Mythbusting Star Wars Tech - Mythbusters - S09 EP09 - Science Documentary

[@espenstoro]

Missed opportunity in the intro, when Piett walks in and sees Vader's helmet being put on, it should have been the beret being lowered down on Jamie. 🤣

[@philippeamon7271]

Adamiral Piett and Jaimth Vader

[@andrewturner7128]

The real missed opportunity was calling it "The Myth Strikes Back" instead of "Revenge of the Myth".

[@br.m]

Then have the breathing start once the mustache is attached.

[@jaydentierney2194]

The inaccuracies of the pingpong ball is accurate to the storm troopers aim 😂

[@uxartmusicvideo-andphotogr2043]

Try to aim properly in those white armors with this not so practical helemets. 😅

[@ScooterinAB]

Yep. It's not so much the Rebels dodging as it is the Stormtroopers missing.

[@zwenkwiel816]

​@@uxartmusicvideo-andphotogr2043pretty sure that in universe they have targeting built into their helmet visors or something.

[@inspector_beyond]

@@zwenkwiel816Even Clone Trooper helmets not every time had respirators built in (later on they are there) and targeting computers were only for high-ranking clones like Captain Rex and Commander Cody. Stormtrooper helmets on other hand are ery impractical. Clones that wore them hated them because of how claustraphobic and uncomfortable they are and Clones were more accurate without any helmet at all. And mind you, Clones are heavily trained troops, meanwhile Imperial Stormtroopers were usual civilians of the Empire. So, if even experienced veteran clones miss with these helmets on, casual conscripts of the Empire would be even worse.

[@PissBreakSupervisorOleHopkins]

To me there blasters shots are like there are bouncing around in the chamber because when I would play the old starwars battle front when shooting fast your shots they will start to move around on there own in any direction in the general area you are shooting at. The assault was good for cover shooting but the small blasters had more accuracy even when shooting a little faster and when moving around and don't feel as much as they are bouncing around and it's the same for a few other blasters such as long range blasters and the wookies cross bolts

[@ThomasFishwick]

I've always saw the "I have the high ground" thing as something between Anakin and Obi-wan. These two have been training and fighting with each other for years. I heard it as 'Every time we've fought like this and I have the high ground I've won. Give up, it's done.' It was one last plea to Anakin. Anakin's response of "You underestimate my power" was him saying 'This time its for real and I'm not going to stop'

[@starlighter93]

That's a cool way to think about it. I wish there was a scene in AOTC with the two of them sparring like that.

[@wingerding]

Nah it was a moral statement, he had the moral high ground in the entire philosophy of the matter and obi is exasperated in the end at this that is the major goal of the prequel trilogy; the moral degeneration of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader.

[@ThomasFishwick]

@@wingerding That was the subtext. Not exactly subtle I'll give you, but it worked. In those terms Obi-Wan knew what he was fighting for was right and no doubts. Anakin HAD to have some doubts. At least that was how Obi-Wan saw it. Anakin's "You underestimate my power" could be seen as a denial of those doubts. I still see it literally, but it was written that way by Lucas to ham-fist the metaphor. Either way, metaphorical or literal Obi-Wan felt he had the advantage on experience and proved it.

[@MrSpannners]

Yeah, it was more to do with Anakin's arrogance and overconfidence, and Obi-Wan playing on that because he knew it was the only way he could win. The whole fight is basically showing how well the two know each other's fighting styles because they have sparred and fought together so often.

[@jorngarberding4198]

If you Reader the book, you will find out, that obi wan manipulated anikan's robotic hand, with the force, to make him drop his lightsaber while he jumping over the lava

[@gordonbrinkmann]

I guess if Colby was force-sensitive he might have deflected the bolts even better 😉 So I guess this is totally possible in-universe. But the test with dodging the bullets still missed one thing: although they changed it from "sniper position" to having to get the gun up before shooting - it is then already in sniper position again, perfectly in the direction of the target (standing still). In reality the targets are moving before or while being detected by the stormtroopers and the troopers do not just have to raise their weapon and it is already directly pointed at the target. I think it should have been tested with an actually hand held gun and the opponents coming round corners and suddenly facing each other. That might have given a different result.

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

Yeah, there's a reason why lightsabers are almost never used by non-force-users in-universe - they're simply far too ineffective. It's the Force that makes them so higly effective and useful (such as prescience for blocking blaster bolts for example).

[@sparrowflyaway]

24:46 you gotta laugh at the fact that their prototype blaster is missing every shot just like the real ones from the movies 😆

[@Wolfgangster182]

Ngl laughed really hard at that part. 😆

[@JP_3912]

I came looking for this comment hahaha

[@gwidao123]

Jamie holding the lightsaber by the blade is just perfect 🤣🤣

[@BusterHimen-1202]

I was looking for someone who noticed it too I think it’s peak comedy 😂

[@Testacabeza]

Jamie seemed to have had a lot of fun on these late seasons.

[@p24p14]

Probably because he knew the show was nearing the end

[@Testacabeza]

@@p24p14 Yeah, most likely.

[@quasarulas3968]

I don’t think the man has the word “fun” in his vocabulary lol

[@another3997]

​@@p24p14 Firstly, the end of the show wasn't actually planned years in advance. Each season involved many months of hard work, hectic time schedules, intense preparation, shooting and re-shooting, as well as post production work. Yet both Jamie and Adam voluntarily renewed their contracts several times over the years, so clearly neither hated doing the show. But like any job, it can become repetitive and you want a change, so you eventually make a choice. Not usually several years in advance. But even if you knew a job you disliked was coming to an end in two years time, you still have two years of daily grind. That wouldn't make you suddenly start having fun. But people do change dramatically as they get older... including Adam and Jamie.

[@Mixi_Hazbin]

12:17, of course, Adam knows what a straight jacket feels like.

[@GaijinGamerGirl]

🤣

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Honestly, is anyone surprised at all that he knows this. 😂

[@Gbmaster137]

Two big and very crucial/important variable in the high ground fight: 1) Obi-Wan was on solid, stable land while Anakin was in a floating barge 2) Anakin jumped over Obi-Wan, effectively taking the "high ground", but also having little to no control over his movement

[@sparrowflyaway]

Yeah, that was my thinking too. Like, Anakin wasn't within range to take a swipe with his lightsaber, his only options were a) flee, or b) try to jump for solid ground to continue the attack, and with Obi-Wan ready to intercept and take him down, he had no way out of that position if he tried to continue attacking.

[@m.h.6470]

There is a theory, that Obi-Wan knew exactly, that the high ground actually gives disadvantage in a duel. But that he used Anakin's inexperience and arrogance to goad him into exposing himself through taking the high ground. Obi-Wan made Anakin WANT the high ground and in trying to take it, Anakin made himself vulnerable, making Obi-Wan's victory possible in the first place. Just a theory, but one that does make sense from a psychological standpoint.

[@tk9780]

The MythBusters team should have had one of them at a time jumping up trying to reach the high level, using a trampoline or stunt wire with counter-weight.

[@harlyquin]

dont forget Vader came with a built in high ground

[@thesmilingknight4982]

because why??? because Anakin was arrogant which in the end was the undoing of his prior advantage during the fight

[@afonsosilva1119]

Also a curiosity is that Anakin did the jump because he was fascinated with the duel between Obi Wan and Maul in the Phantom Menace, when Obi Wan jumps over Maul and cuts him in half. He tried to do the same move because of his arrogance but forgot Obi Wan trained him and knew the move better than him, and this shows the whole point of the fight that is to prove that experience and focus win against raw power most of the time.

[@another3997]

Sometimes people read too much into something that is really far simpler.

[@JP_3912]

I love how Adam’s lightsaber is perfect, and Jamie’s had the dye run and looks amateur. Clearly Adam was like ‘eh, he won’t notice anyway ima keep the good one’ 😂

[@Hapaxx_]

38:40 is just a perfect clip from the editors, incredible they were able to get that in there

[@Legion563]

I had to go back at that bit to make sure I caught Jamie right lol. MB has a good few bit like that over the years eg ,iirc it was the snow plow cuts cars i half myth where Tori has a blow up doll and says 'All I've got to do is fill her up.......with air' lmao!

[@IgorAngelini]

Producers to the parental guidelines: crotch* he would've said crotch, we just cut it wrong TV Ratings: right.....

[@harlyquin]

39:57 Lol, i bet that was it, "its over Anakin, i have the moral high ground"

[@johnskinner9697]

nothing like just two buds just swinging lightsabers at each other

[@brettjarvs7458]

There's no buds here. These two dont like each other at all

[@SynthgirlBulge]

Just guys being dudes

[@another3997]

​@@brettjarvs7458That's not what Adam Savage says. He admits they aren't "friends", but as far as I'm aware, neither has ever said they don't like each other. I've worked with a great many people, almost none of them have been real "friends", but then I didn't dislike many of them either... mostly they are just work colleagues. I think that's true for most people.

[@Rinkuchal]

4:16 That calculator has seen it all.

[@Spirit_Yoshino]

A few points I wanna mention is.,, First of all, I love how they crafted there own Lightsabers, when there are perfectly good ones that are meant to duel with. And using the copper outfits and making an actual Mustafar set is the very definition of, "If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing." Love it. Also what is interesting about "is the high ground better" This myth was also tested by a excellence KZbin ch. named Shadiversity, who are experts in medieval combat. They tested on an actual hill similar to the one in like in the Movie and there results were interesting. To summarize being on the high ground sucked as you couldn't really get good footing without exposing yourself, namely legs. or without compromising your balance. Worth a watch for those curious.

[@QuanTumm1357]

We love a Shadiversity mention

[@another3997]

As much as I like some of their content, nobody on the Shadiversity channel is an "expert" in medieval combat. They are enthusiastic amateurs with knowledge in certain areas.

[@phoenixvance6642]

​@@another3997 correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt he a creepy chud?

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

17:49 "on the saabbeerrrr" was actually beautiful harmony (as sung by Adam) with the underlying music ...!

[@HalNordmann]

39:50 Oh hello there, princess Leia

[@myshepspud1]

The reason why higher ground is so important I'm staying before the reveal I figured was because Jedi often used tricks like jumping up high doing some backflips or forward flips and come down on the other person. You can't do that when they have higher ground because as they leap up to you you can cut downwards on them. It's not such an advantage when Jamie and can't do the acrobatic stuff.

[@another3997]

The reason the higher ground is important isn't because of any typical Jedi trait, it's simply because the plot required a dramatic moment. Any intelligent person weighs up the chances of a strategy working before committing to it, and there were several quite obvious alternatives. Most of which wouldn't have involved being cut in half in mid air. Don't read things that don't exist into situations.

[@Johny40Se7en]

Absolutely love the volcanic set they built at the end, that is wicked!

[@Uncle_T]

It's hilarious how "fencing" with a light sabre consists of 98% pointless twirling.

[@KanuckStreams]

Funnily, the way Adam & Jamie fight with them show (and how Adam described a saber as essentially "if you poke someone with it, you win,") the lightsaber would be better off being used like a rapier. Sir Christopher Lee, the actor who portrayed Count Dooku, actually was a very-well established fencer, and had input into the design of his saber hilt so that he could manipulate it more easily as one would a rapier.

[@commander5640]

So true

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

Are you familiar with the term ‘Flynning’? Basically flashy sword movements which are not practical in real combat, but look good on screen. Named after Australian actor Errol Flynn who was famous for swashbuckling adventure films. Lightsaber combat and forms are really designed to look good on camera, not for combat

[@sir_justinius]

@@KanuckStreams That's exactly how Palpatine killed three Jedi masters in RoTS, so it obviously works that way.

[@michaelpodlisk5481]

Gotta give it to Colby, it takes a skill on itself to make lightsaber battle look a bit more authentic

[@josephkarl2061]

The camera nod at 19:29 😂

[@chokoon21]

They’re literally just goofing around 😭

[@quasarulas3968]

Seems to be a running theme with the show, especially the later seasons haha. still fun to watch though when you don’t take it seriously

[@skyborne80]

And as Adam once said, the only difference between science and goofing around is writing it down.

[@RealCadde]

For the blaster analog, they should have used an airsoft gun. Those bb's travel about 200 mph in stock configuration but using heavier bb's they can reduce the speed. Heavier bb is good for stability in flight anyways. Or they could have gone with paintball guns. EDIT: And yes, people can dodge both airsoft bb's and paintballs IF they see them coming.

[@Gbmaster137]

Airsoft with tracer bb's, even more movie accurate

[@another3997]

And if you compare the size and visibility of airsoft pellets, even brightly coloured ones travelling at 130mph, you'll understand why they didn't use them. They could have used tennis balls or bean bags too. But small, non stabilised, spherical objects weren't required.

[@RealCadde]

@@another3997 Airsoft BB's can be seen and dodged. I said this. You said what you said.

[@unnamedchannel8915]

Okay now upload the early seasons... from season 1 forward!

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

No they aren't lasers, they are plasma based weapons

[@Trialwolf]

The dodging laser myth never really needed to be tested as it is well known that Storm Troopers have terrrible aim. :)

[@HappyDude1]

Is there a reason for that bad aim ? They are trained troopers right ?

[@Trialwolf]

@@HappyDude1Real world reason I'm betting is for the ratings board. Having a lot of people getting injured or killed probably would have bumped up the age rating. There is violence but the major stuff is off screen.

[@basmus]

​@@HappyDude1quoted from a screenrant article: "The reason why stormtroopers have bad aim was hinted at in Star Wars Rebels season 2, episode 9, " Stealth Strike", when the Jedi Kanan Jarrus and clone trooper Captain Rex disguised themselves as stormtroopers to rescue their fellow Rebels. While in a standoff with actual stormtroopers, Kanan said to Rex, "Wow. You really do shoot like a stormtrooper," because Rex kept missing his targets. Rex responded by yelling, "It's this helmet. I can't see!" He then took off the helmet, chucked it at the opposing stormtroopers, and then immediately began hitting every one of his shots with perfect accuracy. Part of that could be because he was a high-ranking clone trooper, but another part is because the helmet was obstructing his view."

[@HappyDude1]

@@basmus Why don't they make helmets with a clear view like in halo ? 😁 seeing where to shoot is Pretty important.

[@uxartmusicvideo-andphotogr2043]

The problem is stormtroopers helmets and armor what makes moving clumsy and vision bad.

[@makuIa]

33:04 that kid was taking on a master yoder form while giving jamie jedi tips

[@retrohollandia]

The whole point was that Anakin's platform was about to sink into the lava and he had to choose between surrender, or make a risky move in order to keep engaging Obi-Wan. Him having to make that maneauver gave Obi-Wan an opening to strike. That's what Obi-Wan's advantage was. Not the high ground as a generically applicable advantage, but the high ground as a situational advantage.

[@MrSpannners]

No. The platform wasn't sinking, and the point was that Anakin is overconfident and Obi-Wan knows it. So he makes a situation to draw him into making a mistake.

[@Mr.Kim.T]

I’m sure zillions of fans have pointed out the one missing advantage… The Force! This gives you the instinct to know how to move before the shot is even taken. I’m sure if Adam had known he was about to get hit in the neck he would have reacted accordingly… and got hit in the back of the head instead. 😂

[@another3997]

Except Han Solo doesn't use the force, and he was the character used as an example. On top of that, Anakin jumped over Obi Wan and was bisected for his troubles, despite being able to use the force, so clearly the force doesn't make you invulnerable.

[@6sixtysix]

The master is grabbing the light saber wrong hahaha 29:08

[@Mr_Cheng]

I mean, that Colby didn't block squat. The missile just so happened to hit the kendo stick, he didn't even react in time to move before the missile hit the stick 😂

[@another3997]

Human reaction times are measurable, and anything covering a distance faster than that time, combined with the time taken to move to the right point in space, will be impossible to physically intercept other than by luck. For example, tennis players often do this when serving, even though the opponent can see when the ball is about to be hit.

[@matthewpritchard6109]

I agree. Much as I admire his skill, it's absolutely clear that at least one of the darts simply hit his kendo stick before he'd had a chance to move.

[@Jebu911]

Yeah its a weird test anyway as jedis supposedly have better reflexes anyway. Alltho i guess it would have been cool if it was possible for a human to hit the bolts out of the way with ease.

[@baanibarnes9711]

Loving the recreations, who doesn't love Star Wars stuff? One point about the Light-Sabre dual though - Obi-Wan did have the high ground but Vader-in-waiting vaulted over Obi and got sliced and diced. Whilst air-borne, Anakin would have the height advantage surely? I realise that would have been very hard to re-enact but it is an important aspect of that particular fight methinks. Still enjoyed Jamie and Adam's enthusiastic efforts, they sure payed for it with a few bruises I imagine. PS: the blaster bolts are impossible to dodge unless Stormtroopers are firing them, can't see for s@*t in those helmets!

[@TheSwanepoelmj]

This was so freaking super geeky. I love it 🤣

[@I_am_Mister_Y]

I'm no longer a Star Wars fan, but even I'm excited about all of this.

[@leoryzzamry9274]

Keep uploading Mythbusters episodes 😊😊😊

[@ZethKeeper]

7:48 Lol Adam can do R2 impression!

[@robbiegreve652]

Next time you go lightsaber testing, you should hire Nick Gillard and Ray Park.

[@another3997]

The person they chose was trained by Nick Gillard. You're also assuming that either of those two would be willing or able to appear, and that their fees would be acceptable to the Mythbusters production team.

[@HappyDude1]

Why are the laser blasters so slow ? A normal bullet is so much faster 😅

[@Metylaner]

Because they shoot Plasma and not Lasers, they just called them Laser Blaster because its sounds cooler for us.

[@void_visuals_]

9:36 Jamie getting startled lol

[@triumvir_hunt]

storm troopers where either just ordered to miss or they just cant see jack shit in those helmets

[@krinkrin5982]

Dialog from Vader suggests that they indeed were ordered to let them escape.

[@triumvir_hunt]

@@krinkrin5982 yeah but the series also tells that storm troopers are the best shots in the galaxy when they finally ditch their helmets.

[@wekkimeif7720]

You can dodge those bolts easy, but it requires flexibility that neither of them have. Instead of trying to step out of the way just do hook jump from stand still.

[@another3997]

I'd love to see you try it under test conditions, no matter how flexible or acrobatic you are. Human reaction times, even the fastest ones, are comparatively slow and can be measured. An object moving over a distance faster than the time to react can only be avoided by chance.

[@Kar4ever3]

Always saw blasters more like a plasma bolt. Kinda like a ball lightning phenomenon. Also as for the high ground. Anakin would have to jump onto shore. Meaning he would be having to jump, and travelling a non-trivial length of space where he would have no control nor able to parry. So in normal fight, highground is more likely to be a detriment, here it makes sense.

[@Luka1180]

It IS canonically a plasma bolt. not laser. Lightsabers are also plasma.

[@egeerdem8272]

the higher ground myth works for mediaval/ancient warfare because the person on the lower ground has to swing a heavy weapon upwards while the dude on higher ground is helped by gravity in accelerating his weapon btw both of the time colby "deflected" the laser it was just going to hit him on the sword anyways

[@Legendarium-PL]

The most important question is. If such laser swords existed, would they give any resistance when brought into contact with each other, or would they clinch with each other ? Laser is light so its something immaterial.

[@4NDREW100]

The trouble is it's not that they're dodging, the storm troopers are either shit at aiming, or the blasters have an unpredictable aim etc

[@another3997]

Obviously, and that's a deliberate plot contrivance so that the hero doesn't die the moment the bad guys appear. But many films before and after the original Star Wars movies have featured characters dodging or parrying projectiles, so as pure entertainment, Mythbusters wasn't far off the mark.

[@jaja9081]

Medieval castle towers with their spiral staircases that run upwards in a clockwise direction are the hardest to conquer and can be defended for a long time and easily with just a few men.

[@crwydryny]

"It's like a dance" that's because it is. The light sabre fights in the prequels are what's known as flynning (after actor erold flynn) who was often matched with basil rathbourne for his fights, rathbourne was a superior Olympic level fencer but as he played the "bad guy" he was told to just hit flynn's sword and make him looks good. A real fight is more brutal and shorter

[@another3997]

Actually the lightsbre fights are based on overly stylised WuShu sword forms, part of a set of Chinese martial arts. But all stage and film combat is carefully choreographed, and is almost always highly exaggerated to enhance the visual appeal. This was happening long before Errol Flynn came along, it's just that he was one of the most famous actors who used it on screen.

[@scottw.3258]

The two missiles the Kendo lad 'blocked' hit his stick, rather than him actually blocking them.

[@marcotixxx]

i like how the lightsaber master is just some young dude who’s been dueling since he first saw star wars in the first grade

[@mysticmarble94]

The guy prolly waited all his life to show of his skills on tv like that 🤭

[@another3997]

Spending years learning one or more martial arts isn't like kids playing at sword fighting. Just like other athletes who train in their respective disciplines to become highly proficient, compared to people who just play casually. Being "young" isn't an indicator of skill or training.

[@hartgerteune5604]

As a HEMA practitioner, the jedi style makes no sense. Especially turning your back to the opponent...

[@tiagopinto365]

😂😂 wtf they introduced the young dude called Colby, he is a discipline of the guy, Nick Gallard, who created the lightsabers style of fighting 🤦

[@tiagopinto365]

​@@hartgerteune5604 Jedi's are not regular human, they have enhanced senses and can read movements... so the extra moves are to create openings🎬

[@simon19981]

Have the mythbusters been tested to see if they can actually bust a myth when they have none of the training etc or skills/abilities that the Jedi would have

[@Legion563]

Not a Star Wars fan at all but that wailing at each other with 'lighsabers' looks like a fuck ton of fun ahaha!

[@chrishankey3396]

My issue with the move out of the way testing is that they have the "weapon" on a fixed stand. The variable of the unfixed weapon may make an additional variable that could make this possible.

[@ukmediawarrior]

Are they called laser blasters in the movies though? I can't think of any time someone called them that. They are just called blasters. And the reason they are so much slower than light is because they aren't laser's, as Adam as a fan would know. They fire packets of, I think, plasma or some gas. What they mined on Bespin, that gas, was used for blaster ammo. So of course its slower. Same story for lightsabres, that isn't light in the blade, its super heated plasma contained in a magnetic bubble. Again, Adam would no this as a fan and yet keeps getting it wrong in this episode.

[@KanuckStreams]

For additional funsies, Chewie's "Wookie Bow-caster" actually fires a hybrid ammunition! It is a physical metal (I think) projectile that gets sheathed in "blaster" energy upon being fired from the Bow-caster.

[@kyuofcosmic]

Physical ballistics are also famously used by Mandalorians against Jedi. I think they called them ‘slug throwers’

[@kitcachapp3094]

I think what they really need to test is whether...if Anakin was on the moving flowing lava river and Obi-Wan on the Firm steady high ground then after obi-wan's "it's over" speech, would Anakin actually still be in the same place or would he not be long gone down the river??? Because obi's speech must have lasted at least five seconds alone then you got Aniken's reply. .followed by "don't try it" The line should have been "it's over Anakin I have the steady ground! goodbye!"

[@andrewturner7128]

Why would they call it "The Myth Strikes Back", when "Revenge of the Myth" is right there?

[@yakirfrankoveig8094]

I have one problem the lightsaber expert you brought seems to be a movie twirl dude (dont have a name for it) and while that is fun and all id like to see it tested with wma practioners rather than two amatures taught by someone who is not a sword expert. Now i want that for a very specific reason i think with wma you will find that lower ground has the destinct advantage because the higher grounds advantage is fear factor which wouldnt effect wma practitioners and if you are on lower ground you can keep your hands up in a hanging guard and be pretty much protected from all attack angles and the reverse would be you can hold your sword low but that reduces your reach and you still have more angles to defend. As for the blasters very cool very fun wish mythbusters was still around to deliver on all this awsome stuff

[@aresnir2725]

Very interesting, but they are not disproving anything, just having fun.

[@karlp8403]

130 mph is roughly 190.64 fps as per my calculator app. It would have been easier to just get an electric or spring action airsoft pistol with a tracer attached to mimic the laser bolt light. Electric airsoft pistols go around 190-200 fps and used mostly in indoor airsoft battles. Also the stormtrooper's helmet affects their ability to aim. The launcher is cool though. 😁

[@jefferytay3225]

Totally appreciate the effort guys! You are the best! But...in my humble opinion, I think what obi wan was trying to convey is...he has established an advantageous high ground position WITH the notion that anakin will need the EXTRA step to jump over... Anakin needs to jump...obi wan would have seen it coming....more reaction time... The fight never took place like these. I seriously doubt there is any noticeable high ground advantage in sword fights perhaps just slightly?

[@Sethioz]

as far as i know, light sabers and blasters are not light, they're plasma, that's totally different from light. plasma is 4th state of matter. i'm no nerd/fan of star wars, but from what i've heard, light sabers use some magnetic force to keep plasma in shape of a saber. i'm thinking blasters are same, they use some kind of plasma and electricity to shoot those plasma bolts aka blasting.

[@customsteelbook5281]

Han Solo was already in movement when the stormtroopers started shooting, that changes a lot

[@mrxsatyr8459]

I know this is for fun, tv and science. But I cant help point out that the main reason (in lroe) Obi-Wan having the high ground meant he won was because he had betean Maul from a low ground disadvantage in Ep1 meaning he knew what to expect and how to defend from such an attack that Anakin was going to try. So he didn't mean that because he was higher it was a default win but more of a warning that Obi-wan knew what to do and that what Anakin was going to try and do would fail

[@KiwiSenseiYT]

I can't recall hearing the myth "the good guys always dodge the lasers" even once. It's always been "stormtroopers can't aim". Feels like the people asking for that myth were in the single digits, or it wasn't asked for at all and just put in for content.

[@adamloadsman2133]

I never thought anyone ever "dodged" a blaster shot in Star Wars. I always just thought the storm troopers were terrible shots. I can't find a single instance of someone "dodging" 😕

[@AlexR18]

Laughed so hard at the "Light saber expert". Should have brought a Hema trainer not whatever that "expert" is.

[@sharpshooter9407]

He is an expert. In lightsaber fighting. He's not fighting like a HEMA guy, he's fighting using the exact techniques used in the movies.

[@andreasgrunebaum811]

OK thumbs up for the wilhelm scream

[@BenDood]

The guys forgot that High Ground had already been beaten in Episode 1, when Obi defeated Maul. Obi then took over the mantle of high ground reinging champ, so Anakin couldn't beat him. Also Obi was a defensive master, while Anakin prefered offense, so high ground is not good for attacking but better for defending (and also Anakin was NOT trying to duel Obi, just jump over him).

[@Lagbeard]

The Lightsaber blades aren't actually light or lasers, but rather made of Plasma. Which makes me want them to try plotting and crunching numbers to try to figure out what would it take to create enough Plasma to form a blade, what would it take to force it into staying as a blade, and how far your hands need to be from it to not melt.

[@another3997]

Plasma is a gas, and gases are not solid. Therefore a sword made from plasma will not stop another plasma sword from passing through the "blade". Lightsabres do not look or act like plasma, any more than they do light.

[@Josurr_Madhawk]

​@another3997 in the old lore (legends), it talks quite a bit about how lightsabers are, in fact, plasma, utilizing an intense magnetic field to maintain the shape of them. I don't know much about the mechanics behind it but I assume it's more about the magnetic fields that cause the problems. As lightsabers are described as being "Attracted" to one another and the blades more or less "merge" at the point of contact rather than collide. Though why you can't push through another blade is a whole other matter.

[@RealCadde]

"It's over Anakin, i have the high ground" You know, there's more to it than just physically being at a higher elevation than your opponent. Having the high ground means so much more, just like placing one's arm and hand over someone's shoulder can show dominance. He has the physical as well as moral, mental and skill high ground. There's really no point in Anakin trying to overcome insurmountable odds. Yet he still does, ensuring his own destruction.

[@another3997]

You should also know that people often read far too much into a simple situation, for no other reason than because they can and they want it to be so. That doesn't mean that they are correct. 😂

[@RealCadde]

@@another3997 It's over, i have the high ground...

[@moodyrick8503]

*I'd like to see a Jedi, try to deflect bullets with a light sabre.* A laser pulse is painfully slow, _compared to the speed of a bullet._

[@TopLob]

05:44 The blasters in the movies don't fire straight, either. They just go all over the shop. They're often not in line with the barrel at all, so this should be fine.

[@salvadorsempere1701]

The guy that it´s supposedly a sword expert makes spins. He is not an sword expert at all. Why they didn´t bring a real fencer?

[@kyuofcosmic]

He is a real fencer. He’s just using sword techniques developed for Star Wars media. Right there in the episode.

[@sharpshooter9407]

He's the protege of the main choreographer of the prequel films. He is a real fencer, but is also fighting accurately to the films.

[@realcyphox5919]

good old times when there were only 6 star wars movies

[@kyuofcosmic]

I feel like the myths in this one are a bit far fetched as far as replication and scientific method. I liked the first Star Wars myth special more, here’s hoping it gets uploaded!

[@m1stakeng1ark85]

Dodging the laser blasts, i guess the idea would be getting out of the way of the line of sight of the blaster before the blaster is shot

[@jinstinky501]

Ive been saying "its over, i have the high ground" even when i sont have the high ground.

[@jenschristiantvilum]

They SOOO missed an opportunety of having Jamie have his barret placed on his head in the opening. I hoped they tried it, and it didn't work.

[@BenjWarrant]

Why on earth didn't they just get a couple of Olympic fencers to deal with the 'high ground' question? They already fight with suits that make a light turn on when the sword makes contact with the other guy's suit, AND they're expert swordfighters....?

[@jamesaspinall9248]

I think all the armor, the bulky helmet and reduced visibility probably has a lot to do with it as well.

[@enethion]

What this "high ground" myth failed to capture, and most people get wrong is that Obi-Wan doesn't mean the literal difference in height. It's the fact he has vast, stable ground he can manouver on, while Anakin if he decides to strike has to leave the platform by jumping and exposing himself. And that's literally what happens.

[@annikafanpage1745]

Olympics fencing should take note

[@Deer-Hirsch]

4:30 you just could look into the Star Wars books there it's be told how fast the blaster bolts travels

[@Paxmax]

I was hoping background 'Leia' would drop or pick up a Thermal detonator from the boxes 😃

[@Victoria-ni8gq]

No need for copper mesh and sewing. Just use the clothes or suits athletes use in fencing + the point scoring/indicating system for fencing. Voila light saber indicating system.😉

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

Yes, all SIX films.

[@rafaelxavier8070]

omg. that stormtrooper is protected by the force!!!

[@XavierBetoN]

Lightsabers aren't lasers, you'd not only have to magically "stop" the photons. You'd also need to wear eye protection, in which on the film they appear to be bare-eyed. Dr. Michio Kaku explained this and created a challenge to make a real-life lightsaber. Which optimally would be done with plasma. Hacksmith KZbin Channel appeared to be closest to the real one, using a handheld plasma CNC torch.

[@another3997]

This is nothing new, it's been talked since the 1977 release of the film. As for plasma, you still have the same problem. Plasma doesn't act as a solid, so two plasma swords would simply pass through each other. Plasma torches have existed for quite some time... yet they haven't been weaponised.

[@XavierBetoN]

@@another3997 Yep, there's the same issue on both laser and plasma for that matter. I just mentioned the specific one for laser. Besides Laser is used for long-range destruction (you might call it a weapon) and plasma torch is used for close-range destruction. -which you might also call it weapon if you use it to kill someone.

[@Skirakzalus]

I believe the true advantage of the high ground is telling your opponent that you have the high ground so they try to out-high-ground you and open themselves up to be opened up.

[@blameusa7082]

????? Episode 9 of season 9 of MythBusters is titled "Fixing a Flat". In this episode, the MythBusters investigate insect myths, test if bees can lift a laptop, and explore water repelling flies and hitting a bug on a motorcycle

[@Koushakur]

41:56 It's a bit painful to hear them claim he "got it" when the slowmo makes it clear it was just dumb luck that they happed to fire directly at the stick, there's no conscious blocking happening

[@buildingfactory]

You guys forget that Storm Troopers cant aim and Jamie is like Bane the bounty hunter at 36:21

[@Greybush]

Since Obi Wan trained Anakin, Obi knows more about Anakin's limits than anyone and was 99% sure Anakin could not defend against the high ground position by an opponent with Obi's skill.

[@jenschristiantvilum]

I always hear Obi-Wan saying "I have the high ground" meaning "I'm in the right."

[@jaja9081]

_"Anikin, i have the _*_sloped_*_ roof!"_

[@lamMeTV]

yea having two teams really is better than just one

[@fennecfoxmusic]

Parent: "Why are you practicing those silly sword saber moves? You'll never get anywhere in life with those skills, do your homework instead" Universe: *COLBY BOOTHMAN: SWORD MASTER*

[@Sethioz]

people understand the higher ground so wrong .. it's sad. it only applies when you're holding a position with weapons, cuz imagine this: you're on top of a building and you can easily take cover by just ducking, but other people are out in the field / ground, they have nowhere to hide, so you can duck, move left/right, pop up and take a shot, then hide again. that's why higher ground has significant advantage, but when it comes to fighting with melee / non-ranged weapons, then it doesn't matter at all, cuz you can be on higher ground, but if you can't hit the other person, then it doesn't matter. it does help if you're holding position tho, if someone else tries to climb up, you can knock them down while they climb up, but if it's something like stairs, then again it won't matter, cuz lower ground person has hands free and can fight back. in other words -- use common sense (something that 99% of people don't have).

[@damo1297]

The high ground statement was made because Anakin would have to jump to get off the hover raft and when he did obi-Wan Kenobi cut the legs from under him