Dip your hand in molten lead without being burned!

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  • Опубликовано: 1 фев 2012
  • DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!
    This is from season 7 episode 23 "Mini Myth Mayhem" of Mythbusters as seen on the Discovery Channel.
    The myth is if you dip your hand in water then in molten lead, you won't get burned because of the leidenfrost effect: the steam creates a protective shield around the hand.

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  • @RYANRUTH
    @RYANRUTH 5 лет назад +5562

    “In order to avoid burns they are going to raise the tempature”

    • @vladimirluchensvki6987
      @vladimirluchensvki6987 4 года назад +93

      RYAN RUTH makes sense

    • @NCIA-93
      @NCIA-93 4 года назад +56

      Melting isnt burning anymore

    • @razor10reciever16
      @razor10reciever16 4 года назад +4

      😂

    • @warfyaa6143
      @warfyaa6143 4 года назад +8

      XD, clever and funny point of view to describe the situation.

    • @apocalypseap
      @apocalypseap 4 года назад +39

      Well, that's how it works. It has to be hot enough to create the layer of insulating steam.

  • @xaptus
    @xaptus 4 года назад +2941

    “Don’t try at home, category”
    Me: “Darn.” *Starts putting away my 50lbs of lead blocks and smelting kit*

  • @caboose.20
    @caboose.20 4 года назад +3232

    If only Anakin poured some water on himself before dueling Obi-Wan.

    • @josephikrakowski2569
      @josephikrakowski2569 4 года назад +19

      freezaplanet419 wasn’t it lava he fell in though?

    • @calvinnyala9580
      @calvinnyala9580 4 года назад +72

      @@josephikrakowski2569 nah, his clothes caught on fire by the lava

    • @josephikrakowski2569
      @josephikrakowski2569 4 года назад +4

      Niko Chevinson oh yeah

    • @caboose.20
      @caboose.20 4 года назад +36

      @@josephikrakowski2569 thanks for ruining the joke, asshole.

    • @proamateurs4469
      @proamateurs4469 4 года назад +16

      It was the sand

  • @Bisqwit
    @Bisqwit 4 года назад +330

    I wonder how the insurance applications for this episode went.

    • @riversong4997
      @riversong4997 3 года назад +33

      I've often wondered who was crazy enough to insure the Mythbusters, or at least how insanely high their premiums must have been.

    • @bodybuildingABC
      @bodybuildingABC 3 года назад +1

      yea id love to hear that conversation LOL.

    • @ChadKakashi
      @ChadKakashi Год назад +2

      Since they are either experts or around experts they know what they’re doing. I’d feel pretty safe if I was the insurance company.

    • @Bisqwit
      @Bisqwit Год назад +1

      @@ChadKakashi Remember ”am I missing an eyebrow??”

  • @PALE1ISTEHBEST
    @PALE1ISTEHBEST 8 лет назад +8311

    If you guys think this is cool, you should try doing this with melted ice. You can put your whole body in and you won't get burnt!

    • @kiwanozukai1180
      @kiwanozukai1180 8 лет назад +1185

      +PALE1ISTEHBEST That's stupid and incredibly dangerous. You are risking an extreme case of dihydrogen monoxide exposure.

    • @NBA151
      @NBA151 8 лет назад +388

      +Kiwa Nozukai Seriously everyone needs to be aware of di hydrogen monoxide and what it can do to your body. Go to dhmo.org to learn more

    • @kiwanozukai1180
      @kiwanozukai1180 8 лет назад +60

      NBA151 The world needs to know!

    • @user-ee5he9oz3k
      @user-ee5he9oz3k 8 лет назад +114

      +Kiwa Nozukai this joke is even older than dihydrogen monoxide

    • @kiwanozukai1180
      @kiwanozukai1180 8 лет назад +29

      dick smash Don't feed ignorance! Everyone must be aware!

  • @SpaceHawk13
    @SpaceHawk13 8 лет назад +6170

    I did this but instead of molten lead I used cheese and instead of putting my hand in it I used corn chips, test results = delicious.

    • @guadload2073
      @guadload2073 8 лет назад +22

      +SpaceHawk13 LOL AHAHAHAHHA I JUST SHATED ON MYSELF LOL

    • @Warvell1
      @Warvell1 8 лет назад +39

      +SpaceHawk13 So you dipped your chips in water?

    • @isellstolenchainsaws
      @isellstolenchainsaws 8 лет назад +21

      +Warvell1 no his hands are water and the chips are delicious

    • @noob9212
      @noob9212 8 лет назад +1

      +SpaceHawk13 thats so "funny", lol

    • @Warvell1
      @Warvell1 8 лет назад +2

      I sell stolen chainsaws
      That must be inconvenient when he uses electronics.

  • @nnnyel
    @nnnyel 4 года назад +1122

    I wish this was recommended to me 4 hours earlier

    • @elstickisaac9146
      @elstickisaac9146 4 года назад +175

      ROCK SOLID i have several questions

    • @wetlor2315
      @wetlor2315 4 года назад +6

      Pls

    • @sushiibird7799
      @sushiibird7799 4 года назад +14

      You wanna tell us or what?

    • @darukan
      @darukan 4 года назад +20

      Me too, I just had a pot of molten lead and wet hands, I could've tried this! Damnit!

    • @unknownyt2471
      @unknownyt2471 4 года назад +6

      What happened to you lol

  • @roddythemime2643
    @roddythemime2643 4 года назад +209

    The fact Jamie only dipped his finger in the water when he could have overshot and dunked half a hand in the lead is making me REALLY anxious

    • @yourehereforthatarentyou
      @yourehereforthatarentyou 4 года назад +3

      he put his hand in the water up past his wrist just in case

    • @jenthefwen
      @jenthefwen 2 года назад +6

      Ikr, like what if he accidentally touches the molten lead with the non wet part of his hand

    • @socks2441
      @socks2441 2 года назад +1

      ikr, why was he not putting his whole arm in the water first just in case. i mean you could slip, or just misjudge, or the lead could splash back up at you etc.

    • @socks2441
      @socks2441 2 года назад +1

      @@yourehereforthatarentyou no he didnt, not from what i saw in the video.

  • @Jesse22H
    @Jesse22H 8 лет назад +2108

    I actually can't believe they dipped their own fingers in it

    • @DavidLowry1
      @DavidLowry1 8 лет назад +157

      +Jesse H Yes you can. Come on, you can do it.

    • @emzedjiklool511
      @emzedjiklool511 8 лет назад +14

      +Jesse H DO IT

    • @finsfan90
      @finsfan90 8 лет назад +78

      They scientifically proved it was safe, so why not?

    • @MrEntinen
      @MrEntinen 8 лет назад +104

      +finsfan90 You are asking why would one not dip their hand in molten metal?

    • @finsfan90
      @finsfan90 8 лет назад +23

      MrEntinen
      Jesse said that he couldnt believe that they did that. Im simply saying that they did it because they scientifically proved that it was safe to do so. Should anyone do this at home? Hell no.

  • @pepepepito7824
    @pepepepito7824 8 лет назад +1723

    put you hand with no water to see the difference

    • @alexandersmurr-ferrer7713
      @alexandersmurr-ferrer7713 8 лет назад +341

      +Keith Sears i don't think you understand what he's saying.

    • @KhanggiTanka
      @KhanggiTanka 8 лет назад +6

      +donald trumps tupee Do you blame him?

    • @alexandersmurr-ferrer7713
      @alexandersmurr-ferrer7713 8 лет назад +1

      ***** no LOL

    • @131T3M3
      @131T3M3 8 лет назад +27

      +Zebram Zee There wasn't need for a control. They weren't trying to show any effects of the molten lead, merely proving a myth that under these conditions, "could" potentially work. You could argue that they need more trials for significance in hypothesis testing i suppose, but that would be nitpicky for a TV show like this.

    • @mattkrcma4092
      @mattkrcma4092 5 лет назад +4

      We need a control experiment. Adam and Jamie really failed this one

  • @blackscoped
    @blackscoped 4 года назад +1840

    This beast of a man just cut his nails with scissors?

    • @nnnyel
      @nnnyel 4 года назад +172

      wait...I've been doing that my whole life

    • @blackscoped
      @blackscoped 4 года назад +84

      Youre a savage as well then i use my teeth or Clippers lol

    • @goect1161
      @goect1161 4 года назад +8

      I did that at school once

    • @Mishu777
      @Mishu777 4 года назад +20

      i thought i'm the only one who can't use scissors thank you

    • @ragu4527
      @ragu4527 4 года назад +6

      The cocaine nail

  • @bloodlizardinc.334
    @bloodlizardinc.334 6 лет назад +997

    4:36
    her: "you wanna go a little deeper?"
    him: "my little finger is just fine, ofcourse I only went about that deep, I was being a little careful"
    her: "I didn't feel a thing"
    him: "it felt kinda warm and pleasant actually"

  • @naromngin
    @naromngin 8 лет назад +1449

    I would have pretended to scream just to scare the shit out of everyone

  • @artman40
    @artman40 9 лет назад +2237

    4:30 and listen only the audio.

    • @GumbootZone
      @GumbootZone 9 лет назад +201

      lol That's hilarious.

    • @GumbootZone
      @GumbootZone 9 лет назад +368

      "...he's going for FOUR fingers!"

    • @Chauvelin91
      @Chauvelin91 9 лет назад +28

      Hahahahahahah xD

    • @weedcola4178
      @weedcola4178 9 лет назад +134

      Hahaha it just gets better the longer you do it

    • @dave5194
      @dave5194 9 лет назад +19

      Hahaha! Cannot unhear

  • @sharkdogs
    @sharkdogs 4 года назад +755

    No one:
    RUclips: hey you can stick you hand in molten lead

  • @LordMapleLOX
    @LordMapleLOX 4 года назад +39

    The show just never airs again, hands completely fried.

  • @frizzykid100
    @frizzykid100 9 лет назад +1741

    I dipped my finger in melted galium. Get rekt mythbusters.

    • @aarongalloway9750
      @aarongalloway9750 9 лет назад +78

      I stared at this for a good 2 minutes trying to figure this out then it hit me lol.

    • @frizzykid100
      @frizzykid100 9 лет назад +156

      for people who don't know, Galium is a metal that melts in very very low temperatures (very low in comparison to other metals)
      Infact you can melt it with your hands if your body produces enough heat.
      Its a pretty cool metal, not very practical, but its a pretty cool science experiment. Just be careful to keep it away from other metals as it eats them away.

    • @lbush602
      @lbush602 9 лет назад +35

      Only fellow nerds will get that. ️XD

    • @battletoad1677
      @battletoad1677 9 лет назад +40

      Logan Bush It's pretty common knowledge.

    • @Xenro66
      @Xenro66 9 лет назад +36

      Battle Toad It's not common knowledge. Don't believe me, try this: Go to a bunch of people on the street and ask them "do you know what gallium is, and its melting temperature?". If most of the people answer correctly, then its common knowledge, if not, then it's uncommon.

  • @sjakpas
    @sjakpas 10 лет назад +602

    ''Dad can I use your blowtorch and some lead?''

    • @jayXIV
      @jayXIV 9 лет назад +20

      this can be done with boiling water.

    • @joshmeeker5124
      @joshmeeker5124 6 лет назад +4

      jadon thomas I can’t tell if that’s a joke or not

    • @goldenwang5943
      @goldenwang5943 6 лет назад +3

      Josh Meeker That's obviously not a joke, the cold water would turn into steam and protect your fingers from the boiling water.

    • @bootyslayer2127
      @bootyslayer2127 5 лет назад

      @Golden Stone, well then the water would atleast have to be over 150 degrees and by then the boiling water would already be steam so no you can not do it with boiling water.

    • @nightshadekelly
      @nightshadekelly 5 лет назад

      Sure son, you can also have the camera

  • @AllTheSmoke999
    @AllTheSmoke999 4 года назад +117

    Is this how that russian dude was slapping hot liquid metal

    • @fakeandgay9592
      @fakeandgay9592 4 года назад +9

      Yes

    • @blitzkrieg7353
      @blitzkrieg7353 4 года назад +1

      He didn't use any water, but yes

    • @moltenhydrogen2218
      @moltenhydrogen2218 4 года назад +5

      @@blitzkrieg7353 there was water in the moisture of his hands

    • @Richardjohnson6969
      @Richardjohnson6969 4 года назад

      Blitzkrieg false

    • @AqibA.C.
      @AqibA.C. 3 года назад +7

      @@blitzkrieg7353 - Oh I'm sure his hands would be plenty wet from the anxious sweat already, haha.

  • @vampireflower138
    @vampireflower138 4 года назад +29

    "Don't try at home"
    Me: Well I guess I'm trying it outside.

  • @pyr666
    @pyr666 10 лет назад +855

    note the use of his LEFT hand. clever.

    • @kingkonvikzion11
      @kingkonvikzion11 10 лет назад +39

      indeed, he must b right handed and have a carelessness for his left like most do

    • @XboxIssues
      @XboxIssues 9 лет назад +37

      ***** There is no masturbation joke -____-

    • @nickglover2114
      @nickglover2114 9 лет назад +1

      ***** it couldve been a writing, throwing, punching, ect. joke

    • @xavierh.5102
      @xavierh.5102 9 лет назад +1

      ***** ok? well maybe they arent

    • @sup2069
      @sup2069 9 лет назад +4

      If you thought about those then you clearly are an adolescent.

  • @PandamoniumBruu
    @PandamoniumBruu 8 лет назад +425

    My name is Adam... And this is Jacka... i mean... Mythbusters

  • @ryangrider9607
    @ryangrider9607 4 года назад +20

    When I was a kid, there was a man around my hometown that used this trick to entertain people at cookouts. He used a big cast iron pot and would build a fire under it, fill it with oil and deep fry fish for people. He had a bucket of water next to the kettle, dip his hand I. The water and grab a piece of fish out with his bare hand. People would pay him to come and fry fish for them at cookouts, like family reunions and such, just to see him do this. He was lightning fast (and had burns all over his arms from being splashed with hot oil). I always thought it was a HARD way to make a hundred bucks.

  • @legolasgrof
    @legolasgrof 7 лет назад +18

    These guys have balls.

  • @uzimakiking
    @uzimakiking 10 лет назад +79

    science is the most fucking metal thing there is

  • @flidrl
    @flidrl 9 лет назад +169

    There is nothing more metal than dipping your hand into molten metal

    • @Masevah
      @Masevah 9 лет назад +6

      I've seen iron rods that were more metal than you

    • @Sigurjonsig
      @Sigurjonsig 9 лет назад +1

      You know there exist metals that melt in room temperatures? Gallium and Mercury are fine examples.

    • @SESK98
      @SESK98 9 лет назад +2

      Sigurjonsig Wouldn't dip my hand in mercury.

    • @Gurgleschlortz
      @Gurgleschlortz 9 лет назад

      Sigurjonsig Mercury doesn't melt at room temperature.

    • @Budietoyka
      @Budietoyka 9 лет назад +2

      Sigurjonsig If your room temperature is either -38F (Mercury melting point) or 85F (Gallium) then i feel bad for you mate.

  • @MeTube-sg1tx
    @MeTube-sg1tx 4 года назад +19

    *sticks finger in molten metal* "I was being a little careful"

  • @kristofszilvasi9021
    @kristofszilvasi9021 4 года назад +475

    "look guys i'm dipping my hands into molten lead!"
    their entire nervous system now suffereing from lead poisoning: "AAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

    • @elehtinhalil871
      @elehtinhalil871 4 года назад +29

      Kristóf Szilvási
      You cant absorb lead though your hand

    • @kristofszilvasi9021
      @kristofszilvasi9021 4 года назад +12

      @@elehtinhalil871 there is a specific reason they trimmed their nails, and what about the vapours then?

    • @Denofu
      @Denofu 4 года назад +40

      Kristóf Szilvási they trimmed their nails so that the lead wouldn't get under them...

    • @kristofszilvasi9021
      @kristofszilvasi9021 4 года назад +2

      @@Denofu you don't say wowie I would NEEEEVER have known that without you pointing this out thanks

    • @cocojamborambo5435
      @cocojamborambo5435 4 года назад +43

      Why the fuck u askin if ur this impolite u hungarian troglodite

  • @fanta12345
    @fanta12345 10 лет назад +1107

    4:36 "You wanna go a little deeper?"

    • @0110x
      @0110x  10 лет назад +155

      maybe try a whole fist?

    • @MrGermansheppard
      @MrGermansheppard 9 лет назад +38

      reece morrell " if you're gonna go balls deep, better make the pig squeal " ~ Sheppard 2014

    • @viralvideo171
      @viralvideo171 9 лет назад +4

      ***** go more than balls deep

    • @IIIRobIII
      @IIIRobIII 9 лет назад +2

      +dpcnull Leadception

    • @ciamarrajohn
      @ciamarrajohn 8 лет назад +3

      rule 34

  • @annoyingavacado
    @annoyingavacado 8 лет назад +1401

    Not cool dude, kids in Africa could have eaten those fingers.

    • @XxC0dProsxX
      @XxC0dProsxX 8 лет назад +88

      Racist? How is it racist? Lol.

    • @musubimartialarts9685
      @musubimartialarts9685 8 лет назад +25

      +AsaTv your making a big deal over such a small thing. How childish

    • @lazicraft6503
      @lazicraft6503 8 лет назад +11

      +Nathan Ferrell I hate it when people say kids in Africa are starving. I live in Africa and I am not starving! Be specific!

    • @zur1801
      @zur1801 7 лет назад

      +ṡτɑɕʏ υωɑɴᎦɕ mabye north west africa idk?

    • @lazicraft6503
      @lazicraft6503 7 лет назад +6

      zuka murvanidze Try Madagascar, or Mali.

  • @ilikebeans3821
    @ilikebeans3821 4 года назад +85

    "Don't try at home"
    DARN!
    *puts gallon drum of molten lead back in the cabinet*

  • @Kain987
    @Kain987 3 года назад +21

    I had no idea this was called the leidenfrost effect... I have been, however, since childhood, acutely aware of the fact that if I wanted to know if something was hot but I wasn't sure, to wet a finger (yes, spit works just fine) and then quickly touch the object. If it sizzled, it was way too hot. If it didn't sizzle, I'd feel the afterheat. Both cases meant "let it cool off".

  • @GumbootZone
    @GumbootZone 9 лет назад +48

    "Hey Shrek! Bring your balls over here. I want to try something!"

  • @yungbroad4540
    @yungbroad4540 8 лет назад +231

    Now ,make the Molten lead bucket challenge

    • @genedelgado3152
      @genedelgado3152 8 лет назад +9

      I challenge my dog my sister and Justin beaver

    • @organicchemistry6357
      @organicchemistry6357 8 лет назад +3

      bad decision, if you have molten lead on your body, you get a liquid heavy metal on yourself. You actually poison yourself if you do that.

    • @lumonox
      @lumonox 6 лет назад +13

      +Oliver Tjon Soei Len Thanks, Sherlock.

    • @finnthewastebin4678
      @finnthewastebin4678 4 года назад +2

      N BOR it was a joke bro

    • @omkr0122
      @omkr0122 4 года назад +3

      Challenge Accepted! - Khal Drogo ruclips.net/video/Akl6OK2HUNA/видео.html

  • @simonzhao9515
    @simonzhao9515 4 года назад +11

    3 in the morning
    Me: Having the urge to sleep
    RUclips: Wanna know how to dip your hand in molten lead without getting burned? ;)

  • @OMIMox
    @OMIMox 7 лет назад +7

    Works with liquid nitrogen too (albeit without wetting your hand first) and I'd try it any day. Takes about a half-second of constant skin contact with liquid nitrogen for it to evaporate and frostbite you, so shoving your hand into a cup of it and back out at 30ish mph is totally fine.

  • @Asparagun
    @Asparagun 9 лет назад +23

    You can also do this with liquid Nitrogen, except without the water, just put your hand in dry. Your hand is so hot compared to the liquid Nitrogen that it is instantly evaporated, forming a Nitrogen gas bubble around your hand.

    • @JJ-rm7jw
      @JJ-rm7jw 9 лет назад +8

      Same concept, different medium. Science is cool! :D

    • @GreenLanturn93
      @GreenLanturn93 9 лет назад

      can confirm

  • @SianaGearz
    @SianaGearz 10 лет назад +22

    I recommend sticking your hand into molten Gallium to impress your friends, while claiming it's another metal. Make sure to make them bet high in order to offset the cost of Gallium, it's not cheap.

  • @claypage1089
    @claypage1089 3 года назад +11

    I think this was dangerous: they moved so fast that droplets of molten lead popped up. Had their luck been bad, it may have hit a dry part of the hand.

    • @N279
      @N279 2 года назад +1

      Not really, Jamie only did one finger so it was a smaller splash, and Adam dipped his whole hand in anyway

    • @socks2441
      @socks2441 2 года назад +2

      people get hit by motlen metal all the time, ask any welder or angle grinder. that being said its probably a bit different. certianly in lower quantities, and generally harder metal that would solidify mid air before hitting you unlike lead that is more likely to stay molten for longer.

    • @ChadKakashi
      @ChadKakashi Год назад

      Lead would move differently than water so I doubt any drop would rise high enough to reach their hands when dipping.

  • @kev3d
    @kev3d 5 лет назад

    Thank goodness for this, because before I knew the secret, I was constantly getting burned by all the molten lead everywhere.

  • @amemegarcia9085
    @amemegarcia9085 7 лет назад +225

    Close your eyes and listen from 4:30 to 4:51

    • @whatever_mma
      @whatever_mma 7 лет назад +28

      "now that one went in pretty good"

    • @simpletn
      @simpletn 7 лет назад +7

      AGamer Garcia OMG THAT SOUNDED SO SEXUAL

    • @TheMrhockey32
      @TheMrhockey32 7 лет назад

      xD

    • @alpertokcan9899
      @alpertokcan9899 7 лет назад +1

      AGamer Garcia actually it works untill he says molten lead versus human hand

    • @i8screaminmoose
      @i8screaminmoose 7 лет назад

      So dirty

  • @xyz098pwn
    @xyz098pwn 9 лет назад +223

    Title says to "Dip your hand in molten lead without being burned" but it says not to try it at home. So I guess I'll try it at work?

  • @ChakraX2
    @ChakraX2 6 лет назад +4

    The reason why it didn't work at the leads original melting point was because it just hit that temperature. Any reduction of heat would make the lead begin to solidify again, hence why the metal stuck to the sausage. Since it was prolonged, the lidonfrost effect didn't last and thus cooked the sausage. It's why then it worked at 200 above it's melting point, because it was still at it's melting point despite the temperature drop.

  • @subzeroelectronics3022
    @subzeroelectronics3022 4 года назад +1

    You can demonstrate the leidenfrost effect at home by turning your strove up all the way, putting a saucepan on it, dripping a few drops of water in it and watching them bounce around frictionlessly.

  • @connorhare449
    @connorhare449 8 лет назад +256

    Here's the real challenge. Dip your hand in molten Mercury without getting burned.

    • @AlbinoKiwi47
      @AlbinoKiwi47 8 лет назад +16

      you know the exact same thing will happen, right
      also mercury has a melting point at room temperature so you know

    • @connorhare449
      @connorhare449 8 лет назад +157

      +MissKiwi The joke is that Mercury is liquid at room temperature so you wouldn't burn yourself

    • @jirapatthaenphromrat2910
      @jirapatthaenphromrat2910 8 лет назад +6

      Wait isn't mercury Liquid? How do you melt liquid? O_o

    • @connorhare449
      @connorhare449 8 лет назад +33

      +Jirapat Thaenphromrat well done, you got the joke. You melt it by having it at room temperature.

    • @AlbinoKiwi47
      @AlbinoKiwi47 8 лет назад +6

      liquid at room temperature, yes. the joke falls pretty flat.

  • @christophersullivan3090
    @christophersullivan3090 9 лет назад +382

    I dipped my hand in melted ice. GET SHREKT

  • @Jaigarful
    @Jaigarful 4 года назад +1

    We covered this effect in College by utilizing an experiment to simulate freezing an embryo. We used a lead fishing weight with a thermocouple to measure temperature. Long story short, An ethanol slush at around -120C cools faster than -180C liquid nitrogen because of the leidenfrost effect. This is important during freezing embryos because you want to freeze fast enough to prevent ice crystals from forming.

  • @FLUXXEUS
    @FLUXXEUS 4 года назад +9

    Meanwhile in 2018 some Russian guy slaps molten metal mid air barehanded 😂

  • @MrPhoenixQuill
    @MrPhoenixQuill 10 лет назад +211

    Well I now have my thousand dollar bet.

    • @Xtraior
      @Xtraior 6 лет назад

      Phoenix Quill lol

    • @Ward1706
      @Ward1706 6 лет назад +7

      What part of "Don't try this at home" didn't you get?

    • @WolfXGamerful
      @WolfXGamerful 6 лет назад +10

      What if they try it at the mall?

    • @kakokapolei123
      @kakokapolei123 6 лет назад +1

      Ben Ward try it at a friend's home

    • @awawpogi3036
      @awawpogi3036 5 лет назад +1

      @@Ward1706 woooosh

  • @tarasensei
    @tarasensei 10 лет назад +66

    Adam said that he imagined viewers shouting, "go on do it!" at the exact moment friends and I were saying, "don't do it!!" LOL

  • @djk1288
    @djk1288 4 года назад +9

    *THE VIDEO BOAB OEDIVETH*
    *THE VIDEO BOAB OEDIVETH*
    *THE VIDEO BOAB OEDIVETH*
    "You look like you're thinking of something pretty good!"
    "I am."
    ...
    "Into a pot of metten moltel!"
    "Clearly a sentence never before used."

    • @brabra3604
      @brabra3604 4 года назад

      Man of culture I see

    • @wyatts400
      @wyatts400 4 года назад

      One ingredient, a mammoth

    • @DrKomby
      @DrKomby 2 года назад

      And you look ƨɘwawesome! Clearasil:
      0:59 You can see a clear... skin.

  • @RealBradMiller
    @RealBradMiller 4 года назад

    I now have an awesome prosthetic. Thank you, Mythbusters!

  • @ade8890
    @ade8890 8 лет назад +39

    I wouldn't do this only because, knowing me, I'd jerk my hand out too fast and splash some molten lead on myself.

  • @ExEvolutionGaming
    @ExEvolutionGaming 10 лет назад +9

    The same Leidenfrost effect happens if you dip your hand quickly in liquid nitrogen, the liquid nitrogen boils as it makes contact, and does not transfer much heat from your hand to itself. This must be done quickly of course and your hand will get cold if you do it, and too slowly means you could freeze your hand solid

    • @ChadKakashi
      @ChadKakashi Год назад

      All I can think about now is how painful it would be to torture someone with liquid nitrogen. You dip the finger in until it’s frozen and dead, you take the hand out and break the finger with like the butt of a gun while the victims watching. It would be incredibly painful and psychologically scarring.

  • @OKmediaOC
    @OKmediaOC 6 лет назад +1

    Tried clicking this at night. The entire neighborhood had a heart attack...

  • @toyotamarkIIjz
    @toyotamarkIIjz 4 года назад

    Thank you Karen for posting this, very cool!

  • @I0lcatz
    @I0lcatz 7 лет назад +6

    I like how he uses hi left pink.
    "If im losing a finger, its not going to be an important one."

  • @McJaews
    @McJaews 9 лет назад +32

    Am I glad Adam did something to that hair.

    • @EBjeebies1081
      @EBjeebies1081 9 лет назад +15

      I don't know, are you?

    • @EBjeebies1081
      @EBjeebies1081 9 лет назад +1

      So Austin, when did you graduate from killjoke university?

    • @EBjeebies1081
      @EBjeebies1081 9 лет назад

      I'm not the one who called someone stupid on the internet for making a blatantly obvious joke that seems to have whizzed right over your head. Jussayin

    • @McJaews
      @McJaews 9 лет назад +2

      ***** If it makes a difference, I didn't know you were trying to be funny. I thought you were mocking my comment by replying to my rhetorical question. Made me regret that I phrased the comment the way I did because it seemed like you had been annoyed by it. But hey, a lot of times, intentions and inflections get lost in writing, so I've decided to not think about it too much anymore.

    • @EBjeebies1081
      @EBjeebies1081 9 лет назад

      McJaews I'll give you that

  • @jermysor
    @jermysor 7 лет назад

    Thanks to everyone who don't spoil these episodes

  • @everydayisearthday5500
    @everydayisearthday5500 4 года назад

    Great comparison to an atmosphere. Unlocks some hidden knowledge

  • @NA-yz4uj
    @NA-yz4uj 7 лет назад +48

    Plot twist: Lead posioning next week

    • @r4ryder388
      @r4ryder388 4 года назад +2

      Adrianos .K finally the advice we need in these trying times

  • @AlexBradleyPopovich
    @AlexBradleyPopovich 10 лет назад +4

    The myth still died. Now that it has been confirmed, it is no longer a myth... RIP the MYTH

  • @LoliLoveJuice
    @LoliLoveJuice 6 лет назад +1

    i love how jamie responds to the robot because he usually joins robot battles

  • @jacobembry117
    @jacobembry117 7 лет назад

    Great, I've always wondered what party trick I can preform with all of my molten lead.

  • @artistwithouttalent
    @artistwithouttalent 10 лет назад +52

    We need to go deeper.

    • @AKXWXIII
      @AKXWXIII 6 лет назад +3

      That's what she said.

  • @Kragatar
    @Kragatar 9 лет назад +43

    I wonder if this would still work with molten steel.

    • @letterbomber123
      @letterbomber123 9 лет назад +40

      +Kragatar better get the jet fuel *wink wink*

    • @holocaust_2.0
      @holocaust_2.0 9 лет назад +4

      +BigUseless Bomb (BigUselessBomb) but jet fuel can't melt steel beams?

    • @brandonwhitaker8468
      @brandonwhitaker8468 8 лет назад +2

      +Kragatar Yes, like Daniel said, the Leidenfrost effect works with any very hot substance or surface. Lead is probably the more common example because, relative to iron or steel, its melting point is relatively low, thus making it easier to handle while still achieving the effect.

    • @Kragatar
      @Kragatar 8 лет назад +11

      Brandon Whitaker I foresee two problems with molten steel:
      1. It's thick and creamy, not liquidy like molten lead... it might be too thick to get the leidenfrost going.
      2. It's so hot that even if the leidenfrost effect did happen, the radiant heat from the metal might be enough to burn you through the protective air layer.
      But who knows... maybe it really would be possible. It'd be a cool experiment to do... but I'd use something other than my hand for the first test. :-P

    • @johne.7568
      @johne.7568 8 лет назад +1

      +Kragatar Like someone elses hand.

  • @svajeren
    @svajeren 4 года назад

    One of The best shows ever!

  • @lordkrythic6246
    @lordkrythic6246 6 лет назад +59

    I love watching their small interactions with each other, knowing they both absolutely hate each other in real life. You can really pick up on it in subtle ways.

    • @earrapist3046
      @earrapist3046 4 года назад +2

      Lord Krythic thats what i noticed too

    • @erronblack308
      @erronblack308 4 года назад +1

      Lord Krythic So what proof do you have of this? Show me a video that says this. Because the ones I’ve seen...don’t.

    • @darklordxerinic
      @darklordxerinic 4 года назад +33

      Lord Krythic They never said they hate each other. Adam’s stated that they have a tendency to drive the other crazy. But they enjoy the fact that they each challenge the other. But after 14 seasons of the show, they’re very much enjoying he separation.

    • @lordkrythic6246
      @lordkrythic6246 4 года назад +3

      @@darklordxerinic
      Bro, they hate each other.

    • @darklordxerinic
      @darklordxerinic 4 года назад +19

      @@lordkrythic6246 Adam: "We are not friends, we tend to drive each other batty, uh, we've never in the 21 years we've known each other had dinner together, and our different personalities mean we spend a lot of time in.....sorta conflict. It's not like we always go 'You're an asshole.'
      --'No you're an asshole.'"

  • @ruskugay
    @ruskugay 10 лет назад +67

    Im supposed to be doing homework

    • @StinkMonkeyGaming
      @StinkMonkeyGaming 10 лет назад

      Me too...I should be studying about the death penalty xD

    • @xiangyangsun4113
      @xiangyangsun4113 10 лет назад

      StinkMonkeyGaming I'm suppose to be writing a paper that was due last week.

    • @ruskugay
      @ruskugay 10 лет назад +1

      I think it involved my computer i don't know

    • @mikecrake3796
      @mikecrake3796 10 лет назад +2

      My homework is writing a paper about this :D

    • @UnknownSquid
      @UnknownSquid 10 лет назад +2

      I should be sleeping. It's 5am. : (

  • @dgmetaxa
    @dgmetaxa 10 лет назад +12

    "Dip it into the water, shake it off" - WHY WOULD YOU SHAKE IT OFF?? Isn't leaving water on just the point?

    • @M-Soares
      @M-Soares 10 лет назад +16

      They only want it to be a really really thin layer of water over the finger, if you dip too much water it will basically explode because the water will become steam and bring all the lead over it up and we will have molten lead flying everywhere

  • @skeggjoldgunnr3167
    @skeggjoldgunnr3167 7 лет назад

    High school children that went to Milwaukee's Boy's Tech school plumbing program practiced "wiping a joint" until they got good at it. - a 1 1/2" square patch of blue & white pinstripe bib overall denim fabric laid into the palm of their hand, they'd ladle some molten lead on top of the patch and they'd wipe a lead pipe joint. I tried it once and the lead didn't stick to my two lead pipes. I probably needed to preheat, flux or something. I learned an appreciation for yesterday's plumbers. It was exhilarating conjuring up the guts to do what kids did daily for years.

  • @DrprofessorFrancis
    @DrprofessorFrancis 2 года назад +1

    Thank goodness they did it in a big open room, I’d still want a ventilator or something though

  • @keeemzj
    @keeemzj 4 года назад +3

    Channel name: *Karen*
    Well im liking the sound of this

  • @alejandrotejeda3695
    @alejandrotejeda3695 9 лет назад +6

    First the pinky, then the index, then 4 fingers, i have done that before too

  • @long_chin_man
    @long_chin_man 4 года назад +2

    hand: goes into molten lead
    my anxiety: PARKOUR

  • @rickydona919
    @rickydona919 2 года назад

    nine years later and I'm still waiting for the Terminator to rise up from his molten grave

  • @giraffeorganic
    @giraffeorganic 9 лет назад +282

    i tried it with aluminum, i lost my index finger, i think it wasn't hot enough

    • @RobotAlienGaming
      @RobotAlienGaming 8 лет назад +46

      +0955interactive I think you might be messing around but you should've used a sausage first. Goddammit they said don't try this at home as well. The hell dude?

    • @giraffeorganic
      @giraffeorganic 8 лет назад +92

      Max Jackson well, i didnt, i tried it in my backyard :/

    • @giraffeorganic
      @giraffeorganic 8 лет назад +7

      Hitch Hikers guide to the Internet fakarded

    • @jonnyc5441
      @jonnyc5441 8 лет назад +4

      +0955interactive melting point of aluminium is also much higher

    • @Arzual
      @Arzual 8 лет назад +12

      +Jonny C Thank god at least someone typed aluminium right...

  • @Laicicles
    @Laicicles 7 лет назад +3

    There wife's: oh what did you do at work today? Oh I stuck my hand in molten metal

  • @ShipWadd
    @ShipWadd 4 года назад

    Kars sure knows his science

  • @Astrowla
    @Astrowla 6 лет назад

    Well.... that’s one thing they can mark off their bucket list I guess.

  • @Klipix1437
    @Klipix1437 8 лет назад +3

    Welp, time to try this at home.

  • @richardinis
    @richardinis 4 года назад +3

    4:31
    "Now i just went about that deep"
    *Shows finger*
    "Wanna go a little deeper? (; "

  • @thefriendlierfriendliestfr786
    @thefriendlierfriendliestfr786 3 года назад

    You’re gonna be in my old playlist.

  • @jimmythecacodemon2397
    @jimmythecacodemon2397 4 года назад

    Well now i know its safe to put my hand in molten lead
    Thanks Mythbusters :)

  • @AtradiesInc
    @AtradiesInc 9 лет назад +4

    I work around this molten tin and lead everyday and there has been times I have wondered often that I should try this but everything in me says not to.

    • @TheLightningWhale
      @TheLightningWhale 9 лет назад

      You should, its one hell of an experience. Best thing I have ever done, best feeling as well.

    • @iunary
      @iunary 9 лет назад +3

      just DONT it is still molten metal there are still tons of things that might go wrong ...

    • @oO_ox_O
      @oO_ox_O 9 лет назад

      Atradies Fussell Do the sausage test first.

  • @firemonkey1015
    @firemonkey1015 4 года назад +3

    I remember trying this in welding by accident, I just washed my hands and my friend told me to feel how “sharp” he got the metal but he infact heated it up so it felt like you were being cut. When I felt it, it had the strangest feeling. It felt like my finger was vibrating with the water boiling and I thought I fucked up bad. But I didn’t feel a thing and left no burns whatsoever

    • @satan1189
      @satan1189 2 года назад

      If ur pfp is u then i reccomend taking dat down before u cringe at urself in 5 years

    • @firemonkey1015
      @firemonkey1015 2 года назад

      @@satan1189 I’m in my 20’s, not a teenager. It’s called a siege mask, it’s for my political ideology to help in part conceal the identity of the far right. Nice “satan” profile though, as if that’s not cringe

    • @bear5945
      @bear5945 Год назад

      Nah he looks cool

  • @AnttiVi
    @AnttiVi 2 года назад +1

    No protective glasses or anything like that.. Good for them that they didn't accidentally splash.

  • @adtc
    @adtc 7 лет назад +2

    this is just amazing

  • @cookingonwheels2695
    @cookingonwheels2695 4 года назад +5

    the balls on this men outdo everyone watching

  • @8Trego8
    @8Trego8 10 лет назад +7

    this episode is a perverts gold mine

  • @mr.shannon6137
    @mr.shannon6137 5 лет назад

    One of the coolest vids I have ever seen.

  • @benellisdyer
    @benellisdyer 6 лет назад

    That is super cool, i miss Mythbusters

  • @nathanhaynes8489
    @nathanhaynes8489 10 лет назад +7

    you can stick your hand in liquid nitrogen and not be frost bit so this will work, the leiden frost effect works on both ends of the spectrum

    • @oBCHANo
      @oBCHANo 10 лет назад +1

      You can pour it out over your hand pretty safely, actually dipping your hand in is a lot riskier and could definitely fuck you up.

    • @nathanhaynes8489
      @nathanhaynes8489 10 лет назад

      yep, i agree with,you

    • @nykidxxx
      @nykidxxx 10 лет назад +1

      oBLACKIECHANoo
      nope its exactly the same lol, there's videos on it xD

    • @nathanhaynes8489
      @nathanhaynes8489 10 лет назад

      Ni Yao lol leiden frost is the only thing that is relatively the same chief, otherwise your looking at 2 different spectrums of the temperature chart, i think 1 degree kalvin is ALOT colder then what lead would be hot if you were to compre the two on the same guidelines, it would have to be more like molten steel or aluminum to be about the same

    • @CYRRYANC97
      @CYRRYANC97 10 лет назад

      oBLACKIECHANoo If you leave your hand in liquid nitrogen for longer then a couple seconds then it can mess you up. But if you do what Jamie and Adam did in this video and only dunk it in for a few seconds then you should be fine.

  • @willl655
    @willl655 7 лет назад +3

    What if the lead got stuck in your nail?

  • @Snowmunkee
    @Snowmunkee 4 года назад +2

    "we dipped our hands in molten metal"
    CodysLab has entered the chat

  • @CourtneyAnneMott
    @CourtneyAnneMott 3 года назад

    That's science being an incredible mistress, so cool

  • @reubenelijah1258
    @reubenelijah1258 7 лет назад +3

    I did this with molten steel. I only have one hand now.

  • @damiangromek5321
    @damiangromek5321 10 лет назад +5

    warm and pleasant lol

  • @RedHaloManiac95
    @RedHaloManiac95 6 лет назад

    I like how they're both breathing lead fumes

  • @孫子
    @孫子 4 года назад +1

    3:48 Idk why but clipping nails with scissors looks so badass to me