Testing The A Team Myths - Mythbusters - S09 EP06 - Science Documentary

Witness as MythBusters dive into the iconic A Team's playbook, attempting to recreate their legendary escapes and makeshift weapons. From lumberyard cannons to sewer dynamite, the team delves into the science behind the action-packed 80s series, uncovering truths and testing the limits of fiction.
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Join the MythBusters in their thrilling quest to debunk myths, challenge urban legends, and test movie scenes in this action-packed TV series! With hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman leading the charge, buckle up for a wild ride as they employ rigorous scientific methods, high-octane experiments, and jaw-dropping explosions to uncover the truth. From epic car stunts to mind-blowing special effects, witness the power of scientific inquiry as myths are either confirmed or shattered. Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled adventure filled with excitement, humor, and the ultimate quest for knowledge. Tune in now and unlock the secrets behind the myths!
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[@christianellegaard7120]

23:55 - When Jaime start giggling you know it's going to be epic.

[@artemisknightprotectorofth8956]

18:44/18:47 oops 🤣🤣🤣

[@samhighfield]

“When you smile it makes me nervous” 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelrixon2082]

Amazing Adam finally got Jamie to dress up!

[@grizllyman]

that Jamie doing his regular ,normal morning jog, you fool.

[@BlitzMekanika]

It was surprising how normal it was for Jamie to be Mr. T

[@Gravydog316]

oh, Mr. T copies Jamie not many people know this!

[@DungeonBricks]

Funny how all this years later, that's still one of Adam's favorite drill bits

[@TheLastPhoen1x]

Good thing Adam used a mirror, if he stuck his face in front of the barrel he would've been missing an eyebrow.

[@mohammadayaan1407]

"am I missing an eyebrow" 😂😂

[@dreamboards1056]

"his other" eyebrow

[@yarost12]

You live - you learn

[@scripss]

Haha classic! :D@@mohammadayaan1407

[@Sjanzo]

Just an eyebrow ? Ive done worse in my shenanigans...

[@Vidar_Odinson]

Amazing, a Mythbusters episode I haven't seen before! What a treat, thanks for making these easily available!

[@ZesPak]

26:26 I love how Adam's imaginary spinning wheel already left tire marks on the piece of lumber.

[@Whitewolf1984p]

I mena, Jamie isACTIVLY working on the motor/wheel part, stands to reason they were testing the basic concept as they went.

[@bamafan-in-OZ]

I want to see a myth busters episode on them making that wood launcher in 1hr from planning to complete

[@bioLarzen]

How extremely lucky the guys found in that "abandoned lumber yard" a quite new trailer with tires that probably never saw asphalt - and even a likewise new torque wrench that happened to perfectly fit the wheel :D

[@MikeBaxterABC]

It would have only taken a few seconds to show them trying a few sockets, I mean anywhere there's a Air wrench like that there has to be sockets .. same for grinding the reliefs for the wheel lugs to clear.

[@contra1124]

​@Wulfrik671 definitely lol. But thats what made the show cool, along with the indestructible enemies

[@r3stl3ss]

it's heartwarming to see adam and jamie so in sync

[@MikeGtrMan]

40:46 - When one of the the old soundtracks started playing it felt like coming home... haha!

[@brasseureric]

The A-Team's tree canon had a much wider internal diameter. Hence way more volume for the gas mix. With a gas seal behind the projectile, reinforcement around the canon and the right mixture, you get the intended result.

[@sh9714spook]

I felt they failed on that one.

[@geremywinters8186]

The A Team also had a massive expansion chamber on the forks with the oxy gas mix running into it, and 2inch pipes going to each log.

[@mattfisher4256]

Unfortunately so close but so far Adam and Jamie

[@omnirath]

No you don’t and if you do you get something that will blow 8 times out of 10, the thickness of the A team’s cannon is far less than what’s needed to sustain an explosion

[@RealCadde]

The reason their propane/oxygen mix didn't send the lumber flying was that the lumber was too heavy and the mixture still managed to leak past it. Even if they managed to seal it, it would most likely still shrapnel the "cannon" rather than send that lumber flying. Remember that a 1 lbs cannon ball is usually being shot from a 1000+ lbs cannon, usually made of bronze or iron. Sure, you can make a cannon out of wood but it will fatigue fast.

[@michaelripley4528]

Orange Cannon you need the [4] hairspray 😎 Nothing more nothing less! 4 is the perfect mix, with normal atmosphere

[@shonathomson7062]

Three shalt be the number thou shall count

[@CunningStunt92]

They did test a wooden cannon with a proper cannonball (I don’t know the episode number) and it was fairly effective, however almost a one shot weapon. The added friction from the length of the projectile and the lack of any wadding behind it made it basically useless

[@28russ]

@@shonathomson7062 I'd love to see em test the Holy hand grenade 🐇💥💥😂😂

[@shonathomson7062]

@28russ they were warned, but did they listen ? Oh no, nobody ever does ! 🐇💣💥

[@sarahlivingstone8367]

24:10 the Beavis and Butthead laugh 😂

[@alt7488]

don't you just love it when a plan comes together ....

[@AgentH53]

14:04 "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off"

[@weldeddaydreams]

Anyone else find it suspiciously convenient that air ratchet fits perfectly over the studs and hub of that trailer wheel?

[@gerwheelz3154]

You can see the cut marks on the socket when Jamie picks it up for the first time and the rubber marks on the wood as the magazine was getting tested before the wheel was ever near it.

[@piti_rocks]

Also, if you look at it. There are marks on it, showing how to assemble it. If you ever built something in a time crunch, there are so many details to leave out. That was prebuilt. Look at the trigger handle, why make such a complicated part instead of just a board. That handle alone took 1 hour. But still, nice build 👌🏻

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

​@@piti_rocksJorg Sprave might have shipped it from Germany as a kit. ;-)

[@primoprima788]

All of this design was here on site 🤓. No No no, that magazine is truly Jörg Sprave of the Sling shot channel 💪😎

[@davedelany2116]

Even with plans and dimensions of that lumber throwing rig there is absolutely no way they built it in under an hour! I reckon even if all the parts were pre cut and test fitted it would be near impossible

[@MetalMachinist232]

Wow, about 25 years ago I was out hunting and I was talking to an old timer. He told me when he was a teen he made his own wooden gun. He used a small amount of some kind of home made gunpowder. When he lit the powder in the touch hole instead of exploding is was just fizzling out the touch hole. So he grabbed a stick and shoved it into the touch hole. Next thing he knew the wooden gun was ripped apart by the force of the deflagration... his hand had the scar to prove it all those decades later. The log splitting in this video kind of reminded me of the story.

[@chrisR-B]

The correct term for projectiles of that size is not “rat at tat”. Its. “Dakka dakka”

[@violakrone8429]

Adam goes Joerg Sprave 😂

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

Let us show you its features !!

[@CurseOrGame]

im so glad this was their final season, after the trio got fired/left it wasnt the same, adam and jamie where the semi serious pros and the trio where the goofy (well educated ) kids and that dymamic made the show after that the writing went down hill, the budget went down hill and you could see the on screen tension between adam and jamie so much more and thankfully they ended the show before grant tragically pasted away. while its a shame the last season didnt have much omff to it im happy they called it before it got unbareable

[@tractorfeed7602]

2:34 I wonder if that was actual hostile tension right there

[@daveo2992]

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[@DaDarviD]

14:04 I love the way how Jaime sometimes gets kinda jumpscared from the explosions. 😄 Great episode btw. I love this show!

[@Mixi_Hazbin]

I don't think I have seen this one before.

[@vjcodec]

This is an amazing episode! Full jamie and Adam. And I would be really afraid if they have an hour in a abandoned building. :) 🎉

[@Brahlam]

Sad that they dont do this show anymore, they should had made a special episode with Jörg Sprave!

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

Send toilet brushes from a lumber cannon would be a nice scene.

[@QuachilUttaus_D]

Was waiting for Hannibal's tagline, and he NAILED it!! They'd have made better characters on the movie version, and they just proved they could improvise weapons just like the original characters

[@Gravydog316]

LOL i watch A-Team every day at lunch i still love this haha

[@jcanonmercadotube]

Jaime always looks so serious, like doing a job, this time he looks like having a lot of fun

[@derjandereskann]

I HAVENT SEEN THIS ONE OMG SO EXITED!!

[@gehteuchnixan4156]

The cannon doesn't because the 2x4 sits crooked in the barrel. You'd need a longer sabot than that little plastic disc to keep it straight ;)

[@DRAINTVofficial]

Doesn't change the fact that the barrel wouldn't survive

[@Taanbart]

Wait....did the announcer said "in 2002", as in "22 years ago"-2002? God Iam getting old...

[@tfrowlett8752]

18:47 and that’s why you don’t use oxy-propane in potato cannons

[@user-cv3gb6lg5j]

That was fun. Thanks!

[@AsheCraftingCorner]

Need more of the previous seasons

[@jamesleduke873]

There's some neat easter eggs in the opening. Adam's tag has an email and says he has a PHD as an Astro biological time machine scientist. The door also says "Please close the door if you're the last one down."

[@iccarus1975]

2:32 "Don't touch me!", pretty sure unscripted and personal

[@ChrisChronos]

Sounded like a funny gag to me

[@HauntedXXXPancake]

Welp, They've both admitted they weren't exactly friends and never hung out outside of work. But they were both Professionals and that's what made that show work so well for as long as it did.

[@DaReaperZ]

@@HauntedXXXPancake I can imagine that working with someone the whole day, quite closely sometimes when you aren't exactly the best match personality-wise would mean that spending any further time with that person would be detrimental. Perhaps if they had met outside of work they'd grow tired of each other much sooner.

[@Dennis19901]

@@DaReaperZ You can enjoy working with someone without being friends with that person. That didn't dislike or hate each other. They just weren't friends, that's all.

[@Bartman954]

@@Dennis19901 more like work friends, they did enjoy working together even though they were total opposites personality wise. Long story short, they just weren't in each other social circles.

[@Yreq]

Mariage of my favourite TV series from my childhood and Myth Busters. Hell Yeah!!! Fool;P

[@ankitsonariya918]

Love the show. Would have been crazy if they accounted for the Methane in the sewer

[@ericgonzalez934]

Verdaderamente , el mejor programa de televisión de su era

[@iiiuuj]

@46:05 jamies favourite joke ever most ive ever heard him laugh

[@BaliBlogDe]

Buster watch your head! Bong Bong

[@jamesbent2584]

I love these guys

[@Oli1974]

19:00 they had a lot of luck that the log didn't hit the valves. Flying gas bottles ain't no fun ;)

[@mhavenn]

2:33 was perfect

[@rnichol22]

Always made me laugth that jamie genuinely thought he had the body of adonis lol

[@LootableCorpse]

Thank god the fuel tank was wearing safety goggles 😂😂😂 18:57

[@NaturalReject]

Mythbusters really started taking cannon safety seriously after they shot up a residential neighbourhood.

[@AudieHolland]

Classic mythbusters is actually a good method to see how actual explosions look.

[@WhateverNick]

This is Adam and Jamie busting roadside bombsXD

[@ppilati]

Very nice!

[@adamiq]

That is a plan. Nice work

[@calstayton3581]

Nicely pulled off your attack against your bad guy's Was fantastic . and your sewer tunnel explosion was very cool nicely busted I do feel very sad for buster. Crash test guy

[@xxstepsxx4227]

I seen it all back when it was on the air😁

[@DecrepitTherapist]

Oh the early stuff was the best

[@djSpinege]

42:46 when you pick up basic ground loot but still clap cheeks.

[@atvheads]

Haha, Mr.J!

[@marinusdebie4421]

There was actually also a onscreen death on the A-team.... At the end of season 4 one of the generals who chased the ateam got shot..

[@piks0982]

Since long time a ago, kids here in my country using thick bamboo to make cannon. With kerosene as a fuel.. and the sound was incredible..

[@jacek-jan]

KZbin Ad before auto blast scene: used car portal.

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

Nice one !

[@jonathanparchmont5576]

Why not make a A team/MacGyver TV show run by these two. Great stories with scientifically accurate gizmos that they can make for real.

[@nickhorne5135]

Leave it to the A team.... Painful.... Lol...

[@Osrszombie]

lol don't touch me haha

[@888johnmac]

NGL .. Jamie looks like he's having a ball with this episode

[@yarost12]

This whole "season" by the looks of it. He's so much happier

[@myshepspud1]

I think Adam really gets on his nerves with the constant high 5s and different voices.

[@paulstewart9240]

Should’ve seen him on the lawnmower episode

[@Jalbesbe]

For the log cannon, a main part they missed that might have changed a lot. The log had been scorched. Thus hardening it, but mainly air and gas would not get pulled away by the wood. The chard wood would better channel the gas out of the cannon. Also the car flipped because it was speeding forward and hit another car right after the blast. You see it in the clip that the car gets blasted up hits a parked car and flips over.

[@kicksnfigs8658]

The wooden canon already cracked. Yes they fixed it but since its not fully sealed anymore, leaks and dilution will affect the results. This one needs a revisit they should prepare a dozen or so wooden canons and do the mixture again to dial in the sweet spot.

[@tony.h321]

The exact TV show version of the cannon clearly wouldn't work and is rightly busted. But feel they could have done a few things to improve it. First of all, surely the inner barrel would need to be a lot smoother? Looked pretty rough. Maybe put a ball-bearing underneath for the ammo to roll on? Also their stopper looked a bit flimsy and probably scraped the sides. Perhaps an unconnected wad of cloth would be better, like old muskets? And to explore even further from the original idea, different shaped ammo? Also perhaps reinforce the back part of the trunk-barrel (where the explosion happens) with rope or wire? And seal it airtight, except for the barrel opening, so the gas can only travel one way?

[@joe125ful]

18:54 Lol:):) I really not expect that but iam sure wood cant hold much pressure anyway. What about use gunpowder?? In movie you see loots of smoke instead of flames. 42:53 If this is not lethal hit iam president:)

[@brucemanly]

We're gonna be super careful with this dynamite because it's shock sensitive: Proceeds to wave dynamite around.

[@mindtrocity6444]

Even the original version of dynamite actually is fairly stable, used and stored correctly. It IS shock sensitive but the shock needed to set it off is the force equivalent of striking it full force with a sledgehammer or similar. HOWEVER, under less ideal conditions, original type of dynamite can be extremely unstable and volatile to handle since it tends to sweat nitroglycering that dries out and can form crystals. These crystals could detonate by just normal handling by hand, dropping it on the ground, or shaking the container they're in too hard, because the friction between and within the crystals as they get crushed will set them off. Most of the time, however, the NG just seeped out and evaporated in hot and/or moist environments and couldn't blow up at all because there were too little NG left in them. 😆 Worth mentioning is that liquid NG is pretty difficult to set off. You can throw a bottle at a wall and it will only wet it. Hammerstrike or open flame will detonate it for sure, though. Modern dynamite (which I assume they were using here) is very stable. It won't sweat nitroglycerin and you need to apply a helluvalot of force to detonate it kinetically. It too could become slightly more unstable if stored incorrectly and getting really old or really hot, of course, but they wouldn't have that in a show like this. Hence, I'd say they exaggerate the danger a lot and waving the dynamite in his hand like that was perfectly safe. Even if he had accidentally thrown it at the ground nothing could have happened. However, better they make people fearful of handling dynamite rather than giving them a sense of safety about the stuff, saving someone from stupidly blowing themselves up with some old explosives they find in their grandparents' attic. 🤪

[@nikoladd]

Wood barrels need to be reinforced with iron bands. It was done historically with cannonballs and gunpowder.

[@Druguaer12345]

Lol there's a walrus dressed like Mr T

[@Bahamuttone]

Well you actually see it in the reflection ^^

[@bradweston5342]

Is it just me or is Adam more like Burgess Meridith's "Penguin" than Hannibal with that cigar?

[@yarost12]

45:47 had me rolling. "Come on buster, WATCH YOUR HEAD!"

[@emjizone]

28:19 Balanced… but there is a gyroscopic effect when powered, right? I just hope you don't take any ejected pieces in you feet.

[@JGPlunder]

A potato cannon would probably be the better weapon of choice if you are making something from stuff in a hardware store (if you're going for easy to build and gas) PVC should be available. And dowel over 2x4s

[@emjizone]

6:05 Duh... You need a *seal* between the barrel and the ammo, and you need the perfect *proportion* of mixed gas and air to get a detonation, otherwise it's no more dangerous than a kitchen.

[@darynradcliffe2909]

Car may have flipped if it was moving 🤔

[@Gravydog316]

??? no it wouldn't

[@darynradcliffe2909]

With planned stunts cars are flipped with a hydraulic piston positioned under front corner of the vehicle, if the blast provided an equivalent force then it could possibly flip

[@kazeem6419]

This show was my childhood

[@P1ankt0nb0y]

Something to note is that 5x the concentration of oxygen will lead to >>5x the boom. In a reaction between propane and oxygen there will be a non-linear relationship between the purity of the oxygen in the air and the rate of reaction. This is why we went from a meer puff to barrel exploding absurdity.

[@blar2112]

the "improvised" part at 24:00 its so prepared, they could have tried a bit better to hide it or just be honest....

[@scotishpatriot]

Tbh I don‘t care it is still great and entertaining.

[@jumpman8282]

Yeah, just building that thing in 1 hour is a feat, let alone with no previous planning. And it worked, too! Like Jamie said in the beginning of the episode: "Sounds dubious."

[@blar2112]

@@jumpman8282 a phneumatic boltgun in a woodshop and also with the exact socket for the wheel and also with grinded parts to be able to fit between the tire nuts, and also perfectly in frame and behind them.

[@CunningStunt92]

It’s worse than that, the ‘wood shop’ that was just an empty warehouse with an old Diesel generator in the corner and no wood working tools to be seen, apart from a few old saw blades screwed to the wall in a very ‘this bit is the set’ type of way

[@tonguitarra]

Mythbuster ❤

[@Leftyotism]

I also would have said Murdock, without hesitation.

[@poepflater]

I spiled so much tomato sauce on the carpet watching this as a 7 year old. It was on on Monday nights at 7pm before the 8 o clock news. A-team rocked!

[@GTAjedi]

Sometimes, Adam sounds so much like Hannibal with the cigar in, it's uncanny!

[@Gravydog316]

The A-Team was actually based on Mythbusters! honest!

[@deanmyers5630]

I still can't believe these 2 didn't get along

[@Morten_Jaeger]

I highly doubt that this was built in one hour... Damn near impossible.

[@banmadabon]

Ask Admiral Carrero Blanco if sewer bomb works...

[@ialrakis5173]

Mc Gyver was just an A-Team dropout 🙂

[@ModModRc]

I gotta call 🐂💩 when i see it. That wood launcher😂 NO WAY IN HELL did they design it, cut the wood & assemble it in 1hr. Pre-designed & with the wood pre-cut it would have maybe, MAYBE possible to assemble with a nail gun around 1hr

[@crwydryny]

Anyone who has ever made a potato gun knows that what they're missing is wadding or a sabot to create a tight seel

[@Moneymark1979]

nice intro... Love from Germany

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

Görg Sprave rules !

[@Moneymark1979]

@@alexdarcydestsimon3767 it's Jörg....and no

[@WilliamScavengerFish]

42:05 just needs a barrel.

[@tristindurocher-batley4780]

Although I never had the chance to see the A team their nobility towards their enemies as well as innocent civilians is one of their qualities that would make it a show I would actually like if it wasn’t for the fact they’d use contraptions with real actors that would only work in cartoons plus they usually have an hour until the bad guys arrive when the sensible thing is escaping

[@HauntedXXXPancake]

You must be a lot of fun at parties ...

[@tristindurocher-batley4780]

@@HauntedXXXPancake I wouldn’t know about that since nobody knows I exist or at least when I was in school nobody invited me to any outside of events my classes were having

[@uncled39]

I'm not surprised it took 40 mins to drill the hole, using a grinder. An actual drill would have been better.

[@MrFetalposition]

This time on Mythbusters: IEDs

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

The A Team was my first introduction to Mr T Can someone please tell me who the gentleman is behind the mask?

[@PrezziePrez0]

Somehow I highly doubt that they built that wood flinging rig in less than an hour not a chance.

[@KS-xx5xq]

About that stechiometry of propane gas: ive got LPG tank in my car, say 50 liters of it. Liquid, but probably high pressure inside too. What would happen if someone would shoot it with a rifle? Would it explode if its almost 100% LPG? What if I would try to empty said tank somewhere outside, lets say on a parking lot. Most forums reccomend extreme caution when you try, as LPG gas is highly energetic and is able to ignite in 600 degree Celsius. But everyone kinda says that not to be responsible if anything bad happens, and what science says about it?

[@Gravydog316]

...only one way to find out...

[@KS-xx5xq]

@@Gravydog316 I did some research and its a myth that they explode when shot. Unless you use tracer or incendiary ammunition the tank wont explode even from high pressure. Its actually even harder, because sudden change into gas makes massive temperature drop (as when you load the lighter, thats how A/C works too). It will however spray flammable gas and if that gets ignited theres small firestorm, but no explosion.

[@petepete66]

I belong to the C team ( means couch team ) 🔥🔥🔥✌️😂✌️🍀🍀🍀🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕