Water Buzz

I would just like to point out WHY mythbusters didn’t do the same test. Because, in truth, the two metals used are insanely dangerous, even if their explosions aren’t as huge as the ones in this video. They CAN seriously hurt someone. For their own safety, Mythbusters probably couldn’t do the same test, likely because they couldn’t find a completely qualified person to do it for them. They always have qualified bomb techs when they’re blowing stuff up.

I love Mythbusters and would generally accept what they say over a show like Braniac. That one myth bust though seemed like a childish dig. A simple recreation would have been the most honest option. Mythbusters opted instead to conduct the experiment in a manner most likely to yield different results from Brainiac’s example. All this just so they could say this clip was faked. Because of this rare lack of class it’s Mythbusters who, on this occasion, have emerged the least credible.

That experiment mythbusters did was pretty bad. However, they went onto use something like ten kilos of both sodium and potassium totally submerged in a bathtub, much like the Braniac video. The results were very impressive, but, importantly, the reaction was slow. It wasn’t a sudden shockwave, but more of a big combustion. It doesn’t prove that Brainiac faked it, but it does make you wonder just how fast Rubidium and Cesium are actually going to react.

dude come one!! on that episode they were trying to prove mcgiver wrong, since he supposedly blew an entire wall with a little bit of sodium. this is rubidium, which is far more reactive than sodium. i guess this is possible, maybe not as big as it is shown here, but bigger than potassium.

more than busted but this seems to be fake!

Yeah Mythbusters really didnt copy the video! they used a ceramic toilet, not a fiberglass bathtub! But Brainiac always tells porkie pies!! they always ad fireworks and stuff to make the explosions better for TV! i wouldnt listen to anything on that show

Mythbusters tried to show that this is BS and went as far as to say they made it up (Braniac wasn’t actually mentioned but it’s clear this is what they were referring to). In this example the metal is obviously submerged in a fair amount of water where as Mythbusters merely had it sitting at the surface of a relatively small amount of water. Mythbusters’ own shooting fish in a barrel experiment showed the effects of shockwaves in water. Until Mythbusters does a better job then this still stands.

voiceofreason2008, are you bind?????

no you can’t don’t be stupid

where are the flames?

exactly

mr. Tickle?

2:39 asnd 1:53 you can see a fuse going out of the bathtub.

1:53 you can see a fuse sticking out of the bathtub.

dude brainiac said that thier expierement was explosive aided plus you could see a fuse sticking out of the bathtub. so get your facts strait plus there is a real video in the related videos called, “Alkali metals in water ( Not the braniac version )” that one is real.

If that was the case everyone would watch the show haha

Braniac is a terrible show so I hate to defend it but Mythbusters did a pathetic job of replicating the experiment. They didn’t even submerge the metals, just floated them on top of the water. Then later when they used the large amounts they used different metals.

this myth is BUSTED

THIS IS BUSTED, plus kari byron lays naked in the tub on this week episode ..you see it all

i can tell you this is pluasible

LIEZ LIEZ LIEZ!!!!

For everyone that is posting about Mythbusters they DIDNT FOLLOW THIS VIDEO EXACTLY. they didnt use the capsils that they used. when they broke the viles most of the stuff wasnt released in a very tight container.

Dude the mythbusters just proved you wrong

Well according to mythbusters its fake.

nah, it hasn’t gotten many yet at all.

yeah and it will get over 100 thousand views today