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It may not look like it,
but we're professionals.

Do us a favor...

Don't try this at home!
Whoa!

Narrator:
Throughout the ages,

Mankind has pushed the limits
of endurance and ingenuity

To make the impossible possible.

Man: The eagle has landed.

Narrator:
And now, the mythbusters

Are about to join them.

[ both laugh ]

Yep -- jamie and adam
are, uh, herding cats.

[ cats yowl, hiss ]
oh!

That is really scary as hell.

Narrator: But will they be
the world's first

"cat"tle rustlers?
[ cat yowls ]

I'm going to get you.
I'm going to get you.

[ dog barks ]

[ adam laughs ]

Meanwhile, kari, tory, and grant
cut to the chase...

[ pig squeals ]
ah!

Kari: Got her leg. Oh!

Narrator:
...And grease the squeals...

Grant: Poor pig
doesn't know what hit him.

Narrator:
...To find out if hauling a hog

Could really be
as hard as they say.

[ pig squeals ]

Ew, there's poop on my hands.

Ugh!

Narrator:
Who are the mythbusters?

Adam savage...

I got the chicken!
[ laughs ]

...And jamie hyneman.

What could go wrong?

Between them, more than 30 years
of special-effects experience.

Together with tory belleci...

Let's chop this car up!

Narrator:
...Grant imahara...

Something just touched me!

...And kari byron.

Aw!

Narrator: They don't just tell
the myths.

They put them to the test.

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Captions paid for by
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First up, adam and jamie
let the cat out of the bag

With this myth-ssion impossible.

So, I got a memo from production
that said "impossible."

What's that about?

Yes, it's because
over the years on this show,

We have done
many, many things

Formerly considered to be
completely impossible.

Like, remember when we made
a concrete airplane?

Ah, impossible,
like lead balloon.

[ laugh ]
it's perfect.

Exactly.

So, this entire episode
that we're about to do

Is all about us
attempting things

Thought to be impossible.

Like what?

First up -- herding cats.

Seriously?

Seriously.

Cats -- so individualistic,
independent, and aloof.

They say you don't own a cat,
it owns you.

Which is why the phrase
"herding cats"

Is synonymous with
impossible.

But, could you ever rustle up
a flock of felines

Without resorting
to movie magic?

So, what do you think
we should start with?

I think we should
find someone

That teaches herding
for a living

And have them teach us

On some kind of animal
that's easy to herd.

Like sheep or something.

Exactly.

Okay.

Let's get herding.

Yep, they'll be pitting
their wits

Against crabby tabbies later.

But first, they've got to learn
how to actually herd.

Well, this is perfect.

Jamie: That's a herd.

Let's see about
moving it around.

So, we wanted some instruction
in the herding of animals,

And we found
the perfect location

Up here
in vacaville, california --

A farmed owned by debbie pollard
called herding-4-ewe.

Debbie is going to run
jamie and I

Through the rudiments
of animal herding.

Narrator:
And what it comes to herding,

The best way to learn
is by observing.

So, debbie gives the guys
some pointers

By first getting
her ducks in a row.

Jamie: It's kind of like
a dance, in a way, you know?

A very delicate dance.

You kind of move in,
and then you move away.

You got to kind of
feather them in.

Got them.

But the mythbusters
won't be "ducking" around.

Instead, they'll be
learning the ropes

With a herd
of six wooly wanderers.

Now that it's time
to be herding sheep,

We're going to take this
in baby steps.

Jamie's going to walk the course
while I describe it.

We are going to merely walk them

From the upper right-hand corner
down the fence line

To the lower left-hand corner,

Make a left
at that piece of fence,

And up through the middle.

Not through the middle gate,

Just into the middle
of that side of the paddock.

Then, once we've got that down,

We are going to try
and each individually

Maneuver the sheep
through that gate in the middle

And back up to
the top right-hand corner.

Narrator: Country boy jamie is
the first to tend to the flock.

There you go, guys.
In you go.

And his firm
but gentle technique

Is a real crowd-pleaser.

[ sheep bleating ]

I think what they're saying is,

"don't trust the white guy
with the big mustache."

Narrator: Although one sheep
puts up a little resistance,

Jamie guides him
back to the herd.

I'm onto you.

And you can bet the farm
he soon got them home safe.

Nicely done, sir.

I did it.
That was beautiful.

There's a little bit
of a delicate dance

That we have to do
to get them through the gate,

But I did it -- it worked.

Narrator: So now, it's
the savage's turn to shepherd.

All right. They're already
walking in the direction I want.

How hard can this be?

All right, sheeps.

Adam's breezing through

Because sheep have evolved
to stick together

For safety in numbers.

Well, he's doing good.

He's got them all
in a nice, tight group.

No, no, no,
we're going to keep going.

Narrator: And while the sheep's
natural instinct is to huddle,

Will a group of feisty felines
ever flock together?

You're doing very well.
[ sheep bleating ]

It's a pleasure working
with you gentlemen...

And ladies.

Oh, these guys
are doing so well.

No, no, no, no,
no, no, no!

Adam:
That's it! That's it!

That's it! That's it! That's it!

Yes!

Narrator: Adam and jamie

Each herded their sheep
through the course

In three minutes.

Yippee!

But when you put the mythbusters
among the felines,

Can they achieve the impossible
and herd cats?

[ cats meow, hiss ]

[ both laugh ]

[ cats hiss, dog barks ]

Next, can kari, tory, and grant
really bring home the bacon?

[ pig snorts ]

All right, so,
like jamie and adam,

We are also
testing idioms.

But ours
are dealing with pigs.

[ pig squeals ]

Want to take a guess?
When pigs fly?

Nope.

Silk purse
out of a sow's ear?

Nope --
both of them are good,

And maybe at some point
we'll test those,

But ours is
catching a greased pig.

Oh, "as impossible
as catching a greased pig."

Ew.

Narrator: "sweat like a pig."

"eat like a pig."

"squeal like a pig."

Idioms don't give
our porcine pals the best rap.

However, this phrase suggests
they sure can run.

But with a load of lube,

Are they really impossible
to pin down,

Or is this saying total hogwash?

Well, maybe the task
is gonna be hard,

But the plan's
pretty simple --

Get pig, grease pig,
chase pig, right?

Yeah. Sounds like
we need a pig farm.

[ chuckles ]

This is weird.

Narrator: Weird, maybe,
but at walnut keep,

They've got
all the pigs they need

To go the whole hog on testing.

[ laughs ]

That one's cute.

These are a lot bigger
than I imagined.

Grant: I see a lot of
good candidates out there.

Narrator: And just in case
you were worried...

Now, I know you're thinking --

How could you be having
a greased pig contest?

They're so cute.

Why would you want to harm them?

But we've been given
expert advice

On how to handle these pigs

So that none of them get hurt.

I mean, look at
how adorable they are.

[ pig snorts ]

Here, piggy, piggy,
piggy, piggy!

Narrator: Yep, no pigs
will be harmed during this test.

But they certainly will
be greased.

[ pigs snort ]

All right, so,
I have been tasked

With mixing up the grease
for the greased pig experiment.

Now, what we're
going to be using

Is an animal birthing agent.

Jamie and adam used this

For the slippery banana peel
experiment.

Oh! [ laughs ]

It's not gonna harm the pigs.

It's...Natural.

They use it
in the veterinary process.

Narrator: Natural and just
as slippery as grease.

Ooh, it's thickening! Ugh.

Narrator: So, now, to break down
how this is going to work.

Grant: When it comes time,

We'll release the pig
from the squeeze.

It's going to run around,

And we'll time how long it takes
for us to catch the pig

And bring it into
the eight-foot diameter circle

In the middle of this pen.

Narrator: And first
to haul hog will be kari.

Kari:
See my pig coming?

He's a nice, small,
adorable little pig.

I think they picked
a good one out for me.

Grant: Whoa.
Tory: Whoa, he's slippery.

And feisty.

He's gonna be
hard to catch.

My strategy?

Just gonna run
and hope I can catch it.

Those things are fast,
especially the little guys.

[ pig snorts ]

Narrator: Fast and covered
in a thick layer

Of animal birthing agent.

All right, kari,
good luck!

Kari gives chase
and quickly corners her porker.

Good technique,
got him in a corner.

Oh, but now I have to touch him.

[ screams ]

Yeah, you got a leg!

Ew! Ew! Ew!

Ew! Ew! Ew!

Ew! Ew! Ewww!
Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew!

There's poop on my hand!

Time! Time!

Narrator:
Kari seized her swine

Using the traditional
rear-leg grab.

But, she was more distressed
than her pig.

Kari:
I need some sanitizer!

Ew!

There's poop on my hands.

Ugh!

Smell my hands!
No!

Good job!
Now go wash up.

High-five.

Narrator:
Well, despite her germaphobia,

Kari caught her pig
in less than a minute.

That quick result certainly
throws doubt on the myth.

But perhaps this idiom
all comes down to size.

I got the back legs
and the undercarriage.

This is so weird.

So, kari lubes up
a 40-pound squealer for grant.

Come on.

All right, grant,
you ready?

Ready.

You ready, piggy?

[ pig grunts ]
here we go!

[ pig squealing ]

Narrator: Grant's hot on
the greased trotters of his pig.

Oh, boy.

Yeah?! Ahh!

[ laughter ]

Careful, grant.

Remember, you've got to
outsmart the pig.

Narrator: However,
after a minute and a half

Of the runaround,

The pig decides
to fight her corner.

Grant: He's clomping
his teeth at me, man!

That's not cool!

Kari: She thinks
you look delicious.

Get it! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! You got her!

Tory:
Got a leg! You got a leg!

You got a leg!

You're coming with me,
buddy!

Narrator: And as grant
drags the pig to the ring,

This myth is looking shaky.

Kari: Whoo! You did it!
Time!

Nice work!

Narrator:
Grant made it in two minutes,

And kari in 55 seconds.

And those times
are far from impossible.

You know, so far,

It's not really looking
very good for this myth.

But we're still working with
baby pigs.

We're going to have to get
a much bigger pig for tory.

Something to give him
a real challenge.

[ pig squeals ]

I'm not looking forward to this.
Not one bit.

Poo!
Narrator: Later...

Adam and jamie have a myth

That gets the scoop on poop.

Sometimes, it takes a while
to make a nice poop.

Narrator: Cats and sheep --

You'd be hard-pressed
to find many similarities

Between the two.

And although herding sheep
is routine,

Herding cats
is supposedly impossible.

But after learning
the "herd" way,

Adam and jamie are about to test
their skills on cats.

[ cat meows ]

Adam: Our task here
is pretty straightforward.

We have a pen
that's 35x45 feet,

And we're gonna fill it
with eight cats.

Our job is to move those cats
from the big pen...

...Into the little pen,

Or as we're
fond of calling it,

The cat corral.

Narrator: And thanks to

The animal friends
rescue project,

They've got eight
curious kitties to round up.

Okay.

Now it's safe
to unleash the beasts.

[ cat meows ]

This is exactly
what I will look like

When I come back as a cat.

See?

Sorry.

Narrator: But as the cats
explore the arena,

It's clear there's a problem.

Adam: We chose
this flexible orange netting

Because we thought
it would be impossible

For the cats to climb.

It does turn out to be possible

For them to shove their heads
in it to try and get out,

And maybe stretch it enough
to get out,

Or, at worst,
maybe choke themselves

[ sighs ]

Narrator: So to keep
that curiosity at bay,

The guys have
a handy plastic solution.

Cat's probing the weakness
of our system.

Narrator:
With the cats contained,

They're ready
for some cat herding.

And first, it's over to adam

And his gifts of "purr"suasion.

Good luck, buddy.
Okay.

You want to go this way.

Straight away,
the big difference

Between sheep and cats
is that these cats

Will not flock together,

I guess because it's not
natural behavior for them.

Come on.

So that means
I'm trying to cajole them

Into the pen one by one.

Hey, red.

Let's go over to the pen.
What do you say?

Let's take a walk over there,
see what's going on.

This looks like
it could be cool.

Maybe this is an exit.

No, no, no, no.

In, in, in! Wait, no!

But now, it's been five minutes,

And even this
one-on-one technique,

Which obviously
you can't call herding,

Isn't working at all.

I cannot get this cats
to go anywhere

That I want them to go.

[ chuckles ]
he's like, "amateur."

[ laughs ]

Jamie, whatever
the opposite of luck is,

That's
what I'm having here.

Narrator: Yep, the cat's
instinctive response to adam

Is to ignore him.

So he tries something
a little more hands-on.

All right, I'm just gonna
put them in the pen,

See if I can get them all in.

I know this is cheating,
but it's all I got.

Narrator: But, as the number
of cats in the pen grows,

So does they caterwauling.

[ cats yowl, hiss ]
oh!

That was a bad idea of mine.
I'm very sorry.

Narrator:
At the 10-minute mark,

It looks like adam's about
to close the gate on eight cats.

It's happening!

[ cat meows ]

Oh!

Defeat snatched
from the jaws of victory.

I give up. I got seven.

I'm going with that as my score.
It's your turn.

[ cat yowls ]

Narrator: The cats refuse
to flock together,

So adam cheated seven
into the corral.

But can the hyneman
go one better

And actually herd them?

Jamie:
Let's start over here.

Right.

So, I can see
this cat's afraid of me.

[ cat yowls, hisses ]
that's it. Go on.

Go on.
Oh. Aww.

Go on.

So I'm gonna
gently intimidate it

To get it to go where I want.

Yay!

Jamie, nice!

Well done.

One cat -- I got to do it
exactly what I wanted.

But although the cats
are going into the corral

Of their own free will,

It's a tactic that only works
one cat at a time,

So I'm not so sure
this counts as herding.

Narrator:
Jamie's one-on-one approach

Has gotten five cats
into the corral,

But he's hit a snag.

Go on. Go.

[ chuckles ]
he's moving you back

More than
you're moving him forward.

Narrator: There are still
three cats to go...

[ cat meows ]
jamie: Go. Go. Go.

Come on!

Narrator: ...And none of them
are afraid of him.

I don't think you're gonna
get him to move, jamie.

Okay. Well, I got five
in the pen.

I got three
that just wouldn't play ball.

It was very respectable.

Nicely done.

Are you almost ready to die?
[ both laugh ]

Adam: Well, jamie's technique
worked far better than mine.

By stamping his feet
and clapping his hands,

He was able to cajole

Five of these felines
into the pen,

But that still gives him
a 36% failure rate.

I think we're gonna
have to bring some technology

Into this mix.

And by technology,
I mean cat toys.

[ pigs snort ]

Narrator:
So far, two mythbusters
have caught two pigs,

And all in under five minutes.

Whoo!

But now, it's tory's turn
to play catch,

And he's got
a much heftier hog.

Kari: She said her favorite dish
is italian.

150 pounds of pig is caked
in two gallons of grease

And then released.

Hey! Hey!
Tory: She's getting out.

All right,
start the timer.

All right, baby.
Just chill. Just be cool.

Just be cool.

Whoa!
You almost got her!

Damn it!
Go for the leg!

Oh, you're tiring her out.
There you go!

You got her!
You got her!

Oh.
Holy crap.

She is heavy.

And strong.

Narrator: Yep, at 3/4
of tory's body weight,

She's a lot of hog to handle.

She's tiring you out.

They was her strategy
the whole time.

She might be smarter
than us.

God...
[ laughs ]

Narrator: Finally, just before
the five-minute mark...

Wheelbarrow --
I like that technique.

You're doing it!

...Tory gets a grip
on a leg

And heaves his hog
into the ring.

Kari:
Whoo! You did it!

That was probably
one of the hardest things

I've ever done on this show.

That girl was big...

Fat...

Tough...

Strong...

Stinky.

But man, she's tenacious.

Narrator: Clearly

All the mythbusters
caught their pigs,

Even if it did get harder
as the porkers got porkier.

So, this myth says

That catching a greased pig
is impossible.

But we've shown that,

If you have enough time

And if you have enough patience,

You can do it.

It's very difficult,
but it's not impossible,

Which means this myth is busted.

But that's not to say
we couldn't make it easier.

So that means it's time
to go back to the shop.

So, this is
clearly busted.

It's not impossible
to catch a greased pig.

But we're mythbusters.

I feel like we could
do this better,

You know,
make a better pigger-upper.

All right, well,
a few ground rules.

No tranquilizer darts
and no nets.

Whatever we make, we have to
carry along with us.

And the most important
rule --

No pig shall be harmed
in the making of this episode.

Of course!

Narrator: So having proved
this task is not impossible,

Just downright difficult,

It's time to bust out
that old mythbusters ingenuity

And create some pigger-uppers

To make catching greased pigs
a breeze.

And each mythbuster

Has a very different
pig-catching tactic to try.

And this one is mine.

[ laughs maniacally ]

That's right!

I got a pair of grabby claws.

Now, these are made
out of plastic

And they might break.

So I'm gonna remake my own.

Get ready, porky!

It's time for round two!

[ bell dings ]

[ grunts ]

Now, for my technique
for catching the pig,

I'm gonna be using suction.

Now, we've used suction
a lot on this show,

Like when adam climbed up
the side of a building.

Jamie:
Well, good luck there,

Little buddy.
Thank you.

But I'm not just gonna be

Using the plungers
for the suction alone.

I'm also going to attach

Some vacuum cleaners
to the plungers.

Let's see if that greased pig
can get away.

Ah!

When things get really
complicated for a simple task,

You really just have to
keep it simple.

So, I know tory's working with
an idea that sort of sucks,

And grant's got a lot of air.

I'm hoping
for a softer touch here.

I'm thinking that this fur

Will grab on to the lube

And make it so that
I can actually

Hold on to the pig easily.

Narrator: Well, that's one part
of kari's tactic.

But to make the pigs
come to her,

She's got a secret ingredient.

You ever heard,
"eat like a pig?"

Well, I found some things

That are irresistible
to the swine.

So, as the piggy's
getting into the food,

I'm gonna sneak up
right behind him,

Get right in the blind spot

[blows] and pick him up.

Narrator: Kari's finished,

But tory's idea is just starting
to come together.

And although it may seem like

Something from
the cartoon villain handbook...

[ imitates pig squealing ]

Narrator: ...With plungers
attached to vacuum hoses,

It sure will suck.

Liposuction!

Get your fresh, hot liposuction!

Narrator: And while tory's
been plugging away,

Grant's getting some air
to power his claws.

So, what I've got so far is
a backpack with my air supply,

A couple solenoid valves,
a battery --

Everything that I need
to power these actuators,

Which are going to be connected
to my arms.

The last piece of the puzzle
is the claw.

Narrator: And by machining
some aluminum elements,

Hopefully, he's got that sorted.

Grant: Okay.
I am done with my claws.

Time for a little test.

[ laughs maniacally ]

All right, they do look
a little pinchy,

So I think what I'm going to do

Is cut up, like,
a padded welding glove

And put it over each claw.

Narrator: Yep, grant's plan is
to rule with an aluminum fist.

Grant: This is claw test

In three, two, one...

[ claw clacks ]

As you can see,
no marks, no damage.

It'll hold the pigs leg securely

Without causing the pig
any harm.

Operation pig catcher
is complete.

But now, it's time to test
our devices on real pigs.

This is going to be interesting.

[ imitates pig squealing ]

Narrator: Coming up,
the mythbusters enter the ring

With more foxy felines.

But is there more than one way
to herd a cat?

Narrator:
Taking a catnap from cats,

Next is a myth that stinks.

So, what's up next?

10 pounds of poop
in a five-pound bag.

Yeah, I know what you mean,
but what's the story?

Oh, no, no, no,
that is the story.

It's the idiomatic phrase,

"you can't put 10 pounds of poop
in a five-pound bag."

You mean, like, indicating
something is impossible?

Exactly.

Well, I've always
heard it said,

"10 pounds of [bleep]
in a five-pound bag."

So have I,

But because
it's a family show,

We can't say [bleep]

Well, can we say crap?

Well, apparently
we can say crap,

But only twice
in an episode,

And we just did.

Ah [bleep]

Narrator:
It's a phrase that implies

Something
is explicitly undoable.

But is this scatological saying
logical?

Is it really impossible
to scoop 10 pounds of poop

Into a five-pound bag?

Well, to find out,

First they're going to need
that mythical bag.

Welcome to the "mythbusters"
poopcraft corner.

Today, we'll be making a bag

That holds precisely
five pounds of poop.

What we've got here is...

A bunch of pounds of --
whoo! --

Horse poop.

Horse pucky.

It's real.

Poo! [ laughs ]

Narrator:
So, the first order of business

Is to weigh out five pounds
of equine number two.

I'm going to have to etch
onto this,

"never use this bowl for food."

Five pounds of poop.

Narrator: Next, adam sews a bag
that holds just that volume.

Adam:
That right there, my friends,

Is a five-pound bag of poop.

You can give these away
for birthdays,

Weddings, bar mitzvahs --
whatever you want.

Narrator: And while adam's
been on doodoo duty...

Looks perfect.

...Jamie's been working
on a way

To compress 10 pounds of poop

Into adam's five-pound bag.

This thing right here
is an engine hoist.

Now normally, it's used to lift
an engine off the ground

With that hydraulic piston
and this lever.

But, the way I see it,

If I take that piston out
and I put a longer lever here,

I'll have myself something
like a gigantic garlic press.

And that might be just the thing

To compress 10 pounds of poop
into a five-pound bag.

I reckon that ought to
work just fine.

Narrator: So now to see
what the poop press can do.

Loading the poop.

But it's gonna require
some straining.

[ grunts ]

Just be patient.

Sometimes it takes a while
to make a nice poo.

And, unsurprisingly,
all that pressure

Is also producing
a lot of toxic brown sludge.

That's got to be
thousands of pounds

Of pressure on that.

I think that's probably
good enough.

All right,
let's try that out.

[ grunts ]

All right.

Compared to an uncompressed
10 pounds of poop,

Their shtick brick
is almost half the size.

But does that mean
it'll fit into adam's bag?

Adam: That's an impressive
amount of compression.

Jamie: Yeah,
we're on the right track.

We have the tools.

We have the, you know,
the methodology.

And I think we're
on the road to success.

Well, with the bag
and the poop press

And the poop loaded...

Ugh -- this is
freaking disgusting.

I tell you what -- I'm glad
it's not dog poo, though.

...It's time to put on
the squeeze.

Okay, ready?
Yeah.

[ german accent ]
we harvest the poop

Twice a year in the spring
and the fall.

Baked into cakes which are
fermented in our attic.

As that disgusting fluid
runs off,

It's clear the 10 pounds of dung
is diminishing.

But...
Okay, pulling it up.

All right.

Oh, okay,

So this is one of the problems
we're having.

Okay, well let's...
We're accordioning.

See if you can
settle that down in there.

So, with a little
manual assistance,

The poop is pushed down
further into the bag.

Jamie's family
have been manure massagers

For three centuries --

Started just before
the american revolution.

And that hands-on approach
has them nearing the finish.

Adam: We're getting closer.
Jamie: Yeah.

Now remember,
we've got to tie that

Under that line, right?

Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Okay.

The bag goes back
into the press once more.

Okay, go for it.

And after a final,
heroic push...

Dude, dude!

♪ hallelujah ♪

♪ hallelujah, hallelujah ♪

Jamie:
Well, after all that wrangling,

We took that 10 pounds of poop

And put it into that bag.

It fits in a five-pound bag.

♪ hallelujah ♪

Narrator:
It's mission accomplished.

Or is it?

We did it! We did it!

Ten pounds of poop
in a five -- uh-oh.

Jamie:
How much does it weigh?

It weighs 7½ pounds.

Well, I guess that means
we squeezed

2½ pounds of water
out of it.

Most poop, or all poop,
has water in it,

And if we squeezed it out,
we ought to put it back.

It's part of the poop.

I feel like
that's cheating.

Water's not poop.

This is poop.

I think this equals poop,

And this is what we need
to put in here.

It's amazing what kind of
philosophical discussions

You can get into
in trying to put poop in a bag.

You would think
it would be simpler.

Narrator: Yep, this myth
confuses volumes and mass.

Five pounds of poop fits the bag
with no room to spare.

But when we compact 10 pounds,

Which had
twice the initial volume,

It now fits
into the same bag.

However, the water that's lost
during compression

Means the bag
no longer weighs

The 10 pounds it's supposed to.

So, how to call it?

Jamie: On the one hand, we were
able to take 10 pounds of poop

And fit it into
a five-pound bag.

So, you might say
we were successful.

But on the other hand,
in that process,

We lost a couple pounds
of liquid,

So the final resulting bag
weighs less than 10 pounds.

So, you would say
that we were unsuccessful.

I'm inclined
to accept the latter,

Because by definition,

If you're taking
10 pounds of poop

And putting it
in a five-pound bag,

That bag ought to weigh
10 pounds.

Now, that may be a little bit
of a crappy conclusion,

But, heck,

Who gives a [bleep]

Narrator: As yet, catching
a greased pig has been comical,

But not impossible.

So now, the team
is getting competitive.

Kari:
Whoo! You did it!

Now, we are back

With our own inventions
to catch pigs.

Now, as it stands, it took kari
a minute to catch hers,

It took grant two minutes
to catch his,

And it took me
a whole five minutes.

We're going to do it again
and see who comes on top.

Narrator:
Yep, and first to try for
the pig-catching cup is kari,

Who's keeping it simple
with a bait-and-pick strategy.

Kari: Okay, so hopefully...

He'll stop, get a snack,
and then bam.

Narrator: The gloves are on,
but will they mean

Kari can catch
this greased oinker with ease?

He's getting
really slippery now.

All right, let's, uh...
Hang on. I'm good.

All right. You ready?
You ready, kari?

All right, get ready
to start the clock.

Ready?
Yep, go for it.

And, go!

Okay, so he jumped
right over the food.

Narrator:
Yep, kari's little piggy

Ignored her tasty trap...

Kari:
This is a lot faster today!

[ laughter ]

He's wearing you out.

Narrator: ...Making a break
for the perimeter.

But once she's got him cornered,

The second part of her plan
fits like a glove.

Kari: [ grunts ]

Oh, she got him!

There you go.
I'll tell you what --

Once I actually did
catch up to him,

It was easier to grab him.

[ laughter ]

Time! Yes.

Yeah! [ laughs ]

Solved two problems.

One, not afraid to touch
the pigs, got gloves.

Two, they gripped perfectly,

And the pig, when I grabbed on,
didn't seem to mind.

It was like,
"oh, I like this."

Kari:
I am just like a pig in mud,

Happy over the way that
this glove thing worked out.

I didn't have to touch
the disgusting little critters.

I got to grab onto them

With a much softer
but firm grip.

And it all worked out.

Narrator: Simplicity
was the key to kari's success.

But can grant beat
his two-minute target

And claw his way into the lead?

Oh, my goodness.

Okay, and start the time!

The pig is keen to get started,

And although grant's
got a longer reach

With his pig-friendly claws...

He's going for it
whole-hog.

[ laughs ]

...He's got to catch up
to the pig first.

[ grant panting ]

All those near misses
have grant all puffed out.

Grant: Ah!

Narrator: But finally, after
completely exhausting porky,

Grant gets his claw
on the pig.

Oh! You got him!

Oh! Oh, my god!

You did!
Grant: Yes!

No way!

Yes!
It worked!

Yeah!
Whoo!

Whoo!

Nice work!

I can't believe
that actually worked.

That did work.

However,
you doubled your time.

What?!

It was way more
entertaining.

Yeah.
All right.

Narrator: Entertaining,

But twice as long,

Meaning his claws
are no pig-catching shortcut.

Grant:
It's so unwieldy to deploy

And so difficult to aim that --

Well, that pretty much
ate up all my time.

So, one out of two
ain't bad, right?

Narrator: So, grant's claws
are out of contention,

And kari's fur gloves
retain the lead.

But can dr. Vac enter the ring

And hoover up the title

To become
the ultimate pig picker?

Come on, suck him up!

Please do not try

What you are about to see
at home.

We are what you call
experts.

Narrator: Whether it be finding
a needle in a haystack...

Bone needle!
Bone needle!

Narrator: ...Or making
a lead balloon that can fly...

Take it as a challenge!

...Making
the impossible possible

Has put the mythbusters
on the map.

But when it comes
to the idea of herding

A throng of strong-willed cats
cross-country,

Have they reached
the end of the line?

[ cats yowl, hiss ]
oh.

That was a bad idea of mine.
I'm very sorry.

So now, in order to proceed,

We're going to reduce the number
of cats we have to "herd"

To the smallest number
we can still call several cats,

And that is three cats.

We are also
going to enlist the aid

Of some kitty interest aids --

Colloquially known
as cat toys -- to help us.

Narrator:
Yep, it's well known that cats
have a weakness for toys,

And fewer cats should make

Grouping them together
easier, right?

So, with a buffet
of cat-tempting toys,

Adam selected
a famous feline lure.

But, he's adding
an irresistible twist.

Gonna to empty
the catnip in the bag

So that when I shake
the mouse in,

It gets completely covered
in the catnip.

Yes.

Hopefully, that's gonna be
one desirable mouse.

Narrator: Hopefully.

But will this trio
of mischievous moggies --

Puffball the punisher,

The crabby tabby,

And devious domino --

Take the bait
and end up behind the gate?

Time to go cat fishing.

Narrator: Adam casts his line
and waits for a bite.

Oh, I've got
some interest.

And for the first time,
he's got the predators hooked.

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Jamie: Well, you've got
two cats at once

Moving their way
towards the trap.

Totes.

Adam's fake prey
finally has two cats

Moving together
towards the corral.

But they quickly
lose interest.

So, it's time to break out

The ultimate
cat-attracting weapon...

Lasers.

Everybody knows
that cats love lasers.

Let's find out
if they prefer green --

Green or red.

Oh, yes. Okay.

We have some --
wow! Good, good, good.

But although adam had high hopes
for his lasers...

No. No.

[ vocalizing rave music ]

None of the cats
are guided by the light.

They can clearly see the lasers.
They notice them.

They just don't seem to care.

Narrator: So after, 10 minutes,
round two is over,

And it's adam 0, cats 2.

Well, as you can see,

I am all alone
in this cat corral,

And I believe the cats

Have a better record
of getting me into it

Than I have
of getting them into it.

All of the tricks
that I have employed

Have not worked at all.

I am not herding cats.

Narrator: Adam's defeated,

So jamie's contenders
enter the ring.

He'll face off
against miss white...

The ginger ninja...

And bob.

Adam tried to attract
the cats.

That didn't work.

So I'm gonna try
to repel them.

[ cat meows ]

Like earlier, jamie's using

The natural startle reflex
of the cats.

Okay, go with
the other kitties.

That's it.

You've got them into one corner.
That's pretty good.

But, jamie's umbrella
and maraca meringue

Still doesn't
group the cats together.

[ maracas rattle ]

You're such a pain
in the butt.

[ cat meows ]

[ laughs ]

Narrator: So he doubles down
with two umbrellas.

I think we're
onto something.

Okay, you're home free.

Sort of.

Nice and steady.

[ cat meows ]

Nothing to be afraid of.

That's it.

Narrator:
But even double the trouble

Can't get these cranky cats
to cooperate.

It seems to me that
it's virtually impossible

To get these cats to behave

In any kind of grouping
at all --

A herd or a flock.

I don't think it's working.

I can herd individuals,

But if you can't get them
to behave as a group,

I don't think that we're being
successful at herding.

Narrator: Indeed, so it's time
to pull out all the stops...

Why don't we work
as a team?

All right, let's do it.

As they enter the ring
for a last-ditch attempt.

Two men and four umbrellas
versus three cats.

Oh, yeah.
We're all in a group.

That's it,
slow and steady.

Go on. Go on.
That's it.

Adam: Oh!

I lost the white one.

What do you think?

I think we successfully herded
cats for about eight feet.

[ laughs ]
yeah, I think so.

[ both laugh ]

It really is
true to the saying.

[ laughs ]

Narrator: And clearly,

At the end of five
unsuccessful rounds,

There's no arguing
with this result.

So this is confirmed,
right?

It's totally confirmed.

In every that we
could've demonstrated,

Herding cats
is just as difficult --

Nigh-impossible --

As the idiomatic phrase
would lead you to believe.

But you know what?

I might just have an idea.

[ cat purring ]

Still to come --

The decider of
the pig-picking championship.

Go, plunger man!

I'm going suck him up!

Narrator:
Back at pavilion d,

The cats have staged
a great escape.

We picked
this particular location

Because we thought
it was an easy place

To contain the cats in.

But we made one small mistake,

And that was
this hole right here,

Which was just big enough
for cats to get into.

So we now have several cats
inside the walls,

And we're trying
to herd them back out,

So to speak.

The walls may have ears,

But with a little d.I.Y.
And a lot of treats,

Our escapees are soon
back behind bars.

There we go.

Narrator:
After complete feline failure...

It really is
true to the saying.

...It's time to turn this job
over to the professionals.

Hey, lance, how's it going?

[ lance whines ]

How would you feel
about herding some cats?

[ lance whines ]

I was wondering what technique
you were planning on using?

[ lance barks ]

Perfect idea!

Let's go.

Narrator: Yep, this myth
is going to the dogs,

Because they may be
man's best friend,

But they're also
the archenemy of cats.

Lance and debbie

Are the ultimate droving duo
from herding-4-ewe,

And if they can't herd
eight cats into the corral,

Nobody can.
[ cat meows ]

Adam:
All right, here we go.

Three, two, one,

And go.

Narrator:
Immediately, it's clear

That the cats
are standing their ground.

Arched backs.

All the backs are arched.

In fact, they're
going on the attack...

Here.
[ cat hisses ]

...Because when cat meets dog,

Their natural instinct
is to fight.

[ lance barks ]

And although lance
obeys debbie's commands,

The cats do not budge one iota.

He's like, "I'm really not sure
about this, boss."

Jamie: This is one of the most
bizarre things I've ever seen.

It's just totally amazing.

[ both laugh ]

After six minutes
of feline resistance,

It's clear not even a sheepdog
can herd cats.

Lie down. Lie down.

Calm down.

You're okay.
You're not in trouble.

Good boy.

Come on over here, lance.

Good boy.
Good boy!

Yeah.

So what do you think
was going on there?

I think he was
out of his game,

And he's not used to animals
that don't come together,

And he wouldn't face off
something like that normally.

He's not used to dealing
with predators

In that sort of situation,

And they all know
the relationship, I guess.

Right. Right.

I think they thought
he was lunch.

Aww!

Good job, buddy.
Good job, buddy.

Hey, lance.
How did that go for you?

[ lance whines ]

[ laughs ] I totally know
what you mean, buddy.

You did a great job, regardless.

Good boy!

[ sighs ] that was rough.

Narrator:
In the quest to find out

Who is the fastest pig catcher
in the west,

Two pig pickers
entered the ring.

One halved her time,

And one doubled it.

[ echoing ] but now, it's time
for the final contender.

To take the lead from kari,

Tory needs to catch 150 pounds
of greased porker

In less than half
his previous time.

All right,
let's see if I can suck.

All right,
you ready, tory?

Ready!

Three, two, one, go!

Remember, you've got to cut
your time by 50%.

Narrator:
Tory's off to a sucky start,

But his attempt comes unplugged.

Oh, time out! Time out!

I blew a fuse.

After a quick fix,

He powers up again

With 20 seconds
already on the clock.

Kari: Whoo!

Oh, that was good!

You got to keep up
with the pig!

The concept works.

My suction's
not strong enough.

Pull back.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh!
[ laughs ]

Poor pig doesn't know
what hit him.

I'm going to suck him up!

Narrator: The minutes tick by
as tory pursues his porker

With 50 pounds of vacuum cleaner
on his back.

Yes!

Yes!

But it's
too light a touch

To hold onto
150 pounds of pig.

[ laughs ]
go, plunger man!

You got him on the ropes!

You got him
on the ropes, kid!

You've got
10 seconds left, man!

Kari: Oh, yeah!
Get him in the circle!

Oh, yeah!
You got him! You got him!

Oh!
Oh!

You almost got him!

[ bell ringing ]

Oh, that's it!
Oh, that's time.

Narrator: That signals the end
of tory's five minutes,

And the end of his challenge
for the pig-catching cup.

Yeah! You definitely win
the award for weird.

[ both laugh ]

Dude, that was awesome!

I could see it
almost working.

Man, I just needed
more suction.

If that pig
wasn't so strong,

I might have been able
to get him to the circle.

Yeah, you definitely
needed to suck more.

Yeah.
All right.

This sucked
pretty good, though.

[ laughs ]
well, I guess that means

That kari is the winner!

Whoo!
Congratulations!

Narrator: Yep, the title of
the ultimate pig picker-upper

Goes to kari byron.

And so ends the swine olympics.

Now, for the myth
that it's impossible

To catch a greased pig --
clearly busted.

We've learned all it takes
is a slightly softer touch,

And that tory is going to make

A great supervillain janitor
some day.

Well, I guess the lesson here
is keep it simple.

Yep.

Ugh. Both of you
need a shower.

Phew!