Did The Confederate Army Build The First Ever Long-Range Missile | Season 4 Episode 1 | Full Episode
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Mythbusters investigates a theory that during the American Civil War, the Confederate Army, amidst using bayonets and muskets, could have potentially built the world's first long-range missile.
Using science as a tool, Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk rumours, urban legends and popular myths that have captivated the minds of many individuals.
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Whoever decided to start releasing full episodes on KZread, is a genius!
@cheesycarrotsoup
21 күн бұрын
Absolutely they might not get as much money as they would on a subscription site but more people get to see and enjoy it.
@TheStupidRuski
20 күн бұрын
@cheesycarrotsoup I believe that was thet purpose of the show, the only part of the last episode was the lady talking about how their episode on submerged cars saved her life
@chrisperrien7055
20 күн бұрын
research who owns the franchise rights now.
@alaric_
16 күн бұрын
@@cheesycarrotsoup Thing is, i doubt anyone anymore subscribes for Mythbusters. They are good but not worth that much money. But the ads on the other hand.... These are getting bunch of views = ads = money and considering the series is decade and half old, it's pretty good.
@hansolowe19
15 күн бұрын
Praise jeebus!
Seeing Tori,Grant and Kari still part of the build team and not yet co host give a smile in my heart specially seeing Grant
@Svol09
Ай бұрын
I miss him too, we took him for granted...
@mrbaab5932
26 күн бұрын
R.I.P. Grant.
@user-tw6pu3wb9p
26 күн бұрын
These are re-runs from cable TV.
@themanhimself3
26 күн бұрын
@@Svol09 God dammit. 🤣🤣
@misterjustice995
25 күн бұрын
@@user-tw6pu3wb9p NO WAYYYY
I can't believe they set off the rocket in the shop, especially with Jamie standing right next to it.
@Greippi10
26 күн бұрын
It is fucking wild comparing this to the later seasons. Idk if they had insurance sitting in for this episode, and if they did I don't think insurance understood what was happening xD
@deezkhajiit184
24 күн бұрын
@@Greippi10 They probably told insurance they were gonna test fire a rocket. They just failed to mention it was a theoretical replica of a Civil War rocket that was practically a bomb if they built it wrong.
@skel3370r
22 күн бұрын
They didn't mention it at all afterwards, def a yikes moment they brushed under the rug
@timthetiny7538
21 күн бұрын
Back when men were men. Early MB was fucking nuts
@alexlopez5800
21 күн бұрын
Cool and what makes mythbusters mythbusters
I forgot how insane early mythbusters was, i miss this show
@cleverusername9369
21 күн бұрын
They gave absolutely no fucks
@tfk_001
20 күн бұрын
@@TheDogGoesWoof69 self govern to do what exactly?
@wheresmycar9559
20 күн бұрын
@@TheDogGoesWoof69Seems like the southern states governed pretty similar to northern states, except for some major thing..
@FiendishlyDelightedSefto
20 күн бұрын
@@wheresmycar9559 confederacy were and still are democrats that were and still are globalists at heart. Confederates wanted cheap labour to stay in good books with the British.
@auroraourania7161
20 күн бұрын
@@wheresmycar9559 And they were actually very helpful for us, by stating in some of their constitutions exactly what they were rebelling about! Turns out it was the right to own and brutalize innocent human beings on the basis of them being black The prevalence of historical revisionism in this country is absurd, our education system is so broken.
I know these two weren't actually best friends, but I can tell they had a lot of intellectual fun on this one.
@anzaca1
22 күн бұрын
When you go back and watch Season 1, you can actually see the dislike, they actually had a few big arguments. Remember, neither had ever done TV before. But by Season 2, you can see that they had gotten used to working together on-screen, and were getting along much better.
@MrMr-ws3tv
21 күн бұрын
I assume the money made them grit their teeth. I read it was a few million a year at peak mythbusters
@UpperDarbyDetailing
21 күн бұрын
@@MrMr-ws3tvI mean… they HAD worked together before. They didn’t hate each other or anything. They just weren’t bestest buddies.
@erikhendrickson59
20 күн бұрын
@@UpperDarbyDetailing I mean it makes sense. In my experience, coworkers rarely hang out outside of work (aside from work-related functions)
@UpperDarbyDetailing
20 күн бұрын
@@erikhendrickson59 yes, me too, but people have those parasocial relationships with TV hosts, characters, actors and so on, thinking they know the person.
34:50 Why they even thought that testing a rocket/missile indoors would be a good idea is questionable lmao
@colinofay7237
Ай бұрын
Its fine when it's restrained like that in fairness
@luthiermatt
Ай бұрын
First time I saw this episode, the pucker factor was high with me.
@Chillidude22
Ай бұрын
The shop itself was left asking "am I missing an eyebrow?"
@mrbaab5932
26 күн бұрын
I am offended for Lord Kelvin that the did not say temperatures in Kelvin. An absolute zero 0⃣ move.
@Greippi10
26 күн бұрын
Hahahahaha it was a different time! It's absolutely insane thinking about it now, but back then I thought "well these guys surely know what they are doing!" They did not know what they were doing! These guys are literally the people who are paid to figure out and experiment on how to create cool stuff for films and tv that nobody else did before! But this was also the first time stuff like this was widely televised and became so popular, so that we get to see the whole process!
RIP Erik Gates, Grant and Jessi from the MythBusters family.
@rinoz47
29 күн бұрын
Dont forget Sanjay!
@minmb82
24 күн бұрын
Who the fuck is Erik?
@erikreber3695
24 күн бұрын
The older I get all my childhood heros and role models keep dying and I'm not even 40 yet. :c
@jacobishii6121
24 күн бұрын
I worked on the car Jessi drove,I was there until low speed trials before she came in but I knew the car inside and out
@TheChubbyKid
24 күн бұрын
@@minmb82 The explosive licensed person in the earliest episodes.
I liked when an entire episode was devoted to a single myth and didn't have B plots
The earlier seasons of mythbusters were so unhinged. I love it.
@scottanos9981
21 күн бұрын
They straight up lit a wasps nest on camera and inhaled laughing gas they made themselves lol
"100-mile rocket" sound s like a typical period exaggeration. was fun watching them take it literally and give it a go. Was that a camera on fire? :D
@anzaca1
22 күн бұрын
They were testing a myth.
@jpotter2086
22 күн бұрын
@@anzaca1 ya don't say.
@basosz
22 күн бұрын
I think everything was on fire :P
@eliaswirstrom1326
19 күн бұрын
@@anzaca1 good catch
@No.Good.Nickname
16 күн бұрын
I think this might be the same as with the Sturmtigers 'rocket propelled morter rounds', cause this does exactly what a morter would in a battle. But yes, this would probably be exaggerated.
I'm very glad that the editors blurred out certain things so that I can never buy STP or GMC products. Thanks !
@faervas1234
22 күн бұрын
Their is KZread channel that tell us what is what all the time. I have seen better gun cotton.
@chrismanuel9768
20 күн бұрын
Remember, this originally aired on cable television and was largely targeted at a younger audience. Obviously adults are free to learn all about how to make bombs. They didn't want to just tell a bunch of kids how to make napalm in the kitchen.
@scottbivins4758
19 күн бұрын
@@chrismanuel9768one day they were going to find out why stop it😂😂😂 bro I don't even need MythBusters to help me figure out how to make a bomb all I got to do is get enough explosive shit an i can make it happen MythBusters was not going to teach kids how to build explosives. You do understand there is a lot of things that don't get put in the episodes lol 😂😂😂 I highly doubt a kid is going to figure out how to make bomb even if they had MythBusters I'm pretty sure building a bomb for a kid is a little complicated for children. I could be wrong but I mean that's just my guess
@thelastcarnival
19 күн бұрын
@@scottbivins4758 Dear ATF, get this guy's ass
@drakedavis3384
19 күн бұрын
@@scottbivins4758I mean remember playing with the worx, tinfoil, baking soda/vinegar , dry ice when I could get some🤣 but I reckon that's just part of a rednecks child hood. But yea I didn't learn about it from mythbusters........I ironically learned about ammonium nitrate in hs science class tho🤣🤣
48:29 Congreeve studied samples of Hyder Ali's rockets (developed 1780). An Ali rocket with one pound of propellant powder encased in iron had a range of 1,000 yards. By 1813, Congreeve developed the 12 pounder which could achieve a range of 2,000 yards but averaged 1,400 yards. The primary advantage of military rockets at the time was not range but rate of fire. By 1850, Congreeve rockets were replaced by Hale rockets with ranges up to 2,000 yards. The primary weakness of rockets was limited shelf life. The "long range" rocket described by Jefferson Davis had a brass case, rendering it incapable of achieving the range of iron-cased rockets. At most, it was a short-lived fireworks entertainment for Confederate VIPs.
God I shed a tear being reminded about Grant. I miss you man
39:33 I love how they censor Kari saying it, but you can read the label on the bottle of acid in the same scene. 😂
@alsternerd
Ай бұрын
And it's on wikipedia. also table tennis balls: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrocellulose
@Sam-ob4of
28 күн бұрын
Yep, 98% sulfuric acid and fuming nitric acid
@borntoclimb7116
28 күн бұрын
Lol
@PlatoonGoon
24 күн бұрын
You really just need minimal effort seeing as how most people are too lazy to try anyways and the determined ones are going to do it no matter what
@volundrfrey896
22 күн бұрын
@@PlatoonGoon Yeah it's for plausible deniability, they made some level of effort so when a moron blows themselves up and the family blames mythbusters instead of the idiot himself they have something to point at. Really they shouldn't need to, dumb people will do dumb shit and we shouldn't withhold information from everyone because of that, but that's how the world works.
"Next it's Lord Kelvin's big O" I beg your finest pardon? 🤣
Why do all of these videos have the MasterChef logo in the top right of the screen? Lol
@Number_055
16 күн бұрын
It appears to be a recording of the TV show as it aired, instead of the DVD copy for some reason. This might not actually be an official Mythbusters channel unfortunately.
0:40 that Adam savage intro is my favourite intro of his in all the seasons they did. Even better than "am I missing an eyebrow" and "I reject your reality and substitute my own" all classics but the rocket one is the best.
44:54 they actually got that into the script 🤣
@mortenhansen3455
Ай бұрын
It's not synonymous with sex.
@koiyujo1543
25 күн бұрын
IK LOL
@AlyssMa7rin
25 күн бұрын
@@mortenhansen3455 It is when you say it after referring to studs.
@athena1491
21 күн бұрын
@@AlyssMa7rin not really, thats what you do with timber studs when you put them up for housing. double entendre, yes, only sex, no
@chrismanuel9768
20 күн бұрын
@@mortenhansen3455Yes it is. Synonymous: Another word for, to say in other words. Sex: Of or relating to sexual content or activity. Erection: A common shorthand to refer to an erect penis. Penis: A male sexual reproductive organ. Erections are synonymous with sex. Erections for studs could mean putting up a wall, sure, but ask yourself what you're more likely to be talking about when to refer to studs and their erections. It's okay to grow the fuck up. 😊
hope they add every single season, more please
@borntoclimb7116
Ай бұрын
Same here
@Booper48
Ай бұрын
Yas!
@Jhamstra42
Ай бұрын
There are a lot more episodes available on this channel if you use a VPN and connect to Australia. I’m glad they stopped region locking these recent releases because it’s so nice to see these old episodes again.
@nunchuckerz
Ай бұрын
plutotv all series
@simonmason4765
Ай бұрын
@@Jhamstra42 that's a very useful information 🙌
Craziest episode of Master Chef ever.
I knew how to make guncotton when I was 12. The recipe was in the 1967 World Book Encyclopedia.
@chrismanuel9768
20 күн бұрын
And it's currently on Wikipedia
I find it funny to imagine the top rocket scientists from the period pushing the limits of science to create the “perfect” missile for war. A few hundred years later, a couple of amateurs rocket builders do it for fun lol
@perry92964
27 күн бұрын
not quite a few hundred years, the civil war was ended in 1865, just about 160 years ago
@quncle
25 күн бұрын
Well, inspiration and knowledge are the big things. Knowing what's going to happen, and how to do it better is an entirely different task.
@Pokelemon3434
23 күн бұрын
In another couple hundred they probably won’t even know what a missile is.
It looked more like galvanized electrical conduit to me ....Instead of " plumbing parts "
Those welds kill me omg. Chemistry that is censored so that it can't be replicated pisses off the chemist within me.
@gladeloy3341
19 күн бұрын
Chicken poo for a source of ammonium nitrate to distill the NO² using the Harbor/ Bosch method. Heat to 485°F, bubble through water to collection point. Compress to liquify.
They need to release all Mythbuster episodes because it teaches people about dangers that most don't take for granted, plus its fun to watch.
So they made Nitrocellulose. Just drop the cotton into a nitration bath. I mean don't since you need some nasty acids for that but well.
@jacobishii6121
24 күн бұрын
Or just buy gun cotton
@Tunkkis
24 күн бұрын
@@jacobishii6121 In California?
@straphyr
23 күн бұрын
"The rest of the fatal process is classified. After a complicated afternoon..." Literally neutralizing acid and drying cotton balls, so complicated and fatal. Their team is funny sometimes
@auroraourania7161
20 күн бұрын
@@straphyr Liability, if they say how to make something dangerous, in a program they know (and are ok with) is watched by a decent number of children, and some idiot child does it an gets killed, they could get sued over it. Remember this was before the internet was anywhere near as accessible as it is today, a kid wasn't gonna find that out otherwise without a lot of work. Also just like, even if they wouldn't get sued for it, I think they'd probably feel pretty bad if a kid did get killed due to something they learned on their show.
@straphyr
19 күн бұрын
@@auroraourania7161 Of course it was for liability, just funny how minimally they obscured things. The Wikipedia article for nitrocellulose has had a rough procedure since September 2003. It was never hard to find
I’ve studied the civil war for about 15 years. I’ve done reenacting as well as writing a few papers in college, one regarding new weapon technologies invented during the war. Not once have I ever heard of this “myth” until this video came into my recommendations.
@butspan7618
25 күн бұрын
south Korea used rockets that are reported to went 1.25 miles they were called Munjong Hwacha and there were produced all the way back in 1451 bc. its said that british captured some and started using them somewhat and i am guessing some American soldiers were able to get the idea from the British. essentially rocket technology was in a way as old to them as civil war technology is to us. fun fact canon technology is only a 120 years older than rocket technology.
@pinnedthrottle7690
25 күн бұрын
@@butspan7618 I know rockets existed in Asia for centuries, and I am surprised even back then they could reach a mile and a quarter, but to have a similar rocket fly the nearly 100 miles from Richmond to Washington DC with the technology at the time as well as the south’s lack of materiel, I think it’s safe to say that this never happened. Or if it was even considered, it never got off of the drawing board.
@Jboss1337
23 күн бұрын
You have been studying the Civil War for 15 YEARS?! The war itself was only 4 years Hahahah
@alfonsedente9679
21 күн бұрын
@@Jboss1337translation: he got the john wayne civil war boxed set 15 years ago
@athena1491
21 күн бұрын
@@butspan7618 the difference is that the hwacha was firing arrows using, basically fireworks, rather than a like, 300 pound missle
great show i think these guys are gonna make it big one day
Just found these full episodes. So stoked they have been uploaded. Been waiting so long to be able to rewatch entire episodes
My favorite mythbuster? The fricken narrator
@anzaca1
22 күн бұрын
Robert Lee. Adam has talked about him on Tested.
This aged very well. If I did not know better I would believe this is a recent production by a YT channel.
prolly why Nasa has such a presence in Alabama
C.R. Johnson = See Our Johnson lol
William Hale was a local boy from Colchester , England . Invented water jet propulsion for ships and the thrust vectored rocket in the 1840s user by the Union Army during the Civil War . Apparently had accuracy at a range of 2000 M . The British Army didn't adopt them until proven during that conflict.
I love the rocket scientist with the mullet going on. I dont remember him
My childhood, this was the pinnacle of "substitute teacher who wasn't given much directions but to give out a simple sheet and put on mythbusters"
THIS show is reality tv done right.
Memories. Also... still R.I.P. Grant. :(
Nice to see KZread commenters arguing about the episode and picking apart their methodology, just as people did on forums constantly back in the day!
Man I can't express how much gratitude I feel that mythbusters is being shared on youtube. Instantly subscribed.
*_"C.R. JOHNSON"_* {Oh, boy...🤭}
Glad I was able to find a digitized version of this show I grew up watching Mythbusters
The Polish Army used rockets to deliver mail to mountainous areas of the country where normal deliveries were not possible.
Finally!!!! FULL EPISODES!!!
Dang even the narrator took a dig at him lol.
29:00 you know someone must’ve complained about this scene
Sucks that most of the episodes in the playlist are hidden but I’m here to binge as much as I can!
The amount of farb in this episode is wild. They chose the absolute worst reenactors ever
@Cobsons_Legion
22 күн бұрын
The way Adam wore that kepi set me off
This was peak television
God I miss this show…
My of my fav myths tested, to be able to launch a rocket that well, great job! The power it had, what it did to the shop was scary!
I'm gonna tell everyone since I know a bit on the topic: One of the ingredients in guncotton is Nitroglycerin 44:55 That joke was not lost on me.
This is excellent as the versions I purchased from apple way back in the day seem to be cut shorter.
I am so glad this is here. It's good to see the mythbuster gang. RIP Grant. Thanks to the buster team and crew and discovery channel for putting this here.
Back when you could say the word 'confederate' without having to go into a whole thing about slavery being bad.
@DH-xw6jp
21 күн бұрын
Haha, I was thinking the same thing when I saw the stars and bars stenciled on the rocket body.
@tudc7367
16 күн бұрын
@@DH-xw6jp "Stars and bars" is the "Austrian" flag, first CSA flag. This is the elongated Battle flag of the Confederate Army.
I think the overwhelming majority of myths on this show were made for no reason other than people wanted to see them keep doing the show
I remember seeing the sidekicks come in and being upset because I thought it was a Steve being replaced in blues clues situation
Lol. Lounches a rocket... instantly puts hand on the launch pad.
Perfect show in concept and execution
This will always be my favorite Mythbusters episode. The test firing and Adam's description of what happened at the test firing was pure gold. Shop on fire :D :D
Guy burning his hand on the rocket guide tube is my spirit animal (47:40)
This show was such a huge part of my college life. Thank you for sharing it.
More full episodes please!
Why am i just now finding this channel??? One of the best shows ever!
I love love love this show. Remember my science teacher showing us an episode every friday
This is one of my favorite episodes!
Now knowing they didn’t like each other changes things. The chemistry really isn’t there like I thought when I was young.
this was my favorite episode of all time and it hasn't been on any streaming services in forever.
OH MY GOD I HAVEN'T SEEN THESE GUYS IN YEARS
Oh man I love these, not like the badly cut up version shown on tv years ago.
One of my favorite ep :D
Loved the vid , that sticker placement will take some beating , maybe one on the international space station will do it 😀. Just an idea if you put the KZread logo on the next batch people will out of curiosity do a search and hopefully more subscribers. I got one on my car back window . I got a few more just waiting to be placed in some bazaar places.
"Just a little bit closer..... just a little bit closer..... just a little bit closer.... and BOOM!!!!! Everyone is dead. " This is hands down one of my favourite Adam Savage Quotes.
Great show, great episode
it would have been interesting to compare this rocketry to multi stage ancient Chinese military rockets that were from a much earlier period...
This is probably my favorite MB episode of all time.
Weird how Mythbusters is getting chopped up again and uploaded. I remember watching it on KZread all the time as a kid.
I know im probably not the first person to have this crazy idea, but what if mark rober rebooted mythbusters?
One of my favorite shows
Its amazing seeing Adam with bandages on his fingers during MB... Some things never change!
When this show came out, I was in awe and watched it religiously every week.
Episodes like this one are why everyone loved Mythbusters
Carrie, you know that you could go buy that stuff at black powder shooting range. Guess it’s too late now.
Grant and the crew just casually gassing themselves lmao
Such a technical explanation of the rocket working love it
I'm happy to watch this episode again.
You’re a saint and hero for posting full episodes on here
One have just to see the failure modes of the V2 to know this is Confederate typical “alternate reality”, as keeping a long range rocket flight stable is the most difficult part of rocket technology.
I like how when the rocket went off inside, even the narrator's like "What the hell happened?"
This show was the peak of humanity, all went downhill after it ended 😢
I love the facts you guys are still doing historical stuff no matter if the history was bad or good. Much love from former Confederate States of America aka the Southern states.
@kieranhurst8543
14 күн бұрын
cool story bro still waiting on evidence it wasn't all about slavery
No, they did not. The source for this is an alternate-history short story by Eric L. Davin, titled "Avenging Angel"; it can be found in the anthology _The Fantastic Civil War_, published by Baen Books in 1991.
I think it looks like they put in the De Laval nozzle backwards. That would have cut performance by 40~50% of possible Isp.
One of my favourites ❤
I miss when the discovery channel wasn't bullshit.
It is funny looking at how they censored some basic chemistry when at the time of show release it still would've been easily searchable for the recipe.
Ammonia (NH3) and Nitric Acid (HNO3) reacts to Ammonium Nitrate (NH4NO3). When heated above 250 degrees Celsius, Ammonium Nitrate decomposes into Nitrous Oxide (N2O) and water. Spread the word as information like that should not be concealed. Also why would anyone do any of that at home, considering that you can buy N2O legally and in large quantities and buying it is certainly less expensive than trying to produce it yourself.
@thomoski
21 күн бұрын
I think a lot of it is just liability from the original network that made the show. They didn't want some idiot trying it themselves, getting injured somehow, then trying to sue Discovery because their TV show told them how to do it. Easier to just not broadcast it and let people find it on their own, waaayy less chance of them being blamed
Inhaling nitrous oxide was a bad idea on so many levels, nitrous oxide is an euphoriant and an anesthetic
Theres a giant difference between a missile in modern sense and a rocket
Im sure most experimental archeologists started watching these guys