Street Science (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - Superpowered Glue - full transcript

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Delaney: WILL A FEW DROPS
OF CRAZY-STRONG GLUE

KEEP A BUNGEE JUMPER
FROM HITTING THE GROUND?

CAN THIS POWERFUL GLUE
REALLY LIFT A 2 1/2-TON TRUCK?

-THAT JUST LANDED. -DARN.

Delaney: AND WHAT HAPPENS
TO COMMON HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

WHEN YOU PUT THEM INSIDE A MICROWAVE?

WHOA!

PLASMA, EVERYBODY.

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."

A LOT OF THINGS WERE
DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT.

YOU KNOW, I HEAR THAT A
LOT IN THE WORLD OF SCIENCE.



YEAH, YEAH. ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES

IS CYANOACRYLATES, YOU KNOW?

-YEAH. -LIKE SUPER ADHESIVE.

-LIKE THE EXTREMELY CRAZY... -STRONG GLUE.

-...HYPER ADHESIVE? -YEAH.

Delaney: CYANOACRYLATE IS THE NAME

FOR THIS HEAVY-DUTY GLUE.

IT'S BEEN USED FOR EVERYTHING
FROM CLOSING WOUNDS

TO PROTECTING GUITARISTS' FINGERS

TO REPAIRING CORAL BEDS.

WE WANT TO FIND OUT HOW STRONG

THIS CRAZY-STRONG GLUE REALLY IS,

HOW MUCH WEIGHT IT CAN HOLD

AND WHAT IT TAKES TO
BREAK ITS SUPER-STRONG GRIP.

WE'RE EXPLORING ITS STICKY STRENGTH

WITH HELP FROM SOME PEOPLE ON THE STREET.

WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT
ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?

WELL, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE
BIT OF A GAME GOING ON.

SO WE HAVE THIS ARRANGEMENT
OF ITEMS HERE ON THE BOARD.

UNDERNEATH ONE OF THESE ITEMS, I PUT $20.

SO, IF YOU JUST LIFT UP THE ITEM,

YOU'LL FIND THE $20, AND
YOU CAN KEEP THE $20.

IT'S NOT UNDER THE BASEBALL.

WELL, IT COULD BE FOLDED UP REAL SMALL.

FEEL FREE TO GO AHEAD AND
CHOOSE ONE AND PICK IT UP.

I-I'D LIKE THE FIDGET SPINNER.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I'MA GO
WITH THE LESS OBVIOUS.

STRAIGHT FOR THE WHISTLE.

-OH, WOW. -SORRY. SORRY.

OH, IT DOESN'T COME OFF.

OH. NOT MOVING.

-GONNA GO FOR THE POT. -YEAH.

SO YOU TRAPPED THE $20 UNDER THERE?

IS THAT THE TRICK?

WELL, ACTUALLY, EVERYTHING IS GLUED DOWN

WITH A SINGLE DROP OF GLUE.

-ONE DROP? -YEP.

- LIKE AN EYE DROPPER?
- JUST ONE DROP OF GLUE.

Man: VERY SURPRISED.

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA
REACH DOWN AND PICK IT UP,

BUT, I MEAN, THAT'S CONCRETE.

HUH.

BUT $20 IS IN MY POCKET.

AH. THANK YOU.

I'VE SEEN THOSE COMMERCIALS ON TV.

THEY USE IT. IT ALWAYS SEEM FAKE.

BUT THAT STUFF IS REALLY GLUED DOWN.

IT WAS REALLY HARD. THAT'S AMAZING.

Delaney: TV ADS HAVE
PORTRAYED SOME BIZARRE STUNTS

WITH SUPER ADHESIVES,

WHERE A SINGLE DROP CAN SEEM TO HOLD

ALMOST ANYTHING IN MID-AIR.

OUR MASTER BUILDER, ROBERT PETERSON,

IS HELPING US RECREATE ONE
OF THE FAMOUS COMMERCIALS.

-JUST TWO DROPS, ROBERT? -TWO DROPS.

Delaney: ALL RIGHT.

-DIME-SIZED. -ONLY TWO.

Delaney: TO SEE IF THIS ACTUALLY WORKS,

WE NEED TWO DROPS OF THE SUPER ADHESIVE,

ONE HARD HAT, ONE STUNT PERFORMER,

AND A GROUP OF SKEPTICS.

SO WE HAVE OUR SAFETY POOL HERE.

WE HAVE THIS CLASSIC SETUP.

THAT HELMET IS STUCK THERE WITH
NOTHING BUT VERY STRONG GLUE.

AND WE HAVE ANDREW, A
PROFESSIONAL STUNT PERFORMER.

ALL RIGHT, ANDREW. YOU READY?

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

I'M GONNA FILM SOME SLOW MOTION.

AS A STUNT PERFORMER,

ANDREW SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE REGULARLY,

AMONG MANY OTHER DANGEROUS FEATS.

BUT, FOR HIM, THIS IS A FIRST.

IT'S MAN VERSUS GLUE.

DO YOU THINK THIS WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD

ANDREW LIKE IN THE CLASSIC COMMERCIAL?

NO. I WOULD...

I'M GONNA SAY FOR A FEW
SECONDS, AND THEN HE'S GONNA DROP.

-OKAY. -I DON'T THINK IT WILL.

I THINK IT'LL HOLD FOR
A LITTLE BIT, AS WELL.

Delaney: ALL RIGHT. GOOD FIT THERE, ANDREW?

YEAH, IT'S PRETTY TIGHT.
I'LL GET A NICE GRIP.

I'M ALMOST NERVOUS WATCHING.

Woman: I KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.

-READY? -I'M READY.

CARLOS, ROBERT, GO AHEAD, LIFT HIM UP.

-IT'S HOLDING. -IT IS HOLDING.

I DEFINITELY THOUGHT IT
WAS GONNA LET GO BY NOW.

THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M HANGING ON.

IT SEEMS TO BE HOLDING.

JUST BRING IT ALL THE WAY UP.

-OH, WOW. -THAT'S REALLY HARD.

THE GLUE IS HOLDING REALLY WELL.

JUST... JUST KEEP GOING.

-JUST LIKE THE COMMERCIAL. -OH, MY GOSH.

-HOW WEIRD THAT IS. -[ GASPS ]

-[ SIGHS ] -NICE.

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Delaney: FINALLY, ANDREW LOSES HIS GRIP.

BUT THE GLUE STILL HOLDS,

AND THE HELMET REMAINS.

-YEAH. -NICELY DONE.

NICELY DONE.

IT ACTUALLY WORKED.

SUPER GLUE MOLECULES
START TO LINK UP INTO CHAINS

WITHIN A FEW SECONDS

AFTER COMING IN CONTACT
WITH THE MOISTURE IN THE AIR.

THESE CHAINS FORM A DURABLE PLASTIC MESH

WHICH CREATES A STRONG BOND.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO TRY IT?

YEAH. I'D BE SO DOWN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

YOU ALL READY?

NO, BUT LET'S DO IT.

-AW, NO. YOU GOT THIS. -LET'S DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, BRING HER UP.

HOLD ON TIGHT. YOU GOT IT.

-IT LOOKS GOOD. -YEP.

-THERE YOU GO. -YEAH!

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Woman: I WAS FEELING
MY WEIGHT BEING LIFTED.

I THOUGHT, AT THAT POINT,
THAT I WOULD'VE FELL INSTANTLY.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I DID NOT EXPECT FOR THE
GLUE TO EVEN HOLD ME UP.

-NICELY DONE. -BUT THE HAT'S STILL THERE.

-THE HAT STILL STICKS. -NICE JOB.

Delaney: THERE IS A SECRET
FOR BREAKING THE SEAL FORMED

BY THIS SUPER-STRONG ADHESIVE.

Woman #2: YEAH, IT'S GONNA HOLD.

ALL RIGHT, JUST LIKE LAST TIME.

ALL RIGHT, BRING IT UP.

JUST LOOK AT THAT. OH, MY GOD.

- OH, THAT'S AWESOME.
- IT'S WORKING PRETTY GOOD.

Delaney: YEAH, THERE YOU
GO. FLAIL THE LEGS A LITTLE BIT.

OHH!

-OH! -OH, MY GOD!

-[ LAUGHTER ] -OHH!

[ SCREAMING ]

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Delaney: WE'RE OUT HERE ON THE STREETS,

PUSHING THE LIMITS OF SUPER-ADHESIVE GLUE.

WE FOUND THAT IT CAN HOLD UP ANDREW,

BUT WHAT ABOUT ANDREW IN MOTION?

- ALL RIGHT, BRING IT UP.
- JUST LOOK AT THAT.

-WOW. -THAT'S FANTASTIC.

-OHH! -OH, MY GOD!

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ SCREAMING ]

-THAT WAS NERVE-RACKING. -REALLY COOL!

Delaney: NICELY DONE.
DID YOU GET A GOOD SHOT?

I DID.

IF THERE'S ALMOST ANY
LATERAL MOVEMENT AT ALL,

IT JUST WEAKENS THE
BONDS, LIKE, SIGNIFICANTLY.

THAT'S WHAT CAUSES THE BREAK WHEN HE FALLS.

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MAYBE THIS GLUE ISN'T SO SUPER AFTER ALL.

WHY DID THE BOND OF THIS HARD HAT BREAK

WHEN ANDREW ADDED A JERKING FORCE?

THAT'S WHAT WE'LL EXPLORE NEXT.

BUT FOR THAT, WE'LL NEED A CRANE,

A CRASH-TEST DUMMY, AND A BUNGEE CORD.

♪♪

DARREN AND I ARE HEADING
OVER TO A LOCAL APPLIANCE STORE

TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
WE PUT EXTRAORDINARY OBJECTS

INTO AN ORDINARY MICROWAVE.

WE'RE JOINED BY OUR CHEMIST, ANNE-LISE.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA PUT
SOME STUFF IN THE MICROWAVE

THAT YOU SHOULD NOT PUT IN THE MICROWAVE...

NO ONE SHOULD EVER PUT IN THE MICROWAVE.

BUT WE'RE GONNA DO IT ANYWAY.

SO, OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE THINGS

YOU SHOULDN'T PUT IN THE MICROWAVE.

METAL COMES TO MIND.

THERE'S ALSO THE URBAN
LEGEND ABOUT SOMEONE WHO TRIED

TO DRY THEIR POODLE IN
ONE, WITH TRAGIC RESULTS.

[ POODLE WHINES ]

TO PUT AN END TO MICROWAVE CURIOSITY

ONCE AND FOR ALL, WE'RE GOING TO TRY OUT

A FEW COMMON HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

WITHOUT DESTROYING OUR
OWN KITCHENS OR POODLES.

WE HAVE A LIGHT BULB FIRST.

WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GONNA HAPPEN?

Man: THE GLASS IS GONNA GET HEATED,

AND I THINK IT MIGHT SHATTER.

SO, WE BETTER ALL PUT
ON SAFETY GOGGLES THEN.

I'M GONNA STEP OFF AND FILM.

[ BEEPS ]

-OH! COOL! -WHOA.

-OH, MY GOSH. -WHOA!

♪♪

[ BEEPS ] IT'S READY.

SO, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

THE ENERGY FROM THE
MICROWAVE EXCITES AND HEATS UP

THE TUNGSTEN FILAMENT INSIDE THE BULB,

WHICH CREATES LIGHT.

IT'S THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENS

WHEN AN ELECTRIC CURRENT
FROM A LIGHT SWITCH

PASSES THROUGH THE FILAMENT.

FOR OUR NEXT EXPERIMENT,

REMEMBER THOSE THINGS CALLED CDs?

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GONNA HAPPEN?

- I WOULD THINK SHATTER, BUT...
- IT'S GONNA MELT, RIGHT?

SHATTER? LET'S FIND OUT.

-OKAY. -[ BEEPS ]

♪♪

-WHOO. -OH, MY GOD.

♪♪

[ BEEPS ]

-OH, MY GOSH! -THAT WAS SO COOL.

YOU CAN SEE... -WHOA. -OH.

...ALL THOSE LITTLE PATTERS.

-OH, WOW. -WOW.

Delaney: CDs HAVE A THIN LAYER OF ALUMINUM

WHERE THE CIRCULAR DATA TRACKS ARE ENCODED.

THE MICROWAVE OVEN INDUCES
LARGE CURRENTS IN THE ALUMINUM

WHICH GENERATES ENOUGH
HEAT TO VAPORIZE THE ALUMINUM,

CREATE SPARKS, AND PRODUCE CIRCULAR TRACKS.

LAST, BUT NOT LEAST,

ANNE-LISE, ARE YOU READY?

-YEAH. LET'S DO IT. -ALL RIGHT, GO FOR IT.

JUST GONNA STICK THIS MATCH IN HERE.

Delaney: THE BURNING MATCH
HEATS GASES IN THE AIR

INSIDE THE GLASS,

CREATING A MUCH BIGGER FLAME.

ALL RIGHT AND... ♪♪

-OHH! -OH, WHOA.

WHOA!

-COOL. -[ LAUGHTER ]

WE'LL JUST STOP THERE.

PLASMA, EVERYBODY.

Woman: THAT'S CRAZY.

♪♪

WE JUST CREATED PLASMA,

THE FOURTH STATE OF MATTER
AFTER SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GAS.

PLASMA IS A LIGHT-EMITTING GAS

MADE UP OF CHARGED IONS AND ELECTRONS.

IT'S CREATED BY MICROWAVE RADIATION

IONIZING THE HOT GASES
TRAPPED UNDER THE GLASS.

ESSENTIALLY, THE SUN AND STARS

ARE GREAT, BIG BALLS OF PLASMA.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO MENTION
THAT MICROWAVES ARE NOT

DANGEROUS MACHINES TO USE.

THIS IS JUST NOT A GOOD
USE FOR A MICROWAVE.

YOU CAN USE A MICROWAVE TO
HEAT UP YOUR FOOD IF YOU WANT.

VERY TRUE, KEVIN.

DON'T EVER TRY THIS AT HOME,

OR AT ANYONE ELSE'S... AT YOUR STORE.

DEFINITELY NOT AT OUR STORE.

♪♪

WE'RE PUSHING THE LIMITS
OF CRAZY, SUPER-STRONG GLUE.

IT HELD THE WEIGHT OF A DANGLING MAN,

BUT NOW, OUR ENGINEER, NICK,
AND BUILDERS, ROBERT AND CARLOS,

ARE RIGGING OUR NEXT EXPERIMENT

FOR A MUCH BIGGER CHALLENGE.

WE'LL ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE GLUE

USING THE FORCE OF A BUNGEE JUMPER,

OF COURSE, PLAYED BY A CRASH-TEST DUMMY.

WE'VE ENLISTED A GROUP OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS

FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL.

Delaney: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VERY, VERY

STRONG ADHESIVES... CYANOACRYLATES.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS,

WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE
CAN ACTUALLY BUNGEE JUMP

SEBASTIAN YOU'VE BEEN CALLING.

SCIENCE CRASH-TEST DUMMY OVER THERE.

SCIENCE CRASH-TEST DUMMY,

FROM A CRANE ATTACHED
ONLY USING CYANOACRYLATE.

Delaney: SEBASTIAN WEIGHS 145 POUNDS,

AND HE'LL DROP 150 FEET

FROM THE TOP OF THE CRANE.

WE'VE GOT DARREN STANDING BY

TO CAPTURE IT ALL IN SLOW MOTION.

ALL RIGHT, ROBERT, TAKE IT UP.

THERE IT GOES.

SO, THE WAY THAT HE'S HELD UP THERE

IS WE TOOK TWO AUTOMOBILE PISTONS,

WHICH ARE NICE, SMOOTH,

CIRCULAR SURFACES OF JUST PURE STEEL,

POLISHED THOSE REALLY NICELY

AND THEN APPLIED THAT CYANOACRYLATE GLUE.

BUT THAT'S ALL THAT'S CONNECTING HIM

TO THE CRANE.

SO, SEBASTIAN'S GONNA FALL FROM 150 FEET UP

AND HE'S GONNA ACCELERATE AT WHAT SPEED?

Student: 9.81 METERS PER SECOND SQUARED.

-NICE. -THERE YOU GO.

♪♪

I NEED A VOLUNTEER.
WHO WANTS TO GIVE A PULL?

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, YOU ALL READY?

All: THREE, TWO, ONE...

-COME ON, MAN! -COME ON!

♪♪

Delaney: THERE'S JUST FOUR DROPS OF GLUE

BETWEEN THIS DUMMY AND
A BIG SPLAT ON THE GROUND.

♪♪

All: THREE, TWO, ONE.

-NICE. -COME ON, MAN!

-THERE WE GO! -THERE WE GO.

[ INDISTINCT MURMURING ]

[ ALL CHEERING ]

WELL, YOU DID THE MATH RIGHT,

AND THE GLUE DID ITS JOB RIGHT.

Householder: YEP.

SEBASTIAN SURVIVED.

THAT HE DID.

♪♪

CYANOACRYLATE GLUE
HAS SOME VERY INTERESTING

MATERIAL PROPERTIES.

SPECIFICALLY, IN TENSION,
IT'S INCREDIBLY STRONG.

SO, IF YOU PULL IN ONE DIRECTION,

IT CAN HOLD HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF POUNDS

WITHOUT BREAKING.

Delaney: THE SUPER-GLUED PISTONS
SUPPORTED SEBASTIAN'S WEIGHT,

PLUS THE ACCELERATING FORCE OF THE FALL.

THAT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A 400-POUND PULL.

HITTING THE PISTON AT A PERPENDICULAR ANGLE

WILL CREATE A SHEERING
AFFECT AND BREAK THE GLUE' BOND.

♪♪

Householder: HEY.

JUST THAT LITTLE BIT OF GLUE IS

ALL IT TOOK TO HOLD THESE
TWO PISTONS TOGETHER.

AND THAT SAME AMOUNT
IS EXACTLY WHAT WE USED

UNDERNEATH THOSE TWO
I-BEAMS TO HOLD THEM TOGETHER.

AND WE'RE GONNA LIFT A CAR WITH THAT.

Delaney: AND THAT HELD PRETTY WELL.

AT THIS POINT, I'M A BELIEVER.

-[ LAUGHS ] -YOU SAID IT, MAN.

♪♪

Delaney: WHILE NICK AND TEAM
ASSEMBLE A CAR-LIFTING RIG,

DANNY AND I HAVE ENOUGH
TIME FOR A SLICE OF PIZZA

AND ONE MORE EXPERIMENT WITH A MICROWAVE.

HELLO.

MAY I HAVE A BOTTLE OF WINE, PLEASE?

YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE BROUGHT OUR SALVAGED MICROWAVE

FOR ONE LAST EXPERIMENT
BEFORE WE RETIRE IT.

I'M JUST GONNA POUR
THIS WINE... MOST OF IT.

WHY?

YOU'LL SEE IN JUST A SECOND.

I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF
WINE LEFT IN THE BOTTLE.

I'M JUST GONNA PUT IT IN THE MICROWAVE,

WE'RE GONNA HEAT IT UP.

[ CLANKING ]

AFTER HEATING IT IN THE MICROWAVE

FOR TWO MINUTES, IT'S READY.

[ BEEPS ] ALL RIGHT, OUR WINE'S DONE.

NOW I'M GONNA PUT IT
ALL BACK IN THE BOTTLE.

YOU WANT ME TO GRAB YOU, LIKE, A FUNNEL?

NO, I THINK I SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

[ CHUCKLES ]

NO WAY.

SO, HAILEY, WE FILLED THE BOTTLE.

YEAH, I DIDN'T THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

SO WHAT DID HAPPEN?

HEATING THE SMALL AMOUNT
OF WINE IN THE BOTTLE

TURNS IT TO STEAM,

CREATING HIGH PRESSURE INSIDE THE BOTTLE.

BUT THE STEAM COOLS AND CONDENSES

WHEN THE BOTTLE IS INVERTED
INTO THE BOWL OF COLDER WINE.

THIS MAKES AN AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE

INSIDE THE BOTTLE,

COMPARED TO THE HIGHER
PRESSURE OUTSIDE THE BOTTLE.

THE HIGHER PRESSURE PUSHES
THE WINE FROM THE BOWL

UP INTO THE BOTTLE.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENED
WITH AN EVEN MORE DRAMATIC

TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE.

Dyk: SO, INSTEAD OF USING LUKEWARM LIQUIDS,

WE'RE GONNA THROW ICE IN THERE

SO THERE'S A MORE EXTREME DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN THE BOTTLE AND THE LIQUID

IT'S GONNA BE SUCKING UP.

-ALL RIGHT, READY? -YES.

THE WINE'S FINISHED COOKING.

[ GIGGLES ]

♪♪

THIS TIME, THE COLD
TEMPERATURE OF THE ICED WINE

CAUSES THE PRESSURE IN THE BOTTLE

TO DROP IN AN INSTANT,

PRODUCING THIS SUDDEN,
VIOLENT SUCKING OF THE WINE

BACK INTO THE BOTTLE.

THAT'S A LOT FASTER THAN THE FIRST TIME.

I THOUGHT IT WAS SO COOL.

I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

I KIND OF THOUGHT THEY WERE CRAZY.

Delaney: WE'RE NOT QUITE
DONE WITH BAR TRICKS.

BUT THIS TIME, I'LL NEED A SHOT OF WHISKEY.

FORTUNATELY, OUR CHEMIST, ANNE-LISE,

IS HERE TO HELP.

WE HAVE A SHOT OF WHISKEY
AND A SHOT OF WATER.

OKAY, GO AHEAD AND GRAB A CARD.

ONE RIGHT OFF THE TOP.

SO GO AHEAD AND PUT IT ON THE WATER THERE.

AH. WHAT I'M GONNA DO
NOW IS INVERT IT OVER HERE.

NOW, CAN YOU GET THE WHISKEY UP HERE

AND THE WATER DOWN THERE FOR ME?

♪♪

ALL I NEED YOU TO DO IS MOVE YOUR CARD.

[ LAUGHS ]

Delaney: I'M CHALLENGING
BAR MANAGER, KEVIN,

TO MAKE A GLASS OF WHISKEY

AND A GLASS OF WATER CHANGE PLACES.

ALL I NEED YOU TO DO IS MOVE YOUR CARD.

♪♪

THAT DIDN'T WORK.

DIDN'T WORK AT ALL.

♪♪

I DID TELL KEVIN TO MOVE THE CARD,

BUT I DIDN'T SAY TO REMOVE
IT QUICKLY OR COMPLETELY.

ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS MOVE THE CARD

A VERY LITTLE BIT.

WE JUST HAD LEFT A LITTLE BIT OF A GAP...

IN BETWEEN THE EDGE OF
THE GLASSES AND THE CARD...

SURE.

...TO ALLOW JUST A SMALL AMOUNT
OF THE LIQUID TO PASS THROUGH

SO IT DOESN'T BLEND ALL TOGETHER.

THAT'S KIND OF COOL.

NOW, IF YOU LOOK REALLY, REALLY CLOSELY...

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A
LAYER OF WHISKEY ON TOP.

YES, LOOK AT THE COLORATION.

YEAH.

SO, THE WATER GOES TO THE BOTTOM...

AND THE WHISKEY COMES UP TO THE TOP.

IT'S GOT TO BE A DENSITY EFFECT.

WHISKEY IS LESS DENSE THAN WATER,

SO, BY SLOWLY MOVING THE CARD

AND CREATING A SMALL GAP
BETWEEN THE TWO GLASSES,

THE LESS-DENSE WHISKEY WILL
RISE WHILE THE HEAVIER LIQUID,

THE WATER, DISPLACES IT BELOW.

YOU SEE MOST OF THE WATER IS DOWN HERE,

AND MOST OF THE WHISKEY IS IN THE TOP.

I GOT TO TRY THIS AT HOME.

-YOU CAN TRY THIS AT HOME. -ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

Delaney: WE'RE STILL ON A MISSION

TO DISCOVER THE BREAKING
POINT OF SUPER-STRONG GLUE.

IT HELD OUR BUNGEE JUMPER SUCCESSFULLY,

BUT THAT WAS ABOUT 400 POUNDS OF PULL.

- THAT WORKED PRETTY WELL.
- YEAH, HE MADE IT.

Delaney: NOW WE'RE GOING WAY BIGGER.

WE STARTED WITH A MAN IN A HAT,

THEN A DUMMY ON A BUNGEE.

NOW WE'RE GOING FOR A
5,000-POUND PICKUP TRUCK,

PLUS A 1,400-POUND STEEL SAFE.

ONLY 10 DROPS OF GLUE ARE HOLDING THESE

TWO HANGING BEAMS TOGETHER.

-YOU GUYS READY? -YEAH!

-WE'RE READY. -READY.

LET'S DO IT.

Delaney: ALL RIGHT.

Householder: I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK IT MIGHT HOLD.

-OHH! -THAT HAPPENED QUICK.

-DARN. -YOU KNOW WHAT?

WELL, THAT DIDN'T GET VERY FAR.

DIDN'T GET VERY FAR AT ALL.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA HOLD IT.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT
CAN MAKE A CYANOACRYLATE GLUE

BOND BREAK.

IT'S SHEER AND PEELING.

SO, SHEER IS WHEN,
INSTEAD OF PULLING STRAIGHT,

YOU PULL SIDEWAYS FROM THE BOND.

AND WE DEMONSTRATED THAT THAT CAN CAUSE

THAT SAME GLUE BOND TO BREAK.

THE OTHER THING THAT'LL CAUSE IT TO BREAK

IS A PEELING EFFECT.

SO, IF ONE EDGE OF THE
BOND BEGINS TO BREAK,

AND THEN THAT TORQUE ACTS LIKE A ZIPPER.

IT PEELS THE WHOLE THING APART.

IT ALL CATASTROPHICALLY FAILS

AND STUFF COMES FALLING OUT OF THE SKY.

Delaney: AND IT WAS A PEELING EFFECT

THAT CAUSED THESE I-BEAMS TO PULL APART.

WE KNOW THAT THE MACHINED PISTONS

WORKED WELL FOR THE BUNGEE TEST,

SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE THAT ANOTHER SHOT.

FOR OUR NEW RIG, WE
HAVE MACHINED TWO PISTONS

TO GIVE THEM MUCH SMOOTHER SURFACE AREAS

FOR A TIGHTER SEAL.

ROBERT APPLIES JUST 10
DROPS OF SUPER ADHESIVE

BEFORE GLUING THE PISTONS TOGETHER.

DO YOU THINK THAT THESE
PISTONS JUST GLUED TOGETHER

ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO
LIFT A 2 1/2-TON TRUCK?

IT'S PROBABLY NOT SOMETHING I WOULD TRY.

ANYBODY BEHIND THE GLUE?

ANYONE? -UH...

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THIS.

YEAH, RIGHT.

DERRICK, YOU READY?

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

Delaney: THIS TIME, WE'LL START EASY

AND TRY IT WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT

OF THE SAFE.

-THERE IT GOES. -YEAH.

-HE'S UP. HE'S UP. -ALL RIGHT.

-ALL RIGHT. -COME ON.

Delaney: NOW HOW LONG IS IT GONNA HOLD?

HOW LONG IS IT GONNA HOLD?

-UNBELIEVABLE. -THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT, DERRICK, YOU WANT
TO TAKE IT A LITTLE HIGHER?

♪♪

IT'S A GO.

-WHOO-HOO! -ALL RIGHT!

-YES! -KEPT IT UP!

-CYANOACRYLATE. -[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

Derrick: I THOUGHT FOR SURE
THAT IT WAS GONNA DROP

AS SOON AS I STARTED PICKING IT UP,

BUT NOW IT'S 20 FEET IN THE AIR.

♪♪

Man: WE WERE A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE

AS TO IF IT WOULD ACTUALLY PICK.

AND, SURE ENOUGH, IT'S BEEN THERE,

IN THAT POSITION, FOR
FIVE TO 10 MINUTES NOW.

I'M REALLY IMPRESSED.

I THINK THIS COUNTS.

Delaney: THE GLUE BONDING TOGETHER

THE ULTRA-SMOOTH SURFACES

OF THE PISTONS WORKED,

LIFTING THE 5,000-POUND TRUCK

AND HOLDING IT WITH NO PROBLEM.

NEXT, WE WANT TO AMP UP OUR GAME

USING ONE OF THE COUNTERWEIGHTS
FROM THE CRANE COMPANY.

WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER 3,500 POUNDS...

AND ATTEMPT TO LIFT MORE THAN 4 TONS.

WILL THE SUPER ADHESIVE HOLD
AND PROVE THE SKEPTICS WRONG?

I'M A BELIEVER.

-I'M A BELIEVER NOW. -I DON'T THINK SO.

ALL RIGHT, DERRICK, GO
AHEAD AND TAKE IT UP.

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Man: PICK IT UP. COME ON.

-IT'S UP. -THERE IT GOES.

-IT'S UP! -IT'S UP. IT'S UP!

Man #2: IT'S OFF THE
GROUND, ALL FOUR WHEELS.

-NOT TOO BAD. -NICE.

-WOW! -AWESOME.

-WHOO-HOO! -HECK YEAH.

AND THAT'S JUST 10 DROPS
OF GLUE SPREAD OUT.

SO, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN
JUST GO BUY OUT OF THE STORE?

CHANCES ARE, YOU ALREADY
HAVE IT IN A DRAWER SOMEWHERE.

OH, THAT IS SO COOL.

I'M TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY.

IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE TO ME.

TO HIRE THAT GLUE AS AN EMPLOYEE

WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE COMPANY.

-I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. -UNBELIEVABLE.

CYANOACRYLATE... IT'S PRETTY GOOD STUFF.

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