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On this episode
of "Mythbusters"...
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See anything?
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Zombies, the undead...
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...Roaming the earth
hunting for brains...
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They found us again.
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...Long thought of as fictional.
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It's you and your damn cigars.
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Well, it sure ain't your brains.
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Well, they are fictional.
That doesn't mean we can't test with them, though.
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Welcome to the
"Mythbusters Zombie Special."
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Say it with me,
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"Brains."
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Say it with me. Brains
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Brains.
There you go.
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The day of the dead has dawned.
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Assembled for the apocalypse
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And joined
by "The Walking Dead's"
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Master of mayhem,
Michael Rooker...
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I hate zombies.
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...The team tackles
a trio of survival tall tales.
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Rule number one --
ugh, aim for the head.
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First, when faced
with the army of darkness,
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Does the axe...
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Actually outgun the gun?
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Groovy.
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Then, how exactly does an undead horde
Heave down a door?
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We're coming for you, old man.
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And finally,
can walkers really outpace
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The human race?
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You do run faster
when zombies are chasing you.
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Who are the Mythbusters?
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Adam Savage...
70% chance of science.
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...And Jamie Hyneman.
Are you done screwing around?
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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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Let's chop this car up!
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...Grant Imahara...
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Something just touched me!
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...And Kari Byron.
This should be fun.
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They don't just tell the myths.
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They put them to the test.
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-- Captions by Vitac --
www.vitac.com
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Captions paid for by
Discovery Communications
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Stand by for some facts
with your fiction.
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It's "Mythbusters"
versus zombies.
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What's up first?
Well, let me ask you.
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If you were surrounded
by a zombie horde
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And you could choose
only one weapon,
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What would you choose :
the gun
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or axe?
The gun.
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Right, most people would,
but there's a myth tThat the axe is in fact
the better tool.
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Really?
Yeah. So what do you say?
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You take the gun,
I take the axe.
Let's go find some zombies.
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Zombies are fictional.
Right.
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Let's go find 100 people
willing to dress as zombies.
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Okay.
How hard could that be?
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As it turns out,
not hard at all.
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"Mythbusters" fans
love getting dressed up.
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Now, how exactly
are Adam and Jamie,
Going to test
the weapons' lethal efficiency
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Without actually
hurting anybody?
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As it's Jamie's weapon of choice
is a gun
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And the only fictional way
to kill a fictional zombie is with a headshot...
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...We're going to need to shoot our
zombie volunteers in the face,
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Which means we're going to have to protect
the faces of our zombie volunteers.
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The answer is plastic face protectors...
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I think this is going to work.
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...And paintball guns.
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This is going to make my day.
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Yep.
It's "shooting Adam in the face" day.
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Bull's-eye!
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Jamie hit me dead between the eyes
while I was wearing my zombie mask,
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And I didn't feel a thing,
Which is exactly what I want our volunteers to be feeling.
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So, now, the prototype works.
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It's time to mass-manufacture
at least 100 of these.
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All of this work
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just so that Jamie Hyneman
can shoot strangers in the face
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For science!
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Next, Adam turns
to the myth-preferred method
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For wasting walkers.
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Now, I'm quite sure
you all agree with me
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That the weapon I've chosen
for killing zombies, the axe,
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Is far superior to the gun.
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But since zombies don't actually exist
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And I won't be able to drive an actual axe
through their ever-loving undead skulls,
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I'm going to have to come up
with a safe way for killing our zombies.
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Cue Adam's
clever cushioned cleaver.
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It'll leave a safe, green paint splatter
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For every zombie brain splattered.
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Aw. This is awesome.
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The paintball paint that I put
in the compartment last night
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Has beautifully seeped through the foam.
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Let's see what kind of mark it makes.
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That is the mark of one dead zombie,
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Except that they're already dead.
Let's just call them inactive zombies.
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Let's get to testing!
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And so,
with weapons at the ready...
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You'll like this place.
It's nice and creepy.
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...The team assembles
at the perfect location
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For a spot
of zombie annihilation.
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For testing the most efficacious
method for dispatching a zombie,
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A gun or an axe,
We've come to one of our all-time favorite locations.
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It's not only a big enough space for us to really see
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And understand what's going on,
it's suitably post-apocalyptic.
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I feel like I'm being chased
by a crawling zombie.
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Yeah!
Brains!
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If I was hiding out from zombies,
This is exactly the find of citadel I would seek out.
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Zombies!
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That's the arena.
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Now, how will it be used?
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The methodology here
is pretty straightforward.
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I'll be standing in the middle
of a 30-foot-diameter circle
That is the human zone.
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The zombies will be
dotted around the building
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In their green zombie zone.
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Now, when we give the signal,
They will start their zombie shuffle
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Towards the line of demarcation.
Come on!
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Now, we can't engage them until
they reach that orange line,
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But once they do...
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they're all ours.
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I don't expect to make it
through all 100 zombies.
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The question is
how far will I get.
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Brains.
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And the rules
will be the same for me,
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Except I'm going to be
packing a gun.
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Bang.
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Brains!
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That's the rules
and regulations,
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But how about the test subjects?
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Now, let's be honest --
zombies are fictional,
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Which means every way of dealing
with them is also fictional.
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As for how to dispatch them,
we thought we needed an expert,
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So where better to go than
the one and only Michael Rooker,
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A.K.A. Merle Dixon
from "The Walking Dead."
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He is going to show Jamie some
of his preferred methodologies
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For dispatching the undead.
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Michael, any advice
on taking out zombies?
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Well, I noticed you have
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A couple of handy-dandy
weapons here.
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Well, all we need now
is a zombie, I guess, huh?
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Well, we got plenty of those.
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Cue the undead man walking.
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I see.
Well, thank you.
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If they're approaching,
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you just pop them in the knee.
Bang!
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If they're still approaching...
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Pop them in the other knee.
Bang!
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Of course,
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And they're a little --
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okay, usually I grab them
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And I pop them in the head.
Bang!
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Nice.
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Phew! That's one down.
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But to test which weapon
is the most efficient
To deal with zombies en masse,
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we need a horde.
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That is an awesome view.
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And for experimental accuracy,
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They need to know
exactly how to move.
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Good morning, zombies.
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Morning!
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Oh, no, no, no, no.
Like zombies!
Good morning, zombies.
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You might recognize this gentleman to my right,
Michael Rooker from "The Walking Dead."
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Now, Michael is going to
give you guys a lesson,
In the zombie shuffle.
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Using all his "Walking Dead" experience,
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Michael coaches the volunteers
on zombie behavior --
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An unintelligent,
slow shuffle towards food...
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Much better.
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...With a unique twist.
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That's good.
Cut.
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Okay. Very good.
You're scary.
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And everybody, you got to
develop your own walk.
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He's an individual zombie,
you're all individual zombies.
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You're not
cookie-cutter zombies.
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Develop your own deal.
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With the demonstration complete,
school's out...
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All right,
commence zombie shuffle now!
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...And the terror begins.
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That is positively terrifying.
Yeah!
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I'm happy they're not trying
to eat me right now.
Me, too.
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And with the horrifyingly
realistic horde assembled...
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Listen to that sound.
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...It's time to get
down to experimental business.
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All right.
Zombies, are you ready?
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Adam, are you ready?
I'm ready, sir!
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All right.
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Three
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two
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one.
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Gah! Dead! Dead!
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Dead! Dead!
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Ah! I've been killed.
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You're zombie meat, brother.
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I don't think
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I'll count.
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One, two, three,
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four, five...
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11, 12,
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13.
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13, That's it?
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That's not many.
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Even though I only killed 13
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I'm still feeling really good
about the axe as the weapon of choice.
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Dead! Dead!
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I just feel that I can reload
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Faster than Jamie
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Ah! I've been killed.
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Just to make sure that
that test was accurate,
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I'm going to have the zombies brought out again.
I'm going to try a second time
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So we can average my results
across both tests.
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All right, Zombies attack
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in three, two,
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one !
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Will Adam be able to
use his knowledge from test one
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To improve his zombie count?
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He's a blur of action,
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Holding off his creeping,
moaning and shuffling attackers
As long as he can.
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But, as before,
by sheer weight of numbers,
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The encroaching
slow-motion zombie tsunami
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Overwhelms
our axe-wielding hero.
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I think I got further this time.
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I think I killed more.
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He did, but just barely.
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I got 15.
I got 15, as well.
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15 it is.
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Which is an average kill count
of 14
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And good, consistent data.
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But will it outgun the gun?
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Up next is the Hyneman.
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I just want to get warmed up.
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And he means business --
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Zombie-killing business.
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Groovy.
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Coming up on "Mythbusters,"
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We see if you can outrun
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a horde of zombies.
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Up next, can the walking dead, really catch the running living?
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In every zombie movie,
there is that scene where the horde descends on somebody
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And just tears them to shreds.
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And that is the myth
that we are going to be testing.
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Can you escape
the zombie horde?
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Okay, this is one thing
that I've always wondered about
Because traditionally,
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Don't they just shuffle
at like two miles an hour?
And it feels like you can just outrun them.
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Well, yeah, sure.
Maybe you could outrun one
or two no problem,
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But what zombie apocalypse
only has a couple zombies?
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Okay, I see what you're saying.
It's a numbers game,
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and that's what we're testing.
Exactly.
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This is going to be
the best myth ever.
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The zombie horde
has their undead eyes
On the living prize.
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But, despite shuffling at the
speed at a decomposing corpse,
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The result
is somehow inevitable.
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The unarmed, fleet-footed humans
always get caught,
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And it's a brain buffet.
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How do you guys
want to test this myth?
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All right, well,
let's set up an area,
Say, the size of a football field,
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And then get a zombie horde.
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We'll see if we could
run through it and escape them.
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All right, well, that means we need some zombies,
And we need to figure out
how they're supposed to behave.
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Well, I know the perfect person
who's an expert on zombies.
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He could tell us
what they can and can't do,
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And he'll help us set up
the parameters for our myth.
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Sounds good.
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So, the team will
stage the apocalyptic olympics.
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It's humans versus the horde
in a race for survival.
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But, first up, Tory's meeting
one of his hollywood heroes,
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Legend of the undead
Greg Nicotero.
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In order for us to test
these zombie myths accurately,
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We need
to get some more information. So, we're here
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at KNB Studios,
a special-effects house.
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They are responsible
for pretty much every zombie
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You've ever seen
in any horror movie,
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Not to mention the show
"Walking Dead."
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So, we're going to go talk
to Greg Nicotero right now,
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Who is pretty much
the king of zombies, And get
a little bit more information.
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We need some zombie data
to test our myth.
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We just need to know
a little bit more about zombies
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And what they can and can't do.
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We used the scene
in "Night of Living Dead"
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In the cemetery as our sort of
holy grail for zombie movement.
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They're not very quick.
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They're attracted to sound.
I think sometimes they're attracted to
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light or dark.
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00:14:01,072 --> 00:14:03,869
I don't think
they're very smart.
Generally speaking,
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You just got to make sure
That you don't get overrun
by too many of them.
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So,
armed with the experimental rules of engagement...
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00:14:11,783 --> 00:14:14,396
All right, zombie apocalypse.
We're almost there.
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...The team assembles
at apocalypse ground zero.
285
00:14:18,255 --> 00:14:19,923
Need my zombie-killing hat.
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00:14:21,283 --> 00:14:24,305
We are here
at the Alameda runway
To test the myth that
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you can't outrun a zombie horde.
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00:14:27,143 --> 00:14:29,616
Now, the way
we're going to test this
Is we're going to create
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a part of a city
That has been overrun
by the zombie apocalypse.
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Now all we need
is a zombie horde.
291
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So we have 150 volunteers
for our zombie horde.
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Oh, my God!
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Here comes the horde.
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Now, for us,
that is the perfect number, Because in our designated area,
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all of those volunteers
Represent a population density
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of Manhattan.
That's 90,000 people
per square mile.
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We're going to
scatter them around the field
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And try and run
from one end to the other.
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We'll be wearing
these mini brains on our backs.
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00:15:11,465 --> 00:15:15,692
If they manage to grab one of these,
That means that we haven't escaped the horde.
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It means that we've been eaten.
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00:15:17,530 --> 00:15:18,531
So, now,
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00:15:18,673 --> 00:15:20,373
it's time to bring on the zombies.
304
00:15:29,718 --> 00:15:31,608
This is freaking me out.
305
00:15:32,512 --> 00:15:34,013
I don't like this at all.
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00:15:39,648 --> 00:15:41,861
This is terrifying.
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00:15:47,488 --> 00:15:49,887
Well, they asked
for a zombie horde.
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Now, some ground rules.
Welcome, zombie horde!
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Rule number one --
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zombies
can only move at a slow shuffle.
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Rule number two --
your brains are infected,
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So you have
no rational thought.
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Rule number three --
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this is your target.
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Brains!
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Let the brains begin!
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With a code of conduct established
for consistent data...
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I don't want
to do this anymore.
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00:16:28,763 --> 00:16:33,368
...The animated deceased
disperse randomly
over the experimental space...
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00:16:34,661 --> 00:16:39,027
...A field of play
100 yards long
And 55 yards wide
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that our humans have to cross
While keeping
their brains intact.
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00:16:43,975 --> 00:16:46,588
And first up to race
for the human race
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is Kari.
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00:16:48,153 --> 00:16:50,488
I have to say,
I'm kind of nervous.
First of all,
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00:16:51,038 --> 00:16:53,969
that girl right there
Looks like she's actually going to eat me.
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00:16:54,486 --> 00:16:55,886
I don't know
if I'm going to make it through.
327
00:16:56,695 --> 00:16:57,789
It looked a lot easier
328
00:16:57,790 --> 00:17:00,598
before the zombies showed up.
All right. Let's go.
329
00:17:00,972 --> 00:17:05,114
So with Grant and Tory observing
From a safe, overhead distance,
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00:17:05,212 --> 00:17:06,792
let the games begin.
331
00:17:12,065 --> 00:17:13,267
There she goes.
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00:17:13,724 --> 00:17:16,859
At the heart of
this brain game are the numbers.
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00:17:16,860 --> 00:17:18,099
It's one human
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00:17:18,100 --> 00:17:21,417
versus a zombie horde of 150.
335
00:17:21,418 --> 00:17:23,819
Oh, my God.
That is terrifying.
336
00:17:23,820 --> 00:17:27,406
And Kari is dodging
and weaving at 10 miles an hour,
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00:17:27,452 --> 00:17:30,599
While the walkers
can only chase at two.
338
00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,902
She's looking good.
She's going to make it.
Ah!
No way.
339
00:17:33,068 --> 00:17:36,033
Yeah, she's going to make it.
Come on. Come on.
Oh!
340
00:17:37,156 --> 00:17:38,302
And those numbers...
341
00:17:38,303 --> 00:17:40,193
Yeah!
She made it!
342
00:17:40,197 --> 00:17:42,360
...Add up to Kari's survival.
343
00:17:42,782 --> 00:17:43,972
Yeah!
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00:17:45,084 --> 00:17:46,707
You do run faster
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00:17:46,991 --> 00:17:48,806
when zombies are chasing you.
346
00:17:51,984 --> 00:17:56,687
Kari survived
the zombie horde no problem.
But, you know what,
the next thing we're going to do
347
00:17:56,688 --> 00:18:00,376
Is increase
the population density by 50%.
348
00:18:00,475 --> 00:18:02,650
And this time, it's Tory's turn.
349
00:18:02,833 --> 00:18:05,753
So the field of play
is reduced in size...
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00:18:05,909 --> 00:18:08,161
All right.
25 yards in.
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00:18:08,162 --> 00:18:14,135
...Meaning
the zombie density is increased
To 135,000 people
per square mile,
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00:18:15,365 --> 00:18:19,280
Matching parts of the massive
Indian megacity Mumbai.
353
00:18:20,285 --> 00:18:22,856
I hope you like Italian food!
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00:18:23,337 --> 00:18:24,470
Oh, boy.
355
00:18:24,474 --> 00:18:27,652
The apocalypse has
reached epidemic proportions.
356
00:18:28,357 --> 00:18:30,498
You guys ready?
Ready when you are.
357
00:18:31,674 --> 00:18:33,205
Run, Tory, run!
358
00:18:36,352 --> 00:18:38,429
Whoo!
Oh-ho. Dodge.
Weave.
Good job!
359
00:18:38,439 --> 00:18:41,350
The zombies
are clearly more densely packed.
360
00:18:41,875 --> 00:18:46,647
But Tory,
reliving a twisted version
Of his high-school
football dreams,
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00:18:46,648 --> 00:18:48,646
Makes it to the end zone safely.
362
00:18:48,735 --> 00:18:50,118
Oh, my God.
He made it!
363
00:18:50,120 --> 00:18:51,749
He made it!
Yes!
364
00:18:52,125 --> 00:18:53,514
Do I have all my brains?
365
00:18:53,515 --> 00:18:54,524
Yes.
366
00:18:54,876 --> 00:18:57,276
So I made it through the zombie
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00:18:57,277 --> 00:19:00,665
horde with all my brains intact,
And it was insane!
368
00:19:00,666 --> 00:19:02,333
The adrenaline was flowing.
369
00:19:02,335 --> 00:19:04,177
The zombies
were trying to eat me,
370
00:19:04,297 --> 00:19:05,929
But I made it through.
371
00:19:06,524 --> 00:19:08,711
But now
we're going to do it again.
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00:19:08,714 --> 00:19:12,661
This time, we're going to
Increase the population density
even more.
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00:19:12,664 --> 00:19:14,809
This time,
Grant's going to go for it.
374
00:19:19,242 --> 00:19:22,922
Yep. The myth that you can't elude
a legion of living dead
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00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:24,961
Is looking deceased.
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00:19:25,637 --> 00:19:27,606
Ah! Quick!
But there's one more
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00:19:27,607 --> 00:19:28,949
host to offer the horde
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00:19:29,303 --> 00:19:31,563
And one variable
to adjust --
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density.
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00:19:32,867 --> 00:19:35,286
So what we're going to
do next is increase that
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00:19:35,287 --> 00:19:39,819
To 180,000 people
per square mile,
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00:19:39,820 --> 00:19:43,454
Which is the most densely
populated area in the world.
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00:19:45,996 --> 00:19:47,258
And I'm up next.
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00:19:49,236 --> 00:19:51,269
Coming up next
on "Mythbusters"...
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00:19:51,504 --> 00:19:52,505
Help!
386
00:20:08,974 --> 00:20:10,721
Hi, everybody.
This is Michael Rooker,
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00:20:10,974 --> 00:20:14,754
And welcome back to the
"Mythbusters Zombie Special."
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00:20:19,291 --> 00:20:20,385
I hate zombies.
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00:20:21,230 --> 00:20:23,039
Well,
he's come to the right place
390
00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,423
Because Adam and Jamie
are testing the myth
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00:20:25,424 --> 00:20:28,623
That when it comes
to wasting walkers...
Dead! Dead!
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00:20:28,627 --> 00:20:30,408
...Axe trumps gun.
393
00:20:30,953 --> 00:20:34,352
I have already confronted
a zombie horde with an axe,
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00:20:34,354 --> 00:20:36,994
And I was able to down 14
of their undead brethren
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00:20:36,995 --> 00:20:38,923
Before they got to my brains. Now,
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00:20:38,924 --> 00:20:41,096
it's Jamie's turn
to do the same with a gun
397
00:20:41,097 --> 00:20:42,589
And see if he can do any better.
398
00:20:43,003 --> 00:20:46,815
Well, our zombies
are all properly protected.
You ready to shoot some
in the face?
399
00:20:47,790 --> 00:20:49,434
Bring it on.
Okay.
400
00:20:49,554 --> 00:20:51,686
Good luck, I hope you get more than 14.
401
00:20:53,016 --> 00:20:54,894
It's time to find out.
402
00:20:58,165 --> 00:21:00,276
Jamie
and his single-action handgun
403
00:21:00,278 --> 00:21:03,156
Versus a legion
of brain-eating zombies.
404
00:21:07,806 --> 00:21:08,809
And...
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00:21:09,155 --> 00:21:12,339
The legion
of brain-eating zombies wins...
406
00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:13,175
Help!
407
00:21:13,235 --> 00:21:14,696
...Convincingly.
408
00:21:15,432 --> 00:21:17,504
So, Hyneman score --
25 seconds...
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00:21:17,524 --> 00:21:19,866
Six zombies.
Not a very good score.
410
00:21:21,286 --> 00:21:22,527
Mnh-mnh.
Sad.
411
00:21:23,144 --> 00:21:24,981
That was really stunning
to watch.
412
00:21:25,001 --> 00:21:26,222
I can tell you from experience,
413
00:21:26,242 --> 00:21:29,229
It's creepy to be in there
While everyone
is shambling towards you,
414
00:21:29,230 --> 00:21:31,616
And he's doing this kind of
looking back and forth.
415
00:21:31,659 --> 00:21:32,872
It's real tension.
416
00:21:32,873 --> 00:21:35,430
And then all of a sudden,
like four seconds later,
417
00:21:35,449 --> 00:21:37,227
The entire circle
is full of zombies
418
00:21:37,248 --> 00:21:38,672
And the Hyneman went down.
419
00:21:38,766 --> 00:21:40,281
Now, he's going to go
for a second run,
420
00:21:40,290 --> 00:21:42,238
And he's going to be a little
more prepared for this one.
421
00:21:42,251 --> 00:21:44,188
I can't wait
to see what he comes up with.
422
00:21:44,744 --> 00:21:47,019
What he comes up with
are more guns,
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00:21:47,175 --> 00:21:50,331
More ammo, and more style.
424
00:21:50,794 --> 00:21:52,507
This time, I'm loaded for bear.
425
00:21:53,141 --> 00:21:55,255
I've got two on the legs,
two on the waist,
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00:21:55,275 --> 00:21:56,678
Two on the shoulders,
427
00:21:56,686 --> 00:21:57,980
one in the hand.
428
00:21:58,077 --> 00:22:01,339
I've got 2 bullets for every one
of these 100 zombies.
429
00:22:02,045 --> 00:22:03,606
I'm ready as I'll ever be.
430
00:22:06,476 --> 00:22:08,195
Guns versus zombie.
431
00:22:08,256 --> 00:22:09,916
Three, two, one.
432
00:22:12,063 --> 00:22:15,033
This time, Jamie has
a pump-action paintball rifle
433
00:22:15,153 --> 00:22:17,164
That he can reload much faster.
434
00:22:17,165 --> 00:22:18,459
And he starts well,
435
00:22:18,753 --> 00:22:20,501
Working his way
through the walkers
436
00:22:20,707 --> 00:22:23,573
Much more efficiently
than his first test.
437
00:22:23,958 --> 00:22:26,052
Six. Seven. Eight.
438
00:22:26,660 --> 00:22:29,630
But it's still
not nearly quick enough.
439
00:22:32,612 --> 00:22:35,370
I was trying to build
a wall of zombies around me
440
00:22:35,390 --> 00:22:38,623
So that I could keep these guys
away from me, But I tripped on one
441
00:22:38,643 --> 00:22:40,238
And then
I'm into the soup again.
442
00:22:40,278 --> 00:22:42,544
And I still only got --
what is this, eight?
443
00:22:42,635 --> 00:22:43,635
Yeah, eight.
444
00:22:43,636 --> 00:22:47,096
That's how many shots
I can get off before they're on me.
445
00:22:47,176 --> 00:22:48,750
Well, that's a result!
446
00:22:49,613 --> 00:22:51,646
And the result
couldn't be clearer.
447
00:22:51,745 --> 00:22:54,621
Compared to a mobile,
axe-wielding Adam,
448
00:22:54,657 --> 00:22:59,062
It takes Jamie too long
to reload, steady, take aim,
449
00:22:59,090 --> 00:23:00,914
And take out the walkers.
450
00:23:01,068 --> 00:23:02,529
The numbers don't lie.
451
00:23:02,811 --> 00:23:04,492
So, what do you think?
What's the final tally?
452
00:23:04,501 --> 00:23:06,821
Well, my average
was just over seven kills.
453
00:23:06,837 --> 00:23:08,588
Mine was 14 kills.
454
00:23:08,976 --> 00:23:10,092
Double.
Double.
455
00:23:10,107 --> 00:23:12,824
Axe wins.
At least with single-action
or pump shotgun.
456
00:23:12,826 --> 00:23:14,849
Sure.
Well, that settles it.
457
00:23:14,907 --> 00:23:16,012
Yeah.
Axe wins.
458
00:23:16,032 --> 00:23:17,409
Bladed weapons rule.
459
00:23:17,427 --> 00:23:21,394
And with the axe confirmed
As the apocalyptic weapon
of choice...
460
00:23:21,816 --> 00:23:24,300
This is their reward
for the hard work.
Zombies!
461
00:23:24,443 --> 00:23:25,443
Brains!
462
00:23:26,171 --> 00:23:27,890
...It's chow time.
463
00:23:45,465 --> 00:23:47,364
Filmic folklore suggests
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00:23:47,365 --> 00:23:50,622
That despite an average speed
of just two miles an hour,
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00:23:51,253 --> 00:23:54,182
The zombie horde
always gets its prey.
466
00:23:57,304 --> 00:23:59,929
But with Kari and Tory
already successful
467
00:23:59,932 --> 00:24:01,842
In evading the zombie shuffle,
468
00:24:02,393 --> 00:24:05,814
It's Grant's turn to try
and keep his brains intact.
469
00:24:05,999 --> 00:24:07,038
They look hungry.
470
00:24:07,041 --> 00:24:10,329
He's facing
the highest population density on the planet,
471
00:24:10,349 --> 00:24:14,813
an incredible 180,000 people per square mile.
472
00:24:16,912 --> 00:24:20,040
It's the worst-case
urban-apocalypse scenario
473
00:24:20,086 --> 00:24:22,359
And the last chance
for the myth.
474
00:24:27,619 --> 00:24:30,088
But he just can't
make it through.
475
00:24:33,696 --> 00:24:36,781
One mistake
and he's down and swarmed.
476
00:24:37,402 --> 00:24:38,966
There's too many!
477
00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:46,172
So Kari succeeded in outrunning a horde
That was the population density
of Manhattan.
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00:24:46,206 --> 00:24:49,274
Tory succeeded at a slightly
higher population density
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00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,692
Of 135,000 people
per square mile.
480
00:24:52,192 --> 00:24:54,546
Unfortunately,
when we got that density up
481
00:24:54,547 --> 00:24:57,319
To 180,000 people
per square mile,
482
00:24:57,348 --> 00:24:59,154
That's where it all fell apart,
483
00:24:59,163 --> 00:25:01,293
And I could not
escape the horde.
484
00:25:01,315 --> 00:25:04,331
When the horde
Is in a tightly packed
urban environment,
485
00:25:04,349 --> 00:25:06,414
It doesn't matter
that they're slow.
486
00:25:09,338 --> 00:25:11,411
So with the myth
back in the balance,
487
00:25:11,412 --> 00:25:12,477
what next?
488
00:25:12,747 --> 00:25:14,770
We're going to try
to come up with other tactics
489
00:25:14,942 --> 00:25:16,925
To try to trick the zombie horde
and see if we can escape.
490
00:25:16,926 --> 00:25:18,504
So day two of the dead dawns,
491
00:25:19,639 --> 00:25:22,256
And the team
once again rendezvous
492
00:25:22,269 --> 00:25:24,641
In an attempt
to outrun the apocalypse.
493
00:25:24,644 --> 00:25:27,308
And this time,
they're each packing a plan.
494
00:25:27,341 --> 00:25:30,096
After all, when the end is nigh,
495
00:25:30,110 --> 00:25:32,333
A good survival strategy
is essential.
496
00:25:32,341 --> 00:25:35,323
All right, Kari.
497
00:25:36,865 --> 00:25:38,979
What's your technique,
duct tape?
498
00:25:38,980 --> 00:25:40,918
How's that going to save you
from a zombie horde?
499
00:25:40,933 --> 00:25:43,828
I was thinking maybe
like a limp or something.
500
00:25:43,830 --> 00:25:46,723
Oh, that's good.
501
00:25:46,724 --> 00:25:47,781
But then I thought that
this would be so much better.
502
00:25:50,278 --> 00:25:52,154
What the...?
503
00:25:50,278 --> 00:25:52,154
Wait, what is this technique?
504
00:25:52,180 --> 00:25:53,180
No!
505
00:25:53,581 --> 00:25:55,992
Hey, zombies!
506
00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,704
Zombie food!
507
00:25:58,719 --> 00:26:00,834
No! No!
508
00:26:00,857 --> 00:26:03,054
It's a classic bait and switch,
509
00:26:03,061 --> 00:26:05,570
The type of tactic
Merle might deploy.
510
00:26:05,710 --> 00:26:09,091
With the horde distracted
by a free meal on wheels...
511
00:26:09,667 --> 00:26:12,279
Kari, you son of a...!
512
00:26:14,070 --> 00:26:15,808
...Kari makes a run for it
513
00:26:17,036 --> 00:26:20,204
And makes it to the end zone
and freedom.
514
00:26:21,344 --> 00:26:22,902
I live!
515
00:26:24,469 --> 00:26:27,079
Her cynical use
of collateral damage...
516
00:26:27,461 --> 00:26:30,348
Thanks a lot, Kari.
Way to throw me under the bus.
517
00:26:30,349 --> 00:26:34,042
...Means she bought
herself enough time
To avoid being lobotomized.
518
00:26:34,043 --> 00:26:35,757
Zombie apocalypse,
519
00:26:35,769 --> 00:26:38,412
the rules of friendship do not apply.
520
00:26:39,174 --> 00:26:42,806
Yep. If you have an enemy
or coworker to sacrifice,
521
00:26:42,851 --> 00:26:45,314
Escaping the horde
may be possible.
522
00:26:47,190 --> 00:26:48,820
Coming up on "Mythbusters,"
523
00:26:48,841 --> 00:26:51,453
Can anything
stop a zombie horde?
524
00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,221
Remember, kids,
don't try anything you're about to see at home.
525
00:27:00,268 --> 00:27:01,741
That's right.
We're experts.
526
00:27:01,759 --> 00:27:03,191
And why are we experts?
527
00:27:03,204 --> 00:27:05,807
Brains!
That's right.
528
00:27:10,267 --> 00:27:13,703
Up next, it's
the might of the living dead.
529
00:27:14,997 --> 00:27:16,007
What's up next?
530
00:27:16,009 --> 00:27:17,612
Zombie teamwork.
531
00:27:17,617 --> 00:27:19,795
Zombies don't do teamwork.
They're dead stupid.
532
00:27:19,796 --> 00:27:22,037
Zombies don't talk to each other
to do teamwork.
533
00:27:22,057 --> 00:27:23,901
But they do all have
a common instinct,
534
00:27:23,902 --> 00:27:25,631
And that means
they often work together.
535
00:27:25,697 --> 00:27:27,117
You see it in zombie movies
all the time.
536
00:27:27,125 --> 00:27:29,578
Our heroes are barricaded
behind some kind of big door,
537
00:27:29,581 --> 00:27:32,070
And the zombies know that there
are brains behind that door.
538
00:27:32,073 --> 00:27:33,238
And they all gather up.
539
00:27:34,630 --> 00:27:36,403
And they're pushing at the door,
and they're pushing at the door.
540
00:27:36,423 --> 00:27:40,145
And eventually, through the
force of all of their bodies,
They break the door down.
541
00:27:40,205 --> 00:27:42,062
So, what you're saying
542
00:27:42,075 --> 00:27:44,125
is sort of like Many dead hands
make for light work.
543
00:27:44,187 --> 00:27:46,221
Many undead hands
make for light work,
544
00:27:46,229 --> 00:27:47,908
And I think
we should test that.
545
00:27:47,939 --> 00:27:49,008
Sure.
546
00:27:49,159 --> 00:27:51,621
It's a classic
living-dead cliché.
547
00:27:51,811 --> 00:27:53,867
Dinner's on the far side of a door,
548
00:27:53,907 --> 00:27:57,064
A barrier hastily barred
by the desperate living,
549
00:27:57,078 --> 00:28:00,451
And yet
the uncoordinated efforts
Of a zombie horde
550
00:28:00,457 --> 00:28:04,037
somehow combine
to successfully bust down the door.
551
00:28:04,060 --> 00:28:06,697
Question is
does a mob really rule,
552
00:28:06,722 --> 00:28:09,410
Or is this
physical-force fiction?
553
00:28:10,790 --> 00:28:15,085
To find out, Adam and Jamie head
for a suitably remote location
554
00:28:15,213 --> 00:28:17,742
To test humanity's last stand
555
00:28:17,750 --> 00:28:20,019
Against
the approaching apocalypse.
556
00:28:21,415 --> 00:28:22,475
Look at that.
557
00:28:23,472 --> 00:28:26,161
The barn I'm standing
in front of is 153 years old.
558
00:28:26,166 --> 00:28:29,156
That's right. It was built
when Jamie was but a wee lad,
559
00:28:29,206 --> 00:28:32,917
And this door
is the line of engagement
Between us and the zombies.
560
00:28:32,918 --> 00:28:34,794
It's where we will have
our last stand.
561
00:28:34,843 --> 00:28:35,843
There we go.
562
00:28:36,003 --> 00:28:37,003
Perfect.
563
00:28:37,004 --> 00:28:39,918
Now, we don't want to hurt any
part of this beautiful artifact,
564
00:28:39,938 --> 00:28:42,980
So we're not actually going to
use their door,
565
00:28:42,981 --> 00:28:45,690
And we're not even going to use
their barn.
566
00:28:45,691 --> 00:28:48,126
We're gonna build a steel frame
within this doorframe
567
00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:49,930
That we will attach our doors to
for proper zombie testing.
568
00:28:51,797 --> 00:28:52,971
Stylish doors.
569
00:28:52,978 --> 00:28:54,008
They look great.
570
00:28:54,156 --> 00:28:55,692
Bring out your dead!
571
00:28:55,976 --> 00:28:59,380
Speaking of dead,
Adam will be joining team Zed,
572
00:28:59,381 --> 00:29:01,669
But he doesn't want
to actually die.
573
00:29:01,670 --> 00:29:05,566
So in an experiment designed
to test the forces of a crowd
574
00:29:05,567 --> 00:29:08,555
Crushing up
against a securely bolted door,
575
00:29:08,556 --> 00:29:11,429
Serious safety measures
are required.
576
00:29:11,430 --> 00:29:14,961
If you take 100 people
And have them pushing against an immovable object,
577
00:29:14,962 --> 00:29:18,849
And if each one of them
is able to exert something like 50 pounds of push,
578
00:29:18,850 --> 00:29:21,772
That totals
about 5,000 pounds of pressure.
579
00:29:21,773 --> 00:29:23,265
So with that in mind,
580
00:29:23,266 --> 00:29:25,638
we've come
up with this as a solution.
581
00:29:25,639 --> 00:29:26,756
Belly bump.
582
00:29:29,016 --> 00:29:32,452
These are polyethylene
corrugated sewer pipes.
583
00:29:32,453 --> 00:29:35,089
Now, you may recall seeing them
first on "Mythbusters"
584
00:29:35,090 --> 00:29:38,741
In "Raccoon Rocket," where
we used them as cannon barrels.
585
00:29:38,742 --> 00:29:40,206
Oh, my God!
586
00:29:40,896 --> 00:29:43,117
They're light
and they're super strong,
587
00:29:43,118 --> 00:29:44,747
And they should do the trick.
588
00:29:45,349 --> 00:29:47,808
Meanwhile,
Adam's been bitten and turned.
589
00:29:47,809 --> 00:29:51,306
Or he's had
an extreme undead makeover.
590
00:29:52,188 --> 00:29:55,233
Joining Jamie
for the "Z"-day door duel...
591
00:29:55,234 --> 00:29:56,554
I hate zombies.
592
00:29:56,555 --> 00:30:00,615
...Is Michael Rooker...
Come on!
You want some of this?
593
00:30:00,616 --> 00:30:02,477
Come and get it!
594
00:30:02,695 --> 00:30:05,955
...Who seems to have reverted
To his "Walking Dead" character,
595
00:30:05,956 --> 00:30:07,165
Merle Dixon.
596
00:30:07,167 --> 00:30:08,917
Come on! Come on! This is it.
597
00:30:11,368 --> 00:30:15,649
Will the individuals' random
50-pound push force
598
00:30:15,650 --> 00:30:19,293
Somehow combine at
a coordinated point of pressure?
599
00:30:19,294 --> 00:30:23,128
And will that be enough to
break the barn door cross brace?
600
00:30:23,129 --> 00:30:26,693
Maybe we better back up
a little bit.
I think that's a good idea.
601
00:30:33,791 --> 00:30:36,613
Oh-ho! This is not good! This is not good!
602
00:30:36,785 --> 00:30:38,980
What do we do now, Jamie?
603
00:30:39,860 --> 00:30:41,908
I never even slowed down.
604
00:30:41,909 --> 00:30:43,605
You're going to need
a stronger door.
605
00:30:43,606 --> 00:30:45,569
Is everybody okay?
606
00:30:48,723 --> 00:30:50,644
Told you I hated zombies.
607
00:30:50,645 --> 00:30:53,474
Went right through that door,
no effort at all.
608
00:30:53,475 --> 00:30:56,470
Being on the zombie side of the
equation for this experiment,
609
00:30:56,471 --> 00:31:01,192
Fantastic because I'm choosing
a side in this battle,
But it's not with the living.
610
00:31:01,193 --> 00:31:04,724
I reached that door with
my zombie brethren behind me,
611
00:31:04,725 --> 00:31:08,188
And I don't think
I actually even broke stride.
612
00:31:08,189 --> 00:31:10,952
I touched the door,
zombies touched me, and "whoomp,"
613
00:31:10,953 --> 00:31:13,037
we were through,
and we were headed for Jamie.
614
00:31:13,038 --> 00:31:14,313
That was stunning.
615
00:31:14,314 --> 00:31:18,741
Can't wait to see
what a stronger door gives us in terms of a challenge.
616
00:31:22,900 --> 00:31:25,790
With a mixed body bag
of results...
617
00:31:26,812 --> 00:31:32,030
...The myth that outrunning rather than
outgunning a zombie horde is up for grabs.
618
00:31:32,031 --> 00:31:33,841
Zombie food!
619
00:31:33,842 --> 00:31:37,887
Kari managed to distract with
a decoy, but up next is Grant.
620
00:31:37,888 --> 00:31:39,367
And as you might expect,
621
00:31:39,368 --> 00:31:40,994
he came prepared.
622
00:31:40,996 --> 00:31:43,474
Are you going to be inside this?
623
00:31:43,546 --> 00:31:45,038
No.
My double will.
624
00:31:45,039 --> 00:31:48,987
As far as he's concerned, when it comes
to evading the apocalypse,
625
00:31:48,988 --> 00:31:50,967
Robots are the answer.
626
00:31:51,624 --> 00:31:54,087
So this is
my zombie-distraction technique.
627
00:31:54,088 --> 00:31:58,037
Now, yes,
it's going to employ distraction
Just like the others, but it's a little bit different.
628
00:31:58,038 --> 00:32:01,883
This is a robot
that has light and sound.
629
00:32:01,884 --> 00:32:05,359
And it's going to have
a mannequin that looks like me.
630
00:32:06,158 --> 00:32:10,610
So, Grant has
a very complex strategy here.
631
00:32:10,611 --> 00:32:13,853
When I'm ready to deploy,
I'll turn on the lights,
632
00:32:13,854 --> 00:32:17,576
Turn on the sound.
It's going to scream just like me.
It's going to look just like me.
633
00:32:17,577 --> 00:32:20,558
And it's going to draw
all the zombies over there,
634
00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:23,069
And I'll run the other way.
635
00:32:23,884 --> 00:32:26,759
Hello, zombies! Here I am.
636
00:32:27,287 --> 00:32:28,782
Come and get me!
637
00:32:28,783 --> 00:32:32,400
My brain
is juicy and delicious.
638
00:32:32,401 --> 00:32:34,638
And Grant plays it perfectly,
639
00:32:34,639 --> 00:32:38,114
Waiting until all the zombies
within hearing distance are sucked in...
640
00:32:38,115 --> 00:32:39,575
And delicious.
641
00:32:39,776 --> 00:32:41,465
Come and get me.
642
00:32:41,466 --> 00:32:43,705
...So that when he finally
makes a run for it,
643
00:32:43,706 --> 00:32:46,340
He has a clear path to freedom.
644
00:32:48,085 --> 00:32:49,085
Yeah!
645
00:32:49,482 --> 00:32:51,232
I made it!
646
00:32:53,866 --> 00:32:56,502
The first day,
Grant didn't quite make it,
647
00:32:56,503 --> 00:33:00,742
So he had more motivation
than any of us to make this distraction work.
648
00:33:00,743 --> 00:33:03,422
And it worked really,
really well.
649
00:33:03,423 --> 00:33:06,960
My brain
is juicy and delicious.
650
00:33:06,961 --> 00:33:08,792
Come and get me.
651
00:33:08,793 --> 00:33:13,570
He did it Grant style.
He pulled out a robot with lights and noise and yelling.
652
00:33:13,571 --> 00:33:15,927
All of the zombies
horded in on it,
653
00:33:15,928 --> 00:33:19,547
And Grant could sneak around
the side and get to freedom.
654
00:33:19,548 --> 00:33:20,548
Yeah!
655
00:33:21,130 --> 00:33:22,430
I made it!
656
00:33:22,876 --> 00:33:24,839
So it's Tory's turn.
657
00:33:25,317 --> 00:33:27,887
And back
when he visited Greg Nicotero,
658
00:33:27,888 --> 00:33:30,564
He had a zombie
makeover master class...
659
00:33:30,565 --> 00:33:31,980
It looks like you're done.
660
00:33:33,544 --> 00:33:38,044
...That gave him the idea for his deceitful
distraction technique.
661
00:33:40,905 --> 00:33:43,700
Let's see
if I can blend in with them.
662
00:33:46,956 --> 00:33:50,710
Yep. Tory is attempting
to hide in plain sight.
663
00:33:50,711 --> 00:33:54,992
Before the zombies dispersed,
he hid in one of the car wrecks.
664
00:33:57,631 --> 00:34:02,594
Now he has to get back to the start line
Before completing his lap of the field.
665
00:34:04,306 --> 00:34:08,573
Will the volunteers recognize
the human dressed as a zombie?
666
00:34:08,913 --> 00:34:13,847
Will his bloody, decomposing
disguise stand up to scrutiny?
667
00:34:13,848 --> 00:34:16,313
Tory's made it
all the way here.
668
00:34:16,314 --> 00:34:18,541
What? He's made it all the way here,
and is --
669
00:34:18,542 --> 00:34:20,935
Where?
He's heading back.
670
00:34:22,696 --> 00:34:25,203
But halfway
to the finish line...
671
00:34:30,907 --> 00:34:32,571
...He's discovered.
672
00:34:38,997 --> 00:34:39,997
Oh! No!
673
00:34:42,714 --> 00:34:44,089
I'm dead!
674
00:34:47,453 --> 00:34:49,164
Back! Back!
Back!
Back!
675
00:34:49,165 --> 00:34:51,614
Back, zombies!
Fire!
Back!
676
00:34:51,615 --> 00:34:52,960
Fire! Back!
677
00:34:53,844 --> 00:34:55,344
Oh, my God.
678
00:34:56,888 --> 00:35:01,457
Well, it kind of worked at first.
I mean, I was able to sneak through the horde,
679
00:35:01,458 --> 00:35:04,004
But then at one point,
a zombie recognized me,
680
00:35:04,005 --> 00:35:06,701
And then it was all over. They were all on to me.
681
00:35:06,702 --> 00:35:11,334
But it doesn't matter because as long as one of us
Made it through in one experiment,
682
00:35:11,335 --> 00:35:13,423
That means it works
and it's it busted.
683
00:35:13,424 --> 00:35:18,157
That's right. Distraction is a technique
That allows you to escape the horde.
684
00:35:18,158 --> 00:35:19,934
This myth is busted.
685
00:35:19,935 --> 00:35:21,661
Totally busted.
686
00:35:26,511 --> 00:35:29,681
Busted,
and you could say the team
687
00:35:29,682 --> 00:35:31,610
Is, uh, thriller-ed
with the result.
688
00:35:31,611 --> 00:35:35,007
When I first heard that we were going to test zombie myths,
I had two reactions.
689
00:35:35,008 --> 00:35:37,705
One was, "Oh, my God.
This is the best day ever."
690
00:35:37,706 --> 00:35:42,479
But then, my next reaction was,
"How are we going to
test this scientifically?"
691
00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:44,938
But we actually came away
with some results.
692
00:35:44,939 --> 00:35:48,128
Now, it was difficult,
And the more condensed they got,
693
00:35:48,129 --> 00:35:50,903
the harder it became Until it was impossible.
694
00:35:50,904 --> 00:35:53,267
However, Grant did figure out a way
695
00:35:53,268 --> 00:35:56,471
to distract the horde
in order to escape, so
696
00:35:56,472 --> 00:35:57,844
it's busted.
697
00:35:57,845 --> 00:36:01,233
This is the most fun I've had
in so long.
698
00:36:14,158 --> 00:36:15,796
What is a zombie?
699
00:36:16,487 --> 00:36:19,950
A zombie is a mindless,
reanimated corpse
700
00:36:19,951 --> 00:36:22,490
With the hunger for human flesh.
701
00:36:23,274 --> 00:36:25,001
How to kill a zombie --
702
00:36:25,126 --> 00:36:28,085
You cannot kill a zombie,
for they are already dead.
703
00:36:28,086 --> 00:36:29,835
But you can stop them
704
00:36:29,836 --> 00:36:31,824
by destroying the brain.
705
00:36:31,845 --> 00:36:34,107
One misconception about zombies
706
00:36:34,108 --> 00:36:36,418
is that they only eat brains,
707
00:36:36,419 --> 00:36:40,137
But zombies have an appetite
for all human flesh.
708
00:36:40,590 --> 00:36:43,134
How to be infected
by a zombie --
709
00:36:43,259 --> 00:36:45,798
The most common way of infection
710
00:36:45,799 --> 00:36:48,211
is through a bite from a zombie.
711
00:36:49,747 --> 00:36:52,051
If you do encounter a zombie,
712
00:36:52,150 --> 00:36:53,157
Run away
713
00:36:53,453 --> 00:36:56,730
and contact your
local authorities immediately.
714
00:39:01,430 --> 00:39:03,672
Is it true
that a mass of zombies
715
00:39:03,673 --> 00:39:07,661
Can combine their push pressure
into a door-busting force?
716
00:39:08,428 --> 00:39:09,769
Jamie, Merle...
717
00:39:09,770 --> 00:39:11,715
Come on!
You want some of this?
718
00:39:11,716 --> 00:39:14,760
...And Savage head of the undead
Adam...
719
00:39:15,518 --> 00:39:17,305
...Are attempting
to find out.
720
00:39:17,409 --> 00:39:19,689
So far, unlike the door...
721
00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:24,947
...This movie myth
is bearing up.
722
00:39:24,948 --> 00:39:26,814
Jamie, go now!
723
00:39:27,217 --> 00:39:30,903
But our human survivors aren't
going down without a fight.
724
00:39:30,904 --> 00:39:34,840
Suppose their hideout
wasn't such a rickety old barn.
725
00:39:34,841 --> 00:39:37,444
So, Jamie, what do you think
about this new door?
726
00:39:37,510 --> 00:39:40,498
Well, it's a lot tougher than the last one.
This is a proper gate.
727
00:39:40,499 --> 00:39:44,202
It's got carriage bolts at the corners
Of all the main structural members.
728
00:39:44,203 --> 00:39:47,247
Something is going to have to snap for them
To make it through that.
729
00:39:47,879 --> 00:39:49,248
Okay, Adam.
730
00:39:52,771 --> 00:39:53,920
Huh, what a sight.
731
00:39:54,344 --> 00:39:55,344
Halt.
732
00:39:55,838 --> 00:39:57,540
We're coming for you, old man.
733
00:39:58,952 --> 00:40:00,440
Here we go!
Three,
734
00:40:00,441 --> 00:40:02,014
two, one.
735
00:40:02,474 --> 00:40:03,476
Push!
736
00:40:10,868 --> 00:40:14,865
Yep. The new and improved door
isn't nearly strong enough.
737
00:40:14,984 --> 00:40:17,437
Halt!
Zombies, we made it!
738
00:40:25,364 --> 00:40:28,521
Not quite
because Jamie has something
739
00:40:28,775 --> 00:40:31,008
Up his sleeve that's
make-or-break for this myth,
740
00:40:31,060 --> 00:40:32,965
Literally.
So here's the scenario.
741
00:40:32,966 --> 00:40:37,099
You've got 100 hungry zombies after you.
You've got a barn to hide in,
742
00:40:37,129 --> 00:40:41,450
and we've already shown that many zombies can exert
an enormous amount of pressure
743
00:40:41,451 --> 00:40:44,740
On something they push against.
So what are you going to do?
744
00:40:44,741 --> 00:40:49,181
What they do in the movies
Is they grab every spare piece
of lumber they can find
745
00:40:49,265 --> 00:40:52,383
And they nail it
all over the doors and windows.
746
00:40:53,323 --> 00:40:54,920
I don't trust those hinges.
747
00:40:54,978 --> 00:40:58,370
That's what I'm going to do.
We've already built
a sturdy gate,
748
00:40:58,371 --> 00:41:03,416
But it's not quite sturdy enough.
So I'm just going to nail the crap out of it,
749
00:41:03,417 --> 00:41:05,743
And we'll see whether
I can't hold them off that way.
750
00:41:08,772 --> 00:41:10,545
Let them sink their teeth
into that.
751
00:41:11,191 --> 00:41:14,647
This is the part of the episode where things get exciting.
Are you ready?
752
00:41:14,648 --> 00:41:15,964
Do your worst.
753
00:41:18,074 --> 00:41:19,888
I'm coming back with friends.
754
00:41:19,930 --> 00:41:23,364
We did some door reinforcement,
and now as to whether or not
755
00:41:23,365 --> 00:41:27,040
We will be able to make it through this door
With our collective amount of force,
756
00:41:27,157 --> 00:41:28,780
I have no idea.
757
00:41:37,598 --> 00:41:41,122
I'm actually really curious
About how good Jamie's reinforcements are
758
00:41:41,123 --> 00:41:43,750
And how much power
we can bring to bear.
759
00:41:45,931 --> 00:41:47,183
This is awesome.
760
00:41:48,902 --> 00:41:49,902
Halt!
761
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:51,809
Ready?
On the count of three.
762
00:41:51,928 --> 00:41:53,506
One, two, three!
763
00:41:54,257 --> 00:41:56,346
Ugh! Hold!
I heard some cracking. Hold on.
764
00:41:56,347 --> 00:41:58,967
We're going to try that one more time.
The same thing again.
765
00:41:58,968 --> 00:42:00,422
One, two, three!
Ugh!
766
00:42:01,426 --> 00:42:02,426
Hold!
767
00:42:02,835 --> 00:42:07,028
One more time.
I think we'll go through this door.
You are meat, Hyneman.
768
00:42:08,011 --> 00:42:09,012
Hold on.
769
00:42:09,656 --> 00:42:11,871
Three, two, one. Go!
770
00:42:12,437 --> 00:42:13,571
One, go!
771
00:42:15,581 --> 00:42:16,754
Oh!
It's repelled us.
772
00:42:16,755 --> 00:42:19,035
And that's bad news
for the myth.
773
00:42:19,036 --> 00:42:22,737
Unlike the movies, despite all
the creaking and cracking,
774
00:42:22,738 --> 00:42:25,822
Jamie's barn-door defenses
are holding.
775
00:42:26,254 --> 00:42:28,189
We're coming for you, old man.
776
00:42:28,259 --> 00:42:30,761
But if there's one thing zombies
have got,
777
00:42:30,873 --> 00:42:32,307
it's persistence.
778
00:42:32,370 --> 00:42:34,556
There's brains in there!
779
00:42:35,747 --> 00:42:38,487
Three! Two! One! Go!
780
00:42:43,893 --> 00:42:45,777
Huff and puff they might...
781
00:42:48,679 --> 00:42:51,022
Yes!
Yes!
Yes! Push!
782
00:42:52,047 --> 00:42:54,238
...But the door remains tight.
783
00:42:57,593 --> 00:43:00,335
And Jamie
does his victory dance.
784
00:43:09,383 --> 00:43:11,084
Never going to happen.
785
00:43:11,188 --> 00:43:13,006
Zombies give up, Jamie.
786
00:43:13,443 --> 00:43:15,142
We give up. Zombies,
787
00:43:15,143 --> 00:43:16,461
let's go home!
788
00:43:17,475 --> 00:43:20,645
The zombies give up.
Jamie's defenses held up,
789
00:43:20,646 --> 00:43:22,502
And our victor lives to fight
790
00:43:22,503 --> 00:43:24,558
the living dead another day.
791
00:43:24,788 --> 00:43:28,425
The door was actually
really frightening me.
792
00:43:28,426 --> 00:43:29,426
It was bowing
793
00:43:29,606 --> 00:43:31,216
quite severely,
794
00:43:31,255 --> 00:43:32,942
and we had screws pop out.
795
00:43:33,015 --> 00:43:36,625
The hinges themselves are starting to curl
And come inward.
796
00:43:36,626 --> 00:43:38,943
Three! Two! One! Go!
797
00:43:38,944 --> 00:43:41,038
But despite being compromised,
798
00:43:41,057 --> 00:43:42,649
It was never breached.
799
00:43:42,650 --> 00:43:43,737
I have to tell you,
800
00:43:43,738 --> 00:43:47,018
having been right there
At the center of all the action,
801
00:43:47,037 --> 00:43:49,502
there was a couple of times
I thought it was going to give way.
802
00:43:49,529 --> 00:43:50,984
But there was
enough pieces of wood
803
00:43:50,985 --> 00:43:52,989
That even with the cracking
and the splitting
804
00:43:52,990 --> 00:43:54,994
And the bending
and the unrolling,
805
00:43:55,076 --> 00:43:58,035
I could still tell that we could have batted
On that all day long.
806
00:43:58,036 --> 00:43:59,394
We weren't going to
make it through.
807
00:43:59,469 --> 00:44:02,846
So where do we stand
On the collective power of zombies?
808
00:44:02,979 --> 00:44:06,865
Well, it does add up if you have enough of them,
But it's not limitless.
809
00:44:06,866 --> 00:44:08,070
No, it's not.
810
00:44:08,071 --> 00:44:10,258
Yep. And with the myth
that zombie-power
811
00:44:10,259 --> 00:44:13,382
can always pop your hastily reinforced portal
812
00:44:13,383 --> 00:44:15,067
well and truly busted,
813
00:44:15,145 --> 00:44:17,347
The day of the dead is done.
814
00:44:17,348 --> 00:44:19,331
Do you know what I'm really glad about?
What's that?
815
00:44:19,332 --> 00:44:20,928
That zombies don't exist.
816
00:44:20,929 --> 00:44:22,257
What do you mean?