How a Virus Spreads So Easily | MythBusters

If you're in a room with a person with a runny nose, is it true that like it or not, their snot will get on to you? Adam and Jamie put it to the test! #StayHome
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[@ambulocetusnatans]

I've seen this before, but it is even more disturbing now.

[@ChrisJones-rd4wb]

eh, i dont care about eating strangers snot

[@punker4Real]

they should have did it with a face mask etc.. 1/2 assed myth

[@leothenomad5675]

@@punker4Real The whole point was to show how easily a virus spreads with no protective measures being used.

[@brycelynch2138]

I think that's why all of us are watching it.

[@SheepdogSmokey]

I was about to ask if they reunited for this or if it's old footage.

[@EddieGee]

Guest: If someone sticks out his hand, you can’t avoid shaking it 2020: Oh yes you can

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

I found crotch bumping to be an affective alternative.

[@PauwerFurry]

Dorian RC Taylor what in the hell did I just read

[@FullMetalKaliber]

Porkchop Sandwiches I’ve been bumping elbows for a minute now

[@jamieneshkoff3015]

@@FullMetalKaliber yep

[@gavindy_Sv2]

Dorian RC Taylor lmao noice

[@thomf7840]

RIP Grant. Your contribution to this show was unmatched and you are forever part of our childhood.

[@mandelorean6243]

What? The Asian guy or white guy helper?

[@anon5493]

@@mandelorean6243 Grant Imahara is the asian guy. he passed away from a brain aneurysm back in 2020. judging from your name you have seen his latest work. the animatronic baby yoda used in the The Mandalorian was the last thing he built.

[@bushputz]

"If I had a black light, this place would look like a Jackson Pollock painting" ~ Star Lord

[@Guaposostoned]

😂😂 genius my friend

[@franciscolozano2338]

Well done👏👏

[@Hats-On-Tv]

Maybe he was just talking about the fact that he was doing a fluorescent fluid experiment

[@TheDylandProductions]

F*** that movie.

[@BreezyGamer92]

@@TheDylandProductions thats okay. Those of us that can enjoy sci-fi without being overwhelmed can still enjoy it.

[@yam1212]

For a second I thought Adam and Jamie came back together for a coronavirus PSA

[@AdamSelvig]

Yam well Mr Savage said that they don’t get along unless they work together on something

[@cruzvandewark]

Yes that is what the world needs!

[@javaidbakhsh2427]

COME BACK PLEASE

[@matthewsmusic69]

Same

[@ovadiadan]

I thought the exact same thing and then thought, "Where are their masks? Ohh, this must be an old video."

[@dstinnettmusic]

I miss mythbusters.... Now I'm afraid of dying and have sad nostalgia.

[@dstinnettmusic]

@Tad Cooper yeah I'm aware of Tested and it's neat. It just isn't the same at all. Mythbusters was kind of a "person, moment, technology" thing where it had this unique collection of personalities, presentation technology and a lack of easy ability to just Google the answers to every question and urban legend that just can't exist now.

[@jeffm2787]

I don't fear death at all, just the pain and suffering that often comes before it.

[@dstinnettmusic]

@@jeffm2787 sounds like you don't have a lot you would be leaving behind. I have a wife and daughter. I fear leaving them without someone to care for them.

[@brymetheous2387]

There's like 10 seasons on hulu

[@twinzturbo]

Fear monger. Ain't gunna die weirdo

[@jarekmace1536]

Unfortunately, they didn't show the other dinner where Jamie follows good Haz-Mat protocols with new dinner guests. IIRC, there was only 1-2 people with dye on them after the dinner.

[@DraconicDuelist]

Let me know if you find the clip, please!

[@thathobbitlife]

You might be able to find the whole episode of mythbusters

[@SuperGamersgames]

I watched the entire episode. It was great! Amazing!

[@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair]

@@DraconicDuelist me too

[@michellev2194]

Just replying hoping to see the clip if someone finds it!

[@ExireHG]

The best thing about this is that it's informative, entertaining, and easy to understand for all ages. Should be shown in classrooms and workplaces alike.

[@thetrllrt]

They should do one where Adam tries his best to not spread the “Cold”

[@Matt_Hatt3r]

Totally agree!!! If you watch some/most of the things he's doing, he's acting like someone who's either REEEALLYY negligent with their cold/hygiene (example, he wipes his nose in the napkin, then runs it along the cutting knife.... REALLY?!?! Who does that?) or is deliberately trying to spread his germs all over.... which could be one in the same.

[@jenniferespinosa-blas3471]

Thomas if you watch the ep this segment came from they do actually do that experiment with good results. He had the guests pass around the plates and serve themselves and "shook elbows" to avoid hand touching. I wish they had shown that here but its still important to see this

[@lucienberl]

Ua i totally expected that really.

[@willbainbridgedrummer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3Xdm6mad72NZ6s Here is them doing that exact experiment!

[@RageDaug]

@@willbainbridgedrummer Thanks for this link. I was thinking the same thing folks are saying. I didn't need a black light to know his "snot" was everywhere by the way he was handling it. If he were my kid at the table doing that I would have been correcting him constantly. But yeah, curious to see how far it spreads when the host is not actively trying to spread it.

[@gh0stkat440]

This should be shown on a massive scale , everywhere. Like another fan has pointed out, I will reiterate, this needs to be common law practice for classrooms , workplaces , public spaces. Entertaining as always and informative. In memorial, I just watched the episode with Grant , Jessi , and Tory creating a remote car to skip across water! RIP Grant RIP Jessi Forever in our memories.

[@ethenallen1388]

It should also be expanded to include the second part of the test in which Adam worked to contain his secretions.

[@chaosrex5702]

And this didn't demonstrate coughing and sneezing's effects of spreading germs.

[@stephengarvey509]

They did a sneeze myth before. I do believe Adam sneezes went about 4 ft but I haven't seen it in a while so don't quote me. Haha

[@imhooks]

@@stephengarvey509 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpeXpIiEjNCkbJI

[@comment.highlighted]

“Pseudo Snot” sounds like a good Band name too 🙂

[@BoogieSpiderman]

Slipknot, no we are the pseudo snot.

[@jedidiahmetzger5057]

I'll play the triangle!

[@brandongoodemote2825]

Dibs!

[@Motor_Cackle]

Pseudo Snot and the Drip Tones

[@TheOREGON1859]

Thanks for reminding me about the band Snot! Heading to Spotify.

[@makingtechsense126]

I'm glad to see this re-uploaded in a concise package. The way the Mythbusters did this was very visual and exposed how viruses and germs can spread quickly in an easy to understand manner.

[@rascalragdoll182]

Essential retail cashier who is already a germaphobe: *heavy breathing* In all seriousness, please give space between you and the cashier at stores. I have 5 signs in/on MY LANE ALONE, one being ON the pin pad, asking for them to stand on the blue lines and they barely notice the signs or follow instructions. They’ll stand on the lines for the 6ft rule for each other, but ignore my 2ft that I need to protect myself. I don’t get hazard pay or plexiglass and I’m in a small booth and can not move. Tell the people working you appreciate them. It means a lot and helps us get through all the rude/inconsiderate customers we get daily. Please stay home, clean and safe. 🙏🏻💜

[@cookiekitty1000]

I feel it. People do not care at all. Not only do they ignore those signs, but they still behave like regular jackasses regardless of a pandemic.

[@Templar-jj3ig]

Distance doesn't matter when you're constantly handling people's money. Coins greatly harbor germs on them. Why China went to QR code payment for consumers, it's hands free. America isn't smart enough to figure that out yet.

[@rascalragdoll182]

Templar 1312 Yes, this is true, but we use gloves and sanitize our area and hands frequently. Most people are smart enough to not use cash, but when we do handle cash we use that as a good indicator that stuff needs to be sanitized. Nothing’s perfect.

[@ipKonfig]

Obviously the world wasn't paying attention when this originally aired and people still refuse to wash their hands...

[@kitkatthebobcat6556]

ipKonfig.com the spread this time doesn’t have anything to do with washing hands. They told you to wash your hands literally to give the sheep something to do. It does help stop spread germs, but this virus is airborne....which has been known for a while now. Lol

[@BigNastyRob]

Nah washing hands matters. It is airborne, but only for about 2-3 hours. It stays on surfaces for days.

[@ipKonfig]

@@BigNastyRob please get facts straight. It is not airborne but can be caught via droplets. Very big difference. And 2-3hrs in the air ? Again, please get facts before dropping such accusations ? Surfaces ? Plastic and Metal total of 3 days. It also can die within seconds of landing on most services but still easily transmittable. Please read facts and not what the media is telling you. Wash hands regularly, distance 6ft from people is 'in case they cough/sneeze' that's all. This is a pandemic, not a panicDemic...

[@Matt-fj4yv]

Washing your hands doesn’t take all bacteria off

[@ipKonfig]

@@Matt-fj4yv enjoy being filthy and not knowing jack about bacteria and virus. It's is PROVEN washing your hands properly does. Even Mytbusters in another episode proved that along with all scientists. Please get your facts from factual sources before spewing garbage.

[@johntad751]

What's missing in the myth is that he did not sneeze or cough. This I mush see.

[@brookeg5897]

They did a sneeze episode, hopefully they post that too

[@Ram-2112]

They did that in this same episode i think

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

Man, if he sneezed without covering his mouth kari would have just left

[@soto42]

They did once measure the distance a sneeze can cover. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpeXpIiEjNCkbJI

[@Jimbogf]

"My secretions are EVERYWHERE on this table" XP

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

Someone's a dirty boy 😂

[@grizzc9127]

On a funnier note looks like he's been binge eating Cheetos LOL.

[@marksantillo1847]

When did we get a cat!!

[@elgatofelix8917]

Anybody who thinks this channel is scientific is a moron.

[@ility_]

Comment above me, please explain.

[@badkitty785]

It's like that one cheeto ad where everyone's been stealing the cheetos

[@whoeverofhowevermany]

I want to see how well Adam could have avoided spreading it himself, instead of intentionally spreading it.

[@SIrL0bster]

It's not shown here, but there was a second test in the episode where Adam made exactly that effort and avoided contaminating everyone.

[@whoeverofhowevermany]

@@SIrL0bster replying to old comments is actually a good thing. I'll look for this cause I'm still curious.

[@NPonlamuangsri]

“He’s trying to be a gracious host.” A gracious host wouldn’t knowingly expose you to their sickness.

[@laurenpinschannels]

ugh I love that people see this now, the situation is awful but I think our collective learning from it is really valuable and meaningful. like, can we keep this attitude, you know? I love how we all have this attitude of togetherness and taking problems seriously now just because with this one, nobody can ignore it; how do we like, not forget again, as a society? how do we put the memory into media that, growing up, we would have encountered and would have made us already intuitively get this, even though we hadn't seen a pandemic? what was missing from the portrayal of 1918 that made it not be something that was fun for kids to watch just because they were curious what the past was like and how to survive in the present? why did movies about pandemics not move people to action? I'm thinking as I write and a little high, but yeah does anyone have any thoughts on this sort of thing? what sort of art and record might we be looking to create of experiences that taught us perspective, and like... wtf was wrong with the previous stuff that it didn't get through to people that it could really happen... maybe the right people weren't choosing to see it? how do we make it a Thing to remember that...

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

The OCD introverts will prevail.

[@onecommonname]

Wrong, your immune systems will fail quicker due to less exposure in life.

[@Boogers32150]

Some Shoes - ah yes just like the less times you get shot the higher risk you have of dying from a gunshot wound 🙄

[@wvlf]

sewer rat immune system

[@brownhippy]

lol. when the government tells them to stay home they are like ok i've been doing that

[@tonyspaniol1966]

However, the human race will go extinct because there will be no procreation😂

[@Pat1711]

When he wiped the cake knife with the same cloth he used for his nose... I almost gagged imagining it being a real cold lol

[@B00s3]

How'd I miss this episode. I totally expected this to be the sneeze episode, where they measure the distance of a sneeze.

[@dbarr1403]

During the actual show, they did do the sneeze test.

[@sawart6798]

I wish everyone would watch this!!!

[@MrMrannoying]

Share it on social media! You got the power!

[@LongToad]

It's a great video for how it can spread on your hands, problem is it doesn't display the power of sneezing/coughing when it comes to spreading the virus. According to the CDC, coronaviruses are thought to more likely spread from droplets in the air, like from someone coughing/sneezing. The droplets can remain in the air for hours if the air is still/uncirculated. They say surfaces can transmit the virus too but the CDC seems to think it's not the most prevalent way of spreading it. -If you're in a small room like this for a long enough time with someone coughing/sneezing into the air, you're going to be infected no matter how careful you are with where you put your hands. www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-covid-19-how-long-does-the-coronavirus-last-on-surfaces

[@tony_cgivfx]

He's really trying to spread it though, who wipes their nose on a napkin and uses that same napkin to wipe a clean knife and then put that knife in a cake?

[@UndyingProduction]

Im willing to bet alot. People are gross man.

[@roselahuerita]

😲🤢

[@ZOMLUVER]

Dude, its cert common, and most 3rd world countries do shit like this on the regular

[@Viet4sh0Gaming7K]

U just described the average American lol

[@michaelburgwin4265]

Some people are straight nasty, man...

[@chriscolasurdo3150]

Anyone who watches this should know, THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE EPISODE. This video cuts off before Adam does the test as a conscientious host. He begins by telling people he's sick, and refusing to shake their hands. The 2nd test demonstrates that as long as the host makes his sickness known and BEHAVES RESPONSIBLY the spread of the disease is diminished to insignificance.

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Except I understand why they didn't include that. It would create a mixed message here, because COVID19 does not act like a cold, or even the Flu, in terms of how it spreads. The mitigating behaviour in the supplemental section would be outright misleading, unintentionally, if people try to apply those lessons to our current circumstances.

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

except for the fact that COVID19 spreads even when people don't have symptoms so there is no point in including that section as someone else pointed out. So who cares if someone points out they are sick because even healthy individuals can spread this disease.

[@stevepseudonym445]

As of now there are at least 27 people who don't get it. Besides the points made in other responses, many illnesses are spread by very small quantities of airborne pathogens. Actual physical contact is a major factor in the exchange of bodily fluids, but droplet spread that can result from sneezing, coughing, and even talking is considered a form of direct contact. Airborne transmission is a little bit like droplet spread, except that everything is much smaller than a droplet. In some cases you can be infected simply by inhaling, and you can even catch some diseases (measles, for example) by entering a room after the infected person has already left.

[@KagusakiUrufu]

@@stevepseudonym445 It makes me wonder if negative airflow in a room will suck up the microscopic droplets if someone sneezes or will spraying disinfectant spray in the air will attract the droplets and kill the virus.

[@BabyKobeeee]

Steve Pseudonym 27 people who don’t get it? What are you talking about? Source?

[@joermnyc]

Yes, Adam was using his dominant hand to both wipe and pass items around... and he’s a righty so of course a handshake will spread more. I’m left handed... guess I’m less capable of spreading things around at a snot party.

[@fred_e]

The moral of the story is: humans are friggen gross.

[@Echo81Rumple83]

🎵Kids are gross, they touch their butts, And then they though their faces, and they come and touch us 🎵

[@semmtexx]

Fred E Chinese humans.

[@vexvesper]

If the world ever needed to know this, it's now. Share this with everyone. And wash your damn hands! -_-

[@johnv6806]

Really it just shows its impossible to not spread it. You would have to wash your hands thousands of times a day.

[@vexvesper]

@@johnv6806 you're right! That's why ppl should be staying at home!

[@SamuelTheAdept]

I'll listen to the gacha life of they hold power

[@blip_blop6777]

Vex Vesper Fox when a Gacha Life is giving better advice than grown adults, you know humanity is beyond the point of return.

[@Chilling4Shillings]

Coronavirus only exists in tell lie vision media. It's not real dummy

[@coachjefe6912]

Question: How does a virus spread so quickly? Answer (in 2020): ignorance

[@randomtruth2176]

Viruses aren't spread through bodily secretions. It's not even alive. Otherwise we could take antibiotics. It can only be spread through a vaccine. Bill gates is in Eugenics. (believes the world is overpopulated and claims vaccines can help drastically reduce the population) No medical background. Yet he stands to profit the most from all of this.

[@monam.5923]

Can you imagine all the products being handled at a grocery store?🧐

[@MissLinas]

@@randomtruth2176 But just think.... we can slow the spread of the coronavirus. If people would only. Wear the masks and even wear gloves if you want to. But no people are refusing. Because they feel they shouldn't have to wear them. Then their taking their's and everybody's life in their hands. Just by not wearing masks. Which will end up being the biggest mistake ever. The only way to slow the spread is to wear a mask.

[@MissLinas]

Coachjefe, Yes It's gnorance by people choosing not to wear a mask and protecting yourself by washing your hands when you need to and social distancing.

[@ruffxm]

@@randomtruth2176 Absolutely incorrect. Blood and body fluids such as saliva, etc. can contain viruses that can be passed on to other people. Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections and are useless against a virus, but nice try and thanks for playing. Where do you get your information douchebag?

[@maryphillips8069]

So even if Carrie didn't get the fluorescent fluid on her, she ingested it. Watch his handkerchief, he wipes his nose with the same part of it that he wiped his knife, which he then cut the cake with. Sorry Carrie, I think you're getting sick too!

[@tsukinofaerii2208]

If you watch her, she doesn't eat the cake. She only pokes it a bit with her fork. Still safe!

[@EloiseRaeCullen]

Also, while I could be mistaken, I do believe that eating has a lower chance of contracting it bc your stomach acid will freakin demolish the greeblies. I could be wrong, so don't quote me on that. Actually, if I'm wrong, please correct me XD nicely, please.

[@joetroutt7425]

She didn't even put her mouth to the champagne glass.

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

@@EloiseRaeCullen you are correct, but it 100% depends on the pathogen. Some can only survive in nasal passages or the respiratory system, but definetly not all of them. But a healthy digestive tract with good gut bacteria can certainly increase the chance of you fighting off a disease before it ever had a chance of settling in. I think stomach acid is less of a player in that game.

[@uoabigaillevey]

@@probablynotabigtoe9407 It is all about biochemistry. If the acid is capable of either breaking the protective layer surrounding the virus OR it's mechanism for infecting cells (the protein spikes in the case of the Kung Flu) then it will be effective. I once raised Monarch butterflies en masse as a hobby for release. They are susceptible to a virus (Nuclear polyhedrosis virus) which is only able to be caught by species which have a base instead of an acid for their digestive fluids. The virus is surrounded by a crystalline structure that is resilient to acids but dissolves in a base thereby releasing the virus to then infect and kill the caterpillar. The virus would be horribly devastating to humans if it were acid-based, as it literally turns the inside of the caterpillar to a black-plague-like mush. Yikes.

[@mojojoji5493]

I love rewatching old episodes like this it reminds me of a time when people weren’t that dumb ❤️

[@samsngdevice5103]

I'm posting a link to this on every news story I see. CDC should have this on their site.

[@Marshbouy]

People have the misconception that you need to cough in someone’s mouth to spread COVID-19. It is important to understand that that’s not the case

[@tcanada17]

I’ve read a runny nose is not a covid19 symptom thank goodness... it’s just a cold.

[@devmartin7427]

@@tcanada17 true. The relevance of this would be for transferring cough and sneeze droplets from one place to another. Just imaging the rail on the stairs to a subway station.

[@samsngdevice5103]

@Matt P Passive aggressive individuals whos power centers on assuming what other people think. Matt P.

[@deergod8292]

Stay home, everybody! Odds are, you’re not as good as Carrie!

[@supreme1572]

And the reality that this experiment misses is that these viruses aren't only spread through touch. In a closed space where people are talking like this the viruses like the flu and SARS 2 can aerosolize and infect people several feet away. Carrie wouldn't be safe against the Flu or SARS 2.

[@lesweenmachine]

Deer God kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKO8fYeMfLpqgbc

[@lesweenmachine]

Supreme kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKO8fYeMfLpqgbc

[@zamane1234]

"Thank you for participating in my science experiment!" -Adam 2020

[@BryanEnsign]

This is just what we needed in April of 2020.

[@misterbradstewart]

Kudos on re-release of this!

[@TRAVELLEROFWORLDS]

“Get this man a SOAP 🧼!”

[@cataclysmic911]

See, what’d I tell ya? Orange man bad. And he’s contagious.

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

LoL!

[@masterofpureawesome]

My allergies nearly kill me every year (it feels like) and im worried for when everything starts really blooming because people will think im sick at work

[@xOhhLauraa]

the heroes we didn’t know we needed during this pandemic.

[@watsonwrote]

I'm a chronic face-toucher. I've given up hope of avoiding any kind of illness if I'm anywhere near an infected person. My only hope is to physically sequester myself away

[@urielfulgencio5285]

Covid-19: allow me to introduce myself, observe as I make this little experience/experiment a reality !

[@furuleetsaingo]

Let me please introduce myself...

[@4IN14094]

@@furuleetsaingo - I'm a man of wealth and taste ?

[@gianttigerfilms]

I have an issue with this experiment.. it needs to be done naturally, Adam is smart and is trying to get it everywhere. No one would cut cake for a group with a knife they wiped on their snot rag

[@Mulberrysmile]

Most people would not do that, true, and the guy was trying to touch stuff, but people would still touch the knife and food without washing their contaminated hands and without even thinking about it. We did a similar test for a biohazard class...the dye was in grease on the door when we entered and we weren’t told. At the end of the day the fluorescent dye was everywhere...all over us.

[@moowaffels]

Yeah that was the point where I felt the experiment failed. When I'm sick I often even avoid shaking hands...

[@iheartigloos]

You haven't met my Grandfather....

[@gustavodelamora3676]

You'd be surprised. Also asymptomatic people wouldn't know not to act a certain way. Sure if they didn't have a secretion the spread would be a little slower.

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

The fact that the 3 people who didn't know he was "sick" _never called him out on it and ate the cake anyway_ shows just how easy it is to not notice what others are doing, let alone yourself. I see people pick/scratch/wipe their noses all the time. I also see people open doors, or pick up game controllers, or pass out silverware. No hand washing at all in between.

[@InconceivableSandwichChannel]

Moral to the story: Wash your hands kids

[@slutwagon4270]

Actually as soon as your hands dry your hands are reinfected

[@bigsquez]

I wash my hands with my runny nose

[@observingrogue7652]

To whoever found & posted this, thank you.

[@saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560]

Interesting science, it clearly shows the rate of spread: and if it was highly contagious virus; it could have transferred by air as well. Showing that in larger social gatherings, you have a faster rate of spread, 90% infection rate. Keep up the good work God bless amen.

[@Ava-tw6ye]

so what I'm getting from this is that's its near impossible to avoid getting it on you, but its more important to not touch your face if hand washing/hand sanitizer is unavailable

[@ReaperKezia]

Never in my 30+ years of being alive have I had a runny nose bad enough that continuously drips like this lmao. Usually it dries out in your nose & turns into bugers first.

[@thecloneguyz]

You obviously have never worked hard outside then gone indoors Runny noses

[@Lysergic_]

I had a runny nose that lasted for all of my waking hours that day (14-16)

[@ReaperKezia]

@@thecloneguyz Yeah... All those years I spent in the Infantry & I never once went outside. Ya got me there bud.

[@ReaperKezia]

@@Lysergic_ Mine always drips down the back of my throat before it'll start dripping out of my nostrils. Probably have had a deviated septum since my brother broke my nose when I was like 12 though.

[@Lysergic_]

@@ReaperKezia maybe but when I had that long ass runny nose it switched between back of throat snot and nose snot

[@ateam388]

I stopped shaking hands 20 years ago. I got tired of getting sick all the time, but I when I stopped a 90% improvement in my health.

[@butterflyqueen9260]

I was called anti social

[@magmavision2000]

For a split second, I thought this was a new episode. I feel cheated.

[@anthonyrector8183]

Ahhhhhh... the fatal mechanics itch. As soon as you start working with your hands, your nose gets itchy.

[@Deryk_Fiarclougt]

Honestly, this myth is the one that makes you really think. If that’s how far it can spread in just 30 minutes, imagine how far it spread in a DAY. This clip should honestly be on the front page of every health clinic website across the world.

[@maryphillips8069]

Hey, I remember this one! I think back to it every time I'm sick, I'm very careful not to spread sickness

[@thymetodream6084]

I lost it (laughing uncontrollably) when he wiped his nose on the handkerchief and then wiped the knife used to cut the cake on it as well. It's one thing to involuntarily pass an infection on to someone else, but Adam is deliberately being a super spreader. This is literally a germophobe's worst nightmare. While I'm not a germophobe myself, I did date one for 3 years. Thus I'm an expert on the topic.

[@manindisgiuze7780]

Ahh yes dating a germaphobe definitely makes you an expert.

[@anonymous_yo_mama6728]

I know right. I was like "wtf!?"

[@exoticwaves1580]

Manin Disgiuze that parts obviously a joke

[@jckdnls9292]

By your logic, had you dated a brain surgeon, you would've been a brain surgery expert... GTFO ..

[@exoticwaves1580]

Jck Dnls man people are dumb

[@coreymoore1443]

Andy typed Adam’s symptoms into the thing and it says he might have network connectivity problems.

[@kraizyace2612]

If Kari Byron can avoid the ick, then we're all capable of coming out of this unscathed. That means no more 'parties'.

[@zorod5475]

You should also post the part where Adam is being the clean freak during this test as well.

[@cowboysfanist]

I remember doing a similar experiment in high school. It was to show how to properly wash your hands, and it was shocking how well the fluorescent paint could hide and stick to your hands. Gonna have alot more videos and hopefully lesson plans about this after 2020.

[@Randomguy0011]

Someone should spread this to news outlets and they should definitely run it as a lesson to people who aren't taking covid seriously.

[@ursaltydog]

The thing is.. the one guy who touched his glasses, may have actually been the one to catch something immediately... the others if they'd washed th eir hands before touching their eyes, nose or mouth, would've been okay..

[@mr.creamiersteamiermemeier5919]

ursaltydog Yooooo but not with Corona HOMIE

[@ursaltydog]

@@mr.creamiersteamiermemeier5919 I getcha.. because the people with it on their clothes would eventually touch their clothes, bring it into their homes, touched their faces and surfaces where it would last longer etc..

[@LongToad]

Cough/sneeze droplets are still the most likely way to transmit viruses like the cold. The smaller droplets can persist in the air for hours if the air is still. Washing hands and all that will help reduce the chance of getting it but if you're around someone coughing/sneezing long enough in a closed environment you're probably going to catch it unless you have a way of filtering the air (properly rated respirator). CDC: "Coronaviruses are generally thought to be spread from person-to-person through respiratory droplets. Currently there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food....Throughout the day wash your hands after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing, or going to the bathroom. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads." www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-covid-19-how-long-does-the-coronavirus-last-on-surfaces

[@ursaltydog]

@@LongToad And now... they're reconsidering the aerosolizing... due to the number of deaths among a choir group who met, who had social distancing, hand sanitizer, etc.. Choirs are known to sing exuberantly into the air.. Last I'd read, 10 of them had died..

[@geyotepilkington2892]

@@ursaltydog bruh lemme see that source

[@fwep679]

8:35 My dad talking about my siblings and me at the dinner table

[@ecduzitgood]

It finally feels good being a germaphobe.

[@morisatsuki3659]

Unless you're living with people who are not germaphobes and have to keep reminding them of things.

[@xIronMikex]

I knew the spread of micro-organisms but to see it really does make me in awe of the careless people who still don't practice good hygiene

[@aaronh248]

Can't remember why I miss Mythbusters so much . " Carrie enters the room " OOooo yeah. That's why JK loved the show for what it was too. But ... Yeah

[@boboso9774]

I missed these guys, they made a great team and a educational show

[@wierdtromebonekid]

The fact this video isn't being pushed is a crying shame

[@brainmind4070]

It's not? Looks like the algorithm got you, too.

[@wierdtromebonekid]

@@brainmind4070 I searched it

[@brainmind4070]

@@wierdtromebonekid Oh, well, the algorithm got me fwiw.

[@robertpryor7225]

Don't cry, it may spread viruses

[@williamdavis5711]

Should reupload the part where you show how far a sneeze can travel

[@VibhorWase]

*All these years* My wife, sister, parents, in-laws, friends mocked me on carrying hand sanitizer and tissues, wipes; mocked when I wiped all surfaces before I touched them; using napkins and plastic bags to grab the gas pump and shopping carts and *STILL* use sanitizer before touching the steering wheel... And then the pandemic came along and now everyone says *I was correct*

[@drakeredwingofficial]

this episode was literally my first thought back when the pandemic started

[@robspecht9550]

Covid19 Patient Zero, Jamie Hyneman, just as we all suspected.

[@lueagle09]

One of my favorite myths tested. Super relevant if people take this serious

[@shawnsg]

Just don't forget that outside of a pandemic, flu season and so on being exposed to germs is a good thing. Even if it may be a bit gross.

[@Whitsoxrule1]

Sort of, yeah our immune system trains by fighting the typical low levels of germs that we are exposed to on a daily basis. But taht doesn't mean practicing good hygiene is compromising your immune system

[@projectocamero7502]

@@Whitsoxrule1 amazingly said.

[@somegoodvibes5824]

Dwight from the office be like

[@shawnsg]

@@Whitsoxrule1 It depends on what you define good hygiene as. I don't mean to imply you should go use a public restroom and not wash your hands after touching a bunch of surfaces. My point was more targeted towards the video upholding the so-called germaphobe as a good example to follow. Avoiding contact with people, not shaking hands, hand sanitizer, excessive hand washing and so on is typically going to an extreme. For example, there is evidence to show some bacteria are starting to form resistance to alcohol based sanitizers. Excess hand cleaning removes natural microbiome and can potentially make room for more harmful bacteria. Sanitizer can also make your skin more permeable which makes it easier to absorb chemicals, e.g., BPA from receipts, according to a study in 2014. Also, new research comes out on almost a yearly basis giving more support to the 'hygiene hypothesis'. Even more relevant to COVID-19 is that people recently infected with a coronavirus variant *might* have some resistance or at least a less severe response to COVID-19. Some studies show that people previously infected with the flu virus that get infected again with similar strains have lower levels of viral shedding aka being infectious. For the record I'm not an expert, doctor or scientist. I could be utterly wrong, but from my limited understanding the quote: "That which does not kill us..." is applicable here.

[@slashmacleod]

@@shawnsg the logic stream is realistic, except that for Covid-19 doesn't behave like other illnesses, people can transmit the disease for up to 14 days without knowing, and close or physical contact isn't required. The problem isn't that people contract it, the problem is the rate. And it isn't evenly distributed so certain areas have way more cases than resources. Quarantines and social distancing are aimed at slowing the spread so that hospitals don't get overloaded.

[@toughloveandcoldturkey5783]

This episode opened my eyes like 10 years ago.

[@ArtifiSir]

I loved this episode. One thing I always remembered thinking is that usually people visit the bathroom before leaving on their journey home, those control test people would have washed their hands before departing. Tory unfortunately would still be boned by getting that pseudo snot in his eyes already 😆

[@cooperd83]

I have been thinking about this episode for weeks now

[@aspeckt1]

Imagine what legit germaphobes are going through right now.

[@morisatsuki3659]

Gratification that our lifestyle is now considered legitimate (rather than getting the usual eye-rolls) and comfort that we already have strong contamination sensibilities to prevent ourselves from getting infected while simultaneously experiencing more persistent anxiety from having our germaphobe radars go on higher alert and go off more often than normal.

[@DanielRodriguez-gm1ih]

Nice to see it was re uploaded in HD! Thanks

[@petersmythe6462]

Now we need to add in coughing and even just microscopic breath droplets that can hang in the air for an extended period.

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

8:39 Hold on a sec [boils my entire collection of D&D dice]

[@theinc1776]

I have covid an a peanut allergy, pray for me😂

[@Tauramehtar]

Just came here after a recent episode Adam did of "Tested" Kari made a stellar exhibition of secretion avoidance 😅

[@sora2534]

Stuck in my house for the past two and a half weeks, how's everyone else doing?

[@emilymaheu4992]

Andrew Cash Thank you for staying home!

[@Cuteypie-b9b]

I’m having to go to work everyday and risk getting sick and bringing it home to my family. I envy you people who are staying home.

[@Conceptzer0]

@@Cuteypie-b9b same here... my family all stays home but here I am still going to work and scared bringing it back to them

[@lilypoppy1962]

Andrew Cash y r u stuck in the house? Go outside.

[@sora2534]

@@Cuteypie-b9b well I'm not getting money either so I envy you in a way

[@Spiffy_Space_Dragon]

Please post the clip of the second dinner party where Adam actively works to prevent the spread. The two of them refer to the results as a public service announcement, and that is a PSA people could use a reminder of right now.

[@xmhkillz]

"You call this a test, Hold my beer!" - China 2020

[@mac-n-cheeseguy42]

Comments: 1% about anything else 99% about COVID

[@Verilee1970]

Even Pre-Covid, this guy would have been shamed from the table. His mustache glistens and he's practically picking his nose. I think a lot of this segment found the editor's floor.

[@bikeny]

I had to search for this after seeing Adam's episode today. So now I will subscribe to this channel as well.

[@ethanhayat8419]

whos here for school

[@Baghuul]

I knew I shoulda have gotten that 9k hazard suit, especially these circumstances.

[@pizzamon795]

This is getting cringy..... he wipes the knife off with the same towel he wipes his nose with.

[@dbongoloid9541]

I love how tori hugs him like a troll.

[@RedspawnSilver]

Time is so fickle, it’s amazing I wanna chef this the first time it came out the week it came out and I’m still shocked by it... valuable lessons though and yes, I did learn the first time I saw this 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

I remember watching this a _long_ time ago. So good then, so good now

[@FlareStorms]

1:31 *hope's breaking noise*

[@azrael80304]

I've missed this show so much

[@psiga]

This is something that should be shown on every network. So many people have NO IDEA.

[@shandilalala]

This should be watched over and over by everyone

[@jupi_jupi]

And this doesn’t even take into account the germs in the air just from speaking, breathing, sneezing and coughing

[@Habu12]

I remember this one well.. It’s one of the first things I thought about when this madness started. Also love that Jamie builds the Guillow’s 1/24 scale P-47!