Star Wars Myths! | MythBusters | Season 9 Episode 28 | Full Episode

Not so long ago, in a workshop not so far, far away, a band of rebel scientists, striking from a hidden base in San Francisco tested 3 Star Wars myths and restored common sense to the galaxy!
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. #MythBusters #FactOrFiction

[@Druguaer12345]

Jamie as Luke Skywalker is one of the saddest things I've ever seen 😂

[@br.m]

He probably didn't need to take Leia with him, he alone looks about twice as heavy as young Luke was.

[@Hammermongo]

in rememberance of grant and james earl jones, you both will be sorely missed

[@jsuewrs135]

To right! I had no idea about Grant. Way to young! So sad

[@ZoonCrypticon]

@@jsuewrs135 Jessie as well, unfortunately.

[@michaelripley4528]

Same! ❤️‍🩹 James Earl Jones voice Will live forever! Thanks to AI - Not a fan of AI But un this case… IA…m 😎 AI needs the 3 laws like in iRobot💯 To me Worst voice of like a smackhead??? In KZbin videos🫣🫣🫣 Horrible!!!

[@bovinleephann]

Fuck off with your AI bullshit. Let the man rest in peace.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

This MythBusters episode alone is better than the Sequel Trilogy.

[@CalciumChief]

Low bar.

[@jerryfox143]

low bar

[@Pecet0wiec]

It is insane that probably Lucas himself let them use Star Wars music in this episode.

[@markedis5902]

Or they paid to license it

[@theghostintheruins]

I’d say Star Wars paid them for this episode as advertising for a new film

[@Pecet0wiec]

​@@theghostintheruins Nope, Mythbusters never sold out. Adam said it on his channel.

[@theghostintheruins]

I’m not an expert on mythbusters but one I watched recently was basically an entire episode advertising Doom 3. So it wouldn’t surprise me.

[@MrBattlehunter]

@@Pecet0wiec they did have some short car advertisements where kari talks about how green it is and then tori or grant is like "no way!" and then they promote the car even more though i dont remember which episodes that was but it was very obvious who sponsored the episode

[@Marblestream]

this is by far the best episode out there. here in the netherlands mitbusters has not been on the standard tv program discovery for 10 years. it was worth the wait. 😆

[@crazyguy32100]

Sweet fragments of Alderaan! I never saw this episode on first viewing or syndication, now here it is.

[@pinnsvein]

I thought the inside of a tauntaun was lukewarm…

[@SusanPearce_H]

Groan....

[@adam346]

BOO THIS MAN!!!

[@Faltooactor]

😅😅😂😂

[@sleepingbackbone7581]

dad jokes are strong with this one...

[@DrakeAurum]

The ewoks' two-log system was effective and visually pleasing, but it seems like they'd have been just as well-off with a single log to knock the walker over. I don't think those things have much of a srimech.

[@josefu_velen]

Luke unknowingly was using the Force to help him make the grappling hook throw.

[@connorgraham6063]

That was the helmet from spaceballs how did they get that

[@harryfyhr4010]

It's a replica.

[@killburndeluxe]

Adam is also a nerd collector/maker who either buys props or builds it himself

[@suicidalbanananana]

Adam was an enthusiastic movie prop collector & maker even back then, its 50/50 if it was his own recreation or the real thing.

[@leatherman6328]

27:09 “Monsters are such interesting people “ a quote from Bugs Bunny while he acts as a manicurist with a big red monster.

[@markedis5902]

Damn Kari looks good in an R2 dress

[@VistasSrinagarun]

She only did that for the fans

[@LaraCroftCP]

Damn, found again a dress i want

[@gordonbrinkmann]

I'm wondering how they do their calculations... the logs smashing the AT-ST in the movie were definitely not 10 feet long and 5 feet in diameter. Even if one of those dimensions were correct, that is a length to diameter ratio of 2:1, and the logs in the movie are either significantly longer or they are thinner.

[@ThreadBomb]

Yeah, as soon as they said it I knew it was wrong. I don't know how they didn't spot the problem.

[@RhettegettBorshow]

Yeah but it seems that in the movie the logs are swinging from farther away, so maybe they decided to use thicker ones for their rig so they could have a similar amount of kinetic energy with a shorter distance to keep the size and cost reasonable

[@DrakeAurum]

Also, the Ewoks' logs had somewhat-sharpened ends, which would have concentrated the force of impact on a smaller area, making them even more effective.

[@gordonbrinkmann]

@@RhettegettBorshow If they decided on that, this would have been an explanation. But they say the logs in the movie are 10 by 5 feet, which is definitely wrong.

[@gordonbrinkmann]

@@DrakeAurum Yes, I thought of that as well... although I'm not sure this was meant to be deliberately sharpened ends or if they just should look as if they were cut with some more rudimentary tool like an axe or something (I think they look a bit as if a beaver helped them 😆). But no matter what the reason is, surely that would focus the force of impact.

[@Star_Jewel_Realm]

Love the opening. Even after all these years. They are still fun to watch. 😆😆 May the 4th be with you.

[@The_Butler_Did_It]

I can't help thinking that Jamie is considerably heavier than Mark Hamill was at the time, probably as much as Hamill and Carrie Fisher put together.

[@rahat2345]

Didn't see this one growing up. Thanks MythBusters YT for the upload. Edit: after finishing this episode, this is why I fell in love with the show in the first place. Them being so genuine with their personalities. Plus it made me enjoy Science when I was growing up.

[@AkiSan0]

Jamie weights about two lukes...

[@adam346]

Luke is likely between 150 and 160lbs, the walrus is about 180lbs... I'd say the Leigha stand-in is pretty close, so most of the criteria was met to a reasonable degree.

[@AkiSan0]

@@adam346 he stated himself he weights 196 pounds in multiple episodes. in eps. 4 its estimated he weight about 130 pounds (at 20) to at a maximum of 146 pounds. so even with the high number jamie is closer to 2x than to 1x. ;) AND: on top of that, this is all using "earth" gravity ;) AND: it ignores the age/training and force factors. jamie was nearly 3x the age and though he is not "untrained" a 20y old that did pushups with a green goblin of his back for month is a different story. xD

[@adam346]

@@AkiSan0 never heard he weighs nearly 200lbs, in every scenario where Jamie and Adam do something they always say "we weigh roughly the same" and Adam weighs 180.

[@Cancun771]

God that was a good show. We need them now more than ever in the BS age of "alternative facts."

[@Teiscream]

This episode feels like an excuse for Adam to show of his immaculate costumes

[@syamsuladdenno6715]

kari in r2d2 dress do something to me back then and now

[@GorianDray]

aaahw, Christmas came early. I've never seen this one on TV. THX!

[@lauraeyre9780]

Star Wars and mythbusters??? What’s not to like!! 😁

[@videosammy]

Man. Back then star wars only had 6 movies, the clone wars series wad chugging along and their where so many books and comics getting published. Funny how years later i cant be bothered with star wars. Disney ruined the lore for me 🤷‍♂️

[@user-ix7iu4wf8o]

i am sure the top of the list of legendary weapon most people would want one is none other than the lightsaber !! it's such simplicity yet functional oh and also so myth-tical !

[@DavidHodge-z9v]

Stormtroopers 5 foot 6 hmmm 😂

[@Azzameen99AZ]

In the 501st costume club maybe (wonderful chaps, most of them), but the actual in-universe stormtroopers are usually six foot with a margin. So Adam is a regular sized trooper.

[@DavidHodge-z9v]

@@Azzameen99AZ Adam actually thinking 5 foot 6 was correct is omg to me seeing as he's smart and a fan lol.

[@Azzameen99AZ]

@@DavidHodge-z9v "Nobody is perfect, not even a perfect fool." Not saying he's a fool, but he does miss things, like anybody else. Like which button turns on the communicator on Kirk's chair.

[@entrypoint2009]

oh the world before Star Wars was murdered.

[@jacquesbarnard3690]

10,000 pounds - wooooooooo Not even 5000kg 🤣🤣

[@VistasSrinagarun]

It's like 5 vw beetles. That's not a lightweight

[@kimvanoers5504]

24:50 i thought the question for them to answer was if they smell worse on the inside

[@Andy_Ross1962]

Jamie in that wig looks very disturbing!

[@DonnaRobinson-q6p]

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[@sebastianahrens2385]

Why not lean back for the rope swing, so the belt is in a vertical position around the hip rather than having it horizontal and compressing the ribcage?

[@Sirgrayfox]

Because that's how Luke did it in the movie

[@icemanespoo2977]

Luke didn’t have to spend the night inside the tauntaun. Only for as long as it took Han to set up a shelter for the night.

[@gordonbrinkmann]

@@icemanespoo2977 Yes, and they mention that in the episode, did you watch it to the end? They give Han 2.5 hours to build a shelter, saying as a skilled person with a lightsaber he should be able to build some kind of makeshift igloo in that time.

[@jsuewrs135]

They literally said exactly that. Watch the full thing ffs

[@actiondrexx]

​@@gordonbrinkmann Exactly and they tested for 2½ hours

[@gordonbrinkmann]

@@actiondrexx I know...? Did I say something else?

[@primoz1231]

Nice to see 501st Legion

[@HebrewHammerArmsCo]

Holding onto your sister you have the hots for.. Well you are in San Francisco.....So all good.....

[@Blueelectricaltape]

My FREE ENERGY design is not for star wars

[@CalciumChief]

11:24 Help me, Jamie-One Kenobi.

[@fubene5495]

Not going to lie, i had a bonner during this episode.

[@michaelmayhem350]

@29:00 I can't believe they didn't just gut a Clydesdale almost the same size and woulda been way more realistic 😂🤣

[@Davross-420]

Dude what are you? A fucken barbarian or just an idiot?

[@Blackberry-Stardust]

"Not much just his name: Skywalrus"

[@HalNordmann]

For the tauntaun, I think they should've continued the test for a while longer, just out of curiosity

[@DrakeAurum]

Given all the trouble they were having with that shoot, I doubt they wanted to continue it one second longer than necessary.

[@CristianNazare]

OH MY GOD, Jamie looks EXACTLY like Chris Farley in The Beverly Hills Ninja movie :))))

[@losarpettystrakos7687]

The "armored vehicle" used in the experiment was a piece of junk. :-) I think, with a real military grade armored vehicle, like an IFV, this weapon would be useless.

[@lanzhimself]

Heh I can't believe they convinced Jamie to put on a costume.

[@espacemaxim]

There's a myth about a Star Wars TV show rated lower than the holiday special

[@Azzameen99AZ]

Something I have to add about Jamie's throw with the grappling hook: He came at it from the front, but that's not what we saw in the movie. Luke tossed it from quite a bit to the side, so he only had to throw over the bar with enough force (no pun intended) for the grappling hook to swing back and hook onto the rope. And that makes it a much easier task.

[@jomirife]

this is one of the best episodes!!!

[@LiliaArmoury]

finally i can actually share this with people in warhammer spaces when they think that a guard sentinel would survive taking a meter wide log to it's cockpit. a dreadnaught i might be able to believe but not the walking tin cans that are sentinels

[@lawjef]

It is so adorable that someone thinks that Star Wars in 2024 still attracts views. No really, wait until they learn about the dumpster fire that is Disney Star Wars and the effect it has had on the entire franchise. Good luck!

[@DynastySnare]

1 in a 1000 000? If the forest was dense enough that that was the only or most likely path. And you don't build a deathstar in 7 days so the ewoks has seen more chicken walkers than this one before so they kind of knew exactly how high the are.

[@a_921]

Wait, Jamie expressed pain? Wow. That belt-swing must be excruciating I wonder what would happen once the "polar bear" goes cold though... the person hiding inside will now be wet, and thus get cold faster

[@1D991]

Literally just finally started Jedi Survivor. Perfect timing

[@losarpettystrakos7687]

This is not surprising that the tautaun guts method is working. This is what Arctic indigenous people actually have done, when someone had extreme hypothermia.

[@timecircuits88]

I finally watched A Town Called Eureka all the way through, to have an emotional moment as Grant pops up in the final season. ❤

[@jimgagne4484]

in the ol days , farmer would take a ox out with them in case a winter blizzerd storm would get them, and would cut open the ox and hide in it till strom passed threw

[@dragod7233]

about that leap, mr.Haynaman is probably 2 times stronger than luke as a kid

[@DeCode343]

It's mind numbing how much Jamie in costume looks like Like in the sequels 😂

[@adam346]

they didn't round the front of the logs... it would have imparted more impact to a smaller location possibly causing more damage.

[@Varg235]

Greatest myth about SW.... busted by now "Disney can produce equal or better SW than all before"

[@shyamlynn243]

As a kid R2-D2 was my favorite robot from the series. Kari has made me see R2 in a different light. This MythBusters episode is epic imo

[@FDCPElmo]

I’ve never seen Jamie as happy as when Sophia introduced herself as the princess.

[@stephenmoncrieff2056]

Does anyone else think the logs they used were much larger than they were in the movie??

[@greedokenobi3855]

Only Imperial Mythbusters are so precise.

[@Ma_X64]

Been have might there The Force Luke with, you not but.

[@phandomyahoo]

28:22 I like that there is splatter on the camera (bottom right). They really gutted it!

[@asafpelleh7594]

You just wanted an excuse for star wars costumes, didn't you?

[@cherrystarscollide]

my fav star wars master chef episode is the xmas special

[@whitefangoftheleaf9744]

Adam definitely chose this to flex his costumes 😂

[@toplay1764]

mama mia that R2D2 dress, she looks awsome in it !

[@plysmeister]

Gotta love the Walrus in a "Bieber" wig XD

[@photonwerewolf9740]

5:04 the artist was having fun with that one lol

[@pedronalesso1464]

Made 10 years ago, still awesome!

[@maxkool007]

Tor as the shortest wookie ever lol

[@waynethomas3638]

would that be an endor -phyn rush?

[@elliotreid7401]

Alright, that was awesome.

[@yotu9670]

Love the intro 😂😂

[@TheStarBlack]

I wonder how they kept the artificial heart insulated, its clearly not inside the tauntaun.

[@Dharonious]

That is my concern as well. Looks like his 'arteries' are just freely lying on the ground. Which should certainly be the highest source of heatloss.

[@Phantomsbreath]

Ewoks are smarter then folk give em credit for.

[@Coastcrawler]

Oh no! He messed up the princess' hair!

[@Andy_Ross1962]

How did the Ewoks know that Walker would walk between those two logs?

[@simoncox6843]

luke did not spend a night out in the cold he was only next to a tonton till the shelter was bilt so it show you realy did not pay much to the films

[@ChrisGWGreen]

Mythbusters killed itself by its own annoying format. Classic masturbation without the pay off. Build up... and we'll show you later