Unraveling the Truth About Air Travel! - Mythbusters - S07 EP30 - Science Documentary

[@rollingmetal949]

The genuine joy on Jamie's face when he shut the overhead bin on Adam😂

[@Mrcats1973]

I thought banijay was a guy in his bedroom putting all this together. Banijay is a $2B company!! Lol

[@espenstoro]

It's a hell of a bedroom.

[@huevacho97]

I thought the same 😂😂😂

[@mistermagnifico]

Definitely looked like it but the quality and original videos (not edited) shows it's more than a dude

[@allanshpeley4284]

It could have been done by one dude. And with ai progressing as it has been, pretty soon no dudes.

[@LOL-gn5oh]

And they own Mythbusters rights.

[@chriscreaturo8809]

I love hearing that tone in Jamie's voice during the later seasons. The "We're just teammates not friends tone" 😂

[@eareboucas]

I think the fact that people had to go through the boarding process 4x factored into how quick the last one ended up being, because they were already used to finding the seat and not having to read the signage and all. That is, unless the seat assignments changed between runs...

[@sparrowflyaway]

I thought it seemed like they had a different group of people for each test, because that shot at the beginning of the tests, of everyone in the landings of the hangar, seemed like FAR more people than you'd need for one test.

[@eareboucas]

@@sparrowflyaway That makes sense! Must have been the case.

[@demonicravergaming.4766]

The way tory went to catch kerry's vomit was very admirable. What a gentleman. Cant believe the intro caught it.

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

It is pretty gross though, putting organs into the pig carcase, imagine the smell too...

[@TristynRusselo]

Every flight I have been on has loaded front to back... and it SUCKS!

[@krokodil191]

We so want to see older seasons...

[@MrMarinus18]

In Europe we don't use back-to-front except with jumbo jets. It's just business class first and then everyone else. That running to the front of the desk is not something I have seen. Since everyone has assigned seats there is no real reason to rush.

[@Trialwolf]

For the one where they are rushing at the end they didn't have assigned seating, it was first come first serve.

[@MrMarinus18]

@@Trialwolf No, they also ran when there was assigned seating.

[@coldicekiller1352]

nowadays people rush to get priority on the carry-on luggage storage, even with assigned seating

[@ek-nz]

It’s the same here, and people who rush do it gently so as to not draw too much attention to themselves. Or they linger near the gate rather than sitting down. What I’d rather see is methods to disembark people from planes more efficiently!

[@TheFlighteur]

​@@ek-nzyou can open the doors Just before landing and make people jump out ! Less people inside after landing will lead to better disembarking time

[@rotten-Z]

the back-to-front technique is used with the purpose of giving ground handling time to load luggage and fuel the aircraft while passengers are busy with their business rather than sitting in waiting and nervous

[@SimonG311]

yea but it seems that a lot of airlines adopted the wilma technique between 2018 and 2023. And maybe our guys here where a planting some ideas in some heads and at least it is a good balance between time and customer satisfaction.

[@MrMarinus18]

Budget airlines these days don't have luggage anymore so that's why most don't use any system at all.

[@Jammanzilla98]

The issue with most of the boarding techniques in practice is that you're splitting up people who are travelling together. If group travel was factored into the experiment the scores would likely favor the back to front method much more. I know I'd rather take an extra 10m than spend half the time sat alone in the boarding lounge.

[@cezarcatalin1406]

True, but that can be very easily solved with dynamic group passenger allocation. See which people want to travel together and assign them according to group size and preferences. Kid/parent pairing can happen at this point as well. Once you have all groups pre-organised, it’s all a matter of letting the people flow in into chunks irrespective of initial grouping knowing that the intermediate pre-allocation will ensure groups will remain together at the end no matter the boarding order.

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

Yeah, you can't split families up during boarding especially if there are children. But compared to the time needed for the plane to load luggage and refuel and wait for the runway, passenger boarding time doesn't matter too much. The differences are about 10 minutes or so.

[@user44060]

36:49 Tory putting his hands like this cracks me every time.

[@MrMarinus18]

8:34 That color is actually what teeth natural are. The bright white we often see is not natural and it's cause of social norms think white teeth are better so all the toothpaste contain bleaching agents.

[@Not-TheOne]

I never want to work with hair or teeth.... **shudders**

[@MiguelBalaraw]

Me like Jamie's hoodie.

[@ianhelyar6383]

I see what he did there: Pi in the sky!

[@XavierBetoN]

2:08 shootout for the model Uranus attached to GASBUSTERS tube with 2 cables..

[@d4slaimless]

I've never seen ordered boarding and I've visited quite a few Europe airports. I'm not sure if it is really possible in a big crowded airport when many flights board almost at the same time. Announcements would mix up or people might get distracted by too many directions etc. Amount of time saved comparing to random boarding isn't that big to be worth the trouble.

[@gftftt8463]

Great vid, thanks!

[@name13119]

That moment when Adam said I hope we find a pattern that airlines actually use.... meanwhile now it's based in how many pirks you pay for

[@tonny5357]

the smile at 8:42 wow so amazing 😂

[@DanVogt]

Haha

[@aliancemd]

To be clear, the way airlines board passengers on the airplane has less to do with time and more to do with weight distribution. When it was chaotic, there have been cases where the airplane tilted back on its tail. These days they organize the cargo and the way passengers board to avoid that issue(depends a lot on airframe length).

[@OPB682]

Keep them coming @banjay Truly loving seeing episodes you haven't posted alr. Tq 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@wingerding]

Alr. Tq??

[@christianberkau661]

Awesome Flightsimulator😂👍

[@ishrod_tweaks]

I think they use the one that takes more time in order to sell more bussiness seats in flights that are half-empty. You have to think that there are flights all the days of the year, and might not be worth it to mantain different boarding systems depending on demand.

[@AllieAngel]

Darn not even in the show yet, and I WANT TO SEE C-4 cooking food!!!!

[@mawns]

But people travel together. That's probably why they do rows rather than WILMA or pyramid. You don't wanna board apart from your family.

[@JP_3912]

No airline would ever use random, no assigned seats for a number of reasons, including the fact that should anything happen during flight or to the plane they would be unable to identify who was where. However, I get including it as a metric for what would happen if passengers had no rules on where to be seated (like a bus).

[@JP_3912]

Apparently certain gangsters used to load rock salt into their shotgun shells to get a similar effect. Not to kill - but injure - those in their bad books. Ouch 😬

[@chuckwagoncharlie1733]

Would WMI not require that all passengers be available at the get go and not allow for stragglers?

[@wingerding]

I always choose to stragle

[@rajarshi6789]

The reason WILMA technique is not used because people travel in groups and want to board in groups

[@TheNIX001]

The teeth bullet test is so insignificant. If you shoot someone, there is an entry wound everyone can see. So why does it matter wich projectile you used?!

[@wingerding]

Because of traceability

[@geridos3541]

27:58 me late night in bed explaining my wife the circumstances

[@Wishfull-thinking]

I think Airlines acctually know this but on purpose delays the time boarding to have time to load luggage and refuel to give the impression we take off as soon we are boarded. I am just guessing but i would do that. to give the impression we are on time

[@TheCleverJoker]

doubtful, they make you wait even on the plane all of the time

[@wingerding]

Ya I often wait over an hour waiting on planes fully loaded. It's taxiing and waiting for planes in front of you that takes time.

[@steveraywood]

As much as I'd like to say that they created some great boarding strategies, there is one factor unaccounted for and that would be the "Kevin and Karen factor" If you add to the fact that the people are paying for their tickets and with that, the sense of entitlement that comes with it, I can only imagine it devolving into total chaos. 😆😆😆

[@PanLukash]

It's the last episode with the young team 😢

[@fenmadeveloper4541]

Fastest way is from the latest row to first row. Not in blocks!

[@sparrowflyaway]

This was the last episode with Kari, Tori and Grant... they left the show after this episode, apparently because contract negotiations couldn't reach an agreeable figure for all involved.

[@wingerding]

Pretty crazy, I would never have given up making a bunch of money doing this shit. Looked like a pretty nice job to me. An agreeable figure for me would have been one that kept me working this wild job!

[@gbulmer]

Yes, I agree. When I searched the story was the viewing figures were declining, the budgets were reduced, and so KGT were offered so much less than they were asking for, they chose to leave. Further, some said the producers felt Adam and Jamie could do the final few seasons alone. It may also be budget control is easier when there's only one group to support, record and produce. It's not just the cost of on-screen talent is reduced, but the off-camera staff and expenses are reduced too. The producers could likely draw viewer-statistics graphs and see when it made too little for them to continue. Best Wishes. ☮

[@gbulmer]

@@wingerding At some point, they have mortgages to pay and mouths to feed who depend on them. The budgets were shrinking as viewer figures declined. The producers were looking to cut costs, and maybe to finish the show in a couple more seasons. So the producers might have offered very big cuts to their salaries, and no commitment to more than a season, or a fraction of a season, at a time.. It'd be unwise to accept pay much below their market rate when they likely had good chances to do things they already knew they enjoyed, for better pay, with a longer future, just not on TV. Best Wishes. ☮

[@-ZeroRed-]

You know, i think the funniest Myths are those where they try something that will end up busted anyway. What I mean is that, with the "tooth bullet" example, even IF they would actually find out that it works, like many other "technically illegal" myths, they would bust it. They could never "confirm" something on family TV that would help out would be killers, drug dealers or other criminals with getting away with crime. Another example that comes to mind is the "beat the speeding cam" episodes. Even if they found something that actually works... come on, as if they would show that. Anyway, at least something to be aware of!

[@MrMarinus18]

Though in the real world it's totally pointless. If you do an assassination you usually will try to bribe your way out of consequence and with how much evidence is available these days bullet profiling is rarely necessary. With today's technology actually hiding your crime is pretty pointless, the weak point lies in the human factor so bribing and intimidating the legal system is the way to go.

[@Trialwolf]

For driving fast in the rain to stay dry in a convertible they did confirm it but they moved it to plausible stating it wasn't worth the risk as losing control of the vehicle at those speeds.

[@-ZeroRed-]

@@Trialwolf Also a good example if for different reasons. People killing themselves and others because they want to try that seems pretty dangerous.

[@Grancigul]

Honestly bone bullets are still viable from short range. Sure she will find the fragments but its not like she can trace it to a pig you bought

[@Jammanzilla98]

@@Grancigul But she was able to recover enough of the bone bullet to potentially forensically link it to the firearm

[@michelstoel2921]

Bro grabbed like 10 terrible papers in one go

[@Not-TheOne]

@8:40, I'm so confused...

[@studenteeu7415]

is this how BONES was born

[@mat5473]

The premise of the airplane myth seems wrong to begin with. I've never been on an airplane that boarded back to front. I'm always passing rows of seated passengers when I board according to my zone.

[@PhallacEye]

The forensic examiner should've been a blind test. She should've been handed the pigs by a stranger and not given any indication of what was happening.

[@aussiegarbo752]

I'm sorry but why is that 747 model in Adams hand only have 2 engines instead of four?

[@wingerding]

Because it's not real bro...

[@aussiegarbo752]

@@wingerding Lol

[@Brahlam]

Never seen anything else used then Group Boarding which is based on Wilma, just filtered before. Of course you can still pay you way into priority boarding and skip groups... since... of course somebody found that you can make money out of that...

[@halstephenson1]

I don’t think I would be happy if I was separated from my family in order to board a plane faster.😢

[@lyliatank7604]

Were the people involve in the airplane myth get paid?

[@danielmadar9938]

😂❤😂❤

[@pooyataleb2514]

if you can board the airplane quickly why would you pay for business and first class?

[@gbulmer]

Our company paid for business class for journeys over 5 hours. It's the space, comfort and quiet. An extra 15 minutes waiting to board when your unlikely to move after boarding makes little difference. Everyone leaves the ground at the same time. However, a 7½ hour transatlantic flight with space to stretch out and work or sleep, usually in a quieter part of the plane, in wider more comfortable seats is worth having. People are less stressed, more productive on landing,, and feel appreciated. Best Wishes. ☮

[@Matthew-h6e]

Give me a thumbs up if you wait for the lineup to dwindle and then get out of your lounge seat and queue up. Why deal with the pushy people onboard when the plane cant take off until the last person is onboard anyway?

[@kitchenerleslie6177]

Child number limits, NOW!

[@mocko69]

Conclusion: boarding would work fine if people weren't idiots

[@MusikCassette]

I am a bit disapointed, that they did not try the methode that I think would be the fastest.

[@Linse_3000]

this tooth bullets are disgusting

[@KingGuardianDevil]

Gues in the USA they don’t travel together. So all them methods are useless in the rest of the world. Don’t see a fam leave their child board alone as she has the window seat

[@allanshpeley4284]

What do all those volunteers have in common? They're all willing to work a full day for next to nothing.

[@benische]

Lol, I was there. We got paid $1500 for the day

[@benische]

We actually got paid $1500

[@kitchenerleslie6177]

The cartridge doesn't leave the gun. I'm a truck driver.. Be better, smart people.

[@philsmith6597]

no mystery about air travel. You jack up the plane then move the earth. And as the earth is flat you only need to move it in 2 dimensions. thought everyone knew that.

[@DevilishmanThe]

That must have been a weird day for the stewardesses.

[@dace8030]

flight attendant*

[@Tuberesu]

There are two 'l's in unravelling otherwise it is pronounce unraveeling. Meriam webster sponsored illiteracy.

[@MR7498]

Not every video can be a banger i guess next time fellas

[@TheAdmiralHarveyPub-pg5zg]

That "alternative universe" where dentistry is questionable actually exists... it's called England.

[@wingerding]

Not so much anymore

[@gbulmer]

That's a myth. UK dental health is better than USA dental health. Search "dental health uk vs usa". The USA spends a lot on 'cosmetic dentistry', eg. getting teeth straightened and whitened. Cosmetic dentistry doesn't make teeth healthier or last longer. However, a significant fraction of the USA buy into ('brainwashed'?) 'cosmetic dentistry myths', so they buy into the idea that their teeth are better than UK teeth because they look prettier, when they're genuinely worse. Best Wishes. ☮

[@kitchenerleslie6177]

Everything to do with this show is such a natural resource graveyard. It's all just so gross.

[@FishFeelPain]

Dead pigs again?!? If they used dogs like this everyone would be horrified but because their pigs its ok--That's Speciesism.

[@coldicekiller1352]

they use pigs because the ratio of fat/muscle is very close to humans, as is their bone density, making it a perfectly human analogue, the pigs were picked up from butcheries so they were gonna be used either way. i dont know the specifics of mythbusters but other shows that use pigs/meat usually donate the remains to animal conservation charities, forged by fire donates the remains to a wolf sanctuary.

[@AngryBoob]

(sorry for my english) agree with you ! don't use dead animals ! use humans ... they are so many !@@coldicekiller1352

[@tylerfreal6472]

pig bodies have been used to simulate humans for ballistic testing for over a century a dog would be way off while a pig is close