Sinking car escape tested - MythBusters - S04 EP4 - Science Documentary
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In this high-stakes episode, MythBusters Adam and Jamie dive into the myth of escaping a sinking car. Suspended from a crane, they lower a real car into a pool and put the theory to the test. With underwater cameras capturing every moment, Adam must rely on his instincts and try to open the door before the cabin fills with water. Will he make it out in time or confirm the myth? Join the team for this heart-pounding experiment and discover the truth about surviving a submerged vehicle. It's a myth that hits close to home, with real-life implications for water safety.
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Crazy how this episode actually saved a number of people that were stuck in sinking cars
@WS12658
11 ай бұрын
[Citation needed]
@DaftViru5
11 ай бұрын
@felicefelix7451 One of Adam's Q&A on his Tested channel
@stvsteve
11 ай бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/iKdrp5infZzNZdo.html
@stvsteve
11 ай бұрын
That's at least two lives confirmed
@matheusfiorelli8829
9 ай бұрын
@felicefelix7451 kzread.info/dash/bejne/iKdrp5infZzNZdo.html
Even though it was done in a controlled environment and Adam had oxygen supply and Jamie ready to help you still have to appreciate him doing it few times. It must be a scary experience.
This episode is exactly why my car has a window breaker in it.
@4n0n4m0us3
Жыл бұрын
Take the headrest off one of the front seats, you will see that most of them will work perfectly to break your window in an emergency:)
@d4slaimless
9 ай бұрын
@@4n0n4m0us3 you need to know it beforehand though. Might not come to mind in emergency.
@chouinardfrancais
4 ай бұрын
@@d4slaimless modern cars have laminated car window so you just wasted 30 seconds trying to get the headrest off and with that not working that wasted time might be enough to kill you in that scenario
@d4slaimless
4 ай бұрын
@@chouinardfrancaisyou probably should address it to the person who suggested this idea, not to me.
They touched on it here quickly, but I still want to add that holding your breath should be a last ditched effort after all other methods. You have to wait until the car reaches the bottom of the water before the pressure equalises, which in an accident you might not know how deep that is. They touched on it also in the revisit. Basically whilst the car is sinking there is still a pressure differential, even if the car is full of water.
@rustylittle7356
4 ай бұрын
no, you just have to wait until the air is out of the whole cabin.
@nicholascrow8133
4 ай бұрын
@@rustylittle7356 No, you have to wait until the car hits the bottom. Even with the cabin full of water, as the car is sinking there will still be a pressure difference, one that makes it even harder to open the door as the cabin is now filled with non compressible liquid instead of air.. They covered this in a revisit.
Okh my favorite adab savaz your expriment is my favorite and today's First expriment
Wish they tried the headrest to break the window like people say now, and now with laminated glass
The problem with the paper-folding myth is agreeing on when the paper is so thick you're rolling it instead of folding it.
29:05 Adam was like: "Argh! Thumb up means surfacing! Quickly make the okay sign in diving correctly!"
I believe you can use the headrest to break a window. Take it off, wedge it in to the bottom corner of the window and then pull back with everything you've got. Should break the window. Just don't try it.
@jayvellacott2970
11 ай бұрын
Best to buy the hammer/punch tool from this episode. But use the metal bottom of the headrest as a backup. Also on some cars the headrest doesn’t easily come out of the seat.
Back in Jamie's day glass wasn't invented let alone a car.
28:34 Artie Lange cameo.
📍36:46
so you have to be in the back of the car to have maximum survival? ok. noted.
or if you dont want to wait, you can role down the window, and if its a electric window they are made to work longer when the car is under water.
@arunashamal
2 ай бұрын
????
But what is that tattoo?
7:47 who is the one shirtless crew member? lol
@Damaged7
4 ай бұрын
Well they are installing cameras in and around a pool.
Car in water: Open the window and get out of it. If it doesn't open anymore (because the electrical system already failed) you'll have to relax and wait for the car to fill up. The car will sink to fast to open the door before, except if you do it before ending up in the water. Tge paper folding: For a normal A4 paper it's impossible. Or letter... But come on USA... Adapt the metric system and ISO Standards like the rest of the world... And why the Nasa hangar sized attempt? Grant already did it with a bigger and thinner paper! 😅
I don't think they really proved you can't open a window under water. They placed weights on the window to simulate the water pressure, but those weights probably add a lot more friction than water. So I'm not fully convinced opening the window wouldn't work. Of course I wouldn't bet on it either.
@nicholascrow8133
10 ай бұрын
The only friction they added was that between the window and the frame, which water pressure also will do. A couple of psi adds up to a lot over a surface as large as the window. They noted that the weight was equivalent to being submerged 2 feet and whilst it might have been more clear if they showed the math (at the risk of boring some viewers), I'm confident they still did the math correctly.
@cube2fox
10 ай бұрын
@@nicholascrow8133 Water is known to be quite slippery. Cleaning staff regularly put up warning signs because wet floors tend to be slippery.
@nicholascrow8133
10 ай бұрын
@@cube2fox That's not how it works. There was no added friction from the weights, they would've moved with the window same as with the water...
I always drive with my windows down
@georgiipenkov9529
13 күн бұрын
i always DIVE with my windows down
In reality, you would be plunging into dark, dirty water, possibly at night. The car may even tumble over and go upside down. Plus you're probably still wearing your seatbelt, and may have had an airbag deploy in your face. So there you are upside down in freezing cold water, and you can't see anything. Panic would set in immediately. The sober reality is that in 99% of these cases, the occupants drown.
@SoggyButtowski
Жыл бұрын
11000 accidents like this a year and 300 deaths and you say 99% death?
@taekwondotime
Жыл бұрын
@@SoggyButtowski Assuming the person is actually plunging into water deep enough for the entire car to sink, yes. If it's just shallow water like a tiny stream or the edge of a marsh then no.
@taekwondotime
Жыл бұрын
@@SoggyButtowski What typically saves the occupants in the car is the fact that the water they crash into isn't deep enough for the car to fully submerge. Water might get up to the doors but that's about it in the majority of these cases. For the other cases where the car does go completely under, there's a KZread channel of a guy who trawls rivers and lakes with sonar equipment looking for the lost cars because they're so difficult to find.
@gorillanobaka9772
Жыл бұрын
@@SoggyButtowski The dark force of math is strong with this one...
@robmckennie4203
Жыл бұрын
What's your point? Better off telling people to stay calm and give them a better chance, is 98% death not a worthwhile improvement rather than 99%?
is a bit funny how they said that Jamie's rebreather is "very 007" when it's actually most associated with military Special Ops troops.
@robmckennie4203
Жыл бұрын
Says who
confirmed cars need there own small air tanks incase of emergancy for survival
@nicholascrow8133
10 ай бұрын
It would make more sense for manufactures to install window breakers. Cheaper, more effective and doesn't require training. When Adam talked about the revisit episode on tested, in the confusion of the car flipping he both put the regulator in upside down and also managed to take a breath full of water.
just open the window, if that dont work you crawl to the back
@JoannaHammond
Жыл бұрын
If it's electric it's probably shorted at that point (salt water.) If you regularly drive near water and are woried about this just carry a spring loaded punch designed to smash the window.
@PORRFNK
Жыл бұрын
@@JoannaHammond i am more worried about my swimming capabilities once i get out 😂😂😂
@JoannaHammond
Жыл бұрын
@@PORRFNK lol, I can understand that one :)
@brandiepop
11 ай бұрын
@@JoannaHammonddidn’t they prove that it wouldn’t?
@realshompa
11 ай бұрын
Why not use the force?