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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...

[ bear roars ]
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
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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?

Sure.
[ 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.

Okay.
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.

[ grunts ]
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.

Okay.
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.

All right, you ready?
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.

Come on.
[ 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.

[ gun clicks ]
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.

What are they?
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?

No.
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?

Yes.
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.

Okay.
What do we do?

So, I'll go to the back.
You go to the front.

Okay. Here we go.

I got the wheel.
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.

Narrator: And...
[ 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?

I'm ready.
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. Not it.

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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.