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PLEASE DO NOT TRY WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE AT HOME.
WE'RE WHAT YOU CALL "EXPERTS."
Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE OF "MYTHBUSTERS"...
IT'S THE FAST...
YEAH!
...AND THE CURIOUS.
DUDE IS DEAD! WHAT DO WE DO!
ADAM AND JAMIE LIVE OUT THEIR STUNT-DRIVER DREAMS...
HE'S CAUGHT ON THE FREAKIN' SEAT BELT.
...TO TACKLE A TRILOGY OF CAR-CHASE CLICHéS.
ARE HOLLYWOOD GETAWAY GYMNASTICS...
JUST LIKE HOME COOKIN'.
...POSSIBLE IN THE REAL WORLD?
WHOA! AAH!
THEN KARI, GRANT, AND TORY TEST THE BEST MYTHICAL METHODS...
OH, HIGH-END POOP.
...TO KEEP CREEPY, CUTE, AND COLOSSAL CRITTERS...
OH, MY GOSH.
...OUT OF YOUR PROPERTY...
I HATE SNAKES.
Narrator: ...AND PANTS.
OH, IT'S GONNA GO IN HIS PANTS! IT'S GONNA GO IN HIS PANTS!
WHO ARE THE MYTHBUSTERS?
ADAM SAVAGE...
WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
...AND JAMIE HYNEMAN.
THINGS ARE GONNA GET A LITTLE CRAZY IN HERE.
BETWEEN THEM, MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF SPECIAL-EFFECTS EXPERIENCE.
TOGETHER WITH TORY BELLECI...
WE SURVIVED!
...GRANT IMAHARA...
SOMETHING JUST TOUCHED ME!
Narrator: ...AND KARI BYRON.
TIME TO WRECK THIS CAR.
THEY DON'T JUST TELL THE MYTHS.
THEY PUT THEM TO THE TEST.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
FIRST UP, ADAM AND JAMIE
FULFILL THEIR HOLLYWOOD ACTION-HERO AMBITIONS.
COOL. STORY ABOUT CAR CRASHES, RIGHT?
NO. NO. NO.
IT'S ABOUT DRIVING AND COOPERATING AT THE SAME TIME.
NO CAR CRASHES?
NO CAR CRASHES. LET ME FILL YOU IN.
IN THE MOVIES, YOU OFTEN SEE TWO PEOPLE IN A CAR --
ONE'S DRIVING, ONE'S A PASSENGER,
AND THE DRIVER WILL SAY, "YOU STEER!"
AND THE PASSENGER STEERS
WHILE THE DRIVER OPERATES THE THROTTLE AND THE BRAKE.
AND SOMEHOW THEY STILL ESCAPE THE BAD GUYS.
AND I WONDER, HOW EASY IS THAT REALLY?
AND THEN WE CRASH THE CARS?
[ SIGHS ] HOPEFULLY NOT.
DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE FUN TO TRY,
JUST COOPERATING WHILE DRIVING?
[ LAUGHS ]
NO SILVER-SCREEN CAR-CHASE CHAOS IS COMPLETE
WITHOUT A LITTLE DARING AND SHARING.
SUPPOSEDLY, WHEN THE DRIVER HAS HIS HANDS FULL
WITH A CLASSIC CLICHé,
THE PASSENGER CAN SIMPLY REACH OVER, TAKE THE WHEEL,
AND THE HIGH-SPEED ACTION CONTINUES WITHOUT A HITCH.
AND TO FIND OUT IF THAT'S A PRACTICAL POSSIBILITY
OR A FLIMSY FILM FICTION,
ADAM AND JAMIE DECAMP TO A DESERTED DESTINATION.
ON YOUR MARKS!
I'M STANDING AT THE END
OF THE NEW JERUSALEM AIRPORT RUNWAY IN TRACY, CALIFORNIA.
GET SET!
ABOUT A KILOMETER AND A HALF OF RUNWAY LAYS OUT BEHIND ME.
IT IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR US TO DO ALL OF OUR TESTING
WITHOUT HURTING A SINGLE SOUL EXCEPT MAYBE EACH OTHER.
GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!
WHA! WHA! WHA! WHA!
EEEEEH! WHOA!
Jamie: THIS IS A CLASSIC MOVIE SCENARIO
WHERE A COUPLE OF GUYS ARE TRYING TO OUTRUN SOMEBODY
AND THE DRIVER BECOMES COMPROMISED
BY WHATEVER THE SHENANIGANS ARE THAT ARE GOING ON.
HE ASKS FOR HIS PASSENGER TO HELP HIM OUT
BY TAKING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL.
THERE WE GO.
NOW, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS GONNA MAKE
CONTROL OF THE CAR KIND OF DIFFICULT,
AND THAT'S OUR FIRST TEST.
AND THAT'S DONE. OH, WAIT, THAT'S "FINISH."
Narrator: SO TO TEST THE MYTHICAL SHARING-IS-CARING SCENARIO...
GO.
...THE GUYS WILL EACH DRIVE A CONTROL
THROUGH THE CONE-MARKED SLALOM COURSE AT CAR CHASE SPEEDS,
THEN AVERAGE BOTH OF THEIR TIMES...
Jamie: FINISH.
1:04.
...AND COMPARE THAT...
GO.
...TO THE TIME THEY GET
WHILE SHARING THE DRIVING DUTIES.
CAN YOU REALLY MATCH YOUR SOLO SPEED AND SKILL
WITH A CO-DRIVER ON THE WHEEL AND THE OTHER ON THE PEDALS?
59 SECONDS.
THAT'S A COMBINED AVERAGE OF 62 SECONDS.
AND WITH THEIR MARKER LAID DOWN, IT'S TIME TO PARTNER UP.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS COOPERATIVE DRIVING,
TEST NUMBER 1 IN 3, 2, 1, GO.
SO, THE CAR CHASE IS ON, AND JAMIE,
WHILE STILL CONTROLLING THE SPEED AND BRAKES,
IS ABOUT TO HAND OVER THE WHEEL.
WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU WANT TO TAKE OVER?
ANY TIME YOU WANT.
WHOA!
[BLEEP]
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WHEN THE DRIVER'S NOT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT,
IS IT AS EASY AS TINSELTOWN WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE?
THIS IS ISN'T SO BAD.
COMING UP TO A TURN.
HERE COMES THE HARD PART.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, THERE WE GO.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
YEAH!
OH, THAT AIN'T BAD AT ALL!
NOT BAD AT ALL.
IT MATCHED THE CONTROL TIME EXACTLY.
AND FINISHED!
BUT THE FAT LADY DOESN'T SING UNTIL ALL THE DATA IS IN.
IT'S JAMIE'S TURN.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH, IT'S ALL YOURS. WHOO!
NOT BEHIND BUT TO THE SIDE OF THE WHEEL.
HERE COMES THE FIRST DIFFICULT TURN.
NICE. WELL DONE.
JUST LIKE HOME COOKIN'.
YEP, NICE AND EASY, UNTIL YOU LEAVE THE STOVE UNATTENDED.
AAH!
JAMIE! [ LAUGHS ]
I THINK MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE USED TWO HANDS ON THAT ONE.
Adam: WELL, OUR TIME WAS PRETTY GOOD ON THAT TEST.
BUT IT DID NOT GO WITHOUT A HITCH.
JAMIE WAS STEERING WITH ONE HAND,
IF I MIGHT SAY, A LITTLE NONCHALANTLY,
AND IT CAUGHT UP WITH HIM ON OUR LAST TURN.
AAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT WAS A LITTLE TOUCH AND GO THERE IN ONE SPOT.
YEAH, I KIND OF UNDERSHOT THAT ONE CORNER.
Narrator: SO, ASIDE FROM A MOMENT OF ONE-HANDED NONCHALANCE,
THE CONCLUSION IS CLEARLY GONE IN 60 SECONDS.
IT WOULD SEEM THAT WE HAVE PROVEN
THAT DRIVING COOPERATIVELY
IS JUST AS EASY AS DRIVING BY YOURSELF,
AT LEAST WITH TWO EXPERIENCED DRIVERS.
YEAH.
BUT I'VE GOT A WRINKLE THAT I WANT TO ADD TO THIS TEST,
AND I'M GONNA BRING IT UP WITH JAMIE.
Narrator: YEP, THIS STUNT-DRIVING DREAM
JUST GOT ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
YEAH!
NEXT UP, A MEDLEY OF CREATURE DISCOMFORTS.
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW THEY SAY
THAT THE WORST THINGS YOU CAN WORK WITH
ARE BABIES AND ANIMALS?
WELL, WE'RE HALF-LUCKY! WE GET TO WORK WITH ANIMALS!
WE'RE GONNA TEST ALL SORTS OF MYTHICAL ANIMAL DETERRENTS.
LIKE WHAT?
WELL, REMEMBER WHEN WE DID THAT MYTH
WHERE WE SAW IF A BAG OF WATER
CAN REPEL FLIES OFF YOUR FRONT PORCH?
APPARENTLY BAGS OF WATER ATTRACT FLIES.
EVER SINCE THEN,
THE MESSAGE BOARD HAS BEEN INUNDATED WITH REQUESTS
FOR US TO TEST DIFFERENT WAYS TO REPEL ANIMALS
LIKE SNAKES, CATS, OR BEAR.
OH, MY.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE GET THE MOST POPULAR ANIMAL REPELLENTS
AND SEE WHICH ONES WORK AND WHICH ONES DON'T?
GREAT!
[ CATS MEOWING ]
Narrator: WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING CRITTERS
FROM CAUSING CALAMITOUS CATASTROPHE ON YOUR PROPERTY,
THE "MYTHBUSTER" MESSAGE BOARD
HAS A HOST OF HOMEMADE MYTHICAL REMEDIES.
AND FIRST UP ARE THOSE NOTORIOUS FLOWER-BED DEFECATORS --
FELIS CATUS.
IF YOU WANT TO KEEP CATS FROM DIGGING
OR POOPING IN YOUR GARDEN,
THE MOST POPULAR ARE WATER BOTTLES,
WHICH WORK SO WELL WITH THE FLIES,
AND ONE I DON'T ENTIRELY UNDERSTAND,
WHICH IS LION POOP.
WELL, LET'S MAKE A CAT HOUSE
THAT'S COMFY FOR THEM THAT HAS A GARDEN,
SOMEPLACE WHERE THEY'D WANT TO GO,
AND THEN PUT OUT ALL THESE DETERRENTS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
SO, THE SETUP IS SIMPLE --
A CAT-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT TO MAKE THE FELINES FEEL AT HOME
AND A PLANTER BOX WHICH THE TEAM WILL ATTEMPT TO DETER
THE DETERMINED KITTIES FROM ENTERING AND DESTROYING.
THE CAT HOUSE IS READY FOR ITS CUSTOMERS.
BUT FIRST, THE ALL-IMPORTANT HOUR-LONG CONTROL.
SO, OUR ENVIRONMENT IS ALL SET FOR OUR CONTROL TEST,
AND WE HAVE THE CUTEST GUESTS EVER.
WE HAVE FOUR CATS AND FOUR KITTENS.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS PUT 'EM IN HERE
AND SEE HOW MANY OF THEM GO INTO THE PLANTER BOX.
BE FREE!
Grant: AFTER WE'VE DONE THE CONTROL TEST,
THEN WE'LL DO THE TEST AGAIN,
THIS TIME DEPLOYING OUR DETERRENTS.
ALL OF THESE ARE SAID TO BE THINGS
THAT WILL KEEP CATS OUT OF YOUR FLOWER BED.
AND ALSO, SO THAT WE DON'T AFFECT THE TEST
BY ADDING EXTRA STIMULUS, WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THE ROOM.
AND WE'RE GONNA MONITOR THEIR BEHAVIOR
ON THIS REMOTE VIDEO FEED.
Narrator: ONE BEHAVIORAL PATTERN
IS THAT ALL FOUR OF THE ADULT CATS LOVE GETTING HIGH.
Tory: IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE'S ONE PLACE THAT THEY ALL REALLY LIKE,
AND THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE CAT TOWER.
Narrator: BUT THE CRUCIAL CONTROL DATA
IS HOW MANY CATS GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS IN THE FLOWER BED.
Tory: LOOK AT THAT. THE CAT IS PEEING IN THE PLANTER BOX.
THAT IS PERFECT.
DUDE, THEY LOVE IT.
AND WITH THE HOUR UP, THE NUMBERS ARE IN.
SEVEN OF THE EIGHT CATS VISITED THE PLANTER BOX AT LEAST ONCE.
BUT THEIR BEHAVIOR HAS WARRANTED A SLIGHT TWEAK TO THE TEST.
Grant: SO, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE TEST,
WE NOTICED TWO REALLY INTERESTING THINGS.
ONE, ALL OF THE KITTENS AND ONE OF THE ADULTS
WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE PLANTER BOX.
THE OTHER IS THAT ALMOST ALL THE CATS GO FOR THE TOWER.
THEY LIKE BEING UP HIGH.
SO WHEN WE DEPLOY OUR DETERRENTS,
I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO FOR BOTH THE PLANTER AND THE TOWER.
Narrator: THE FIRST FAN-SUGGESTED DETERRENT
IS CLEAR, PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES.
WILL THEY KEEP THE KITTIES OUT OF THE FLOWER BED
AND THEIR FAVORITE CAT TOWER?
ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH.
AND HOW?
Tory: SO, THIS WHOLE THEORY THAT THE WATER BOTTLE
IS A GOOD CAT REPELLENT
IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT IT REPELS FLIES.
THE IDEA IS THAT THE SUNLIGHT HITS THE WATER,
IT REFRACTS THE LIGHT, AND CREATES CONFUSION.
BE FREE!
IT DIDN'T WORK FOR THE FLIES,
AND CATS ARE A LOT SMARTER THAN FLIES.
SO MY FEELING IS IT'S NOT GONNA WORK FOR THEM, EITHER.
Narrator: WITH STAGE LIGHTS DIRECTED ONTO THE BOTTLES
CREATING THE LASER-LIKE LIGHT SHOW
THAT CATS ARE SUPPOSED TO HATE,
THE EARLY SIGNS ARE MILDLY ENCOURAGING.
OKAY, THEY'RE SORT OF LIKE, "WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT ARE THESE THINGS EVERYWHERE?"
I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: BUT IT'S NO MORE THAN A MOMENT'S HESITATION.
DESPITE THE LIGHT-REFLECTING WATER BOTTLES
LIBERALLY PLACED IN THE KEY AREAS,
THE CATS EXHIBIT IDENTICAL BEHAVIOR AS THE CONTROL
AND DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO,
WHERE THEY WANT TO DO IT.
Grant: SO THERE YOU HAVE IT.
WITHIN 15 MINUTES,
ALL OF OUR CATS EXCEPT FOR ONE
ENTERED THE BOX WITH ALL THE WATER BOTTLES IN IT.
AND SOME EVEN DID THEIR BUSINESS.
Narrator: SO WITH THE FIRST HOME-SPUN DETERRENT DONE,
IT'S 0 FOR 1.
WHICH LEAVES ONE FINAL INTERNET-INSPIRED
FELINE FORCE FIELD.
NOW FOR THE MYTHICAL DETERRENT
WE'VE ALL REALLY BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO...
...LION POOP.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Grant: EWW. LOOKIT.
SHE'S LAYING THEM OUT ON THE FENCE.
UGH!
EWW, IT'S STICKING TO MY HAND! BLEH.
I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO USE SOMETHING
THIS VILE AND DISGUSTING
TO KEEP THE CATS FROM GOING IN YOUR GARDEN
AND LEAVING SOMETHING VILE AND DISGUSTING.
THERE'S LITTLE PIECES OF UN-CHEWED GUTS AND FUR IN HERE.
MAYBE IF IT WAS JUST A PERIMETER
AND YOU HAD A VERY LARGE GARDEN AND NO SENSE OF SMELL.
Narrator: KARI MAY BE DUBIOUS...
ALL RIGHT. CATS ARE IN. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
BUT THE THEORY IS THAT BY MARKING OFF THE TERRITORY
WITH THE SPORE OF A BIG CAT, THE KITTY CATS WILL STEER CLEAR.
Kari: WHEN YOU GUYS DROPPED THE KITTENS,
LAST TIME, THEY KIND OF JUST RAN IN.
THEY'RE SNIFFING AROUND THE PERIMETER.
THEY'RE NOT CROSSING THE POOP.
Narrator: THEY'RE CLEARLY CAUTIOUS CATS.
A NEW SMELL, A NEW STIMULUS. SOMETHING'S AFOOT.
BUT WITH NO SIGNS OF AN ACTUAL LION,
IT ONLY CAUSES OUR FURRY-PAWED FRIENDS TO MERELY "PAUSE."
Tory: OH, LOOK.
NOW THEY'RE STARTING TO GO INSIDE THE PLANTER.
IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING.
NO, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT FORMING
A PROTECTIVE BARRIER AROUND THE FLOWER BED.
Narrator: AND BY THE TIME THE TIME IS UP,
NOT ONLY IS THEIR BEHAVIOR UNAFFECTED,
THE NUMBERS MATCH THE CONTROL.
SEVEN OUT OF EIGHT VISIT THE FLOWER BED.
ALL RIGHT. SO, LION POOP AS A CAT REPELLENT,
TOTALLY BUSTED.
YEAH. DEFINITELY BUSTED.
YEAH, BUSTED.
AND BELIEVE ME, THE CURE IS WORSE THAN THE DISEASE.
YES! [ LAUGHS ]
Grant: SO, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY SUCCESS AT ALL
FINDING ANY CAT DETERRENTS.
NONE OF THEM WERE ABLE TO DISCOURAGE ANY OF THE CATS
TO GO INTO ANY OF OUR SPACES.
IN FACT, THE KITTENS, BEING SO CURIOUS,
BLEW RIGHT PAST ALL OF THEM.
SO NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO SNAKES.
Narrator: YEP. HOW DO YOU STOP A SERPENT
FROM SLIDING INTO SECRET, FORBIDDEN SPACES?
Kari: OH, IT'S GONNA GO IN HIS PANTS! IT'S GONNA GO IN HIS PANTS!
LATER ON "MYTHBUSTERS," BUSTER GETS A ROUGH RIDE AGAIN.
THAT'S IT!
Jamie: I WONDERED WHAT THAT BUMP WAS.
Narrator: ADAM AND JAMIE ARE TESTING THE REALITY
OF THEIR STUNT-DRIVING DREAMS.
WHOA!
AND ASIDE FROM A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH OFF-ROAD DISASTER...
[ GRUNTS ]
...SHARING THE DRIVING DUTIES
IS AS SIMPLE AS THE MOVIES WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE.
JUST LIKE HOME COOKIN'.
BUT ADAM WANTS TO TAKE IT UP A GEAR.
JAMIE, I'VE GOT A WRINKLE FOR THIS TEST.
I WANT TO BRING IT UP WITH YOU.
WHAT'S THAT?
WELL, IF YOU WERE DRIVING A CAR AND I WAS STEERING IT,
IN AN ACTION MOVIE,
THE REASON WOULD BE SO THAT YOU, THE DRIVER,
WOULD HAVE YOUR HANDS FREE TO SHOOT AT SOMETHING.
LIKE WHAT, PEDESTRIANS?
[ Chuckling ] LET'S SAY BAD GUYS.
SO, I'M THINKING,
LET'S GIVE OURSELVES A GUN AND SOME TARGETS TO SHOOT AT
AND RUN THIS TEST AGAIN.
SURE. WHY NOT?
Jamie: SO WE TRIED DRIVING WITH ONE OF US ON THE STEERING WHEEL
AND ONE OF US ON THE PEDALS.
THAT ACTUALLY WORKED PRETTY WELL.
BUT NOW WE'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME MULTITASKING.
WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE THE SAME SETUP,
BUT THE GUY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS ALSO GOING TO BE AIMING
AND SHOOTING AT TARGETS ALONG THE ROAD
WHILE THEY'RE UNDER WAY.
Narrator: SO, WITH PAINTBALL GUN LOADED AND LOCKED,
TOKEN BAD-GUY TARGETS READY AND WAITING, IT'S SHOWTIME.
I'M READY.
COOPERATIVE DRIVING WITH SHOOTING IN 3, 2, 1.
GO!
WITH THE DRIVER DISTRACTED
DEALING OUT DEATH TO PASSING SIGN POSTS,
IS THE MULTITASKING MESSING WITH THE SPEED
AND EFFICIENCY OF THEIR HIGH-SPEED GETAWAY?
GOT IT.
NICE!
ADAM KEEPS THEM ON TRACK,
AND JAMIE HAS HIS EYE ON THE BAD-GUY PRIZE.
AND TO TRY TO AT LEAST MATCH THEIR CONTROL TIME,
JAMIE HAS THE PEDAL TO THE METAL.
HIT IT! HIT IT!
YEAH!
I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED HOW WELL I DID WITH THIS TEST.
I WAS ABLE TO HIT OVER 50% OF MY TARGETS.
OH, MISSED IT.
THE BAD NEWS WAS THAT I DROVE SLOWER --
25% SLOWER, IN FACT.
AND BREAK.
NOW, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AS FAR AS THE MOVIES GO,
IS IT AS EASY AS THEY MAKE IT OUT TO BE?
WELL, I WOULD SAY NO,
AT LEAST NOT UNLESS YOU'VE HAD A HECK OF A LOT OF PRACTICE,
WHICH I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T.
Narrator: SO, WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER TIME,
JAMIE THINKS SHARPSHOOTING AND DEFT, COOPERATIVE DRIVING
ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
GO!
BUT ADAM "ASSASSIN" SAVAGE IS UP.
YEAH!
MAYBE HE'LL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL.
[ GUN CLICKS ]
AAH! DAMN IT, I MISSED IT.
MAYBE HE WON'T.
Adam: WELL, THAT DIDN'T GO NEARLY AS WELL AS I THOUGHT IT MIGHT.
I MIGHT EVEN REFER TO THAT TEST AS A DISASTER.
I THOUGHT I'D BE ABLE TO HIT MANY OF THE TARGETS
AND GET CLOSE TO MY DRIVING TIME,
BUT NOT ONLY DID I NOT HIT MOST OF THE TARGETS...
AAH! DAMN IT.
...BUT MY DRIVING TIME WAS OFF, SLOWER BY A FULL 50%.
I CAN IN AT 1½ MINUTES.
FINISHED!
THAT IS FAR MORE DIFFICULT
THAN THE MOVIES WOULD LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE.
AAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: WITH "DRIVING MISS DAISY" TIMES
AND HAPLESS-ASSASSIN ACCURACY, THIS MYTH'S A CAR CRASH.
BUT HOLLYWOOD AND CAR-CHASE CLICHéS
GO TOGETHER LIKE BUSTER AND STUNT WORK.
THEY KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE.
HE'S STUCK ON HIS SEAT BELT.
TURN. YOU GOT TO TURN.
KARI, GRANT, AND TORY FAILED TO TAME THE KITTY CATS.
Kari: YEAH, DEFINITELY BUSTED.
Grant: YEAH, BUSTED.
Narrator: QUESTION IS,
WILL THEIR MENAGERIE OF D-I-Y DETERRENTS
FEND OFF MORE FEARSOME FAUNA?
FRANTIC FANS THREATENED BY SNAKES
SETTING UP HOME IN THEIR HOUSE ARE DESPERATE TO FIND OUT.
[ SNAKE HISSES ]
ALL RIGHT. SO, NEXT UP IS SNAKES.
NOW, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO REPEL SNAKES?
THEY'RE SO CUTE AND CUDDLY.
NOW, THESE TECHNIQUES I WANT TO HEAR.
ALL RIGHT.
THE MOST REQUESTED ARE A MIXTURE
OF KITTY LITTER AND MOTHBALLS,
AND FINALLY, CAYENNE PEPPER.
ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS SIMPLE ENOUGH.
WE BUILD AN ENCLOSURE FOR THE SNAKES,
PUT SOMEPLACE IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THEY'D REALLY WANT TO GO,
LAY OUT OUR DETERRENTS, AND SEE IF THEY'RE REPELLED.
WELL, I HAVE A PERFECT ENVIRONMENT
THAT I WANT TO BUILD FOR THESE SNAKES.
GLASS COFFIN.
NICE INVITING JACKET SO THEY CUDDLE UP WITH YOU?
BAD MEMORIES?
TRYING TO FORGET THAT ONE.
Narrator: YOU COULD SAY
SNAKES AND TORY HAVE A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP.
THEY'RE GOING UP MY SHIRT!
HE HATES THEM, AND THEY LOVE HIM.
SO TO HELP DISTRACT HIM FROM HIS FEARS,
HE'S CHANNELING HIS INNER INDIANA JONES.
NOW, TO MAKE MY "RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK" HABITAT,
I'M GONNA REVERT TO HOLLYWOOD TRICKERY.
MY FIRST CHAIN SAW.
I GOT SOME BEAD FOAM RIGHT HERE.
I'M GONNA SCULPT IT TO LOOK LIKE ANCIENT RUINS.
Narrator: RIGGING THIS SNAKE EXCLOSURE
AS AN ANCIENT FILM SET NOT ONLY LOOKS COOL,
IT PROVIDES MOTIVATION FOR THE SNAKES
TO CROSS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER,
A MOVEMENT THE TEAM CAN QUANTIFY AND USE TO RATE THE DETERRENTS.
Tory: SO THE SET IS DONE, AND AS YOU CAN TELL,
INDIANA JONES HAD A HUGE INFLUENCE ON MY CHILDHOOD.
NOW, THIS ISN'T THE BIGGEST SET THAT I'VE EVER BUILT,
BUT THIS IS GONNA BE PERFECT FOR OUR SNAKES.
IT CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS VERY INVITING FOR THEM.
IT'S VERY BRIGHT HERE IN THE FOREGROUND,
AND THIS IS GONNA DRIVE THEM TO OUR ALTAR, WHICH IS DARK.
THIS IS GONNA BE A PERFECT PLACE TO TEST OUR MYTH
TO SEE IF WE CAN ACTUALLY REPEL SNAKES.
[ WHIP CRACKS ]
Narrator: IN ADDITION TO FINDING THE DARK ALTAR APPEALING,
SNAKES ARE ECTOTHERMIC.
SO UNDER-SOIL HEATING AT THE FAR END OF THE SET
WILL ALSO ATTRACT THEM, AS WILL A WARM, FRESH TV HOST.
TORY IS ONCE AGAIN BEING USED AS SNAKE BAIT.
I HOPE THESE DETERRENTS WORK.
[ SIGHS ]
Kari: FOR OUR CONTROL,
WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR SNAKES ONE AT A TIME
SO WE CAN CHECK THEIR BEHAVIORS, SEE WHERE THEY GO,
AND THEN PUT OUR DETERRENTS THERE.
AND JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE,
TORY IS GOING TO BE SITTING ON THE SET.
HE JUST LOVES SNAKES.
[ GROANS ] WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SNAKES?
I HATE SNAKES.
Narrator: SO, FOR THE CONTROL,
KARI AND GRANT WILL PLACE 21 SNAKES...
WOW. YOU ARE HEAVY. THERE YOU GO.
TORY'S OVER THERE.
...AT THIS END OF THE SET AND MONITOR THEIR MOVEMENT...
TORY HAS LOTS OF WARM, DARK, MOIST PLACES WHERE YOU CAN HIDE.
SHH. MAYBE SHE CAN SMELL FEAR.
Narrator: ...AND THEN SEE IF THE DETERRENTS
SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER THEIR BEHAVIOR.
IT LOOKS LIKE STELLA HAS SETTLED WHERE SHE WANTS TO GO.
YOU WANT TO GO GET, LIKE, A DIFFERENT ONE,
MAYBE A SMALL ONE?
YEAH. I THINK I'LL GET A SMALL FAST ONE.
OH, TORY LOVES THOSE.
I'M STARTING TO GET A LITTLE NERVOUS.
Narrator: IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY FOR TORY.
THIS IS THE MOST VENOMOUS SNAKE IN NORTH AMERICA,
THE CORAL SNAKE.
[ KARI LAUGHS ]
OH, IT'S GONNA GO IN HIS PANTS! IT'S GONNA GO IN HIS PANTS!
Narrator: AS THE SNAKES KEEP COMING...
AUSTRALIAN DIAMOND PYTHON.
...THE TEAM KEEPS SCORE OF HOW MANY CROSS OVER
AND HEAD FOR THE DARK SIDE.
Tory: ALL RIGHT. COOL. HE'S GOING INTO THE ALTAR.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED.
HERE IS A CARPET PYTHON.
WE'RE ACTUALLY CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SNAKES
TO GET OUT OF THE LIGHT
AND MOVE TO THE DARKNESS.
ALBINO CORN SNAKE.
Tory: THEN WHAT WE CAN DO IS SET UP OUR REPELLENTS
AND SEE IF THAT KEEPS THEM OUT OF THE DARK SPOTS.
HERE YOU GO. HERE'S A COUPLE MORE FOR YOU.
THIS ONE'S TRYING TO GO UP MY PANT LEG.
THEY'RE ALL OVER ME.
WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: AND WITH ALL 21 RELEASED,
THE NUMBERS ARE IN.
18 SNAKES SLITHERED ACROSS THE SET
AND SECRETED THEMSELVES INTO THE NUMEROUS DARK NOOKS AND CRANNIES
AROUND THE ALTAR...AND TORY.
Tory: SO, THIS WAS A GREAT CONTROL TEST.
NOW ALL WE NEED TO DO IS PULL ALL THESE SNAKES OUT,
SET UP OUR REPELLENT, AND SEE IF THEY WORK.
CAN I GET OUT NOW?
AAH. HANGING ON ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ SNAKES HISSING ]
Narrator: IT TURNS OUT SHOOTING CARS IS WISHFUL THINKING.
AAH! DAMN IT. I MISSED IT.
BUT HOLLYWOOD HAS A HEAP OF HIGH-SPEED HEROICS
OUR CAR-CHASING CLUES BROTHERS CAN INVESTIGATE.
YES!
NEXT UP, TRADING PLACES.
NOW, NORMALLY, WHEN YOU WANT TO SWAP THE DRIVER
AND THE PASSENGER IN A CAR,
MOST OF HUMANITY DOES IT THIS WAY.
I SAID TAKE THE WHEEL.
IN THE MOVIES, HOWEVER,
THEY SWAP FROM INSIDE THE CAR
WHILE THE CAR IS ACTUALLY DRIVING.
AS LONG AS WE GOT THIS CLOSED COURSE,
THAT'S WHAT JAMIE AND I ARE ABOUT TO ATTEMPT.
Narrator: SURELY THE HIGH-SPEED CAR CHASE SEAT SWAP
CAN'T BE AS EASY AS THE MOVIES WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE.
TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE ACTION IN MOTION,
THE GUYS POP THE TOP FOR THE CAMERAS.
A SUNROOF.
WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON NOW.
THAT IS JUST PERFECT. I LOVE IT.
WITH THE CAR SET UP FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE,
WHAT'S THE PLAN?
SO, THE GOAL HERE IS TO SWAP SIDES?
YES.
ANY IDEAS ON HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THAT?
NONE AT ALL.
SO, AS LONG AS WE GET FROM POINT "A" TO POINT "B"
AND WE'RE IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS, WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT?
WORKS FOR ME.
AND IT WORKS BECAUSE IN THE MOVIES,
THE FRONT BENCH CONNECTION
IS ALWAYS AN UNREHEARSED EMERGENCY MEASURE.
BUT WILL THEY COMPLETE THE COURSE IN A TIME
THAT COMPARES WITH THE 62-SECOND CONTROL?
DO I HAVE A PREDICTION?
I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A PREDICTION.
Adam: ALL RIGHT. SWITCHING SEATS.
JAMIE AND I HAVE AGREED BEFOREHAND
NOT TO DISCUSS OR DO ANY RESEARCH
ABOUT HOW THIS KIND OF STUNT ACTUALLY WORKS.
AND 3, 2, 1, GO!
I DO KNOW ONE THING.
I KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD NOT TRY IT AT HOME.
ALL RIGHT. SEAT BELTS OFF.
WHAT DO WE DO?
SO, I'LL GO TO THE BACK. YOU GO TO THE FRONT.
OKAY. HERE WE GO.
YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
YES!
WATCH OUT! WATCH OUT! WHOA!
[ LAUGHS ] WHOO!
Narrator: DESPITE THE CONFINED SPACE AND TANGLE OF LIMBS...
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
...ADAM AND JAMIE MANAGE TO MAINTAIN SPEED
BY KEEPING A FOOT ON THE THROTTLE.
[ LAUGHS ]
RIGHT UP UNTIL THE NEW DRIVER TAKES CONTROL.
THERE YOU GO.
YEAH! WHOO!
WHICH GIVES THEM A QUICK TIME...
WHOO!
...AND CLEAR-CUT CONCLUSION.
THAT'S AN ADRENALINE RUSH.
YEAH, AND WE ACTUALLY MADE IT JUST AS FAST AS WE NORMALLY DO.
THAT IS FANTASTIC. I LOVE BEING ACTION HEROES!
Jamie: LIKE ANY GOOD GEEK,
I SECRETLY WISH I WAS A MOVIE ACTION HERO,
AND "MYTHBUSTERS" HAS ALLOWED ME TO PLAY THAT FANTASY OUT
SEVERAL, IF NOT MANY, TIMES.
I'VE GOTTEN TO ESCAPE FROM UNDERWATER CARS.
I SURVIVED!
I'VE HELD ONTO THE ROOF OF A CAR
WHILE JAMIE TRIED TO SHAKE ME OFF.
WHOA!
AND I'VE GOTTEN TO JUMP OFF BUILDINGS REPEATEDLY.
AND NOW I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED
THAT SWITCHING SEATS WITH SOMEBODY IS RELATIVELY EASY.
WHOO!
THAT TOTALLY WORKED!
WELL, I THINK I KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS ONE.
I THINK WE GOT TO CALL IT PLAUSIBLE.
PLAUSIBLE BUT STUPID.
THERE'S JUST NO REASONABLE OR SAFE WAY
THAT YOU COULD DO THAT ON A REAL ROAD WITH REAL CARS AROUND.
NO. NOT AT ALL. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
OKAY.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
Narrator: SNAKES -- LOVED, HATED, FEARED, AND FATED.
WORSHIPPED AS GODS AND AS A SYMBOL OF EVIL.
THESE BEAUTIFUL, YET TERRIFYING CREATURES FASCINATE AND BEGUILE.
BUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE.
YOU DON'T WANT THEM SETTING UP HOME IN YOUR HOME.
SO, WHICH MYTHICAL HOMEMADE RECIPES WILL KEEP THEM OUT?
ALL OF THE MYTHICAL DETERRENTS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH
ARE SORT OF DO-IT-YOURSELF,
YOU KNOW -- HOME REMEDIES THAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON THE INTERNET.
NOW, THIS MIXTURE OF KITTY LITTER AND MOTHBALLS
IS SUPPOSED TO WORK IN TWO WAYS.
ONE, IT HAS SORT OF A CRAZY TEXTURE TO IT.
THE SECOND IS A VERY CHEMICAL, POISONOUS SORT OF SMELL.
Tory: UGH.
THAT STUFF IS STRONG. [ COUGHS ]
I THINK I'M GONNA PASS OUT.
Kari: NOW, I THINK WITH THAT
WE MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A REALLY GOOD HOME REMEDY HERE,
'CAUSE PERSONALLY, I'M REPELLED.
IT SMELLS AWFUL.
Narrator: IT'S A TWO-PRONGED REPELLENT.
THE SHARP-EDGED KITTY LITTER IS SUPPOSED TO RUB THEM UP
THE WRONG WAY...
AAH, THEY'RE COMING TOWARDS ME.
Narrator: ...AND THE PUNGENT PONG WILL PURPORTEDLY PUT THEM OFF.
A SOUND THEORY,
BECAUSE BY USING THEIR TONGUES TO CAPTURE SCENT PARTICLES,
PASSING THE INFO TO A SPECIALIZED ORGAN IN THE MOUTH,
SNAKES HAVE AN ULTRA-SENSITIVE SENSE OF SMELL.
Tory: YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY HOPEFUL THAT THIS ONE WOULD WORK,
BUT A SNAKE JUST CROSSED THE LINE.
IT ACTUALLY, UGH, IS ABOUT TO COME UP MY PANTS.
Narrator: BUT THERE ARE ANOTHER 20 DIFFERENT SPECIES TO GO.
SIT TIGHT, TORY.
I DON'T LIKE THIS EXPERIMENT.
Narrator: LET'S SEE HOW THE NUMBERS STACK UP AT THE END.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK THEY'RE MORE AGITATED.
THEY'RE MOVING AROUND QUICKER. THEY'RE DARTING IN AND OUT.
AAH.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DON'T REALLY LIKE THE SMELL.
ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT STOPPING THEM FROM CROSSING.
IT'S JUST MAKING THEM MORE, YOU KNOW, UPSET.
[ Nasal voice ] WELL, THAT MAKES 22 OF US.
UGH, I HATE MOTHBALLS.
Narrator: YEP, THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE SNAKES' BEHAVIOR
WAS INITIALLY ADVERSELY EFFECTIVE.
BUT NOT ONLY DO 18 OF 21 CROSS THE BARRIER,
THE SAME AS THE CONTROL,
ONE EVEN SHOWS OFF FOR THE CAMERA,
AND AS BEFORE, A FEW MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME IN THE HOST.
OH [BLEEP] THAT ONE'S GOING UP MY LEG.
[ LAUGHS MANIACALLY ]
WELL, APPARENTLY THE SNAKES
AREN'T AFFECTED BY THESE MOTHBALLS ONE BIT.
Narrator: WHICH MEANS THIS MOTHBALL METHOD IS BUSTED.
SO NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ONTO CAYENNE PEPPER.
WHO NEEDS THIS MUCH PEPPER?
NOW, THE THEORY HERE IS THAT IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
FOR THE SNAKES TO TOUCH IT ON THEIR SKIN
AND POSSIBLY THEIR SMELL RECEPTORS.
LET'S SEE HOW WELL THIS WORKS.
I HOPE IT WORKS.
Narrator: AND A FEW SNAKES INTO THE TEST,
TORY MAY JUST HAVE HIS WISH.
THAT'S THE THIRD ONE THAT I'VE SEEN TURN BACK.
THEY GO INTO IT, THEY SNIFF, AND THEN THEY TURN BACK.
Narrator: THEY ARE CLEARLY AFFECTED
BY THE STRONG SCENT AND BALK THE LINE.
THE CAYENNE PEPPER SEEMS TO BE MAKING THE SNAKES HESITATE.
I MEAN, THEY COME FORWARD, BUT THEN THEY KIND OF MOVE AWAY.
Narrator: BUT GIVEN THE CHOICE BETWEEN FINDING A SAFE PLACE TO HIDE
AND CROSSING THE PUNGENT PEPPER,
THE MAJORITY MAKE THE JOURNEY.
I MEAN, AS YOU CAN TELL, IF IT WAS WORKING PERFECTLY,
THERE WOULD BE NOT ONE SINGLE SNAKE AROUND ME.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF SNAKES AROUND ME.
Narrator: PLENTY BEING 17 OF THE 21,
LEAVING EVERY TECHNIQUE BUSTED AND TORY DISAPPOINTED.
HMM.
Narrator: NEXT, WHAT DO YOU DO
WHEN THE DRIVER IS INCONVENIENTLY DECEASED?
Adam: OPPORTUNITIES FOR DANGER AND DISASTER ARE MANY.
[ BEAR ROARS ]
...IT'S GONNA GET GRIZZLY FOR KARI, GRANT, AND TORY.
OH, MY GOSH.
HIS NAME IS BALOO.
[ BEAR ROARS ]
PLEASE DO NOT TRY WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE AT HOME.
WE'RE WHAT YOU CALL "EXPERTS."
Narrator: ADAM AND JAMIE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
A COOPERATIVE DRIVING DUET...
YEAH!
...BEEN MORE MISS THAN HIT WHEN MULTITASKING...
OH, MISSED IT.
...AND TRIUMPHANTLY TRADED PLACES.
[ LAUGHS ]
BUT NEXT UP, THEY'RE TAKING CAR-CHASE CHAOS
TO THE "MAD MAX."
Jamie: YOU KNOW, SWAPPING SEATS WAS FUN,
BUT YOU KIND OF GET IN EACH OTHER'S WAY.
IT'D BE A LOT SIMPLER JUST TO KICK THE GUY OUT OF THE DOOR
IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE CAR.
I WONDER IF ADAM WOULD BE INTO THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
NO! WAIT.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GET THE GUY OUT OF THE CAR
IN THE FIRST PLACE?
WELL, WHAT IF HE'S DEAD DRUNK, OR BETTER YET, HE'S JUST DEAD.
WELL, IF HE'S NOT DEAD,
HE WILL BE ONCE YOU KICK HIM OUT OF THE CAR AT SPEED.
I SUPPOSE SO.
DID WE BRING BUSTER WITH US?
BRING ON THE TEST SUBJECT.
HERE HE COMES.
Jamie: SO, THE QUESTION HERE IS
THAT IF YOU HAD TO GET A DEAD BODY OUT FROM BEHIND THE WHEEL
OF A CAR THAT WAS UNDER WAY AT HIGH SPEEDS,
HOW EASY WOULD THAT ACTUALLY BE?
HE'S IN NO CONDITION TO DRIVE.
NO.
Adam: MAKE NO MISTAKE.
THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING
WE'RE ATTEMPTING IN THIS EPISODE.
OH, WAIT.
SAFETY FIRST.
HE'S READY.
JAMIE, WITH HIS SEAT BELT OFF,
WILL BE OPENING BUSTER'S DOOR
AND ATTEMPTING TO WRESTLE BUSTER OUT OF THE CAR
WITHOUT HAVING FULL CONTROL OF THE CAR HIMSELF.
SHALL WE GET IN AND DRIVE THIS CAR
IN THE WRONGEST WAY POSSIBLE?
OKAY.
THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DANGER AND DISASTER ARE MANY.
FOR SAFETY,
I WILL ACTUALLY BE IN THE BACK SEAT OF THIS CAR
WITH A PAIR OF PEDALS
THAT GIVE ME CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE AND THE BRAKE
SO THAT I CAN TAKE SOME CONTROL OF THIS CAR
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Narrator: IT'S A SIMPLE EQUATION.
THE DRIVER IS SUBTRACTED FROM THE PLOT
WITH A WELL-PLACED BULLET SHOT.
AND THE HERO HAS TO HALVE THE NUMBER OF BODIES IN THE CAR.
IT'S LIGHTS, CAMERA, FRACTIONS.
DRIVING WHILE GETTING THE DEAD GUY OUT OF A CAR
IN 3, 2, 1, GO!
ALL RIGHT. THE GUY IS...DEAD!
NOW WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
WELL, LET'S SEE.
DOOR IS OPEN.
CURVE COMING UP.
OH, I GOT TO GET HIS SEAT BELT OUT.
OKAY.
GET OUT!
[ LAUGHS ]
HE'S STUCK ON THE SEAT BELT.
WE GOT TO TURN.
HE'S CAUGHT ON THE FREAKIN' SEAT BELT.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, THAT'S IT! COME ON! THERE YOU GO!
GET HIM?
WOW!
THAT WAS AMAZING!
Narrator: BUT THERE'S BAD NEWS FOR BUSTER.
WELL, THERE'S HIS TUMMY.
Narrator: THE DEAD BODY DOUBLE WAS SUCCESSFULLY DUMPED.
AND THERE'S THE REST OF HIM. [ LAUGHS ]
BUT IT WAS TRICKY AND IN A SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER TIME.
THE TEAM ISN'T CONVINCED THIS ONE'S IN THE BODY BAG JUST YET.
WAS THAT AS EASY AS THE MOVIES WOULD LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE?
I SAY NO.
IT ACTUALLY TOOK JAMIE
ALMOST THE FULL TRACK TO GET BUSTER OUT,
AND HE WAS WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD,
BOTH TO GET BUSTER OUT
AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND KEEP IT AT SPEED.
THAT'S NOT TRIVIAL.
Narrator: ADAM AND JAMIE WANT CERTAIN "DEATH PROOF"
FOR THE DEAD-BODY DUMP.
SO, BUSTER, PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.
THERE'S ANOTHER DATA RUN TO COME.
DUDE IS DEAD! WHAT DO WE DO? AAH!
WHEN IT COMES TO CRITTER CONTROL...
I HATE SNAKES.
...THE "MYTHBUSTERS" MESSAGE BOARDS
HAVE A HEAP OF HOMEMADE REQUESTS FOR THE TEAM TO TEST.
LION POOP.
BUT SO FAR, THEY'VE COME UP EMPTY-PAWED.
ALL OF OUR MYTHICAL DETERRENTS TOTALLY BUSTED.
Narrator: HOWEVER, THEY'RE NOT DONE AND BUSTED JUST YET.
ALL RIGHT. LET ME PAINT A PICTURE FOR YOU.
YOU WANT TO GO ENJOY NATURE, SO YOU PACK A PICNIC LUNCH.
WE GOT SOME PEANUT BUTTER FOR THE KIDS
AND PORK JERKY FOR TORY AND SOME DRIED FRUIT FOR ME.
PUT IT RIGHT ON TOP OF MY SALMON.
Grant: YOU LEAVE IT IN YOUR CAR, AND YOU GO FOR A HIKE.
YOU COME BACK, THE CAR IS DECIMATED
BECAUSE A BEAR HAS COME BY, SMELLED THE FOOD,
AND TORN THE CAR OPEN.
HOW ABOUT THIS -- BACON AIR FRESHENER.
IF ONLY YOU HAD A BEAR DETERRENT,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TEST --
HOMEMADE BEAR DETERRENTS.
BUT FIRST, WE NEED A BEAR.
Tory: SO, BEHIND ME IS A HORSE TRAILER,
BUT IN IT IS NOT A HORSE.
IT IS THE STAR OF OUR TEST TODAY.
HIS NAME IS BALOO.
HE'S AN URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS.
HE'S A GRIZZLY BEAR.
HE STANDS 7 FEET TALL, HE WEIGHS 700 POUNDS,
AND WE'RE ABOUT TO LET HIM OUT.
[ BEAR GROWLS ]
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT,
WE'RE GOING TO SET UP SOME SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
BECAUSE THIS BEAR ISN'T IN A CAGE OR BEHIND A FENCE.
HE'S JUST GONNA BE OVER HERE WITH OUR CAR.
SO WE'RE SETTING UP A HOT WIRE
THAT'S GOING TO GO AROUND THE PERIMETER
OF WHERE HE'S GOING TO STAY.
Narrator: HOPEFULLY STAY,
BECAUSE BALOO IS BIG -- SCARY BIG.
HE MAY HAVE ARRIVED IN A TRAILER,
BUT THERE IS NOTHING HOLLYWOOD
ABOUT 700 POUNDS OF MUSCLE TEETH, AND CLAWS.
Grant: HE KEYS OFF OF OUR BEHAVIOR.
SO FOR OUR OWN SAFETY,
WE HAVE TO BEHAVE IN A CERTAIN WAY
SO AS NOT TO PROVOKE THE BEAR.
AND THAT INCLUDES STAYING WITHIN A GROUP.
Tory: OH, MY GOD.
THAT IS A FREAKIN' GRIZZLY BEAR.
YOU CAN LOOK AT THE BEAR, BUT DON'T LOOK AT THE BEAR,
OR ELSE THE BEAR'S GONNA GO LIKE, "WHAT?"
AND LOOK BACK AT YOU.
AND FINALLY, THE NUMBER-ONE RULE, NO RUNNING.
WE STICK TO ALL THESE THINGS, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE.
RIGHT?
Narrator: SO, WILL THE CONTROL TEST
PROVIDE A BENCHMARK COMPARISON?
BALOO HAS TO SMELL THE FOOD
AND RIP INTO THE CAR TO GET TO IT.
IF SUCCESSFUL, THE TEAM CAN RESET
AND SEE IF THEIR DETERRENTS
HAMPER THE GRIZZLY FROM GETTING TO THE HAMPER.
BALOO IS A HEALTHY-SIZE BEAR.
AND HE WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE WATER,
SAT DOWN, COOLED OFF, ENJOYED HIMSELF A LITTLE.
HE'S GOING FOR THE VAN.
AND THEN HE WENT OVER TO THE CAR,
KIND OF SNIFFED IT OUT.
HE COULD TELL THERE WAS MAYBE SOME FOOD IN THERE.
AND HE DECIDES TO INSPECT THE CAR A LITTLE BIT,
CIRCLES IT, KNOCKS OVER A CAMERA OR TWO.
THEN, INSTEAD OF JUST OPENING THE CAR LIKE A CAN OPENER...
LOOKS LIKE HE'S TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR.
WE HAVE A SMART BEAR HERE.
HE KNOWS TO GET TO HIS PIC-A-NIC BASKET,
HE CAN JUST OPEN IT WITH THE HANDLES.
OH!
HE'S GOT THE DOOR OPEN!
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO RIP OPEN THE CAR.
HE KNOWS HOW TO USE THE HANDLE.
DID YOU SEE THAT? HE JUST FLIPPED THE HANDLE OPEN.
YEAH, THAT IS ONE SMART GRIZZLY BEAR.
THEN TEARS OPEN OUR COOLER,
PULLING THE LID OFF, TEARING INTO IT,
AND THEN PROCEEDS TO GIVE THE CAR
A LITTLE BIT OF A READJUSTMENT.
[ BEAR GROWLS ]
I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO NEED A LITTLE UPHOLSTERY FIXING,
AT THIS POINT.
HE'S GOING FOR THE CAMERA.
[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S GONNA BE A GREAT SHOT.
Narrator: BALOO HAS MADE A MESS OF THE CAR, THE CAMERAS,
AND MADE SHORT WORK OF THE TEAM'S POST-HIKE LUNCH.
AND THAT ALL ADDS UP TO A PERFECT CONTROL TEST.
Kari: OKAY, SO NOW HE KNOWS THAT THERE'S FOOD IN THE VAN,
SO WE SET UP THE VAN AGAIN WITH THE SAME SITUATION,
BUT WITH DETERRENTS AND SEE IF IT'LL KEEP HIM AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO FIND ANYTHING THAT STOPS THIS BEAR.
FIRST, WE HAVE TO GET HIM OUT OF THE VAN.
NOT IT.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME'S LOU.
I SELL EQUIPMENT FOR CLOWNS FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU, LIKE ME, LOVE NOTHING SO MUCH
AS THE BUBBLING SOUND OF CHILDREN LAUGHING.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE A CLOWN
AND YOU DRIVE UP IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
YOU MAY FEEL SPORTY IN YOUR SINGLE LIFE,
BUT YOU AIN'T MAKING NO KIDS LAUGH WITH THIS.
WHAT KIND OF MOOD HAVE YOU STRUCK WALKING IN WITH THIS?
THAT'S WHY I AM PROUD TO SELL THIS, THE BUMBLEBEE.
THE VERY MESSED UP, PSYCHEDELIC BUMBLEBEE CLOWN CAR.
YOU DRIVE UP IN THIS, AND NOBODY WON'T BE SMILING.
AND WE'VE ADDED A NEW FEATURE. CHECK THIS OUT.
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[ BEEPING ]
Narrator: OUR DYNAMIC STUNT-DRIVING DUO DID CAST OUT THE CORPSE...
Adam: YES! [ LAUGHS ]
...BUT NOT NEARLY CONVINCINGLY ENOUGH TO CALL IT CONFIRMED.
WELL, BUSTER, I HOPE THAT WAS AS MUCH FUN FOR YOU
AS IT WAS FOR ME.
IT PRESENTED SOME CHALLENGES.
LIKE, HE GOT TANGLED IN HIS SEAT BELT.
HE'S CAUGHT ON THE FREAKIN' SEAT BELT.
AND THEN HIS FEET GOT CAUGHT IN THE HINGE OF THE CAR.
ARE YOU DRAGGING HIM?
THAT WAS AN EXPERIENCE.
Narrator: AN EXPERIENCE BUSTER HAS TO RELIVE --
OR, MORE TO THE POINT, RE-DIE.
THIS IS GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN.
BUT THIS TIME, IT'S ADAM WHO'S KICKING OUT THE CARCASS.
ALL RIGHT. GO!
IT'S THAT OLD CAR-CHASE CHESTNUT.
DEAD GUYS CAN'T DRIVE.
DUDE IS DEAD! WHAT DO WE DO?!
FIRST UP, ADAM GETS HIS FOOT ACROSS TO THE PEDALS,
AND THEN WITH THE CAR UNDER CONTROL,
IT'S BYE-BYE, BUSTER.
YOU GOT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.
OH, WHOA, WHOA.
Adam: WELL, THAT WAS BOTH EASIER AND HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
ALL RIGHT. HERE I GO.
HARDER BECAUSE YOU FORGET
THAT WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING A CAR FORWARD,
OPENING ONE OF THE DOORS IS NOT TRIVIAL.
AAH!
BUT I FINALLY MANAGED TO PUT MY SHOULDER UP AGAINST BUSTER.
COME ON! COME ON!
THAT'S IT! [ LAUGHS ]
YES! WHOO!
I ONLY HAD TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF HIM OUTSIDE THE DOOR
FOR GRAVITY TO DO THE REST FOR ME.
I'VE GOT CONTROL OF THE CAR.
YEAH!
Narrator: DONE AND DUMPED,
AND IN A SUITABLY HIGH-SPEED CAR-CHASE TIME.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
THAT WAS FAR OUT.
IT WORKS.
IF NOT WITH CINEMATIC SLICKNESS...
COME ON!
...CERTAINLY WITH A PHYSICALLY BRUTAL EFFECTIVENESS.
THAT'S IT! [ LAUGHS ]
FROM BUSTER'S PERSPECTIVE, IT WAS LESS "WOW" AND MORE "OW."
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S A WRAP.
HOW ARE WE GONNA CALL KICKING A BODY OUT OF THE CAR AT SPEED?
WELL, IT AIN'T EASY, BUT IT'S PLAUSIBLE.
IT'S PLAUSIBLE.
I LIKE DOING THE DRIVING MYTHS ON "MYTHBUSTERS."
IT'S GIVEN US QUITE THE EDUCATION, ISN'T IT?
YEAH. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'LL COME IN HANDY, DO YOU?
YOU WANT TO RIDE BACK?
UH, NO, I'M COOL. I'LL WALK MYSELF BACK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S NERVOUS ABOUT.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
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Narrator: CAN YOU KEEP A BEAR OUT OF YOUR CAR-STORED PIC-A-NIC BASKET?
Grant: SO, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A DETERRENT.
[ BEAR GROWLS ]
WHICH BRINGS US TO OUR FIRST DETERRENT, AMMONIA-SOAKED RAGS.
Narrator: IT'S ANOTHER STRONG SCENT-BASED THEORY,
BUT HAS IT ANY CHANCE OF SUCCESS?
Tory: NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE SCENT OF THE AMMONIA
THAT'S COVERING THE SCENT OF THE FOOD
OR JUST THE IRRITATION OF THE ACTUAL AMMONIA.
KIND OF LIKE WE'RE DECORATING A CHRISTMAS TREE.
I MEAN, I KNOW AS I WAS POURING THE AMMONIA ON,
MY EYES WERE BURNING, I COULDN'T BREATHE,
AND RIGHT NOW I CAN'T SMELL ANYTHING.
NOW, REMEMBER, THOUGH,
BEARS SMELL 75 TIMES BETTER THAN A GERMAN SHEPHERD.
SO I HAVE A FEELING THIS ONE'S GONNA WORK.
[ BEAR ROARS ]
Narrator: TORY'S CONFIDENT
BECAUSE WITH THE LUNCH REPACKED AND RELOADED,
THE PUNGENT AROMA OF AMMONIA
WILL SURELY PUT THE BEAR OFF HIS FOOD
AND CAUSE HIM TO STEER CLEAR OF THE CAR.
ALL RIGHT. TIME TO BRING OUT THE BEAR.
Kari: YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY PREDICT
THAT THE AMMONIA IS NOT GONNA WORK
BECAUSE THE AMMONIA SMELLS A LITTLE BIT LIKE URINE TO ME,
WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T PUT THEM OFF.
I THINK HE'S JUST STILL GONNA OPEN THAT DOOR,
BE LIKE, "THERE'S FOOD IN THERE.
LET ME GET THESE URINE-Y, SMELLY RAGS OUT OF THE WAY."
Narrator: AFTER A CONFIDENT SWAGGER,
IT'S A PREDICTION PROVEN WITH ONE NONCHALANT FLICK
OF A MEATY PAW, AND THIS TIME, HE POPS OPEN THE FRONT DOOR.
SO, HE'S JUST OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE SOAKED RAGS.
THE AMMONIA HAS DONE NOTHING TO KEEP THAT BEAR FROM IT.
HE OPENED THE DOOR!
HOW DOES A BEAR KNOW HOW TO OPEN DOORS?
Narrator: HE'S, UH, SMARTER THAN THE AVERAGE BEAR.
BUT THE POINT IS, WAS HE PUT OFF BY THE DETERRENT?
Grant: SO, THERE ARE TWO INTERESTING THINGS
THAT I NOTICE ABOUT THIS TEST.
THE AMMONIA-SOAKED RAGS DID NOT DETER THE BEAR AT ALL.
SECOND THING, WHEN YOU THINK BEAR, YOU THINK DESTRUCTION.
BUT IN THIS CASE,
THE BEAR ACTUALLY HAS AMAZING DEXTERITY,
ENOUGH DEXTERITY TO OPEN A DOOR AND PULL A COOLER OUT.
I'D HAVE TO SAY AS FAR AS AMMONIA-SOAKED RAGS GO,
THIS ONE'S BUSTED.
[ BEAR ROARS ]
Narrator: BALOO AGREES.
AND WHILE HE ENJOYS THE FRUITS --
WELL, PEANUT BUTTER --
OF HIS CAR-OPENING LABOR BACK IN HIS TRAILER,
THE TEAM RESETS THE COOLER
FOR THEIR FINAL ATTEMPT AT A NASAL KNOCK-BACK.
NEXT UP, CAYENNE PEPPER.
CAYENNE PEPPER, A TASTY CONDIMENT IN CAJUN COOKING.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA REPEL A BEAR,
BUT IT'S WORKING ON ME. [ COUGHS ]
Narrator: BUT ALSO A KEY INGREDIENT IN PEPPER SPRAY.
OKAY, THE BEAR'S ABOUT TO COME OUT.
Narrator: HERE HE COMES,
700 POUNDS OF LUMBERING, POWERFUL, UNSTOPPABLE APPETITE.
OR IS HE?
HIS BEHAVIOR IS DIVERGING FROM THE TWO PREVIOUS TESTS.
HE'S CLEARLY HESITATING.
LOOK, HE'S SORT OF, LIKE, SNIFFING THE AIR.
Narrator: COULD THIS BE THE ONE?
Tory: WOW. THE CAYENNE PEPPER LOOKS LIKE
IT'S ACTUALLY KEEPING THE BEAR AWAY FROM THE VAN.
Grant: YEAH, YOU KNOW, IN THE OTHER TEST,
HE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE VAN, SNIFFED AROUND, AND WENT IN.
THIS TIME, HE'S JUST KID OF AVOIDING IT.
Narrator: AND NOT JUST AVOIDING THE VAN.
OUT OF VIEW ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE...
HE -- OH, MY GOSH.
Narrator: 700 POUNDS OF CLAWS, TEETH, AND FUR
BREACHES THE HOT WIRE...
THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, LIKE, THE ULTIMATE BARRIER FOR HIM.
...RATHER THAN GO NEAR THE CAR PEPPERED WITH PEPPER.
BUT WITH SOME ENCOURAGEMENT,
IN THE FORM OF A MARSHMALLOW TREAT OR 10,
HE'S BROUGHT BACK WITHIN THE SAFE PERIMETER.
WE HAVE A CONFIRM FOR BEAR REPELLENT!
THAT WORKS! THAT'S AWESOME!
YEP, THE CAPSAICIN,
THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN THE CAYENNE PEPPER,
IS SUCH A CONCENTRATED NASAL IRRITANT
IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH
FOR THE BEAR'S HYPERSENSITIVE NOSE TO BEAR.
AND FINALLY,
THE TEAM HAS ONE HOMEMADE RECIPE THAT ACTUALLY WORKS.
ALL RIGHT, KARI. SO, THIS IS HOW IT WORKS.
THE POPE IS CATHOLIC,
AND BEARS DO [BLEEP] IN THE WOODS.
Kari: GOT IT.