The Secret to Keeping Needles on a Christmas Tree | MythBusters

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • Kari, Grant and Tory put Christmas trees to the test. From ordinary to 'out there' concoctions, what is the best method for keeping their branches looking oh so lovely?
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  • @spencer1244
    @spencer1244 3 роки тому +36

    The world misses you Grant Imahara😭
    Mythbusters was an awesome show

  • @SavageGreywolf
    @SavageGreywolf 4 роки тому +39

    thank you Science Channel for not cutting this into 8 one-minute videos and then leave off the conclusion like Discovery would.

  • @joeytumbleson3554
    @joeytumbleson3554 3 роки тому +20

    RIP Grant. You are missed.

  • @yg.theman
    @yg.theman 4 роки тому +90

    They need to bring MythBusters back

    • @Cristian-vl8pg
      @Cristian-vl8pg 3 роки тому +4

      @Gordy Skymop they don't hate each other. They just aren't friends. They never hated each other so stop spreading this lie.
      If they did hate each other they wouldn't have been working together for so long.

    • @Tonyvvia42
      @Tonyvvia42 3 роки тому

      @@Cristian-vl8pg what happen between Jamie and Adam

    • @death2boredom338
      @death2boredom338 3 роки тому +2

      @@Tonyvvia42 Nothing happened, they were always strictly in a professional relationship. This is Adam talking about it- ua-cam.com/video/KEopyF186UQ/v-deo.html

    • @wildlifewarrior2670
      @wildlifewarrior2670 Рік тому +1

      Be very hard with out Grant

    • @anothergamingchannel2656
      @anothergamingchannel2656 7 місяців тому

      Kind of got your wish. Tory started motor mythbusters (I think that's the name at least lol) with the original narrarator returning as well. It's not the same without the rest of the gang, but I still like it. It's probably as close as we will ever get to a reboot

  • @debg5133
    @debg5133 4 роки тому +39

    I was kinda hoping that this was a new segment. I miss the original Mythbusters.

  • @dracoargentum9783
    @dracoargentum9783 4 роки тому +38

    I miss the old Mythbusters... 😢

    • @carladams9345
      @carladams9345 4 роки тому

      mythbusters is not on now?

    • @dracoargentum9783
      @dracoargentum9783 4 роки тому +1

      There’s a current show of Mythbusters, but the producers got a whole new crew to host it, and the quality is not as good
      I had heard a rumor that they had gotten Kyle Hill as one of the hosts, but it was that Kyle had hosted a special event where they found the new hosts.

    • @carladams9345
      @carladams9345 4 роки тому

      @@dracoargentum9783 oh, I saw the video was recently uploaded and thought maybe it was back on.

  • @leoandrade732
    @leoandrade732 4 роки тому +37

    Man the second tree with fertilizer dropped needles as much as my plastic tree after it’s fifth Christmas

    • @bassnbluegill1406
      @bassnbluegill1406 4 роки тому +3

      Probably too much fertilizer causing the tree to dehydrate through osmosis.

  • @Sigurther
    @Sigurther 4 роки тому +24

    I'm a little sad they didn't demonstrate how flammable the trees were after that experiment. XD

    • @NoThankUBeQuiet
      @NoThankUBeQuiet 3 роки тому +1

      Another video has that. Adam and Jamie tackled that one early on.

  • @Dsonophorus
    @Dsonophorus 4 роки тому +14

    This is stupid. You don't have to do all that. Everyone knows that you just apply a drop of super-glue at the base of the needles you want to keep on.

    • @FSXflyermaster
      @FSXflyermaster 4 роки тому +1

      Dsonophorus I just spray my tree with flex seal

  • @TiredMomma
    @TiredMomma 2 роки тому +5

    It still doesn't feel real that Grant is gone. The cool things he could still be doing if he was around. The world lost such a smart and talented person. 😥

  • @enjoijjj
    @enjoijjj 4 роки тому +30

    Thats messed up, they jacked his sign up..

    • @tdodge29
      @tdodge29 4 роки тому +8

      I'm sure he was compensated off-screen

    • @bond1j89
      @bond1j89 4 роки тому +6

      It has more character now that's all.

    • @zionnuby842
      @zionnuby842 4 роки тому +2

      They better have payed him

    • @jaggsta
      @jaggsta 4 роки тому +3

      exactly just park the truck outside LOL

    • @NoThankUBeQuiet
      @NoThankUBeQuiet 3 роки тому

      @@zionnuby842 I'm sure they did. Adam has said they left everything better than they found it. That's how they had so much help making the show.

  • @raysplace6548
    @raysplace6548 4 роки тому +10

    I friggin miss this show...

  • @tgif72
    @tgif72 3 роки тому +6

    RIP Grant

  • @hojo70
    @hojo70 4 роки тому +18

    The secret is to buy an artificial tree. Mine is 20 years old and still going strong

    • @shades9415
      @shades9415 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, fake tree suck. Nothing beats real trees. Guess that’s one of many reasons why our Christmases rule all.

  • @Destroyer-mt8vs
    @Destroyer-mt8vs 4 роки тому +23

    I have a tip for the needles falling off trees
    Just get a synthetic tree

  • @OPC249
    @OPC249 4 роки тому +6

    This show was the best

  • @jarrodedson5441
    @jarrodedson5441 4 роки тому +18

    God I miss this show

    • @TangyWaterpark
      @TangyWaterpark 4 роки тому +2

      For real, especially staying home sick from school and watching all day :/

  • @Shasha8674
    @Shasha8674 4 роки тому +11

    A cat may drink the water in the tree...needs to be healthy for them.

    • @FreeRangeLemon
      @FreeRangeLemon 4 роки тому

      Uh oh stinky

    • @Ram-2112
      @Ram-2112 4 роки тому

      @@FreeRangeLemon funny to see you in another comment section after the buzzfeed one from the other day lol

    • @FreeRangeLemon
      @FreeRangeLemon 4 роки тому

      I’m like Justin Y. I am everywhere :)

  • @reviewinganythingjustcuz
    @reviewinganythingjustcuz 3 роки тому +3

    RIP Grant

  • @vimos.9996
    @vimos.9996 4 роки тому +9

    5:24 LMAO!

    • @mannyscalisi4401
      @mannyscalisi4401 4 роки тому +2

      Vi Mos. My teacher cut that part out when we watched this in class and it was so dumb haha

    • @whitepicture2545
      @whitepicture2545 4 роки тому

      My science teacher didn’t edited it out but we all know what it is

  • @h.collier3544
    @h.collier3544 4 роки тому +12

    Who keeps a tree up for 6 weeks??

    • @mikeries8549
      @mikeries8549 4 роки тому +11

      Suppose thanks giving is December(november...oops) 23rd. By Christmas it's been up 4.5 weeks. Ppl usually wait until after new years day to take it all down. Close to six weeks is pretty much what everyone does.

    • @h.collier3544
      @h.collier3544 4 роки тому

      @@mikeries8549 Maybe for people in Arkansas.

    • @Sigurther
      @Sigurther 4 роки тому +5

      Many people put their tree up right after thanksgiving, and keep it up until well after the new year. Sometimes even longer.

    • @dietcheese2546
      @dietcheese2546 4 роки тому +1

      I’ve kept mine up till July

    • @h.collier3544
      @h.collier3544 4 роки тому

      @@mikeries8549 I guess aunt betty's not going to take the bait.

  • @damianreyesavila3402
    @damianreyesavila3402 4 роки тому +2

    Santa Claus is coming to Town went you are Nice to Him at Home All ways.🎬🎅🏻🦌🎁🎄🎼📜

  • @ils360
    @ils360 4 роки тому +2

    I miss this show!

  • @podsmpsg1
    @podsmpsg1 4 роки тому +2

    Kari is so smokin hot.

  • @mav4840h
    @mav4840h 4 роки тому +5

    Why did this show ever end?

    • @jzizzles7799
      @jzizzles7799 4 роки тому

      Cause these clowns couldn't prove that jet fuel melts steel beams encased in concrete.

  • @bdkj3e
    @bdkj3e 4 роки тому +3

    We needed this a few weeks ago...

  • @wildlifewarrior2670
    @wildlifewarrior2670 Рік тому +2

    Rest in peace Grant

  • @Hankusorealius
    @Hankusorealius 4 роки тому +6

    What did the hair-spray-tree smell like?

    • @raysplace6548
      @raysplace6548 4 роки тому +3

      Probably like the 1980's...😂😂

  • @peileii
    @peileii 4 місяці тому

    I could have sworn they had used commercial tree preserver when I watched this on TV. Guess I was wrong.

  • @pattilozano3475
    @pattilozano3475 4 роки тому +1

    Ok so how are these results at all reliable if you only tested one tree for each product? Every tree even if they are all the same type and in the same place and all use the same product will have different amounts of needle loss.

  • @Poonslayer42
    @Poonslayer42 3 роки тому +1

    Every year my family just got a Christmas tree with the root bulb on the end.
    Water it with ice cubes when it’s in the house, then we would plant them outside. Not too many needles fell off since it was a live tree.

  • @homer0919
    @homer0919 4 роки тому +2

    Momma's little helper lol

  • @TreyBattles
    @TreyBattles 3 роки тому +1

    I’ve used bleach and sugar to keep flowers alive longer, it works surprisingly well. I’d think you could substitute the bleach for vinegar since all you’re trying to do is keep bacteria from growing in the sugar water

  • @cameronbharker
    @cameronbharker 4 роки тому +2

    Rip 😓

  • @hdavis01
    @hdavis01 3 роки тому +1

    6:26 "Bring it in... paint it for me. Funky!" lol

  • @FusionDeveloper
    @FusionDeveloper 4 роки тому +1

    3:55 (skip past intro)
    7:30 (results) i.imgur.com/YJUHmI1.png (image of results, cut/pasted together the best you can, with their bad camera angles)
    They were stupid and didn't show all the containers results,
    So, although they didn't show the results, I am going to say (against what they said) that Lemon Lime Soda and Pain Relief (aspirin) are probably the best to use, since they are non-flammable and cheap. I would assume you could mix them too. Perhaps the soda is toxic enough that mold and bacteria won't grow in the soda, as opposed to just plain sugar water.
    Great video, completely RUINED by bad camera angles and bad editing.

    • @nimoy007
      @nimoy007 3 роки тому +1

      Not to mention, they didn't mention the two other test cases: "Mythbusters Super Tree" and "Diagonal Cut." Your numbering in the photo is a little weird as #5 in the 2nd photo is #1 in the bottom photo, but clearly this test sucked. Mythbusters is a lot of fun, but not very statistically sound. They didn't really test things with more than a treatment size of 1.

    • @FusionDeveloper
      @FusionDeveloper 3 роки тому +2

      @@nimoy007 Although It was probably unintentional, it was hard for me to tell, so I numbered them the best guesses I could.
      They decided to go with fancy camera angles and moving camera effects, instead of insuring all the tests were displayed in a way that left no questions about the results.
      It's just kind of funny to do a "science test" and not clearly and properly display the results for us to visually judge for ourselves.

    • @stephencram3079
      @stephencram3079 11 місяців тому +1

      If you pause at 7:21 i think this is the tube result you missed i don't know what it says let me know what its says cause i'm bad at reading it cursives

    • @FusionDeveloper
      @FusionDeveloper 11 місяців тому

      @@stephencram3079 it looks like that says "Commercial Product", which is not shown.
      Even weirder yet, they said 7 different things and 1 control (for a total of 8)
      It is VERY weird that they left out the results of using a commercial product...
      ?? = Commercial Product?
      Hair Spray
      Pain Reliever
      Santa's LH
      Fertilizer
      Control
      Soda Pop
      Mythbusters Super Tree
      Bleach
      Diagonal Cut

  • @thedoneeye
    @thedoneeye 4 роки тому +2

    I miss these guys....

  • @charlesdeliberis239
    @charlesdeliberis239 Рік тому +1

    I swore you guys used a Viagra pill on the trees

  • @Someone-vs5zb
    @Someone-vs5zb 3 роки тому +1

    Y’all know what “Santa’s little helper” is😏

  • @justintime970
    @justintime970 4 роки тому +3

    Pro tip......don't cut the tree down.....

  • @GarmanyRachel
    @GarmanyRachel 4 роки тому +4

    Y’all act as though there isn’t already an entire industry devoted to keeping cut plants alive! Put the tree in water and spray the needles with crowning glory - a liquid wax. I’d bet you a penny it works even better than the hairspray.

  • @mr.mickles
    @mr.mickles 4 роки тому +1

    Deep down I was hoping they would burn all the trees at the end. Ever see an entire Xmas tree on fire? It's glorious.

  • @Dr_Mario2007
    @Dr_Mario2007 8 місяців тому

    Surprisingly the amount of house fires reduced significantly with the LED Christmas tree strings, as obviously they don't get as hot as the classic incandescent bulb versions. And naturally they still got fuses in the plugs.

  • @mikeoxhuge
    @mikeoxhuge 4 роки тому

    CLEAREX
    From Botanicare
    Glucose and Sucrose
    Has kept a tree green all year after being abandoned on back deck!

  • @WarChallenger
    @WarChallenger 3 роки тому

    I would think spray glue could technically work. You'd have to apply it very meticulously at the base of the needles by basically drenching the wooden part of each branch, but at that point, just use the glue for something productive like cosplay. It'd take less time to vacuum the floor 8 times over than it would take to pull a 5 Minute Crafts with the tree.

  • @Douglas-1994
    @Douglas-1994 4 роки тому +3

    5:12 Viagra!

  • @ryanhori6954
    @ryanhori6954 4 роки тому

    What about adding vinegar. If you add vinegar to bamboo, the leaves will never come off

  • @Phil-S8
    @Phil-S8 2 роки тому

    Would've been better if they had a few trees per condition...

  • @josefuentes4616
    @josefuentes4616 4 роки тому

    Recommended after Christmas thx UA-cam

  • @ralanham76
    @ralanham76 4 роки тому

    I hope they have fire sprinkler with trees and hairspray and other chemicals

  • @1castellp
    @1castellp 4 роки тому

    Photo mount spray adhesive. Jk. Don't use that.

  • @joshuaboyd944
    @joshuaboyd944 2 роки тому

    Could someone identify the footage they used from 0:21 to 0:40 please?

  • @Back_To_Pray
    @Back_To_Pray 3 роки тому

    5:17
    I remember this scene from when I was a child

  • @loganjkelley1
    @loganjkelley1 4 роки тому

    Hot water in the tree makes a big difference

  • @jake_of_the_jungle9840
    @jake_of_the_jungle9840 4 роки тому

    Recommended about a month too late.

  • @peachygirl5861
    @peachygirl5861 4 роки тому

    Get a fake Christmas tree then-

  • @Dontess22
    @Dontess22 4 роки тому

    Rooting Hormone = best

  • @jasonfirewalker3595
    @jasonfirewalker3595 4 роки тому +2

    Dont cut it down in the 1st place.

  • @namegirl12
    @namegirl12 3 роки тому

    that poor sign lmfao

  • @iconicstudios5611
    @iconicstudios5611 4 роки тому

    what about the urtethane?

  • @bigoldavey
    @bigoldavey 4 роки тому

    The secret to keeping needles on your tree.... buy a fake one lol

    • @shades9415
      @shades9415 4 роки тому

      Nope. Fake trees suck and aren’t Christmas. Fact.

  • @BarnacleButtock
    @BarnacleButtock 4 роки тому +4

    Classic episode!

  • @VictorSanchez-ky2vj
    @VictorSanchez-ky2vj 4 роки тому

    Ooo blue pill ooo 😏

  • @dmitrybahrt5931
    @dmitrybahrt5931 3 роки тому

    Poor trees

  • @kayerin5749
    @kayerin5749 3 роки тому

    how did the plain water do? They never showed that

  • @bentleyboy72
    @bentleyboy72 3 роки тому +1

    Kari doesn't seem to understand that sugar (carbohydrates) is what plants use to grow. Its literally all thats in the packets that you use to keep floral arrangements alive longer.

  • @PrestonK_Productions
    @PrestonK_Productions 4 роки тому

    5:10
    Still not 100% sure what this pill is a decade later...

  • @dguarino6586
    @dguarino6586 4 роки тому +4

    How about stop killing trees for entertainment.

    • @XxS1NxX
      @XxS1NxX 4 роки тому

      Plastic trees are more of a pollution problem then a real tree that is farmed and regulated and is biodegradable

    • @dguarino6586
      @dguarino6586 4 роки тому +2

      @@XxS1NxX you put them back in the box to store for years to come. Something that dies was once alive.

  • @programmerjack
    @programmerjack 3 роки тому +1

    They didn’t make sure that all the trees started with the same amount of needles to begin with

  • @MetalChickDave
    @MetalChickDave 4 роки тому

    Ok I prefer the bleach test best because I don't like the fire hazard. I would experiment with it and add some food dye. I would try with the ones used to color cake frosting, those colors are more opaque.
    It sucking up the bleach so it should also suck up the color. It has worked for me when trying it with flowers.

  • @evanadrien6371
    @evanadrien6371 4 роки тому

    💙💙💙💙

  • @Nic-xq1bt
    @Nic-xq1bt 4 роки тому

    Didn’t the red head pass away?

    • @notsorry6202
      @notsorry6202 4 роки тому

      No there was another girl on the show named jessie. She was blonde and shes the one that just passed away breaking her own land speed record

  • @_tinkkk7533
    @_tinkkk7533 3 роки тому

    what trees are they using this is for a school assignment! pleaseee

  • @malenotyalc
    @malenotyalc 4 роки тому +1

    The secret to keeping my "needle" fresh is Kari smiling with a Santa hat on!

  • @pokemonmaster2609
    @pokemonmaster2609 Рік тому +1

    Use what weed growers use. Clonex! Works the best!