Movie Magic Motorbike Flips | MythBusters | Season 6 Episode 10

Movie Magic Motorbike Flips | MythBusters | Season 6 Episode 10 | Full Episode

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Prison breaks and motorbike flips. Can you really flip a motorbike by throwing a pole through the wheel spokes... is it even possible to do that while the bike is moving? and what items can you use to make a rope and break out of prison?
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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@KapteinFruit 8 ай бұрын

I miss how fun it was to wait and watch new episodes when I was younger. I loved it so much.

@borntoclimb7116 8 ай бұрын

Same here

@mostafamahmoud6055 5 ай бұрын

Same... My childhood was all about waiting for this on discovery channel 😂❤

@grus.clausen 4 ай бұрын

Of course. Now as adults we know the answer to all the things before the testing even begins lmao. Kinda takes the fun out of it 😂

@gabrielv.4358 3 ай бұрын

agreeed

@Fernando-ek8jp 3 ай бұрын

@@grus.clausenidk, for me the fun is the process and the personalities. The conclusions almost always carry huge asterisks because, well, they can't properly do every relevant test for each myth. The way they do work out what they have, the ideas they come up with, the jokes they make, etc, that is what makes this show special.

@patrikhjorth3291 2 ай бұрын

"Isn't this the most disgusting thing you've ever seen? A whole box full of human hair!" Well, no. It doesn't even come close. It's a box of sorted, clean, wig maker's grade hair. It's nowhere near even the most disgusting thing I've seen on this show.

@LaraCroftCP 8 күн бұрын

Me neither. I could imagine working with good washed hair is pretty nice.

@wildekek 4 ай бұрын

Wow the audio panning on this show is wild.

@gabrielv.4358 3 ай бұрын

Some are wild, some are more mono

@sirduggins 27 күн бұрын

Does anyone know if this is an upload error or was is actual like this on folks TV sets and we just didn't notice because it was on crappy TV speakers

@mocko69 7 ай бұрын

Why does the bike flip if I hit the front brake really hard but the pole doesn't get the same effect? I mean, the only thing here is the front wheel stopping...

@redshirt49 4 ай бұрын

The type of bike used plays a role here. It's very back-heavy and has a very low and aft center of gravity. It was never going to flip from stoppage alone. I can personally attest to the fact that a bicycle that has its front wheel blocked by a wooden stick will flip spectacularly. I have the scars and hospital bills to prove it.

@EsKaioS 4 ай бұрын

Likely coz bike engines drive the back wheel, so the flipping would be caused by acceleration from the back wheel meeting friction from the stopped front wheel.

@polymorphing9195 8 ай бұрын

This show was so good.

@altairtodescatto 18 күн бұрын

So Jamie is also a biker? That man never stop to impress us

@LaraCroftCP 8 күн бұрын

Kari is a Iron Maiden fan? Damn, this woman surprises me over and over. 🤟🏼

@thomascarl5977 8 ай бұрын

Love these free videos, thanks!

@SyntheticFuture 2 ай бұрын

34:34 Grant didn't have gloves though. Sliding down a rope without glove = no good 😅

@flammifera8469 2 ай бұрын

I can tell from personal experience that the bike flip does work wirh a bicycle.

@LaraCroftCP 8 күн бұрын

I actually nearly made a flip with a Bycicle when i was young and jammed the front brakes.

@Games_and_Music 2 ай бұрын

One gripe i have with the motorcycle myth is that the bike itself produces no power, so it doesn't add any momentum that could possibly flip it. Granted, i am not saying that it would've had enough energy to make the flip, but i do think that it would've looked a bit different.

@sirduggins 27 күн бұрын

I thought you were wrong at first as momentum is just mass and velocity, which is the same for a bike being pulled at 50 vs. driving it, HOWEVER, the motor continuing to exert all its force into an immovable axle could cause the bike to start to lift. Its similar to how an electric screwdriver/drill will spin a screw into a wall, but once that screw is forced to a stop, the drill wants to spin around the bit.

@Games_and_Music 27 күн бұрын

@@sirduggins Yeah exactly, there's a difference between a bike rolling at speed and a bike producing that speed, as the rolling bike almost immediately falls over, while a speeding bike probably has more gyroscopic effect (and i think therefore more momentum to keep going). And yeah, using your example, if the motor stopped immediately, there wouldn't be no "tak-tak-tak-tak" coming from the electric screwdriver, because it'd just stop right away. They kinda did the same with the Hellboy car flip punch, although the real life setup might've been a bit too complicated to build, but i do think that flipping a vehicle should be possible if done right. Especially if i remember my own childhood flip when on a bicycle and accidentally pressing the front brakes instead of the rear. Then again, they're rear wheel driven, so maybe they might actually done it right. EDIT: After watching it back, i see that Buster was also tied to the back to keep him from toppling over, which also reduces the chances to flip, as the weight shift might tip the balance (as it probably went when i flipped over with the bicycle). Plus he isn't steering, a human might've held on to try and keep it steady, giving the rear tyre more time to excert force, instead of going flat right away like a limp body (which might end up being saver maybe, but less spectacular).

@PANGAWD 8 ай бұрын

I believe they forgot the rider momentum on the bike. Instead of being tied with the back to the rear of the bike, he would be thrown forward and take the bike with him. Pretty much the same thing happens if you slam the front brake on a bike and lift the rear...

@MadHax-wt5tl 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, but in that instance you're more likely to do what motorcyclists call a "superman." That's where the bike stops, maybe flips. And the poor rider keeps flying forward like superman. I'll admit I'm rubbish at physics, but I do know a guy of which this happened to. He's fine by the way.

@giannisksanthopoulos4300 3 ай бұрын

That to happened, the bikers feet and whole body need to be tide up on the bike. If you press hard the front brake, yeah the bike will changing angle but at the moment the biker fly forward the bike will lose that momentum and will not flip.

@docthebiker 7 ай бұрын

Bike wouldn't flip if you stopped the front wheel anyway. It would skid, turn the steering and go down. Breaking the spokes could actually work though, as the wheel would collapse dropping the front hub into the dirt where that could dig in.

@saleembarmania5295 4 ай бұрын

Agree

@a64738 26 күн бұрын

With a top heavy motorcycle that has a high grip front tire you can flip if you are to hard on the front break. Many like to do wheelies and stoppies with sports bikes as a stunt, stoppie done wrong will flip you... (but not like in the movie where you go flying).

@mocko69 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate the stereo.. if only it was balanced. But why are some voices on the left, some on the right, some both... aaaah, it's messing with me badly. maybe do mono for the next uploads pls

@borntoclimb7116 8 ай бұрын

I Love the prison escape myths

@damianousley8833 3 ай бұрын

You can see why the barber shop in the prision make sure everyone's hair is short in length.

@brianjrjaneczko9680 8 ай бұрын

Is it just me or is The narrator's Voice coming from the right side and not the left while wearing headphones

@Txupport 8 ай бұрын

Left not right for me

@МаксимБумбумбум 8 ай бұрын

balance not ok for sure one is louder

@mocko69 7 ай бұрын

bro you're wearing your headphones the wrong way around

@zsoltbocsi7546 5 ай бұрын

yeah, it was on a beta tape. the narrators voice was on a different channel. they forgot to pan it into the middle

@AmalSriJayasinghe 5 ай бұрын

i don't hear any narrator

@btwnl 3 ай бұрын

Nice... while going down a rope passing the text FALL ON... ((the streetname on the building) @ 35.10 min

@snithfferx 4 ай бұрын

A little trick, is for bicicles and is totally plausible. when you drive a bicicle and you apply front breaks and no back breaks the inertia is drag you towards, so is plausible. in a motocicle maybe a 80 or 90 mph can do the trick, also correct me if i am wrong but the scene is with the front wheel in the air doing a wheelly so, if there some one who can do the experiment.

@KaidenLewis-wy4hd 26 күн бұрын

Guys, the myth was about LAUNCHING A MOTORCYCLE SKY HIGH WHILE DOING FLIPS and not if the rider can faceplant over the handlebars under very specific circumstances. A motorcycle will NEVER get launched into the air like in the movie when something is thrown into its front wheel. It's not going to happen. Just stop. You're wrong. Also you cannot even compare this to your childhood memories about faceplanting on a bicycle because the weight distribution is completely different. On a bicycle the person is the heaviest thing which causes the center of mass to be very high up, so it's very easy to fall forwards when breaking. For a motorcycle it's the exact opposite, the heavy frame and engine cause the center of mass to be very low, which gives it much more stability and makes it a lot harder to get the motorcycle to fall forwards.

@Filosofosuicida666 5 ай бұрын

They forgot about the engine pushing the bike and did the test with only the inertial force of the bike, but I like this show regardless.

@benjamincarmona3703 4 ай бұрын

Just hear the explanation from Adam at the end. The amount of force to make it go flip like that is way higher than anything that the motorcycle by itself can generate.

@a64738 26 күн бұрын

@ChrisFoley0803 Ай бұрын

Now about the motorcycle-stunt : I don´t understand why the driver does not fly over the handlebar. I once hit an empty soda-can on my bicycle and I went flying over the handlebar. The tyre hit the can from the side exact in the center. That way, the tin got wrapped around the wheel and blocked it solid. So why does it happen with a crank-cycle but not with a motorcycle ? Maybe speed ? Another situation : I lend my Mountainbike to a freind whos was used to cheap supermarket-bikes. He pulled the front-break and went over the handlebar too.

@andreasbingkilvr6662 2 ай бұрын

They were using the wrong road surface. It's clearly sandy gravel, as most road surfaces on small roads were back then, compared to that (almost slick runway) asphalt/tarmac they tested on. It should add more friction for that offroad front tire, but with similar result; the MC is to back-heavy and with lower centre of gravity compared to a normal pedal-bike.

@a64738 26 күн бұрын

Sand is way way less friction then tarmac... With a top heavy motorcycle that has a high grip front tire you can flip if you are to hard on the front break. Many like to do wheelies and stoppies with sports bikes as a stunt, stoppie done wrong will flip you... (but not like in the movie where you go flying, more like this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpTch5SvbtuUopY ). Reply

@photobackflip 23 күн бұрын

Replace the spokes with steel because they broke from wood, then call it busted when the wood breaks from the steel. Derp.

@JackWiz007 Ай бұрын

For the Motorbike increasing the fricture on the road can flip it. Use rough sandpaper as a road.

@alexandercz.4218 7 ай бұрын

16:22 UP THE IRONS! 😃

@kaiahmiller665 18 күн бұрын

You need a real braider who knows what to do with that beautiful silky hair.

@Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc Ай бұрын

I wonder if the spokes failing then forks digging in may make it flip 🤔

@lyliatank7604 8 ай бұрын

Thats 2 in 1 myth busted... Hair can be used as a rope then Rapunzel myth as well

@antoy384 8 ай бұрын

Conclusion: Rapunzel was not a myth. I told you, mum! #notfairytale #science

@lyliatank7604 8 ай бұрын

@@antoy384 it doesnt matter. Still the same lol

@eleanorbaudelaire 8 ай бұрын

I wish I could find out about this show earlier😭

@friskydrinklunkybank1108 Ай бұрын

It just means you get to binge em though which is great

@grabsplatter6277 5 ай бұрын

The physics say yes - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4iknZukidiaeK8

@mawns 8 ай бұрын

So good show, and so annoying acting. Why can't the intros just be normal conversation?

@btf_flotsam478 4 ай бұрын

Imagine a normal conversation that ends up with "oh hey let's shove a stick into a motorcycle tire" or "Kari, you can dangle above a building with a safety harness and several meters of rope made from human hair".

@ZaibasLewis-stasionis 4 ай бұрын

If that temu ad keeps coming on I swear I am going to boycott KZbin. Fuck me sideways, it's so annoying!!!!!!!!!

@a64738 26 күн бұрын

I never watch youtube without addbloc, or else I would go crazy within minutes because of all the commercials... (there is many totally free addblockers).

@jameshewitt3747 2 ай бұрын

Great job repelling, guy. The building can't be more than 7 stores. I must confess, I paid for College by doing high rise window washing for 4 summers. For my, that building was tiny.

@themadtinkerer1938 27 күн бұрын

try it going down a steep hill

@mytube001 8 ай бұрын

The forgot the obvious bit about catching, dislogding and holding on to a flag pole at high speed using only your hand. Lemme tell ya, it's busted!

@matildastanford7019 5 ай бұрын

ln the movie it was a bike with sidecar which would've instantly solved the stability issue. Add to that the naz1 was leaning forward slightly which also may have aided handlebar flip. l think the myth is plausible with a circumstantial caveat.

@NFH577 6 ай бұрын

When I was 16,i had a bag with my jacket in it, as it swung into my front wheel it was a racer bike but I flipped and exposed my chin bone.

@Wanton110 4 ай бұрын

I always have a problem with the front wheel.. if the spokes broke it would have created a flat spot in the wheel which may not have caused it to flip BUT might have broken the wheel with a wooden stick

@gyorgygajdos1657 6 ай бұрын

But if you pull the bike with a truck it will not work, you must stop the bike at the front wheel to make it flip. The center of gravity is much higher than the wheel and it wants to continue to move forward

@jameshewitt3747 2 ай бұрын

As a very long time cyclist, a pole in the spokes is very,very bad.

@gabrielv.4358 3 ай бұрын

MUITO SHowww

@dezmoto 7 ай бұрын

Forward momentum indeed , and weight distribution Are the front shocks working?

@The5rude 5 ай бұрын

Why is the narrator's voice almost inaudible?

@sekaramochi 8 ай бұрын

Back soon Sir SIC live, watch you later ⛽📘🔥💣😯. 🎈

@calumsanderson6741 Ай бұрын

I think the world has gotten consecutively dumber since Mythbusters ended, but I'm also glad we don't have an episode breaking down why vaccines are safe. I'm glad it never maneouvered into busting conspiracy theories. Jamie mentions once the chemtrails conspiracy in an episode but just as an off-the-cuff thing.

@Mekchanoid Ай бұрын

Consecutively 😂

@mrheisenberg83 4 ай бұрын

The bike flip is real. I have experienced a small version of this myself when I got a fishing pole stuck in the front spokes of my bicycle and totally flipped frontwards and landed on my face. That's how I learned to not transport hard objects in a bag hanging from my handle. ;) I can only assume that with greater speeds (and maybe a motor, unlike the motorbike in this episode) the flip would be a lot faster and maybe even a little airborne. Their test here was insufficient imho. If you use real spokes and not steel most of them would break, the fork would go down, touch the ground and the bike should flip forwards at nearly full speed (provided the pole does not break before enough spokes are gone). The need for repeating everything with one wheel kinda screwed over the whole test imo.

@therealcybersheriff 4 ай бұрын

110% bike flip is real. I've done it on a motocross bike while riding trails...

@snaccpacc651 4 ай бұрын

My friends and I as kids used to throw sticks in bike spokes while riding trails. It totally is real. Edit: Thinking about this more, it's not the bike inherently its the sharp stop at the front that sends your weight to the front of the bike causing it to flip. Doesn't work the same with a dummy

@btf_flotsam478 4 ай бұрын

@@snaccpacc651 More importantly, it wouldn't get launched _up._ You get flung _forward_ and maybe the momentum carries you up, but there's a massive difference between falling forward and doing a full flip.

@snaccpacc651 4 ай бұрын

@@btf_flotsam478 of course but without additional speed and an actual rider to emulate the shifting weight of hard front braking this isn't really being disproved

@btf_flotsam478 4 ай бұрын

@@snaccpacc651 Also, they need to test it on actual wheels where all the spokes would likely be destroyed by the kinetic energy of the bike, rather than saying it's good enough after a quarter get destroyed by the wheel's own momentum.

@LalmalsawmaChawngte-rw6bj 6 ай бұрын

Ive seen a cyclist do a full 360 when a pipe or stick got stuck in the front wheel. Its on youtube. Also, in a motorbike, when u travel at a high speed and u suddenly press the front brake, you flip. That's how stunt bikers stand on the front wheel with the back raised

@benjaminbotley 2 ай бұрын

Knuckles has never been so adorable 😂

@RenanDavidSoriaAhumada 3 ай бұрын

Nerd gasm!! i recall that one

@HALLish-jl5mo 8 ай бұрын

I think there is a way to get the flip (given a steel rod and an inhumanly good throw). The wire spokes disintegrated when used to stop the wheel from 50 mph. At a higher speed, they would have been completely destroyed, meaning the bike would no longer be held up by the front wheel, and would drive the forks into the ground. If they hit something they could dig into, that would flip the bike. But this would require a massive amount of luck.

@Fernando-ek8jp 3 ай бұрын

I mean, if the rider has the proper position and shifts their weight at the last moment, that'd help. Or if it were a more front heavy motorcycle. There are definitely other factors that could be at play here, but I think this shows that, even if it were possible, you need some very weird conditions.

@zain-ul-abideen3589 5 ай бұрын

It's a bit strange seeing the bike flip experiment as it did happen to me when i was a kid while cycling I went to get a clipboard and the polythene bag in which i was carrying the board was a bit to long and I was practicing to cycle all the way home without using my hands... I made it almost all the way, when I got close to my house i passed a pothole and i managed to balance the cycle but the board swung too hard and got stuck in the front wheel and I flipped over and the cycle came at me from flipping and hammering me down to the ground by the seat... I don't know maybe the handle turned as I wasn't using my hands or maybe the cycle's weight is way less than a bike because of the engine being in the mid... But yeah I did flip and got bruised on the shoulder unlike buster who sustained injuries on legs. I was really expecting it to flip as I had experienced it... Maybe you guys can try it with a cycle once again I'd really like to see it.

@zain-ul-abideen3589 5 ай бұрын

Plus we see many bike stunts pulling a stoppy as they call it when they apply the front brakes to lift the rear end, so isn't it already possible to convert the forward momentum to vertical?

@Fernando-ek8jp 3 ай бұрын

A bicycle has way different weight and weight distributions than a motorbike, for one. For another, the tricks you're referring to also require the rider to shift their weight. That being said, the momentum doesn't really shift upwards, it turns into rotation around the front wheel. If you wanted to take off while on the front wheel you'd have to push down and jump, or have other factors at play. I'm certain it's possible to find a motorcycle with the appropriate configuration to do that, but it'd have to be quite the freak accident.

@Fluxicity 8 ай бұрын

Gonna play Mr. Ignorant here, for the benefit of everyone that might want to know...what are the prison numbers on the Mythbusters B team's outfit references to?

@MartinBentley 8 ай бұрын

Grant (3.14) is the start of pi. Kari is 5150 which is to do with California code governing involuntary holding of someone for psychiatric reasons (and a fair few songs, but this seems the most plausible). Tory is 000, which I am not sure on. There is a true crime series and book titled ZeroZeroZero, but both postdate the Mythbusters episode by a good few years.

@Fluxicity 8 ай бұрын

@@MartinBentley Thank you! Interesting info 😁

@chasdart7298 5 ай бұрын

Where does all the "effecitive, discusting but effective", come from? It was all natural, and nothing was remotely discusting. I love the show, but please try to live in the real world. Thanks, Chas.

@wiiza4ever 2 ай бұрын

Human hair ponytails are mostly sourced from India where women get paid very very little money to get a big chop, and the hair is then sold for hundreds of dollars. It is disgusting to use that much human hair for something like that. Alternatively, imagine if their had needed a giant box full of nail clippings for that myth.