tp]

Pirates weren't known for cleanliness, and i imagine wine bottle cannon shot wounds would infect. Love your work, as always. Some of the best science recorded for television.

[@Werewolf_Korra]

Adam immediately breaks character for how gruesome that chain was

[@Lil_Warrior_Princess]

Dude, chain shot was fuckin nasty. Like bar shot but way worse.

[@Werewolf_Korra]

@Lil_Warrior_Princess dude nothing. I am a fellow princess

[@Lil_Warrior_Princess]

@Werewolf_Korra sorry, I have a bad habit of using that for everyone. But yeah chain shot was nasty stuff.

[@guidohavelton6280]

Dude isn't neutral?

[@derekdreke4990]

Her face in the mini excavator is absolutely hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jakemathis]

So thankful for these episodes. My whole childhood

[@JBBost]

I'm watching this for Halloween and it's counting, dangit!

[@TheStupidRuski]

Me too

[@m_ism]

We're all pirates for Halloween tonight me hearties

[@DylanJaque]

Happy Halloween!

[@Werewolf_Korra]

Pirates are a key costume

[@lousassle4637]

Ayooo day late but started this last night too LOL.

[@Berm_Blaster]

Oh geez we're up to his knees!! Ahh fiddle were up to his middle! Ohh heck were up to his neck!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@CatinDesBois06]

seiing grant still hits hard

[@jessh5310]

Chain shot was a thing, It had a small cannon ball attached on each end and put in a wooden form so it spread on firing. Nasty..

[@RoyADane]

Yes it was. If I remember correctly, navies in the age of sail would use chain shot ( two medium size cannonballs with a length of chain in between ) to damage / destroy the masts of enemy ships.

[@slimnim1753]

You both are correct.

[@jessh5310]

@slimnim1753 . Beside being a history nerd I have some nine pounder chain shot . It came in a range of sizes from musket to 18 pounder.

[@Zaku186]

Yea bolo rounds

[@keithtorgersen9664]

Grape shot was a nasty thing as well.

[@dougraney3127]

Oh man... just watching Tory buried like that is making it hard for me to breath.... GASP. I would be freakin clean out.

[@ztyy8185]

Adams face at 03:49 when he says "...in the swimming pool" is totaly epic.

[@emimonsterlicious]

A pirate's favorite letter? You'd think it be R, but tis always the C.

[@johnknop8052]

Ive been binge watching mythbusters since ive found them on youtube, thanks for bringing me back to my childhood

[@edibleapeman]

39:35 Kari and Grant have a genuine Wayne and Garth moment. Grant especially was channeling Wayne's World to a TEE. New favorite Mythbusters moment.

[@antiquesrestoration3874]

Thanks for posting these episodes!

[@Lanker217]

Yea, I don't think that any pirate would of buried anybody alive without tying their hands up so they could not dig themselves out

[@austins.2495]

“would have” is the appropriate phrase, not would of. If no one tells you, you’ll never know 🤷‍♂️

[@Lanker217]

@austins.2495 thanks grammar police 😂

[@slimnim1753]

Holy crap. It's like speech to text might have messed up or something. 😮

[@ludicrous7044]

​@@slimnim1753 Spell Checker is a freakin joke!!😡

[@ThePsho]

​@@austins.2495this is a surprisingly good and constructive correction. Some people would have been arrogant about it, but this comes across as genuinely being helpful 👍🏼

[@julierader5140]

Kari quoting Shel Silverstein was my favorite part!

[@slimnim1753]

Now go look up The not So kid-friendly Shel Silverstein stuff. 😆

[@julierader5140]

It's a poem called I'm being eaten by a Boa Constricter -- in the book Where the Sidewalk Ends.

[@Wetknees]

17:12 I’ve been watching this since I was young enough to not be left home alone and this is probably the first time I can remember noticing the “years of special effects experience” they reference in the intro coming into play! ❤

[@BigE1986]

I mean chain shot was an actual type of ammo used. granted it was mainly used to destroy rigging but clearly would do damage to people if your clearing the deck

[@F00CHs]

I’m pretty sure the prisoners in the sand would be tied up aswell

[@derekdreke4990]

Also if they wearing some type of belt methinks they would maybe tie some rocks or wood to it

[@F00CHs]

@@derekdreke4990 Very possible

[@XtomJamesExtra]

Pirate Submarine: The only problem are several; 1) the boat used in POTC is waterlogged, 2) It's an entirely different boat both in style and design, but in material. 3) The boat used in POTC is shorter. Furthermore, by flipping the boat over and filling it with water, they're exaggerating the amount of downward force needed to keep the boat underwater. Buoyancy is F(b)=pVg, where F(b) is the buoyant force in newtons, p is the density of the surrounding fluid, V is the volume of displaced fluid in cubic meters, and g= acceleration of gravity. An upright boat has higher buoyancy than an over turned boat. An 8 ft (length) by 3 foot (width) by 2 foot (depth) dingy like the one in POTC would have 13,781 newtons of buoyancy force or the equivalency of 3,105 pounds under nominal conditions. Being waterlogged, however, increases its weight by 30-40% reducing that value to 1,870 lbs. This assumes mild waterlogging, but let's say it was heavily waterlogged to the point of being abandoned and otherwise useless, it'd have an increased weight to about 900 lbs and only require about 900 lbs of weight to sink while upright. But when we flip it over it's a different story, the net buoyancy is cut in half, to 6,800 newtons, with only 400-600 lbs needed to initially submerge it. Once the boat has dropped below the 2 foot mark, it would become neutrally buoyant, and if it were to drop a few feet lower, it'd begin to sink, just as we see in POTC. The Mythbusters failed here because they failed to get the boat into these conditions. The boat they used is sealed, not of the right material, longer, and in far better condition, altering the buoyancy properties of the boat.

[@TokijinSacGunBlade]

I've always loved Mythbusters ever since their pilot episodes with the flying car back in 2002/2003 ish. I'm glad I missed episodes, Grant passed away (Respect in piece), with Mythbusters show being retired it was truly one of a kind and educational and fun to learn with in various ways. Finding a episode I missed, laughing and smiling really brought me back for awhile!

[@Zaku186]

Man the boat they got for the dhingy sub part was really quiet nice. Shame they drilled a hole in it.

[@ChrisMaybury-mn2kk]

Why add the cutlery backwards?.. just why?

[@EightiesHades]

For the rowboat submarine myth to even work, you would need to be so heavy that you could sink the boat by just riding in it normally

[@shoopmahboop1374]

That's a good point lol

[@ManyYakFilms]

I absolutely love how everyone is in pirate costume and Jaime is just dressed like himself... and still fits right in

[@tartankiltington]

watching this while making a pirate hat for tonight!

[@marybdrake1472]

As I recall chain shot was an actual thing in naval warfare back then. It really is no surprise that the chain did that much damage.

[@JR-qz3zt]

KZbin is getting stupid with the number of ads.

[@hizzy70]

The only thing that makes Jamie show emotion is Adam's pirate impersonation

[@TheNukewarfare2]

“ *Has he got a plan to ensure Grant lives to Mythbust another day?* ” Ouch. Love these videos, but it’s difficult for me to re-watch the series and hear things like that. 😢 RIP, Mr. Imahara.

[@HistoryBuffness]

RIP Grant, we miss you buddy ❤

[@RandallChase1]

I love that Kari is quoting Shel Silverstein’s I’m Being Eaten by a Boa Constrictor: I’m being eaten by a Boa Constrictor, a Boa Constrictor, a Boa Constrictor. I’m being eaten by a Boa Constrictor and I don’t like it one bit Oh no, it’s up to my toe! Oh gee, it’s up to my knee! Oh my, it’s up to my thigh! Oh fiddle, it’s up to my middle! Oh pest it’s up to my chest! Oh heck, it’s up to my neck! Oh dread it’s up to …. (GULP) I’m Dead 😵

[@donovandelaney3171]

Long Live the Pirate Republic!

[@Chef-Really5365]

47:24 And The Chain Reaction is also RECYCLABLE 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@liminalmessaging]

Adam has always been my hero and this is why. He makes science and work fun

[@Skydogg5555]

thank you so much for uploading this

[@mottfuggelmire8514]

25:17 Jamie’s brain just broke at all the possibilities 😂

[@hulkkrogan420]

"Stop doing that with your hair its creepy" 😂

[@m.cigledy6769]

47:50 Actually, a pirate's favorite letter isn't 'R'. . . 'Tis tha 'C'!

[@ludicrous7044]

🥁🥁🥁

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

"I'm Being Eaten By a Boa Constrictor." -Shel Silverstein

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

One of the few times I saw Tory genuinely uncomfortable on the show. Normally he's mr tough guy daredevil, but being buried in sand made him change his tone real quick.

[@shellghost5]

Great job digging urself out of the sand! Happy Halloween to The Mythbusters team!

[@josh33025]

When Jamie said peg leg I immediately thought of zip ties and bias plys.

[@slimnim1753]

Oops we shot a few houses with that " experiment " lol. We all remember that. Right 👍. I don't know what I would think if I had a cannonball come through my house

[@gorgha3988]

Well of course the grapeshot is deadly! lol. It's specifically meant for clearing the decks of crew.

[@ericthompson3982]

The glass may not be lethal, but it could definitely take an eye or two.

[@katherinejacoby5915]

Why didn't the 3 stooges figure that the sand necktie victim would most likely be bound, at least the hands🤷🏼‍♀️

[@aredub1847]

youtube before youtube.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

5 gallons of air is about 50 pounds of buoyancy.

[@canada_rye]

Adam Savage does the worst pirate impression I have ever seen.

[@seattlesauce]

Adam's way too proud of his pirate accent here. I just can't with this one.

[@EdwardSaxophonehands]

Oh we need The Slow Mo Guys to record this chain coming out of the cannon.

[@Fruitcupper]

Would a high speed wiggle get one out of wet sand? Like reverse quick sand?

[@shada0]

would pirates even have silverware? unless it was just stolen from the rich, it wasn't a common thing then.

[@shoopmahboop1374]

The would have tin or lead forks and spoons, silverware is a general term nowadays but eating utensils were common and metal ones were fairly common

[@shada0]

@@shoopmahboop1374 I know wooden spoons probably date back extremely far. I heard that pirates mainly ate hardtack, having meat vary rarely. Food selection wasn't great on the high seas is all I'm saying. I can see that kind of utensils being common amongst the masses, but Pirates where limited to food that was slow to spoil.

[@johnisarobot]

45:17 to shreds, you say?

[@charlesflohr1815]

Chain shot was used for taking down masts, sails, and rigging.

[@leslietonn3181]

I had no idea those crabs were alive!😮

[@johnp.2267]

Shocking! A video not blocked in my country! I might pass out from surprise!

[@modelcitizen1977]

I definitely had a strong pucker factor with the buried in sand bit. Multiple people die every year doing that.

[@Gamingodj]

pirate ❌ cpt price ✅

[@gasNmudtv]

Just for the record you can walk on the bottom of a lake with a barrel over your head creating a pocket of air. My Grandfather and his brothers did this back in the 1940's in the detroit river. My one Uncle sadly passed during this crazy event but its is possible just extremely risky.

[@zebjensen4251]

True but there's a difference between a barrel and a boat in terms of bounancy still really cool story would have in interesting if they testes that too.

[@astrid703]

@@zebjensen4251 testes heehee

[@cakel7896]

It's rational that pirates would need to tie up the person they bury just to get them in the sand in the first place. I don't see why they would untie them when they finish burying them. Escaping would be a lot harder bound and buried.

[@PeteOtton]

The curators of the Swedish ship Vassa built a replica section of her hull with the proper sized timbers. Then they ordered a 20 lb bronze cannon and took them both to the Bofor's proving range. The splinters off the replica hull would have been devastating to any crew not directly in the line of the cannon ball. Think flying baseball bat sized splinters.

[@xpndblhero5170]

I'm curious if a blank cannon load would be lethal because of the pressure wave.... IDK if it would be deadly but it would probably suck. 😂

[@AlexDuWaldt]

34:54 Dudes, this shit is so hardcore XD Steak knives flying at the speed of sound XD

[@foivosapostolos1211]

The original boat stunt was performed in a Burt Lancaster movie when he used aboat with his mate to escape underwater. I think it was named Scarlet pirate, or pirate some colour

[@aaronburnett1131]

The real champion here is Jamie. Putting up with how annoying Adam was in this episode.

[@storm_filter]

amazing, please upload more. cheers

[@LadyLexyStarwatcher]

Think Adam was onto something with the extra weight thing, but didn't take it far enough. I bet if they had attached enough weights TO THE BOAT it could have worked better.

[@soulofresolve9514]

The other problem though, that they didn’t address, is that increases the difficulty of moving the boat.

[@derekdreke4990]

I'll be honest in close proximity anything coming out of a cannon in the receiving end is not gonna be a good time 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@6Sheepies9]

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[@ManosErikosKlapsakis]

awesome guys! ☻

[@Wetknees]

29:00 they really should’ve done this test against wood, but I suppose the silverware and nails wouldn’t have made it through. And they already prove splinters don’t do anything. But I feel like that’s where you’re trying to damage a ship the most is in its wooden parts. You’re not trying to scrape shots just above the top deck.

[@patrickdoyle9369]

THE SAND NECK TYE WOULD BE DONE RIGHT ON THE SHORES EDGE> Not only that but the sea would be coming in< and the sand would be heavy and wet< MAKING IT FAR HARDER TO GET OUT. You would be dead if you could not get out in less than his 86 minutes.

[@Werewolf_Korra]

I probably didn't get the special effects joke as a kid even though the show literally opens with them saying they have 30 years effects experience

[@chrisparris7003]

I still have a problem with the hydrogen car they didn’t put any electrolyte!!!! When I saw that as a kid I knew it was a mistake

[@lunchboxproductions1183]

The older i get the more I realize why Jamie always looked so annoyed

[@AmaraTheBarbarian]

You'd think a pirates favorite letter would be R, but actually it be the C.

[@derrickstorm6976]

I think the boat Adam and Jamie used was a lot more voluminous, and a lot lighter than the boat in Curse of the Black Pearl

[@laersonverissimo1715]

It doesn’t matter. The weight needed to be greater than what would the boat normally drown. Even a small boat would require a huge amount of force to counteract the buoyancy

[@phillipchallis966]

Listening to adam do the stupid voices makes me completely understand why he drove Jamie nuts.

[@evrint]

21:56 This hole experience XD

[@DarthBil1]

I mean, they could have attached weight to the inside of the boat; just enough to make it slightly less than neutrally buoyant, but that would have made it impossible to carry to the water. I still feel like they should have addressed it, though.

[@ericthompson3982]

I mean, a gallon of water weighs 8 pounds, on top of the weight of the sand and the increased viscosity of the medium.

[@dookieshoes3585]

46:07 Poor piggy pulling Gus Fring

[@shawnkiller90]

"Kids" now a days are talking about Adams voice n stuff...but I am thinking about the times when rounds escaped and went.... in those days what would be known as viral... due to escaping and tearing up homes quite a long distance away.

[@mrrast4602]

I would like to see them challenge digging a human deep hole in wet sand. It is near impossible to dig a hole at the water line.

[@lordeisschrank]

so... what if the boat was full of heavy canonballs pushing it down?

[@seanfoltz7645]

How easy is it to escape the sand when your arms are tied behind your back and legs likely tied together to boot since I doubt the victim willingly stood still while being buried? Most frequent improvised ammo would be the ballast kept in the hull to balance the ship. Sigh...and as usual, the Adam and Jamie demonstrate their total and utter lack of knowledge of firearms by not putting a wad of cloth or something else behind the silverware so as to ensure that the blast doesn't just flow right through the stuff - that's why the grapeshot was packed in a cannister with sawdust.

[@DaneFerolin]

more more more please 🙏🏽

[@KeksimusMaximus]

16:24 why is there a toy crow on the right

[@InterrogatingTheCat]

It's a sparrow - as in, Captain Jack Sparrow