Street Science (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 13 - Car Chaos - full transcript

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BIG OLD CAR, LOTS OF STEEL.

LIVE TO CRASH ANOTHER DAY.

WE'RE CRASHING CARS TO
SEE WHO AND WHAT SURVIVES...

OH!

...AND SHOOTING FLYING
OBJECTS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.

All: OH!

Delaney: THIS IS GOING TO BE EXPLOSIVE.

-WHOA! -NEVER HIDE BEHIND THAT.

BUCKLE UP AND EXPERIENCE THE RIDE.

MY NAME IS KEVIN DELANEY.



I'VE BEEN SHOWING OFF THE
MAGIC OF SCIENCE FOR YEARS

FROM MUSEUMS TO TALK SHOWS.

WE'RE TAKING SCIENCE TO THE STREETS

AND COMBINING EVERYDAY ELEMENTS IN WAYS

THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.

I'VE GOT A TALENTED TEAM
OF ENGINEERS AND EXPERTS,

INCLUDING THE BACKYARD SCIENTIST HIMSELF...

WAIT, THAT WAS A TWIST-OFF?

...AND OUR CINEMATOGRAPHER DARREN,

WHO USES HIGH-TECH
CAMERAS TO REVEAL THE SCIENCE

THAT SURROUNDS US IN WAYS
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

THAT'S GNARLY.

THIS IS "STREET SCIENCE."

SO WE HAVE ALL THESE LOGS



IN THE BACK OF OUR PICKUP RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, I JUST HEARD THEM SLIDE FORWARD

AND BUMP INTO THE BACK OF THE CAB.

I'M ASSUMING THAT AT HIGHER VELOCITIES,

THAT COULD PROBABLY BE REALLY DANGEROUS.

WELL, WHAT IF YOU HAD, LIKE, LOOSE OBJECTS

JUST IN THE BACK SEAT ALONE?

YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THAT FLYING OBJECTS

CAN BE DEADLY IN A CRASH.

COULD THEY POTENTIALLY
REALLY DO A LOT OF INJURY?

THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING
MAYBE NICK AND KEVIN KOHLER

CAN TEST OUT.

WE'RE HEADING OVER TO A LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOL WHERE NICK AND KEVIN

ARE RIGGING UP A TEST
WITH OUR DUMMY, SEBASTIAN.

HEY. WHAT'S UP WITH THE RUBBER DUCK?

THIS THING IS BASICALLY A GIANT SLINGSHOT.

I'VE GOT SURGICAL TUBING
ACTING AS THE BUNGEE.

PULL BACK.

OH, SEBASTIAN.

AND WE'VE GOT A BOX OF
THESE SHOCK WATCHES HERE

THAT MEASURE G-FORCE.

Delaney: WE'RE ATTACHING
THESE SHOCK WATCHES

TO SEBASTIAN'S HEAD.

THEY WILL MEASURE THE FORCE OF IMPACT.

A FORCE OVER 50 G's COULD BE LETHAL.

AND ALL THAT STUFF LOOKS
LIKE IT'S PRETTY AVERAGE THINGS

YOU MIGHT FIND IN YOUR
CAR, GROCERIES AND...

YEAH, JUST STUFF THAT MIGHT BE HANGING UP

IN YOUR BACK SEAT OR SOMETHING.

THAT MIGHT GO FLYING IF
YOU WERE STOP SUDDENLY.

TO WITNESS THIS EXPERIMENT,
WE BROUGHT OUT A GROUP

OF DRIVER'S ED STUDENTS.

DARREN IS ON HIS HIGH-SPEED CAMERA TO GET

THE BEST VIEW OF THE IMPACT.

ALL RIGHT. SO ROOT BEER.

ALL THE CANS SPILLED
OUT INTO THE BACK SEAT.

LET'S FIND OUT.

FIRING IN THREE, TWO, ONE.

All: OH!

WOW. THAT WAS 40 MILES AN HOUR.

I'VE GOT BAD NEWS FOR SEBASTIAN.

-UH-OH. -HE DIDN'T MAKE IT.

I THINK WHAT REALLY IMPRESSED
ME WAS THE FACT THAT, LIKE,

THINKING THAT JUST YOUR GROCERIES

BEING IN THE BACK SEAT COULD ACTUALLY,

LIKE, CAUSE YOU YOUR LIFE, WHICH IS, LIKE,

SOMETHING THAT WE
TYPICALLY DON'T THINK ABOUT

BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, "OH, IT'S GROCERIES.

IT CAN'T DO NO DAMAGE."

Kohler: NEWTON'S FIRST LAW
STATES THAT AN OBJECT IN MOTION

HAS TO STAY IN MOTION

UNLESS ACTED UPON BY AN OUTSIDE FORCE.

SO THAT OBJECT SITTING
IN THE BACK OF YOUR CAR

IS GOING TO KEEP MOVING

UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING
IN FRONT OF IT TO STOP IT,

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS YOUR HEAD.

SO, NEXT UP, KEVIN'S GOT
JUST A REGULAR CELLPHONE.

ANYBODY THINK IT'S GOING
TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT

ON THE BACK OF SEBASTIAN'S HEAD?

-NOT REALLY. -YES.

Y'ALL READY?

-YEAH. -KEVIN, YOU READY, MAN?

THREE, TWO, ONE.

All: OH!

Delaney: EVEN THOUGH A
CELLPHONE IS NOT THAT HEAVY,

IT CAN HIT WITH A MUCH GREATER
FORCE THAN YOU MIGHT IMAGINE.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE
SPEED THAT IT'S TRAVELING

IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ITS WEIGHT.

THAT'S THE PRINCIPAL BEHIND KINETIC ENERGY.

DOUBLING THE SPEED INCREASES
THE ENERGY OF ANY FLYING OBJECT

BY FOURFOLD.

HE DIDN'T MAKE IT. CELLPHONE, ALSO DEADLY.

WHAT IF WE WENT EVEN LIGHTER THAN A PHONE?

WELL, IF YOU WERE GOING FOR A TRIP GOLFING,

YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME LOOSE
GOLF BALLS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR.

A GOLF BALL, SINGLE GOLF BALL,

WEIGHS ABOUT A QUARTER
OF THE WEIGHT OF THE PHONE.

WHO THINKS THE GOLF BALL
IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT

IN THE BACK OF SEBASTIAN'S HEAD?

-YEAH. -YEAH, I'M WITH YOU ALL.

ONE... All: OOH!

I DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT
SOME OF THOSE THINGS

TO BE GOING THAT FAST.

WHEN IT HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD,

I WAS SURPRISED THAT A GOLF BALL
WOULD DO THAT KIND OF DAMAGE.

Delaney: EVERY OBJECT
SHOT AT SEBASTIAN'S HEAD

BROKE THE SHOCK WATCHES,
WHICH ARE RATED AT 50 G's.

THE FORCE OF A 50-G IMPACT TO
THE HEAD WOULD LIKELY KILL YOU.

WELL, GUYS, KEEP YOUR
STUFF CONTAINED IN YOUR CAR

JUST TO BE SAFE.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

AT A CERTAIN SPEED, THE KINETIC
ENERGY OF ALMOST ANY OBJECT

CAN TURN IT INTO A DEADLY PROJECTILE.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT
CAN STOP FLYING PROJECTILES,

AND THE TEAM HAS COME TO A FIRING RANGE

TO SEE WHAT MIGHT WORK.

YOU'VE HEARD CERTAIN MATERIALS
THAT YOU'D NEVER EXPECT

MIGHT BE ARROW-PROOF OR EVEN BULLETPROOF,

LIKE WATER, FOR INSTANCE.

A WATERMELON IS 92% WATER,
SO WILL IT STOP AN ARROW?

THIS WATERMELON I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT

BECAUSE WATER IS INCOMPRESSIBLE.

SO I THINK THAT IT MAY BE
ABLE TO STOP THIS ARROW.

Delaney: NATE VAN COOPS
IS THE ARCHER TODAY.

NATE IS USING A HIGH-TECH CROSSBOW

THAT FIRES AT 260 FEET PER SECOND.

LET'S SEE IF HE WATERMELON
PROTECTS THIS WATER BOTTLE

SITTING RIGHT BEHIND IT.

DO YOU THINK IT'LL GO THROUGH OR NOT?

I DON'T THINK IT'LL MAKE
IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I DON'T THINK IT'LL MAKE
IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

NOBODY'S GOT ANY CONFIDENCE IN YOU.

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-OOH. -WHOA!

DID THAT MAKE IT THROUGH?

OH, YOU CAN SEE THE ENTRY HOLE.

WOW. IT WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THAT'S WILD.

Delaney: THE ARROW EASILY
PIERCES THE WATERMELON,

AND IT ALSO WENT RIGHT THROUGH
THE WATER BOTTLE BACKSTOP.

SO NONE OF YOU THOUGHT
THAT HE COULD ACTUALLY

GET THROUGH THE WATERMELON,

BUT, CLEARLY, NOT ONLY DID HE
MAKE IT THROUGH THE WATERMELON,

HE SHOT STRAIGHT THROUGH
THE BOTTLE OF WATER.

I THINK WE UNDERESTIMATED
THE POWER OF THE BOW.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT
ARMOR IS SUPPOSED TO DO

IS IT ABSORBS ALL OF THE
ENERGY THAT'S BEING PUT INTO IT

AND DISTRIBUTES IT AROUND

WHATEVER THING IT'S TRYING TO PROTECT.

NEXT UP, A 30-POUND SAND BAG.

EVEN A 30-POUND SAND BAG
DOESN'T ABSORB THE ARROW'S ENERGY.

NEXT, SEVEN LAYERS OF CARPET SQUARES.

THREE, TWO, ONE.

AND THE ARROW EASILY GOES THROUGH.

BUT WHAT ABOUT A STACK OF MAGAZINES?

Kohler: SUPPOSEDLY, A BUNCH OF
MAGAZINES COULD STOP AN ARROW.

-READY, NATE? -I'M READY.

THREE, TWO, ONE.

-[ GASPS ] -OOH.

-WOW. -WE GOT ONE.

WHY DID THIS WORK?

EVERYTHING ELSE WE TRIED BEFORE NOW

DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TENSILE STRENGTH.

THESE MAGAZINES DO.

Delaney: TENSILE STRENGTH IS AN
OBJECT'S RESISTANCE TO BREAKING.

ONE PAGE MIGHT NOT OFFER MUCH RESISTANCE,

BUT HUNDREDS OF PAGES TOGETHER DO.

Kohler: ALL OF THAT FORCE
THAT TAKES TO PUSH THEM

OUT OF THE WAY ADDS UP OVER TIME.

THAT'S WHY IT STOPPED
IT DEAD IN ITS TRACKS.

Delaney: IF MAGAZINES CAN STOP AN ARROW,

WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING
WITH GREATER MUZZLE VELOCITY

AND MUCH MORE ENERGY, LIKE A BULLET?

BRENT, YOU BROUGHT A GUN, RIGHT?

I DID. I BROUGHT A .357 MAGNUM, SO... MAN.

LET'S SEE IF IT WORKS WITH MAGAZINES.

IN THREE, TWO, ONE.

[ GUN FIRES ]

Delaney: WHAT STOPS A DANGEROUS PROJECTILE?

A STACK OF MAGAZINES CAN
STOP A HIGH-VELOCITY ARROW,

BUT HOW ABOUT A BULLET FROM A .357 MAGNUM

THAT FIRES AT 1,400 FEET PER SECOND?

I THINK IT'S GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH.

LET'S SEE. YOU READY, BRENT?

Brent: IN THREE, TWO, ONE.

[ GUN FIRES ]

OOH.

WHOA, DID IT GO STRAIGHT THROUGH?

-I DON'T KNOW. -SEE A LOT OF PIECES.

Delaney: DARREN'S HIGH-SPEED CAMERA SHOWS

BRETT MADE A DIRECT IMPACT,

BUT DID THE BULLET GO THROUGH?

-WHOA. DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE. -NOPE.

THAT WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH.

Delaney: HOW DO YOU STOP A BULLET?

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS USE KEVLAR VESTS.

THEY WORK BY ABSORBING
AND DISTRIBUTING THE ENERGY

OF THE BULLET ACROSS
A WIDE AREA OF THE VEST,

EXACTLY THE WAY THE STACK OF
MAGAZINES STOPPED THE ARROW.

BUT THE BULLET'S VELOCITY
AND KINETIC ENERGY

ARE TOO GREAT FOR THE MAGAZINES.

WHAT COMMON OBJECTS MIGHT BE BULLETPROOF?

IN THE MOVIES, DOORS SOMETIMES APPEAR

TO STOP A HAIL OF BULLETS.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. SOLID WOOD DOOR.

YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK?

I THINK THE DOOR MIGHT STOP IT.

-I THINK THAT WENT THROUGH. -YEAH.

I SAW IT HIT THE DIRT IN THE BACK.

DID IT GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH?

OH, YEAH. BLEW OUT THE BACKSIDE.

-NEVER HIDE BEHIND THAT. -YEAH.

IF YOU'RE IN A MOVIE, AND YOU'RE
RUNNING AWAY FROM A BAD GUY,

DON'T HIDE BEHIND A DOOR.

Delaney: AND TO DISPEL
ANOTHER HOLLYWOOD MYTH,

YOUR POCKET WATCH IS NOT GOING TO SAVE YOU.

[ GUN FIRES ]

♪♪

AND NEITHER IS YOUR CIGARETTE LIGHTER.

[ GUN FIRES ]

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THERE'S A CLICHé ABOUT CARS,

"THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO."

BUT IS THAT GOOD OR BAD?

WHICH IS SAFER IN A CRASH?

WE'VE GOT THIS VEHICLE
HERE IS ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD.

SO IT'S GOT CRUMPLE
ZONES AND PLASTIC PANELING.

THEN WE'VE GOT AN OLDER
CAR, ABOUT 50 YEARS OLD,

MADE OF STEEL,

AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THEY COMPARE.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT ISN'T
EASY CRASHING A DRIVERLESS CAR

MOVING AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

WE'VE BROUGHT IN A TEAM
THAT CRASHES CARS FOR A LIVING

TO SEE HOW CARS PERFORM IN ACCIDENTS.

THE TEAM HAS DESIGNED AN
ELABORATE PULLEY SYSTEM

TO CONTROL THE CAR WHILE
BRINGING IT UP TO SPEED.

SO THAT BARRIER IS 500 FEET DOWN THE ROAD,

AND WHAT WE HAVE IS A TOWING BRIDLE.

IT CONNECTS TO THE OUTSIDE OF EACH WHEEL.

Delaney: FROM THERE, THEY
ATTACH A LONG STEEL CABLE

TO THE BRIDLE ON ONE END

AND TO THE BUMPER OF A
PICKUP TRUCK ON THE OTHER END.

THE PICKUP TRUCK TOWS THE
OTHER CAR INTO THE BARRIER.

Man: AND THEN, FOR SAFETY,
I HAVE A RADIO-CONTROLLED

BRAKE SYSTEM WHERE, IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG

AND I NEED TO ABORT THE TEST,

I CAN LOCK UP ALL FOUR
BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE

AND BRING IT TO A STOP.

Emig: OKAY. SO WE'VE PUT
ALL OF THESE SHOCK WATCHES

ON SEBASTIAN'S BODY,

AND WE'RE USING THEM TO SEE

IF HE WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY
SURVIVED THIS CRASH.

SO WE'VE GOT SOME 50-G SHOCK
WATCHES ON HIS FOREHEAD,

A 25-G ON HIS CHEEK, A
25-G HERE, AND A 50-G HERE.

AND IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH,

YOU WOULD HAVE SOME INJURIES AT 25 G's.

THERE'S NO WAY THAT
YOU'RE SURVIVING 50 G's.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK, ANNE-LISE?

WELL, I THINK THE NEWER CAR IS
GOING TO DO A MUCH BETTER JOB

OF PROTECTING SEBASTIAN.

THE CAR ITSELF ISN'T
GOING TO FARE TOO WELL,

BUT SEBASTIAN SHOULD BE PROTECTED.

I'M NOT SUPER HOPEFUL FOR SEBASTIAN HERE.

YEAH. HE'S BEEN THROUGH AN AWFUL LOT,

AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS
GOING TO BE ANY EASIER.

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.

-OH, GOODNESS. -HERE IT COMES.

YEAH, THAT'S GOING PRETTY FAST.

-OOH! -OH, GOODNESS.

Delaney: IS IT TRUE THAT
THEY DON'T BUILD THEM

LIKE THEY USED TO?

IN A CRASH, IS IT BETTER
TO BE DRIVING AN OLD CAR

OR A MODERN ONE?

WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN A MODERN CAR

SLAMS INTO A CONCRETE
BARRIER AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

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Emig: OH, GOODNESS.

- ALL RIGHT. HERE IT COMES.
- IT'S GOING PRETTY FAST.

-OOH! -OH.

-OH. -OOH!

OH, GOODNESS. WOW.

I WASN'T EXPECTING IT TO GO UP LIKE THAT.

THAT ABSORBED THE SHOCK MAGNIFICENTLY.

YOU COULD SEE THE WHOLE FRONT
END OF THE CAR JUST EXPLODE

AND GO IN EVERY WHICH DIRECTION,

BUT YOU COULD SEE THAT A LOT OF THE ENERGY

WAS DIVERTED AWAY FROM THE CHASSIS.

YOU COULD SEE, ACROSS THE ROOF,

THERE WAS DENTS AND STUFF HAPPENING,

BUT THE GLASS DIDN'T
EVEN SHATTER ON THE SIDES.

Delaney: THE CAR IS DESTROYED,

BUT SEBASTIAN LOOKS PROTECTED

BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED,

AND THE PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT REMAINED INTACT.

SO ONE OF THEM IS RED.
ONE OF THEM IS CLEAR.

SO THAT MEANS THAT HE
COULD PROBABLY SURVIVE THIS,

MAYBE WITH SOME INJURIES.

YOU THINK HE'LL DO ANY
BETTER IN THE OLD CAR?

YEAH, WE'LL SEE. HE MIGHT.

Delaney: WE MOVE SEBASTIAN
INTO OUR 1967 FAMILY SEDAN.

THIS CAR IS MADE OF HEAVY STEEL,

HAS NO AIRBAGS AND NO MODERN CRUMPLE ZONES.

LET'S SEE HOW THIS OLD
TANK TAKES THE IMPACT.

WE'VE RECRUITED A FEW
CAR-RACING ENTHUSIASTS TO WATCH.

SO NOW WE'VE GOT OUR 1967 SEDAN,
AND WE THINK THE OLD CAR ITSELF

IS GOING TO DO BETTER
THAN THE NEW CAR ITSELF.

OLD METAL, IT'S PRETTY STRONG.

THEY PROTECTED THE
CARS VERY WELL BACK THEN.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE HUMANS SO MUCH.

YEAH, THAT OLDER CAR IS
NOT GOING TO BE FORGIVING.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE ALL READY?

-YEAH. -ALL RIGHT.

WHILE NICK SETS UP THE NEXT CRASH...

WE'RE AT THIS DINER TO
MAKE A FEW THINGS DISAPPEAR.

- HERE'S YOUR HOT WATER, HON.
- THANKS VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

CAN I SHOW YOU SOMETHING KIND OF COOL?

ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S A SPOON, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

THAT'S A METAL SPOON, YEAH?

RIGHT. OKAY. COOL.

JUST WANTED... OH. UH-OH.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THAT'S REALLY NEAT. YOU WANT TO TRY IT?

SURE. ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S ONE IN THE NAPKIN. THIS ONE?

YEAH. DO I NEED TO TAP IT?

YOU CAN TAP IT AND JUST
PROVE THAT IT'S METAL.

AND JUST STIR? YEP.

THERE YOU GO. WOW.

AND IT'S GONE.

THAT'S REALLY COOL.

HOW'D YOU DO THAT?

THE SPOON MELTS IN HOT WATER

BECAUSE IT'S MADE OF GALLIUM,

A METAL WITH A MELTING POINT
OF 85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

WHEN YOU STIR IT IN WATER
ABOVE THAT TEMPERATURE,

IT BECOMES LIQUID METAL.

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THIS DINER SERVES UP EGGS 24/7,

AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED A
FEW FOR OUR NEXT EXPERIMENT.

OKAY. SO ANNE-LISE HAS PUT
TOGETHER THIS LITTLE CHALLENGE.

THE CHALLENGE IS TO GET THE
EGG INTO THE GLASS OF WATER

WITHOUT TOUCHING THE EGG.

IS THAT RIGHT, ANNE-LISE?

-EXACTLY. -SO, SUSAN...

-YES. -...HOW DO YOU THINK

YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT?

UM, CAN I SEPARATE THE TUBE FROM THE PAN,

OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE ONE MOTION?

ONE MOTION, I THINK, IS BEST.

-ALL RIGHT. -WE NEED TO STAND AWAY.

- YEAH, PROBABLY THE BEST.
- EH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T WANT

TO GET EGG PIECES ON YOU.

-OH. -AW.

-ONE CRACKED EGG. -ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK.

THAT WAS A HASHTAG FAILURE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Delaney: CHERRY'S CAUTIOUS
FORWARD FLICK DID MANAGE

TO GET THE EGG IN THE GLASS.

I'M JUST GOING TO GO FOR IT.

-OH! -OH!

I TRIED ONE MOVEMENT, AND IT DIDN'T WORK

BECAUSE I ESSENTIALLY
MOVED THE EGG, AS WELL,

BECAUSE I FLIPPED IT.

SO THE KEY TO THIS IS,
SO, ONE SWIFT MOTION.

-OH! -OH!

-NICELY DONE. -IT WAS PRETTY BAD-ASS

THAT SHE JUST APPLIED THE FORCE,

AND GRAVITY BROUGHT IT DOWN.

Delaney: AS DARREN'S
HIGH-SPEED FOOTAGE SHOWS,

THE EGG HOVERS FOR A BRIEF MOMENT,

THEN THE FORCE OF GRAVITY TAKES OVER.

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SO WE GOT A JURASSIC EGG GOING ON HERE.

AN ORDINARY CHICKEN EGG WON'T
SUFFICE FOR OUR NEXT EXPERIMENT.

WE NEED AN EGG WITH A LITTLE MORE VOLUME.

THIS IS ACTUALLY AN OSTRICH EGG.

ARE YOU READY?

-YES. -YEAH.

FEELING I SHOULD BE FILMING THIS.

YES. I THINK YOU'LL LIKE
THIS. I'M GOING TO DO THAT.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'VE
GOT THIS OSTRICH EGG RIGHT HERE,

AND I'VE GOT TWO HOLES IN IT.

RIGHT OVER HERE, I HAVE A HYDROGEN SOURCE.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS

I'M GOING TO FLUSH OUT
THIS EGG WITH HYDROGEN.

SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LIGHT THIS.

[ EGG POPS ] RIGHT? WHOA!

Delaney: IN THIS DINER,

OUR VOLUNTEERS CRACKED UNDER THE PRESSURE.

THAT WAS A HASHTAG FAILURE.

SO NOW WE'RE INCREASING THE SIZE OF OUR EGG

FOR A MORE EXPLOSIVE EXPERIMENT.

SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LIGHT THIS.

SO DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING
TO EXPLODE, FIZZLE OUT...

MAYBE EXPLODE?

[ EGG POPS ] RIGHT? WHOA!

ALL RIGHT.

THAT WAS A BIG ONE. IT EXPLODED.

YEP.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Delaney: AT FIRST, THE
HYDROGEN ESCAPING THROUGH

THE TOP HOLE FLAMES LIKE A CANDLE.

BUT WHEN THE EGG FILLS WITH ENOUGH OXYGEN,

THE FIRE ENTERS THE EGG, AND BOOM.

AND, FORTUNATELY, YOU'LL NOTICE THERE WERE

NO OSTRICHES IN THE EGG.

THANK GOODNESS. THANK GOODNESS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THE EXPLOSION WAS COOL.

IT WAS, LIKE, THIS CIRCULAR EXPLOSION

THAT KIND OF WRAPPED AROUND THE EGG.

IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING.

I JUST CAME HERE FOR AN OMELET,

AND I'LL JUST NEVER LOOK
AT EGGS THE SAME WAY AGAIN.

[ EGG POPS ] RIGHT? WHOA!

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-OOH! -OH!

Delaney: WHEN WE CRASHED THIS
MODERN CAR AT 40 MILES PER HOUR,

THE CAR DIDN'T SURVIVE, BUT
OUR CRASH TEST DUMMY DID.

NOW THE QUESTION IS, WILL
THIS OLDER CAR FARE BETTER

OR WORSE THAN THE MODERN ONE,

AND WHAT ABOUT SEBASTIAN?

ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL READY?

THIS OLD TANK IS A 1967 SEDAN.

IT'S MADE OF HEAVY STEEL,

BUT HEAVIER ISN'T NECESSARILY BETTER.

WE'RE PLACING SHOCK WATCHES
ON OUR DUMMY SEBASTIAN

TO MEASURE THE IMPACT.

OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS IS RIGGING
UP AN ELABORATE PULLEY SYSTEM

TO TOW THE CAR AT 40 MILES
PER HOUR INTO THE BARRIER.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
SO THE FIRST CAR CRASHED,

AND IT CRUMPLED UP IN THE FRONT,

BUT THE PASSENGER'S AREA WAS MOSTLY OKAY.

SO NOW WE'VE GOT OUR 1967
SEDAN, BIG OLD CAR, LOTS OF STEEL.

WHAT DO WE THINK?

I THINK THE CAR IS GOING
TO DO A LOT BETTER,

BUT SEBASTIAN IS NOT
GOING TO DO NEAR AS WELL.

WELL, MAYBE NOT. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

OLD METAL... YEAH.

...IT'S PRETTY STRONG.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. HERE IT COMES.

-HERE IT GOES. -IT'S GOING PRETTY FAST.

BYE, SEBASTIAN.

OH!

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THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HURT.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO OUR MANNEQUIN FRIEND?

THIS CAR DID NOT ABSORB ALMOST
ANY OF THE IMPACT WHATSOEVER.

SEBASTIAN WAS STRAIGHT-UP HAMMERED

INTO THE STEERING WHEEL.

EVERYTHING WAS FLYING FORWARD.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING
TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE RUGGED

AND BE ABLE TO TAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE,

AS THE FRAME IS ALL METAL, BUT IT DIDN'T.

I MEAN, IT WAS CRAZY.

Delaney: EVEN THOUGH BOTH
CARS HAVE STEEL FRAMES,

NOT ALL STEEL IS CREATED EQUAL.

MODERN STEEL IS DESIGNED TO HAVE

THREE TIMES GREATER TENSILE STRENGTH

BEFORE IT RUPTURES,

SO IT ABSORBS MUCH MORE
OF THE ENERGY OF THE IMPACT

AND PROTECTS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT

BETTER THAN AN OLD CAR.

Kohler: WELL, PART OF SEBASTIAN'S FACE

IS SMEARED ON THE WINDSHIELD.

-DEAD? -YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE

HE HIT IT PRETTY HARD.

DEAD.

-OH, SEBASTIAN. -YEAH, 50 G's,

HE'S NOT SURVIVING THAT.

Delaney: OUR RESULTS ARE IN-LINE
WITH A RECENT GOVERNMENT STUDY.

THE OLDER A CAR IS,

THE MORE LIKELY ITS
DRIVER WILL DIE IN A CRASH.

SO I GUESS THEY DON'T
MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO,

AND PROBABLY WITH GOOD REASON.

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]