Original subtitles

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

DO NOT TRY ANYTHING YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE AT HOME.

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

WE'RE WHAT YOU CALL EXPERTS.

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

Narrator: ON THIS BLOCKBUSTING EPIC EPISODE

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

OF "MYTHBUSTERS"....

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

OH, GOD! HOLD ON!

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

...JAMES CAMERON...

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

YEAH, BABY.

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

THIS IS JAMES FREAKIN' CAMERON.

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

Narrator: ...HAS A CONUNDRUM.

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

I AM, INDEED, JAMES FREAKIN' CAMERON.

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

Narrator: THOUSANDS OF FURIOUS FANS FLOODING THE INTERNET

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

CLAIM CAMERON GOT IT WRONG...

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

IT'S ALIVE!

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

Narrator: ...THAT ROSE... DON'T CALL ME ROSE.

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...AND JACK...

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OH! HO! HO!

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...COULD HAVE BOTH LIVED TO TELL THEIR TITANIC TALE

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BY SHARING THEIR FLOATING FLOTSAM.

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

COME ON, STAY ON IT. STAY ON, ROSE.

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[ LAUGHTER ]

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

MEANWHILE, SURF'S UP, UP, AND AWAY

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FOR KARI, GRANT, TORY...

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

Narrator: ...AND BUSTER.

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

OUR TRIO OF INTREPID ROCKET SCIENTISTS ASK...

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DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

Narrator: ...CAN YOU REALLY CATCH A WILD, RAD RIDE

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

WITH ROCKETS?

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

Kari: YOU OKAY?!

ATTENTION, VIEWERS --

Narrator: WHO ARE THE MYTHBUSTERS?

ADAM SAVAGE.

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I REJECT YOUR REALITY AND SUBSTITUTE MY OWN.

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...AND JAMIE HYNEMAN.

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WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN ADVENTURE.

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BETWEEN THEM, MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF SPECIAL-EFFECTS EXPERIENCE.

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TOGETHER WITH TORY BELLECI...

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TIME TO GO DIVING.

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...GRANT IMAHARA...

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START THE CAR!

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...AND KARI BYRON.

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FIRE!

Narrator: WHO ARE THE MYTHBUSTERS?

THEY DON'T JUST TELL THE MYTHS.

Narrator: WHO ARE THE MYTHBUSTERS?

THEY PUT THEM TO THE TEST.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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FIRST UP, ADAM AND JAMIE TACKLE AN INTERNET SENSATION

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THAT'S CAUSING AN A-LIST VIEWER EXTREME VEXATION.

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HEY. HEY.

Narrator: WHO ARE THE MYTHBUSTERS?

WE HAVE A VERY EXCITING MYTH TODAY

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FROM AN UNBELIEVABLY SPECIAL VIEWER.

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WHO'S THAT?

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NONE OTHER THAN JAMES CAMERON.

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YOU MEAN THAT GUY THAT WENT TO THE BOTTOM IN THE MARIANAS TRENCH?

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THAT'S THE GUY.

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I WAS THINKING OF HIM MORE AS A MOVIE DIRECTOR,

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BUT, YES, THAT'S THE GUY.

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SO, JAMES CAMERON ALSO DIRECTS MOVIES

Narrator: WHO ARE THE MYTHBUSTERS?

IS WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME.

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YES, HE DOES.

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REALLY? SO, WHAT'S HIS MYTH?

Narrator: WHO ARE THE MYTHBUSTERS?

ACTUALLY, I THINK WE SHOULD TALK TO HIM.

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OKAY.

Narrator: WHO ARE THE MYTHBUSTERS?

HEY, JAMES.

HEY.

HEY, JAMES.

COULD YOU TELL JAMIE WHAT YOU TOLD ME?

HEY, JAMES.

SURE.

HEY, JAMES.

SO, FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS,

HEY, JAMES.

SINCE I RELEASED "TITANIC" IN 3-D,

HEY, JAMES.

I'VE BEEN GETTING DOZENS OF E-MAILS EVERY DAY

HEY, JAMES.

SAYING THAT ROSE IS A SELFISH SO-AND-SO

HEY, JAMES.

AND JACK'S AN IDIOT.

HEY, JAMES.

WHO ARE ROSE AND JACK?

HEY, JAMES.

[ SIGHS ]

HEY, JAMES.

TWO MAIN CHARACTERS OF THE MOVIE.

HEY, JAMES.

ALL RIGHT, JAMIE, THE END OF THE FILM "TITANIC,"

HEY, JAMES.

ROSE AND JACK ARE DISTRIBUTED

HEY, JAMES.

AMONG THE DETRITUS OF THE SUNKEN SHIP,

HEY, JAMES.

AND ROSE IS PERCHED ON A PIECE OF WOOD AND JACK IS NOT.

HEY, JAMES.

'CAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH BUOYANCY

HEY, JAMES.

TO SUPPORT BOTH OF THEM.

HEY, JAMES.

RIGHT, AND JACK MAKES THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE,

HEY, JAMES.

AND HE DIES SO THAT ROSE CAN LIVE.

HEY, JAMES.

RIGHT, SO, ANYWAY, THESE THOUSANDS OF FANS

HEY, JAMES.

THINK THAT I GOT IT WRONG AND THAT THEY BOTH

HEY, JAMES.

COULD HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY THE BOARD

HEY, JAMES.

AND THEY BOTH COULD HAVE LIVED.

HEY, JAMES.

SO, THIS IS WHAT I WANT YOU GUYS TO TEST.

HEY, JAMES.

WAIT, SO, YOU MADE A MOVIE ABOUT THE TITANIC?

HEY, JAMES.

YES.

HEY, JAMES.

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? WE ALREADY KNOW HOW IT ENDS.

HEY, JAMES.

HE DOESN'T GET OUT MUCH, DOES HE?

HEY, JAMES.

NO, HE DOESN'T.

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: THE MOVIE,

HEY, JAMES.

THE SECOND-HIGHEST GROSSING OF ALL TIME,

HEY, JAMES.

WAS ANYTHING BUT A DISASTER,

HEY, JAMES.

BUT THE ENDING HAS CAUSED A STORM OF PROTEST.

HEY, JAMES.

DESPERATE TO SURVIVE IN THE FREEZING COLD NORTH ATLANTIC...

HEY, JAMES.

COME ON, STAY ON IT. STAY ON, ROSE.

HEY, JAMES.

...JACK AND ROSE ATTEMPT TO CLAMBER ONTO A PIECE OF DEBRIS.

HEY, JAMES.

AND, SEEMINGLY, THERE'S ROOM ABOARD FOR JUST ONE,

HEY, JAMES.

AND JACK, BEING THE NOBLE HERO HE IS,

HEY, JAMES.

SACRIFICES HIMSELF TO KEEP ROSE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER.

HEY, JAMES.

BUT MULTITUDES OF "TITANIC" AND MYTHBUSTER FANS

HEY, JAMES.

DON'T BELIEVE IT.

HEY, JAMES.

JAMES CAMERON'S INBOX HAS BEEN FLOODED WITH THE THEORY

HEY, JAMES.

THAT BOTH HERO AND HEROINE COULD HAVE LIVED

HEY, JAMES.

TO TELL THEIR TITANIC TALE.

HEY, JAMES.

OKAY, SO, I NEED YOU GUYS TO FIND OUT WHO'S RIGHT --

HEY, JAMES.

THESE SO-CALLED FANS OR MY MOVIE.

HEY, JAMES.

OKAY, IT SEEMS TO ME THE PLACE WE START IS WITH BUOYANCY.

HEY, JAMES.

THE QUESTION IS COULD THE BOARD

HEY, JAMES.

POSSIBLY HAVE SUPPORTED BOTH ROSE AND JACK?

HEY, JAMES.

I AGREE, BUT THE SECOND ISSUE

HEY, JAMES.

IS ABOUT SURVIVAL IN THOSE FREEZING CONDITIONS.

HEY, JAMES.

YOU MEAN IF THEY BOTH COULD HAVE DIED REGARDLESS OF THE BOARD.

HEY, JAMES.

EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT.

HEY, JAMES.

LET'S SAY I GET STARTED DOING SOME SMALL-SCALE TESTING

HEY, JAMES.

WITH A MINI BOARD AND A MINI ROSE AND JACK.

HEY, JAMES.

AND WHY DON'T I START TO PREP FOR SOME HYPOTHERMIA TESTS?

HEY, JAMES.

AND I'LL GET BACK TO SWEEPING UP.

HEY, JAMES.

AWESOME.

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: SO, THE EPIC FULL-SCALE JACK AND ROSE REENACTMENT

HEY, JAMES.

COMES LATER...

HEY, JAMES.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN BOTH GET ON THIS THING.

HEY, JAMES.

...BECAUSE THIS TITANIC TALE WON'T SET SAIL

HEY, JAMES.

UNTIL IT'S BEEN TESTED IN SAFER WATERS,

HEY, JAMES.

WHERE THE GUYS OPT FOR AN EFFICIENT DIVISION OF LABOR.

HEY, JAMES.

JAMIE'S TAKING CHARGE OF HOW TO QUANTIFY AND REPLICATE

HEY, JAMES.

THE HEROES' HYPOTHERMIA

HEY, JAMES.

AND GRUMBLE ABOUT THE LACK OF LOGIC IN LOVE...

HEY, JAMES.

AAH.

HEY, JAMES.

...WHILE ADAM'S CUTTING THINGS DOWN TO SIZE.

HEY, JAMES.

OKAY, THE MYTH IN MINIATURE -- SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

HEY, JAMES.

Adam: I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.

HEY, JAMES.

I'M GONNA START BY PLAYING WITH DOLLS.

HEY, JAMES.

I'M GONNA MAKE SOME VERY ACCURATE DOLLS OF ROSE AND JACK,

HEY, JAMES.

ACCURATE BOTH IN TERMS OF THEIR SIZE

HEY, JAMES.

BUT ALSO IN THEIR WEIGHT.

HEY, JAMES.

[ LAUGHS ]

HEY, JAMES.

AND THEN I'M GONNA PUT THEM ON A PIECE OF WOOD

HEY, JAMES.

THAT IS EXACTLY THE SAME TYPE OF WOOD AS THE ORIGINAL.

HEY, JAMES.

RIGHT, SO, WHITE OAK.

HEY, JAMES.

YES, AND, BASICALLY, PUT THAT

HEY, JAMES.

IN A TUB FULL OF SALTY WATER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

HEY, JAMES.

AND PROVE MY MOVIE WAS RIGHT.

HEY, JAMES.

MAYBE. MAYBE. YEAH.

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: WITH ADAM'S QUARTER-SIZED DOLLS CUT AND SEWN,

HEY, JAMES.

THEY'RE READY TO PUT ON SOME WEIGHT.

HEY, JAMES.

EXACTLY HOW MUCH IS KIND OF CLEVER.

HEY, JAMES.

NOW, GIVEN THAT THIS GUY'S ONE-QUARTER OF MY SIZE,

HEY, JAMES.

DOES THAT MAKE HIM ONE-QUARTER OF MY WEIGHT?

HEY, JAMES.

[ BUZZER ] NO!

HEY, JAMES.

LET ME EXPLAIN 'CAUSE MOST PEOPLE GET THIS WRONG.

HEY, JAMES.

THIS IS A TWO-INCH CUBE OF ALUMINUM.

HEY, JAMES.

THIS IS EXACTLY ONE-QUARTER SCALE,

HEY, JAMES.

A HALF-INCH CUBE OF ALUMINUM.

HEY, JAMES.

THIS ONE WEIGHS 352 GRAMS.

HEY, JAMES.

THIS ONE WEIGHS 5.5 GRAMS -- ACTUALLY, JUST A SHADE UNDER.

HEY, JAMES.

HOW DO WE GET THERE FROM THERE?

HEY, JAMES.

WELL, WHAT YOU DO IS YOU SCALE BY WHAT'S CALLED THE CUBE ROOT.

HEY, JAMES.

THAT MEANS THREE SEPARATE TIMES

HEY, JAMES.

BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE DIMENSIONS --

HEY, JAMES.

LENGTH, WIDTH, AND HEIGHT.

HEY, JAMES.

YOU TAKE 352 AND DIVIDE IT BY 4, DIVIDE IT BY 4 AGAIN,

HEY, JAMES.

AND DIVIDE IT BY 4 ONE MORE TIME, AND YOU GET 5.5 GRAMS.

HEY, JAMES.

[ CLICKS TONGUE ] ISN'T THAT COOL?

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: AND TO ACHIEVE THE CORRECTLY SCALED WEIGHTS,

HEY, JAMES.

ADAM FILLS THE DOLLS WITH BEANS AND, UH, KNOWLEDGE.

HEY, JAMES.

AH, READY, JACK? I'M GONNA FILL YOUR HEAD FULL OF KNOWLEDGE.

HEY, JAMES.

MMM, LEARN THAT STUFF. YEAH, IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.

HEY, JAMES.

MMM, SCIENCE. MMM, MATH.

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: NEXT UP, ADAM BRINGS THE SAME SCALING RIGOR

HEY, JAMES.

TO THE KEY PROP PIECE.

HEY, JAMES.

USING THE SAME TYPE OF WOOD,

HEY, JAMES.

HE ACCURATELY SCALES EACH DIMENSION BY A QUARTER.

HEY, JAMES.

AND WITH A FINAL COAT OF THEATRICAL MAGIC...

HEY, JAMES.

PERFECT.

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: ...ADAM IS JUST A BATHTUB

HEY, JAMES.

FULL OF SALTY SEAWATER SHORT OF BEING READY.

HEY, JAMES.

EXCELLENT. WE ARE AT A PROPER LEVEL OF OCEAN SALINITY.

HEY, JAMES.

ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GETTING READY FOR OUR QUARTER-SCALE TEST.

HEY, JAMES.

I'VE GOT MY PIECE OF WOOD THAT ROSE FLOATED ON,

HEY, JAMES.

AND I'VE GOT A SCALE-WEIGHTED ROSE.

HEY, JAMES.

WE SHOULD SEE IDENTICAL BEHAVIOR TO THE FULL-SIZE ONE.

HEY, JAMES.

HERE WE GO.

HEY, JAMES.

ROSE LIES DOWN ON IT. OH.

HEY, JAMES.

OH, THAT ACTUALLY -- WOW.

HEY, JAMES.

IN THE MOVIE, YOU CAN SEE

HEY, JAMES.

THAT IT'S LAPPING ON MOST OF THE BOARD,

HEY, JAMES.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GETTING HERE.

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: SO FAR, SO GOOD.

HEY, JAMES.

ADAM'S EYE FOR DETAILED AND MATHEMATICALLY-ACCURATE SCALING

HEY, JAMES.

HAS PAID OFF.

HEY, JAMES.

NOW, WHAT ABOUT THE MYTH ITSELF?

HEY, JAMES.

COULD JACK HAVE JUMPED ABOARD?

HEY, JAMES.

HERE WE GO. JACK AND ROSE.

HEY, JAMES.

NO. WHOA, WHOA, OH, THEY'RE ABOUT SINKING. HOLD ON.

HEY, JAMES.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY CAN STAY AFLOAT.

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: THAT MEANS THIS MAIDEN-VOYAGE MYTH

HEY, JAMES.

IS ON THIN ICE,

HEY, JAMES.

AND THE MOVIE'S LOOKING LIKE THE REAL DEAL.

HEY, JAMES.

SCIENCE IS ON MY SIDE.

HEY, JAMES.

SO, WHAT WE SEE IN THE MOVIE, WHERE HE TRIES TO CLIMB ON

HEY, JAMES.

AND THE THING STARTS TO TIP OVER,

HEY, JAMES.

SEEMS LIKE IT'S TOTALLY ACCURATE.

HEY, JAMES.

THERE THEY GO.

HEY, JAMES.

WELL, IT SEEMS THAT ALL THE TIME I SPENT MAKING MY DOLLS

HEY, JAMES.

EXACTLY ONE-QUARTER SCALE TO THEIR COUNTERPARTS

HEY, JAMES.

AND USING THE EXACT SAME WOOD FOR THE WOOD PIECE

HEY, JAMES.

HAS PAID OFF.

HEY, JAMES.

WE'VE LEARNED SOME IMPORTANT THINGS IN SCALE.

HEY, JAMES.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT WOULD SEEM THAT ALL THE BEHAVIOR

HEY, JAMES.

WE SEE OUT OF THIS PIECE OF WOOD IN THE MOVIE

HEY, JAMES.

IS ACCURATE TO REALITY.

HEY, JAMES.

IT IS JUST BARELY BUOYANT ENOUGH

HEY, JAMES.

TO HOLD ROSE'S BODY OUT OF THE WATER.

HEY, JAMES.

IT ALSO APPEARS THAT IT IS NOT BUOYANT ENOUGH

HEY, JAMES.

TO KEEP ROSE AND JACK'S BODY OUT OF THE WATER.

HEY, JAMES.

NOW, OF COURSE, JAMIE AND I

HEY, JAMES.

ARE GONNA EXPERIMENT WITH THIS IN FULL SCALE.

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: YEP, IT'S TOO EARLY TO CALL IT YET...

HEY, JAMES.

Adam: THERE THEY GO.

HEY, JAMES.

NO, OOH.

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: ...BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST ABOUT BUOYANCY.

HEY, JAMES.

TO FIND OUT IF THE FILM FAILED IN THE SURVIVABILITY STAKES,

HEY, JAMES.

ADAM AND JAMIE WILL EXAMINE EVERY ASPECT

HEY, JAMES.

OF COLD-WATER ENDURANCE.

HEY, JAMES.

IT'S ALIVE!

HEY, JAMES.

Narrator: ENTER THERMOMAN.

HEY, JAMES.

Jamie: THERE IT GOES.

OH! [ LAUGHS ]

Jamie: THERE IT GOES.

ADAM AND JAMIE -- CYBORG MIDWIVES.

Jamie: THERE IT GOES.

UP NEXT, KARI, GRANT, AND TORY

ARE COUNTING DOWN TO A WET AND WILD LIFTOFF.

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ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MYTH FOR YOU GUYS

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THAT I HAD BEEN WANTING TO TRY SINCE I STARTED SURFING.

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WHAT?

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A CALIFORNIA SURFER MOVES TO THE MIDWEST

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AND GETS A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.

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OH, LET ME GUESS -- NO WAVES, DUDE.

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EXACTLY.

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BUT INSTEAD OF GETTING BUMMED OUT,

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HE DECIDES TO MAKE A ROCKET-POWERED SURFBOARD.

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ARE YOU KIDDING ME? ARE YOU MAKING THIS UP?

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NO. ISN'T THAT PERFECT?

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HE TAKES A GIANT ROCKET, STRAPS IT TO HIS SURFBOARD,

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HEADS OUT ONTO A FLAT LAKE, AND STARTS SURFING.

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OKAY. NO WAVES, NO PROBLEM -- I LIKE IT.

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Narrator: THE STORY GOES THAT A SOUPED-UP SURFBOARD

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GAVE ITS RIDER AT 20-MILES-PER-HOUR RIDE

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FOR 30 NAIL-BITING SECONDS.

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BUT COULD A SINGLE SUPERSIZED ROCKET

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REALLY TURN A LANGUID LAKE INTO A RADICAL RIDE?

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OR WILL THIS MYTH BE A DUNK IN DISASTER?

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ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

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OKAY, WELL, I HAVE MY DOUBTS.

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LARGE ROCKETS TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF THRUST

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AND OVER A REALLY SMALL PERIOD OF TIME.

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FAIR ENOUGH, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

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LET'S JUST START WITH BUSTER ON A SURFBOARD

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WITH ONE REALLY BIG ROCKET.

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ALL RIGHT. WELL, I KNOW JUST THE PLACE.

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LOOK HOW GORGEOUS THIS IS.

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MAN, IT'S TOTALLY FLAT.

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THERE'S NO WAVES, BUT THAT'S NO PROBLEM FOR US.

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NO PROBLEM AT ALL.

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Kari: WE'RE HERE AT THE QUARRY LAKES

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AT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS DISTRICT

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SO THAT WE CAN TEST THE ROCKET-SURFER MYTH.

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NOW, THIS MYTH IS WHERE A GUY STRAPS

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ONE BIG ROCKET TO A SURFBOARD

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AND SAILS ACROSS A LAKE, GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR

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FOR A 30-SECOND RIDE.

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WHY? 'CAUSE LAKES ARE FLAT.

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THEY DON'T HAVE WAVES.

UP NEXT, KARI, GRANT, AND TORY

NO MATTER WHAT, THIS IS GONNA BE AN AWESOME DAY.

UP NEXT, KARI, GRANT, AND TORY

[ WHISTLES ]

YOU GUYS READY TO ROCK IT?

[ WHISTLES ]

YEAH, MYTHBUSTERS STYLE.

[ WHISTLES ]

Grant: THIS IS OUR ROCKET SURFBOARD.

[ WHISTLES ]

JUST LIKE IN THE MYTH, ONE BIG ROCKET.

[ WHISTLES ]

SURF'S UP, DUDE.

[ WHISTLES ]

NOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN,

[ WHISTLES ]

WE'RE GONNA USE BUSTER.

[ WHISTLES ]

AND BECAUSE BUSTER CAN'T STAND, I BUILT THIS BACK AT THE SHOP.

[ WHISTLES ]

WE'RE GONNA ATTACH IT TO THIS AND SEE HOW IT GOES.

[ WHISTLES ]

NICE POSE, DUDE.

[ WHISTLES ]

THIS IS OUR ROCKET-MOTOR STAND.

[ WHISTLES ]

THIS IS WHAT GOES INSIDE OF IT. IT'S A CESARONI K MOTOR.

[ WHISTLES ]

YOU MAY REMEMBER,

[ WHISTLES ]

FROM OUR JAMES BOND EJECTOR-SEAT EPISODE,

[ WHISTLES ]

FOUR OF THESE IS ENOUGH TO LAUNCH A GUY

[ WHISTLES ]

STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR ABOUT 25 FEET.

[ WHISTLES ]

FIRE.

[ WHISTLES ]

[ CHEERING ]

AND BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FIGHTING GRAVITY ON THIS,

[ CHEERING ]

ONE OF THESE SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO SURF THE LAKE.

[ CHEERING ]

Narrator: THE ACTUAL DETAILS OF THE ROCKET IN THE MYTH

[ CHEERING ]

ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.

[ CHEERING ]

OUCHY.

[ CHEERING ]

THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S BUILT FOR COMFORT.

[ CHEERING ]

BUT THE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR K MOTOR

[ CHEERING ]

IS THAT IT'S BOTH POWERFUL AND RELATIVELY AVAILABLE,

[ CHEERING ]

MAKING IT A REALISTIC ROCKET OF CHOICE.

[ CHEERING ]

IS IT JUST ME,

[ CHEERING ]

OR ARE WE ACTUALLY STRAPPING ROCKETS TO A SURFBOARD?

[ CHEERING ]

WITH BUSTER READY TO RIDE,

[ CHEERING ]

ALL THAT'S LEFT FOR THIS SURFING SAGA IS A HELPING HAND.

[ CHEERING ]

SO, WE LEARNED THROUGH ALL

[ CHEERING ]

OF OUR VARIOUS ROCKET EXPERIMENTS THROUGH THE YEARS

[ CHEERING ]

THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR ROCKET STABLE

[ CHEERING ]

USING A RAIL SYSTEM, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS.

[ CHEERING ]

THIS IS A 20-FOOT-LONG GUIDE RAIL --

[ CHEERING ]

HOPEFULLY KEEP THE SURFBOARD UPRIGHT

[ CHEERING ]

AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST 20 FEET.

[ CHEERING ]

Narrator: YEP, THE TEAM HAS PROVEN A STABLE LAUNCH

[ CHEERING ]

IS A PREREQUISITE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT.

[ CHEERING ]

OH, HOW'S HE LOOKING?

[ CHEERING ]

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD.

[ CHEERING ]

I HOPE THIS GOES WELL,

[ CHEERING ]

'CAUSE IF IT DOES, I THINK I MIGHT WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE.

[ CHEERING ]

Narrator: CONTRARY TO THE "DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME" MANTRA,

[ CHEERING ]

TORY'S KEEN TO TAKE A TURN TO TEST THIS FOR HIMSELF.

[ CHEERING ]

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE WIRED.

[ CHEERING ]

BUT FIRST, LET'S SEE HOW BADLY BUSTER GETS BUSTED UP.

[ CHEERING ]

THIS IS ROCKET SURFER WITH ONE BIG ROCKET.

HERE WE GO IN THREE...TWO...ONE.

THIS IS ROCKET SURFER WITH ONE BIG ROCKET.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THAT LOOKED... A LITTLE DANGEROUS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THAT IS A LOT OF THRUST.

[ LAUGHTER ]

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

Narrator: CRAZY FLIP IS RIGHT.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

THE MOMENT BUSTER LEFT THE GUIDE RAIL,

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

HE WENT HEELS OVER HEAD, LITERALLY.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

SO, OUR ROCKET SURFER GOT A PERFECT 10 FOR GYMNASTICS.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

WE GOT A NICE LOOP-DE-LOOP.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

WHAT I THINK HAPPENED IS THAT WE HAD ALL OF OUR WEIGHT

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

IN THE BACK OF THE SURFBOARD

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

AS WELL AS A HUGE AMOUNT OF POWER --

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

THAT IMPULSE, ALL AT ONCE,

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

PUSHING OUR SURFBOARD TO CURVE UPWARD AND FLIP OVER.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

DON'T DIE ON ME!

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

[ LAUGHS ] HE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

NO, HE'S DEAD. HE'S DEAD.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

HMM.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

Narrator: BUSTER MAY BE DEAD IN THE WATER,

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

BUT THE MYTH IS HANGING ON.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

THE TEAM HAS A FEW IDEAS

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

THAT MIGHT JUST BRING IT BACK TO LIFE.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

COMING UP, WHEN A HOLLYWOOD BIG HITTER

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

ASKS FOR MYTHBUSTING HELP...

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

IT'S LIKE I JUST PICKED UP ALL OF MY BLOOD VEINS

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

AND LAID THEM ON THE TABLE.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

Narrator: ...DR. FRANKEN-HYNEMAN MAKES A HUMAN METABOLISM.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

IT'S BEATING JUST LIKE A HEART.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

Narrator: IN 1912, THE TITANIC HIT HER ICEBERG NEMESIS

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

AND HAS LAIN IN THE EERIE DEEP

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC EVER SINCE.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

BUT IN 2012, THE SHIP HAS HIT THE FAN FOR THE MOVIE.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

THE FANS ARE IN A FURIOUS FEVER OVER THE ENDING.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

SO FAR, IN SMALL SCALE AT LEAST,

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

IT LOOKS LIKE MR. CAMERON NAILED IT.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

Adam: IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY CAN STAY AFLOAT.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

SCIENCE IS ON MY SIDE.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

Narrator: BUT THE GUYS AREN'T STOPPING THERE.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

TO TEST THE MORTAL LIMITS OF HYPOTHERMIA,

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

THEY'RE CREATING A STAND-IN WITH A CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

MADE FROM SUPER-CONDUCTIVE COPPER EMBEDDED IN GEL

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

CLOSE TO THE DENSITY OF HUMAN FLESH.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

IT'S COMPLEX AND VERY, VERY COOL.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

I THINK THAT OUGHT TO WORK JUST FINE.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

LOOK, THIS WHOLE THING BOILS DOWN

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

TO WHETHER THE WAY THEIR SURVIVAL WAS PORTRAYED

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

WAS ACCURATE.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN QUESTION --

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

WAS THE BOARD BIG ENOUGH --

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHETHER, BOARD OR NO BOARD,

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

ANYONE COULD HAVE SURVIVED TEMPERATURES

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

IDENTICAL TO THOSE THE DAY THE TITANIC SANK.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

WE NEED TO KNOW WHETHER JACK AND ROSE

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

WOULD HAVE SURVIVED LONG ENOUGH TO BE RESCUED.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

TO FIND OUT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

SOME HIGH-TECH HYPOTHERMIC TESTING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

Narrator: AND THE CRUCIAL REFERENCE FOR THOSE TESTS IS

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR RESCUE?

DUDE, THAT WAS A CRAZY FLIP!

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WE NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW LONG IT TOOK ROSE TO BE RESCUED.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

BUT IN THE FILM, IT'S A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WE SHOW HER GETTING RESCUED BY FIFTH OFFICER LOWE,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND HE -- ACCORDING TO SURVIVOR TESTIMONY --

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

STARTED HIS SEARCH ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER THE SHIP SANK.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND HOW LONG DID HE SEARCH FOR?

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

ABOUT 45 MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

OKAY, SO, HE COULD HAVE FOUND HER

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND 65 MINUTES

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AFTER SHE HITS THE WATER.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

RIGHT, BUT LET'S PUSH IT TOWARD THE BACK END

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

BECAUSE WE SHOW HER IN THE MOVIE

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

BEING ONE OF THE LAST ONES RESCUED.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

HE'S ALMOST READY TO GIVE UP WHEN HE HEARS HER WHISTLE.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

SO, LET'S SAY SHE BLOWS HER WHISTLE AT 63 MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE?

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

YEAH, PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

CUE DR. FRANKEN-HYNEMAN.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IT'S LIKE I JUST PICKED UP ALL OF MY BLOOD VEINS

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND LAID THEM ON THE TABLE.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

ALL THIS PLUMBING RIGHT HERE

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IS THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM OF OUR DUMMY.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

NOW, THE IDEA IS TO SUPPLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF HEAT

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

TO THIS DUMMY AS YOUR METABOLISM SUPPLIES YOU.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

SO, TO DO THAT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A RESERVOIR OF BLOOD,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WHICH IS BASICALLY WATER.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

THAT WATER WILL BE PICKED UP BY THIS PUMP

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND PUMPED INTO THE INTAKE OF OUR VASCULAR SYSTEM HERE.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IT'S ALIVE!

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND IT'LL JUST KEEP CIRCULATING.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IT'S BEATING JUST LIKE A HEART.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

I'D SAY WE'RE IN BUSINESS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Narrator: THAT'S THE HEART AND PUMP SYSTEM.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

BUT HOW WILL THERMOMAN GENERATE HEAT LIKE A REAL HUMAN?

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Adam: THE METABOLISM OF OUR DUMMY, IN THIS CASE,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IS REPLACED BY THIS 300-WATT FISH-TANK HEATER.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IT WILL BE ABLE, UNDER NEUTRAL CONDITIONS,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

TO KEEP HIS BODY TEMPERATURE AT 98.6 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WHEN WE IMMERSE HIM, HOWEVER, IT WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP UP,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND HIS BODY TEMPERATURE WILL START TO DROP.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WE'LL MONITOR THAT ON THIS --

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

A THERMOCOUPLE EMBEDDED RIGHT INTO THE INTAKE TUBE

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE DIRECTLY

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

HOW QUICKLY HIS BODY TEMPERATURE DROPS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Narrator: SO, THERMOMAN'S GELATIN FLESH HAS BEEN POURED

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

INTO HIS HUMAN-SHAPED MOLD,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

SURROUNDING AND SUPPORTING HIS COPPER VEINS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND ONCE JAMIE TOPS THAT OFF WITH A HEAD...

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

OH, LOOK AT YOU, YOU HANDSOME DEVIL.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

...AND CRACKS OPEN THE MOLD...

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Jamie: THERE IT GOES.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

OH! [ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

ADAM AND JAMIE -- CYBORG MIDWIVES.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

...OUR STAND-IN JACK AND ROSE IS LOOKING GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Jamie: THAT LOOKS...

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

CREEPY AND UPSETTING AND AWESOME ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND ONCE THEY TURN IT ON

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND THE WATER FLOODING THROUGH THE COPPER COILS

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IS AT BODY TEMPERATURE, IT LOOKS EVEN BETTER.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

HEY, ADAM. COME CHECK THIS OUT.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Adam: OH!

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Jamie: LOOK AT THE COILS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

THAT IS SO COOL.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IT IS TOTALLY WORKING.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE IT'S HEATING UP

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

THE FLESH AROUND THE COILS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE IT'S HEATING IT UP.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Jamie: WELL, WE'VE GOT THERMOBOY HERE UP TO 98.6,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

SO IT WOULD SEEM THAT OUR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IS UP TO THE TASK OF PROVIDING ENOUGH HEAT TO OUR BODY

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

TO BE EQUIVALENT TO A NORMAL HUMAN.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

EVERYTHING'S WORKING! OH, THAT'S AWESOME.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

NOW IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO GO FOR A LITTLE SWIM.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Narrator: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVEN'T GOT ACCESS

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

TO WAVES OR A GREEN SCREEN?

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

SUPPOSEDLY, YOU TRY ROCKETS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

BUT SO FAR, SURF IS FAR FROM UP,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND THAT'S THE BAD NEWS FOR TORY

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

BECAUSE HE'S DESPERATE TO TEST THIS MYTH HIMSELF.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

HOWEVER, OUT TEAM OF BUDDING ROCKET SCIENTISTS HAS A PLAN.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

DON'T DIE ON ME! [ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

ALL RIGHT, SO, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR FEARS WERE CONFIRMED.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

THE BIG ROCKET JUST HAS

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

TOO MUCH OF AN INITIAL HIT FOR HIM TO SURF,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

BUT I WANT TO GIVE HIM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

MAYBE HE DID SOME SORT OF CONFIGURATION OF SMALL ROCKETS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

I MEAN, WE COULD TAKE THE SMALL ROCKETS,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

CONFIGURE THEM IN A WAY SO WE GET A SLOW RAMP UP

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND IT'S NOT TOO BIG OF A THRUST TO KNOCK THE SURFER OFF,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND WE COULD EXTEND THE RIDE TO GET THAT 30-SECOND RIDE

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

THAT THE MYTH TALKS ABOUT.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

YOU KNOW WHAT?

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WE COULD START BY PULLING YOU ON A SKATEBOARD, FASTER AND FASTER,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND FIND OUT WHAT THE MAXIMUM ACCELERATION IS

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

THAT YOU CAN HANG ON WITHOUT FALLING OFF.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

AND THEN WE COULD USE THAT NUMBER AS OUR ROCKET THRESHOLD.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WHENEVER YOU HAVE TO WEAR PADDING FOR SCIENCE,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

THINGS GENERALLY GO HORRIBLY WRONG.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Narrator: SO, TO FIND OUT

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

THE MAXIMUM G-FORCE THAT TORY CAN HANDLE...

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

Narrator: ...WITHOUT FALLING OVER,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

THEY'RE GOING TO YANK TORY FASTER...AND FASTER...

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WHOA.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

[ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

WOW, THAT WAS INTENSE.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

...UNTIL THE ACCELERATION DELIVERS

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

A G-FORCE HE CAN'T HANDLE...

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

TORY ACCELERATION AT 60% CAPACITY

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

IN THREE, TWO, ONE.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, SO, FOR OUR HYPOTHERMIA TESTING,

HOLY CRAP!

WHOA!

HOLY CRAP!

...JUST LIKE THAT.

HOLY CRAP!

OKAY, SO, THIS RIGHT HERE

HOLY CRAP!

IS THE INFORMATION FROM THE DATA LOGGER.

HOLY CRAP!

ALONG THIS AXIS IS TIME,

HOLY CRAP!

AND ALONG THIS AXIS IS THE G-LOAD.

HOLY CRAP!

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE PEAK IS AT .8 G's.

HOLY CRAP!

SO, WHAT THIS MEANS IS

HOLY CRAP!

THAT NONE OF OUR ROCKET TESTS SHOULD EXCEED .8 G's.

HOLY CRAP!

THAT WAY, WE KNOW THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO HANG ON.

HOLY CRAP!

Narrator: AND THAT ALL MEANS, TO GET THIS MYTH OFF THE GROUND,

HOLY CRAP!

THEY REQUIRE A SURFBOARD-ROCKET RIG

HOLY CRAP!

THAT'LL HAVE A THRUST BELOW 0.8 G's

HOLY CRAP!

BUT STILL HIT THE MYTH-SPECIFIED 20 MILES AN HOUR

HOLY CRAP!

FOR 30 SECONDS.

HOLY CRAP!

ROCKET BOARD.

HOLY CRAP!

Narrator: AND THE PLAN IS TO USE SEVERAL BANKS OF SMALLER ROCKETS

HOLY CRAP!

IN A SERIES OF IGNITIONS.

HOLY CRAP!

Tory: EACH OF THESE MODEL ROCKETS

HOLY CRAP!

GIVE US AROUND TWO POUNDS OF THRUST.

HOLY CRAP!

NOW, OUR SURFER AND THE SURFBOARD WEIGH 180 POUNDS,

HOLY CRAP!

AND WE NEED TO GET THAT WEIGHT UP TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.

HOLY CRAP!

SO, WE'RE GONNA NEED 20 MODEL ROCKETS FOR THAT INITIAL STAGE.

HOLY CRAP!

NOW, IF THIS WORKS, THEN WE NEED TO CONTINUE THAT THRUST

HOLY CRAP!

BECAUSE THESE ONLY LAST FOR THREE SECONDS.

HOLY CRAP!

AT THAT POINT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT

HOLY CRAP!

HOW MANY ROCKETS WE NEED FOR THE SECOND STAGE

HOLY CRAP!

AND AT WHAT TIME THAT SECOND STAGE NEEDS TO GO OFF.

HOLY CRAP!

Narrator: WITH THE SURFBOARD PREPPED

HOLY CRAP!

AND TORY'S ROCKETS READY TO ROLL,

HOLY CRAP!

IT'S DOWN TO TREASURE ISLAND

HOLY CRAP!

TO FIND OUT IF THIS MYTH HAS STRUCK GOLD.

HOLY CRAP!

WHY DOES THIS THING WEIGH SO MUCH?

HOLY CRAP!

BECAUSE YOU'RE A FAT GUY.

HOLY CRAP!

Grant: SO, HERE'S OUR SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED SETUP

HOLY CRAP!

FOR TODAY'S EXPERIMENT.

HOLY CRAP!

FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE GOING TO DRAPE A GUIDE CABLE

HOLY CRAP!

THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THIS SOMEWHAT-MURKY WATER CHANNEL.

HOLY CRAP!

THEN WE'LL PUT THE SURFBOARD DOWN IN THERE...

HOLY CRAP!

AND WE HAVE TOUCHDOWN.

HOLY CRAP!

...AND CONNECT IT UP TO THE GUIDE CABLE.

HOLY CRAP!

I THINK I'M GONNA NEED AN ANTIBACTERIAL SHOWER AFTER THIS.

HOLY CRAP!

NEXT, WE'LL INSTALL THE ROCKETS.

HOLY CRAP!

AND THEN WHEN WE'RE READY TO GO, WE'LL FIRE THEM OFF.

HOLY CRAP!

ALL RIGHT, THE ROCKETS ARE WIRED.

HOLY CRAP!

Grant: TO COLLECT DATA, WE HAVE OUR ONBOARD ACCELEROMETER

HOLY CRAP!

AND OUR HIGH-SPEED CAMERA.

HOLY CRAP!

Narrator: TORY'S WEIGHT EQUIVALENT IS STRAPPED TO THE SURFBOARD,

HOLY CRAP!

AND THE 20-ROCKET STAGE ONE IS READY FOR IGNITION.

HOLY CRAP!

IT'S TIME FOR LAUNCH.

HOLY CRAP!

ALL RIGHT, THIS IS ACCELERATION TEST FOR ROCKET SURFER.

HOLY CRAP!

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO IN THREE, TWO, ONE, FIRING.

HOLY CRAP!

AH!

AH! AWESOME!

AH!

OH, MY GOSH. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

AH!

Narrator: IT WAS A SLOW, CONTROLLED ACCELERATION.

AH!

AND WITH THE PEAK VELOCITY

AH!

CLOSE TO THE 20 MILES AN HOUR THEY NEED,

AH!

THIS MYTH IS ON THE UP-AND-UP.

AH!

Grant: THIS IS GREAT.

AH!

WE GOT A MEASUREMENT OF .6 G's ON TAKEOFF.

AH!

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN OUR PREDICTED MODEL.

AH!

BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT IT'S BELOW .8 G's,

AH!

WHICH MEANS TORY WILL BE ABLE TO HANG ON IN THAT SITUATION.

AH!

NOW IT'S ON TO THE TWO-STAGE TEST.

AH!

SO, NOW THAT WE KNOW HOW MANY ROCKETS WE NEED

AH!

TO PUSH MY WEIGHT 20 MILES AN HOUR JUST LIKE THE MYTH SAYS,

AH!

IT'S TIME TO FIGURE OUT

AH!

HOW TO SUSTAIN THAT RIDE FOR 30 SECONDS.

AH!

SO, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS TAKE A SECOND BANK OF ROCKETS

AH!

AND USE A TIMED FUSE TO EXTEND THE RIDE.

AH!

ALL RIGHT, ROCKETS ARE LOADED.

AH!

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

AH!

THIS IS TWO-STAGE ROCKET ON THE SURFBOARD

AH!

IN THREE, TWO, ONE, FIRING.

AH!

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: THAT'S THE SOUND OF HAPPY ROCKET SCIENTISTS.

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

STAGE ONE FIRED AND PRODUCED A GENTLE, RIDABLE START.

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

THEN STAGE TWO KICKED IN

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

TO EXTEND THE RIDE JUST AS THEY HAD HOPED.

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

Grant: SO, WE LEARNED TWO IMPORTANT PIECES OF INFORMATION TODAY --

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

FIRST, THAT 20 ROCKETS IS ENOUGH

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

TO GIVE US A START-UP G-LOAD OF 0.6 G's,

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT TORY SHOULD BE ABLE TO RIDE.

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

AND SECOND, WE CAN SUSTAIN OUR RIDE AND MAINTAIN OUR SPEED

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

BY DELAYING THE FIRING OF THE NEXT STAGE BY TWO SECONDS.

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

NOW WE JUST NEED TO ADD MORE STAGES

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

TO GET THAT 30-SECOND RIDE.

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

THE REAL QUESTION IS

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

HOW MUCH FUN IS IT GONNA BE WHEN I RIDE IT?

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

WAH!

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

ADAM AND JAMIE ARE MANNING THE LIFEBOATS

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

FOR THE MOST REQUESTED TALL TALE THAT THE GUYS HAVE EVER TACKLED.

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

REMEMBER, KIDS, IN ORDER TO PERFORM SCIENCE,

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

YOU NEED PATIENCE --

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

PATIENTS WILLING TO BE SUBJECTED TO DANGEROUS EXPERIMENTS.

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

Narrator: AND THE PATIENT WILLING TO TAKE

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

A LETHALLY COLD DIP IS THERMOMAN.

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

THE QUESTION IS COULD ROSE AND JACK

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

HAVE SURVIVED ON THAT PIECE OF WOOD UNTIL RESCUE CAME?

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

AND IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO HOW LONG

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

THE HUMAN BODY CAN STAVE OFF HYPOTHERMIA.

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

NOW, WE KNOW MEDICALLY HOW LONG THE HUMAN BODY

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

CAN STAVE OFF HYPOTHERMIA IF IT'S IMMERSED IN WATER.

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

BUT IF YOU'RE OUT OF THE WATER IN WET CLOTHES

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

AND THE AIR IS THE SAME TEMPERATURE, HOW LONG, THEN?

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

MY INTUITION TELLS ME THAT THERE IS,

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TESTING FOR.

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

GOT TO ADD A LITTLE MORE NORTH ATLANTIC.

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

Jamie: FIRST, WE'RE GONNA IMMERSE OUR FULLY-CLOTHED DUMMY

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

IN 29-DEGREE-FAHRENHEIT WATER

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

AND SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR HIM TO REACH HYPOTHERMIA.

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

CAN I JUST TELL YOU I'M SO GLAD IT'S NOT ME DOING THIS TEST?

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

Jamie: THEN WE'RE GONNA PULL HIM OUT,

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

WARM HIM UP TO HIS NORMAL TEMPERATURE,

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

AND PUT HIM IN HIS WET CLOTHING IN 29-DEGREE-FAHRENHEIT AIR

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

AND SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

FOR HIM TO REACH HYPOTHERMIA THERE.

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

Narrator: SO, THAT'S THE COLD-BATH PLAN,

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

BUT IS IT ACCURATE?

WELCOME BACK. I'M JIM CAMERON, AND THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS."

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

ABOUT THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ROSE AND JACK WERE FACING?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WELL, IT TURNS OUT THERE WERE REALLY GOOD RECORDS

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

FROM THE NIGHT OF THE SINKING,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

AND THE WATER TEMPERATURE WOULD HAVE BEEN HOVERING,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

YOU KNOW, JUST BELOW FREEZING,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO AROUND 28, 29 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

HENCE THE ICEBERGS.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

YEAH, EXACTLY.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO, IT WAS ABOUT 33 DEGREES AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

BUT BY THE TIME OF ROSE'S --

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

BY THE TIME OF ROSE'S RESCUE,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

ABOUT 3:00 A.M., IT HAD COME DOWN TO 29 DEGREES.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO, YOUR 29-DEGREE COMPARISON WOULD BE RIGHT ON.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

EXCELLENT.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO, WITH THE DIRECTOR'S SEAL OF APPROVAL,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

JACK IS WARMED TO HUMAN-BODY TEMPERATURE

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

AND READY FOR ACTION.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

LET'S GO.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Adam: THE CONDUCTION OF THIS TEST

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

IS GONNA BE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

JAMIE, WITH A LITTLE ASSISTANCE, IS GOING TO DUNK OUR DUMMY

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

IN THE COLD NORTH ATLANTIC WATER.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

I WILL BE MONITORING HIS TEMPERATURE DROP

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

EVERY 30 SECONDS UNTIL HE'S DEAD.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Narrator: AND AFTER 10 MINUTES,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WITH THERMOBOY'S TEMPERATURE DROPPING SIGNIFICANTLY,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WE CATCH A RARE GLIMPSE OF JAMIE'S TENDER SIDE...

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Jamie: HOW YOU DOING THERE, LITTLE BUDDY?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Narrator: ...REAL TENDER.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SWEET CHEEKS.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

AS YOU MOVE TOWARDS 96 DEGREES, YOU'RE SHIVERING.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

AS YOU MOVE TOWARDS 91 DEGREES,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

YOU'RE SHIVERING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

ALL THIS IS A GOOD THING

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOUR BODY IS DOING

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

TO KEEP YOU WARM AND ALIVE.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

AS YOU GO BEYOND 91 DEGREES,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

YOU STOP SHIVERING, AND THAT'S A BAD THING.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

OW. THAT WATER'S COLD.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Adam: OUR BODY IS AT 85 DEGREES AT THIS POINT.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

HE IS ON A SOLID TRAJECTORY TOWARDS DYING,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

EXPERIENCING ALMOST FULL IMMOBILITY AND STUPOR.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Narrator: YEP, AND THE KEY SYMPTOM

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

AT THIS STAGE OF HYPOTHERMIA, LOSS OF MOTOR CONTROL,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

MEANS JACK, UNABLE TO HANG ONTO THE BOARD,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WOULD HAVE DROWNED BY NOW.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WHAT'S YOUR DIAGNOSIS, DR. HYNEMAN?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

HE'S DEAD.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

A DIAGNOSIS REACHED LONG BEFORE THE 63-MINUTE RESCUE TIME.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO FAR, SO GOOD FOR THE SURVIVAL TIMES PORTRAYED IN THE MOVIE.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

REMEMBER, KIDS, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

BETWEEN SCREWING AROUND AND SCIENCE

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

IS WRITING IT DOWN.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Narrator: NOW WITH THERMOMAN WARMED

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

BACK UP TO BODY TEMPERATURE,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WHAT ABOUT SURVIVAL ON THE BOARD?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

THREE, TWO, ONE, HERE WE GO.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

OUT OF THE WATER, IN 29-DEGREE AIR,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WOULD ROSE HAVE SURVIVED TO DIE WARM IN HER BED?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

IF JACK COULD HAVE GOT ONBOARD,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WOULD THERE HAVE BEEN A HAPPY ENDING

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

TO THE BIGGEST DISASTER MOVIE OF ALL TIME?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

THIS IS INTERESTING.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

IN 23 MINUTES, OUR GUY OUT OF THE WATER IS AT 90.7 DEGREES.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

AT THE SAME TIME, IN THE COLD WATER, HE WAS AT 90 DEGREES.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ALMOST NECK AND NECK BETWEEN BOTH TESTS.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO, IN TERMS OF RETAINING HEAT,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

THERE'S ONLY THE SLIGHTEST ADVANTAGE

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

TO BEING ON THE BOARD, EXCEPT IN ONE CRUCIAL RESPECT.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THERMOBOY HAS JUST PASSED

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

THE 85-DEGREE MARK, WHICH IS THE POINT

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

THAT HE WOULD BE IN A STUPOR AND IMMOBILE.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

NOW, THAT MEANS THAT IF HE WAS IN THE WATER,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

HE'D PROBABLY DROWN, BUT HE'S NOT.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

HE'S ON A BOARD, HE'S IN AIR,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO HE'S GOT KIND OF A GRACE PERIOD HERE,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WHERE HE'S NOT DEAD YET.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

HE'S GOT A FEW DEGREES TO GO BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

HE MIGHT GET RESCUED.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Narrator: YEP, BELOW 82 DEGREES, DEATH IS A DEADLY CERTAINTY.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

BUT AT THE TIME OF RESCUE,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

THERMOMAN'S CORE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE THAT.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO, AGAIN, THE MOVIE IS ACCURATE.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

ROSE WOULD HAVE BEEN ALIVE, JUST BARELY,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WHEN THE LIFEBOAT ARRIVED.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

SO, WHAT DO WE TAKE AWAY FROM ALL THIS?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WELL, IF YOU'RE IN SUBZERO WATER AND WEATHER,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING IN THAT WATER OR OUT OF IT AND WET

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

IS PRETTY SMALL.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

BUT THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE TO BEING OUT OF THE WATER,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

AND, CRITICALLY, ONCE YOU PASS

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

85 DEGREES CORE BODY TEMPERATURE,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

YOU CAN NO LONGER MOVE YOUR LIMBS.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

IF YOU'RE IN THE WATER WHEN THAT HAPPENS,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A WEIGHT

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

HEADING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

IF YOU ARE ON YOUR BOARD OR BOAT OR WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT,

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

YOU MIGHT JUST LAST UNTIL RESCUE.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Narrator: QUITE SIMPLY, JACK'S ONLY CHANCE OF SURVIVAL

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

IS TO GET ON THE BOARD, BUT COULD HE?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

OH! HO! HO!

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

ADAM AND JAMIE...

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

DON'T CALL ME ROSE.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

...ARE GETTING WET AND INTIMATE FOR SCIENCE.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

NEXT ON "MYTHBUSTERS"...

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Narrator: ...IS TORY REALLY GOING TO RIDE

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

A ROCKET-POWERED SURFBOARD?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

PLEASE DON'T TRY WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE AT HOME.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WE'RE SURROUNDED BY EXPERTS THAT KEEP US SAFE.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

WE GET HURT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

YOU CAN POWER A SURFBOARD WITH A ROCKET?

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

RESIDENT HUMAN CRASH-TEST DUMMY --

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

THAT'S TORY UNDER THE AFRO --

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

IS READY AND WILLING TO FIND OUT.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

SO, IT'S OFF TO THE PERFECT LOCATION,

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

QUARRY LAKES REGIONAL PARKS...

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. WHAT IF THIS THING BLOWS UP?

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

...FOR THE MAIDEN LAUNCH OF BELLECI'S BODACIOUS BOARD,

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

A BOARD THAT HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY MODIFIED.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

KEEL WEIGHT IS INSTALLED.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

WE HAVE A STEEL PROTECTIVE BOX SO THAT OUR SURFER

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

WON'T GET HIT WITH ANY OF THE ROCKET FLAME.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

WE HAVE ALTERED THE SHAPE OF THE SURFBOARD,

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

GIVING A LITTLE JUNK IN THE TRUNK TO GIVE US

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

ADDED STABILITY THE WAY THAT OUTRIGGERS WOULD.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

ON THE BOTTOM, WE'VE GOT A STRAKE GOING ALONG THE BOARD

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

THAT'LL KEEP US IN A NICE, STRAIGHT LINE

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

AND NOT TOSS OUR SURFER OFF.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

WE ALSO HAVE A WEIGHTED KEEL FOR EXTRA STABILITY.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

LOTS OF ROCKETS.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

SO, THIS IS THE ROCKET BANK. WE HAVE OVER 200 ROCKETS.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

THE FIRST BANK OF 30 WILL GO OFF.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

NOW, THAT'LL GET THE SURFER GOING

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

SO IT DOESN'T JUST SHOOT FROM UNDERNEATH HIS FEET.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

NOW, AFTER THAT HAPPENS, THERE'S A FUSE THAT RUNS

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

THROUGH THE REST OF THE ROCKETS.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

SO EVERY 2 1/2 SECONDS, ANOTHER BANK OF 15 WILL GO OFF

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

TO KEEP THE SPEED STEADY AND TO EXTEND THE RIDE

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

TO 30 SECONDS AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

Narrator: SO, IT'S THE NONHUMAN CRASH-TEST DUMMY

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

THAT WILL BE STEPPING UP FIRST.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

THE TEAM HAS TO KNOW IT'S GONNA BE SAFE FOR TORY.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

Tory: HE LOOKS EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

SAME SETUP AS BEFORE -- RAIL SYSTEM OUT ON THE WATER,

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

ELECTRIC MATCH TO REMOTELY IGNITE IT

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

FROM A SAFE DISTANCE --

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

ALL RIGHT, WE ARE WIRED. LET'S LAUNCH THIS GUY.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

IF IT'S SAFE, THEN IT'S TORY TIME.

Narrator: IS IT TRUE, WITH NO WAVES IN SIGHT,

Kari: OKAY, HERE WE GO.

THIS IS BUSTER ROCKET SURF IN THREE, TWO, ONE.

Kari: OKAY, HERE WE GO.

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

YEAH, LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT.

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

[ CHEERING ]

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

NICE!

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

THAT WAS AWESOME!

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

BUSTER'S ROCKET SURF WAS AN EPIC RIDE.

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

THAT TOTALLY WORKED! THAT'S AWESOME!

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

AND HE DIDN'T FALL IN! HE SURFED IT.

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

JUST THAT LAST JUMP MADE IT A LITTLE SCARY

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

TO ACTUALLY THINK TORY'S GONNA BE ON THE BOARD.

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

I THINK IT'S TIME I SUIT UP.

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

YEAH? YOU WANT TO DO IT? YEAH, I THINK SO.

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

I'VE ALREADY PICKED OUT A REALLY NICE BOUQUET

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

TO BRING TO HIM IN THE HOSPITAL,

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

AND I'M SURE THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY STITCHES INVOLVED.

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

AAH, NO!

Grant: GOOD LAUNCH, GOOD LAUNCH.

WELCOME BACK.

THIS IS "MYTHBUSTERS," AND THIS IS JAMES FREAKIN' CAMERON.

WELCOME BACK.

I AM, INDEED, JAMES FREAKIN' CAMERON.

WELCOME BACK.

WE'VE BEEN TESTING A VERY CONTROVERSIAL STORY HERE.

WELCOME BACK.

AT THE END OF THE MOVIE "TITANIC,"

WELCOME BACK.

COULD JACK AND ROSE BOTH

WELCOME BACK.

HAVE GOTTEN ONTO THE BOARD AND SURVIVED?

WELCOME BACK.

SO, WE CONDUCTED SOME SMALL-SCALE TESTS

WELCOME BACK.

HERE IN A TUB IN THE SHOP.

WELCOME BACK.

JESUM CROW, JACK.

WELCOME BACK.

AND AT THAT POINT,

WELCOME BACK.

IT WAS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR MY MOVIE.

WELCOME BACK.

Jamie: YEAH, THEN WE EXTENSIVELY TESTED HYPOTHERMIA.

WELCOME BACK.

WHAT'S YOUR DIAGNOSIS, DR. HYNEMAN?

WELCOME BACK.

HE'S DEAD.

WELCOME BACK.

SO, AGAIN, THE MOVIE'S RIGHT, HUH?

WELCOME BACK.

JACK, IN THE WATER,

WELCOME BACK.

WOULD HAVE DIED BEFORE RESCUE GOT THERE,

WELCOME BACK.

AND ROSE, OUT OF THE WATER, COULD HAVE HELD ON.

WELCOME BACK.

SO, IT'S MYTH CONFIRMED, RIGHT?

WELCOME BACK.

NOT JUST YET.

WELCOME BACK.

WE ALMOST NEVER CALL IT BASED ON THE SCALE TESTS ALONE.

WELCOME BACK.

THE ULTIMATE TEST IS ALWAYS FULL-SCALE.

WELCOME BACK.

OKAY, FULL-SCALE.

WELCOME BACK.

BUT THE ACTORS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE,

WELCOME BACK.

SO YOU'RE GONNA BE JACK, YOU'RE GONNA BE ROSE.

WELCOME BACK.

YES!

WELCOME BACK.

WAIT A SECOND, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS.

WELCOME BACK.

WHAT?

WELCOME BACK.

WE WEIGH MORE THAN JACK AND ROSE.

WELCOME BACK.

OH, YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT.

WELCOME BACK.

WELL, LOOK, WE GOT TO BUILD A BOARD ANYWAY,

WELCOME BACK.

SO LET'S SCALE UP ITS BUOYANCY

WELCOME BACK.

TO ADJUST FOR OUR INCREASED MASS,

WELCOME BACK.

AND THEN WE'LL PUT IT TO THE TEST ONCE AND FOR ALL.

WELCOME BACK.

ARE YOU READY, ROSE?

WELCOME BACK.

DON'T CALL ME ROSE.

WELCOME BACK.

SORRY.

WELCOME BACK.

Narrator: SO, IT'S CRUNCH TIME FOR CAMERON'S CONUNDRUM.

WELCOME BACK.

OFF THE SHORES OF TREASURE ISLAND,

WELCOME BACK.

WILL ROSE HYNEMAN AND JACK SAVAGE

WELCOME BACK.

BOTH GET ONBOARD THE BOARD AND BOTH SURVIVE UNTIL RESCUE?

WELCOME BACK.

AND SPEAKING OF THE BOARD...

WELCOME BACK.

WE'VE HAD THIS THING CAREFULLY CRAFTED TO BE

WELCOME BACK.

AN ACCURATE REPLICA OF WHAT WAS IN THE MOVIE

WELCOME BACK.

BASED ON DESIGNS PROVIDED

WELCOME BACK.

BY THE MARITIME MUSEUM OF NOVA SCOTIA.

WELCOME BACK.

IT'S THE SAME MATERIAL, SAME SIZE.

WELCOME BACK.

IT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA USE.

WELCOME BACK.

Narrator: NEXT, IT'S OVER TO THE WARDROBE DEPARTMENT

WELCOME BACK.

TO GET DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION.

WELCOME BACK.

LET'S GO SWIMMING.

WELCOME BACK.

IN ADDITION TO THIS, I'M GONNA BE WEARING

WELCOME BACK.

THIS CORK AND CANVAS REPLICA LIFE PRESERVER,

WELCOME BACK.

WHICH ADAM SEWED UP,

WELCOME BACK.

AND IT'S EXACTLY LIKE WHAT THEY HAD IN THE MOVIE.

WELCOME BACK.

Narrator: INDEED, IT'S A PERIOD-ACCURATE PIECE

WELCOME BACK.

MADE OF THE SAME MATERIALS AND WITH THE SAME BUOYANCY

WELCOME BACK.

AS THE ONE ROSE WAS WEARING.

WELCOME BACK.

AND SPEAKING OF ACCURACY,

WELCOME BACK.

JAMIE HAS FINESSED THE FLOATING QUESTION.

WELCOME BACK.

Jamie: SO, THE BOARD MATCHES THE MOVIE, BUT WE DON'T.

WELCOME BACK.

WE'RE HEAVIER, OBVIOUSLY,

WELCOME BACK.

SO WE'RE ADJUSTING THE BOARD TO GIVE IT

WELCOME BACK.

THE SAME AMOUNT OF LIFT AND STABILITY THAT IT DOES FOR ROSE.

WELCOME BACK.

ACCORDING TO OUR MATH, WE NEED TO MAKE IT 11% MORE BUOYANT.

WELCOME BACK.

HOWEVER, WE'RE NOT JUST RELYING ON A NUMBER.

WELCOME BACK.

WE'LL KNOW WE'VE GOT IT RIGHT IF, VISUALLY, ME ON THE BOARD

WELCOME BACK.

MATCHES ROSE ON THE BOARD IN THE MOVIE.

WELCOME BACK.

Narrator: AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

WELCOME BACK.

IT DOES, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE IN BUSINESS...

WELCOME BACK.

[ LAUGHS ]

WELCOME BACK.

WHOO.

WELCOME BACK.

...MEANING THE MYTH IS READY TO SINK OR SWIM.

WELCOME BACK.

Adam: ALL RIGHT, JAMIE, YOU READY FOR ME

WELCOME BACK.

TO START THE TIMER AND START THIS TEST?

WELCOME BACK.

GO AHEAD. OKAY.

WELCOME BACK.

63 MINUTES TILL RESCUE STARTS...NOW.

WELCOME BACK.

OKAY, ROSE. [ LAUGHS ]

WELCOME BACK.

I MEAN JAMIE. SORRY.

WELCOME BACK.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN BOTH GET ON THIS THING.

WELCOME BACK.

AS THE SMALL-SCALE TEST PREDICTED,

WELCOME BACK.

IT'S NOT LOOKING GREAT.

WELCOME BACK.

OH! HO! HO! [ LAUGHING ]

WELCOME BACK.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

THE MYTH LOOKS DESTINED FOR A WATERY GRAVE.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

Narrator: COMING TO A HOSPITAL NEAR YOU --

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

TORY BELLECI, ROCKET RIDER.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

Tory: THIS IS GONNA BE SO SICK.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

BUT BEFORE WE TRY THIS,

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THIS THING IS RIDEABLE.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

I COME IN PEACE.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

Kari: AS LONG AS YOU DON'T END UP IN PIECES.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

SO, TORY'S -- HE IS LOOKING FOR STABILITY

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVEN'T RIDDEN THIS BOARD BEFORE.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

HE HAS THE EQUIVALENT WEIGHT OF THE ROCKETS IN THE BACK

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

SO THAT HE CAN ACTUALLY SEE IF THIS IS GONNA TOPPLE OVER.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

I THINK WE MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A ROCKET TEST COMING.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

THE STABILITY'S GOOD. LET'S GO FOR IT.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

Kari: YEAH!

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

Narrator: BUSTER SURVIVED.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

SO UP STEPS TORY BELLECI, ROCKET SURFER.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

THIS IS GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

ALL RIGHT, THIS IS IT.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE I'M GONNA STEP ONTO A SURFBOARD

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

THAT HAS OVER 200 ROCKETS ON THE BACK OF IT.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

Grant: ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, ARE YOU READY TO MAKE HISTORY?

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

[ SIGHS ] YEAH, I THINK SO.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

NOW, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

THERE'S A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

I MEAN, THE WHOLE BANK COULD EXPLODE,

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

THE WHOLE BOARD COULD SET ON FIRE AND BURN ME.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

GET ON THE BOARD. WE'LL SEE YOU OUT THERE.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

WE'LL BE CROSSING OUR FINGERS FOR YOU.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU GUYS ON THE OTHER SIDE...OF THE LAKE.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

Tory: BUT I HAVE TO SAY

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

I WOULDN'T TRADE THIS MOMENT FOR ANYTHING.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

TO BE ON A SURFBOARD POWERED BY A ROCKET --

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST DAY EVER.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

Narrator: BELLECI 1, THIS IS CONTROL.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

TAKE YOUR POSITION ONBOARD THE BOARD.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

YOU ARE GO FOR LAUNCH.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

ARE WE GETTING CLOSE TO BEING READY?

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

Grant: YEAH.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

SYSTEMS CHECK IS COMPLETE.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

YOU ARE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

THIS IS ROCKET SURFER FINAL EXPERIMENT.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

RIDE THE ROCKET!

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

GO! GO! GO!

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

IN THREE, TWO, ONE, IGNITION.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

WE HAVE LIFTOFF.

WITH JACK SAVAGE STRUGGLING TO STABILIZE HIMSELF AND THE BOARD,

[ CHEERING ]

UGH!

[ CHEERING ]

WHOA! WHOA!

[ CHEERING ]

YOU OKAY?!

[ CHEERING ]

Narrator: MAN DOWN. MAN DOWN.

[ CHEERING ]

[ CHEERING ]

[ CHEERING ]

NOW, YOU CAN'T KEEP BELLECI DOWN FOR LONG.

[ CHEERING ]

Kari: THAT WAS ONE INCREDIBLE RIDE.

[ CHEERING ]

THE ACCELERATION WAS INSANE.

[ CHEERING ]

I DID IT! I RODE THE ROCKET SURFBOARD!

[ CHEERING ]

EVERYTHING DIDN'T GO EXACTLY ACCORDING TO PLAN.

[ CHEERING ]

SOME OF THE ROCKET BANKS WENT OFF TOO EARLY,

[ CHEERING ]

MEANING HE DIDN'T HAVE

[ CHEERING ]

THAT NICE, SLOW ACCELERATION WE HOPED FOR,

[ CHEERING ]

BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A "HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE" KIND OF RIDE.

[ CHEERING ]

WHOO! YOU DID IT! DUDE!

[ CHEERING ]

THAT WAS AWESOME!

[ CHEERING ]

GOD.

[ CHEERING ]

ROCKET SURF!

[ CHEERING ]

BUT HE STILL DID IT.

[ CHEERING ]

HE HELD ONTO THE ALMOST BITTER END BEFORE HE FELL OFF.

[ CHEERING ]

THAT WAS INSANE!

[ CHEERING ]

DUDE, YOU DID IT!

[ CHEERING ]

IT LITERALLY HAPPENED SO QUICK.

[ CHEERING ]

I WAS TRYING TO GET MY BALANCE, AND I HIT THE SWITCH,

[ CHEERING ]

AND BEFORE I KNEW IT, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE.

[ CHEERING ]

IT WAS CRAZY.

[ CHEERING ]

Narrator: CRAZY, INCREDIBLY LUCKY,

[ CHEERING ]

AND A BRILLIANT FEAT OF ENGINEERING.

[ CHEERING ]

Grant: THIS IS ONE OF THOSE EXPERIMENTS

[ CHEERING ]

WHERE A HUNDRED THINGS HAVE TO GO RIGHT

[ CHEERING ]

IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

[ CHEERING ]

GETTING THAT 30-SECOND, 20-MILE-PER-HOUR RIDE

[ CHEERING ]

IS A VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE ROCKETS.

[ CHEERING ]

THEY'RE HEAVY, THEY HAVE A HIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY,

[ CHEERING ]

THE TIMING IS CRITICAL, YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPACE.

[ CHEERING ]

HAVING BEEN SAID,

[ CHEERING ]

I FEEL LIKE WE ALL NEED TO GO BUY SOME LOTTERY TICKETS,

[ CHEERING ]

BECAUSE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS,

[ CHEERING ]

BUT IT WENT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.

[ CHEERING ]

Narrator: AND WITH THAT, IT'S BACK TO THE SHOP TO WRAP IT UP.

[ CHEERING ]

I THINK WE SHOULD SUPERSIZE THIS.

[ CHEERING ]

THAT WAS AWESOME.

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

ALL RIGHT, SO, HOW ARE WE GONNA CALL THIS ONE?

THAT WAS AWESOME.

WELL, I DID RIDE A ROCKET-POWERED SURFBOARD,

THAT WAS AWESOME.

SO CAN'T WE CALL IT PLAUSIBLE?

THAT WAS AWESOME.

YEAH, BUT BASED ON OUR PARAMETERS --

THAT WAS AWESOME.

I CHECKED THE HIGH-SPEED --

THAT WAS AWESOME.

YOU DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE A FULL 30-SECOND RIDE.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

THERE IS THE FACT THAT WE HAD TO USE MULTIPLE ROCKETS

THAT WAS AWESOME.

INSTEAD OF THE ONE ROCKET LIKE THE MYTH TALKS ABOUT.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

YEAH, SO, BASED ON TECHNICALITIES, THIS ONE IS BUSTED.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

ALL RIGHT, IT'S BUSTED.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

MAN, THAT WAS ONE DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, DO NOT TRY THIS ONE AT HOME.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

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YOU READY TO START THIS TEST? OKAY, ROSE.

I MEAN JAMIE. SORRY.

YOU READY TO START THIS TEST? OKAY, ROSE.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN BOTH GET ON THIS THING.

YOU READY TO START THIS TEST? OKAY, ROSE.

Narrator: WILL ADAM AND JAMIE'S TITANIC TALE

YOU READY TO START THIS TEST? OKAY, ROSE.

BE CONSIGNED TO DAVY JONES' LOCKER?

YOU READY TO START THIS TEST? OKAY, ROSE.

JACK'S FIRST ATTEMPTS TO GET ABOARD THE BOARD

YOU READY TO START THIS TEST? OKAY, ROSE.

SEEM VERY SIMILAR TO THE MOVIE.

YOU READY TO START THIS TEST? OKAY, ROSE.

THE BOARD DOES APPEAR TO BE ONLY MADE FOR ONE.

YOU READY TO START THIS TEST? OKAY, ROSE.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

BABY STEPS. BABY STEPS.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

Adam: SO, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON, IT FELT ANYTHING BUT STABLE.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

JUST LIKE THE MOVIE AND THE SMALL-SCALE TEST WE DID,

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

IT FELT LIKE IT COULD TIP AT ANY MOMENT.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

IT'S HOLDING US UP OUT OF THE WATER, MOSTLY.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

AND IF WE WERE IN NEARLY FREEZING TEMPERATURES,

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

IN DANGER OF PASSING OUT, THAT WOULD BE A REAL ISSUE,

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

SO I HAD AN IDEA.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

YOU'RE WEARING A LIFE JACKET.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

LET'S SAY ROSE SPREAD SOME OF HER BUOYANCY AROUND.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

LET'S PUT IT UNDERNEATH THIS THING

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

AND GET EVERY BIT WE CAN OUT OF IT.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

Narrator: AND IT'S THE MacGYVER-STYLE TWEAK

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

THAT REALLY PUTS THE NAIL IN THIS MYTH'S COFFIN.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

THE ADDITIONAL BUOYANCY HAS MADE A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

THEY'RE NO LONGER FLOUNDERING AROUND, BUT SITTING PRETTY --

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

IN FACT, SO PRETTY THAT ROSE IS READY TO NAP HER WAY

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

TO THE 63-MINUTE RESCUE.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

80% OF MY BODY IS OUT OF THE WATER AND IN THE AIR.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

Jamie: YEAH, SAME HERE.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

IF WE CAN HOLD THIS SORT OF STATIONARY,

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

I THINK WE'RE GOLDEN.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

JAMIE, WE'RE ALMOST THERE. 15 SECONDS.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

WELL, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER NOBLE

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

JACK'S INTENTIONS MIGHT HAVE BEEN,

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

SOMETIMES DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

HANG ON, ROSE!

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

WITH ALL WE'VE LEARNED,

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

I THINK JACK'S DEATH WAS NEEDLESS.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

[ LAUGHS ]

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

DON'T CALL ME ROSE.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

SORRY.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

THE KEY FACT IS WE'RE RESCUED.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

WE TOTALLY MADE IT ON TOP OF THE BOARD

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

WITH MOST OF OUR BODIES OUT OF THE WATER IN 63 MINUTES.

BUT ONCE THEY STABILIZE AND GET THEIR BALANCE,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

AND WE HAVE SOME BAD NEWS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME THE GOOD NEWS.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

OKAY, WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

THE MOVIE GOT IT RIGHT AS FAR AS HYPOTHERMIA.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

JACK WOULD HAVE DROWNED, AND ROSE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

TO HANG ON LONG ENOUGH TO BE RESCUED.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

THE BAD NEWS IS, BASED ON OUR EXPERIMENTS,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

WE HAVE TO FIND THAT THEY BOTH

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

COULD HAVE SURVIVED ON THAT BOARD.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

REALLY?

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

AND THE FIRST WAS THAT WE WERE ABLE

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

TO RETIE THE LIFE PRESERVER THAT ROSE WAS WEARING

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

UNDERNEATH THE BOARD, AND THAT GAVE IT MORE BUOYANCY.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

AND WE WERE ABLE TO PROP UP OUR BODIES ON THE BOARD

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

SO THAT MOST OF OUR BODY MASS

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

WAS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE OF THE WATER.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

BASED ON THAT, WE GOT TO SAY THIS IS PLAUSIBLE.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

ROSE AND JACK COULD HAVE SURVIVED.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

I THINK YOU GUYS ARE MISSING THE POINT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

THE SCRIPT SAYS JACK DIES. HE HAS TO DIE.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

SO, MAYBE WE SCREWED UP

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

AND THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE TINY BIT SMALLER,

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

BUT THE DUDE'S GOING DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,

I CAN'T ARGUE WITH THAT. NO.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS,