The BEST Noise on MythBusters Wasn't an Explosion

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[@isaak.studio]

The exploding cement truck.

[@Wes-xk6hl]

Crawling up the ducting with magnets? Lol. Thor the god of thunder is trying to break in!

[@DiggySoze]

My guess was some sort of unintentional, uncontrollable laughter.

[@elanorgrimes5655]

I watched this episode recently. I knew exactly what noise Adam was going to choose

[@888johnmac]

my all time favorite noise was the disappearing cement truck .. that was a noise you could feel

[@metaphoria3]

It even had a high pitch punk rock thing to it

[@Nick_4i]

The cement truck was the first thing that came to mind when I read the title. I haven't watched the show in years and I can still hear it.

[@oxide9679]

BZZZOOOOOH! I can hear it in my head right now.

[@SergioCantero-q3b]

eso fue genial, aun lo tengo en mi mente.

[@maxj9204]

Since that episode aired that sound has lived in my head rent free lol, I can hear it clear as day right now

[@simianfarmer]

I love how it seemed completely normal to Adam that including, "... animal birthing lubricant..." in the middle of a description required no additional context whatsoever.

[@jaybrown4753]

😂😂. Missed that, had to rewatch, good catch

[@Epicmonk117]

I mean, during the slipping in a banana peel episode, one of the gags towards the end was Adam cackling at Jamie saying he had some of it lying around and suggesting they use it to try and replicate the results.

[@razoredgechris]

i mean as often as it came up in the show and got used it makes sense he would bing it up and assume fans are gonna remember it. Before he even said it i was already thinking it.. lol

[@AdamRapW]

When friction is your foe, animal birthing lubricant is your friend. And according to one amazon review, um, yea, it's not just for livestock. There goes my search history.

[@ToddCommish]

My favorite sound I heard on Mythbusters was in the Spy episode where they were testing whether you could use supermagnets to crawl through an air duct surreptitiously. Jamie climbed into the air duct and proceeded to unleash the loudest clanging racket I ever heard on the show. Adam (and I) were laughing sooooo hard during that myth.

[@TiredMomma]

That one was my first thought! Some noise was obviously expected, but not the level of the banging that ended up happening! 🤣

[@Epicmonk117]

“Oh, no! The God of Thunder is trying to get into my building!” - Adam, after hearing that.

[@terrylong8894]

I remember that one. They also tried to scale the side of a skyscraper and they were just like why the fuck would you do this?

[@WumboJumbo96]

​@@Epicmonk117That was the funniest moment of the entire show!

[@mrprogamer96109]

My favorite moment in the whole series.

[@grandetaco4416]

My issue with the canon ball incident was that the police put the bomb range in back when no one lived out there and then the city was ok with permitting builders to build houses next to a bomb range and then people moved next to a bomb range and then everyone acts all surprised when a canon ball ends up in a minivan. Can we stop doing this?

[@notahotshot]

The incident I think of like this is when a university built a new campus, with dorms, next to a waste water treatment facility, then successfully sued the facility because of the smell.

[@joermnyc]

Reminds me of many drag race tracks built way out of town… and then the town expands closer and closer to the track, permits go out for housing and the new homeowners sue about the noise.

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

The thing I "love" about the drag racing tracks is that then the same homeowners who complained to get the track shut down always turn around and fo "why is there all this street racing now" WELL PERHAPS THERE IS A REASON lol

[@MapleHillMunitions]

@@joermnycshoutout to cleetus and the gang?

[@LonewolfOfSD]

We have a community here in San Diego that used to be an artillery range that they did not do a good enough job clearing and many homes were built in the area. Unexploded ordinance has been found multiple times, sadly an incident ended tragically for some kids.

[@davidstulb745]

The airline reporting system SHOULD be active in ANY industry. If you make a mistake you should not be PUNISHED for making that mistake! You should be applauded for having the COURAGE to self report and help others BEFORE they make the same mistake. Unfortunately this is not the system that we have in place.

[@soulreapermagnum]

if i were to hazard a guess as to why it's not more prevalent, it's because there's too many people out there that if they're not going to get punished for something they don't care about making dangerous mistakes.

[@NewtoRah]

When I worked at a Nuclear facility, we'd get regular "OPEX" (operating experience) reports. Usually it was minor things from our own site, like an instrument found out of calibration and it would detail the reason it was missed so that we'd be able to see if anything in our facility may have been missed for the same reason. But the more serious the event, the wider it was spread. So we'd get reports from other sites across the country and even international reports when a very serious incident was found

[@backonlazer791]

@@soulreapermagnum I'm assuming OP would still expect them to be liable for any damages but not any additional "punishment". Fixing a mistake properly and making sure it never happens again (or reducing the chance as much as is feasible) can already be costly by itself.

[@chieffromdao64th69]

Remember watching mythbysters through my childhood on the discovery channel here in Nigeria, everyone just thought it was weird falling in love with thst type of show. The explosions are immortal

[@bobstinker2074]

Immoral? Americans love explosions because they haven't had bombs dropping on their heads in some time

[@JasonBridgman-JAB]

I loved the sound when they were seeing if they could vacuum crush a train tanker car. Especially with how quick it was to the size just made it bizarre .

[@jaybrown4753]

Would've liked to have seen how small of a dent could completely compromise the tank. 50 gallon drum sales must've gone up by people recreating the small scale. I did with my dad's turkey fryer burner. He was none too happy.

[@nicholastrawinski]

Right along with the FAA mistake reporting system is that the US Navy did something similar. I think i heard it from Ryan Symanski in one of the Battleship New Jersey videos. IT used to be that if one of the crew members lost a tool they would want to cover it up to not get in trouble, but the consequences are astronomical if that tool is in a bad spot. Having the reduction gears eat a wrench would probably outright scrap the ship. Once they switched to a system where you wouldnt get in trouble for reporting your mistakes they had less problems because it would get figured out before more damage was done.

[@ObscuraDeCapra]

Blameless culture is integral to safety and security. This talk on the Three Mile Island incident lays it out really well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6m0louFr5WBmdU

[@PlatypusVomit]

When I was in industrial repair, I'd tell the guys "I don't give a fuck who's fault it is, that's [insert boss's name here]'s job. I just want to know that something's fucked up so I can fix it." At first they were hesitant, but I never sold anyone out and after a little while I was told whenever something was broken and was able to prevent so many things from getting worse by fixing them as soon as they were broken.

[@steffanthomas8533]

My father-in-law used that rule with his daughter, now my wife. We are using it with our daughter. He was an air force officer over a maintenance crew, and did many crash investigations.

[@Scot-p1v]

I’m quite fortunate that I work for a company that has that culture in our local office. I’ve seen a new ~$5k motor destroyed when power was cut on-then we called the boss and told him. First question is always if anyone was hurt, then knock-on damage to facility, then, ‘do you know why?’ If ‘no, no, yes’, he’ll tell us to order a new one-and get it right next time. It makes a huge difference! We all make mistakes. They want us to learn from them and move on.

[@TheZoenGaming]

Tori bashing his shins during the "Cliffhanger" myth test sticks out in my mind as a minor injury that provided a long lasting lesson: always calculate the trajectory and look for obstacles in the path.

[@Epicmonk117]

I’m pretty sure he had to get stitches for that, so I wouldn’t call it a “minor injury”

[@Scot-p1v]

@@Epicmonk117 stitches have to be reported to OSHA-but I would consider them minor personally if I didn’t have to miss work as a result

[@TheZoenGaming]

@@Epicmonk117 Well, I was taught in the scouts that a minor injury is any thing that is not life-threatening.

[@dindrmindr626]

jammie giggling. you knew you saw something more amazing or dangerous than you realized at that moment.

[@RS_Anderson]

14 seasons of a show the blew up, set on fire, electrically charged or imploded everything you can think of and there were no significant injuries is a testament to the crew working on the show.

[@A._is_for]

6:10 "am I missing an eyebrow?"

Naaa ya still got that one that goes from ear to ear. 😆

[@cyn4476]

My whole family still giggles about Adam's slow motion sneezes. "Waaa-choooooo" My youngest was about 12 when it aired and had the greatest joy in recreating that with every sneeze.😂

[@sabotower1792]

One noise from Mythbusters that always sticks with me was from the Steel Toe Amputation myth. They were using a hydraulic press and whenever they were letting out pressure it made this high-pitched squeaking noise that I think about all the time

[@Zerbey]

Oh gosh I remember that noise and my sides hurting, I think more from your guys reaction from the actual noise as it's one of those rare and beautiful moments in the show that you and Jamie just clicked over shared humor and it was beautiful to witness.

[@bekindandrewind1422]

9:30 --- I had to go back and re-listen because I SWORE Adam said, "When we lost that cannibal..." --- All I can picture is the crew wandering around a neighborhood looking for Hannibal Lecter.

[@Panda42-ul5if]

It's great to read the comments and be reminded of all the other great sounds, too. For me, it was the quarry lake explosion (or one of the underwater ones, anyway), not the explosion itself, but the rainfall-like sound as all the water droplets succumbed to gravity once again.

[@Wes-xk6hl]

When i saw the title i was 100% sure adam was going to say the exploding water heater

[@kylebrooks3683]

For me the best noise on Mythbusters was the 'thhhboomph' sound the Spy Car ejection seat made. Thhhboomph, then it crashed onto the trunk and bounced out the door to the shop.

[@JeffreyJakucyk]

And Adam laughed SO HARD at that moment, I can't help but break out in hysterics myself whenever I see it. My favorite too.

[@sturdybutter]

My favorite part of this video was how casually Adam said “animal birthing lubricant”

[@Otakunopodcast]

OK, the grenade balloon myth sound was pretty awesome. My other favorite MythBusters sound was from the spy car ejection seat episode, where Jamie made an air-powered ejection seat consisting of PVC tubes. Pressurized it, hit the switch, and it made an awesome "WHOOMP!" noise, the seat came flying out of the car, and crashed into the trunk. Cue Adam's hysterical laughter, and even Jamie started giggling like a schoolgirl.

[@timcarter1164]

I have to say the disappearing cement truck was an amazing sound. It wasn't the boom I expected. Almost more of a laser obliteration sound. And Adam, I love the fact you're comfortable in front of the camera no matter what. Even with Fraggle Rock Hair today. Lol! That comfort and ease is part of the warmth of these posts. You are 100% authentic.

[@yyzhed]

At about 3:40 when I heard "mortar that hurls water balloons" I started giggling because I could already imagine the sound

[@rushn2793]

My favorite noise was Adam imitating the steam machine gun of death. 😂

[@Wes-xk6hl]

Lol def stuck with me too

[@kenbrown2808]

I think it was his vocal Salami Rocket noise that was also fun.

[@Matbroek]

The "ploip" noise in question: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boW5io2Pn6-neacsi=vMlc7kElhVwOuI_n&t=680 This will be my new notification sound, by the way 🤣

[@Ron-n2o]

"This video is not available in your country". But it's season 9, episode 30

[@grandetaco4416]

which country is this in so I can set my vpn accordingly?

[@Matbroek]

@grandetaco4416 I live in the Netherlands. Hope it works!

[@csk24816]

confirmed it works "in the UK"

[@Craftlngo]

@@Ron-n2o It works in Germany

[@RichardHopkinsLobosSolos]

The FAA flight mistake reporting reminds me of a friend who's a long retired Naval Flight Officer, he goes by oldNFO online. He's talked about in their After Action Reports (AARs), when they'd be going over what happened on a mission, that they would tell what mistakes they made and so people could learn from it.

[@GrumpiestKevin]

FYI for anyone searching for the book Adam mentions, it’s “The Checklist Manifesto” not “The List Manifesto”. Authors name is Atul Gawande.

[@ToddBlackToddTalk]

That sound from the water balloon is so perfect that after rewatching the episode recently, I wondered if it was "enhanced" in post. I'm glad to find out that it was 100% real. lol

[@tc10bromine]

The garbage truck explosion was insane

[@chieffromdao64th69]

Yeahhh

[@erlandjohansen7195]

I assume you mean the cement truck, which was the first thing I thought of when I read the title of the video. Absolutely unforgettable

[@chieffromdao64th69]

@@erlandjohansen7195 grant , Tori and Kari did a garbage truck version that was spectacular too but nothing beats the cement truck, that was violence in Art. I don't even know what that means haha

[@dragonmaid1360]

I have always loved how adhd Adam is but how he channels it - its hilarious to watch. And his brain getting distracted, sometimes he goes with it sometimes he stays on track but he is a great storyteller

[@harmon20yt]

I once worked on a job site that went a step further than the post injury confab. Each day at the end of the lunch break, before getting back to it, we had a meeting where people volunteered stories of "near misses" since the last meeting, which then got discussed the same as if there actually had been an injury. Nothing happened, everything was fine, but it easily could have gone the other way - why didn't it and how could it have been avoided altogether.

[@Scot-p1v]

Our company actually introduced an app for near misses (even before we lost someone to an old concealed skylight). I’ve reported several as they make it clear (actions: not just words) that nobody will be sanctioned. We have instituted procedures to deal with some reports from that app, so it’s an obvious benefit to all. Our current safety guy worked in the field for decades: that means a lot. Last one was pure white-collar middle management and neither deserved nor got any respect.

[@terrylong8894]

Something that always stuck out to me about Mythbusters was that the show always did the most insane shit, but that Adam and Jamie were alway extremely safety conscious,

[@williambaron5717]

the grenade launcher sound was one of the most iconic! deffo one of my favourites!

[@richardunruh4035]

Adam, you enthusiasm and humor (along with your build skills of course) are what brought such magic to Mythbusters. You've sill got it. Thanks for the "funny sound" story.

[@pugthemaster8]

I work for a railroad, and we were fortunate to be injury free in 2023, so the company got us all a gift.... Custom Leatherman multitools that had to be rubbed with oil to keep the design from getting ruined. The irony of giving someone a sharp object and telling them to rub it with oil as a reward for being safe still makes me grin

[@whysosleepyjoe2811]

I love the idea of the mythbusters team standing around a warehouse of explosives trying to buy one hand granade and they say No 😂

[@jasonmschleyz]

'Am I missing an eyebrow?' Is probably one minor injury that caused alot of rethinking of processes.

[@MarkRosengarten]

For me it was the cement truck explosion, hands down, no contest, not even close. I used to play it for my chemistry students over and over again. They got such a kick out of it.

[@DemonshireMetalMusic]

I could listen to Savage Stories all day long!

[@joyl7842]

That's so cool about the FAA. I had no idea and I have been working in aviation for decades.

[@ilikejelloyay208]

As soon as I saw this title I knew this was the sound Adam would pick.

[@WumboJumbo96]

My favorite sound comes from when Thor the god of thunder tried to enter Adam's building.

[@Sleepingknight77]

"We were sure to have a meeting after each injury." How I would love to be a fly on the wall for the meeting going over Tory trying to jump that wagon.

[@metaphoria3]

Lookin great Adam! 😎

[@A_N1ne]

The cement truck explosion, or any of the ANFO explosions. I don't know why, but ANFO sounds so much cooler than C4 to me.

[@mpalmer7484]

Adam, You are a great story teller! I enjoy your stories tremendously.

[@RichardHopkinsLobosSolos]

I remember on the dangling from a ledge myth that Tory, when he fell, barked up his shin on the window so they moved the test away from the windows.

[@Magic_monkey_man]

Immediately knew it was going to be the water balloon cannon

[@Tiare_vee]

For anyone who watches One Piece, I’m imagining the sound Adam is describing is close to the sound of Kuma teleporting ppl away using his powers. That specific sound was so intriguing to meX I wondered how it might have been produced.

[@12799MaDeuce]

"In skeet shooting, shooting things that's are coming towards you" Skeet targets don't come towards you, they go across. Trap targets go away. Sporting clays targets *might* come at you depending on the course setup.

[@TurboFrend]

My first thought was Jamie climbing air ducts with magnets. Just the loud thuds were hilarious. "Thor, the god of thunder, is breaking into my building!"

[@patricksanders858]

I bet theres a non zero chance of premature detonation with real grenades...

[@metaphoria3]

Watching this while watching Mythbusters tv on the back ground 😅😎

[@metaphoria3]

The break a wine glass w your voice one 😳😂

[@sixgundave]

The "thoomp" of the ejection seat test was great

[@Robocizzle]

I recall watching the grenade episode when it initially aired. My reaction at home mirrored Adam's when I heard that sound. It was so unexpected.

[@stone_sentinel]

The idea that the most common injuries on set were from moving safety equipment is both ironic, and somewhat of a testament of the measures taken for safety.

[@Nick-gy2dv]

When I think of an injury that caused a rethinking process, I think of the exploding jawbreaker myth, when Jess got hit with some of the molten jawbreaker.

[@hestiathena4917]

As complicated as Jamie and Adam's relationship was, it's good to know there were a number of times where they could concur, with little-boy glee, if something was totally, undeniably, just flippin' _awesome!_

[@jamesmeader6539]

Sounds like the "Anymouse" reporting system in Naval aviation. Amazing the mishaps they'd recount that others could learn from. I used to read them In APPROACH magazine in government depository documents at the library when I was in college. I don't know if it is still printed, but there are some old issues running around on the net.

[@vakieh4381]

The part that should really be highlighted about that cannonball accident isn't the 'what should mythbusters have done differently', it's the 'find the people who signed off on building houses so dangerously close to an already active military range, so close that they need to disclose it in sales', and send them to prison. Just ridiculous levels of stupid greed.

[@TheNiteinjail]

I love that it was an audience that corrected Jamie's memory lol

[@scruffylookingnerfherder3418]

The sound of the concrete truck exploding is still my favorite.

[@metaphoria3]

Was just thinking about how many chances y’all took on that show craxy there weren’t more injuries (for our enjoyment)

[@gabe9450]

For anyone that would like to hear that sound, on Max it's S16E01, 'Fire In The Hole' (IMDB listed as S12E09). It's around the 10;30 mark, and yeah it's pretty great.

[@spicy110]

I have a video called "THE BEST SOUND EVER! Full Auto Orbeez Gun!" It is 100% the best sound I have ever heard!

[@Intabih]

5:50 Or maybe an injury that was, "Oh, wow. We got away with something there." Close and small, but could have been way, way worse.

[@patrickdix772]

I think one example that made it to the final cut was the episode where they were doing simple things to try and top the mentos and coke. Adam had the one with pumping a flammable gas into a Pringles can, which was supposed to just pop off and leave the chipa intact. It was a much louder, more violent reaction that could have really caused an injury and definitely caused hearing damage with how they were treating it at the time.

[@johnnyd5285]

I remember when the guys rigged a sculpture to shock people if they touched it. They didn’t tell Adam and he got shocked big time, and he didn’t laugh, he looked pissed. Does anybody else remember that?

[@bismuth7730]

Surely the sound of punching a big long steel cable is somewhere at the top of the list.

[@garydargan6]

Grenades. Many years ago I used to go ca. Ping with a guy who served in an artillery unit. He once brought along a simulates grenade which was an explosivebvharge on a timer fuse. He pled the pin. On it and dropped it in the middle of our campsite while most were asleep. About half an hour after the fuscdied down a well known environmentalist wandered in asking if we had heard an explosion. He thought someone was dynamiting fish. We all pretended innocence and resolved never to mention it

[@GonkThePowerDroid]

Very small coin laying flat on the tip of a loaded upwards pointing air rifle. Fire! Done right the coin enters a very fast spin and produces a fast satisfying warbling sound. Tested on a Norwegian 10-cent coin (15mm/0,59in diamater. A US dime is 18mm/0.7in)

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@joyl7842]

I see you using a lot of plastic drinking bottles. Do you just chuck them or repurpose them? Can they be heated to the point where you can use them to create new shapes or even in a 3D-printer?

[@seanw4148]

Most common injury resulting from moving safety equipment? Love the irony

[@timhoude9797]

I think the shallow dive off the high board would have a later problem as far as long-term injury

[@Landga]

Military “We can’t let you close to a grenade but if ya build one yourself it’s fine”

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

First off, the cement truck blowing up is my all time fave sound from the show! _(as is it for others I see)_ Followed closely by the cackling of the cast after a result surprised them.... Individually, their laughs all tie for second, as it's hard to not love such elation! *_HOWEVER..._* the question that has lived in my head ever since that episode aired, is: Is the sound that was recorded and _WE_ heard, accurate to what *THEY* heard in person? My gut feeling is that the sound is slightly different. Specifically that low tone, high-frequency oscillating "BBBvvfvfvfvfv" like noise. I feel as though, despite their equipment being high end stuff (particularly at that stage in the show), there likely was SOMETHING that could've caused it to sound different recorded. Not clipping of the mic, but perhaps the mic housing vibrated, or a result of the opening size/shape, or that the fuzzy wind sleeve _(if used)_ might've cause buffeting as the sound got slowed down by all the 'hairs'. 🤷‍♂️😊 So yea, I've always questioned whether what we heard was an accurate representation of what they had... If any of the knowledgeable viewer community may knows, or even one of the Tested crew that reads the comments by chance does, it'd be appreciated! 😊

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Only after typing this all did I notice that the title said _"that WASN'T an explosion"..._ I'm glad my subconscious picked up on that and included their boisterous, surprise-triggered laughter as a second. Comically though, I've heard similar sound to that balloon mortar, so knew exactly what Adam meant as he described it and could hear it in my head! lol

[@kenbrown2808]

there was one explosion after the second cement truck, that had an even better sound. and I agree that it was probably made better by the technology used to record it. hearing it live was probably cruder, just because it would overload their hearing

[@Xython88]

I KNEW that would be your answer That grenade was the best sound

[@liquidpebbles]

Best noise had to be Adam's laugh. You know something fun just happened

[@metaphoria3]

Like I still can’t believe u guys actually dropped that plane sim outta the air with 4 of you in it or the time Karri almost flew on the soda bottle jet pack , half the stuff Tory did lol the jet engine wind one yall are like jackass science edition!

[@Sembazuru]

One of my favorite sounds, but I forget if it was Mythbusters or Tested, was the screaming rubber duck "bomb".

[@nair.127]

The number of near misses that take place every day ? I'm stunned humans live as long as we do .

[@kineticturtle]

Casually glazing over “animal birthing lubricant” 😂

[@JasonKahn]

Within in 5 seconds i knew the sound adam was talking about

[@SD-kq7ub]

Someone please post a link

[@ericbnielsen]

My favorite sound is the woosh from Creamer Cannon. I don’t think Myth Buster’s could have existed without animal lube.

[@Bigrignohio]

How about "Tested" noises? The "duck bomb"?

[@Cahos_Rahne_Veloza]

I Absolutely Adore Adam's Sweatshirt 😘

[@Devo57]

The best/weirdest sound on Mythbusters was the weird noise coming from the steam machine gun.

[@whysosleepyjoe2811]

"Rules are written in blood" So true i more think of it in the idea of the "no diving" sign above a toilet... Obviously me and you aren't gonna head dive into a 7 eleven toilet but someone has.

[@aserta]

I wonder if FAA will last this round. Last round it took some really heavy blows.

[@vernhoke7730]

I just watched the hand grenade episode last weekend on the Science channel.

[@robertkaye2775]

What's going on with the mini vault door, it's been a while?

[@Theendgamelv3]

Who here went to watch part of the ep that Adam was talking about after with the sound after Adam got done talking about it.....🖐️ (hearing that sound was totally worth the search for the ep)

[@laurapalmer511]

Mine was always the first moment when Adam squeezed a dozen or so rubber ducks at once. That or Adam's chicken catching attempts.

[@durangodave]

Adam a number of times i have found the widget i am looking for online only to be disappointed because it is only available in a print file for 3d printing. For those of us that dont have 3d printers my guess is there is or will be (market demanding) people we pay to print them for us. What are those people called (printer hosts) and how do i find them in my area? East Texas. Thanks.

[@IvanOnly]

No blame retrospectives, we use them at our workplace all of the time

[@dosesandmimoses]

Super smart of the FAA. I wonder if other agencies or unions should enact the same protocol.. I think they should.

[@RathOX]

Nahh it was the cement truck!