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Dude, we're back to legend testing!
>> Is that what's happening‽
>> Actually, technically, we're pentesting.
We're finally pentesters!
>> We're pentesters! >> Hey!
>> I don't think that's what that means.
[sheepish] >> Eh, it's close enough.
>> Yeah, that's good. [chuckling]
[deep synthetic rumble]
[electrical pop] [gentle vinyl static]
[rising chime] >> Jason, I feel like we're finally
building a skill tree here.
We've done all of this rudimentary stuff,
and we get to start combining them
into better and better projects.
>> Yes, today we are going to put a smoke bomb in a Sharpie.
>> Yeah, so like a ninja escape pen.
So it's like you're there at work like,
"Oh, I'm sorry, are we about to discuss HR?"
And you pop it open, throw it down,
a smoke bomb erupts, and you're gone. [aspirates like a mysterious wind]
>> It's all I ever wanted, when I was in the corporate world...
[Brian laughing]
Also, more machetes.
>> Okay. [laughing] >> But that's a different thing.
>> Okay, but this builds on a whole bunch of things
we've already done before.
>> JASON: Yes. >> Because as you described it to me,
first of all, where did you find this?
>> This was a video by Laservideo,
we're going to be using his technique.
>> Okay, so it uses the smoke bomb rocket candy
that we made before.
>> Yep, with sugar and our old friend, potassium nitrate.
>> BRIAN: Okay, so these guys, you cook them together,
you mix them until it's a bit like peanut butter.
>> JASON: Yeah. >> The idea is you fill the bulk of the pen
with that mixture.
Into it, you put a fuse, which we just made homemade fuses.
>> We've got some fuses right here
that also utilize potassium nitrate and sugar.
>> Okay, and then you need a way to trigger it,
and we found out recently that you could use flash cotton
and Armstrong's mixture from the party poppers...
>> Party poppers. >> in order to
create that igniter.
We still have the flash cotton.
>> Yep. >> I think the only thing we're adding to it
that we haven't used before is a bit of flash paper,
which I suppose we'll eventually learn
how to make this ourselves,
but for now, we're just using some off the shelf, right?
>> Yeah, sorry we didn't DIY that one.
>> You're not sorry.
>> I'm not sorry. >> You're welcome.
>> You're welcome! >> We didn't DIY that one.
>> You didn't get to watch us screw it up.
>> So the idea, as I understand it is,
we take the trigger from the party popper,
we put flash cotton in it,
we put a bunch of flash paper around it,
and then there's a fuse that goes down into a well of
that rocket smoke powder, right?
>> Exactly.
Yeah. >> [scoffs] What could go wrong?
>> It's going to be fine! [Brian laughing]
It's going to be fine!
Let's go ahead and disassemble the pen first.
>> Okay, disassembling a Sharpie, I mean,
that can't be rocket science, right?
I'm going to sort of, maybe it is rocket science.
[Jason laughing]
We're certainly putting rocket fuel into it.
Why can't I--
>> Haven't you been doing strength training?
>> Not enough, apparently. >> What's happening?
Come on!
You got this.
>> BRIAN: Apparently not!
Okay, here, I'll grab...
[beep]
[Brian laughing] >> All right.
>> This is how it begins. >> Let's do it.
>> BRIAN: Okay, ready?
>> Do we need--
>> Turns out this one's already gimmicked
and it just explodes the moment we open it.
♪ ♪
Yay, we did it!
It was super-easy. >> God!
>> Just like we knew it would be.
>> Let's go ahead and take the smooshy part out,
the saturated part.
That shouldn't be too hard, right?
>> The ink?
>> Yeah.
[Brian laughing]
Well, not just the ink, but the--
>> What about the nib?
>> The smooshy ink part!
That's what I'm talking about.
>> Do we take the nib off?
>> Take the nib off as well, yes. >> BRIAN: Okay.
>> You know, probably doesn't even matter.
>> Why?
Are we putting something through-- >> We're going to cut it, anyway.
>> Oh, got it, what are we cutting?
>> JASON: Like right here at this ridge.
>> Oh, so we just want the ferrule that links in there.
>> Just the tiny little cylinder, yeah.
[sharp thwack] >> Whoop.
[Brian laughing]
>> Do you want the gauntlets?
>> That flinch. [laughing]
There it is. >> Okay.
>> Look at that, smooth as silk.
>> Right on. >> Easy as can be.
>> Let's go ahead and build our little trigger.
>> Oh, got it, got it, our igniter.
>> Yeah.
You just need to remove Armstrong's mixture--
>> Yeah. >> from that cap.
But you're also going to want to cut off...
>> Oh, I want to keep the cap part.
>> You want to keep this cap.
Be careful, because you know what happens,
and I'm not talking about cutting your hand.
>> What, a party starts?
[laughter] >> Yeah.
>> If I do this too early,
all of a sudden we have to be very festive, very quick.
>> You don't want premature em-pop-ulation.
>> It's suddenly 2028, and we're like, "Aye, happy new year!"
[whispering] >> BRIAN: Okay, I think it's almost done, and I think I did it right.
♪ ♪
Oh, oh, oh.
Look at that. >> Okay.
>> BRIAN: Look at that. >> JASON: Looking good.
>> Yeah!
Okay, if I understand correctly--
[Jason vocalizes affirmation] The goal is
payload here,
fuse here-- [Jason affirms]
>> BRIAN: This thing pops, ignites flash cotton,
ignites flash paper, ignites fuse,
goes nuts, right?
>> Correct.
>> Okay, so in this case, it is just narrow enough.
Here, you can kind of wedge it in there.
[murmuring to himself] There we go.
Like, if we do that and it's wedged in,
look at that, it nests perfectly nicely in there.
Give me the fluffiest of the flash cotton.
>> Okay.
Yeah, because we determined in our flash cotton episode
that we wanted the whitest, fluffiest stuff,
and not the yellow, crunchier stuff.
This looks pretty good. >> This is getting serious.
Yeah.
Okay.
That seems right. >> JASON: Yeah.
>> So we know the Armstrong's mixture
will ignite the flash cotton.
I think it's safe to assume
that the flash cotton will ignite this wad of flash paper.
>> Should we have our fuse--
>> BRIAN: Buried down in there.
>> JASON: Buried down in there, yeah.
>> Yeah, I think that'll be plenty.
>> Is that going to be long enough?
Because we wanted it to go down
into the reservoir as well. >> Yeah.
Which it definitely will. >> Okay.
>> Maybe we re-wrap this around the fuse.
Surely that'll start it, right?
>> Got to.
♪ [upbeat music]
>> Yeah, there you go.
Just put that on there to get that
while he's positioned.
Oh, man, I'm feeling good about this.
Man, all right.
>> That looks pretty good, right?
>> We have a trigger, we have flash cotton,
we have flash paper, we have tape
holding everything together, that ends with a fuse
that we're reasonably certain is going to work.
>> Imagine getting pulled over with this in your car,
>> [unconvincingly] It's fine. >> and the officer's like, "I don't know what this is,
"but I'm taking you to jail."
[laughter] >> I believe it.
Okay, so at this point,
let's take all the flammable stuff out of the picture,
because we have to make the goop paste, right?
>> Oh, yeah, let's get this clear.
[vhs ejection]
>> All right, for those who didn't see the episode,
what do we do on this one?
>> We're going to take 10 grams of sugar,
mix it with 14 grams of potassium nitrate,
heat it up on medium heat
until it turns into a brown, sticky paste.
[gentle vinyl static]
>> BRIAN: Yeah, there we go, look at that.
Now we've got kind of this nice, smooth consistency.
It's not quite the liquidy peanut butter that we had before,
but I think this'll work for us.
We're just sort of scooping it in there, right?
>> Yeah.
It's going to work out all right, I think.
>> BRIAN: Yeah.
I want to get this done as fast as we can, though.
>> What you want to do is get as much in there as you can,
and then we're going to drive that skewer down in there
to leave a hole for the fuse.
>> I feel pretty good about that.
[whispering optimistically] It's got to be right.
Well, it goes down in there nicely.
>> Pretty good, pretty good?
>> I'm cautiously optimistic.
Got to push and not pull. [laughs]
Wow, I think we might have
a functioning device at this point.
>> JASON: We're just going to clip the top off of the cap.
>> I would say we just take the wire cutters...
[snap]
[quietly] There we go.
So we're going to make it ugly but functional, right?
>> Okay.
[almost inaudible] >> There we go, that way--
>> And if any of your co-workers ask you,
"Oh, chew your pens, huh?"
You're like, "Yeah."
>> Look, we have a thing, we have a thing!
>> JASON: We have a thing.
>> Now, I guess, what?
We tape this down or something?
>> Well, we can just put that--
>> Oh, tie it off?
>> Yeah, let's just tie it off, if we can.
♪ [smooth mellow beat]
>> Keep going, almost there, almost there.
[Brian gasps] >> JASON: Got it?
>> BRIAN: It's tied off.
>> Got it tied off, let's go ahead and color it.
♪ ♪
>> BRIAN: All right, I'm sure we can do much more precise a job,
but considering we're about to set the thing on fire.
>> To melt it.
>> I'm not really tempted to invest the effort.
>> We could also do a much worse job.
>> Oh, yeah.
Well, we're about to find out.
Holy cow, theoretically, this could be it.
>> I think so.
We've got that packed with burny, explody things.
>> All right, let's go through the good version
of all of this.
We have confirmed that the Armstrong's trigger
is able to light flash cotton,
which we have confirmed is able to light flash paper,
which we've confirmed is able to light our fuses,
which we've confirmed can light the [stammers] rocket candy.
Now, what are our points of failure?
Could be that we tied the string bad,
and when we pull it, it's not going to--
>> It's not going to pop? >> trigger the first thing.
Could be that any one of them doesn't ignite the next one.
>> My suspicion is that the fuse
is not going to ignite the rocket candy.
>> Okay, and it's going to need a little blowtorch assist?
>> I think it might.
>> It's time to make my escape from corporate America.
>> Mr. Brushwood, you came back
from your 15-minute lunch break two minutes late,
we're going to have to write you up for that.
>> Take this job and shove it!
[pop]
[marker hissing] [Brian cackling madly]
Oh, that worked so much better than I dared hope!
>> Did it‽ >> Are you kidding?
It burned all the way down!
I think that the only reason it didn't go longer
is we just didn't put enough of that stuff in there.
>> Enough of the rocket candy?
>> Yeah. >> Okay.
>> Because it definitely seemed to be firing.
I'll tell you what, man.
It's hot all the way down to the bottom, feel that.
♪ [beat heavily sampling piano]
>> Oh, yeah.
>> Holy cow, dude.
Legend tested.
Turns out internet tutorial confirmed.
Congratulations, JLaservideo.
>> Better than I could have hoped.
I was expecting a disaster, I can't lie.
But it went pretty well. >> Yep.
The only things I think we could've done better
is make a smokier mix of the powder,
and I think if we had filled it
all the way up like we wanted,
this would've melted just all over the place.
Hugely hazardous, of course.
>> I think we need to do one of those big bingo dobbers
that the old people have.
>> Make it like a freaking actual grenade.
>> Sure, you just pull the cap off. Bingo!
Throw it down.
>> Bingo was his name-oh! >> Yeah.
[Brian laughing]
There may be some cardiac arrests.
>> I'm just thrilled that we did our first pyrotechnics
in the freaking warehouse without burning it down.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah, nicely done.
>> We'll try harder next time.
>> Now we just have to do something about the fox poop.
There's a lot of fox poop.
[vhs ejection]
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Mr. Brushwood, you came back
from your 15-minute lunch break two minutes late,
we're going to have to write you up for that.
>> Oh, yeah, take this job and shove it, boss.
[bleep]
[stifled laughter] It wasn't wedged in enough,
we should've-- >> Should've glued it?
>> Actually glued it.
>> You want me to go get the glue?
>> Yeah, let's go get the glue.
>> All right. [laughing]
>> Sorry, boss.