Real Flying Experiments! - Mythbusters - Science Documentary

[@steveraywood]

Major nostalgia here... It seems like not long ago watching the very first episode and wondering how far it would go.

[@Alchrat]

This was the first ever episode of Mythbusters that I watched when I was around 12 or 13 years old. I remember saying that they're doing it wrong or something dumb like that. Truly, from my first MB episode, I was already a typical viewer in every sense of the word 😂

[@Not-TheOne]

Would love to browse around in Jamies workshop

[@ichiroutakashima4503]

This. Things we thought trash is literally Jamie's either weapon of arsenal or treasure 😂

[@mocko69]

I love early Mythbusters episodes, they were zero bullshit

[@DanielSultana]

I remember when they tested ancient Chinese paper armor, they did loads of tests but one in particular, horse riding while wearing the armor was not shown on TV, it was uploaded to the Discovery website, when they did the aftershow on the website (which used to be answering 10 questions from the viewers about the myths/episode) one of the questions was: why didn't you test horse riding in the armor, the answer was: we did, but it didn't make it to tv due to time constraints. Seeing these bs free episodes and how much stuff they manage to tests truly puts things in perspective

[@AsheCraftingCorner]

Man,I loved Scottie

[@Shizzle_My_Nizzle]

Episode 18 - "Beat the Radar Detector" Air date: October 13th 2004

[@tomaszbudnik521]

for me key word in plywood myth is "wind". This can create additional lift force needed to slow down drop. this is like in case of kite. Kite alone will not work like parachute but with a bit of wind.... can lift a person up. This would be still like miracle but.... should be tested again ;)

[@Lampe2020]

23:39 "And Adam? Well, he's just Adam…" XD

[@NorwayT]

If fooling a radar was THAT easy, you would make a FORTUNE selling your Disco Ball to the Air Force! 😂 MythBusters brings back so many good memories! They don't make Quality Shows like this anymore! 😊👍 Thank you, Banijay Science 👍

[@darreno9874]

I think the reason Adams wooden parachute failed and turned over is due to buster being to close. Parachutes have long lines to attach the chute to the load, for stability.

[@somedude3443]

"If you're gonna get out of a ticket, short skirts and crying are the way to go." Thanks Kari, I'm sure that a guy like me can make that work 😂

[@markco_3419]

Adam and jamie forgot the strong wind in the myth

[@simmonsrenos9111]

Exactly...myth not busted.

[@haroldcruz8550]

Unless you're in a tornado, it wouldn't make a difference, the surface area of a std plywood is simply not large enough

[@simmonsrenos9111]

@@haroldcruz8550 HS.

[@CaptainSharkbait]

@markco_3419 Ok so a humans terminal velocity is about 200kmh prone and 270 kmh head first. In their small scale test they say the plywood slows the guy by 25%. That checks out meaning youd need 200kmh wind too keep him from moving downwards. I don't wanna do the calculations of the velocity of a human holding plywood falling 5 stories but its safe to assume you need over 100kmh of wind going straight upwards. And thats well into hurricane territory

[@CaptainSharkbait]

Nevermind. On the full scale test buster hits the ground at 54 kmh/ if you take away 25% from the plywood that gets you around 40kmh. That is a 5 "fresh breeze" or 6 "strong breeze" on the beaufort scale and very common. Add to that that your legs can easily take a 10kmh impact and this is abolutely plausible. My earlier calculations would apply to terminal velocity ie, falling from a plane. For 5 stories this is doable.

[@benjaminfinlay829]

Those light-globe G-force metres were pretty cool, even if they did get superseded by the shockwatch stickers.

[@OmarAlFil]

Mini buster is a JC Chasez NSYNC puppet doll lol

[@malipek]

The first episode with the Construction Team with their own myths. Jessie - you'll be deeply missed forever. (Edited, of course it's Jessie, thx guys)...

[@steveraywood]

Do you mean Jessi Combs? She passed away in her jet-powered car while trying to set a new land speed record in 2019.

[@Alchrat]

Yeah I know it's Jessi and not Scottie

[@FartBard]

These shallow condolence like-farming comments are basically spam at this point, can we just add "RIP Grant & Jessi" to the video descriptions and ban them in the comments sections? 😆

[@DeaconTaylor]

I don't think i knew that. :O

[@steveraywood]

@@FartBard Even worse when someone can't even remember the name of the person who passed. Like, did they really care? 😆

[@hyrolution]

In the flying plywood myth, I think they completely forget the story where the wind is lifting the guy. Bet some redbull dude would be able to control that in a wind tunnel.

[@nonFireresist]

Also, also, actually, actually... My humble idea is, that the plywood myth is about aerodynamics of much larger object, than plywood and human body. I guess, that aerodynamics of the skyscraper itself might be the thing. Some skyscrapers must create really wild turbulences, esp. during "really windy day", on some yet in progress building. Maybe, that due to sheer luck, the worker may had been blown inside the buiding again quicky enough to not die. I know, some 20 odd years later, but still... 😀 Thanks for the episode.

[@musicbruv]

Chaff has to be cut to a specific length to be effective.

[@colonthree]

This is peak early 2000s entertainment. ;w;)/

[@skyborne80]

I wonder how a bubble umbrella would have done. It can't turn inside out, thus theoretically it would stay intact all the way down. Of course the surface area is practically nonexistent compared to the other test objects, but it would have been interesting to see.

[@Johny40Se7en]

Awesome stuff. And 24:07 "That's what she said", I'll show myself out 😆😝👉

[@LaraCroftCP]

@42:44 i could tell a good story here from my schooltimes when we had wrestling.

[@bethaapple2102]

Should add wind element too.

[@JoeyClacton]

The BIGGEST Myth that needs answering is why it’s called 4-by-8 and not 8-by-4. On a completely unrelated note I’m from the UK.

[@RenanDavidSoriaAhumada]

12:12 Thats a Harry Potter Spell, "Ifs not a Screw its an Naildums"

[@freddifish4179]

Curious about the 4x8 sheet of plywood as I've had the wind do the same but I let go...

[@lika290kuk]

Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato nowadays is...more clean

[@deanlindholm8663]

You’re neglecting the updraft of the wind on the building

[@lloydsumpter7735]

Nature did it. "How do you make a seed float in the air when all you have is wood?" Maple trees had the solution: make WINGS.

[@RenanDavidSoriaAhumada]

didnt knew Gliders and HangGliders where different Devices

[@NEB-BEN]

not even 2mins in and adams already farting on jamie 🤣🤣🤣 1:15

[@JackAdrianZappa]

There was no wind to catch the plywood.

[@vendettamedianl]

Taking a magnetron out of a microwave where the magnetron produces microwaves?? Why don't you just call it a magnetron like normal people? 😂😂

[@Lampe2020]

29:12 One could "misunderstand" that remark… But only if you have a brain as messed up as mine XD

[@Oroberus]

The reason none of the radar busting stuff works is how the radar works or WITH WHAT the radar works. It doesn't matter what you do to the car or it's interior as neither radar nor ladar are actually aiming or measuring the car, they are aiming at the licence plate. The only way to actually impair the radar by changinge something on your car is to change your licence plate, that's also why motorcycles can not be radarred the conventional way as they don't have a front plate, they need to be measured from behind ;)

[@Ellerion2]

For laser, mat black might work more, black absorbs the most light frequencies.

[@Ellerion2]

After watching, i can say i was wrong. Only if they changed the physical profile by angling the car surfaces so they'd deflect the radar or laser away from radar, they MIGHT have a chance.

[@M3licious]

Yasssss

[@ichiroutakashima4503]

One of those seasons where Jamie and Adam actually competes in the spirit of the myth, lmao. I honestly love the competition before the producers forced them to team up and stopped them from bickering at each other.

[@SPierre-dm4wo]

I understood it was the other way around. The producers were trying to get sparks to fly until Jamie's famous 'if you're looking for that bullshit you're tuning in to the wrong show' speech (which, to give them some credit, they actually aired).

[@DeaconTaylor]

This is the episode where Peter yells at Christine and makes her cry for not wanting to do a dangerous stunt. She's just an intern. You can't make her do stuff like that. Apparently he wasn't a very nice person. He created the show but got kicked off in the early seasons.

[@kyuofcosmic]

There’s competition and then there’s just pointless bickering. We can do without the second and Jaime felt the same.

[@leontanghe183]

24:06 - I know I know, I have a dirty mind, but I can’t be the only one

[@timmetimme1360]

And 23:46 - Alway's watch your 6 😂🤣

[@timmetimme1360]

And a nother one 29:12 🍆😅

[@leontanghe183]

@@timmetimme1360ahaaa! Would have never noticed that

[@nancy-leaashmore5443]

"I fart on you" - Adam

[@nancy-leaashmore5443]

1:15

[@BertMLemon]

k-band is 17-27ghz while microwave ovens are 2.4ghz

[@avirajsinghmehta1857]

Here's thing a person will be moving their legs when they are close creating toque

[@donwald3436]

Kari looking yumm lol.

[@KhoaTran-md5ou]

Iron man make a cammeo here? :D foreshadow much? XD

[@unity4alle1]

I wish they can go back on this plywood they excluded the wind component

[@whovianhistorybuff]

They did revisit this and added wind into the equation and found that it made no difference whatsoever.

[@unity4alle1]

@@whovianhistorybuff Do you know what episode that was?

[@whovianhistorybuff]

@@unity4alle1 not sure it was one of those episodes where they do nothing but revisit myths

[@AeonLibertas]

@@unity4alle1 That would be #38, "Mythbusters Revisited", from 2005.

[@unity4alle1]

@@AeonLibertas Thank you :)))

[@caolilan]

No seat belt

[@Wings_of_foam]

No seat belt on?

[@Keys_9914]

Where is Grant ?

[@d4slaimless]

He joined the team later, instead of Scottie.

[@markco_3419]

Ummm jamie..... that's not how airfoils work.

[@Dinglebells123]

It is perfectly possible to surf the wind on top of a sheet of ply, or a sheet of tin. I have both seen it, and experienced it. They call it busted by hanging under, but did not try standing on top, or sitting like a flying carpet.

[@kyuofcosmic]

It was probably too dangerous/impractical to test. Like I believe you but it’s not the kind of thing that’s safe or repeatable

[@Wings_of_foam]

Just use a laser.

[@tezy0193]

why did they have to use the coolest cars for destruction.... i don't f.. get it, tv producers should get slapped for every unreplaceable car they destroy

[@ddnn1142]

World most dangerous job is to be a member of Mythbuster junior team with %50 fatality rate.

[@michaelappleseed1993]

Kari is just there to be sexy