The Ninja's Special | MythBusters | Season 5 Episode 10 | Full Episode

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Adams dream episode!
Jamie and Adam test several ninja-related myths: is it possible to walk on water, can you catch an arrow mid-air with your hands and can you catch a sword with just the palms of your hands?
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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[@yanxin]

'paint on.. paint off.. such is the mysterious way of the former movie prop maker who for no particular reason wants his water shoes to look worn in'

[@TheIlgazm]

Adam calling Jamie a silent walrus lol

[@joshuasmit5137]

Big myth perpetuated from the start... Ninja were never a special form or class of warrior. A ninja was simply someone trained to conduct espionage or spy-craft. Some ninja were not trained in combat at all, while some ninja were samurai

[@MrSuckeragi]

R.I.P. Grant, always my favorite. As a fellow Asian, I am happy he upheld the way of the ninja in this episode.

[@michaelmayhem350]

Grant is lame, at least Jessie went out with a bang

[@mytube001]

"Don't I look like silent death?" :D :D :D

[@Zeuseus6609]

Always loved that grant had the best clap force, cos usually it was Tori who did a lot of the physical stuff.

[@nathanielpoppycock9827]

Yeah, I never did understand how Grant was able to fit that thing into a pair of jeans.

[@crazygamer889]

Rip Grant :(

[@Boycott_Wendys]

Rip Ozzy

[@gundarsmiks4889]

Grant is unalive?!

[@TheCosmicPizza]

​@@gundarsmiks4889You can also use the very convenient word made to refer to that, you know? Dead?

[@gundarsmiks4889]

@@TheCosmicPizza you mean dead?! Yeah... I still didnt check for myself. Thats why this is still going! So he, stoped breathing?!

[@TheCosmicPizza]

@@gundarsmiks4889 True, it was dead not death. 2 a.m thinking gone wrong

[@Mustis91]

lol they let the ninja guy come to their workshop just to close his hand once 😂

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

Even though it's gel, the way the sword sliced the palms of the hands was nasty.

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

Sure hits different after I've accidentally sliced off the tip of a finger with a food processor

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

@@antonioscendrategattico2302 Bloody hell that's awful! Does the food processor still work?

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

@@MadHax-wt5tl Hah. Probably deserved that one, tbh. It wasn't exactly a smart move on my part even of I didn't just stick my finger into spinning blades for no reason, it was that I was pushing a cucumber into the feed tube and it went down quicker than expected.

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

@@antonioscendrategattico2302 Sounds to me like another typical case of evil cucumber attack. Fortunately it sounds like you defeated it with only minor injuries. The world salutes your bravery.

[@nighth00d95]

My only question regarding catching the arrow is why would they be trying to shoot/catch an arrow point blank? Their pre-test tennis ball distance was more accurate.

[@ryanwatt9668]

this exactly

[@MarkAspen_]

And they focus only on speed, when it is actually more about synchronization. and... just put on yt - man catches arrow...

[@whatisthis__95]

The distance is irrelevant since they are sychronizing it by other means

[@ryanwatt9668]

@@whatisthis__95 arrow is gonna slow down over distance so..

[@robinst-pierre9600]

Look up their second ninja special.

[@rjspires]

I'm always amazed by the what is cut from the UK edits of the show.

[@NathanBenedict45]

Really? The UK version of the show was censored? Why?

[@rjspires]

@@NathanBenedict45 Not censored just some bits cut for time, like the Tory fixing the sword grabbing rig. We have 3 ad brakes but they can be longer than the US. I have found a lot of episodes are the same but we had different voice over guy, but had mostly the same script.

[@kevinmorrice]

ah yes, bujinkan, a martial arts form proven to be as fake as a 3 dollar bill, totally real ninjas you got there mythbusters

[@IQzminus2]

Beside the whole bujikan, there were plenty of warning signs that could have been easy to spot without much research from the team. As a general rule in Japanese martial arts if anyone calls themselves more then 8th dan (9th / 10th dan still being possible to be legit but very unlikely for you to find running a local dojo in LA) You have plenty of reason to be sceptical. Anyone claiming to be 15th dan, is a guarantee something fishy is going on.

[@kevinmorrice]

@@IQzminus2 knew an actual japanese martial artist (he moved to scotland to teach here) he said that "bujinkan is nothing more than a way for broke martial artists to make money, almost everything out there mouths is a fantasy tale worthy of tolkien" and i happily trust what a guy with 50 years experience in martial arts has to say

[@LOL-gn5oh]

> Episode is about Japanese ninjas. > Use stock footage from Chinese movies and background music with Chinese instruments. 💀

[@hashankatagoda7272]

and the shuriken is made in Taiwan

[@SH3RIFF187]

The Jamie jokes never get old

[@Shontaku]

That “dojo” is laughingly bad.

[@yunkozane1807]

Im sorry, did you think this is a reddit comment section?

[@Max.E.Danganan]

18:51 that ninja scream 🤣🤣🤣

[@thetokugawaclan1003]

the mizugumo were actually used as floaters, they werent strapped to the feet it was more like a primitive life preserver (those red rings you find on boats)

[@ambulocetusnatans]

That's possible, but I was thinking they might work for a marsh or swamp. Like the way certain birds can walk over lilly pads.

[@thetokugawaclan1003]

@@ambulocetusnatans that has been theorized too

[@nekolastkage]

First of all no one can catch an arrow with that distance.😂

[@Boycott_Wendys]

I can 😊

[@samuelgarrod8327]

What's your Secondly then?

[@Octovisuals]

Love this show, thanks for posting some episodes!

[@deltalima6703]

If I ever want to learn some "futile combat skills" I will see if that dojo is still around.

[@estrafalario5612]

Stinks of bullshido, yes

[@feranks3211]

pretty sure they meant "feudal" but at first I was pretty confused, too :D

[@the_philosopher_o_philosophos]

Yeah nah, there are world records set one after another on catching arrows. compound bows in point blank is not exactly what was done in the pre 1800 era.

[@RandomnessChannelYT]

thanks for uploading full episode!

[@timbert4672]

Bike chain, that’s ingenious, I think Jamie may have just solved a little conundrum I was having about something I wanted to design.

[@Alchrat]

Nice. What are you trying to design?

[@timbert4672]

@@Alchrat A litter picker that actually works, I'd already modelled one on the hand but I hadn't thought to use bike chain.

[@binhho2532]

I miss all of these!!! As if they never stopped.

[@stickman69420]

kinda mad they didn't put the ad breaks in the little gaps where ads go on broadcast

[@Arpin_Lusene]

37:45 One of my favorite moments in the show

[@gerald8573]

"Don't I look like silent death?"

[@patrikhjorth3291]

I'm aware of one technique to stop a sword attack with your hand, but it's... a bit different from the myth. It involves stepping close to the sword user as they are starting to draw the sword, and stopping the draw before the sword leaves the sheath. I have of course never seen anyone practice this technique, but it seems plausible to me that it could be the origin of the myth that "Ninja can catch a sword with their bare hand".

[@dinomarinovic5241]

two things, from too close of a range (because inside of that range it would be quicker to punch or throw something at the bow user rather then trying to catch the arrow) and second people would usually also move their full hand from the shoulder down instead of just fingers, but still i think it would be very very hard if not impossible

[@andyking957]

nope in japanes archery they would use the bow as a lance, even afixing a tanto to the top with the string if time allowed. And achers of all cultures always had secondary weapons to finish you off... And a good shoot could skewer you with quite alot of arrows as you run towards him. I bet your were not good for melee fight anymore.

[@dinomarinovic5241]

@@andyking957 im just saying in close range at that distance you are throwing something rather than catching an arrow Sure in a battlefield scenario you will be prepared but a secondary weapon will always be less useful than a main one. And if you would take a secondary weapon then the purpose succeeded since you are no longer using bow.

[@Wings_of_foam]

Adam has zero physical coordination and his balance is like a rock on a needle.

[@HarunSalleh53]

with their BEAR hands..😂😂

[@LiMpIcH]

i disagree with them busting the arrow catch, at a reasonable distance where a bow and arrow would be used it wouldve been in the air enough to slow down and given more time for the hand to react. . At the distance here they wouldve used a sword, not a bow.

[@bohdanherasymenko7569]

38:45 - they don't suck, they displace!

[@samyjoseph4798]

My favorite dc show

[@Rockmaster867]

4:45 the classic sound :D

[@ivoryowl]

That cornstarch and water trick would could also work as a fake quicksand effect.

[@lasse9118]

right in the back, thats good

[@UcranianoUKR]

I think the idea of adding little paddles on the water shoes that folded on during forward slide and drop down was a good idea, Adam just needed to improve on his design. I mean we the use same principle with seal skins on skis

[@psychotimo]

trying to catch an arrow mid flight (even though it would be a nice power move) is a bit silly. If you have the time to catch it, you'd have the time to dodge it. If someone is trying to shoot you with a bow, you're better off dodging rather than catching the arrow. sure IF you catch it, it could intimidate the enemy, but catching it a millisecond too late and having the tip a few centimetres in your abdomen (or missing it completely) is a lot less intimidating xP But I'd say it's at the very least plausible (but unlikely) IRL, the test just want fully encompassing. for 1, arrows are ranged weapons, having more range means having more time before the arrow gets there, upping the odds of actually catching it ( even tho you SHOULD use that time to dodge xP). And a second major point is that this hand is static and tries to just use grip strength, IRL your arm would move, either trying to push the arrow to the side to redirect its energy, or moving along with it to slow it down a bit more gradually.

[@scarecrowx_x4524]

As far as I understand catching arrows from heavy bows was a common practise for professional warrior archers historicly, and there are people alive today that can catch arrows, Lars Andersen being one example.

[@andyking957]

it is a scam. Try catching arrows from a >40 pounds draw bow with full speed directed at your body not to some distance beside you. I still am waiting for YT videos demonstrating this.

[@scarecrowx_x4524]

@@andyking957 Yeah it depends on the bow ofc. But I wouldn't call it impossible under all circumstances. People have done it, and still do!

[@thatoneguy2274]

lars andersen is pretty much a sham artist, some people who know more about historical archery debunked A LOT of his videos and "trickshots", he uses a VERY low draw weight which is why he can draw so fast while in motion, and why he can catch arrows easily.

[@scarecrowx_x4524]

@@thatoneguy2274 Well, he has been pretty open about not using heavy bows. Also calling catching arrows impossible under all circumstanses is just not right. That being said Lars Andersens tricks may not be as dangerous as they look, but they are still impressive. So is a Magic show.

[@polarper8165]

awww, my ninja fantasies are being broken by science. However, range matter as well... since the arrow slows down.

[@parsnipguy2986]

in the end, the arrow ended up slowing down because it shot through the glove, alowing the superspeed robot hand to catch it. i wonder if you should've just put something in your hand like a piece of wood for the arrow to embed itself in your palm

[@marcwright8395]

31:31 you wouldn't be standing right in front of the archer lol, try it from a distance

[@bjornwall455]

Thx butiful Lovley

[@Teslaverse]

Okay this bothers me a lot, there are actually videos of People catching Arrows and in this experiment they had a sample group for the speed of 1 person.

[@jamesleduke873]

They address that in the revisit.

[@myrandomlife8881]

23:29 wow helpingher co worker with glases 33:00 fyi, some ppl can catch it but not in point bla k range, so from 10more meters or so thw arrow start to slowing down 😂 47:13 i will do it too 😂😂😂

[@0990ftn]

Recent study revealed mizugumo wasn’t a shoes but more like a tube

[@banishedsojourner]

when you greet the npc's while talking as arthur in red dead redemption: 11:54

[@aizukiwiart]

水蜘蛛 “mizu-gumo” or “water spiders” were used by sitting on the central wooden section. You would end up sitting waist deep in water, paddling forwards with hands and feet while the ring supported your weight.

[@ZeFFiirs]

22:51

[@Asmuk]

Fiberboard + water? Can't imagine why it did sink. What about trying something more traditional and local, like an actual light and proper wood (Paulownia, for example)?

[@BrazilHawks]

about catching an arrow, mt Anthony Kelly .

[@nickthematcher]

Could anyone please tell what song is used in the background throughout the episode? At 48:10 and the very end

[@hanbill]

37:01 the accent is killing me

[@Bleats_Sinodai]

I just looked it up outta curiosity, and apparently Mizugomo were not water shoes, but mud shoes! My only question is, why not add a thong like in Geta/Zori shoes to easily slip them on and off? They could slip over Tabi boots pretty easily, all you'd need is a second strap to attach the heel so they don't slip out.

[@JosephProsnitz1]

such weird collaboration energy between the hosts.

[@triumvir_hunt]

ninja just translates to spy or someone who performs espionage. this is just your average assassin

[@ducknetic]

I hope this Guy has the rights to American Chopper aswell and uploads full episodes on yt. So hard to find all the episodes somewhere.

[@Bubble8ee]

What the heck was that???!!! XD 42:57

[@yamatohime2035]

I always wondered, why there is no hand movements? Because in Chinese dramas generals caught arrows by swinging hand at full speed in perpendicular direction to arrow. XD

[@thai-stylez]

Why are they showing the footages from Chinese movies?

[@SAChishi]

With speed n light body weight it might be possible to run in water with equipment.

[@hexgraphics5057]

A Mongolian bow 🏹 is slower than a compound bow

[@andyking957]

it is not about speed but about energy if you are shooting at armoured people. In a real fight you with compound bow against mongols or any warrior with traditional bow the other party will have some free shoots in the time you take aim. And they were longime seasoned warriors... You might shit your pants and just run.

[@maxmeister747]

@@andyking957 speed is energy

[@EGeorgev]

Everybody complaining about the point blank arrow shot, did y'all miss the part where Adam adjusted the firing of the arrow after every attempt? The delay in milliseconds pretty much equals arrow flying longer till it reaches the hand, thus simulating arrow catching from a distance without them actually moving the two rigs irl.

[@axolotlhugo4827]

42:22 blood on the sword?

[@Dayvit78]

Is this the official channel? Why are there only 15k subscribers? This show was awesome.

[@bjorreb7487]

Was Jamie smiling when he said Adam was going to sink? lars andersen archery. That's a danish guy that can catch arrows from behind and shot them at once. He has a lot of world records in archery.

[@Doug-Didgiridoo]

You don't push or pull a sword with force, you throw the blade, giving a far greater speed, the throw keeps the blade on a clean rotation whilst following / guiding the blade.

[@xR0N1Nx]

They didn't get the water shoes at all. You thought them in the water and run across. They float. I hated watching adam tie them to his feet

[@Xerdoz]

13:46 A peeping Tom spotted.

[@danielmadar9938]

😂

[@douglima8344]

The bow is too close to the hand. A real shot would be much further, so you don't need to be that fast. But stepping sideways is much easier though

[@jamesleduke873]

They address that in the revisit.

[@charlottemeunier8148]

Was it bullshido😮

[@leonneldayoc5715]

I think the misugumo isn't intended to wore it seems like it is deployed for the "ninja's" to quickly jump into one by one to cross so called bodies of water, it's almost identical to a waterlily leaf. Reptiles who can't swim usually jumps to a Lily unto another to cross small bodies of water.

[@NACLGames]

No, it wasn't intended for that either. They definitely used it only as "mud shoes", as the mythbusters actually mentioned in the episode. While what you describe is actually in the realm of plausibility, there's no record anywhere describing such a use. And no wonder, because even if its plausible, it would be highly unreliable. Real ninjas needed highly reliable methods for their work.

[@acekylerodriguez364]

Weird question: If ninja is suppose to be secret group how do we know them ? I guess they failed an objective

[@Octovisuals]

lol they were back then.

[@sagqe]

Hollywood ninjas like the ones known for these myths are VERY different from the real shinobi, who were more along the lines of spies coming from all backgrounds, not some mythical warriors.

[@Fox8ball.]

To catch a swinging sword like that takes precognition the catcher as it were has to start moving before the sword does

[@truthbetold5155]

ngl watching the 3 reminds me of nami zoro and sanji from one piece

[@Fox8ball.]

Catching arrows is not a myth I know facts I've done it I can catch field arrows from a 40lbs recurve

[@maik8338]

There are soooo many old and trashy ninja movies to choose from, but they opted for showing Chinese martial arts movies in between cuts 🙄

[@Thejsniper007]

Tori saying grant was the best at swinging the sword because of the face was messed up but hilarious at the same time 😂

[@geridos3541]

no way, that ninja instructer's last name is Seagull like steven seagull? I see a pattern

[@HD-fc4ds]

A 50 kg athletic asian person might just well run on those across the water for the short time. Strapping it to 85+ kg dude who cant do one pull up is way different

[@jamiecutts5801]

Now after so many year of ufc at least we know this 15dan ninja guy is full of crap pretty much

[@Waumboll]

I find this episode interesting, since there are humans that can grab arrows out of the air. It's been caught on video.

[@karls8103]

was the arrow going full speed they caught the arrow but only going fractions of its correct speed

[@Boycott_Wendys]

​@@karls8103yes many people are catching the arrow 😊

[@deltalima6703]

Full speed

[@Vollification]

I can see a ninja myth in climbing claws. Imagine a ninja climbing into a palace, he is spotted by a guard, the guard attacks the ninja with his sword. The ninja deflects the attack with his hand (using his claws), throws a smokebomb and escapes. Imagine what shock it must have been for the guard (this was old times, people where not as educated as we are now). He attacked a real "ninja" that just smacked his sword away with his bare hands like it was nothing and vanished like a ghost.

[@Geeknlonely2.0]

This always bother me, I kung fu movie scenes for a Japanese based episode?

[@siqueira4470]

Why would they tie the mizugumos to their feet? They are to cumbersome to walk in, and i wouldn't think they would, stop, tie, across, untie, and proceed with whatever. Feels more like a stepping stone that floats on water. They would have a bunch, throw it across making a path and running over it. Like kids do with swim boards

[@zsoltbocsi7546]

These ninjas are so fake however they are testing hollywood ninja myths sooo...

[@MrInvalidArgument]

Why so low resolution? In my TV it looks terrible

[@Boycott_Wendys]

Perhaps you can buy a better television set😊

[@jimhjortsberg2990]

This is ripped straight from the DVD's. 480p is what that format uses.

[@Octovisuals]

Set the KZbin resolution at max. Even then if these are SD episodes (old ones) it's what it is... TV

[@Octovisuals]

Also, many TVs apply too much noise reduction and/or smoothing, so it looks worse than for example a good algorithm like Lanczos.

[@user-mu8br6ql1i]

if you need to run fast to float on water , jesus walks on water ..try to beat that myth

[@megameerkat2634]

16:50 HUWAAAAH! YOUR KUNGFU IS NO GOOD!!

[@mjk302]

They failed hard with the walking on water they threw the bits of wood on the water then ran on on top of them.. and it’s been proven someone can catch an arrow.

[@Senjinone]

"Ninjas" is so much bullshit :)

[@Aterhallsam]

I can’t watch this, if feels a lot more scripted then I remembered

[@Shaharguy05]

Was waiting for the racist jokes

[@Octovisuals]

That's not racism. You don't know what racism is really.

[@Shaharguy05]

@@Octovisuals of course it’s not real racism That’s why I said jokes

[@justinsaejao1547]

Bro this is coming from old uncoordinated men. So none of this is accurate.

[@texugozoeiro5152]

Wow... desculpa senhor super humano, precisamos de você com seus poderes de agarrar fechas...

[@Hooibeest2D]

Where do they find these crappy 3rd world locations all the time. Hope the pool got heating haha 😂 sometimes it looks like the workshop is in Africa or something.

[@DanielVidz]

Enjoy your channel ban Report > report channel > impersonation "Discovery" Next time don't upload in potato quality 😂

[@GeomancerHT]

Imagine just for a second being a shill for billonaire companies.

[@genobohez6374]

Let me tell You that the Ninja were one of the first i Japanese history who used western made fire arms to do their "jobs which was in the first place hired assassination of opposition.

[@timthompson7205]

Chris Farley could have caught the sword

[@dixsynormas3891]

The thing with the hands it wouldn't off been straight on should off put the hands to the side a few degrees