Mythbusters: Sobering up techniques, part 2

Adam and Jamie get drunk and then test whether or not you can sober up quickly by drinking black coffee, vigorous exercise, dunking your head in ice water, and being slapped in the face.

[@morissaduke3165]

Adam reacting to getting slapped: "That's the funniest thing I've ever seen!" Me: "Clearly you haven't watched the footage of yourself falling on the treadmill..."

[@VeNoMziV]

Morissa Duke legit hahaha

[@Ponk_80]

Morissa Duke 🤣

[@admonisher2]

i am dead and i dont need to lisent to your damn nonesence content

[@a_rabid_raccoon]

@@Musukinky its a ghost, bro. p sure were haunted now...

[@VirgoGoddess90]

That slap was probably the most satisfying moment of Jamie's Mythbusting life.

[@radricdavis4593]

I recently found out they weren’t friends... so I’m guessing it was satisfying for him

[@VirgoGoddess90]

@@radricdavis4593 Yeah. They said there was a mutual respect between them for their experiences, but they didnt really get along.

[@KarstenOkk]

I was about to say, it was one of the few moments Jamie actually laughs.

[@isaaclathwell6420]

They should enter a slap competition lol

[@jonathandrake2451]

I mean we've all had moments where we've wanted to slap our coworkers but couldn't for obvious reasons. I'm sure Jamie was excited when they said he could slap Adam with no repercussions.

[@xpres7323]

"Jamie's either dead, or just enjoying himself."

[@Gangsterpanda007]

or a walrus

[@SolutionsNotPrayers]

I could not see where his hands were.

[@noahwolcott1462]

Or both

[@michaelkpp7285]

The two states of my existence

[@theprofesser9797]

X Pres my wife said the same about me at our honeymoon

[@bean3550]

Jamie happily leaving his head in ice water was the most walruslike he's ever been.

[@Angry-Romper]

I wonder how many friendships have ended in a drunken rage, starting with the sentence "We have to sober up, hold on. I seen this on Mythbusters"

[@johnmurcott1273]

Idk I reckon I'd trust it.

[@AlasdairGR]

Slaps look pretty harmless at normal speed, but then you watch the high speed footage and it looks like your body gets turned into jelly 😂

[@IgnatianMystic]

1:12 * David Attenborough voice * And here we see a Hyneman walrus hunting for its prey in the icy Arctic waters.

[@chrishubbard64]

Its all about adrenaline. Had jamie not ENJOYED the ice water so much it might have worked as a shock to the system and made an improvement.

[@bhull242]

chris hubbard Agreed. Also, the point is to rapidly dunk your face into the water, not just calmly submerge your face. Otherwise, there’s no shock to the system, ergo no adrenaline, so no sobering up.

[@kenzito101]

@@bhull242 so ice bucket challenge would work?

[@bhull242]

@Akiru's Lab Possibly.

[@greasedumpster9781]

Would vomiting work then? I've heard that the reason you feel better after a vomit session is because it gives you a shot of adrenaline. Or is the feeling better after vomiting a placebo? You might even vomit from nausea from the hangover. I've never had a hangover though so I don't know if it gives you nausea. TL;DR Would vomiting work, apparently it gives you adrenaline, or is it a placebo? A hangover might cause you to vomit anyway.

[@rubenpoppe]

@@greasedumpster9781 well when you vomit all the booze comes out and your body doesn't need to deal with it anymore. I would think this has an impact too.

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

work out get slapped.

[@Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan]

Trust me getting bite by a german shepherd does the trick to!

[@Maxx_XIII]

Moral of the story, use cheesy pick-up lines at the gym if you need to sober up.

[@lunaargent3159]

Definitely not a good day in the office

[@LavenderSystem69]

Get slapped WHILE working out

[@johnkinsey1210]

Are you drunk?

[@Gboy4001]

I know they’re not friends, but this was for sure a bonding moment

[@WhatSayCrochet]

Most of my friends who have watched this clip say they like Adam's slap to the face best, but my favorite is Adam dunking his head. Just the narrator's line itself "Jamie is either dead, or just enjoying himself" makes me fall over laughing every time.

[@Maddbox11235]

I wasn't expecting the slap to do much, but the exercise makes sense. Exercising increases your metabolic rate, which in turn would logically increase the speed you break down things like alcohol.

[@italucenaz]

You can't speed up to the point of being sober again, after all, your body have a limit of how fast it can metabolise alcohol

[@LiterallyWho1917]

I'd imagine the slap would create somewhat of an adrenaline response which would put the body and mind in a more alert state. That's always what I thought.

[@thomasdarnall8912]

Ie running from the cops.

[@electriciantv5174]

You wanna get sober? Sit outside in the dark and have someone shine they’re headlights on bright at you. Works every time

[@giantWario]

Make sense, the pain from the slap release some adrenaline and someone pumped full of adrenaline can shrug off pretty much anything. And it should be obvious that exercise would work although theres no way it can be fun to exercise while drunk.

[@gracegonzales5408]

Exercise didn't sober up Adam - falling down twice did.

[@cerealkiller7143]

@@gracegonzales5408 That is an interesting approach.

[@TheGary108]

It makes me wonder if the pain from falling had the same effect as the slap?

[@spikeybug1]

To me, that would make me even more off balance, shaking up all that alcohol in your stomach can't be good haha.

[@kdmq]

I noticed Adam got better than even the sober control value towards the last couple of tests. It's not entirely clear whether the improvement was due to the exercise + slap or just because Adam was practising and getting better at doing the test. Even Jamie improved from the first drunk test to the last although not as much and he never did better than his sober control.

[@cockatoo010]

The test randomizes the track, but all tracks have the same number of turns and total track length This is done to minimize the effect of practice

[@BananoRaptor]

I have smacked so many people thanks to this video, lol. It never worked, but i don't care.

[@johnkinsey1210]

Camburaptor 😂

[@Daplin1]

Who added the sound effects to the slap? 💀

[@RonPiggott]

Adam response "Holy Bleeping Bleep-idly Bleep" is why I looking for this video heheheheeh

[@DustinB855]

Who's drunk watching this? I am lol

[@starwarsgamer3000]

Me

[@BREAKOUT444]

+DustinB855 Help meeee.

[@xXSoulxSurvivaXx]

me but I have to sober up lol

[@nathanignacio914]

DustinB855 ✋🏽

[@jacoby8208]

Me

[@SolutionsNotPrayers]

Pepper Spraying your junk works. The adrenaline response from it metabolizes alcohol fast, which rids the body of the alcohol, sobering you up quickly. Skydiving while drunk works the same way. Jump out drunk, touch down sober. All about the adrenaline.

[@SolutionsNotPrayers]

@Ringo Randalls Get into a fight, ride a rollercoaster. Swimming in murky water, wrestling gators. Playing Chicken.

[@TWBIAP]

Skydiving while drunk: Jump out drunk, touch down way too fast cause you forgot the chute pull altitude.

[@peteluis2849]

Who the hell would wanna spray their junk with pepper spray??

[@TheTaquitoProject]

pete luis there’s taste for everything

[@johnnyholmes8840]

The slapping scene is alot funnier knowing that these guys really did not like each other.

[@victoriasyverson7490]

Wait really???

[@Shinx990]

@@victoriasyverson7490 Nah it was more creative differences. They enjoyed working on the show together. But outside of it they weren't really friends.

[@sovetski8893]

Adam probably has one of the funniest laughs out there 😂😂😂

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

The Hyneman's walrus in its natural habitat

[@xanderwardwell-gaw7472]

Adam: "(Gets smacked by Jamie) AAAUGH!!!! HOLY CRAP!!!! HOLY BLEEPING BLEEPITY BLEEP!!!!" Jamie: "Can I do that again? That was kinda fun." Adam: "No, that made my head ring!!"

[@lex224ification]

Holy bleepity fucking BLEEP

[@TheJimMcC]

If you look closely, you can tel he doesn’t actually say crap. They dubbed that in

[@TheFoodieCutie]

Except for the fact that at 0.08, these guys are only legally drunk which means they are enormously not "drunk" based on realistic statistics.

[@Heimbasteln]

I think they were at 0.8. There is a reason Adam fell off the threadmill.

[@EpicKingofFail]

At .08 you are really feeling your drinks. They did five shots each, that's enough to make you feel some type of way. Obviously not slurring their speech, but quite impaired.

[@LazyYes]

0.08 is nothing. It's probably 0.8. Here in Sweden we have quite strict DUI regulations, and you cant have over 0.2. Usually a grown up man can handle about 1 beer (around 5%, 33cl cans) and drive after. But it's rly cutting it close for 2 beers/you probably wont be able to drive legaly.

[@Cilghal001]

at 1:01 they say "point o eight" which is 0.08, which is kinda low. But hey, you are usually supposed to wait at least 15 minutes before you use the breath analyser. Same goes for cigarretes :) just a theory: So I guess that if you are a bit drunk or have a hangover while driving and the police stop you and demand you take a breath analyser just smoke a cigarrete, quickly take the test. If the machine says you´re above limit. You say whatever and get somebody sober to get you home. You can later say that the machine wasn´t used properly as you have smoked a cigarrete. Most Breath analysers have it stated in a manual that they aren´t as accurate. Boom, you don´t have to pay the ticket. :D

[@drewchorlton342]

They can’t be majorly intoxicated it’s TV

[@danielsandoval9530]

I would have just made a straight line from point a to point b on that astronaut test.

[@JordanTheMann]

2:23 after watching smarter every day I know that the slow-motion sound is just somebody squishing a tomatoe or something.

[@CharlieQuartz]

yes I’ve always thought that sound was so weird. I’m glad it’s not real

[@TWBIAP]

@Cdb Cdb ah come on destin's a nice guy cut em a break

[@DiarrheaChain]

I like how casual Jamie looks when slapping Adam with the other hand in the pocket.

[@PjRorke98]

Anyone notice how Adam's score was higher after being slapped than when he was sober?

[@jakepeart9683]

It’s always Adam who has the most improvement in the tests so bias testing

[@italucenaz]

Because there were different techniques, if they used the same techniques probably we would see the ones that worked for Adam working for Jamie too

[@Jsmooth220.]

Lmao that tread mill was funny!!!!

[@icedice6393]

Adam took that slap like a champ lol

[@caitlinlyons8376]

Is anyone else actually drunk watching this and is looking for ways to sober up ? Haha I am

[@okioutdoors4589]

I am

[@clairetoast0]

a year later and here I am still working on it

[@zachyhex1996]

Yup lol

[@mac-n-sneeze]

@@TheWyrnn143 oh

[@TheK9slolacross]

Caitlin Lyons sgsgmf

[@thegreatcanadianlumberjack5307]

We have a Freezer at work and holy moly it feels good after showing up Hungover.

[@KillerCelery]

"Jamie's either dead or just enjoying himself." Nah, he's just a walrus.

[@mryeetabix4556]

My friend got a person best for his time to run a mile after running home from the pub, even if it didn't sober him it certainly helped his cardio

[@NewNebula12]

I KNEW HE WAS A WALRUS

[@sempaiSteve1]

I don't know which is funnier. The high-speed replay or Adam's reaction to it

[@Hello_there_obi]

I can attest to exercise improving things. When I’m skiing and wake up after a good night out, I’m hungover but an hour on the slopes sorts me right out. Fresh air too.

[@thatartchannel]

i love these alcohol episodes ^^

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

2:07 we all know how much Jamie enjoyed that xD

[@eliasmondragon9926]

Best job ever

[@terrenceduarte5348]

After slap results "You helped me out a lot, thanks a lot!" "I'll have to remember that..."

[@ProfessorBidoof]

best job ever

[@sergiomissaglia6380]

1:10 *I want a new drug intensifies*

[@thunderusnight]

2:23 By far my favorite myth busters blip

[@rafaomegax]

Jamie the walrus at 1:09? I really love the mythbusters

[@ThunderTrain2930]

Jamie: *SLAP* “Can I do that again that was kinda fun”

[@fbiagent2848]

An exhausting bar fight will get you sober then

[@MrTubeStuck]

I watched this video to see adam slapped in slow motion :)

[@a420spazdj]

I slapped my drunk friend as I was yelling "It's science!!!!!!"... they didn't think it was as funny as I did

[@MrAqr2598]

Drinking a 3/2 pint bottle of red wine while watching this.

[@MS-gc8rs]

3/2 😂

[@lo_zephyr_6427]

I usually have my drinks, and if the buzz starts feeling like I'm spinning or uncomfortable, eating a good meal usually calms the buzz waaaay down. Not like nachos or some snack, I mean a burger or two, the fries, and a damm milkshake if you can. If your really messed up, just get some time outside, fresh air, take a little walk, then eat like this. Usually I would pass out after, and wake up next day no hangover or regrets. Important factor, the food has to be filling, a big meal will help a lot. Drink on an empty stomache? Hell, you'll know it after just a beer 😂

[@almightysleaze0171]

I love it

[@Corncrow]

Is it just me or are everyone else seeing this too: Adam managed to perform better at the concentration test when drunk? That says something, doesn't it? :)

[@Kaaxe]

Jamie of the walrus tribe likes it ; ) Surprised Adam didn't pull the walrus joke.

[@HeyIAmJoel]

This is a big help ... I'm getting shit faced with some friends this weekend and my moms picking me up at 2 am. I'm gona have people slapping me and I'm going to be jogging on the spot! Lmao

[@cecerodz2155]

Bro I'm watching this drunk rn and yo I feel funny

[@Brian-eq4dt]

Well this sure makes getting drunk seem fun... haven’t had a drink in so long.. been like 3-4 weeks. I think I’m gonna get drunk now

[@slumped378]

Who else watching this while drunk?

[@rhetthouse432]

If that was all in one session. My hat is off to who ever rangled their drunk asses.

[@callunas]

Jamie's bald pink head half submerged in ice water was so funny because he stayed completely still hahaha

[@exoticwalrus6431]

yes, yes we do!

[@carlwolfe9263]

This whole episode they’re like “being drunk makes you an idiot and is not good!” Meanwhile the myth was just a great excuse for everyone on the cast and crew to drink at work.

[@AkshayVasant]

Or, none of the remedies work for Jamie!

[@crisdlcruz145]

The key is prep always have water in the system also eating helps before drinking

[@BlackMagister]

This was definitely one of their least scientific tests because of the amount of people used in the experiment and how they were getting drunk, but it was one of their funniest.

[@Pikazilla]

Walruses love their native tundra enviornment

[@nickdegugs7190]

I think that fall that Adam took on the treadmill had the slap affect on him, exercise ought to be retested.

[@TransistorBased]

It's good that Jamie slapped Adam. HAd it been the other way around Adam would have been on the ground in a second

[@tacobutter25]

he was smiling

[@cadenlenkaitis7583]

They should have done the back to the future wake up juice one

[@sutejgill5800]

1:11 now where have i heard that before...

[@creedbratton1545]

That was the first and last time they had a drink together.

[@ChiefBloodFang]

they missed one a full english breakfast or even any greasy food always gets me cober

[@TheRubberWolf]

Damn right.

[@panoslymperidis6748]

Absolutely best sobering up and ridding of hangover technique,is drinking ginger beer

[@deesww]

that was vicious

[@yahiko7448]

watching this after adam said they didn’t like each other and that’s why they won’t work together anymore and i think jamie really enjoyed that slap

[@johnmacintosh7721]

Hahaha slap to the face must have hurt. My alcohol level is like a 1.3 and frig my head hurts after hitting it off the stair case. They were great with the tests though.

[@8Sockhead8]

Jaime was in his element.

[@Armymedic1975]

Actually I found the perfect method well several dozen of us did lol. I was a Combat Medic for 4 years. During training at Ft Sam Houston several of us would go out drinking on the weekends or hell even through the week. As medics we had access to IVs lol. We simply ran IVs on each other to rehydrate ourselves.

[@Loxu69]

well I mean yeah but thats also kinda cheating. a normal drunk guy isnt gonna have access to IVs but you are right that will work since it will dilute the alcohol in the blood

[@bridgetthewench]

@@Loxu69 Your average person won't have IV access, no, but we do have access to things like Gatorade and Pedialyte, which also hydrate while introducing electrolytes into your system. Not exactly the same as an IV, but it is effective.

[@LMLR187]

@rafaomegax i don't think we should have been surprised looking back on it now.

[@_motho_]

I think this might be because both running and getting slapped release adrenaline, which both increases alertness and energy.

[@danielelise7348]

"No more drinking for us" words uttered by sorry people,the next day,the world over😂

[@SabrinaTS]

bleepity bleep bleep funny! also, my school has one of those smart boards(there real cool)

[@Bradles109]

wish i could get drunk for science

[@alloypaulson7520]

Bradley Jarrett you can, just be sure to write it down

[@MrVuckFiacom]

@@alloypaulson7520 Excellent reference.

[@WhatSayCrochet]

"Jamie is either dead or just enjoying himself." Narrator. That's one of my fav mythbuster's lines.

[@GrizzlerBorno]

Oh God, that sound that comes with Adam's distorted 'slapped silly' mug: that actually sounds gross!

[@sidmicheals9739]

ok im going for a run

[@keksinnot]

LMBO! holy bleebing blepbety bleep

[@RistaMotorista]

2:14 holy bleeping bleepity bleep

[@WorldOfXandiar]

"It's like a polar bear". BITCH PLEASE! Jamie is a freaking walrus!!

[@TheCaliforniaHP]

Seems that physical exertion in some way helps whether running (this helped in St. Louis) or a slap/physical force seem to help.

[@sokofane]

2:22 - that was really funny :]]]

[@PhilMante]

Can i do that again, that was kinda fun!

[@willmfrank]

"Holy Bleeping Bleepity Bleep!"

[@skeleten5439]

The reason Jamie liked the cold water is because he's a walrus

[@netgnostic1627]

I wish they had tested fear. I've always wondered what effect adrenaline would have on the blood-alcohol level.

[@ryanlindblad3271]

What season and episode is this? I can’t find the full episode on Amazon