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Narrator: IN THIS EPISODE OF "MYTHBUSTERS,"
GET READY TO ROT.
THAT PIG'S GONNA BE ONE BIG BAG OF MAGGOTS.
HEARD ABOUT THE CAR WITH THE BIG SMELL THAT WON'T SELL?
YOU CAN SMELL IT FROM OVER HERE.
HORRIFYING.
THERE'S A TERRIBLE STINK
AS AN EXPERIMENT GOES TOO FAR.
[ GROANS ]
PLUS, DUMMY AND DUMBER.
A MYTHBUSTERS SUPERSTAR
CHASES A RACCOON DOWN THE DRAIN
TO TEST THE MYTH
AND BLOWS A HOLE IN THE STORY.
WHO ARE THE MYTHBUSTERS?
AM I MISSING AN EYEBROW?
ADAM SAVAGE...
I ALWAYS ENJOYED SEEING ADAM IN PAIN.
OH!
Narrator: AND JAMIE HYNEMAN.
JAMIE WANTS BIG BOOM.
BETWEEN THEM, MORE THAN 30 YEARS'
SPECIAL-EFFECTS EXPERIENCE.
I FEEL KIND OF SEXY.
THEY DON'T JUST TELL THE MYTHS,
THEY PUT THEM TO THE TEST.
FOR OUR MYTHBUSTING HEROES,
TESTING TALL TALES IS A MIX OF DANGER
AND STUPIDITY...
OH!
...SHOCKS AND SHAKE-UPS...
AH, OOH, AH!
...AND A LIBERAL DOSE OF THEIR OLD FAVORITE --
EXPLOSIONS.
WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT...
USUALLY IT'S A LAUGH AND A TEST OF WITS
WITH THE OCCASIONAL TANTRUM.
I DON'T CARE, ACTUALLY, ADAM.
BUT ARE THEY ABOUT TO MEET THEIR MYTHBUSTING MATCH?
ALL HANDS ON DECK.
THIS EXPERIMENT WILL TAKE THEM INTO A WORLD
OF PUTRID, PUTRID PAIN.
CHRIST, NOW I JUST GOT A REALLY BAD WHIFF OF IT.
ADAM AND JAMIE WANT TO TEST THE MYTH
OF THE STINKY CAR.
THIS ACTUALLY -- IT'S PERFECT FOR US, THIS ONE.
IT'S KIND OF GROSS, BUT IT'S EXCELLENT.
IT'S BEEN TOLD FOR YEARS.
AND THE IDEA IS ALWAYS THE SAME --
THAT A REALLY VALUABLE CAR IS ON THE MARKET FOR A GREAT PRICE.
NO ONE WILL BUY IT BECAUSE OF THE SMELL.
TURNS OUT THAT SOMEONE HAS DIED IN THE CAR.
EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN OUT THE SMELL,
IT STILL PERSISTS, AND EVEN AT THIS GREAT PRICE,
NO ONE WILL BUY IT.
Narrator: OUR QUEEN OF FOLKLORE, HEATHER JOSEPH-WITHAM,
PICKS UP THE SCENT OF THIS STORY.
YOU'VE GOT A YOUNG GUY WHO WANTS A REALLY HOT CAR,
USUALLY A SPORTS CAR.
AND YOUNG GUYS CAN'T AFFORD SPORTS CARS,
AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD NICE CARS CERTAINLY.
SO THIS IS THE ONLY WAY
THAT THIS SORT OF BLUE-COLLAR, WORKING-CLASS YOUNG GUY
IS GONNA BE ABLE TO GET SUCH AN AWESOME CAR.
BUT SORT OF THE MORAL OF THE STORY
IS THAT THE BLUE-COLLAR GUY NEVER CAN GET
SOMETHING THAT HE WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD LIKE THIS
UNLESS IT LITERALLY STINKS.
Narrator: SO WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS
IN THIS RECIPE FOR RANKNESS?
WE NEED A CAR, AND TO SIMULATE A ROTTING HUMAN --
A PAIR OF PIGS THAT HAVE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES.
THE METHOD TO THE MADNESS IS SIMPLE,
ON PAPER ANYWAY.
PUT PIGS IN CAR, LEAVE TO SIMMER FOR TWO MONTHS,
THEN SEE IF YOU CAN CLEAN UP THE MESS
AND SELL THE CAR.
I EXPECT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE PRETTY BAD, ACTUALLY.
I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, AND YET I AM.
LET'S WORK ON THE LEAST DISGUSTING PART FIRST --
BUYING A SECOND-HAND SPORTS CAR.
BOY, ARE YOU GUYS ON SCHEDULE OR WHAT?
ARE YOU TOM?
YEAH, I RECOGNIZE YOU TWO.
Narrator: TOM HAS AN '87 CORVETTE FOR SALE THAT LOOKS ABOUT RIGHT.
THIS IS MY BABY. LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
THIS IS TOM'S FIFTH CORVETTE.
IT'S A LOVE AFFAIR THAT'S BEEN RUNNING SINCE THE '60s.
Adam: HAS ANYONE DIED IN THIS CORVETTE?
NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
NOT TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE?
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE MYTH OF A CAR THAT WAS SO STINKY
THAT NO ONE WOULD BUY IT,
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DEAL?
NO.
Narrator: OKAY, TIME FOR A TEST DRIVE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I ALWAYS LIKE A CAR THAT'S GOT FOUR OR FIVE CONTROLS
JUST FOR YOUR ***.
I'LL BE BACK IN FIVE MINUTES.
THAT CORVETTE IS A NICE-LOOKING CAR.
IT'S REALLY SLEEK, REALLY SEXY AMERICANA.
OKAY, THERE'S POWER THERE,
MORE THAN I'M USED TO.
THE CORVETTE WAS THE FIRST ALL-AMERICAN SPORTS CAR.
CHEVROLET BEGAN PRODUCTION IN 1953,
AND THESE STYLISH MUSCLE CARS QUICKLY BECAME CLASSICS.
THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING CORVETTES EVER SINCE --
A MILLION ON THE ROAD TODAY.
AND AT THE WHEEL OF EVERY ONE OF THOSE CARS
IS A VERY PASSIONATE CORVETTE FAN.
WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO TO THAT CORVETTE
IS GONNA MAKE A LOT OF VETERAN CORVETTE OWNERS
ALL OVER AMERICA SQUIRM.
I MEAN, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE THING TO DO
TO A BEAUTIFUL CAR.
OKAY, THAT WAS FUN.
YOU'LL ENJOY DRIVING THIS BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO.
[ LAUGHS ]
I THINK WE SHOULD GET IT.
YEAH, I LIKE IT. I THINK IT'S HOT.
IT'S A DONE DEAL.
BUT FOR TOM, THERE'S A LITTLE TWIST IN THIS TRANSACTION.
OH, REALLY?
YOU WANT TO TELL HIM?
WE HAVE, WAITING EAGERLY FOR THIS CAR,
A RECENTLY DEAD PIG THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT IN THERE
AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO.
AND I WONDERED WHAT YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT.
WELL, NOT REAL HAPPY TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I MEAN,
'CAUSE IT'S A REALLY NICE CAR.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ALL THE OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ACROSS AMERICA
ARE GONNA BE THINKING ABOUT THIS WHEN THEY SEE IT ON AIR?
WHEN YOU PUT A DEAD PIG IN HERE?
UH-HUH.
THEY'RE GONNA THINK YOU'RE NUTS.
[ LAUGHS ] THEY MAY BE RIGHT.
YEAH, BABY.
TIME TO TAKE THIS MACHINE BACK TO THE MYTHBUSTERS WORKSHOP
AND GET IT READY TO ROT.
ADIĆ³S.
[ ADAM LAUGHS ]
THAT'S THE LAST TIME THIS THING'S
GONNA BE DRIVING' FOR A WHILE.
Narrator: WELL, WE'VE GOT WHEELS.
NOW WE NEED SQUEALS.
[ PIG SQUEALS ]
Narrator: TO FIND A PAIR OF PIGS,
JAMIE AND ADAM HAVE TO GO ON SAFARI.
WELCOME TO BISCHOFF'S, TAXIDERMIST TO THE STARS.
SUPPLYING STUFFED STUFF FOR FILMS AND TV.
GARY HERE HAS AN ANIMAL FOR EVERY OCCASION.
HAVE OUR JAGUARS AND OUR LEOPARDS HERE,
AND, YOU KNOW, OUR WHOLE BIRD AREA.
SOME OF OUR FAVORITE STUFF IS OUR STAND-INS,
LIKE THIS LITTLE GUY OVER HERE.
ONE OF OUR STARS YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE
FROM ONE OF THE MOVIES.
IT'S OUR LITTLE PUG.
THIS WAS "MEN IN BLACK II."
HE'S BEEN TAXIDERMIED
AND PRESERVED FOR THE MOVIE INDUSTRY.
Jamie: SO THESE THINGS, BY AND LARGE,
ARE DYING OF NATURAL CAUSES, THEN?
YES, YEAH. THESE ANIMALS ARE ALL NATURAL CAUSES.
WE DON'T GO OUT AND GET ANIMALS AND KILL THEM FOR THE MOVIES.
[ LAUGHS ]
HE'S GOT LITTLE POCKETS IN HIS CLAWS.
THIS IS A SCARY FREEZER.
DO YOU KEEP A SEPARATE FREEZER
FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE, FOOD, YOU KNOW, POPSICLES, ICE CREAM?
Narrator: NO SIGN OF THE OTHER WHITE MEAT IN THERE.
MAYBE IT'S TIME TO POP THE QUESTION.
WE NEED TO GET SOME PIGS FOR THIS PROJECT WE'RE DOING,
PIGS THAT HAVE DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
Gary: WE'LL PUT IN A CALL
AND SAY WE NEED TWO, THREE PIGS, WHATEVER IT IS.
AND THEY'LL SEARCH,
AND THEY'LL CALL US WHEN THEY COME UP WITH IT.
WE ASKED GARY FOR THE WHOLE PIG,
AND THAT MEANS THE GUTS,
THE ANIMAL, EVERYTHING THAT A PIG NATURALLY DIES WITH,
BECAUSE AS IT TURNS OUT,
IT'S NOT ALL THAT EASY TO GET A HOLD OF THAT
THROUGH, LIKE, A BUTCHER OR OTHER THINGS.
WE WANT TO REPLICATE WHAT A HUMAN WOULD BE LIKE
IF THAT PERSON DIED IN A CAR.
IT'S A WHOLE NEW FASHION STATEMENT.
Narrator: A WEEK AND A HALF LATER, THE PIGS ARE HERE.
I'VE GOT A DEAD PIG IN THE TRUCK.
THEY HAVE JUST DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES ON A FARM.
THE FUNKY PHASE OF THIS EXPERIMENT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
NO, I'M GONNA TAPE THESE UP, MAN.
I DON'T WANT THIS TOUCHING ME ANYWHERE.
I'M READY TO PUT ON A SECOND PAINTER'S SUIT.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA TEST HOW GOOD THESE ACTUALLY ARE.
THERE WE GO. [ LAUGHS ]
I FEEL READY TO TACKLE THE PIG.
Jamie: OH, YEAH.
AS THE BOYS STRUGGLE TO GET A GRIP ON THEIR STUNT HOGS,
A NOSE-WITHERING STENCH BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD OF THEM,
THE AIR,
AND EVERYTHING THESE PUTRID PORKERS COME NEAR.
HEY.
I THINK SOMEBODY OUGHT TO SELL THIS CAR.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S CLOSE IT UP.
WELL, WE'LL COME BACK IN THREE MONTHS AND SEE HOW IT LOOKS.
NOT SO FAST, ADAM.
THERE'S STILL A FEW LITTLE HAM-*** HICCUPS
COMING YOUR WAY.
HOW COME THE LIGHTS ARE ON?
ARE THEY PRESSING ON A BRAKE OR SOMETHING?
YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
THE PIG IS PRESSING ON A BRAKE.
IN FACT, I'LL SAY THAT THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
Narrator: RATHER THAN FACE THE HORROR OF MORE PIG WRESTLING,
ADAM DECIDES TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY
INSTEAD OF MOVING THE PIG OFF THE BRAKE.
IT'S A SHORTCUT THAT WILL COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM.
NEXT STEP, SEAL THE VEHICLE.
THAT PIG'S GONNA BE ONE BIG BAG OF MAGGOTS.
AND AT SOME POINT, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
IF IT DOESN'T KIND OF LIKE START TO INFLATE,
AND THEN EXPLODE, SPEWING STUFF EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR.
I STILL DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PORK.
I COULD GO RIGHT OUT TONIGHT AND HAVE SOME GLAZED HAM.
[ LAUGHS ]
DAMN, IT STILL STINKS.
THAT GUY MISSED THE PARTY.
HE'S ALL LIKE, "YO, LET ME IN, DUDES.
"YO, I KNOW YOU GOT SOME GOOD SNACKS IN THERE.
YO, DUDES, WE GOT ALL THE KIDS IN HERE, WE CAN'T LET YOU IN."
THE CORVETTE IS FINALLY LOCKED AND LOADED.
BUT THERE'S STILL A HINT OF TROUBLE IN THE AIR.
YEAH, NOW --
CHRIST, NOW I JUST GOT A REALLY BAD WHIFF OF IT.
MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR'S SEALING UP,
AND I REALLY WOULD JUST AS SOON NOT HAVE THAT HORRIFIC ODOR
IN THE FRONT OF MY SHOP FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
I DON'T WANT THE SMELL GETTING OUT OF THE CAR.
AND RIGHT NOW JAMIE IS CONVINCED
THAT SMELL HAS BROKEN OUT
AND IS MAKING A DASH FOR FREEDOM.
HE REOPENS THE CAR AND TRIES TO SEAL IT EVEN FURTHER.
WHAT'S GOING ON, HOMBRE?
HOP IN. YOU WANT TO TAKE A RIDE?
UH, THANKS, BUT NO.
WELL, IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR'S
NOT AS WELL SEALED UP AS WE THOUGHT.
SOMEONE'S SLOPPY WORK IS A LITTLE STINKY, TOO.
YOU DIDN'T REALLY DO THAT GOOD OF A JOB AT TAPIN' IT UP.
NO, I DIDN'T.
THE SMELL, WELL, IT'S NOT, LIKE, REALLY, REALLY POWERFUL.
IT'S JUST EXTREMELY PERVASIVE,
SO THE TINIEST BIT OF IT DRIVES EVERYBODY NUTS.
THE CAR ALSO HAS TO BE MOVED,
AND THAT TURNS ONE OF THEIR EARLIER QUICK FIXES
INTO A BIG PROBLEM.
THE HARDEST PART ABOUT THIS WHOLE DEAL
IS WE GOT TO GET THE LITTLE PIG OFF THE BRAKE.
WE GOT TO GET THE LITTLE PIG OFF THE BRAKE?
YEAH.
OH...DAMN.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S GONNA BE KIND OF LIKE SURGERY
GETTING THAT DAMN THING OUT OF THERE, AND IT'S NOT PRETTY.
AW, YEAH.
JAMIE AND ADAM
THOUGHT PARKING TWO PIGS IN A CAR WOULD BE EASY...
WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE PEOPLE.
...BUT IT'S TURNED INTO A MARATHON, WITH MORE TO COME.
HEY, ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S GOOD. STOP.
[ GRUNTS ]
OKAY.
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE LIFTING THAT UP.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LICKING THAT UP?
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
DID HE SAY HE'S GONNA BE LICKING THAT UP?
EVEN TAPING THIS CORVETTE INTO A MODERN-DAY SARCOPHAGUS
ISN'T GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR JAMIE.
NEXT, HE CALLS IN A PYRAMID FOR ITS BURIAL,
A HOPEFULLY SMELL-PROOF SHIPPING CONTAINER.
OOH, P.U.
I'M JUST TURNING IT HARD.
PUSH IT BACK A LITTLE FURTHER.
[ GRUNTING ]
OH, NICE!
THAT WAS INCREDIBLE, YOU PEOPLE.
FABULOUS.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE.
OMINOUSLY CRAWLING AROUND THE FLOOR OF THE CONTAINER,
OUR FIRST MAGGOTS,
A TASTE OF THE TRAUMA TO COME.
FOR NOW, THE CAR IS SEALED
AND SET TO STEW FOR TWO MONTHS.
WILL IT SET A NEW BENCHMARK FOR STENCH?
FIND OUT LATER IN THE SHOW,
WHEN THE REAL HORROR OF THE STINKY CAR BEGINS.
WHOO!
AAH!
THIS IS HORRIFYING.
[ LAUGHING ]
Narrator: ROLL UP FOR THE GREATEST MYTHBUSTER SHOW ON EARTH.
HOW COULD A RAT UP A DRAINPIPE,
A ROASTED TOY RACCOON,
AND A SHARP-DRESSED DUMMY TURN INTO A DISASTER AREA?
[ LAUGHING ]
TAKE YOUR SEAT, AS WE RIDE THE RACCOON ROCKET.
IN 1998,
IN CARBON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
APPARENTLY, SOME GOOD OLD BOYS, FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT,
WERE HANGING OUT ON THE PORCH, DRINKING BEER.
AND THEY SAW A RACCOON GO BY.
AND SO THEY ALL OPENED FIRE ON IT.
Heather: SO THEY NOTICE THE RACCOON'S
TAKEN REFUGE IN A DRAINAGE PIPE.
SO ONE OF THE SMART FELLOWS GOES OVER TO THE DRAINAGE PIPE,
AND HE POURS GASOLINE DOWN THERE, AND HE TRIES TO LIGHT IT.
UNSUCCESSFUL AT DOING THIS,
ONE OF THEM DECIDED TO GO DOWN INTO THE PIPE
TO BETTER LIGHT THE GASOLINE AND GET THE RACCOON OUT.
AT WHICH POINT THE GASOLINE ACTUALLY DID IGNITE.
AND IT SHOT THIS GUY
OUT THE TUBE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
HE GOES SHOOTING STRAIGHT OUT OF THIS PIPE,
AND HE FLIES ABOUT 200 FEET RIGHT OVER THE HOUSE AND FALLS
AND MANAGES TO GET UP RELATIVELY UNHARMED.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO PROCEED.
WHAT IS THE PLAN? HAVE YOU GOT A PLAN?
WELL, WE NEED A BIG-*** PIPE -- I GUESS A SEWER PIPE.
IT'S GOT TO BE 20 FEET LONG, 3 FEET IN DIAMETER.
WE GOT TO HAVE FIVE GALLONS OF GASOLINE.
WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME MEANS OF IGNITING IT
SAFELY FROM A DISTANCE.
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
WHICH ONE OF US IS GONNA GET LAUNCHED FROM THIS PIPE?
WELL, YOU, OF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, MUCH AS I'D LIKE TO DO IT,
IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE IT'S A JOB FOR BUSTER.
Narrator: BUSTER IS THE SILENT PARTNER OF THE MYTHBUSTERS TEAM,
A LONG-SUFFERING CRASH-TEST DUMMY.
I AM MAKING A NEW KNEE FOR THE CRASH-TEST DUMMY.
WE HAVE BUSTED HIM UP SO FULLY
THAT BOTH OF HIS KNEES ARE COMPLETELY SHATTERED.
Narrator: WEIGHING IN AT 180 POUNDS AND STANDING 5'10" TALL,
BUSTER REPRESENTS ROUGHLY 95%
OF THE UNITED STATES ADULT-MALE POPULATION.
HIS ROLE IS TO BEHAVE JUST LIKE A HUMAN WOULD
IN EXTREME SITUATIONS,
SOMETHING HE EXCELLED AT FOR MANY YEARS
WHEN HE CRASHED CARS FOR A LIVING.
SINCE JOINING THE MYTHBUSTERS,
HE'S BEEN THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER,
ALL WITHOUT A WORD OF COMPLAINT.
WELL, WHAT'S NEXT IN LINE FOR BUSTER
IS TO PUT HIM IN A THREE-FOOT PIPE
WITH A BUNCH OF GASOLINE AND MAYBE EVEN GUNPOWDER
AND SEE IF WE CAN LAUNCH HIM LIKE A CANNONBALL.
BEFORE BUSTER BECOMES A CANNONBALL,
JAMIE AND ADAM NEED TO FIND THE CANNON.
THAT MEANS A TRIP ACROSS TOWN
IN SEARCH OF SOME MONSTER DRAINAGE PIPE.
HI. I'M JAMIE.
ANDY. NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
HOW YOU DOING?
OH, PRETTY GOOD.
I THINK WE'RE HERE TO PICK UP SOME REALLY BIG PIPE.
Narrator: IT'S A PIPE-LOVER'S PARADISE.
Jamie: WHAT'S THIS STUFF NORMALLY USED FOR?
Andy: STORM AND SEWER DRAIN, MOSTLY STORM WATER.
BINGO. STORM-WATER DRAINS, THREE FEET WIDE --
EXACTLY THE KIND OF DRAIN
A TERRIFIED RACCOON AND ITS *** PURSUER
MIGHT STUMBLE DOWN.
ADAM TRIES IT OUT FOR SIZE.
OH, IT'S PRETTY COOL. IT MAKES ME WANT TO LIKE--
[ LAUGHS ]
[ SCREAMS ]
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT.
AFTER A PEEK AT THE PIPE, JAMIE'S MUSTACHE IS TWITCHING.
IT'S ALL A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUPID STUFF.
THE MORE HE THINKS ABOUT THIS WILD RACCOON CHASE,
THE MORE HE THINKS IT'S THE TRUTH
THAT'S GONE DOWN THE DRAIN.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT I SEE IS THAT
YOU CAN SEE THAT I FIT PRETTY EASILY IN THIS PIPE
AND THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM AROUND ME,
A LOT OF AIR ROOM,
AND SO EVEN IF THERE IS A BIG BLAST,
ALL THIS AIR IS GONNA GO RIGHT PAST ME IF THERE'S NO SEAL.
Adam: THIS IS ONE OF THE RARE OCCURRENCES WHERE JAMIE AND I
AGREE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LINE ON THIS.
HE'S RIGHT. THE PROBLEMS ARE MYRIAD.
THE MYTH IS ALMOST PATENTLY RIDICULOUS JUST ON ITS FACE.
Narrator: BUT WHEN THERE'S A HINT OF FLAMES OR EXPLOSIONS
IN THE AIR, THE MYTHBUSTERS WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Jamie: I THINK, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
WE ARE GOING TO PROPEL THAT DUMMY QUITE ENERGETICALLY
OUT THE END OF THIS TUBE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA WORK
QUITE THE WAY THE MYTH SAYS, THOUGH.
LET'S BRING ON THIS RACCOON.
Narrator: BACK IN THE WORKSHOP,
ADAM CREATES A REMOTE YOU WON'T LOSE UNDER YOUR COUCH.
I'VE GOT THIS LIGHTER RIG,
WHICH WE'VE USED BEFORE ON "MYTHBUSTERS,"
THAT LIGHTS A LIGHTER REMOTELY.
AND IN THE PAST I'VE ALWAYS USED CABLE, LIKE BICYCLE CABLE.
AND IT'S NEVER BEEN QUITE RELIABLE,
SO THIS TIME I'M GONNA ACTUALLY GO
WITH A SMALL PNEUMATIC CYLINDER,
WHICH WILL GO -- AND LIGHT THE LIGHTER THAT WAY.
THIS WILL LET HIM LIGHT THE GASOLINE IN THE PIPE
FROM A SAFE DISTANCE.
IT WORKS.
EXCELLENT.
SO...IT IS THE WORLD'S MOST COMPLICATED LIGHTER.
NOW, FULLY RECOVERED FROM KNEE SURGERY,
BUSTER NEEDS TO BE DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION.
THIS STYLISH WOOLEN-SWEATER-AND-SLACKS OUTFIT
WILL PROTECT OUR DUMMY FROM LOOKING UNFASHIONABLE
AND SAVE HIM FROM MELTING.
THE FABRIC OF CHOICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS
AND FORMULA ONE DRIVERS,
WOOL IS ONE OF THE MOST FIRE-PROOF FABRICS YOU CAN WEAR.
IT DOES NOT MELT, AND IT DOES NOT SUPPORT A FLAME.
I DON'T THINK BUSTER'S EVER LOOKED SO FASHIONABLE.
I MEAN, DUDE, YOU ARE LOOKING SHARP.
TIME TO GRAB A $25.98 TOY RACCOON
AND PUT THIS MYTH TO THE TEST.
OUR FIRING RANGE IS AN ABANDONED AIRFIELD
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
JOB NUMBER ONE,
GET THAT PIPE INTO LAUNCH POSITION.
FOR THIS, OUR BOYS WILL NEED A NICE, NEW TOY.
I THINK THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING WE'VE DRIVEN YET.
VERY, VERY, VERY COOL.
MM-HMM, BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THIS THING?
SO DID YOU GET ANY INSTRUCTIONS ON IT?
I DID NOT.
A FEW QUICK TIPS FROM THE BACK-HOE DELIVERY MAN
AND ADAM IS AN INSTANT EXPERT.
UH, THIS GOES SIDE -- HOO HOO -- SIDE TO SIDE.
YOU COULD DROP THIS PIN IN THE CENTER
AND IT'LL LOCK IT FROM GOING LIKE THIS.
THAT WAS FUN.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M GONNA BACK IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
IT'S LIKE A SECRET ESCAPE HATCH. WHOO!
YOU KNOW, HE'S TAKING AN AWFUL LONG TIME TO DO THIS.
I THINK HE'S HAVING JUST A BIT TOO MUCH FUN.
Narrator: FINALLY OUR CANNON IS IN POSITION.
Jamie: WELL, WE'VE JUST COVERED THE PIPE WITH DIRT.
AND SO, I GUESS WE'RE GONNA POUR SOME GASOLINE DOWN THERE
AND LIGHT IT WITH THE DUMMY IN THE TUBE.
WE PRETTY WELL KNOW THAT NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN.
WE'LL GET A BIG WHOOSH OF GASOLINE
OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF THIS TUBE, BUT BESIDES THAT,
IT'S NOT GONNA LAUNCH THIS DUMMY IN ANY WAY.
Narrator: THE STUNT IS READY,
SO WHERE'S THE FALL GUY?
FOR EXTRA FIRE-PROOFING, BUSTER GETS A DRESSING DOWN
WITH A SPECIAL FLAME-RETARDANT GEL.
OKAY, SO, WE'RE GONNA SHOVE HIM ABOUT 3 FEET UP IN THERE.
YEAH, FEET FIRST, 'CAUSE HIS HEAD'S GOT TO BE DOWN
LIKE HE SCRUNCHED DOWN THE PIPE WITH A LIGHTER
AND WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF BUSINESS.
THE SCENE IS SET EXACTLY ACCORDING TO THE MYTH.
WE HAVE ONE NOT-SO-SMART MAN, BUSTER,
WHO'S CRAWLED DOWN A THREE-FOOT-WIDE DRAINAGE PIPE,
CHASING A RACCOON.
LIKE THAT. THERE WE GO.
THE RACCOON'S PROBABLY ALL THE WAY AT THE VERY END,
UP AGAINST A STEEL GRATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO HE'S PROBABLY, LIKE, RIGHT HERE,
TRYING TO BE AS THREATENING
AS A RACCOON SOAKED WITH GASOLINE CAN BE.
LET ME GET MY AUTOMATIC MATCH.
THE MYTHBUSTERS TEAM GETS READY FOR LAUNCH.
CAMERAS WILL COVER IT FROM EVERY ANGLE.
SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT IS PROTECTED
BY A BULLETPROOF PLASTIC SHIELD.
A BABY FIRETRUCK IS AT THE READY
AND ITS BIG DADDY, JUST IN CASE.
I'M EXCITED. WE'RE GONNA BLOW SOME STUFF UP,
THEN WE GO HOME.
NOW JAMIE ADDS THE FINAL ELEMENT--
FIVE GALLONS OF GASOLINE.
IT'S KIND OF A LOT.
OH, IT'S KIND OF REALLY A LOT.
THAT'S A LOT OF GASOLINE POURING OUT OF THERE.
THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT, GET OUT OF THERE.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
STANDING OVER HERE WITH ME, JAMIE?
YEAH.
IN THREE...TWO...ONE.
ZERO.
NOTHING HAPPENS.
TELL ME IF YOU SEE IT LIGHTING.
Jamie: YEAH, I DON'T SEE ANY FLAME.
SEEMS THAT PESKY RACCOON SLIPPED DOWN ONTO THE LIGHTER.
HE'S REPOSITIONED, AND WE ARE CLEAR FOR LAUNCH.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
THERE WE GO. WE HAVE IGNITION.
PUT IT OUT NOW. GO.
WELL, THAT WAS NOTHING AT ALL.
NOPE.
THAT WAS LIKE A LITTLE CAMPFIRE.
WELL, IT WOULD'VE SET THE WHOLE TUBE ON FIRE AFTER A WHILE.
IT SINGED THE HECK OUT OF OUR RACCOON.
LET'S SEE HOW OUR RACCOON DID.
THAT'S ONE PIPING-HOT TOY RACCOON, ALL RIGHT,
BUT NOT MUCH ELSE,
AND CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO SATISFY
THE DESTRUCTIVE DESIRES OF THESE TWO STRANGE MEN.
THE MYTH IS, IN FACT, BUSTED.
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS TWO PARTS TO A MYTHBUSTER STORY.
THERE'S REPLICATING THE MYTH,
AND THEN THERE'S DUPLICATING THE RESULT.
WE REPLICATED THE MYTH, WE GOT NOTHING.
NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE
WHAT IT TAKES TO LAUNCH HIM OUT OF THAT TUBE.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP
AND THINK THIS ONE THROUGH.
IT'S NOT TRIVIAL TO TURN THIS 20-FOOT-LONG TUBE
INTO A HUMAN CANNON.
YOU CAN'T JUST PUT GUNPOWDER BEHIND HIM
AND HOPE IT'LL LAUNCH HIM. IT'S JUST GONNA BLOW HIM UP.
Narrator: BACK IN THE SHOP,
JAMIE'S MIND CONTORTS AROUND A DEVILISH CONUNDRUM.
WE PRETTY WELL KNOW THAT THE DUMMY'S NOT GONNA GET
LAUNCHED OUT OF THE TUBE JUST BY SITTING THERE,
SO WE'VE GOT TO PUT A CONTAINER AROUND IT
THAT ACTUALLY REMOTELY SEALS THE DUMMY IN THE TUBE.
HE NEEDS TO MAKE A TRICKY DEVICE CALLED A SABOT.
IN THE WORLD OF WEAPONRY, A SABOT IS USED
WHEN A SPECIALIZED BULLET OR PROJECTILE
IS TOO SMALL FOR THE BARREL OF A GUN.
THE SABOT FITS AROUND THE BULLET TO SEAL THE CHAMBER
SO THE BLAST FROM THE GUNPOWDER
CAN SEND IT FIRING OUT OF THE BARREL.
IT'S HARD ENOUGH REMEMBERING HOW TO SAY SABOT.
NOW JAMIE HAS TO WORK OUT WHAT TO MAKE ONE FROM.
THAT'S ABOUT TWO FEET, SO...
DARN, THAT TUBE'S BIG.
IT'S GONNA MAKE ME WORK.
WHAT ABOUT STRETCHING A CAR INNER TUBE AROUND THAT
AND INFLATING THAT AND SQUEEZING THAT
BETWEEN A COUPLE PIECES OF PLY?
THESE TWO PROFESSIONAL PROBLEM SOLVERS
GO INTO THE MYTHBUSTERS' MIND MELD.
PUT TWO OF THEM AROUND THERE AND THEN GASKET TO EACH OTHER.
WE FILL THEM JUST UP ENOUGH.
STRETCH IT OUT ONTO THERE.
BACK, I'D SAY WITH ONE PIECE OF PLY.
AROUND AND AROUND.
I SUPPOSE IT'S JUST LIKE FOUR GASKETS OF PLY.
OUT OF THE BRAIN BLENDER COMES A JUICY PLAN.
THE SABOT WILL BE MOLDED FROM FOAM.
HO HO HO. JAMIE.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
EASY AS PIE.
USUALLY THINGS DON'T WORK THIS EASY.
JEEZ, YOU'RE WITHIN A QUARTER INCH.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE PERFECT, SO.
WITHOUT THIS THING, GASES WOULD JUST GO PAST THE DUMMY
AND NOT PROPEL HIM.
WITH IT, IT BLOCKS THE CHAMBER.
AND HOPEFULLY, IT WILL CARRY THE DUMMY WITH IT
OUT OF THE BARREL.
THE SABOT WILL FALL AWAY IN ITS FOUR PARTS
AS WE DESIGNED IT,
AND THE DUMMY WILL CONTINUE ON HIS TRAJECTORY.
LET'S HOPE THE PLAN STAYS ON TARGET
BECAUSE BACK ON THE FIRING RANGE,
WE ARE NOW WORKING WITH DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVES.
SECOND CIRCUIT. JUST TO THE END OF THE TUBE HERE
AND THEN IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FIRST CIRCUIT,
WE'LL JUST TIE INTO THIS.
SOUNDS GOOD. SO I'LL TIE THIS ON?
WE WANT TO FIRE A 180-POUND PROJECTILE 200 FEET.
SO, HOW MUCH GUNPOWDER WILL WE NEED?
WELL, IN WORLD WAR II,
THE GUNS OF THE MIGHTY U.S. BATTLESHIP MISSOURI
USED 660 POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVE POWDER
TO LAUNCH 2,700-POUND PROJECTILES
WITH A RANGE OF UP TO 23 MILES.
THERE ARE NO RECORDS OF RACCOONS BEING PRESENT
ON THE U.S.S. MISSOURI.
BACK UP ON THE BACKUP. PREPARING TO LAUNCH.
JOHN McCLEOD NORMALLY CREATES PYROTECHNICS
FOR HOLLYWOOD FILMS.
TODAY HE'S COOKING UP A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLOCKBUSTER.
WE'RE USING 10 ONE-POUND CANS OF THE GOEX BLACK POWDER.
THAT SHOULD GIVE US A PRETTY GOOD ***.
BUSTER IS LOCKED IN THE SABOT AND LOADED INTO THE PIPE.
OKAY.
OH, YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ] OH, BABY.
OKAY, WE NEED A LITTLE MORE PUSH HERE.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
OKAY, READY?
THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT?
THAT'S TIGHT, HUH?
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: CUE THE BOMB.
THAT'S THE 10-POUNDER, ISN'T IT?
THAT'S THE 10-POUNDER.
IT DON'T LOOK LIKE MUCH.
UNTIL IT GOES OFF.
THE LOCAL GEESE ARE HEADING SOUTH TO SAFETY.
YOU THINK THEY CAN TELL WE'RE ABOUT TO BLOW SOMETHING UP?
JOHN WILL USE AN ELECTRIC DETONATOR TO IGNITE THE POWDER.
WITH THE WIRING ALL CHECKED,
IT'S TIME TO SEAL THE END OF THE PIPE.
Adam: LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA BURY IT.
THE PIPE MUST BE PLUGGED TO DIRECT THE FORCE FROM THE BLAST
TOWARDS BUSTER
AND SEND HIM OUT THE OTHER END OF THE TUBE.
WILL IT WORK?
THAT'S IN THE LAP OF THE GUNPOWDER GODS.
McCleod: I THINK THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN
WAS IT WOULD RUPTURE THE BACK END OF THE TUBE
AND MAYBE SHOOT DIRT AND SAND AND POSSIBLY LITTLE ROCKS.
IT'S ALSO, I'D SAY, 50% LIKELY
THAT IT STAYS BACK THERE IN THE TUBE,
THE WHOLE THING JUST BLOWS UP.
THAT'S TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE TO ME AS WELL.
THE WHOLE DAMN THING COULD BLOW UP FOR ALL WE KNOW.
BUT OUR BEST SHOT IS THAT IT'S GONNA COME OUT OF THERE,
AND IT'S GONNA COME OUT REALLY FAST,
AND IT'S GONNA LOOK REALLY COOL.
JAMIE IS SO CONFIDENT, HE'S PARKING BUSTER'S WHEELCHAIR
RIGHT WHERE HE THINKS HE'LL LAND.
JAMIE, YOU HOPING TO CATCH HIM?
THAT'S ABOUT THE MOST OPTIMISTIC THING I'VE EVER HEARD.
IF YOU CATCH HIM, I'LL GIVE YOU $100.
OKAY, LET'S PUT THIS BIG-*** THEORY
INTO PRACTICE.
YOU WANT TO PUT SOME PROTECTION ON THERE?
NAH, I THINK I'M ALL RIGHT.
HE THINKS HE'S ALL RIGHT.
Man: FIRING IN THREE, TWO, ONE.
[ ADAM LAUGHS ]
OH, MY GOD.
I ALMOST MADE THE CHAIR.
YOU ALMOST MADE THE CHAIR.
WE'VE GOT TWO VERY EXCITED MYTHBUSTERS ON OUR HANDS.
HE SURVIVED!
BUSTER SURVIVED!
WHOO. HOW YOU FEELING, BUDDY?
IT WORKED ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY.
I WAS OFF BY ABOUT FIVE OR TEN FEET.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: BUSTER HEROICALLY EXECUTED
A TEXTBOOK SUPERHERO-STYLE EXIT FROM THE CANNON.
Adam: OH, MY GOD.
Jamie: I GOT TO SAY, I THINK WE PLANNED THIS THING REALLY WELL.
THE SABOT WORKED. HE DID LAUNCH
A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE OUT OF THE BARREL.
THE MYTH SAYS 200 FEET, THAT THE GUY LIVED.
I TELL YOU, WATCHING THAT DUMMY LAND,
THERE'S NO WAY HE WOULD'VE LIVED
AT THAT DISTANCE, LET ALONE THAT DISTANCE AGAIN.
THIS MYTH IS JUST COMPLETE AND UTTER LUNACY
TO THINK THAT IT'S TRUE.
Adam: WELL, BUSTER, HOW YOU FEELING, MAN?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
RACCOON ROCKET -- TRUE OR BUSTED?
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JAMIE?
I'D SAY IT'S PRETTY EFFECTIVELY BUSTED.
WE WOULD'VE DIED IF WE'D BEEN IN BUSTER'S PLACE,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
MAN, HE IS A LITTLE WORSE FOR WEAR.
Narrator: YOU'VE HEARD THE FAIRY TALE
OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, RIGHT?
WELL, IN THIS MYTHBUSTING MORAL, ONE GOT AWAY,
AND THE OTHER TWO HAVE BEEN QUIETLY DECOMPOSING
IN A 1987 CORVETTE FOR TWO MONTHS.
HUFFING AND PUFFING? YOU BET.
THE MOMENT JAMIE AND ADAM OPEN THE DOORS OF THAT CAR,
AND IT MIGHT BE THE MYTHBUSTERS' HOUSE
THAT GETS BLOWN DOWN.
THEY'RE TESTING THE MYTH THAT IF SOMEONE DIES IN A CAR,
IT CAN GET SO STINKY,
YOU CAN'T CLEAN IT, AND YOU CAN'T SELL IT.
TIME TO CALL IN AN EXPERT IN EXTREME CLEANING.
NEAL SMITHER RUNS A BUSINESS CALLED CRIME SCENE CLEANERS.
Smither: IT'S A CLEANING-MAINTENANCE SERVICE
SPECIALIZING IN BIOHAZARD,
PRIMARILY HOMICIDES, SUICIDES, ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
WE'RE REALLY KNOWN NOW FOR DOING JUST EXTREME CLEANUPS,
STUFF OTHER PEOPLE JUST WON'T MESS WITH.
Narrator: HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT
THE STINKY CAR OF THE MYTH WOULD SMELL LIKE.
Smither: THAT SMELL, YOU CAN TASTE IT.
YOU JUST CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE IT.
IT'S SUCH A UNIQUE FLAVOR.
BUT YOU KNOW INSTANTLY WHAT IT IS.
Narrator: TIME FOR JAMIE AND ADAM
TO GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY ON A TRAINING RUN
WITH THE CRIME SCENE CLEANERS.
WE'RE HERE CLEANING UP A CORONER'S VAN.
I EXPECT TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT THEIR PROTOCOL,
HOW THEY APPROACH MOVING THROUGH A VEHICLE TO FIND THE SMELLS.
THAT'S GONNA BE INVALUABLE TO CLEANING OUT THE CORVETTE.
Smither: THAT'S NOT RESIDUE FROM MELTED POPSICLES, YOU KNOW.
IT'S THE REAL DEAL.
I'M AFRAID I'M NOT QUITE AS ENTHUSIASTIC
AS THE OWNER OF THIS COMPANY IS ABOUT THIS KIND OF WORK.
BUT IT'LL BE INTERESTING.
LET'S START WITH CLEANING THE TOP OF IT.
HAVE YOU HEARD THE MYTH OF THE STINKY CAR
THAT CAN'T BE SOLD?
I HAVE HEARD THAT. IT'S A FALLACY, TOTALLY.
Narrator: WHAT WAS THAT?
IT'S A FALLACY.
YOU CAN GET THE SMELL OUT? WAIT A MINUTE.
NOW, THAT'S A BIG NEWS FLASH FOR JAMIE AND ADAM.
Jamie: SO WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS THAT THERE'S NO SMELL
THAT YOU CAN'T GET OUT, IS THAT RIGHT?
Smither: YEAH, I THINK IF YOU CLEAN IT CORRECTLY,
THERE'S NO SMELL THAT WE CAN'T GET OUT SO FAR.
AND WE'VE DONE SOME RADICAL SMELLS.
THERE'S A METHODICAL, METICULOUS APPROACH
TO THIS KIND OF CLEANING.
GOOD JOB.
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
ANY SPECK OF *** THAT'S MISSED
WILL KEEP ON STINKING.
THE BOYS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT NEAL USES
A SPECIAL ENZYME-BASED CLEANER TO WIPE OUT REALLY BAD SMELLS.
THE ENZYME SECRET MIX
THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN INFORMED THE CONTENTS OF.
THIS MAY JUST HOLD THE KEY
TO GETTING THE CORVETTE CLEAN.
THE ENZYMES CREATE A CHEMICAL REACTION
WITH ORGANIC MATERIALS,
SPEEDING UP THEIR BREAKDOWN INTO SMALLER, SIMPLER PIECES,
JUST LIKE THE ENZYMES IN YOUR SALIVA
START BREAKING DOWN FOOD FROM THE FIRST BITE.
OOH, IT'S HOT.
THIS WARM-UP BOUT WITH THE CRIME SCENE CLEANERS
IS A SUCCESS --
INVALUABLE TRAINING FOR JAMIE AND ADAM'S UPCOMING FIGHT
AGAINST THE FUNK.
WELL, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL
TO TALK TO A PROFESSIONAL ABOUT THIS KIND OF THING.
WE'D JUST KIND OF GO IN AND START DOING IT.
I THOUGHT THE MYTH WAS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE
AND PLAUSIBLE WHEN I FIRST HEARD IT,
BUT TALKING TO NEAL AND SEEING HOW WELL THIS STUFF WORKS,
I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CLEAN THIS CAR OUT,
AND IT MIGHT NOT SMELL AT ALL.
EITHER IT IS CLEANABLE WITH THE ENZYME,
OR IT GETS RIPPED OUT, AND WE WILL GET THAT CAR CLEAN.
BRAVE WORDS.
WE WILL GET THAT CAR CLEAN.
SO LET'S PUT THAT CONFIDENCE TO THE TEST.
IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS
SINCE THIS CAR WAS TURNED INTO A STINK BOMB.
NOW IT'S JUDGMENT DAY.
TIME TO TERMINATE ANY FRESH AIR ON THE MYTHBUSTERS' DOORSTEP
AND OPEN THAT AWFUL CONTAINER.
WATCHING ON IS THE NOSE THAT ALWAYS KNOWS --
NEAL, THE EXTREME CLEANER.
I'M CATCHING WHIFFS HERE AND THERE,
AND IT'S PRETTY TYPICAL.
I'LL HAVE A BETTER INDICATOR ONCE WE GET IN.
RIGHT NOW IT JUST SMELLS LIKE STANDARD DEATH.
OH, MAN.
AND WHILE OUR ROOKIE CLEANERS
LOOK LIKE THEY'RE READY TO ENTER CHERNOBYL,
THE PRO CALMLY KNOCKS BACK EVEN A NOSE CLIP.
NO, I'M OKAY. IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
NOW THE CAR HAS TO BE ROLLED OUT OF THE CONTAINER
AND INTO THE YARD.
OH, YEAH.
OH, MAN.
OH, THAT'S FOUL.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA BITE. CLIMB IN.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
Adam: GO FOR IT, HYNEMAN.
OH. OH, MAN.
ONE THING THAT BOTHERS ME
IS THAT IT IS TOTALLY -- IT'S RAINING IN THERE
LIKE ANY PLACE THAT I MOVE AROUND,
I'M GONNA GET COVERED WITH --
I MEAN, I HOPE THESE THINGS ARE WATERPROOF.
ARE THESE WATERPROOF?
NO, NOT REALLY.
THOSE ARE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
I WOULD JUST HURRY UP, JUST GET IT DONE.
Adam: OH, MY GOD. THAT IS HORRIBLE.
THE PIG'S SORT OF, LIKE, SEALING OFF THE WHOLE AREA.
IT'S, LIKE, FLOWED OVER THE PARKING BRAKE.
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO THINK AWFULLY FAST, COATED WITH GORE.
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
HERE IT COMES, HERE IT COMES, HERE IT COMES.
Narrator: THEN, AN UNFORESEEN DRAMA.
THE DECAYING PIGS HAVE GIVEN OFF AMMONIA,
A POTENTIALLY FATAL GAS THAT ALMOST OVERCOMES JAMIE.
WHOO! HOW YOU DOING, JAMIE?
IT'S THE AMMONIA.
IT'S NOT THE SMELL. I WAS NOT GETTING ANY AIR.
IT'S NOT A SPEW. I WAS GONNA PASS OUT.
Narrator: BECAUSE THE CORVETTE WAS SEALED SO CAREFULLY,
THE GAS WAS TRAPPED AND CONCENTRATED INSIDE THE CAR.
STOP.
OH, MAN.
IT'S THE AMMONIA.
ITS NOT -- THE FILTER'S NOT HANDLING IT.
I NEED A SEPARATE AIR SOURCE.
[ SMITHER LAUGHING ]
OH, MY GOD.
THIS THING WAS USELESS.
AS THE WHOLE GROTESQUE REALITY
OF THIS CAR LOVER'S CATASTROPHE HITS HOME,
THE MYTHBUSTERS ARE REELING.
JAMIE LOOKS LIKE HE'S ABOUT TO PASS OUT.
AND OUR OWN MR. CONFIDENCE
IS GOING A LITTLE WEAK AT THE KNEES.
NO WAY. NO WAY.
THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE CLEANING THIS THING.
THIS IS -- THIS IS HORRIFYING.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO GET IN THERE
AND CLOSE THE CAR WITH THESE TWO
REMNANTS OF CREATURES
WAS ONE OF THE MORE HORRIBLE THINGS I'VE EVER HAD TO DO.
WHOO!
AAAH!
WHAT'S THE WORSE THING YOU CAN IMAGINE?
I CAN'T GET PAST THIS.
OH, IT'S DISINTEGRATING.
THE EVER-HELPFUL NEAL IS JUST GLAD IT'S NOT HIM.
Smither: I WOULD JUST PUT A BUNCH OF PAPER TOWELS IN
AND LET THE PAPER TOWELS SOAK UP AS MUCH LIQUID AS YOU CAN.
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET IN THERE,
YOU KNOW, LITERALLY LAYING DOWN TO GET TO THE BOLTS.
ARE YOU GONNA LAY IN THAT PUDDLE?
I REALLY -- YOU KNOW, I WON'T BE --
I WON'T BE SAD WHEN THIS DAY IS OVER.
THIS IS A SEVERE CLEANUP, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
OH, MAN.
OH!
OH!
OH, GOD.
THEY'RE NOT PREPARED FOR THIS CLEANUP AT ALL.
I GOT TO SAY THIS RESPIRATOR WORKS REALLY GOOD
'CAUSE THE SMELL EVEN FROM OVER HERE IS...
HORRIFYING.
OH, MY GLASSES ARE --
Smither: WHEN YOU PULL THE SEATS,
YOU BETTER HAVE SOMETHING TO CONTAIN THEM
'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA POUR LIQUID.
Narrator: THE CARPETS, THE SEATS, THE DOOR PANELS --
ALL HISTORY.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK LEFT.
WELL, WE GOT ALL OF THE WET STUFF OUT OF THERE.
THERE'S STILL LITTLE DRIBBLES HERE AND THERE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, SHOOT, WE MUST HAVE REMOVED
ABOUT 300, 400 POUNDS OF WET SOMETHING.
I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN,
BUT I SEE MYSELF AS A VEGETARIAN
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
DON'T WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN.
NOW JAMIE AND ADAM TRY OUT THE TIP THEY GOT FROM NEAL,
THE CRIME-SCENE CLEANER --
USING A SPECIAL BIO-ENZYME FLUID
TO CUT THROUGH ALL THE ORGANIC GUNK,
THEY'RE PRAYING THIS MIGHT GIVE THEM AN EDGE
IN THE WAR ON STINKINESS.
THE QUANTITY OF FLIES HAS DECREASED.
WE'VE BEEN DOING SOMETHING.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN DOING SOMETHING.
SOMETHING THE FLIES DON'T LIKE.
SOMETHING'S REALLY BAD RIGHT HERE.
NOW IT SMELLS LIKE A DIAPER, A REALLY BAD DIAPER.
IF MY BABY'S POO SMELLED LIKE THAT,
I'D TAKE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY.
Narrator: AFTER A FULL DAY OF FRANTIC FORENSIC SCRUBBING,
THE BOYS ARE COMING TO GRIPS WITH A GRIM POSSIBILITY.
CORVETTE LOVERS, COVER YOUR EARS.
THIS CAR MAY NEVER DRIVE AGAIN.
ARE WE ACTUALLY CLEANING A CAR TO GET THE STINK OUT,
OR ARE WE JUST REMOVING ALL THE STINKY BITS
AND ENDING UP WITH A PARTS CAR?
SEATS WERE SO BAD THAT THEY WERE JUST FALLING APART.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
IF THEY COST 6 GRAND, THE CAR'S NOT WORTH THAT.
I THINK WE CAN GET THE STINK OUT, BUT I'M NOT SURE
THAT WE END UP WITH SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY A CAR.
Narrator: WE CAN SAFELY SAY ONE PART OF THIS STORY IS TRUE.
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOMEBODY TO DIE IN A CAR AND RUIN IT.
BUT CAN IT BE COMPLETELY CLEANED?
EVEN NEAL SAID IT WOULD TAKE HIS BOYS SEVERAL DAYS
TO GET RID OF EVERY LAST THING AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT WE COULD RESURRECT THE CAR.
THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHETHER IT'S PRACTICAL OR NOT.
THE PLACE WHERE I THINK YOU WOULD NEVER GET IT OUT
IS ALL THE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND THE DUCTS AND STUFF,
I KNOW ALL THAT STINKS.
WE COULD CLEAN THE CAR PERFECTLY AND BE LIKE, "IT'S DONE."
AND THEN WE'D TURN ON THE A.C. AND WE'D BE LIKE [GASPS]
GIVEN THE WAY THE CAR SMELLS NOW,
EVEN SELLING IT FOR PARTS IS GONNA BE PRETTY DIFFICULT.
I TELL YOU, IF I TOOK ONE DROP OF THE JUICE
WE CLEANED UP YESTERDAY
AND PUT IT IN YOUR CAR, YOU'D WANT TO SELL YOUR CAR.
SO WHAT'S THE FINAL VERDICT FROM THE MYTHBUSTERS?
JAMIE WOULD BE QUITE HAPPY NEVER TO SEE THAT CAR AGAIN.
OH, MAN, THAT IS NASTY.
THAT MYTH'S BUSTED.
THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GONNA SELL THE CAR AFTER THAT.
JAMIE, I WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE SMELL AS MUCH AS YOU DO,
BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, WE SAID WE'D MAKE A STINKY CAR,
THAT WE'D TRY AND CLEAN IT OUT, AND THAT WE'D SELL IT.
SO WE GOT TO GO THROUGH THE THIRD PHASE.
WE GOT TO TRY AND SELL THAT CAR, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY FOR PARTS.
BUMMER.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: ONE WEEK AFTER AN INFERNAL CLEANUP,
IT'S TIME TO SELL, BUT WILL THEY FIND A BUYER?
KNOWING HOW BAD IT WAS,
IT'S NOT NEARLY THAT BAD.
BUT IT'S WORSE THAN ANYTHING ANYBODY ELSE
BUT ME AND JAMIE HAVE EVER SMELLED.
IT SMELLS MORE LIKE A BARNYARD NOW.
NO, THE SMELL HASN'T GONE,
BUT THE CAR ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE, EITHER.
WHAT IS THAT? READY?
YEAH.
NOTHING.
I'M NOT SURE I'M GETTING ANY POWER AT ALL TO ANYTHING.
IT REALLY WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET IT STARTED TO SELL IT.
THE FUSE BOX IS FRIED.
THIS IS ALL CORRODED. IT'S ALL GREEN IN HERE.
MAYBE SOME MORE SCRUBBING WILL WORK.
HOW IS THIS DOING OVER HERE?
I'M GONNA TRY AND START IT AGAIN.
I'M NOT GETTING SQUAT. ARE YOU SURE IT'S HOOKED UP?
YEP.
POSITIVE AND ALL THAT?
YOU BET.
ADAM IS READY TO RAISE THE WHITE FLAG...
NOW WE PUSH.
...BUT JAMIE IS DETERMINED TO GET THIS CAR STARTED.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CORROSION
IS ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,
WHICH IS A REAL SIMPLE THING IF WE CAN FIND THE SPOT.
THE ENGINE'S FINE.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SELL IT BETTER IF THE ENGINE'S RUNNING.
YOU CAN'T REALLY ASK A LOT OF MONEY
FOR A CAR THAT DOESN'T START WITH NO INTERIOR.
IF I CAN FIND THE STARTER, THEN WE CAN JUMP IT.
IT'S A TOTAL JAMIE THING TO PURSUE THESE AVENUES
THAT SEEM COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS AND END UP WITH TOTAL SUCCESS.
IT'S REALLY UNNERVING.
Narrator: EVENTUALLY, JAMIE ADMITS DEFEAT.
YOU GONNA HELP PUSH?
NO. I WAS GONNA WATCH FROM UP HERE.
YOU GUYS DOING ANY WORK AT ALL? I'M CARRYING THIS WHOLE THING.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE TRASHED THIS CAR,
AND THAT'S ALL WE DID.
WE PUT SOME PIGS IN IT, IT RUINED THE CAR,
AND IT'S JUNK.
I THINK THE QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH MONEY CAN WE GET
FOR A BIG PIECE OF STINKING JUNK?
NOT VERY MUCH.
LET'S CLEAN IT, CLOSE IT, SELL IT OFF.
IT WON'T START, AND IT STINKS OF DEAD PIG.
BUT IT WILL LOOK GOOD.
TIME TO PLACE AN AD ON THE INTERNET
TO ENTICE SOME BUYERS
WITH AN UNBELIEVABLY CHEAP '87 CORVETTE.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA SELL THIS CAR.
WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE AD?
WELL, I GUESS WE SHOULD JUST LIST THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT IT.
IT'S, LIKE, SHINY. IT'S GOT A GOOD FINISH ON IT.
[ Laughing] SHINY.
IT'S GOT GOOD WHEELS AND TIRES.
IT'S A GREAT PARTS CAR. WE LOST THE INTERIOR.
YEAH, WE JUST LOST IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HIDDEN CAMERAS ARE SET UP
TO SECRETLY RECORD THE REACTIONS OF UNSUSPECTING BUYERS.
SO, WHO WILL BUY THIS SLIGHTLY SOILED VEHICLE?
MAYBE A DIE-HARD CORVETTE LOVER.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GUTTED.
IS THAT HOW YOU BOUGHT IT?
NO. YOU DON'T LIKE THAT.
JAMIE WILL HAVE TO DO THE HARD SELL ON THIS ONE.
WE'RE ONLY ASKING $3,000 FOR IT.
OH, YOU'RE KIDDING.
SO YOU COULD TAKE IT FOR PARTS.
THE WHEELS ALONE ARE WORTH, LIKE, 700, 800 BUCKS.
STILL NOT IMPRESSED.
NO, I'M WONDERING HOW MUCH OF THAT SMELL
SEEPED INTO THE FIBERGLASS.
NO SALE.
THE GUY FROM THE JUNKYARD HAS A SNIFF.
THAT STINKS.
WHAT DO I THINK IT'S WORTH? ABOUT 500 BUCKS.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO WAIT FOR A BETTER OFFER THAN THAT.
SO, DOES IT EVEN START?
HOW ABOUT THIS GENTLEMAN?
SO IS THERE AN INTERIOR FOR IT?
WHAT'S THAT SMELL?
HE SEEMS KIND OF INTERESTED.
HOW MANY MILES DOES IT HAVE?
I THINK IT'S GOT A QUARTER OF A MILLION,
BUT IT'S ONLY 50,000 ON THE LAST -- ON THIS ENGINE.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF I'M INTERESTED.
AFTER SLEEPING ON IT, HE BECOMES OUR BUYER.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THE CAR?
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA PART IT OUT.
I'M INTERESTED IN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION.
THE STINKY CAR IS GOING CHEAP -- ONLY $2,000.
HERE'S THE TITLE AND THE KEYS.
BUT AT LEAST IT'S FINALLY GONE.
SO THERE YOU GO, MAN, NO SHORTAGE OF BUYERS.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CAR IN THE WORLD TOO STINKY TO SELL.
IF SOMEBODY DIES IN A CAR,
IT CAN EASILY GET SO BAD IN THERE
THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA JUST KIND OF WASH IT
WITH SOME WINDEX AND SOME STUFF LIKE THAT
AND BE ABLE TO SELL IT LIKE IT WAS.
I THINK WE BUSTED BOTH HALVES OF THIS ONE.
I GUESS WE DID.
I STILL CAN'T GET THAT TASTE OUT OF MY MOUTH, THOUGH.
WHAT A HORRIBLE THING THAT WAS.
ABSOLUTELY.
HORRIBLE.
HORRIFYING.
AAAH!
THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
I'LL REMEMBER THAT THE REST OF MY LIFE.
[ PIG SQUEALS ]