when in doubt c4 welcome to watch mojo
and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10
biggest mythbusters explosions three two
one
go
for this list we'll be looking at times
when the show took the art of blowing
stuff up beyond any reasonable
expectations
do you think we missed one of their best
explosions let us know in the comments
number 10 tree cannon that
is a treat ken hailing all the way back
to their first season
this eruption of wood and fire came from
jaime himself
after losing his hand-made granite
projectile to a fully working tree
cannon
jaime takes his revenge in style they
seal the cannon with five pounds of
gunpowder and detonate it
producing one of the more memorable
explosions from the show's early seasons
the blast obliterates the cannon
throwing splinters in every direction
leaving only black scorch marks on the
ground planks of wood flying everywhere
in slow motion give viewers the best
sense of how only
five pounds of gunpowder can still
destroy their launcher
or as jaime puts it cannon went away
number nine
rpg versus trailer it took mythbusters
eight years to finally have a shot at
trying out a rocket propelled grenade
testing the myth that a single bullet
could set the rocket off grant
carrie and tory take the rpg out for a
test run five
four three two
one
what follows is a delightful combination
of firepower and camera work
the beauty of this explosion comes from
the high speed footage as the rocket
passes through the trailer
between the giant fireball in the front
and the horizontal blaze out the back
an explosion never looked so good number
eight
exploding toilet are we good to go yep
ready
go talk about being in the hot seat
buster gets his pants blown out during
his debut and
adam and jaime test to see whether
explosive materials poured down a toilet
could be
accidentally ignited after several
failed attempts
jaime pours black gunpowder on buster's
lap then drops the match to reveal the
results
from the wobble of the protective glass
to the giant ball of smoke
this freshman season entry lights the
match for an explosive future for the
show
from here on out mythbusters would push
the boundaries of bigger is better but
it all had to start somewhere
not even half a tin of gunpowder could
unseat our new star
if anything it just enhanced his
smoldering good looks
number seven water heater rocket did you
know what was lurking in your basement
in this fan favorite episode mythbusters
showed us that even your basement can be
highly explosive
after removing all the safeties from a
household water heater
the team more than doubles the pressure
inside the tank pushing it far
past the limit okay everybody we're at
300 psi that's
twice the tank rating keep your eyes
peeled
what follows is a discharge that sends
the water heater into orbit
suddenly the heater launches and tears
through the roof like it's
tissue the pressure blast demolishes the
miniature house while adam and jamie
stare into the sky wondering when the
tank will return
with an absence of fire and smoke you're
not expecting to see something from your
basement have such destructive power
it's the surprise combined with the
blast that makes this such a worthy
entry on our list
number 6 rocket sled compact car
in three two one
wow wait did the flash just blow up a
car
after crushing a compact car between two
trucks but failing to fuse them together
adam and jaime decide to go bigger they
theorize that a set of two stage rockets
on a rail bed
might fuse metal to metal flipping the
switch they watch as a red streak of
fire
obliterates the automobile what makes
this entry so memorable is watching the
rocket sled
shoot down the rail and abruptly coming
to an end in a ballooning ball of smoke
since we're so used to seeing the boom
go sky high the sideways shenanigan
makes for a nice
unexpected delight so our goal was to
fuse metal and
pancake the car did we achieve that
what car number five one million match
heads
say it with me do not try this at home
if i find out that any of you tried this
at home i'll personally come to your
house and kick your butt you got that
who would have thought something so
small could produce something so
large in this viral video special the
team confirmed that 30 000
matchheads could yield a barrel sized
flame but in true mythbusters fashion
they dial it up to a million to see what
happens 30 000 was fine don't get me
wrong
but we went ahead and cut a million a
small flash is then followed by a pillar
of fire that lights up the nighttime sky
adam's reaction to the tower of flame
describes it best
that was awesome that was exactly like a
small one only bigger
what makes this blast better is knowing
that it came from the same thing that
lights your campfire
and they say you shouldn't play with
matches number four
coffee creamer cloud after replicating a
viral video about a cannon powdered by
sawdust
the build team decides to try non-dairy
creamer as a replacement fuel
so with the promise of a much bigger
cannon and a
deadly dose of mock milk powder it looks
like the
sky's the limit now i want to rip it up
they pack 700 pounds of the powder into
a barrel and blast it into the air
in three two one
that was frightening what initially
looks like a cloud of white dust quickly
ignites into a truly frightening ball of
fire
it's enough to scare carrie into running
up a hill to avoid the outer reaches of
the flame
i started up the hill as fast as i could
go and
i'm still on a little bit of adrenaline
buzz right now it doesn't have the blast
force of some of our other entries but
the sheer size of the fireball is enough
to scare anyone
remind us to keep the coffee creamer
away from the stove
and just in case you missed the message
i hope i don't need to tell you this but
don't try this at home number three
catch me if you can jamie wants big boo
can an explosion really cushion a fall
from 22 000 feet
that's what the mythbusters tested in
this episode after the test subject is
dropped from the air there's a pause
before the blast goes off but when it
does finally go
it's quite a sight to see
you can see streaks of dust sprout out
in all directions like tentacles on some
sea creature
that quickly dissipates as it's followed
by a mushroom cloud reminiscent of a
nuclear bomb test
the blast is so intense that it sets
fire to the surrounding landscape while
wrapping shrapnel around tree branches
this pound bomb illustrates how even
early in the show's run
they were not messing around fortunately
the county fire department are quick to
respond
and their stays just and they've done
today's just getting better and better
come to ground zero it's awesome number
two rv no more
with an rv in the middle of the new
mexico desert this episode rang familiar
to fans of breaking bad
but this time it wasn't a case of trying
to cover up a meth lab on wheels this
right here is 855 pounds of info
now when this stuff goes off it's going
to release 5 355 megajoules
sounds like a lot of energy right
instead the mythbusters packed 855
pounds of
info into an rv to capture an epic blast
at 50 000 frames a second
wow what makes this so memorable is the
detail captured on the high speed camera
we can see the vehicle light up from
underneath as the flame slowly expands
devouring everything in a giant ball of
fire combine that with the noticeable
ripple effect caused by the shock wave
and you have one of the best visuals
ever captured on mythbusters
that might be the most beautiful
shockwave we have ever recorded
look at it it's like a lens it's like a
photoshop effect
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
painting with explosives a beautiful
blast of paint in every color
it was quick but when you slow the
explosion to a thousand frames per
second
wow jado revisited they can't seem to
get that car off the ground
there it goes it's heading towards the
ramp but with that power
came no responsibility
or not manhole madness no ninja turtles
were harmed in the making of this
episode
look at that
thermite versus ice who knew hot and
cold were so explosive
[Music]
i'd say that was an explosion i'm pretty
sure that
qualified making diamonds that's a lot
of boom for a little bling
with over 10 times the might of any
other mythbusters boom
it sure was a blast before we continue
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number one cement truck in testing a
myth about cleaning a cement truck out
with explosives the team
literally obliterated the vehicle into
nothing but dust and smoke
[Applause]
often referred to as the most iconic
mythbusters moment
no detonation in the history of the show
even comes close to this 2005 original
from a quiet countdown to a deafening
bang the truck is vaporized in this
astonishing blink and you'll miss it
moment
it seems so peaceful just like i think
the cement truck evaporated
the show often had massive fireballs but
nothing ever came close to the
instantaneous vanishing of that truck
where'd it go
it's all gone no more trucks i left it
right here even their revisit in the
grand finale didn't have the same sense
of surprise the original gave us
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