Grenades and Guts | MythBusters | Season 5 Episode 14 | Full Episode

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Jamie and Adam test Hollywood hand grenade myths. From diving on a grenade to save others, to putting it in a bucket of water to dampen the blow and putting it in a refrigerator.
Using science as a tool, Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk rumours, urban legends and popular myths that have captivated the minds of many individuals.
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[@minion_i0ns]

this is my childhood this nostalgia hits hard (RIP Grant)

[@gabrielv.4358]

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[@Compig44]

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[@amund9173]

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[@jeanelliot3243]

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[@mrdan2898]

I tried the hypnosis audio tape. Had zero effect. I wished Kari would have pranked the crew by wearing purple contact lenses. LOL

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

Come on now, you don't use a refrigerator to stop a grenade. You use a refrigerator to survive an atomic bomb..........! Yeah right!?

[@ShockingPikachu]

Specifically those 1950s ones with the latches.

[@Geographus666]

They should have tested that too, how hard can it be. "Hey Frank, hey JD, it's Jamie. Is there any way we could test a 20 kiloton fission-bomb on the range? ... There is? Great!" "Unfortunately the insurance company has blocked our request because the lead in the fridge poses an environmental hazard!"

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

@@Geographus666 LOL's.

[@Torskel]

RIP Grant, such good memories

[@gabrielv.4358]

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[@almerindaromeira8352]

Peak quality cable tv

[@GodlikeIridium]

A guy killed his colleague by putting a compressed air valve in his behind! That's seriously dangerous.

[@Boycott_Wendys]

I've heard that wasn't true 😮

[@Octovisuals]

Let's go, Brandon! 😜

[@Ktmfan450]

​@@Octovisuals I hate his support of Israel too FJB

[@connormcpherson8110]

Bet the paperwork was a pain on the a$$

[@borntoclimb7116]

Lol

[@guidosautter8329]

Frankly, read any number of (mostly posthumous) Medal of Honor citations, and a good share of them are awarded for diving on a grenade to save the rest of the platoon, often successfully.

[@11DNA11]

There's the one guy who survived it. Although he got maimed really REALLY badly, but he's still alive.

[@SimonG311]

@@11DNA11the guy how put his helmet on the nade before lying on it ? Sadly they didn’t tested this one

[@thelockpickingspoon9074]

No his name is Kyle Carpenter, look him up, his story is quite astounding

[@btf_flotsam478]

With all due respect to the people performing the feat, it's extremely hard to do a control test (with the exact grenade and positions of everyone). The helmet thing would be worth a test, though.

[@charisanna4914]

"It's the abattoir, you have to cover your hair." "But it's TV, i have to leave my fringe out!!" 😅

[@Notpoop906]

When the narrator said "don't suck on compressed air" at the end it reminded me of a myth I always heard while working with cars. They said that you shouldn't ever put the gun against your skin because it can force air into your body and cause an embolism. I'm still not sure if I should believe that or not but either way I'd love to know! Also there's a really cool trick you can do with them where you make a screwdriver float in the air stream and you can have it at like a 45% angle away from the screwdriver and still make it levitate it looks really cool and it's pretty satisfying to do aswell lol

[@martinlaursen4020]

Rest in peace Mr. Imahara

[@ISawABear]

To be fair there is historical precedent for the grenade myths. The first Victoria Cross earned by a Canadian soldier in WWII was awarded to John Robert Osborn after jumping onto a grenade to save his squad during repeated Japanese attack waves during the battle of Hong Kong.

[@dimitriyesta4210]

They could also have tested with cornstarch and water, to see if the Newtonian liquid contains the grenade explosion. A shame it wasn't.

[@Richard-ug4el]

Good suggestion. I'd like that see that.

[@WwarpfirewW]

It only works with large surfaces, the smaller object is, the less it holds the pressure, but high energy itself will just break through it due to no strong bonds

[@Mythikal13]

I think part of it was to realistically test with stuff you could have a chance of having near by. Some water in a bucket or something isn't too crazy, or even a fridge, but nobody is going to have a bucket full of ketchup or oobleck to conveniently toss the nade into. Tho I do wish they did the thing where they keep testing to see what is most effective and that could be one of em

[@TheAzulon]

@@Mythikal13 Who knows? Maybe someone works in the food industry and got a granade as a food review. It seems possible someone would throw it into a giant pan of cake batter or sauce. I would love to see some tomato sauce explosions.

[@violakrone8429]

My son and me loved this show and had tears in our eyes on the last episode thanks for uploading

[@karenglenn6707]

My son and I loved it too, every week in Australia we looked forward to it.

[@Sparta9010]

still buggs me to this day that they didnt put the mentos in the stomac first then pour the soda...

[@LuisferQC]

Thank god i'm not the only one 😂

[@alexalexanderman1238]

Interesting that I am watching this now when only a few weeks ago a man jumped on a grenade to save his girlfriend and he did save her. Obviously not a controlled experiment but this episode confirms that if you are willing to sacrifice your life it may not be in vain.

[@Diogenesthedog0]

What happened to the guy?

[@alexalexanderman1238]

he died. was in the attach by Hamas in Israel@@Diogenesthedog0

[@romainferretti3713]

​@@Diogenesthedog0 he is in valhalla with the great warriors

[@dota-ed4638]

@@Diogenesthedog0 Guess

[@thetonk2173]

@@Diogenesthedog0what do you think happened?

[@myztklk3v]

I always appreciated the waynes world reference.

[@MicroMidas]

29:29 Oh! .. *OH!! SNAP*

[@Googledybunkers]

Thing is there is a Medal of Honor winner that proves that jumping on a live gernade saves lives.

[@steveforster9764]

There's a Canadian awarded the VC for doing the same

[@Googledybunkers]

@@steveforster9764 Although unless i am remembering wrong, the Medal of Honor Winner survived doing it?

[@Geographus666]

The Grenade tests reminded me of a Simpsons episode where Grandpa Simpson has a WW2-flashback and when a grenade lands in between his men he puts his steel-helmet above it and then puts himself on top of that. The grenade explodes, sending him in the air but otherwise he is fine. Would have made a nice addition.

[@notme7728]

Wouldn't most of shrapnel that's on the Perspex be from the rocks and gravel around the grenade, not the actual grenade shrapnel?

[@SH3RIFF187]

RIP Grant

[@ShockingPikachu]

Man you can really date this if mentos and coke was the recent internet may may 😂

[@vic137]

Should have used shock stickers on the extras

[@WraithChick22]

I love Adam's unbridled glee the most ❤

[@AllieAngel]

I feel for Adam! I hate and scared of ANY stinging insects! Mentos and diet pop is wrong: The guy did the mentos FIRST and THEN drink the pop! Not pop FIRST, then the mentos!

[@Smokie181]

One thing not taken into account is the person jumping on a grenade would literally turn into flying shrapnel. I heard stories of men thinking they had a bone sticking out of their leg or arm but when tended to they found out it was someone else bone that stuck into another person from an explosion.

[@myboysd5772]

Goddaym that is nasty

[@juhoseppala5097]

Lmao 29:24 most watched moment even in 480p

[@gabrielv.4358]

LOLOL I wonder why

[@TheHelado36]

Best show ever !

[@loop827]

6:02 And then along came Erin Bothamley, and helped break that fear anyways 13 years after this episode.

[@gabriellekahts6787]

Okay, but why does eye dr guy have such a hot voice? 👀

[@christiancorona5640]

I would like to see them do this myth again but with the flesh dummy in army gear.

[@rustwork499]

Kyle carpenter is one of the living person ( medal of honor recipient) who survied to jump on a live grenade. Of course with modern equipement it will not be the same as in WW1, WW2 or other old war

[@bradyjohnson4906]

If you don't believe the grenade one look up Sgt Kyle Carpenter. Jumped on a grenade, saved his buddy, and lived.

[@The_Other_Ghost]

What's the song at 21:00? it sounds like runescape.

[@mortenhansen3455]

It's important to note that eyes actually can change color. But that is due to unhealthy living, not "Fantasy thinking".

[@ambulocetusnatans]

Well, I picked the wrong time to eat orange Jello.

[@binhho2532]

I think if you let the fridge door open and jump on the side, it would have less damage than closed door. Too bad they didn’t try it.

[@furybanana2427]

well dont jump on a granade if your alone.... and if you dont have water... so the fridge is pretty much the everyday tool we use .... just buy an granade proof fridge....

[@brunobernier8870]

I don't know about you guys but when the show started, they seemed to be pretty cavalier about what a grenade can do.

[@Siamotutti161]

Instead of jumping on a grenade, it makes mor sense to alert everyone on the granade and jump flat to the ground in the beat case with your feet pointing to the granade. Most energy frome the granade gets kinde reflected by the ground causing the energy going upwards in a cone form. Therefore the closer to those the ground you are less likely it is to have a shrapnel to travel in your direction.

[@SasquatchPJs]

If you're close enough to jump on it, you're dead either way. At least if you jump on it, maybe you'll subdue it enough to help someone else.

[@naphackDT]

That's on flat, open ground where you have a lot of space to dive away from the grenade. If you are in an entrenched position, you are out of luck.

[@h1murashi]

I believe they actually tested that too, if there's a safe distance near a grenade that shrapnel won't get you.

[@grimace4257]

Imagine copping a sliver of shrapnel right up the 🍑

[@Caricanalisis]

Funny all the hypnosis things have real cures without hypnosis

[@ThisZombieBitesEverything]

Fun fact… the gel they use is in no way good for this exercise… see the body has a few air pockets called lungs, and not all organs have the same density. This should be taken into account.

[@lu4414]

I mean there is also muscle, fat and I think importantly a bone cage on this same area. Nevertheless could have a better experiment

[@WwarpfirewW]

It has practically no impact on shrapnel from the grenade, which are cause of injury and death, bones yes but they are small percentage of the upper body. Ballistics gel offers more resistance on average as it is a uniform mass, but the difference is minimal.

[@thatguynathan5816]

Jumping on grenade is not a movie myth. People have won VCs for that very thing. It's very real

[@danielbutler8103]

Yes but in the real world one’s you don’t know if it would have killed the others, It’s technically possible that the survivors were just outside the danger zone. They’ve done other Myths where they found a news report that prove if it happened or not, Jet Taxi, Elevator of Death, Painted Gold.

[@chiragnk602]

Guess what is the most replayed part of this video. Kari knows

[@maasicas]

Shes pretty hot

[@spiritretro3571]

problem with post hypnotic suggesitons is it wont ever work with just 1 session, it takes a long time to build up and establish

[@desmondlocker7343]

Thank you for defending him. I enjoy his videos. In my opinion. The guys who have "shot him down" have dishonored themselves and they should be the ones ejected from the community.

[@KarldorisLambley]

they should have put bones in the dummy. i bet they would do far more damage than the gel.

[@warmarin]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 On KZbin!!!

[@shadowexorofficial8778]

i mean there is a guy who did jump on a grenade to help the people around him and successfully saved them an barely just survived it himself

[@Goalsplus]

Did they say not to jump / lie on a grenade at home or is it okay to try?

[@mrjimjimjimmyjim9824]

theres a lot of variable that have been missed on in the stomach coke and mentos segment. like a plastice tube is not the same as a throat, and the person in the video might haver preexisting conditions

[@UnitSe7en]

The whole show makes a complete mockery of the word "Science". I'd be fine with the show if they stopped calling what they do science and might even enjoy the entertainment. It's as far away from experimental science as you can almost get and I blame shows like this for making people dumber. For the decade while it was airing, every halfwit would counter an argument with "But they busted it on Mythbusters." Riiight, okay.

[@SoggyButtowski]

​@UnitSe7en wow you're salty bro. How did they hurt you 😢

[@UnitSe7en]

@@SoggyButtowski Are you stupid? Legitimately wondering.

[@P.Paramo]

@@UnitSe7en yeah, sure… 🙄

[@gabrielv.4358]

@@UnitSe7en I think this show made you so dumb you are actually dumber than people watching it

[@markedis5902]

29:28

[@evil_new4997]

NO WAY

[@jeromepower-qt5ie]

How about put them in army gear

[@nielskersic328]

I see that “most replayed” right where Kari is standing in her bra. I guess the internet never changes lol

[@oaschloch-reuploads4423]

what did you expect tho?

[@stevel5771]

at 29.29 .....a one second subliminal message.

[@mortenhansen3455]

Things you pick up, is not subliminal advertising. There is a reason why it's called "subliminal". Because it's under the limit of consciousness.

[@stevel5771]

​@mortenhansen3455 no sh*t Sherlock, you feel better spouting your wisdom that everyone already understands. I was making a joke about the fact that at the time stamp I stated above is a one frame shot of Carrie in a bikini

[@mortenhansen3455]

@@stevel5771 Maybe you could NOT get it wrong next time you play wise. Besides, it's not a one frame shot. She is moving! Movement demands more than one shot. Get it right next time moron.

[@mrjimjimjimmyjim9824]

wouldnt you want to use the same fridge and put it in a kitchen environment?

[@UnitSe7en]

What would that prove?

[@steampunkskunk3638]

a wall behind the fridge would mean all the blast would come out the front. throwing it and in and getting WELL to the side might help but if you have that much time you could just throw it into the next room... or run away

[@mrjimjimjimmyjim9824]

@@steampunkskunk3638 i had thought this as well but they are duplicating the movie. also the its a different grenade they are testing compared to the one in the movie

[@MynameisJeffTV]

I always thought and still do think Carrie is super hot.

[@Senjinone]

As a actual hypnotists I hate when people misrepresent what you can do with hypnosis.

[@theophrastusbombastus1359]

I hate when hypnotists mistepresent what hypnosis can do

[@Senjinone]

@@theophrastusbombastus1359 Hey, Paracelsus?!

[@oaschloch-reuploads4423]

you do nothing, really

[@Senjinone]

@@oaschloch-reuploads4423 What do you mean?

[@mutaherazhar]

Knowing grant had tumor in his head its really hard to see him suffer 😢

[@bhaweshprakash843]

Yea man 😢

[@sacr3]

Aneurysm, that ruptured, not a tumour

[@gabrielv.4358]

wwoowowowowwwww

[@gabrielv.4358]

show

[@AntonioRamos-g5m]

can u debunk prayer if it really works :D

[@MrKfadrat]

i swear to god, debunking obviously fake yt videos is what slowly killed this show...

[@UnitSe7en]

They didn't do the Mentos experiment properly - Not that anyone should be surprised. Put the Mentos in first, and then pour the soda - THAT'S how the man did in the video. "We did it the same same the video!" No, no, you obviously did not. Pig stomach is also larger than a human stomach and pouring down a tube is not the same action as swallowing. And even if you don't have a rupture, you're going to need medical assistance with a balloon that large in your abdominal cavity. It's going to be pressing on your organs, including your lungs and heart. You will be in immense pain, unable to breathe properly. Fk this show.

[@SoggyButtowski]

You have no idea what you're talking about 😂

[@UnitSe7en]

@@SoggyButtowski No, no, of course I don't. That they can't follow the procedure or perform proper experimental science and then use their bad results to proclaim the truth means I don't know what I'm talking about. Yep, good one. Think of that comeback yourself, did you? Must have. Or perhaps you think that having your stomach over-inflated isn't dangerous? It presses on your aorta, you twit. Compresses your other organs and presses into the diaphragm. How much free space do you think there is inside a person? Go and learn some basic anatomy before making a fool of yourself in front of the whole Internet. My reference to this show making people dumber applies to you.

[@sven_bender]

Maybe you could write them a letter and they can revisit it lol

[@sacr3]

Even if anything you said was true, it's not like your stomach is a sealed chamber. As soon as the pressure starts to increase you'll begin to burp and vomit, so you wouldn't end up exploding your stomach as there are "pressure relief valves" so to speak

[@Boycott_Wendys]

You sound like a hurt person 😢

[@johnboi8346]

Gosh we do look better with age bad luck girls age turns you into full Karen’s

[@maasicas]

Solid point. Well done.

[@matthewhartley8756]

But the way you do it, it's not scientific. You put uneven amounts of blobs everywhere looking like some nasty ass shit

[@kevingoodhope7768]

My hazel eyes change color and then I have gold specks that will turn into solid bands. Blue eyes when I'm good and people can't tell my iris and pupils. When I'm pissed off

[@ISawABear]

To be fair there is historical precedent for the grenade myths. The first Victoria Cross earned by a Canadian soldier in WWII was awarded to John Robert Osborn after jumping onto a grenade to save his squad during repeated Japanese attack waves during the battle of Hong Kong.