Adam Savage Answers: What's the Scariest Experience You've Had on Mythbusters?
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- In November 2013, Adam did a Reddit AMA. This is his answer to Reddit user 1Patrick, who wanted to know: What's the scariest experience you've had on MythBusters?
To read the rest of Adam's Reddit AMA thread, go here: / i_am_adam_savage_cohos...
#AdamSavage #Mythbusters #AMA - Věda a technologie
What was it like to work with Jamie Hyneman? Adam answered that question here: czcams.com/video/KEopyF186UQ/video.html
Hey Adam! I'm dealing with alot of ptsd and trauma, my question is, "has your career or any of your colleagues helped you out in a dark period in your life?" thanks for being an awesome person!
Is Adam Savage the bastard son of Macho Man Randy Savage. :)
I would say, "Oh YEAAAHHH!!!"
You guys have often reminded me of a story I read when I was a kid called, "Poof, No eyebrows!" By Patrick E. McManus. Have you ever lost your eybrows?
Oh it wasn't when you nearly slapped a lighting tech (my friend) for putting things in the wrong cubby? Or when you screamed at crew because someone misplaced a pen of yours?
Why do you look old
And *this* is why there is no such thing as too many safety precautions or too many backups when an experiment puts someone at risk.
Nah.... You may take every precaution needed and in the end it might be =the cause of your death/injurie.
Everything in life needs a balance, you can't just shovel safety measures, otherwise we would be living in bubbles.
Carolynne Capelli They're making a joke about how the cigarette particulate matter in the car was the root cause of everything going wrong.
You missed the important words of this "when an experiment." Sure, during actual life we don't put absolute safety on things to allow people to live their lives, but in an experiment where you can see the outcomes you have to do just that, and in this case they didn't consider enough outcomes to protect Adam. Scientific experiments shouldn't end in people losing (or almost losing) their life.
"Everything that can go wrong, goes wrong"
slitor *will go wrong
The underwater car episode has an interesting legacy because a woman wrote to the show that she was involved in a car accident where she drove into a water and her car flipped over and _the insights and information from that episode of Mythbusters_ helped her to escape and she survived.
Tl;Dr Mythbusters has saved someone’s life
That is absolutely awesome I love myth busters. Thank you for sharing
I'd love to know how many times that's happened to someone. After 14 years, this show must have accidentally saved dozens of people, maybe more.
and in the reunion special they show a clip from the woman and when they cut back almost everyone is crying
It bugs me that people always put tl;dr at the end of the long thing I just read 😂
@@katyungodly I agree! A TL;DR should be at the start! If the TL;DR is enticing enough, then I'll read it the story properly. This wasn't even long enough for a TL;DR
Adam: "There's nothing we can't do on our show!"
Jamie: "Our insurance won't let me slingshot myself off of the back of a moving vehicle."
The funny thing is I remember that episode and he said something about that and insurance not being ok with it. I laughed at the time, but now I know he was actually a bit bummed about it lol
Also "jet blast taxi"
@@sparkequinox looking back, they probably admit the insurance people were right
Well, technically they could still do it then no? they just wouldnt have any insurance, so it was a choice on their part to not do something that dangerous without it. Still could have done it if they wanted to :D
*in Tom Cruise voice* So I got another insurance
"Calm people live. Tense people die."
In that moment he had that thought was moment he saved himself. Very impressive that he was able to just concentrate and stay at ease. If you can't think your way out. You ain't getting out.
"Calm people live. Tense people die."
+Smile4thekillcam456 That is the most true statement I have ever heard, if you're tense you can't think straight, make rash decisions and it can get you killed.
+Smile4thekillcam456 I very nearly drowned when I was a kid. It was actually really peaceful and pleasant after I stopped struggling - I was going to let go and not fight the experience until something in my brain told me I had to live. I somehow fought my way back to the surface of the water and made a vow that after that I was going to be a better person and dedicate my life to helping other people.
Actually that's a lie. I really did nearly drown, but the only vow I made afterwards was to never go near water I couldn't stand up in ever again. If the good lord ( or the deity of your choice ) had wanted me to swim he'd have given me a pair of fucking gills. Fuck water.
+Smile4thekillcam456
"Calm people live. Tense people die."
-- This one single lesson is absolutely epic. You need to allow your brain to compute the way to save yourself.
+Smile4thekillcam456 this quote, by itself, is not only simplistic but repugnant
Johnny Cage 133 others seem to disagree.
"Calm people live, tense people die." I'm gonna use that one.
where?
In a vaguely life threatening situation where someone (possibly me) is panicking.
funny enough thats my motto for working with big animals.
A friend's brother was going to pull a prank that needed him to swim under a white-water raft sitting in a calm area. He got half way under it and, forgetting he had his life vest on, got buoyed up and pinned to the bottom of the raft underwater. Panicking and flailing, he said he started to black-out when he says a thought came to him: "I don't want to die like an idiot stuck to the bottom of a boat!". That thought cleared his mind. He calmed down, unbuckled his vest, swam from under the raft, and stood up in the shallow water. o_O! :-)
Yup. I was working on a 100-acre prescribed fire a few years back (my first big one), and got sent into the interior to light a few patches that hadn't burned earlier.
I got turned around in the smoke.
After about 5 seconds of panic, I managed to calm the hell down, and thought really hard for a moment before figuring out which way I had to walk, relative to the direction the smoke was blowing in. The fire had gotten ahead of me, and I had to run through a small area that was already burning, but that was the easy part. And I never panicked on the fireline again.
I'm getting tensed up just listening to him describe it
I didn't breathe for a good chunk of his story.
"Calm people live, tense people die" was a phrase I used in Subnautica once when I got lost in some wreckage and was running out of air. It wasn't actually life threatening, but man that game has tense moments.
This guy is amazing at describing things.
***** Yeah, no kidding. You felt like you were in that car with him, and I don't know about you, but I would have started panicking the second that first breath of water/air hit me.
Ian Roper Imagine having this guy read an audiobook.
I agree with each of you...
Adam is always calm, eloquent in his words, humorous .....and, like a good teacher, whatever he says (unless it's too "sciency" or technical for me) seems to STICK!!
I feel I like I'll remember and know just was to do if such a thing were ever to happen to me........
Thinking about it ....in my experience .......it was ALWAYS the science teachers who were the best at explaining and giving you their time.....
I'd go so far as to say ....a damn Fetus😆👍🏼
It's true ...a good teacher will have the patience of a Saint and the words of a poet ....drawing you in, holding you right on that edge interest and intrigue!! ....all the while, you're not even realising it's being chiseled and etched into your brain for ever more!!
I just wish my Math teacher gave a damn ...their BEST trait, was making you like a total DUNCE!!
I feel like he could describe things better than voiceover because as a being visually impaired I don't like voiceover
One little hint when under water and you want to determine which way is up if your disorientated or can't see, Exhale a very little bit allowing the air bubbles to escape, if they roll up your forehead then your right side up if they go across your chin towards your chest your upside down. This is something they taught us in SAR (Search And Rescue) training while I was in the US Navy.
Mikey8567 Does this work if you can't open your eyes/have no visibility to see where the bubbles go? Like what he described
Well first and foremost you have to stay calm. I know it's a situation that most would freak out in but being calm can help you get thru it and conserve the oxygen that you have left in your lungs, panicking will cause you to breathe faster.
With that said if you can't open your eyes you will feel the bubbles roll across your face, this wil help determine which way is up. Up your forward means your upright or close to it. It you feel them run down your chi the most likely your inverted. You don't have to expel very much to do it. Also you can feel around and you might find an air pocket in the car, this will 99% of the time be up as air rises untill trapped.
***** Ok so you know everything because you read it somewhere. Maybe you'll forget it about it when your car goes in the water. Always has to be some smart ass. Begone troll!
By making a comment like that it still shows your still a child. When you grown up (the last part of your comment really showed it) you can start talking with the adults. Now go back to the kids table and learn a little respect towards others. Have a great day!
Mikey8567 thats badass.
"Streamed 6 years ago" thanks youtube for the strange recommendation.
Just coming back to this, after 3 years it seems a lot of you understand why this was so weird for me. Thanks for the likes, all 2.5k of you.
😕
Yep
ngl im fine with this recom
I was literally just thinking that
Since this whole quarantine thing started I’ve been getting a lot of OLD videos in my recommended feed. Interesting.
Mythbusters is so nostalgic for me I remember waking up early in the mornings on weekends as a kid to watch it.
What he didn't explain is how incredibly difficult it is to calm yourself in a situation like that. It's immense. If you can't compose yourself, you're boned.
+CraigNW i don't even think it is possible to explain this, unless you experienced something like this.
I once got caught when diving without air in only around 20 feet deep by a fucking net (god knows where this shit even came from). Yes i had a divers knife on me, which saved my life.
But it was so unbelievable hard to get it out without having compressed air telling me "It's ok, you got a few minutes bro"
And we can see that even the diver in the backseat seems to have panicked.
otherwise i got no explanation why it would have been so hard for him to find that knife. I mean every diver has it in a place he can easily reach.
And he probably also had water rushing in through his regulator. Which is something a diver should be able to deal with, but combined with almost zero sight, and the knowledge that there is a person that might DIE in a few Moments just because are not able to get your shit right.
I would so love to hear the divers part of the story. I can't imagine that he was calm either. But at least when he saw Adams hand, he reacted the only correct way, giving him a regulator. Knowing that if he took just a few seconds too long, Adam could panic in a dangerous way.
+cerg I am usually very good at calming myself down when I panic or get over excited. However, one of the main ways I calm myself is by taking a deep breath. When your coping mechanism can kill you, you're screwed. At the point where the regulator gave him water also, I would have been beyond myself in panic.
+cerg I'd say that the moral of the story is "Never put yourself in a situation where you have to rely on another person." IF there is someone who can help you, GREAT! But I don't count on it. Ever.
+Docktor Jim It's difficult to compose yourself because your natural instinct is to panic, the fight or flight response, supercharges your muscles so you may escape danger, but unfortunately this is one case where that will work against you. Now your body is demanding more and more oxygen, and when you really freak out, your cells energy conversion efficiency goes down by a whopping 85%. Now what could have been 120 seconds of air is now effectively 16 seconds. This is the very same reason you can run much, MUCH longer distances at a steady pace, than if you went an all out sprint. Adam and Jamie were in a controlled environment, so it's a little bit easier to get calm, knowing he has backup divers and extra air if he absolutely needs it. He's supposed to avoid it, but he knows that if he fails, he's not going to die. People in a real accident don't have that luxury, I don't know anyone who packs emergency air in their car. Add to the above the sheer shock and confusion of the impact and realization that you could very well die, and you're guaranteed to panic. However use that time before you're completely submerged water to compose yourself, and prepare yourself. Take in as much air as possible, because you need it to remove yourself from your vehicle, and the second obstacle is getting to the surface.
Calm people live, tense people die is so very, very true in this regard.
mew905 And I'm still saying that as a diver who gets into shitty situations for work, I don't want a "safety diver".
That was scary just listening to it!
+Harrison DuRant So true, got chills all over my body
+Harrison DuRant i actually remember that episode. that was a very good episode
+Harrison DuRant Wow, what a story. Stuff of nightmares.
I was holding my breath on the edge of my seat holy fuck
corsegerspwnd Gotta buy me dinner first sailor
"A few years ago, back in 2006"
>A few years ago
Reads line '>A few years ago'
Looks at post date comment,
Looks at post date video,
>A few years ago, Yes looks like it.
2006 is a few years ago if you're over 30
Stop using comedy chevrons. The text doesn't become green here.
I thought about what he said in this video a few years ago when I got caught in a storm on my motorcycle and was forced off the road by a semi. I was soaring through the wet grass on an incline, and instantly started yelling, preparing to inevitably get tossed from the bike . In that moment I thought of Adam saying this, and I let off the throttle and brakes, and relaxed my body until I coasted to a stop. It was terrifying, and I wondered if things would have been different if I hadn’t made a true effort to not tense up.
He explained how they went over every possible contingency and tried to plan for everything and yet things still went wrong. Why do I even leave the house again?
+Michael Moen Because even in the house, things can go wrong. It's one of those 'such is life' deals.
+Michael Moen "If most accidents happen within 5 miles of home, why not stay 10 miles away?"
Stephen Wright
+Michael Moen Aye, can't even take a dump in your own home without the possibility of oh I dont know, opening a wormhole to some distant lava world and having you and your house be consumed.
+Michael Moen well look at it this way, out of all the panning and back up plans the military uses in strategy, absolutely NONE of those plans ever go perfectly. you hope for the best, plan for the worst. if it gets worse, as adam said, calm people live, tense people die
+Mitchell Wells I did that once... tacobell y u do dis..
My closest "almost drowned" experience was when I was some 15-16 years old; at that time I was doing a lot of free diving, but I usually didn't go deep, but I was able to stay under quite long.
And my usual method was to stay at bottom as long as I can, and then emerge. And that is not a problem when you dive to 5 - 10 m depth...
But, once I decided to see how deep I can go... so I strapped piece of rope to a rock, marked each meter and trow it from my boat; it stopped at some 30m. That looked like nice challenge to me and I went for it; hyperventilated for a bit, took a deep breath and went down by that rope.
I got down without problem and stayed down for a while, and when I got to point that I was no longer capable of staying under, as I usually did, I decided to go back up... but this time, I was not 5m deep... I was 30 m deep... and I realized I was in deep shit when I looked up and saw my boat as just tiny yellow fleck way above me... And not panicking also probably saved my life, because I was to deep for fast dive out, because I might suffer decompression issues, so I relaxed and slowly let my body float out to top... I can't remember how long it took me to get out, but it felt like ages. And as I was neering top, I already started to black out, and I just managed to get up in last second.
But worst thing was fighting urge to open my mouth and breed in, while still underwater...
I never did same thing again :D
How did you not get the bends coming up?
+Speedman28 the bends is largely dependant on time combined with depth. if you don't stay under for long lengths of time it doesn't really happen
Damn that's scary.
Speedman28 That's one of things that almost got me drowned; I was a kid at that time (14y), but I was aware of danger of decompression. So, anytime I went a bit deeper, I make sure to ascend slowly as possible; i often used my flippers to slow down (extend them so that they have large resistance). But this time, going slow extended time needed for me to get up; and I was running "out of air" fast.
And as I got up, I already started to black out.
My biggest mistake was staying to long at bottom; without it, I would have no problem in returning back up, but entire experience scared me enough to not try that again :)
Glad your OK from that experience. Hyperventilation before a deep dive
actually shortens the time you can dive (counter intuitive I know, but
it messes with O2/CO2 transfers in the body even if there is technically
more O2 in the blood) and delays the bodies warning systems for low O2
(due to the higher O2 content in the blood when the O2 content of
tissues is dangerously low).
In 10 years of lifeguarding, a failed freedive (ie. underwater blackout) due to inexperience (and hyperventilation) had been the only time I've had to do a retrieval followed by CPR (as a lifeguard team). Gods be good we had him breathing and beating 2 minutes after getting him out of the water (with full recovery).
Adam describes an experiment to recreate real life escapes from cars underwater - because it's one of peoples number one fears! Warning to the people who fear getting stuck in a sinking car, Adam is a great story teller and this is a vivid description of exactly that. Left me panicked and shocked just listening to his story, but completely captivating.
I can actually feel myself relax every time I hear Adam say "Calm people live, tense people die."
Almost a decade later and I'd still like to hear the diver's recollection of this happening. It would be interesting to hear his side of things, discovering how bad the water is contaminated but it being too late to call off the experiment and knowing that if you don't get your seatbelt cut fast enough & hand that regulator over in time, someone might die if the rescue divers outside can't get in fast enough.
a mouth full of salty, smokers water? I almost threw up imagining it.
a cancer flavored beverage
That's worse than hotdog water and I'm a smoker.
"I just told myself: calm people life, tense people die. And i was ok."
That was the definition of bdass. You're the man! I'm impressed by your calm and rational thinking in extreme situations!!!
Wow that has got to be one of the scariest stories I've ever heard.
"Calm people live. Tense people die."
I learned this lesson myself when I was younger. I woke up and had some weird arrhythmia attack where my heart was just all over the place, and then it slowly come to a stop, and my body stopped functioning.
Throughout this entire thing I wasn't panicking, I was just thinking to myself "How do I fix this?"
When my heart stopped beating, for what felt like an eternity but was probably only a second or two, I forced all my remaining energy into breathing in this tiny little gasp of air and forced my body to "work". I have no idea how to describe the sensation but it was like yelling at your body, but in a physical way with no words and hardly any movement. With that first tiny breath, my heart beat started back up, very faintly. I continued to slowly breathe and increase the amount I breathed in and out in increments so small that I normally wouldn't be able to detect, but my body with it's oxygen fatigued body was very well aware was significant.
After about what I think was 1 -> 2 minutes, I was able to move my arms and push myself up into a sitting position. About a few seconds later feeling returned to my legs and I was able to continue life like normal.
I was completely calm the entire time because in that moment I realized that if I panicked, I would have probably died. So I just told myself not to panic, keep a cool head, and figure out what happened.
There were a couple other times where stupid things happened, but this is the one where I learned this lesson in possibly the worst way possible: the hard way. Take it to heart people, it works...
@@renim2974 Yeah it's either sleep paralysis or a panic attack. You can't just will your heart into beating again.
Miss you guys. Thanks for ALL the info you've provided us through the years!
I just rewatched that scene and I have to say that when Adam tells it, it's much scarier than in the actual episode.
Scary for him obviously
HornDrill Well it was scary for me too xD
Well... I'm sure the scenario was edited for time allotted, which takes away 95% of the drama he experienced.
Dan Harvell yeah, when you're in situations like that, time really does slow down, every second feels longer, and you start thinking at a crazy rate because you're scared, so thats probably a lot of what went through his head in like 45 seconds, which to him probably felt like forever.
Yeah I just watched the episode and thought the exact same thing cause I'd already seen this video beforehand and had to revisit the explanation here afterwards. But yeah, in the episode it does show slightly that Adam is panicky somewhat, but the end as he comes up for air finally is literally just the narrator saying "After a few silent minutes Adam finally makes his escape" or something and when you couple that with Adam here filling in what happened in those few silent minutes it sounds like a very scary experience.
Adam that story was perfectly told, and it made listening to it horrifying.
I adore both Adam and Jamie! What a great series! I learned so much from both of them! They are two very brave men...
My heart was pounding out of my chest just listening to him tell that. You are quite the master story teller Mr Savage.
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww holy crap that is intense
This is weird, man.
wtf lmao hes a normal person with normal interests too lol
Wow, didn’t know you watched this
hahahaha watching you strean rn
StoneMountain64 yea it’s not something I’d do, at least by choice.
My butt was clenched so hard watching this, haha!
Hey! It you! Love your videos!
Cosplay Chris Fancy seeing you here
Cosplay Chris WHOA DIDNT EXPECT YOU HERE!
Cosplay Chris same but I'm on the toilet so I had other reasons
Tight butt.....yummy
Loved that episode. Posted about it on FB and tell all my friends. It really is a huge fear for many people. LOVE Tested and all the hard work you and that team put in. Thanks for all the knowledge and entertainment!!!
For whatever reason, "Calm people live, tense people die." has really implanted itself into my mind and whenever I'm experiencing a stressful situation, usually much less severe than Adam's in this case, that thought comes into view and I'm immediately refocused and have better control of myself. So thanks again, Adam!
I am sitting here, calmly listening to a well told story, then he starts describing the inhalation of water, while being submerged, locked in a car, upside down and (again) underwater. Which made me panic slightly, in a well ventilated room. Just the thought of being on canned air and having to cough/breath/survive in the scenario he describes makes me shutter. I don't have a huge fear of drowning either. So, I can't imagine what it must feel like to someone who does.
EDIT: I had to fix a couple things that bug me every time someone is nice enough to +1 this comment. I'm sure it's still not perfect as my grammar is not ever perfect.
Corey Carnes Yeah, must be terrifying...
I was watching an old Doctor Who episode where Tom Baker was in a space station with depleting oxygen and I felt so out of breath
@@Quadsie That seems to happen with intense stories. In 7th and 8th grade, we had our teacher turn the thermostat _up_ before reading a short story of someone freezing to death in Alaska, and afterwards everybody complained about how cold it was.
"..that was a little disconcerting." all nonchalant, lol xD
Having gone through that, and dealt with that; myth-busters have probably saved several lives by doing this.
Glad you made it out and are ok!
I've watched this video 4 or 5 times and it still stresses me out. Miss those guys.
So smoking is even more dangerous under water... =))
unless u have a water pipe
BALLS OF DIAMOND!
+George Holt More like tungsten carbide.
+That Person Who Does Things Tungsten carbide isn't as hard as diamond, though.
is this about hardness or sheer mass and density? Diamond and tungsten carbide seem like the best in both categories.
+TheFishCostume Diamond is the hardest material we know of, but not the toughest. It's pretty much impossible to carve diamond, but it can shatter. On the other hand, jade is fairly easy to carve, but extremely tough, and thus nearly impossible to shatter. For a cutting tool, you want diamond; for an anvil, you want jade.
Nillie I know, but compared to tungsten carbide's properties diamond is still better in a lot of ways. Not like it matters anyways, since this is basically a hypothetical argument on what material would be the most beneficial to be testicles based on nothing.
"Calm people live, tense people die." Wow, thanks for the wisdom. Actually needed to hear that.
As a PADI Rescue Diver it's interesting that the paramedic diver that was with you gave you the regulator upside down, specially knowing the stress you were feeling. I'm glad it all went well, great episode!
Wow, you are really really lucky you were able to claim control over yourself, you just described a very similar situation to how most cave-divers don't make it.
GorumGamer that's not luck tho. It's knowledge, experience and preparation.
Tell us more about this cave diving sotuations :)
GorumGamer, you mean untrained "cave divers" that shouldn't dive in caves to begin with?
@@MrRavellon you just defined luck. 😀 The convergence of preparation and opportunity. At least that's how I've best heard luck described. Those that are lucky, are those that are prepared to take whatever opportunity is presented at any time.
James Murray luck is falling on the high end of normal distribution. Convergence of preparation and opportunity is falling on the high end of Pareto distribution. Big difference.
It comes as no surprise that mr. Savage has a natural talent for narrating. Informative and interesting.
You're a hell of a guy, Adam, for doing stuff like that for us over the years. The fans appreciate your efforts.
Keeping calm really is the most important thing and emergency Situations!
You can do so much more if you're able to think clearly about your situation!
The upside regulator problem came up on the set of The Abyss, as well....pre-shoot prep and training is crucial.
I almost drowned once.. I was in a lazy river and tried to jump into the water through the top of the inflated "life saver" thingy you sit in.. well, I was too fat and got stuck in the middle with my feet up in the air while drowning on the other side of the life saver. I somehow managed to upright myself before noticing the life guard was just yapping away with some girl and totally didn't see me...
Maybe not as exciting story as Adam's.. but still scary for me at the time!
The fear you feel when you are almost drowning is the worst.
+ZeroGames Any kind of suffocation... ech...
+zdrux Being little trapped underwater for 5 minutes trapped to kneeboard unable to free oneself = terrifying.
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Ho. Ly. Shit. I know your post is old but I can't believe someone else did that too. Except I was trying to dive through the inner tube and got stuck. I was only 11 or so. One of the most terrifying moments in my entire life lol.
I still watch all of the Mythbusters episodes on a regular basis. I love hearing these stories. Thanks for doing these Adam.
That is and has been my biggest phobia. Either being suffocated or drowning. Drowning is basically the same as being suffocated in that you cannot breath. Just listening to this story the hair on my arms stood up. It was terrifying to hear Adam went through that. So glad it turned out okay.
calm people live.
Tense people die.
-Adam Savage 2013
damn. I would have panicked
Pikapetey Animations you're legitimately everywhere, I can expect you in almost any video for some odd reason...
Pikapetey Animations damn you are everywhere
Eyyy, Pikapetey. Nice to see a fellow CZcamsr over here.
I would've panicked too. Especially in a REAL accident, rather than an experimented one.
Pikapetey Animations I actually used "Calm people live, tense people die." in an underwater upside-down moment in a canoe in moat water. My shoe got stuck and I couldn't wiggle out.. It was... Exciting. Managed to get out though.
All we need now is Justin Y.
I have a lot of respect for how serious you guys took safety when it comes to tested various myths. You guys are my heroes you rock. I still miss myth busters not because of the gratuitous explosions but because of the science I loved that.
That video is so informative and intense, actually so much better than the episode back in the series. Sadly so many people are not aware of the difference between sinking into water (like in that scene in the office when mike drives into a lake) and crashing into body of water with high speed. Would love a second episode if such was made, not sure that the producers would agree though.
The moral of the story is that such myth should be tested with even more precautions.
I think he acknowledged they were seconds from utilizing their more involved safety precautions but he was okay. They weren’t only relying on the rescue diver but because he was there it was under control.
@@caseychambers2693 What I don't understand is why the safety diver was wearing his seatbelt lol.
Calm people live. Tense people die.
Someone needs to make a poster of that and put it up in every safety class ever.
Awesome story telling. Thanks for sharing this with us Adam!
I went to art school and am a handyman. I have lots of the practical skills that you guys had on myth busters. I had lots of experience with materials commonly used like mold making and mock ups and armatures etc. and I found myself often thinking, I could make this show. but the truth is, not even close. i didn't have the science background, the bigger working knowledge of math, the wide exposure to safety devices or explosives or five other areas where you both had not only experience, but expertise. with cut to the quick thinking, black and white directives and honest adherence with the results, I know that you both were perfect for the show and it was a pleasure to watch you guys regularly crank the wheels.
I love the "stop the camera" part at the very end.
"Calm people live; tense people die"
That is a mantra I'll definitely have to remember.
Like you described, I had one of those sudden moments of "Calm down and think" in an intense panic situation.....and i was around 6 or 8 years old when it happened.
Its fascinating how the brain has developed all these little survival subroutines that most of us will never experience or even know about.
It’s incredible how vivid Adam Savage weaved that story into mind. Honestly I almost started to panic when he swallowed water. Man.
“Streamed 7 years ago” thanks for this blast from the past CZcams
damn i cant even open my eyes in clean water
Phew! Man... I wouldn't wanna be in that situation!
Very well described. The problem is disorientation, little time you have to do everything in the right order, rush of adrenaline due to possible panicking what often impairs thinking process necessary to actually perform meaningful operations in order to get out of the water. So many details that people even don't think about.
Six years late but I love that you mentioned “calm people live tent people die“ I was in a similar situation hyperventilating in 75 foot deep 50° water 100 yards from shore and wall hyperventilating specifically remember thinking “you need to calm down and take deep breath‘s because if you panic you will die“ and I’m writing this So it worked
I had something like this happen to me when I was a kid. I wasn't trapped in a car or anything like that though. I was at a friend's house and they had a swimming pool. The deep end was 12 ft deep. We were doing a bunch of different dives off of the diving board trying to be cool and we were even inventing our own. My favorite dive though was what I was calling the "Pencil Dive" (not sure if that's a real dive or not) and all it took to do this dive was to jump straight up, stiffen up, and go straight into the water feet first. I liked this dive so much because it allowed me to get to the bottom of the 12 foot deep end. I was unable to swim down that deep from the surface. Well, about the 100th time I did this dive, I opened my mouth to take a huge gulp of air before I went down. The problem was I didn't really asses just how far the water was and when I took in that huge breath, the water was level with my mouth. Meaning I literally had a mouthful of water when I took in the breath. My momentum was now carrying me 12 feet straight down to the bottom of this pool and my lungs were filled with water. As I'm going down I had this thought "If I cough, I'm going to drown." So I held it. It felt like it took year to hit the bottom and twice that to get back to the surface. Once I broke the surface and started coughing and gasping for air, I thought I was still going to die. No matter how hard I coughed or breathed I just couldn't get any air. I really started to panic when the water I was coughing up turned to a thick foamy substance. I survived though, obviously.
The thick foamy substance was probably mucous formed to help get the water out. Isn’t the body amazing?
I felt panicked listened to this and imagining how you felt and how I would feel.
Wow I watched the video with you in the car. Your narration made it so intense. Knowing what was going thought your head as I watched. Goosebumps
Great story teller as always, I wished the series never end :'''(
second hand smoke kills
Kon Jamo
Even when it's diluted in water!
Even being a scuba diver I had no idea that a regulator wouldn't work upside down, never thought about it I guess. Next dive I'm gunna have to try it just barely under the surface.
Who the hell gave you your certification. That should be in the basics.
I never knew this either
"Calm people live; tense people die." I first saw this video almost a decade ago. I have carried that tool in my mental tool kit ever since. It very much came into play one freezing cold night when there was a fire at my apartment building around 2:00am. Thank you, Adam.
Man, just this description had me gasping and holding my breath!
This is the episode that made me buy an E.M.T tool and tape it to the side of my seat.
+TheAyeAye1 If I owned a car I think I'd go one step further/paranoid and get one of those small air canisters he's talking about.
I would straight up make my car turn into a submarine
+TheAyeAye1 whats an E M T?
Emergency Medical Technician. They are the folks who ride with ambulances.
TheAyeAye1
ah cool
my heart rate increased just listening to that story!
I held my breath.
MAN!
That is super scary!
I am glad you were ok and now we can learn from this crazy event!
"Calm people live, Tense people die" - Adam Savage, I love that quote and the story behind it lol
One thing i wonder about is, if the car goes turtle and the bottom is very soft and muddy, how far does the car sink into the mud before it settles and would that stop the doors from opening or could it sink far enough to cover the windows, or does the roof have enough surface area to just rest on top of the soft bottom?
Arctic Gator I don't need sleep tonight.
+Arctic Gator If you're worried, buy an old lightweight wagon with pillarless doors? Like a 90s Subaru impreza wagon or something... wagons have more roof area.
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If it has pillarless doors and you break the window, the door will open even if the roof is a few inches deep in mud. Gives you a bigger hole to escape from, at least. But really, try to get the window down or broken as soon as possible, before there is a lot of water pressure on it.
Also something with better weight distribution (most cars are very front-heavy) would probably be less likely to turn over, but that has a lot to do with the shape of the car too not just it's weight distribution.
Make sure to pack a glass hammer in your car just in case.
adam savage is alpha as fuck
+Shannon Mullins savage of the year
adam alpha is savage as fuck
+Shannon Mullins His goddamn name is literally 'Savage'... What do you expect?
Holy shinoley!
I'm thankful that I'm in my living room, as every time my jaw dropped from listening to this, I was able to breathe air!
Man, hearing this story was tense. Thanks for sharing and I'm glad everything worked out and you're okay. It sounds ridiculous but when my wife and I went vehicle shopping I was adamant about the fact that I wanted manual roll up/down windows. It's crazy but it's really, really hard to find a new car with windows like this. If this were to ever happen to my wife or I, the windows are going down immediately and we're swimming out BEFORE the car is completely submerged. Thanks for doing this episode and sharing your story. This kind of information and research has and will continue to save lives, I'm sure.
I was at a pool party one and accidently inhaled some water. I didn't want anybody to know so I waded to a corner and suffered silently until I could breath again.
That was intense just to listen to. But I always get something out of everything so thank you for "Calm People Live" Keep up the good work TY !!!
WOW! What a great story. Goes to show you that no matter what, with all those safety precautions in place, one can still come very close to drowning. Glad you were able to get out of that car. I'll try to remember to always remain calm in emergencies
One of those stories that sticks. Thanks Adam and crew.
I had a near-death experience in a swimming pool when I was four (I ended up fainting and having to be resuscitated) and this story made me feel sick and completely out of breath. Poor Adam. I know how it feels to panic under the water.
Ditto. Drowned when I was 7 and was revived through cpr.
Thanks, because due to reading these two comments ....I'm going to take a CPR course.
Made me realise...if I ever pulled kid from the water ....apart from what we see in movies and on TV ....I don't think I would be too efficient in saving them.
Thank😊👍🏼
Firth Laist Most important thing to remember imho is that you have to plug their nose when you breathe into them, otherwise the air won't make it to their lungs.
Ghostly MacKnight:
And tip the head back slightly, right😁
Cheers for that tip buddy.......😊👍🏼
I've got a course set for July - I think it should be taught in ALL schools, under Life Skills.
Be lucky mate....
Firth Laist Absolutely. Schools desperately need to teach survivalism classes.
I like that saying "Calm people live, tense people die" good to remember
Oh my god! Just listening to that gave me anxiety! It's amazing you kept it together man
So much anxiety listening to this story.
Very fascinating and a great piece of advice about remaining calm.
Thank you for sharing this story.
I felt fear just listening to that. This man has balls of steel. I honestly think I would've panicked in that situation and I dread to think what would happen if I was in that situation for real without a safety team.
ADAM PLEASE WILL YOU BE MY UNCLE
OK THANKS
Why uncle? You could have said dad but uncle?
xD
@@Shadow77999 maybe because:
_he have a dad/dad figure that he likes and love but he doesn't have an uncle.
or maybe
_he does have an uncle but his uncle doesn't have the qualities or personality traits that @TheDroidBay admir that Adam possess.
and finally, in relation to my first point.
and assuming that it's true and completely ignoring my second point...
_you can always have various (or more correctly, multiple) uncles, but you can only have one dad.
finally I know that your comment wasn't meant to be taken seriously, and it's just something that you have noticed and thought it was something funny (and it is) so I'm not trying to sounds like as if I'm angry at you for noticing something that's funny (because I have a feeling that's exactly what my comment sounds like).
I'm not it's just that....
it felt fun going full on detective mode and analyze comments in a couple of comments in two different CZcams videos in two different CZcams channels...
in other words..
I'm a nerd sometimes
That's an awesome story, thanks for sharing.
What a story.
That is so scary you had me on the edge of my seat. Literally my worst fear!
I know. And I knew he lived, he was sitting there narrating it, and I still thought "Oh my god he's gonna die".
Just listening to him describe it made me incredibly anxious and feel out of breath. Man that must've been scary
Miss you guys. You guys left a giant empty feeling in our lives😢😢
Never saw that episode, but even before the video started I thought, "It has to be something involving drowning." Nothing is scarier than that.
...PHEW! As a diver, I can relate to every single word of this. SCARY!