Street Science (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - Fire Sword - full transcript

Kevin Delaney and his team of experts build a flaming sword and use it to destroy everything in its path.

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LEAVE IT TO KEVIN KOHLER, OF COURSE,

TO BRING PROPANE TO A SWORD FIGHT.

Delaney: WE'RE FIRING UP A
FLAMING SWORD SLICING...

-YES! -IT'S GONNA MAKE SUCH A MESS.

THERE'S BLOOD EVERYWHERE.

...AND SLAYING.

IT'S BURNING BLADE VERSUS SAMURAI SWORD.

KNOCKED HIS BLOCK OFF.

MY NAME IS KEVIN DELANEY.

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



FROM MUSEUMS TO LATE-NIGHT 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 SURROUND US

IN WAYS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

THAT'S GNARLY.

THIS IS "STREET SCIENCE."

THERE IS ACTUALLY A
SCIENCE TO STAGE FIGHTING.

NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, THESE
ACTORS CLASH, SLASH, AND SHOOT,



AND NO ONE GETS HURT.

BUT KEVIN KOHLER HAS A NEW
WEAPON FOR THEIR ARSENAL,

AND THIS FIGHT IS ABOUT TO GET HEATED.

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ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN SHUT IT DOWN.

THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.

LEAVE IT TO KEVIN KOHLER, OF COURSE,

TO BRING PROPANE TO A SWORD FIGHT.

KEVIN KOHLER HAS BUILT THIS
INCREDIBLE FLAMING SWORD,

AND WE THOUGHT NOBODY BETTER TO SHARE IT

WITH THAN A BUNCH OF PIRATES.

AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

SO, KEVIN, TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT YOUR SWORD.

SURE. I MADE THIS SWORD USING
A STYROFOAM SWORD ACTUALLY.

SO, I BURIED THE STYROFOAM SWORD IN SAND.

I PUT A METAL ROD THROUGH IT,

AND POURED ALUMINUM OVER THE STYROFOAM.

IT MELTED OUT THE STYROFOAM WHICH LEFT ME

WITH THIS METAL SWORD,

AND I JUST DRILLED A LOT
OF HOLES ALONG THE EDGE

INTO THE METAL TUBE THAT
WAS IN THE CENTER OF IT.

AND I JUST PUSH PROPANE GAS THROUGH IT.

IT'S GOOD TO GO. VERY COOL.

SO, JASON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE

ONE OF THESE FLAMING SWORDS.

I WOULD. DEFINITELY.

ALL RIGHT, KEVIN, CAN HE HAVE YOUR SWORD?

I FEEL LIKE "HAVE" IS A STRONG WORD.

SO, CAN ADDING FIRE TO A
SWORD MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE

THAN A SWORD WITHOUT FIRE?

SO, WHAT WE THOUGHT WE'D
DO IS SEE EXACTLY WHAT IT CAN

AND CAN'T CUT THROUGH WHILE IT'S ON FIRE.

SO, DO YOU MIND IF WE USE YOUR SHIP?

NO, NOT AT ALL. GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. THIS IS A MUTINY!

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A REGULAR SWORD ACTS MORE LIKE A WEDGE

THAT OPENS UP A FRACTURE
IN WHATEVER IT'S CUTTING.

THIS IS WHY SHARP BLADES
ARE BETTER THAN DULL ONES

FOR CUTTING HARD OBJECTS.

A SHARPER SWORD WILL
FOCUS THE ENERGY OF THE CUT

INTO A SMALLER AREA,

PRODUCING A MUCH LARGER FORCE.

BUT WITH FIRE, CAN WE TAKE
THE BURDEN OFF THE BLADE

AND JUST USE IT AS A FIRE-DELIVERY DEVICE

TO CUT THROUGH ALL KINDS OF OBJECTS?

IT'S GONNA MAKE SUCH A MESS.

LET'S START WITH SOMETHING EASY.

YOU GOT 17 STICKS OF BUTTER,

BUT YOU ALSO HAVE A SWORD
THAT YOU CAN SET ON FIRE.

SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SLICE

THROUGH THAT BUTTER REALLY, REALLY EASILY.

I WISH THERE WAS SOME
SORT OF EXPRESSION. ANYWAY...

A HOT KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER.

A REALLY BIG KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER.

YES! YES!

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. OH, IT'S GOING.

Delaney: THE CHILLED STICK OF BUTTER

PUTS UP SOME RESISTANCE, BUT AS IT MELTS,

KEVIN CUTS RIGHT THROUGH IT.

YES! YES! YES!

PUTS SOME MUSCLE INTO IT. ALL RIGHT.

YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.

WOW! YEAH!

THAT'S AWESOME!

Delaney: SO, HOW WILL A
GIANT BLOCK OF ICE STAND UP

TO THE BURNING BLADE?

WILL THE HEAT HELP CUT
IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH?

WHOO!

OH, THAT'S DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

WOW, THAT'S SO COOL.

I'M GONNA CHOP IT. ARE YOU GUYS READY?

YEAH, HERE WE GO.

WHOO! YEAH!

THAT WAS A NICE SLICE.

THAT WAS ACTUALLY A BIT MORE DIFFICULT

TO SLICE THAN THE BUTTER

BECAUSE IT WAS MUCH HARDER
AND DIDN'T MELT AS FAST.

WHAT ELSE DARES TO TAKE
THE FLAMING SWORD CHALLENGE?

KEVIN YOU BROUGHT A RUBBER DUCK.

YEP.

I DON'T APPROVE OR CONDONE THIS AT ALL,

SO I'M GOING TO GO OVER THERE.

GOOD LUCK, DUCK.

ALTHOUGH WE CALL THEM RUBBER DUCKS,

THESE DAYS THEY'RE MADE
OF TOUGH, NONTOXIC VINYL.

SO, I'M THINKING THAT THE
DUCK MAY BEAT THE SWORD

IN THIS FACE-OFF.

HE'S HANGING IN THERE LONGER
THAN I THOUGHT HE WOULD.

OH, NO! OH, IT SQUEAKS, TOO.

STOP MAKING THIS HARDER THAN IT HAS TO BE.

OH! OH, NO.

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OH!

WHY DIDN'T THE VINYL DUCK MELT MORE EASILY?

THE MELTING TEMPERATURE OF MOST VINYL

IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT OF BUTTER OR ICE.

160 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, I THINK
THAT'S ENOUGH, KEVIN.

THE DUCK IS... PROBABLY GOT A HEADACHE.

NEXT, WE TRY A PAIR OF STYROFOAM COOLERS.

-AND IT'S GOING. -WOW.

WOW.

SMOOTH AS SILK.

IT LOOKS LIKE A MARSHMALLOW.

IT DOES. JUST POINTING THAT OUT.

OH, WOW, THAT'S CRAZY.

OOH!

STYROFOAM IS ACTUALLY
PRESSED POLYSTYRENE BEADS

WHICH ARE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE,

BUT WITHOUT THE FLAME, THE
BOND PUTS UP MORE RESISTANCE

TO THE SWORD'S SLICING MOTION.

SO, THE FLAMING SWORD
CAN BE JUST AS EFFECTIVE

AS A REGULAR SWORD WHEN
IT MEETS A TARGET THAT MELTS.

NEXT, SOMETHING WE KNOW IS CHOPPABLE,

BUT WILL IT'S HIGH WATER
CONTENT PUT OUT THE FLAME?

WHOO! YES!

SO, WATERMELONS ARE ALWAYS
FUN TO SMASH IN SLOW MOTION.

BUT WHAT MADE THIS KIND OF FUN
IS THAT THE FIRE ACTUALLY LIT UP

THE INSIDE OF THE GUTS.

YOU CAN SEE HOW BACKLIT AS IT
KIND OF SPURT OFF INTO THE AIR.

Delaney: WATERMELONS ARE OVER 90% WATER,

BUT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH
LIQUID TO QUENCH THE FIRE.

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WELL, THANK Y'ALL ONE MORE
TIME FOR LETTING US USE YOUR SHIP.

THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN. ABSOLUTELY.

All: YO-HO!

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FIRE LETS KEVIN DO EVEN
MORE DAMAGE WITH THAT SWORD,

BUT THERE IS A WAY TO USE FIRE

FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN DESTRUCTION...

TO HELP US ACTUALLY SEE SOUND.

OUR FRIENDS COYT AND ALEJANDRO FROM X-LABS,

A LOCAL ENGINEERING CLUB,

HAVE PUT TOGETHER A COUPLE OF CONTRAPTIONS

THAT CAN DO JUST THAT,

AND WE FOUND TWO PEOPLE
TO CHECK IT OUT WITH ME.

BUT BEFORE WE BREAK OUT THE FLAMES,

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN PROVE
THAT SOUND CAN BE VISIBLE.

ALL WE NEED IS A SPEAKER, A METAL PLATE,

AND SOME TABLE SALT.

GUYS, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

SO, CAN YOU SEE SOUND?

I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT. ALL RIGHT.

3, 2, 1... HIT IT.

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-PRETTY COOL. -THAT'S SO COOL.

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THE SPEAKER UNDER THE
TABLE VIBRATES THE METAL PLATE,

PUSHING THE SALT AWAY
FROM THE AREAS OF VIBRATION.

THE PATTERN CHANGES AS WE
CHANGE THE FREQUENCY OF THE TONE.

MOST PEOPLE GET SUPER EXCITED

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE
SOUND WAVES IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

SO, WE HAVE ANOTHER WAY TO VISUALIZE THIS,

BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

THIS IS A PYRO BOARD.

Man: THIS IS REALLY, REALLY COOL.

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Delaney: THIS IS A PYRO BOARD,

AND IT'S GOING TO TURN SOUND INTO FIRE.

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OH, DANG.

[ TONES PLAYING ]

THAT'S SO COOL.

THIS IS REALLY, REALLY COOL.

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Delaney: THE PYRO BOARD
IS FUELED BY PROPANE GAS.

IT'S A GRID OF HUNDREDS OF TINY FLAMES

THAT CAN BE MANIPULATED USING SOUND WAVES.

THE IDEA BEHIND THIS
CONTRAPTION IS THAT SOUND WAVES

CREATE ALTERNATING AREAS
OF HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE.

[ TONES PLAYING ]

THIS PRESSURE CHANGES THE
FLOW RATE OF THE PROPANE

RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE BOARD,

MAKING THE FLAMES SPRING UP
OR DIE DOWN AS THE SOUND PLAYS.

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IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU
GET TO SEE SOUND VISUALLY.

SO, IT DEFINITELY PUTS A NEW
PERSPECTIVE ON HOW SOUND WAVES

CAN AFFECT THE THINGS AROUND YOU.

THANK YOU, GUYS, OF COURSE.

AMAZING. NO PROBLEM.

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ADDING FIRE TO A HOMEMADE
SWORD PROVED LETHAL TO BUTTER,

STYROFOAM, AND WATERMELONS.

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NOW KEVIN KOHLER IS MATCHING
HIS FIRE SWORD AGAINST A KATANA...

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THE CLASSIC, SAMURAI FIGHTING SWORD.

AND THE KATANA WE HAVE IN
MIND IS WIELDED BY THIS GUY.

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YOU DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH SENSEI MIKE.

HE'S A TOP-RANKED SWORDSMAN,

WHO'S WON 12 GOLD MEDALS IN COMPETITIONS

IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN.

WITH 25 YEARS OF TRAINING,

HE KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND A KATANA.

THE FIRST CHALLENGE...
CLEANLY SLICING A FISH.

IN OUR CASE, A FISH WELL
PAST ITS EXPIRATION DATE.

ALL RIGHT, ARE YOU READY, MIKE?

HAI. ALL RIGHT.

GO FOR IT.

WHOA!

IF THE FISH WASN'T DEAD, IT IS NOW.

IF YOU COULD JUST
KEEP SLICING IT LIKE THAT,

WE COULD HAVE FISH
STICKS FOR DINNER TONIGHT.

KATANA MAKERS USE TWO TYPES OF STEEL...

HIGH CARBON, WHICH IS VERY HARD

AND ALLOWS FOR A RAZOR-SHARP EDGE,

AND LOW CARBON, WHICH IS VERY TOUGH

AND IS CRITICAL FOR SHOCK ABSORPTION.

THIS COULD CHOP THE FISH
AND COOK IT ALL IN ONE SWING.

KEVIN, YOU GET THAT FISH. YOU READY?

3, 2, 1.

OH!

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THERE'S BLOOD EVERYWHERE.

YEAH, YEAH, THERE'S BLOOD EVERYWHERE.

OH, BOY.

I THINK THAT THE FLAMING
SWORD FUNCTION MAINLY AS A CLUB.

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SO, KEVIN, UH... NOT SO GOOD. THAT'S OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE APPROPRIATE

FOR YOUR FLAMING SWORD.

AN ICE ZOMBIE.

SEEMS LIKE A GOOD ZOMBIE WEAPON.

YESTERDAY, I WENT UP
AGAINST A BLOCK OF ICE.

WHOO!

AND IT PRETTY MUCH CUT
THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING

JUST USING THE HEAT OF THE BLADE,

SO NOW IF I ACTUALLY
SWING IT PLUS THE HEAT,

I THINK I CAN CHOP THAT THING IN HALF.

DO YOU THINK THAT KEVIN'S
GONNA BE ABLE TO CHOP

THIS ICE SCULPTURE INTO PIECES

USING HIS FLAMING SWORD?

-NO. -NO?

KEVIN'S GEAR IS ALWAYS FLASHY,

AND IT'S COOL AND EVEN HAS
SOME REALLY, REALLY NEAT USES.

I THINK IN THIS CASE, THOUGH,
CUTTING IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

[ SIZZLING ]

3, 2, 1.

[ GRUNTS ]

Delaney: WE'RE TAKING SCIENCE TO THE DOJO

TO MATCH THE POWER OF THE FIRE SWORD

WITH THE RAZOR-SHARP EDGE OF THE KATANA.

KEVIN KOHLER HAS FAILED AT FISH.

LET'S SEE HOW THE HEAT
OF HIS BLADE DOES WITH ICE.

OKAY. HERE WE GO.

3, 2, 1.

[ GRUNTS ] WHOO!

KNOCKED HIS BLOCK OFF.

KEVIN'S SWORD DOESN'T SLICE.

IT BLUDGEONS.

CERTAINLY EFFECTIVE, BUT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR SWORDS, NOT CLUBS.

IT'S NOT THE FIRE THAT
KILLED THAT ZOMBIE, THOUGH.

I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WAS BLUNT-FORCE...

BLUNT-FORCE TRAUMA.

Delaney: YOU GOT TO TAKE
IT SLOW WITH THE HEAT.

LET'S SEE HOW SENSEI MIKE
BATTLES THE ICE ZOMBIE.

WOW!

THAT WAS AWESOME!

SENSEI'S CUT ON THE ICE WAS AWE-INSPIRING.

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AND I THOUGHT YOU CAN'T CUT ICE.

YOU JUST CAN'T.

Man: IT'S A COMBINATION
OF SPEED AND MOMENTUM,

KINETIC ENERGY HITTING THIS THING.

IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE TOUGH TO
ACTUALLY CUT THROUGH THIS ICE.

IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY CUT VERY EASILY AT ALL.

Delaney: THE LAST CHALLENGE... WOOD.

[ GRUNTS ]

BOTH BOARDS!

AWESOME!

THIS BLADE IS FORGED FOR BATTLE.

AND SAMURAI TRAINED FOR
YEARS TO USE THE BLADE

TO MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE.

-NICE. -I AM IMPRESSED.

Delaney: NOW IT'S KEVIN'S
TURN TO TEAR IT UP.

ALL RIGHT, KEVIN, GO FOR IT.

3, 2, 1.

AWE, NO! IT DIDN'T WORK!

KEVIN, I THINK WE NEED
TO GIVE UP THE GHOST.

I THINK SO, TOO.

THE FLAMING SWORD IS TOAST.

IT HAS ITS LIMITS, AND WE'VE REACHED THEM.

BUT I HAVE A NEW CHALLENGE FOR KEVIN.

I THINK YOU NEED TO COME UP WITH A DEVICE

THAT DOESN'T JUST CUT WOOD,

BUT CAN EVEN CUT METAL.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A TOUGH ONE.

I LIKE WHERE YOU'RE
GOING WITH THIS, THOUGH.

OKAY.

♪♪

WHILE KEVIN KOHLER DREAMS
UP THE ULTIMATE FLAMING,

CUTTING DEVICE,

I HAVE A DREAM OF MY
OWN... GETTING A COLD BEER.

BUT WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR
SIX PACK IS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE?

-DES, HOW'S IT GOING? -HI!

LUCKY FOR ME, I KNOW AN EXPERT...

BEER SCIENTIST DESIREE CHUBB.

ALL RIGHT, SO, IT'S TIME TO
CHILL SOME BEER DOWN REAL FAST.

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT METHODS.

WE GOT ICE, WE'VE GOT ICE
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SALT,

WE'VE GOT COMPRESSED AIR, AND
WE'VE GOT A DAMP PAPER TOWEL.

WHO THINKS THE ICE IS GONNA
CHILL THE FASTEST BY ITSELF?

NOBODY, OF COURSE.

WHAT IS THE IDEAL TEMPERATURE
TO SERVE THESE BEERS?

-ABOUT 38. -ABOUT 38 DEGREES?

HERE WE GO. 3, 2, 1.

BEGIN CHILLING YOUR BEERS.

JUST GONNA...

YEAH, I CAN DEFINITELY SEE
HOW THAT'S GONNA GET STUFF

COLD ON THE OUTSIDE PRETTY FAST.

MIKE, HOW YOU DOING DOWN THERE?

75.

-OH. -NICE!

NEGATIVE 28 DEGREES.

NEGATIVE 40 DEGREES.

THAT'S AMAZING.

GUYS, HOW YOU DOING? I'M AT 78.

I THINK THAT WE CAN PRETTY
MUCH RULE THIS OUT, HUH?

YEAH, WE SHOULD CHECK
ON THE ONE IN THE FREEZER.

WE'RE AT 42.

NOT QUITE THERE. TY, HOW YOU DOING?

I'M AT 38.

ANNE-LISE, HOW'S IT IN THERE?

DEFINITELY NOT 38 YET. NOT 38 YET.

TY, CONGRATULATIONS.

ENJOY YOUR PRIZE.

THAT'S A COLD BEER.

YOU CERTAINLY WON, TY.

7 MINUTES AND 10 SECONDS,
WE FOUND OUR WINNER...

ICE AND SALT.

SALT LOWERS THE MELTING
POINT OF THE ICE WATER,

PLUS THE SUBZERO BATH OF SALTWATER

HAS THE MOST SURFACE AREA

CONTACT WITH THE BOTTLE,

COOLING THE LIQUID INSIDE MORE QUICKLY

INSIDE THAN THE OTHER OPTION DID.

NOW LET'S ALL GO HAVE A
BEER, AND WE'LL ALL BE WINNERS.

YES.

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Delaney: ONCE YOUR BEER IS
CHILLED, IT'S TIME TO ENJOY IT,

BUT WHAT IF THERE'S NO
BOTTLE OPENER AROUND?

TIME TO GET CREATIVE.

SO, WE HAVE THE CD, A PIECE
OF PAPER, WE HAVE A KNIFE,

AND THIS SPOON.

DARREN, YOU'VE CHOSEN THE CD WHOO!

IT EXPLODED MY CD I SCRATCHED MY FINGER.

CHRIS, WHAT HAVE YOU CHOSEN?

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO, I HAVE THE PIECE OF PAPER.

SO, LET ME TRY AND SEE IF I CAN FOLD IT.

I THINK YOU GOT IT GOING ON.

HEY!

Delaney: WHEN YOU WANT
TO CRACK OPEN A COLD ONE,

WHAT DO YOU DO WITHOUT A
SCREW CAP OR A BOTTLE OPENER?

YOU TURN TO MORE CREATIVE OPTIONS.

OH! HEY!

WHOA!

CHRIS PULLS IT OFF IN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS.

ALL RIGHT, MIKE, WHAT DO YOU THINK.

YOU WANT TO USE A BIGGER KNIFE?

OH, I CAN TRY A BIGGER KNIFE.

ALL RIGHT, BE CAREFUL. THIS ONE'S SHARP.

CHRIS IS WILLING TO OFFER ME HIS PAPER.

I MIGHT NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS.

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YOU KNOW WHAT KEV, I'M
NOT GONNA GET THIS DONE.

YOU GOT TO PRACTICE THIS A LITTLE BIT.

SO, YOU'RE BLAMING THE OPERATOR?

SURE, SURE.

ALL RIGHT, DESIREE.

YOU GOT THE SPOON.

HEY! THERE YOU GO. NICE AND CLEAN.

Delaney: DESIREE CAPS A
VICTORY AT THREE SECONDS.

WELL, OF COURSE, SHE'S A BEER SCIENTIST.

DONE THIS BEFORE.

Delaney: IT'S ALL ABOUT LEVERAGE.

SHE USES HER THUMB AS A
FULCRUM ON THE BOWL OF THE SPOON

WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON THE HANDLE.

THIS CREATES ENOUGH FORCE
THROUGH THE TIP OF THE SPOON

TO POP OPEN THE BOTTLE.

DESIREE WINS FOR SPEED, OF COURSE.

THANK YOU. AND THEN CHRIS, MOST ORIGINAL.

BEST IN SHOW. I'LL TAKE IT.

AN HONORABLE MENTION.

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KEVIN KOHLER'S FLAMING
SWORD CERTAINLY LOOKS

LIKE AN IMPRESSIVE WEAPON.

IT SLICES AND DICES,

BUT IT FLOPS WHEN IT COMES
TO MORE PRECISE CUTTING.

SO, I CHALLENGED HIM TO FIND ANOTHER WAY

TO USE HEAT TO CUT METAL,

AND HE CAME UP WITH BACON.

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MY FIRE SWORD CAN ONLY GET
UP TO A COUPLE HUNDRED DEGREES

FAHRENHEIT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PROPANE,

IT'S NOT THAT HOT OF A
CHEMICAL WHEN IT BURNS.

AND THAT'S FUNNY BECAUSE YOU DON'T THINK

THAT THIS PIECE OF BACON
CAN BURN THAT HOT EITHER.

I LIKE BACON.

ALL RIGHT, SO, WE'RE ON THE SIDE OF BACON.

SO, KEVIN, YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT.

I AM READY.

OKAY, NICK, HERE WE GO.

Delaney: KEVIN'S GOAL IS TO
CUT THROUGH THIS PIZZA PAN.

-THERE WE GO. -THERE WE GO.

SO MUCH EASIER.

WHOA!

WHOA!

WHOO!

KEVIN KOHLER, EVERYBODY. SO YOU DID IT.

YOU WERE ABLE TO CUT A HOLE
THROUGH METAL WITH BACON.

KEVIN'S BACON IS ACTUALLY FUNCTIONING

AS A HOMEMADE, THERMAL LANCE.

A THERMAL LANCE BURNS THROUGH METAL

BY USING A STREAM OF PRESSURIZED OXYGEN

IN COMBINATION OF A HEATED FUEL.

IN THIS CASE, THE FUEL IS KEVIN'S BACON.

I EXPECTED IT TO COOK THE BACON,
AND I HOPED TO EAT THE BACON,

BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO
ACTUALLY CUT THROUGH THE PAN.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA CUT THROUGH NEXT?

WELL, I THINK WE CAN SCALE THIS UP BIGGER.

WHY DON'T WE GO BACK TO THE JUNKYARD,

AND WE HELP THEM DISPOSE OF SOME VEHICLES.

YOU THINK THE BACON'S GONNA DO IT,

OR YOU NEED SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

BIGGER SLICES OF BACON.
BIGGER SLICES OF BACON.

YEAH, YEAH. YEAH.

WE'RE GOING TO SUPER-SIZE THIS CHALLENGE

AND TURN A CAR INTO A CONVERTIBLE.

THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING
TO NEED A BIGGER LANCE.

WE'RE GONNA USE A
THERMIC LANCE MADE OF IRON

AND WRAPPED IN BACON.

THIS TIME, THE BACON IS JUST FOR SHOW.

IT WON'T BURN LONG ENOUGH OR HOT ENOUGH

TO SLICE THROUGH THE ROOF OF A CAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US.

DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THAT

TO TURN THIS INTO A CONVERTIBLE?

I THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CATCH IT ON FIRE,

AND WE'LL SEE HOW WELL IT CUTS.

I THINK HE'S GONNA CAUSE A BIG FIRE,

BUT I THINK HE'S GONNA GET THE
ROOF CUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

KEVIN, YOU READY? YEAH, I'M GOOD TO GO.

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Delaney: IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF TIME

AND A LOT OF BACON LANCES
TO CREATE A CONVERTIBLE.

SINCE OUR GOAL IS TO
SEE WHAT FLAMING DEVICE

CAN CUT THROUGH METAL,

KEVIN'S USING A PROFESSIONAL THERMAL LANCE

MADE OF IRON TO GET THE
HEAT UP TO 11,000 DEGREES.

Kohler: YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

THAT'S IT.

YOU DID IT? YEAH, WE'RE THROUGH.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS WANT
TO GO SEE IF WE CAN LIFT IT OFF?

YEAH.

CAREFUL, IT'S HOT.

WOW! THERE YOU GO.

NICE. THERE IT GOES.

WELL, THAT RIGHT THERE
IS A CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO TRY THAT
FLAMING SWORD MADE WITH BACON.

LOOK LIKE IT WORKED.

WELL, IT DID TAKE A LITTLE BIT
MORE THAN THE FLAMING SWORD.

YEAH, I'D SAY THAT IS A LOT
MORE THAN A FLAMING SWORD.

THIS IS MY NEW, CUSTOM
CONVERTIBLE, AND I LOVE IT.

SO, GOING FROM THE
500-DEGREE, ALUMINUM FIRE SWORD

TO THE 11,000-DEGREE THERMAL LANCE

YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE DIFFERENCE

CUTTING THROUGH THIS.

I MEAN, I SLICED THROUGH
THE METAL, LIKE, THE WAY

THE FIRE SWORD SLICED THROUGH PLASTIC.

IT'S AWESOME.

Man: WORD.

Kohler: MY BABY! NO!

AWE, MY BABY!