Lightning vs. Tongue Stud! - Mythbusters - S01 EP07 - Science Documentary
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- Dive into a thrilling journey as we test if tongue piercings attract lightning, build a cannon from a tree, and mix medieval gunpowder! Will the myths hold up, or will we be blown away by the truth? Get ready for explosions, history, and science like never before!
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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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I very much appreciate all the people releasing full episodes of Mythbusters, it was a very beloved TV series.
Totally agree. very fun and I learned alot. RIP to Grant Imihara
@@caitc3837 I learned quite a bit as well. Hopefully he Rests in Peace.
@@MrArcadia2009 busting myths and building robots in the great beyond
@@HappyBeezerStudios darn straight.
5:19 Jamie: "It will toughen your fingers - it's good for you."
He picked the response that can only make Adam angrier😂
It's funny how they talk about trusting a pyrotechnic expert in this episode, when Adam (on his Tested youtube channel) later talks about how this event is why they never used a pyrotechnician again, preferring bomb techs bar nothing.
What video was that?
Yeah, they make more explosions than fireworks, so that seems reasonable.
What they didn't film was Jamie getting a Prince Albert.
Do you know Prince Albert wanted a Jamie?
ayo
They did show it, it’s at 9:08 😂
@@drewb427 thats not a Prince Albert XD
@@javierarias892 they couldn’t show it on tv, so you can only see Jamie’s slight smirk and blink 😏 😜 I knew my joke was a stretch haha
The high speed camera technology moved on so much while this was airing.
these old shows were a joy to watch.. way more honest and in your face... and also shows that a relative low budget , certainly didn't make the episodes less enjoyable.
It also seems like the target group went from mainly adults on these older shows, to a more "family friendly" concept // kids.
Imo gold rush or the fishing programs on tv nowadays aren't more family friendly, they cuss all the time. I guess it's just cheaper to get a view on board of a fishing ship than to pay for a whole program and their experiments. Tv really isn't what it used to be anymore, kinda sad.
@@rikzelI thought Deadliest Catch was interesting but so many of them just invent drama and danger instead of trying to educate.
@@Pagliacci_Rex yeah that's the thing. These shows also quickly become boring as the problems are usually comparable.
I mean, Adam has spoken openly about it
The majority of the fanbase from the get go was young boys who liked having a show that looked into their childish curiosities without speaking down to them
Speaking as an autistic kid from a broken home who was practically raised by mythbusters, I cannot put into words how much I appreciate the way they ran the show.
In a way I enjoy the entire run time. The early stuff when it's just the two in a quite raw format, the middle with the whole team when they had a much bigger budget, and the late stuff when they knew it was going to end and they just decided to have fun.
The disappearance of Jaime's granite cannonball was one of the saddest momemts in the entire series for me.
I can't even imagine how much time and effort that actually had taken him, it was immaculate.
@@Orphioux probably less time than he spend later trying to find it.
I always liked the movie posters and stuff in the background that reminds you of their day jobs.
Honestly speaking, back in the aughts, Jamie positioned his shop perfectly. Most of the supply stores they went to in the first three seasons are all within a half mile radius of M5. That Restaurant Depot is quite literally a block away.
I think some bloke actually found that Granite cannonball later on.
If I recall correctly, it went through their roof. Although, that may have been a different cannon myth
@@jamescryer2356that was a different one
That's exactly what I thought but I'm pretty sure the one that hit that dudes house and car was fired at the bomb range
tree cannon for anyone who started watching very early mythbusters. this is the episode that became an addiction and always remember people DRINK RESPONSIBLY OR YOULL REGRET IT.. tomorrow or with an early grave.
Dude with the cannons is the most American just casually firing a cannon in his front yard.
Now I wonder if a historic black powder cannon would count as antique and not as firearm, and thus be exempt from a lot of restrictions.
"That knocked the door knob right outta his face!"
I can think of how the tree cannon myth is fully real: the tree selected by the Hungarians was rotting from the inside out so it was already mostly hollow and could be drilled quite easily and quickly. This also caused it to be more fragile.
I always figured they had a lot more people than the Mythbusters entire crew.
We also saw that it was after a plug was fitted that it burst. An oversized ball would do that.
I blacksmith as a hobby as well, and I'm confident the steel braces would have been wrought iron and much more likely to splinter than modern mild steel
Also isn't there a method of making a hole in wood with fire/burning charcoal? Fire hardening would also make the tree more likely to explode.
The cannon is absolutely plausible.
The tale is maybe a bit exaggerated and they might have perfect conditions, but the cannon Adam and Jamie built works perfectly fine.
This episode was my introduction to mythbusters.
pure nostalgia
19:48 adams wink here. Yep. We know 😂😂😂😂😂🎉
That poor officer having to babysit two drunk mythbusters LOL he was a sport
The metal sculpture Jamie made with the woks is exactly the type of thing you see in those modern art sales going for millions lol.
That whole sequence at 17:25 with the music and Jamie half-naked spinning a giant crank and the heat almost reminds me of something like the shot from LOTR where Isengard was building up it's forces lol.
So why did the official mythbusters channel start posting full episodes, and then today they all got taken down?
I can still see them
It’s incredible seeing them learn these skills for the first time, like cannon firing.
History Channel: Medieval cannons were very expensive
Discovery Channel: Nah, medieval cannons *grew on trees* 😁
Cannon are bored by putting the drill bit in a fixed jig, pointing up, then placing the end of the barrel on top of the bit. The barrel is rotated, so that the weight of the gun does the hard work, and the waste falls out of the bore.
Loving It
Man these early episodes had so much personality
In my 20s, a friend and I conducted an experiment. A nurse we knew claimed that consuming large amounts of coleslaw could negate the effects of alcohol, a practice she attributed to the Romans during heavy drinking sessions. Curious, we decided to test this theory.
Though skeptical about coleslaw's ability to fool a breathalyzer, we found it did seem to prevent us from feeling intoxicated.
We consumed an enormous quantity of coleslaw; I prepared 3 gallons, and together we ate nearly all of it. As regular drinkers, we had high alcohol tolerance. I recall finishing almost a half-case of beer with my girlfriend, who became inebriated after just one bottle, while I felt unaffected by the 11 I consumed.
To begin our experiment, we shared a quart of 80 proof vodka. An hour later, feeling sober, we purchased a case of Triola wine, a 14% alcohol content wine popular in 1972. We each downed a bottle within an hour and still felt clear-headed, confirmed by two friends monitoring us. Over the next two hours, we each drank five more bottles. Remaining unaffected, we then split a case of 3.2% beer, drinking 12 beers each without feeling any impact, and eventually went to bed out of boredom. The next morning, we awoke hangover-free.
Despite the lack of intoxication making the experience dull, it did seem to validate the coleslaw theory.
You guys did any test on how high your levels were?
it might be that the coleslaw reduced the feeling of being drunk, or that it slowed the alcohol metabolism.
"here it is again on high speed camera!"
-2 frames more
This was their best episode
Great job Guys 💯😎😺
that lightning myth would be so nice if filmed today with the tech we see on the slow mo guys...
Thanks for releasing full episodes... With no commercials! 😁
FYI. Scotch neat is just scotch. With ice is scotch rocks.
yea that bothered me more than it should have. neat = nothing added, on the rocks = over ice, up = shaken with ice and poured, straight is....confusing but I've always know it as poured into a chilled glass.
Someday--and maybe they already have--someone is going to find that granite ball and wonder how a rock got to be so perfectly smooth and round!
33:07. Kari in her intern/assistant days?
nope, it was an assistant of the TV team.
and btw, kari has smaller 🍎🍎
Imagine doing the winky dance on a sunday with these two 😂😂
(The try not to eat shit challenge)
Ahahahah that little granite ball Jamie carved probably met the bay at quite a pace. That runway was a mile long!
Happy days 😊
Try 2 pieces of the chewy Quick-Eze. No one has ever belived me. But can it be proven to be correct?
Would be interesting to se the lightningtest with different metalls.
Specially silver!
Electricity always take the easiest way, and stainless steel has a higher resistans.
Silver on the other hand leads very good...
So I am a little surprised that wasn´t tested.
It is very common in jewlery!
Adam: "C'mon, who wears a doorknob"???....
Me: "Dave Letterman!" (a *GIANT* one actually!!)...
I miss my tongue ring, had to take it out during my radiation treatments so I said screw it!
8:19 There is a Megasoma elephans it is the big beetle in the top drawer, it distributed in south and central America with some locations in southern mexico , it is considered in some zones as endangered due to deforestation, bellow that one is a Lucanid also called stag beetles it seems, i don't know the genus of that one. next to the Megasoma to the right there is a stick insect of the genus Phyllium (probably, are very common as exhibitions) the group is is part of an australalasian clade of stick insects that resembles leaves.
That cannon guy John Morris is huge next to Jaime and Adam!
I'm more curious about what actually happened to his piercing. Did the lightning pull it out?
I often contemplate the repercussions of not passing tests. First, I have diabetes, which I've heard can cause a false positive on breathalyzer tests. Second, I'm unable to walk heel-to-toe without falling. Third, I cannot tip my head back and hold it or stand on one foot without falling over, even when sober. Occasionally, I use a cane for support due to these issues, and I seldom drink alcohol. I had a drink last year, but before that, I hadn't consumed alcohol in five years.
Did Adam just snort a breath mint?!
Mints are probably to not smell drunk. And if the police doesn't assume you might be drunk, they might not do a test.
Oh, and over here in Germany drinking and driving is not illegal. As in, you can absolutely have a drink while driving. But that doesn't free you from the responsibility. If you go over the legal limit, you're still drunk driving. If you get into an accident while under the limit, you still have have legal responsibility for the accident. It's just that you're not committing a crime from the act of consuming alcohol while controlling a vehicle on the road.
Pyrotechnician #1: I bought 20 ounces of black powder in my big extra safety crate. We'll split it into smaller doses.
Pyrotechnician #2: I got a garbage bag full of black powder, let's just dump it all in and see what happens.
For the breathalyzer one, there was one story of someone trying to fool it by swishing hand sanitizer… which contains alcohol
A couple years back we were stopped by police. They thought our driver had some drinks, but we had just refilled the anti-ice for the windshield wipers. No alcohol consumed.
So I get the idea, claim the smell of alcohol comes form elsewhere. Pretty much how the idea with mints goes. If you don't smell of alcohol, they might not see the need to test.
If tongue piercings would attract lightning, the same would apply for earrings and tooth fillings.
Any EE would have told them it hits the highest point.
Do you guys realize there is still this trophy to be found? The hand carved cannon ball...
What would it be worth today?
btw, the way they drink is like women would drink.
Full glasses of stuff.
Man, take shots russian style.
Bit of water or what ever you want in the mouth. Swallow it. Pour the shot glass into the mouth and swallow it.
And extinguish with a tiny bit of water or whatever, cola, what you like.
No mixing involved before drinking, it will mix in the stomach.
@bertjesklotepino I see your point but I still prefer to drink with coke or drpepper
? i do not get what you mean@@colinofay7237
@@colinofay7237 right on
@@colinofay7237Id have to say ginger beer rules the carbonated beverage world, its sharp and distinct yet perfectly palatable zing makes for a delightfully sweet and zesty drink. Very easy to drink and more-ish, this delectable concoction cannot be overthrown by any other in my eyes.
oh how bad id like to get drunk with adam and jamie
yeah but those two probably would never go for a drink together irl
These classic episodes give me life!!! Appreciate the decision to share these uploads for free:)
It's a scam. Please report impersonation of (www.youtube.com/@Mythbusterstvshow), where the actual copyright holders are uploading full episodes because they are the ones who created them and paid for them in the first place.
You have to start to blow ~5sec before the start signal to blow tells you to.
I got this from a befriended police officer that had to control me after his chief busted me drunk reparking my car.
It worked perfectly fine, possibly the machine recalibrates before it takes a measure, like adding weight befor tara.
as someone who has been hit by lightning i can tell you it HURTS an this was the only episode that made me cringe a bit . yes i was hurt broke both bones from my wrist to my elbow on my right arm 2nd degree burns over 20%of my body lost my sense of smell for a week an could not see colors for nearly a month as for my hearing it was odd i could not hear some sounds but others like back up beepers drove me nuts but other wise this was a great episode hope they post more full ones
Wait if you didn't see colors, what did you see? Grey? But I'm sorry you had to go through that man
@@dannymdrew everything was sort of gray an dark gray much like looking throu a smoked glass
I've never believed in their testing for the breathalizer segment, they probably found something or KNEW of something but weren't allowed to put it in the show for public safety reasons
You could tell by the onion and few others how unprecise the testing was and even Jamie was like “ehhh idk if it was fully busted or not” when Adam asked him and the alcohol in the mouthwash clearly made those false super positives
They made that head look like Pain from Naruto.
Up until the door knob anyway
Did anyone else notice Adam Savage saying he was lit?
He was said lit before it became a popular term
I heard a story once, of a guy who was drinking and driving, got into an accident, and just before the cops did the breath test he took a swig of liquor he had in his car. He told the cops he had just drunk after the crash to settle his nerves. When they did the test they detected alcohol, but couldn't tell if it was his actual BAC or just the remnants in his mouth of what he had minutes prior. So they let him go.
Yeah, nah, they'd still arrest him for suspicion and run a blood test at the precinct.
@@Pagliacci_Rex How far away is the precinct, and how vindictive are the cops?
There's some that'll let you go on your word, and some will do a cavity search if you flick the indicator too late. Human nature is too unreliable
No way a cop would let them go lol, tho I have heard that from a lawyer as a sometimes legit legal defence.
Definitely didn't let him go lol. They would have brought him in to get a blood draw
First of all, Adam was drinking Scotch on the rocks { i.e. with ice } , so ; not neat. Putting my pedantry aside, I have a good way of my own to beat the breathalyzer. Don't drink and drive! I have heard it is quite effective.
Why was Jamie shirtless at 21:40?
Never mind, got explained.
One thing they failed to mention is that half of what a breathalyzer is testing is actually the alcohol in your mouth, so if you just drank it’s gonna be a lot higher than if you had water after
They did test it later, mith!
a steel cannon would also explode when loaded with 2.5 kg of powder
Is stainless steel more conductive than a human body made of majority water?
What if someone had a gold tongue piercing, would that cause different results?
People usually don’t wear giant brass collars
why did the dude say: wow you might have swollowed it, before they even got to see his tongue?
Because the guy who got struck asked everyone “Where did my tongue piercing go?”
@@videoposter7532 how could you say something so controversial, yet so brave? 😋
Yeah that was 100% a hoax. A ripped shirt and a removed tongue ring, really?
Dude also had the toe of one of his shoes torn off
...did they stick a crochet hook in the head? Specifically one that is about 1.4mm or smaller?
Was thinking the same thing. That looked massive.
Too bad those analog heads didn't exist back in these days. Those analog heads you could add saline solution to to mimic ahead so much better. Cuz the chemistry of your blood along with your head itself plays a huge factor. Regular ballistics gel is not conductive at all compared to a human head full of blood
What about eye glasses with metal frames, No issues with those, so piercings, no.
"Adam's drink is scotch neat."
shows Adam drinking scotch on the rocks.
The reason why it's not going to the study is because the tongue is not wet. 14:48
The reason you can't beat the breath tester is because those things are so poorly designed that even people who haven't had anything to drink test positive.
“I’m lit”
Adam Savage saying he's Lit 21 years ago gave me a laughing fit, thought that was a modern youth thing but here's Adam getting lit in 2003
I thought you were going to build two more of those cannons, to be sure….
"adams drink of choice is scotch, neat."
::sound of ice cubes dropping into the glass::
Wait a minute...?
You forget Jamie was drinkin?
@@KamenRiderRaiden it was the narrator who said "neat". Jaime is just the one who put the ice in. And is find it hard to believe the narration is recorded before filming happens.
Man, they really didn't contact any actual scientists to actually analyze what was happening. 1) That's a tiny fraction of an actual lightning bolt, so it may behave NOTHING like an actual lightning bolt. 2) Just because it attracted it, doesn't mean it needs a direct hit. That's assuming ABSURD accuracy for a lightning bolt!
Cannon has left chat
@ 10:59 Electricity will always take the shortest route...
As I C the grounding is clamped on the left as he is;...
L( .)( .)KING...
I predict that that 1 will get the bolt 1st...
It might B a close photo finish...
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Now back 2 the video...
@ 11:55 ROFL ...
Well that sure buggered my theory...
@ 16:32 Um...
R both heads at the exact same height in relation 2 the spike embedded in the head & the source of the spark...
15 min almighty push
"It came out of nowhere"
What they didn't try at the breath test was just washing your mouth out with water and then swallowing it.
Why didn't they use gold and or silver? Oh yes, don't forget platinum.
gotta fix your equipment
Good morning from Atlantic Canada 🐶🤠🐶
Good morning from the Baltic and north sea adjacent north Germany :)
Good morning from a Glaswegian in Alcoy, Spain
good afternoon from southeast Brazil 🙋🏻♂️
Good Afternoon, from Appalachia, USA
@@pewpew9193 ahoy from Appalachia Canada👋.
Does anybody else think the piercing lady looks like a lady-version of Adam!?!?
Your tongue is wet so they should of put liquid on the tongue ring 😊
"Lightning attracted TO metal?"
"Lightning attracted BY metal?"
"Does metal attract lightning?"
All acceptable
"Lightning attracts metal?" no sense is made.
Keep in mind this is a French science channel so it’s likely they did a direct translation vs adjusting it for ‘proper english’
@@kyuofcosmic Ah, fair enough, didn't realize it was a French channel, just been watching mythbusters on it.
The boys are so young. Their plump young faces - they look like teenagers
The legal limit is actually 0.....They should test the MYTH of the .08 legal limit because its a MYTH !
Source?
At the time of the filming the legal limit was .08. It has since been lowered. Remember this was filmed over 10 years ago.
i guess we know now the thing they tested dont work but if somthing did work there is no way in hell that would of made it in the episode
If you scarf down about half a load of bread..
You'll pass a breath test. I know this for a FACT lol
ehhh no. unless you stuff them down your lungs maybe
They should have kept the heads in place and just swapped the studs
Is it only me, or did Mythbusters become way more careful and boring in the later seasons?
"none of my clients have ever been struck by lightning" is such a stupid statement, there's no way for her to know that. Doesn't mean it's due to a piercing.
How do you know she hasn't had only a handful of clients? All of whom can provide testimony to their record of lightning based incidents :P
You realize that most clients of a piercing shops are regulars right? The piercer would know if one of her regulars was struck by lightning. The regular would have told her.
Adam Savage did not put the hearing protection into his ear channels. He will be deaf by now, if he always sucked at using those yellow things. Jesus, this is a very bad example. Never do it that way. Squeeze them and gently push them into your ear. Read the manual! Watch the picture.
Get a grip you fucking snowflake
On his channel he's talked about needing but not getting hearing aids fairly young. I don't really remember the details but it's not unlikely he was already somewhat deaf and just didn't bother or really notice.
Your point still stands tho.