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I'm beginning to think that we should
just shoot every episode with goggles,
just all the time.
>> I mean, some of us are way ahead of you. >> Always.
>> I'm ready.
>> Always have them on because we're getting
increasingly and increasingly dangerous.
[laborious hemming]
>> I can't even argue with that.
Yeah, no.
>> Ironic that our possibly most dangerous project so far
looks the most innocent.
>> Yeah, just balloons.
>> Doesn't sound innocent.
[air rushing in]
[shrill balloon squeak, echoing] [piano music]
>> robotic voice: Weaponizing balloons,
because you never know.
>> All right, Jason Murphy,
we are here with Evan and Katelyn,
and we are going to improvise a slingshot?
>> Yeah, using balloons. >> Yeah.
>> Now I know all you need is a stretchy thing
and a thing to throw a thing, and a rock,
you know, zip bip boop bloop.
You can do it with a rubber band
and a wadded up piece of paper.
>> Well, that's the scientific terms, you know.
>> Zip zip zeboop, yep. [Brian, Evan, and Katelyn laugh]
>> A lot of people didn't know, Einstein, proficient at scat.
>> Yeah. [laughter]
>> He'd be like zip zap zibadop
[drowned out by other speakers]
>> If you ever actually read his work
on unified field theory,
whole bunch of scat in there.
>> Evan: Yeah. [Evan and Katelyn Laugh]
>> So I assume for any kind of slingshot,
number one, these are eye-poking bits
so we all have eye protection,
but all you need is something stretchy
and something to sling, right?
>> Yeah.
>> It looks like you've got just balloons,
ammunition, and these little key ring things?
>> Katelyn: Yeah. >> Eva: Yeah because, if you try to like
sling something out of the balloon,
it doesn't work because you had to hold it closed.
So you need something to hold the balloon open.
>> I'm going to go out and guess that
this is what this is right here?
>> Yep.
>> Does this go on the inside or the outside?
What are you doing? Why are you grabbing the--
>> He's got a tool.
>> Okay. All right.
>> Evan: I'm going to snip it a little bit.
>> Oh, that's better.
>> Because it's just too long.
>> I'm going to snip it because
that's my own independent idea
and not one that I'm copying right now. [others laugh]
There we go, I, too, am snipped.
There we go.
>> And then, let's take this end right here
and let's wrap it around.
>> You're going for the big ring, right off the bat?
>> Evan: I'm going for the big one, yeah.
>> Oh, that one is real big.
>> I going to go for the big ring as well.
That's my own idea.
[Katelyn and Evan laugh] >> Katelyn: Independent idea.
I'll do a little, I'll do a tiny guy.
>> I'll do a little. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah.
>> It seems like the big ring is the way to go, right?
[mumbling] >> It seems so much bigger.
>> It seems like all things being equal,
you would love just a gigantic latex membrane
you can pull back and sling something.
>> Jason: How did you do it though?
>> Are we wrapping around the edge and then kind of rolling it?
[Evan Laughs] Oh, this is really...
>> Yeah, this is harder than I thought.
>> This is really reminding me of high school, unfortunately.
>> High school health class?
[laughter] >> Yeah.
>> So wait a minute, I assume what we want...
>> I've been given no instructions!
>> Oh, whoa, whoa, I'm not even going to try and undo anything,
I'm just going to let it be a little gravity well,
like a little black hole.
I'm going to reach in and pull back
and then bop, like that, that's what I'm going to do.
Well, you did like a foldy thing.
I don't think you need the foldy thing.
>> Evan: You don't even need the foldy thing?
>> I don't know, I'm going to try without the foldy thing. >> Ours all look kind of different.
>> Every time we follow instructions, it always goes badly.
>> I just threaded mine through
and then looped the cup part around the ring.
>> Oh.
>> Like, super simple.
>> Yeah, I did it similar.
But you have a medium, I have a small balloon.
I got a little baby guy. >> Evan: Yeah, that's very small.
>> That's adorable.
>> Brian: All right, here, look. I'm just going to--
>> But deadly. >> But deadly!
>> Brian: Nevermind.
>> Should we start with the plastic BBs?
>> Yes, are you kidding me? >> Yeah.
>> Shields up.
>> All right, ready.
Three,
two,
one, fire! [cans clinking]
>> Evan: Oh!
>> Brian: Somebody hit. >> I feel like I did.
>> My BB is still in the balloon.
>> Okay, so it wasn't Katelyn.
[Evan and Katelyn laugh] >> It was not me.
>> Mine is still in there, too.
[Evan and Katelyn Laugh]
>> I, I, yeah! >> Oh wait, ha ha!
>> Yeah! Yeah!
>> We heard two of them hit.
We both hit! We both hit! >> Woo!
[laughter]
>> Okay, so big rings, big rings. >> I was like I got it, I got it!
No, it's still in there.
>> Brian: All right, here, let's try again, let's try again.
>> I don't know that this guy's going to go.
>> You don't think?
>> With tiny baby balloon?
>> I think you can snip it more.
Snip it more intensely.
>> Okay, it's getting real intense now.
>> I'm going to snip mine a little more too.
>> Yeah, I'm going to snip mine.
That's my own independent idea that I just had.
>> Evan: You have a lot of independent ideas.
>> Well, thank you.
[Jason and Evan laugh]
>> Or, you know, just one.
Do what Evan does.
[all laughing]
Which is really the best idea that any of us have had.
>> It's like, hey man,
are you trying to steal my one good idea?
[all laugh]
>> That's actually pretty much the
smartest thing we've ever thought of.
>> Man, hold on, I wonder if you could grab a few.
>> Evan: Oh, shotgun it! [Katelyn gasps]
Hey, hey, independent idea!
>> All: Independent idea!
>> There it is! There it is!
>> Got to hand it to ya. >> All right, I'm going to shotgun it.
>> My balloon has absorbed my ring fully.
It's just a--how did this happen?
[Jason, Katelyn, and Evan laughing]
>> All right, I got like seven pellets here.
>> All right. >> Uh, uh oh.
>> Three, two, one.
[light snap]
>> Evan: Oh, they missed. [Katelyn laughing]
Let's compare that to the single shot.
[thwak]
Aw.
>> Oh, I saw it, I saw something that moved past it. >> Yeah, it was high, it was high, it was high.
>> I got a medium balloon, small ring, multiple pellets.
Ow!
[laughter]
>> You were describing it and I instantly had
a strong intuition as to what was about happen.
[Katelyn laughing]
>> Evan: Oh, did the ball bearings hit you?
[Katelyn Gasps] >> Jason: Yeah.
>> Evan: Oh no! >> Katelyn: Oh, that's swelling.
>> Brian: Oh, that's rough.
>> Katelyn: That's swelling significantly. >> It's fine, it's fine.
>> Brian: Roll it back.
Eh, eh, eh, you don't get to hide it.
Roll it back, people!
>> Jason: Roll it back.
>> Maybe two, I'll just try two.
>> Two?
All right.
>> Dude, it really messes it up if you have more than one.
[sharp crack]
[Evan and Katelyn exclaim in surprise]
>> That was pretty good.
>> Wait, so what combo was that?
>> That was one.
>> Biggest ballon aggressively cut, single shot.
>> Okay, I swapped combos, I have tiniest rings,
biggest balloon. >> Evan: Biggest balloon. Okay.
>> Ow!
[Evan laughing]
It was the wrong way.
♪ ♪
[the normal sound of a balloon snapping forward, but like slowed down and bassy]
>> Evan: I think big ring--
>> It's still in there!
>> Why is there smoke coming out of your balloon‽
[Evan and Katelyn laughing] It's so weird!
>> I think it's the dust. >> Yeah.
>> All right, I'm going to go back to basics here.
>> I think big ring is the answer.
>> I'm going to do big ring, single shot.
Yes!
>> Oh!
>> Yeah, it's--
>> I think tiny ring isn't uh...
>> Yeah, tiny ring is just tough.
>>> Yeah.
Tiny ring is garbage.
>> I can barely even hold it.
>> Yeah. >> Everybody upgrade to big ring!
>> Katelyn: Big ring.
>> Big ring, medium balloon, I'll do that. >> Ah!
>> Medium balloon, big ring,
and it gets nice and tight,
and then...
[tink]
Yeah! >> Katelyn: Woo!
♪ ♪
>> Ah.
>> I mean, maybe medium is the answer.
Maybe you have better aim. >> I think medium balloon, big ring
is the way to go.
This is what, two and half, three inch binder rings?
>> Two inch.
>>> Two inch. >> Got it, okay.
>> That is a nine inch balloon.
>> Nine inch balloon.
>> Yeah, because mine comes
a little bit loose after I fire it.
>> No, this feels good because it feels like it's right-
>> Katelyn: Right amount of tension?
>> Dude, and the aim.
>> That's pretty consistent.
>> Like, it really works.
[clonk]
>> Dude, dude!
>> Dude!
>> We're in a cool club.
People who just are always able to--
>> I'm trying to join the club.
I'm trying!
>> That's the way science works.
>> Science works.
>> There's winners and losers.
[Evan and Brian laughing]
>> It launched!
>> It launched.
>> I just keep putting it inside.
I don't know. [laughing]
>> I wonder if that would work!
Yours is just inside out.
>> Oh, like double-thick right there?
>> Yeah. >> No, I just accidentally but the ring in the balloon.
>> I know, but I'm going to bet >> Is it going to work?
>> it would even work like that.
>> Double thick?
>> Okay so this is double thick.
>> Double thick. >> It's just the ring is in the balloon.
>> Katelyn: Yeah.
[diminished pop]
>> Evan: Nope.
>> Katelyn: Well, it shot!
[prominent snap]
>> Dude!
>> Yeah. >> Nice.
>> I am declaring it.
The official best setup is medium size ballon,
you said nine inches?
>> Evan: Nine inch balloon. >> Katelyn: Yeah.
>> And a two inch binder clip with an aggressive
you cut the head off, all of the neck,
so that you have a single layer pullback,
so you're actually pulling through-
>> Evan: Through the hole.
>> Brian: That's right. >> Evan: Yep.
>> Brian: And then at that point
the aiming becomes intuitive
and everything just seems to work.
>> Evan: Yeah.
Okay, look at Katelyn's.
Look at that.
>> Brian: That's pretty good.
So now I guess we up the danger factor?
>> Yeah, let's go to ball bearings.
>> Oh, dear. [Katelyn laughs]
>> Little tiny one here.
>> And we have a whole variety.
>> Aw, I think it went over.
>> I think you scared it, though.
>> Evan: Can I shoot one?
>> Yeah. >> Brian: Yeah.
>> Ah! Little high.
>> I see you've joined the green side.
>> I figured that had something to do with it.
I'm willing to try anything.
All right, here we go.
♪ ♪
[Jason laughing] It just like... >> Yeah, I think--
>> Did it go over there?
>> It went like way left.
>> What if I just get like this close? >> Brian: That's fine.
>> Oh! >> Here I go.
[Brian laughing] >> Oh!
>> That bounced right back to us.
[cheering] >> Yeah!
♪ ♪
>> Uh nope, because there is the BB, right there,
and the hole that I tore in--
>> Oh, no! Too much power.
>> I let it go, and I'm like, I'm holding the...
>> I'm going to see if it's possible
to fire more than one at once.
Our previous tests, we've never had success.
But just to double check, this is two.
>>> Oh!
>> That's not bad.
>> Nice.
>> That's pretty good.
>> Evan: High.
[Brian laughing]
>> Surprise.
I'm going to try doing it,
but like, physically aiming lower than I think I should.
>> Evan: Aw, I think it went right in between.
>> Did it go through‽ >> Brian: It was really close.
>> Maybe I just need a bigger ball bearing- >> You like, threaded the needle.
-so that I uh...
>> Shall we upgrade to even more dangerous?
Hold on, let me try one more.
[mumbling] All right, here we go.
>> Evan: Ooh!
>> Katelyn: There are definitely dents being left.
>> This is the dangerous shot, right here. >> I know.
>> Just headshot, headshot, headshot?
>> Pow, pow, pow, pow, pow!
>> I'm upgrading to a slightly larger one.
I think that's my problem.
>> Ah, yeah.
>> All right, let's do the big ones.
>> This is quarter inch ball bearings.
You get a danger pellet. >> Jason: Oh, my God.
>> Thank you. >> You get a danger pellet.
>> We're now at serious, like certainly lose an eye area.
>> Yeah.
>> Jason: Go for it, Brian.
>>> Aw!
>> Jason: I'm going to go. >> Go.
[laughter]
>> Brian: It's still in there. [laughing]
>> Of course it is. >> Brian: And it's still loaded.
[Katelyn laughing]
>> Evan: Aw, it hit the table.
>> I think we all just should accept
that we have really bad aim
and should move closer to the target.
>> Brian: I mean, at some point we're going to have to.
>> I'm going to try it again.
>> Evan and Katelyn: Oh! >> Brian: Nicely done!
>> Finally! >> That was good.
>> Yeah, you did need the bigger projectile.
>> Okay, so here's the question.
Do we have a full can?
>> We do, indeed. >> Can we see what happens?
>> Oh, yeah. >> Jason: We do, indeed.
>> Should we shake it up a little bit?
[affecting a southern accent] >> Listen up, gang,
[heavy bell rings out] I don't like the way these dies sodas are looking at us!
Full all they caffeine and their aspartames.
I think they need a lesson!
>> You the one to give it to them, sheriff?
>> Nah, I'll be the one to clean up the mess, though.
[Evan and Jason laughing]
Why don't we set old Murphy loose?
>> Oh, boy.
I'm going to get close and low.
>> That's what your dad said.
>> I don't know what that means. >> And then you were born.
>> Brian: [laughing] Oh, no, no!
>> Katelyn: Oh, no! >> Evan: Did it hit your finger?
>> Brian: [hysterically] I feel like a bad person now!
>> I think I pulled it back too far.
Yep, I'm all right.
Oh, no, you know what?
And it's still in there. >> Katelyn: And it's still in there!
>> It's still in there.
[laughter]
>> What happened there‽ [laughing]
It's like a bulbous form.
>> Jason: I gave it just a little nipple.
[resuming his southern accent] >> That's why Murphy's the bruiser of the gang.
>> He bruises himself.
>> He's here for his looks.
You just best watch out Katelyn.
Here it comes.
[now, also, affecting an accent] >> All righty.
[yelling and laughing together]
>> Whoa, man!
>> Murdered your diet ass, that's right!
[a droning mix of impact, propulsive fluids, and swelling low pitched vocals]
>> Jason: Well done.
>> Evan, I don't think the rest of them's scared.
It looks like it's just hanging around!
Okay, you can just move their bodies. >> Well, we'll fix that.
[laughter]
[all yelling and cheering together]
>> Oh, my God.
[two distinct percussive blasts]
[low pitched] Oooooooooohhhhh!
>> Brian: Oh, that's a sniper shot!
That was way better than I thought any of us was going to--
>> Yeah.
>> I feel like the only way to try
to do better is to try firing two at once?
>>> Oh!
>> It's not worked.
>> I think you should give it a shot. >> Yeah, yeah.
>> All right, here we go.
[the impact rings out]
>> Jason: Huh.
[slowed: DOYNG!]
>> Evan: So it reduced the force.
>> It did reduce the force.
>> Yeah. >> That makes sense.
Because you have a certain potential force in the elastic,
and then the mass of those.
>> I'm going to try again. >> That sounds awfully close to science, Evan.
[light laughter]
[impact rings out]
>> Brian: Hang on, I got this. [laughter]
>> Wait! >> No!
>> Brian: Yeah!
Ow!
I'm fine.
>> Katelyn: Don't let them win.
>> Brian: We're all fine, here.
>> Jason: Soda's revenge!
[cheering]
>> Oh, got them good!
[a tumbling rhythm]
>> Jason: Redemption!
>> That was awesome. >> Finally!
>> Brian: Wow! >> Evan: Whoa!
[slow clapping]
>> Jason: Don't come around here no more.
>> You should just like gently tap that one.
>> Holy cow! >> Jason: Katelyn.
[soda can opening] [all laughing together]
>> I thought we were done.
>> Jason: Yeah! [Katelyn laughing]
>> Brian: That's all right.
>> Jason: Satisfying, right?
>> How do we rate the efficacy of this
as an improvised weapon?
Do we feel like it's actually going to save your life?
>> Are we going like, A plus, 10, 10 out of 10?
What scale? >> You pick your scale, bro.
On a scale from E to Pi. >> Two potatoes.
>> Okay, great. [Katelyn laughing]
>> I think this is a weapon of harassment,
marginally less effective than, say,
pepper spray or something,
but you got to use the big gauge
and you got to go for probably the soft bits or the face.
>> I got to tell you, if you're sneaking around,
guerrilla style, and it's night time,
I feel like that's going to damage an eye.
That's going to certainly harass them and freak them out.
>> If you can get close, that's the thing.
I think the aim is the struggle,
but if you can get close, it's stealthy, it's small.
>> Now I have an idea.
If you made a handle for it-
>> Oh.
Oh!
-and then, then you could really get there.
>> And had a pocket that's,
hold on, I've been working on a prototype.
I didn't want to bring this up before,
>> Yeah.
>> -but something like this might work really well.
>> Whoa!
>> I'm just saying.
>> Theoretically!
>> You should patent that. >> Patent this!
>> I should, I don't know why I hadn't done that beforehand.
That's amazing.
>> Yeah, he's kind of a genius with stuff like that, really.
Yeah, you guys should learn from him.
>> Another independent idea. >> Evan and Katelyn,
you guys are the freaking best.
Where can all of our friends see all of your stuff?
>> Youtube.com/evanandkatelyn
and EVANANDKATELYN everywhere. >> Everywhere.
>> We locked that down.
>> Dude, nice, nice.
Meanwhile, everybody, if you have suggestions
on more stuff you'd like to see on either of our channels,
or a future cross-collaboration opportunity,
now's the time, post that in the comments.
>> I'm going to go ice my hand.
>> Brian: Uh, yeah. >> Evan: Yeah.
>> That's probably best.
>> Brian: You hurt your hand.
>> I did.
Plot twist, Jason hurts his hand.
[laughter]
>> I'm just going to stay in here.
Don't mind me.
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>> Oh, yeah.
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[static and wind]
>> Evan: Ah... whoo!
>> Brian: That was amazing.
>> Evan: That was so good.
>> Jason: Well done.
>> Turned out better than I feared.
>> Brian: Yeah. >> Katelyn: Yeah.
>> I think this is the victory moment, right here.
>> Yeah.