The Underwater Car | MythBusters | Season 5 Episode 4 | Full Episode

On this episode of MythBusters, Jamie and Adam test the stuff of nightmares in Underwater Car. Meanwhile Grant, Tory and Kari roll out the Seven Paper Fold myth. Is it possible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times?
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
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[@uknownhero2764]

Even years later, it's still crazy to think that this episode helped save lives.

[@Panzerkriegen]

Liking and bumping to save zoomers.

[@benjamingriffin2753]

I know I would have died if someone hadn't folded a piece of paper 11 times.

[@leovanderzwan7986]

@@benjamingriffin2753 Yeah it saved me yesterday in fact😂

[@frozenlicks]

@@benjamingriffin2753 lol this made me laugh so much

[@leeminh2401]

What happened? First time hearing about this

[@unknown2515]

Best job ever these guys have. Imagine leaving work for home happy that you have folded paper more than 7 times.

[@nemdub86]

Jamie really looks like a walrus in that diving suit 😂

[@nightw4tchman]

This episode is the reason I bought a glass breaker for my car.

[@bertjesklotepino]

Did you check if you have tempered glass in your doors of your car, or is it laminated? Because if the side doors of your car have laminated glass, the glass breaker aint gonna do much.

[@DavidRichardson153]

​​​@@bertjesklotepino Laminated glass is not often used for side doors. Pretty much every car does have laminated glass, but far more often than not, it is only the windshield. That is because laminated glass is meant to be more resistant to heavier impacts, and on a car, virtually all heavier impacts are going to be on the windshield and for what should be fairly obvious reasons. The cars that do use laminated glass for the other windows tend to be armored cars. A few ultra-high-price luxury cars do use it for side windows as well, but that is for soundproofing rather than protection, so it tends to be the thinnest available laminated glass (it still provides some additional protection over tempered, but it is the lowest end of it). There are also two things to bear in mind about using additional laminated glass in a car (to reiterate, every windshield these days is laminated glass): weight and cost. Because laminated glass still uses tempered glass for its production, laminated glass is MUCH heavier (how heavy it is depends on how many layers it has), hence why you see windshield replacements go about it with rigs to hold the new windshield up. As for costs, because of the costs for producing the tempered glass that goes into laminated glass, not to mention the adhesives used to hold them together as well as the heat treatments for those and the entire piece, costs can climb really quickly, so car manufacturers tend to restrict using laminated glass to only the windshield. Because of this, the general rule for escaping your car is to never try to go through the windshield unless the windshield was already somehow knocked out of place or otherwise removed. The windshield is the glass that the breakers on the market rarely, if ever, work on.

[@Stormifyed]

@@bertjesklotepino I’ve only seen laminate glass on the wind screen to try and stop objects flying in. Not on the side windows. But there may be some.

[@bertjesklotepino]

@@Stormifyed Do you know the channel called AdventuresWithPurpose? They have this great device on sail to pop out a window easily. That is: Tempered glass windows. They did a video recently called: you are not ready to escape a sinking car. In it Jared speaks about how it has no use to buy one of em devices if your car has Laminated glass. And he mentions one specific brand of cars that are screwed always: Tesla. You can find out if you have laminated glass on the side windows. It should say so.

[@bertjesklotepino]

@@Stormifyed There is a channel on youtube that helps people locate their loved ones if they are on the bottom of a lake or river. Adventures etc. They made a video about how you are not ready to get out of a sinking car. They have shown a device which basically instantly smashes a window. A tempered glass window. In that video the presenter also speaks about how it does not work on Laminated glass. And he says that some cars have laminated glass in the side windows. Like Tesla, is one of the examples he gives. I do not know if this is true about Tesla. I do know i have seen another video in which he, the same channel, shows another car in which they put laminated glass in the doors. You say some. There are a lot of Teslas driving around already.

[@themotofixery]

Now if you are in a GM vehicle you have to unlock the door before you can open it from the inside. What a wonderful feature! Great job GM!

[@workingguy-OU812]

I didn't realize this was a GM thing as I avoided GM products for a few decades. But I recently bought an old 2000's GM truck. I got wondering if the safety mechanism had failed on both doors since the lock didn't undo itself with a pull of the interior door handle. I now understand it was designed that way. My guess, at least with this era of trucks, was that a coat hanger slipped in between the door and roof could be hooked on the door handle, pulled up, and the vehicle was too easy to break into that way. One has to wonder if it has contributed to any flood casualties though.

[@themotofixery]

@workingguy-OU812 I absolutely agree.

[@wolfidrawz997]

I remember watching this exact episode on TV when i was young…nostalgic AF

[@workingguy-OU812]

You are still young.

[@humaux]

The most important thing to remember is calm people live, if you panic you usually die in dangerous situations.

[@NoriMori1992]

"Calm people live. Tense people die." - Adam Savage, to himself, during "Inverted Underwater Car" when he thought he was going to die

[@maskcollector6949]

Honestly not necessarily true, reactive people live, fight or flight. If you freeze, that's not how we are designed to do. Source: I've had to self rescue in a kayak and being swift was essential to not drown. I had to do an underwater somersault backflip to get out from under it pinned up against a giant rockwall with a massive undercut right next to me. I didn't practice for that, I just reacted. I did it within 3 seconds of capsizing in class 4 rapids. If I waited, I was screwed cause I had a life jacket on and the kayak was sinking. Similarly, opening your door or window before it sinks would be the best way out. I do not suggest waiting until the cabin fills with water until you try to escape, it's a last resort. Being too calm can get you killed. A canoe went through the undercut I avoided and they were trapped underwater for 60-90 seconds before swimming out through the otherside. If it was a sieve, they'd be dead. A big lake with no visibility, you can get disoriented and not know which way is up, too. It reminds me of the Ducks in Branson where a bunch of people drowned - they got disoriented and the captain gave them a false sense of security. They were not prepared to evacuate. I had a few seconds to prepare myself before it happened. I think the worst thing you can do is play opossum in a sinking vessel.

[@KandiKlover]

Got it, I'll hit the bong while I wait for the water level to rise.

[@eidodk]

This one hurts extra, considering my two best friends drowned on 15ft of water in a car they drove over a pier in the dark at midnight. They were found 4 days later because no one had heard from them since they left to go home from a family get-together. One part of the "myth" they don't test, is the extremely hard impact that happens when driving at 45 mph directly into the water. It's equivalent of driving straight into a wall which has a VERY plausible chance of knocking you out, making it even more impossible to escape. Here they are carefully lowering the car into the water, giving them the very best chance of being able to react immediately upon seeing or feeling the water entering the car.

[@RealBelisariusCawl]

I’m sorry for your loss. You’re all in my prayers.

[@VoidTrademark]

solid point

[@tylerwestman5258]

Did they try to not drive in the water 😂

[@eidodk]

@@tylerwestman5258 Priceless.. Making jokes about dead people is such a chad move.

[@papadelta9485]

thats very true, but if anything they showed just how deadly it is, even in an extremely controlled situation. very sorry about your friends

[@andrewgraham4380]

I always forget how old this show is. Until they busted out that cell phone.

[@BlameNixon]

True story, that phone still works.

[@josh33025]

This is the best series ever to have graced television.

[@Sil11235]

One of the best episodes ever made :D

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

I remember this one very well. It featured two seriously important myths.

[@Aaroncarter95]

Right. Folding paper more than 7 times is like top 5 most important myths, possibly top 3.

[@KandiKlover]

@@Aaroncarter95 oh but see like what if you add another dimension? Instead of trying to fold the 2d paper in 3d, what if you folded it in 4d instead?

[@topaz123212]

Bruh, I was here listening to him say "oh I'm going to remove the engine" I'm over here like ok torch the motor mounts remove Axles hoses and wires and good to go but nope just yanked her and deprived a poor perfect engine 😂

[@deadshot4839]

Wow I taught I was the only one who went like 😢😮

[@topaz123212]

@@deadshot4839 in all for destruction where it is indeed granted but not wasteful havoc lol

[@ikonic_artworks]

as an amateur car enthusiast it hurt to watch. even not knowing the spec of the engine but just how expensive anything car related is in 2024

[@ikonic_artworks]

and just think they probably bought that entire, working vehicle for maybe $800. RIP those days

[@truracer20]

Poor perfect engine and that model 3l doesn't equate. That GM 3.0l was best used as a boat anchor, from day 1.

[@ToxicSpork]

It looks like they used a Ford Tempo for that underwater escape myth. First car I ever drove on a regular basis

[@workingguy-OU812]

Having been a part-time mechanic, and coming from a family owned used car lot - then witnessing the world around me - I've come to the conclusion that Ford Tempos kept dirt-poor families dirt-poor. They were always breaking down in a way that would seem like fixing it would be in order, but then another, and another, and another break down kept them sinking money into a money pit of a car. I've only ever met one person who claimed that they drove a bunch of miles on a Tempo and didn't have many problems. But perhaps that was because he lived in an area without road salt and without freeze/thaw cycles.

[@punkr0ckgurl75]

Spark plug works really well. After this originally aired on tv..I started carrying an old plug I pulled off my car

[@johngamer6255]

Hey it's just worth mentioning it's the broken ceramic that breaks the window so if you are planning on using it make sure you sort of broken it

[@KandiKlover]

@@johngamer6255 I have a scribe tool with a pointy cobalt tip that also works.

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

That paper folding one, I forgot how exhausting some of these myths can be just to watch!

[@bobrobertsNotUrBob]

I came up with wetting the paper, folding and drying

[@Games_and_Music]

Yeah, when they introduced the myth, i grabbed a sheet of toilet paper and couldn't fold it more than 7 times, but then i instead used a single ply of that sheet and easily got it to 8, i even folded it back out to double check if i really got 8 folds. So then i was like: "Err... okay, so they're going to use a hangar and giant sheets of paper to prove what i just did with a single ply?"

[@jerodast]

Yeah this one crossed the line from interesting to pointless once they got to the NASA hanger. Or, maybe the line from "the point is a myth" to "the point is doing something silly in a NASA hanger". If the spirit of the myth says you must alternate perpendicular folds, methinks the spirit also says you use paper you'd be working with day to day, not one bigger than has ever been made in human history 😑 [even in the episode, they only simulated having a piece of paper that big, with tape]

[@brunnomenxa]

​@@jerodast, But still, that is a sheet of paper. They proved it is possible, but using a conventional sheet of paper.

[@Suileron]

​@Games_and_Music didn't they mention in the episode that someone did it with toilet paper but that they wanted to only use more conventional paper to keep it true to the myth?

[@webraverx]

Wait when they were replicating the pressure with weights to imitate the water presure did any of them realise that those sand bags and metal weights actually have extra friction compared to water, you can see it when theyve tryed the electric door with them the weights litterally moved touched the frame and the window isolating rubber and then it stoped

[@workingguy-OU812]

I absolutely saw that and was pretty disappointed in them not seeing it, but then the rest of the show was so good that I just ignored it. Everybody makes mistakes (but how the crew didn't see it, then the editor HAD to have seen it) is odd.

[@webraverx]

@@workingguy-OU812 happens even to the best brother but still love the Mythbusters for sure i grew up with them and still watch them

[@renacuajo4916]

Friction! FRICTION! Come on, Adam! The hand crank window has noting but water against it! Notice how the weights were making contact with the bottom of the window frame. I think that affected the results. A fluid is completely different than iron weights pressing against the window. Unless the pressure causes the window to rub against the frame. But that is a small surface area. So I think it's worth testing.

[@anna9072]

They said it was a car with power windows. Electric windows may not function when the car is submersed.

[@renacuajo4916]

​@anna9072 but they also tried a manual window.

[@anna9072]

@ yeah, I should have waited till the end.

[@shawnstrife5527]

that bothered me as well, also no mention of the dangers of the glass you would be breaking on a window if you go that route (yeah it's obvious, but this is tv, that kinda crap needs to be said). that and the fact adam tried all the glass breaking, while IN the water.. if you're in the car, and the cab is full of water... you dont need to break the glass

[@jack00cirque]

The friction he talks about isn't from the water. The water gives the pressure and the friction happens between the window and the edges of the door. However it also bothered me that the iron weights seemed to touch the edge of the window.

[@borntoclimb7116]

The paper myth is funny and nice, they have a success. I remember years ago, some guys doing the same car experiment in Germany.

[@Tudo11927]

They did that in clear pool, if you really drop into a lake or into the sea, the water would be much muddier, and if you’re fast enough (30mph/50kph) the car might even sink faster and have almost no floating time.

[@timp7412]

They got comments about things like that, which is they they revisited it, and did and excellent job.

[@alanrose4827]

VW Beatles were supposed to float, like my Alphikar design.

[@truracer20]

@@alanrose4827 Wrong. in WW2 the Germans had an amphibious car built on the VW chassis called the schwimmwagen. It was a sealed hull. But definitely not a 'beatle'.

[@starty8814]

This episode is the reason why I have a spring loaded punch in my glove box.

[@spookyninja4098]

I now wind my windows down while driving any where near flood water

[@corkbulb2895]

You should instead carry a glass breaking tool in a spot you can quickly access in case of an emergency. I have a hardened spiked hammer with an attached seat belt cutter in the handle. I keep it in the center console so I can easily get to it without having to reach. You could also get a spring loaded spike. The spike causes a huge amount of pressure on one spot of the glass and will shatter the glass, easily. You don't even have to hit the window hard. You can get them for cheap. Like $15. They used such tools during the episode. If you fall in the drink, the tools can easily break the window regardless of the water pressure. The tools can also help you escape after an accident, if the car is damaged enough to where you can open the doors. I recommend carrying something like that.

[@UnlockUrSelf]

That's still fairly dangerous because the powerful winds from driving will slightly alter the balance and steering of the car which could sway the direction of the car, increasing the probability of a crash or driving off the road. Winding windows down might be low-risk if driving across a sub-30mph speed limit and shorter-length bridge.

[@clutchthecinnamonsergal8493]

The excitement at folding paper lol

[@SheepdogSmokey]

38:08 - I've had a center punch in my car for years, and while I will say I didn't remember this when I joined my local VFD and was told to carry one or a glass-break-hammer, my LT did say Mythbusters proved those two work. Add to this that even now with prices out of wack, they're about 4 or 5 bucks, totally worth it to save your life.

[@soulofresolve9514]

Only reason, only reason I don’t keep a glass breaker in my car is cause I live in a landlocked desert. Even then I’m considering it.

[@workingguy-OU812]

The mistake I've seen most people make is that they just set it down somewhere within reach. It's as if people don't understand the violent nature of a crash, crashing into water, etc. Minimally it needs to be Velcro'ed in place, strapped into place, or otherwise secured so that it is there, and within reach, should you be involved in a bad scenario. For example, with the FBI shootout in Miami (1986) the best-trained shooter the FBI had on the scene lost his glasses (and possibly his main handgun, but this is debated) in the initial collision with the other car. "Hanlon lost his .357 Magnum service revolver during the initial collision, though he was still able to fight with his Smith & Wesson Model 36 backup weapon. The collision knocked off Grogan's glasses, and there is speculation his vision was so bad that he was unable to see clearly enough to be effective" So, if you need something after a crash, secure it so it's there after the crash.

[@chitownsy]

😂funny seeing nokia phone...not with the phones now a days

[@BobSmith-xe8we]

Plus with cold water hitting you takes your breath away. They are in a warm swimming pool

[@anthonyluc5981]

40:30 Any way you fold it, if you cut straight through, you'll still intersect each layer. So any way you fold it is a true fold.

[@matthias9379]

Thank. Oh for sharing!

[@nickerskine2564]

The way Jamie ripped that engine out of thet car kinda hurt ngl

[@leotrollstoy2351]

35:45 or so “a cell phone”

[@EpicDiabetic]

the hydrogen engine joke and the oldddddddddd ipod on kari's arm makes me feel old af lol

[@Coeptis86]

35:42 isn´t that a nokia? I smell another myth busted.

[@araonthedrake4049]

I wonder if it would be possible to move to the back seat and sort of follow the air pocket to last longer and be able to wait the pressure equalization out. Though realistically a person that just crashed into a body of water is unlikely to have the wherewithal to execute that.

[@RedJoker9000]

The paper one i still say plausible. Why, the myth was told growing up always "you cannot fold normal piece of paper (aka printer paper) more then 7 times". They changed the terms and busted it instead.

[@anthonyluc5981]

34:00 Perhaps the windows would've opened easier if the weights weren't right to the frame. With them in this spot, they are acting as wheel chocks. Remember, wheel chocks are small but powerful enough to hold a big rig, and even airplanes. Also, they shouldn't have tested the windows as if they were fully under water. They should've started testing at the point where opening the door was no longer possible, such as where the water is only halfway up the window. Even if the window only partially open, it would allow more water to rush in and equalize quicker.

[@Zilahi-Branyi_Laszlo]

I would have climbed to the back seats to able to get a last breath just a moment before the cabin fill up. It would save a lot of extra seconds of while I have to hold my breath.

[@sjoerdwillemsen7946]

Adam and Jamie are not friends true, but they respected each other as hell and they shared a trust deeper then many friends as proven here. Adam's life is literally in the hands of Jamie.

[@workingguy-OU812]

I feel like Adam would get along with Jamie a lot better now. Jamie - to me - doesn't seem like he'd be as easy to get along with back then as he is these days. Age and experience and all that.

[@AdventuresWithChloeDenner]

My dad love's your videos sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much

[@jeromefitzroy]

Bring them back, I will always miss Grant

[@thesnesgeek]

No

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

Kinda hard to bring Grant back.

[@thesnesgeek]

@@Her_Imperious_Condescension Yes

[@rickjames5998]

​@@Her_Imperious_Condescensionoof

[@YodatheHobbit]

Imagine not understanding that people have self determination about whether or not they are interested in coming back.

[@ThomasFromFlint]

Why would they just test can you fold 256 layers of paper? I guess for the show. Make some giant paper

[@Godsrocker1970]

It is a cradle motor meant to come from underneath motor/transmission together. Takes about 90 min. The myth requires a piece or sheet of paper in a normal home. The weight on the window you have gravity pulling down with weights different pressure than under water

[@Harrydewulf]

Anyone else tear up every time Grant is introduced?

[@lavarsch]

I actually didn't know what happened, it's really sad. He was always one of my favourites.

[@MiguelBalaraw]

Absolutely. It's always too soon bruh.😢

[@notpumkin]

Yeah.. feels sad. But he left a very positive legacy, so can't help but smile at that at least.

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

At the time of his passing I was very shocked. He was so young! But I watch these old episodes and it feels like he's still here and it's comforting. Remember, we all die some day.

[@itzxsliick7036]

And now Carrie too

[@andreasschau4215]

Why not have auto manufacturers install electric window crack devices in each window? So that when you go underwater you can press the big: "oh shit I'm underwater"-button and have all the windows in the car be craced all at once so that you can start getting out of the car even faster, making it more likely to survive.

[@etherealessence]

there's one thing in the center console of every vehicle i drive. a spring loaded center punch. works great.

[@T-Bonebubba]

With the breaking the window underwater I have a feeling that they should try that because with that pressure pushing in if they break that glass it's all going to come rushing directly at you

[@truracer20]

It's survival of the fittest here. If a person wouldn't reasonably expect that then meh...

[@BlessedDog]

2:26 Is that the "POING" chinese sound effect?? Lmao

[@BusterHimen-1202]

42:51 Walrus confirmed??

[@GodlikeIridium]

5:30 On the importance of pronunciation, example 1: "He's kiIIing it!" ^^

[@kubeanie18]

6:30 the vulcan v6 and transmission do not weight 700 lbs.. 550 max 12:50 tech is great they make a window breaker for your keys now a days 37:50 many cars are laminated glass now sadly.. 46:20 NOW HIT THE WATER AT 60 MPH THEN BE CALM LOL

[@papadelta9485]

i think the myth is actually you cant fold a piece of paper IN HALF more than 7 times. it seemed like they addressed that halfway through, but it wasnt explicitly stated

[@Damaged7]

They addressed it from the get go. Like, literally in the briefing before they did anything.

[@soundtrancecloud5101]

8:30 3000 dives dive master 🐡

[@adamlake9507]

I know they came to the right conclusion but is the door locked 12:34 at and unlocked at 28:04?

[@emeraldqueen1994]

Genuinely curious, could you open the door BEFORE the water gets past a point in front of the door say the front tires of the car? What difference, if any, would a window breaker make in Adam’s first test?

[@m_ism]

They do exactly that at 27:38

[@thirstghosting]

Genuinely curious, why are so many numbskulls commenting inane questions answered by the fucking video?

[@davis2448]

It looks all easy in the end, but when you have to escape and save people with you in the car, its a different story.

[@jack00cirque]

I thought the same. I drive with my wife and daughters and I wish this situation never happens to us.

[@Theshaneshowcruiseforfun]

On window breaking it might be better when the window not in the frame what I mean is the one without the top holding window it's free to push & break

[@hanselgretel8563]

Kari!❤❤❤

[@garionprak7961]

Please upload more!

[@larksvid]

Yay, they proved my dad wrong!

[@lindsierose797]

Is the myth really busted when they couldn't fold normal-sized paper more than 7 times though?

[@kristianstipe]

I'd like to try wet paper. The water would soften or even break the fibers.

[@orehldmanguz7013]

No! Murphy didn’t forget you He just can’t believe you’re back for him

[@thomasplouffe1363]

can you do the taking candy from a baby episode? and the longer seesaw saga video?

[@xilefx]

why is the tip of a key not breaking a window? isn't it basically the same as the breaker tip?

[@Fish-Addict]

The point of the tool is machined to a 0 point where the key would be considered "rounded"

[@ВолодимирМахнюк-ю4х]

Also the keys do not have sufficient mass and with that disadvantage it is very hard to swing them fast enough in liquid to generate force needed. In open air they might be valid as some individuals can break window even with their fist or elbow if sufficient speed was generated

[@corkbulb2895]

Everybody should have a glass breaking tool in a spot you can quickly access in case of an emergency. I have a hardened spiked hammer with an attached seat belt cutter in the handle. I keep it in the center console so I can easily get to it without having to reach. You could also get a spring loaded spike. The spike on these tools causes a huge amount of pressure on one tiny spot of the glass and will shatter the glass very easily. You don't even have to hit the window hard. You can get them for cheap. Like $15. They used such tools during the episode. If you fall in the drink, the tools can easily break the window regardless of the water pressure. The tools can also help you escape after an accident, if the car is damaged enough to where you can open the doors. I definitely recommend carrying something like that at all times. Breaking a car window is actually a lot more difficult than you might think. And if you are injured, it may be impossible without tools. And of course, I carry a custom built emergency first aid kit with military grade components, such as a tourniquet, quikclot and a chest decompression catheter, plus much more. The standard first aid kit you get at a store or the ones that come with the car in an emergency kit aren't going to do much for major injuries. Band aids ain't gonna help you much when you've lost a leg. Search "IFAK" (individual first aid kit) on Ebay or Amazon and get a pre assembled kit. You can add your own extras if you wish. They are a bit expensive, about $80-$150 depending on exactly what you get. But it never has to be replaced unless used, and it can save lives. I still have the same one I built from 2012. Although the components are expired and not sterile, if you are bleeding to death, that doesn't matter. Besides, a lot of the components don't need to be sterile, like the tourniquet. Really the tourniquet is the most important component. That *will* save your life in the event of a major injury. By the time an ambulance arrives, it may be too late. If you don't want to spend the money on a full kit, just get a tourniquet. I recommend the H&H TK4L. Don't get a CAT tourniquet. The CAT (combat application tourniquet) is WAY too complicated and difficult to apply. I have a hard time applying it just practicing when there is no emergency. The TK4 is extremely simple. Basically just a hook and elastic band. I also recommend carrying a roll of Quikclot gauze. Just a tourniquet and Quikclot cost around $40-$50. Now most likely if I am that severely injured, I won't be able to use the kit on myself. I carry it mainly for if I come up on a recent serious accident scene, or witness one, to use it on an injured person. Also, if I am driving with somebody, we could use it on each other if one of us is not hurt badly. Although the equipment isn't gonna do any good if you don't know how to use it. The only person I frequently drive with is my girlfriend and she definitely knows how to use the kit. Seriously though, read up on and learn about first aid. Get the equipment. Save lives. Having such things may save your own life, or that of someone you know.

[@natespurgat6245]

You’re discussing more specifically a trauma kit, right? In any case, having practice, even once or twice, helps a ton as well. Needing to try and figure out how to apply a tourniquet in a life or death scenario is not a great environment.

[@corkbulb2895]

@@natespurgat6245 Yes, a trauma kit. And a TK4 is MUCH easier and simpler to apply with or without a stressful situation. I do not like CATs.

[@MrBattlecharge]

My issue with leaving my window breaker in the centre console is that if I end up plunging into the water, most things left out in my car are going to move from their position with the force of hitting the water. So it likely won't be where I expect it to be when I need it. I have my multi-tool (glass breaker and seatbelt cutter) in my glove box, in a button-clip I installed to the side closest to the driver. That way it is secure but easy to access in an emergency.

[@buster5661]

I'm not reading all that. Please learn to summarize

[@MrBattlecharge]

@buster5661 not everybody writes comments catered to you. If you want to be a part of the conversation, learn to read.

[@furistasTedis]

14:25 that’s way every car should come with a window crusher as a standard. My 2002 Volvo s40 did have it

[@jinstinky501]

That's why manual window cranks were king. Silly electricity.

[@waffles3629]

​@@jinstinky501 silly you seeing as they tested that in the episode and the handle failed

[@Notpoop906]

"It gets real small real fast" "sure does 😏" 😂I love Tory

[@ChazzleDazzleVideos]

I once flipped my car and it landed upside down in a marsh... the doors would not open and i blacked put after water filled the cab and i was trying to break the window to escape.

[@Deekm69]

You didn't bust this myth, that wasn't 1 whole sheet of paper

[@FirstnameLastname-db5pp]

Dam 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I folded an rolling kingsize paper the thinnest from rizzla so it is like 4 cm x 14cm after 7 folds its almost 1 cm x 0.5 cm that i folded without a problem to an average 0.5 cm x 0,5 cm square so yeah with a lil rolling paper its possible to fold it 8 times but you dont gonna make that bud with that paper 🤣🤣

[@MYwinters1945]

Is it me or the paper at the begining folded 8 times?

[@Games_and_Music]

Yeah, if they made the myth about folding more than 8 times, then it would be interesting. But as a curiosity i tried it with a sheet of toilet paper, at first i wasn't able to get past 7, but then i took a single ply for it and could get to 8 folds, kinda like Kari did, not pretty but slightly neater than hers. If she had flattened the paper a bit more along the way, i think that 8th fold would've been valid and would've been done there. But for some reason they just really wanted to do a giant sheet of paper.

[@SophiaAphrodite]

I love the " We should hold to the spirit of the myth" The immediately break it

[@jinstinky501]

Nobody knows how to fold better than nasa.

[@meinefresse94]

Adam just broke a Nokia Phone?

[@tirao9409]

Now the question remains. Is it still working after the under water window smash, or is the unbreakable nokia myth also busted?

[@DanielDitte]

​@@tirao9409unsure if they busted it, but I remember having a 3310. Someone threw it on the ground and it completely disassembled. Like the chips, the keyboard, the case, the battery. All I had to do was reassemble and it worked perfectly... I miss those days. Now I'm writing this on a cracked smartphone screen...

[@deydreamer]

You really get reminded of the era where this show was released when that chunky boi was the standard cellphone

[@tiarkrezar]

Nah, they used an old phone so they wouldn't ruin a perfectly good one. Back in those days, flip phones with color screens and crappy cameras were all the rage. Those old Nokia smartphones with Symbian OS were pretty popular too.

[@A5M0D3U5]

33:15 that glass is tempered, break the shits and you'll get slammed with tiny bits of glass as the water rushes in, but you'll be able to reverse duke's of Hazzard yourself outta that mfer

[@Mykasan]

yeah, break that window. 1 minutes is too long under stress.

[@jessykoller6768]

HE'S FORKLIFT CERTIFIED

[@afjer]

How far will the car drop into the ocean in that time frame?

[@Damaged7]

Not as much as you'd think.

[@clutchthecinnamonsergal8493]

Might be better to just break the glass as quickly as possible and start climbing out.

[@bobrobertsNotUrBob]

bear grylls says to use the headrest, pull it out and use the metal spikes on it(breaking the window under water)

[@d-d-i]

Headrests are not removeable in some cars, mine for example has some kind of steel wire inside of it, which might be related to some kind of crash protection pull system of it. But, you could use the seat belt clip to break the glass. Another problem however are the tight interiors and small windows of modern cars, rear door windows on some small crossovers for example are tiny.

[@bobrobertsNotUrBob]

interesting, never seen any I couldnt pull out.

[@Bearodon]

@@d-d-i And here in Sweden you would freeze to death most time of the year.

[@ВолодимирМахнюк-ю4х]

​​​@@bobrobertsNotUrBobyeah in my car you cant pull it out unless you adjust the seat to be more parallel to the ground. Headrest's metal pins are too long and when you try to remove them in usual seat position - the top of the headrest just pushes up the roof

[@RickySpanish-RS]

Imagine crashing into a lake with crocs or bull sharks i think i would be happy to drown in the car.

[@ericdoe2318]

Roll down the windows immediately!

[@YodatheHobbit]

Well duh, but that's not a myth. That's common sense. Most people aren't in the best head space after a crash to do that.

[@VonSchtauffe]

OMG theyre so young

[@AnItalianGuyOnYT]

didn't top gear already do 5he sinking car thing? or was this before that top gear episode (in 2002 i belive). you could also break a window by removing the headrest and use the metal posts to break it

[@alanrose4827]

How can larger area 0.003 in be less thick than office size 0.003 in. To be half as thick it should be 0.0015 in.

[@mossifrancis5662]

you can get out a car under water with your set head rest can brake the glass

[@uberfu]

10 people downvoted this video. I always wonder why content like this is voted down. Did they think it was all fake ? Would they prefer to die by drowning in a car ?

[@ScipioTTV]

A lot of the times, it’s just bots

[@MagusKain]

It could also someone being like, this information would have saved my loved one if they knew about it. But because they didn't know about it I'm going to down vote it because I'm angry.

[@hieisoulpunisher]

What about using the seat belts?

[@Kaizer177]

What happen if it electrical car ? Auto lock a.

[@aredub1847]

um you had the window weights against the bottom from. that wasnt pressure stopping them. show really needed someone to keep the silly in check.

[@Damaged7]

Oh no they made one mistake, time to question the entire integrity of the show!

[@LegwarmerProductions]

seat belt complications, maybe...?

[@SonOfDaw95]

8:35 he's a what with what now?! (I'm pretty sure Jamie is immortal and has lived several life times with several outstanding careers lol)

[@cooljammer00]

Probably the biggest difference between A and B myths in this episode. Underwater Car is top tier legendary, and Folding Paper 7 times is a snoozer. Like a less good Lead Balloon.

[@NoobsDeSroobs]

This episode really annoyed me because the weights on the window touched the side and added to the friction. Water behaves differently, so they should have just tried to open the window while under water.

[@mcalla113]

I had the exact same thought. They didnt even try..

[@itzxsliick7036]

I agree however if I remember correctly it doesn’t even move a little if the friction from the Weight was an issue they probably would have tried it but unfortunately we’ll never know (from mythbusters anyhow)

[@Games_and_Music]

Yeah, when they were saying: "you can see it flexing", you could see the weight bumping into the rubber of the window, which kept it from opening. It looked like it was able to move, and if so, the more it moves down, the more rigid the window becomes and it should be able to go all the way down.

[@Damaged7]

​@@mcalla113 Oh no they made one mistake, that invalidates their entire effort. Jesus christ are people really this dumb?

[@BaDaBing1a2b]

Sooo, to warn people out there about to break the glass and send it "like a flood" into your face.. maybe don't do that if you can avoid it.

[@fallenstar9894]

The window weight test is invalid

[@Isrick-g2i]

Karey was always so perky

[@TecSanento]

The paper mytg is easy to debunk - you just need to use a sheet 20cm times 2 meters and always fold along the longest side....

[@LadywatchingByrd]

Folding paper... probably as boring as possible of a "Myth 😢to debunk.