The team came to the conclusion that the myth scenario is impossible simply because cars are not shaped like rockets and are therefore not aerodynamic in a way that supports flight.Įpisode 198 – " Deadliest Catch Crabtastic Special" This time, the car hit the ramp perfectly straight and was launched into the air, but it immediately began tumbling and landed about 600 feet (180 m) away. The second test involved a second Impala with six rockets attached, launched off a giant ramp as in the Supersized Myths special. There was no indication that the sandbags had contributed to the car leaving the ground. The car crossed the sandbags at over 200 miles per hour (320 km/h), but only managed to get airborne by flipping and tumbling when Adam lost control of it. The first test involved a Chevrolet Impala with five rockets attached, fired as it approached a line of 50-pound (23 kg) sandbags. A revisit of the "Jet Assisted Chevy" myth from the first pilot episode.įor this experiment, Adam and Jamie planned the particulars for two launches, while the Build Team modified a large dump truck with a protective metal cage around the exterior of the cab for use as a mobile command bunker (later dubbed "the Beast"). JATO 3: Mission Accomplished? MythĪ car with a JATO rocket attached can speed up to 300 miles per hour (480 km/h), become airborne, and impact with the side of a cliff. This was the first of two "10th Anniversary" episodes. Note: The Walking Dead 's Michael Rooker guest stars in this episode.Įpisode 197 – "JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished?" Is an axe more effective than a gun when you are swarmed by zombies?Ĭan the force of many people bust down a door? Note: Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan and actor Aaron Paul make a guest appearance. Note: This was the second of two "10th Anniversary" episodes.Ĭan concentrated hydrofluoric acid in a bathtub completely dissolve a human body, create a hole through the tub, and dissolve the bathroom floor below it?Ĭan a chunk of solid mercury fulminate thrown on the ground explode, kill or injure bystanders, and break nearby windows, all without injuring the thrower? " Painting With Explosives/Bifurcated Boat" Ĭan a room be painted using explosives via Adam's snowflake frame or Jamie's steel sphere?Ĭan a boat be split in two by a channel marker? (Revisit of: Bifurcated Boat) Will lost men really not stop and ask for directions?Īre men better at throwing objects than women?Ĭan a motorcycle traveling at highway speeds drive across the surface of a lake?Ĭan you survive a jump from a high-rise building with a parachute made from a hotel room's contents?Ĭould a man sandwiched between two big men in the backseat of a car survive the car being T-boned by a truck, as seen in Headhunters?Ĭan hypermiling techniques really double your car's fuel efficiency?Ĭan Adam and Jamie cross a canyon and reach civilization using only basic supplies, duct tape, and bubble wrap? Is better to stand in the doorway during an earthquake?Ĭan man beat machine in a 30-ft, standing-start sprint?Ĭan the suction created by a speeding car rip loose a manhole cover during a street race? Which public restroom stall is the cleanest? Is a bathroom's hand dryer better than a paper towel? Note: Deadliest Catch captains Johnathan Hillstrand and Scott "Junior" Campbell guest star in this episode. Is it better to work a 30-hour grind with no sleep than a 20 minute nap every 6 hours? Will a crab pot drag you overboard to the bottom if your foot is caught in a coil? Note: This was the first of two "10th Anniversary" episodes " JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished?" Ĭan a 1967 Chevy take off with JATO rockets, like in the tale of the JATO Rocket Car? (Revisit of: JATO Car)