Reattempting The JATO Rocket Car! | MythBusters | Season 9 Episode 13 | Full Episode

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  • In this 200th episode of MythBusters, the crew is back and determined to bust the myth surrounding the JATO rocket car, but will this jet-assisted goofball succeed this time around or will it crash and burn?
    Using science as a tool, Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk rumours, urban legends and popular myths that have captivated the minds of many individuals.
    #MythBusters #FactOrFiction

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  • @johnbernhardtsen3008
    @johnbernhardtsen3008 2 місяці тому +26

    the day Grant passed away and it was announced, I shed a tear!he had so much fun with Tori and Kari!

    • @Rich77UK
      @Rich77UK 19 днів тому +1

      Grant was the best of them imho. He really knew his shit and was thoroughly entertaining whilst explaining it all.

    • @johnbernhardtsen3008
      @johnbernhardtsen3008 19 днів тому

      @@Rich77UK he was also on one of the cool tv shows when I moved here to denmark!Robot Wars on tv 2 Zulu!which he dominated!

  • @sandreid87
    @sandreid87 2 місяці тому +101

    Was about to say "I dont want to watch the Jato-episodes - Ive already recently watched both!". Never watched anything beyond season 8 back in the day, so very happy to learn that they did it a third time and that I didnt watch this one before!

    • @ontariel
      @ontariel 2 місяці тому

      You know the saying, third time's a charm

    • @DarkGodSeti
      @DarkGodSeti 2 місяці тому +1

      Forgot this episode existed.

    • @JAKOB1977
      @JAKOB1977 2 місяці тому +3

      Many TV channels.. simplydidnt wanted to be taken for that ride. that Mythbusters producers tried at the last few years of the shows era...
      You can see it in an episode like this.. the majority is just old clips and postedit fluff..
      Very little actual content... it was a moneymachine and the quality of the content had very little bearing... why many TV channels said no, and didn't purchase it.
      Samre with "there your problem" episodes that also was old content, flipped and trying to be sold again..
      same with "outtakes" that really wasn't outtakes and almost no meat on the bone, and mostly Adam & Jamie standing and destroying VHS tapes in 90 different ways.
      Discovery new Mythbusters producers. that controlled the show in the later era.. was ported from some of Discovery reality TV shows where the moral bar on quality content, had no meaning.
      That really hurt "Mythbuster" and why many viewers were okay with that show, being closed as it was drifted so far from the org.
      Adam talks about it from time to time on his channel, though never mentions the discovery producers that dictated that sad direction.

    • @DarkGodSeti
      @DarkGodSeti 2 місяці тому

      @@JAKOB1977 Hadn't known that. thanks. Can can really see the drop off, even without the build team. Loved the earlier/mid episode in which they co-operated and did their own things, as well. Crazy still to this day people have questions about the show on Adam channel. Mythbusters inspired me in a scientific/critical(?) thinking way, but his channel inspired me in another "Artistic/maker" way... Hasn't changed much either, love his enthusiasm for what he does!

    • @Reptex_cs
      @Reptex_cs 2 місяці тому

      Exactly the same here

  • @pootis5938
    @pootis5938 2 місяці тому +69

    it still make me sad to see that car destroyed albe it in a glorius way

    • @rs5001988
      @rs5001988 Місяць тому +9

      Indeed they could of used a Kia 😢

  • @Alex-js5lg
    @Alex-js5lg 2 місяці тому +82

    1. A curved ramp would have been more effective. You can see the physics in action in the side views. Hitting a straight ramp that steep _does_ get the front end pointed upwards, but when the rear wheels impact the ramp, it rotates the car forwards as it goes airborne. This also happens with a curved ramp, but it's less pronounced.
    2. The rockets needed to be tilted forward a bit and/or positioned slightly lower. When they kicked in, the _front_ suspension compressed, suggesting the thrust was directed - or positioned - _over_ the car's centre of gravity. By directing the thrust _below_ the centre of gravity, the rear suspension would tend to compress instead of the front, partly/fully/over compensating for the forward rotation from the ramp.
    Still. They made a car fly with rockets. _In real life._ That's straight up video game stuff that they actually got to do _at work._

    • @BabyMakR
      @BabyMakR 2 місяці тому +7

      Nah. The rockets were right. The big heavy steel bar at the front was the problem.

    • @smithrhytm4980
      @smithrhytm4980 2 місяці тому +3

      I agree. I recon if the road dipped down and curved up and hit the ramp. That car would have gone far

    • @christianellegaard7120
      @christianellegaard7120 2 місяці тому +3

      Yeah. The car barely touched the ramp and already had a downward trajectory at the end of it.

    • @DarkGodSeti
      @DarkGodSeti 2 місяці тому +1

      @@BabyMakR And engines are heavy as f#ck! Glad others see it.

    • @Alex-js5lg
      @Alex-js5lg 2 місяці тому +1

      @@BabyMakR right, but you can choose to compensate for that additional weight up front by rotating the rockets forward.

  • @TheJaguar1983
    @TheJaguar1983 2 місяці тому +24

    30:17 I love that the boys are super chuffed and Kari's just like, "phew"

  • @recoilrob324
    @recoilrob324 Місяць тому +5

    After WWII the Granatelli brothers (Andy was head of STP later on) bought a bunch of surplus JATO rockets and a pre-war Grand Prix car which is where the 'myth' might have come from. The car had a cylindrical body so they chopped the tail and installed concentric rings of the rockets and had a dozen or so all wired to buttons on a panel for the driver to activate. Test day came and Andy was behind the wheel while the brothers followed in their Ford sedan. When he got up some speed...he hit a button and the rocket spewed some flame and smoke...but little thrust and they were disappointed....and the thought that it was a dud never crossed their minds.
    So in frustration Andy hit all the rest of the buttons thinking it would make a better show...and the rest were NOT duds and the little car took off. He said he could see the bright light behind him from all the exhaust and the car got airborne enough to pass over a truck up the road a ways. Somebody did the weight/drag/thrust calculations that I don't remember off hand but something on the order of a quick 300 mph was possible. Somehow the car came down on its' wheels and rolled to a stop.
    Andy was terrified that he'd immolated his brothers but in a few minutes they came up the road in the Ford. Grill melted, windshield mottled and paint all burned off the front end with the radiator leaking from the melted solder joints...but everyone was OK. Wondering if this isn't also the origination of the decorative flames on hot rods? Anyway...the whole story and many more are in Andy Granatelli's autobiography.

  • @fink94
    @fink94 Місяць тому +2

    Takes me back to when I could "disconnect" from my daily worries and just chill with Mythbusters. ❤❤❤

  • @lord_rainbowman
    @lord_rainbowman 2 місяці тому +28

    it always hurts seeing old cars in good condition get destroyed

  • @Deltarious
    @Deltarious 2 місяці тому +17

    I do kinda wish there had been one last attempt as part of the final season where they balanced the CG of the car to get it to go a little further and with even more power with a slightly better ramp. It's probably not going to go *that* much further because it'll get aerodynamically unstable if it goes too fast but it pitches over in this one because the CG is too far forward by a little, not helped by the bounce too soon on the ramp. Balancing the CG is really hard as they're right you don't want it too far back but too far forward is also bad for distance.
    It was a good place to close the myth though to be fair, and hearing Adam talk about how he feels on it makes me okay with the result, I just personally *really* want to see a JATO car actually do a JATO for more than a few feet

    • @DarkGodSeti
      @DarkGodSeti 2 місяці тому +2

      Same, noticed it drive immediately. That steel bar wasn't a great idea after all, was thinking to myself "Engines are pretty heavy... I don't know Was a good attempt and yes! Would have been amazing for the one of the finales! Forgot all about this episode.

    • @BabyMakR
      @BabyMakR 2 місяці тому +2

      @@DarkGodSeti Yeh. The rockets are heavy at the start but then are just steel tubes after they're burnt out. One person could have carried all 6 of those tubes in one trip without the grain in them. That's why the second one pitched down like it did. If the heavy bar wasn't on the front, it would have gone further before squashing.

    • @nicocrinkleburg
      @nicocrinkleburg 2 місяці тому +2

      100% agree.. a much longer ramp (or potentially a curved, solid ramp that used the suspension “squat” - see “car backflips”), where they’re firing the rockets while already on the ramp would have given them a much better chance, but ultimately the CG was the main issue with this one.

  • @WayneF-vanisl
    @WayneF-vanisl Місяць тому +3

    Love to see a do over with out the front counter weight.. had it not been balance the power at the arse end , and an upward pointed nose may have been different

  • @X-Gen-001
    @X-Gen-001 Місяць тому +4

    The last car would have flown quite a ways if not for the rocket powered face plant into the dirt. It just had too much forward rotation coming off that damn ramp. I would've love to have seen this continue like a series where they progressively get better results. A car space program if you will.

  • @eefneleman9564
    @eefneleman9564 Місяць тому +3

    "When this baby hits 88 mph..."
    Wait a minute. I've heard this before!

  • @csjrogerson2377
    @csjrogerson2377 2 місяці тому +4

    As the car hit the ramp the front right steering and suspension took damage and partially collapse (highly likely when you effectively hit a kerb at 200 mph). The car veered left, the front right dug in and the rolled, then flipped.
    The ramp run was hampered by a lack of speed. Supposed to be doing 88 mph at rocket ignition, but it nearer 45mph. Once on the ramp, the suspension bottomed out and the underside of the car ripped up the ramp. Once off the ramp the additional mass welded to the front fender dipped the nose and that was that. Too slow, too much mass, too soft suspension and CofG too far forward.

  • @gblackhead
    @gblackhead 2 місяці тому +3

    "Mythos testos"!🤣😂🤣😂🤣
    Made my day! 😎👍

  • @sehajpalmalhi6489
    @sehajpalmalhi6489 17 днів тому +1

    Try to run it on railroad with parallel wheels upside down and it will easy because of driver less and it will never disballance the car then it will reach on maximum speed 😊

  • @zhabiboss
    @zhabiboss 16 днів тому

    “Is that a rocket in your pocket or are you just happy to see me” 😂

  • @noelwellstead8744
    @noelwellstead8744 18 днів тому

    Awesome watch, but what would it take to fly the car into the mountain guys. That would be the true myth busting style and an epic historic ending to this myth. Observation-loose the front counter weight and give the rockets a controllable rear up-down tilt of 6-8 inches to control the trajectory of the vehicle in flight. We would all love to see that car fly

  • @matthewavery
    @matthewavery 15 днів тому

    The back shot of the white car’s wheels reminded me a lot of “Back To The Future” when Marty travels through time!

  • @aqiellokman1630
    @aqiellokman1630 Місяць тому +3

    You know it's about to get crazy when all mythbusters crew member are together....love your show. Piece ✌🏽

    • @CJM50
      @CJM50 16 днів тому

      Holy fk, only ever seen the blue comment on tiktok😮

    • @CJM50
      @CJM50 16 днів тому

      Now the blue shit 8s gone :(

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus Місяць тому

    Awesome!
    I remember reading about the urban legend of the "JATO rocket-car" in (I think) "Wired" magazine back around 2000 or so.
    It was *hilarious!* The article went on for about 4 or 5 pages and it was one of the best-ever articles in "Wired"!

  • @SyntheticFuture
    @SyntheticFuture 2 місяці тому +5

    3:32 probably one of the more wholesome moments of this entire show :D

  • @badad0166
    @badad0166 2 місяці тому +7

    As a former R/C car enthusiast/racer I can't believe Grant preferred a stick over a pistol wheel setup. Breaks my heart.

    • @asicdathens
      @asicdathens Місяць тому +2

      Grant was used to stick remotes from his Battlebot days. He was very precise without a wheel

    • @badad0166
      @badad0166 Місяць тому

      @@asicdathens I know, but no matter how proficient one can get with sticks, for cars pistols can't be beat. I raced R/C cars and never saw anyone use sticks. Planes and helicopters (and skid steer battlebots) would be the opposite. Not a pistol in sight. That and too much steering dialed in made the thing "a challenge". 😀

  • @RonaldSimkin
    @RonaldSimkin Місяць тому +2

    Its really fun; I loved this show! But for me, to be busted, one would need to know the exact JATO rocket model used, and reproduce how he attached it to the car back in 1970. In 1981 my shop teacher told me this story and I still believe it flew into the mountain side....

    • @kolasikandar
      @kolasikandar Місяць тому

      Yeah... I would've preferred that they didn't need to put a lot of weight in front of the car; either half of it or none at all.
      So that the rocket could thrust it at an incline because once it goes down, it's over.
      I bet it would've went further.

  • @terracub
    @terracub Місяць тому

    Great show. Perfect ending.

  • @andyj482
    @andyj482 2 місяці тому +1

    These guys always balls it up. Great concept for a show though.

  • @SethiozProject
    @SethiozProject Місяць тому +1

    i always wondered how they can just detroy that pimped up impala or how did it even end in scrapyard? that's insane! even if i had billions, i would never destroy a car like that

  • @stephaneforget4693
    @stephaneforget4693 2 місяці тому +13

    Adding weight to the front didn't work :(

    • @Phantomdude
      @Phantomdude 2 місяці тому +1

      Made it worse, since it'll just make it so the car starts pointing downwards when it goes in the air

  • @patrickdoyle9369
    @patrickdoyle9369 25 днів тому +1

    I can tell you now the first white car with that weight on the front will not fly. But hey what the f**k do i know, it will flip and roll over . The red car will not fly either, it will drop like a stone, after the ramp.
    Knew i was going to be right.

  • @MrSuperchargeron
    @MrSuperchargeron Місяць тому +1

    Any ramp will unfortunately cause an upset in the chassis. It needs to be sent up a long straight hill in order to stabilize its trajectory. I've jumped a few cars. The best jumps were over the top of a hill.

  • @madeleyinc
    @madeleyinc 23 дні тому

    Yeah, these guys put an amazing amount of tech in this , but overlooked physics and mechanical engineering .

  • @excrubulent
    @excrubulent Місяць тому

    Kinda fun to see the MOMO Logitech wheel that they taped over so you can't see the logo. Also they put bolts through the original mounting clamp holes.
    That was my first sim wheel and I'd know that button pattern anywhere.

  • @jamest4363
    @jamest4363 Місяць тому +1

    Why not use a length of old railroad tract and latch it to the rail and send it down the rail into the ramp, they launch cars on rails in Alaska for fun sending cars off a clift

  • @Strommel1
    @Strommel1 Місяць тому +1

    These guys must have gotten their training at Boeng

  • @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm
    @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm Місяць тому +7

    10 billion people = HATE YOU FOR DESTROYING A GREAT CAR =

    • @michaelbyrnee9584
      @michaelbyrnee9584 Місяць тому +1

      Don't be so delusional. Are you going to say it was the greatest car GM ever built?

    • @ArizonaBobby
      @ArizonaBobby 28 днів тому +1

      @@michaelbyrnee9584 ya not like a 67 stingray with a 427 or a yenko super camaro

    • @ArizonaBobby
      @ArizonaBobby 28 днів тому

      its a 1973 malaise era impala they made 620000 of them

  • @maudclaud6132
    @maudclaud6132 10 днів тому

    Those JTOS made such a cool noise

  • @okkedillen8426
    @okkedillen8426 Місяць тому

    That was really spectacular and entertaining! No doubt!👍
    It could have been even more if it actually flew... Uhm... you wanna give it one more try? Perhaps? Ok, here is what you need:
    1. get the CG right in all 3 dimensions! (has been mentioned often enough in the comments already, though)
    2. bundle the rocket motors as compact as possible, not in a 1x6 line. For a sixpack a 2x3 resp. 3x2 constellation would work. Ideally you would mount a seven-pack in a honeycomb constellation.
    3. align the resulting thrustvector axis of that rocket motor pack exactly on a straight line to that CG
    4. considering aerodynamic effects, a slight pitch-up of some 1° might be helpful (better ending up in pulling wild loops towards the sky than to the ground, right? ;) )
    5. ramp: curved! (as already mentioned in the comments)
    6. car suspension: as the bumps on the passage to the ramp add some serious angular momentum, the dampers should be set to max performance, especially on the rebound. The wobbly limousine setting of the dampers has almost nothing to oppose to that momentum. A curved ramp lowers this impact. You should find some adjustable dampers where you can set the rebound in motor sport accessories stores. Harder springs would also help.
    I guess these suggestions are all I can offer to make it "fly" (better) when "aerodynamic helpers" are considered cheating. Key to success is the precision on determining CG and thrust vector alignment. This is basically a ballistic object with 3 (6) degrees of freedom all of which have to be tamed. However, at that speed aerodynamics count, too! So, bringing the car in a slightly pitched-up attitude towards the thrust vector could bring in a stabilizing effect - as long as the rockets push, of course! (CG vs CP) After that it's "wind's bride" - huiiiiii :D Maybe you wanna give it a try, I'd really love to see it fly! Good luck! 😍

  • @josephtortona824
    @josephtortona824 2 місяці тому +5

    adam failed to steer well! he lost focus, but jamie have more focus on the job at hand.

  • @phlosen7854
    @phlosen7854 Місяць тому +2

    23:00 that sound like a skill issue :)

  • @ouch1011
    @ouch1011 Місяць тому +2

    All the arm chair engineers are in here trying to tell a channel full of bootleg Mythbusters episodes what they did wrong like 15 years ago. Meanwhile, I’m sitting here enjoying a bittersweet memory. Sweet because it reminds me of a simpler time in my life. Bitter because, even if Mythbusters did a reunion (very unlikely), we will never, ever see these 5 together again. I am very fortunate to have gotten to see all of them in person.

  • @DungeonBricks
    @DungeonBricks 2 місяці тому

    Those two shorts: The five looking from the top of the ramp, and the five walking away from the sun; those images are etched in my memory as THE Mythbusters shots

  • @A.R.O.T.A.
    @A.R.O.T.A. 2 місяці тому +11

    Sorry guys but both cars were far to front heavy as demonstrated by the speed of the nose dive the moment the second car left the ramp!

    • @YPogorelov
      @YPogorelov 2 місяці тому +2

      Wrong, it's not about nose being heavy, though if it's preferable if you have stabilizers in the back it's about thrust vector being exactly at the center of gravity.

    • @A.R.O.T.A.
      @A.R.O.T.A. 2 місяці тому

      @@YPogorelov Perhaps but while the myth says the rocket engine was simply "strapped to the impala" it makes no mention of any modifications beyond that. While they are getting closer to the reproducing the results mentioned in the official police report it's clear that they still have more to do. As for the distance covered by the car once airborne this is probably down to guesswork or possibly unreliable witness reports. The only fact known to be true was that the car did hit half way up the cliff face. The difficulty they had controlling the car may have also been a factor that could have caused the car to leave the road before going airborne. From what I remember in America most roads away from the city have ditches that vary in depth and gradient some of these could have acted similar to the ramp they used. With everything the team have learned over the years I do believe that if they could get a copy of the original police report and see the pictures while studying the actual crash site and local vicinity they should now be able to show what really happened on that fateful day and finally lay this to rest. I look forward to their next attempt to perhaps they can finally close this legendary myth.

    • @davidcarpenter8409
      @davidcarpenter8409 2 місяці тому +1

      It wasn't so much about weight as the springs from the suspension causing it to bounce. I promise you, without the springs in play, there was a far better chance of straight flying

  • @SethiozProject
    @SethiozProject Місяць тому

    34:08 that's exactly how i do things and that's what i'd say. everything I BUILD, lasts a life time and then some.
    my gaming chair's arm rests were flimsy and tiny, one broke off. i built them myself, i used pieces of wood to make them nice and wide, i put some carpet underlay on it to make it soft, then i took some leather off of old sofa and put that over, then i used flat pieces of steel and attached them to bottom of chair.
    it's been about 8 years and it's still standing and i use my PC every day.
    while all the default / stock stuff, like cars, chairs ..etc are falling apart so easily.

  • @maxcorey8144
    @maxcorey8144 Місяць тому +1

    The center line of the rocket's thrust was higher than the centerline of the car's mass. So it tumbled forward. Needed a control spoiler.

  • @DeetexSeraphine
    @DeetexSeraphine 2 місяці тому +4

    Serious Mad-Max stuff....
    Yeah... or the other Max...
    _Carmageddon_ comes to mind...

    • @ryanw1511
      @ryanw1511 2 місяці тому +1

      Great game

    • @alfredhatch3719
      @alfredhatch3719 Місяць тому

      I'm thinking more A-Team than mad max.🤔

  • @davidcarpenter8409
    @davidcarpenter8409 2 місяці тому +1

    Should have removed the springs from the suspension to avoid the flipping. Oh well, it was still fun to watch.

  • @jarmominkkinen9409
    @jarmominkkinen9409 Місяць тому

    Ths gaise are The Best in The Tube💪💪👍👍👍

  • @plusRpm
    @plusRpm 2 місяці тому +2

    The amount of cool cars the mythbusters have cut up and crashed is beyond me 😂🤌

  • @hydrocarbon82
    @hydrocarbon82 Місяць тому +1

    If only they'd have put the rockets lower, at or below the center of gravity...it would have nosed up and really flew.

  • @Foxtrott_4
    @Foxtrott_4 2 місяці тому +7

    34:21 the front fell off!

    • @klonkrieger43
      @klonkrieger43 2 місяці тому +5

      That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.

    • @Fabulousprofound168
      @Fabulousprofound168 2 місяці тому

      That vintage of car is not unibody and is body on frame, so you can actually unbolt the entire front bodywork and it will come off in one piece

    • @adrianbrown8314
      @adrianbrown8314 2 місяці тому +1

      @@klonkrieger43 hit a wave....

  • @Claudio-wj6oi
    @Claudio-wj6oi 2 місяці тому +4

    I suggest a Jeto 4 with RC wings

    • @Liam1992
      @Liam1992 2 місяці тому

      Then it wouldn't be a car would it

  • @mtrivelin
    @mtrivelin Місяць тому

    Can we petition Ncap to include "rocket cars on a ramp" tests?? Please??

  • @mikecone4049
    @mikecone4049 Місяць тому

    Nobody's talking about the speed rating of the tires ?

  • @020Dutchy
    @020Dutchy Місяць тому

    Just what I thought, as soon as the wheels leave the ground, the rockets want to overtake the car with a backflip, front flip or a side flip. A side flip it was

  • @22vvv
    @22vvv Місяць тому

    both attempts would work betterand be closer to the myth if not for Jamie's "proper balance"

  • @filopatermelad
    @filopatermelad Місяць тому

    First time watching mythbusters and they make me feel like they're from national geographic

  • @cooltech7972
    @cooltech7972 2 місяці тому

    Absolutely awesome 💯😎😎😎 and crazy ass well greatest show

  • @ch3no2killz
    @ch3no2killz Місяць тому

    Think the ramp failure kinda kicked the back of the car up a bit and that's what caused the rotation, nose down. When you jump a dirt bike you always want a nose up attitude, trust me nose down usually hurts you and you CC!

  • @rw-xf4cb
    @rw-xf4cb Місяць тому

    For me carnage is removing dried out concrete in a cement truck with few hundred pounds of explosives - one minute I see a cement truck then its like magic its gone!

  • @fdk7014
    @fdk7014 Місяць тому

    The camber was all out of whack on that car, no wonder it couldn't go in a straight line

  • @CyphroH6ll
    @CyphroH6ll Місяць тому

    The wood ramp made the back bounce forward from the dip in the floor of the ramp. If it was metal you may have truly sent it.

  • @Ark_Exercise
    @Ark_Exercise 2 місяці тому

    The speed n weight of the first car flattened those sandbags instantly, it wasn't a bump at all 😂

  • @mycroftsanchez901
    @mycroftsanchez901 2 місяці тому +2

    The way the rockets were stacked the thrust was not in line with the centre of gravity of the car meaning asymmetric thrust, they should have balanced it like the rocketman sledge they made and it would have flown better.

  • @SethiozProject
    @SethiozProject Місяць тому

    i think they still messed it up. on 2nd test car fell down due the extra weight in the front, they shouldn't have added it.

  • @rameezuddin223
    @rameezuddin223 2 місяці тому

    Feels like there overselling the experiment 😮

  • @roysigurdkarlsbakk3842
    @roysigurdkarlsbakk3842 Місяць тому +3

    You weighed down the front, according to the myth, it wasn't, so this is a fail

  • @karadpal
    @karadpal 2 місяці тому +2

    waaaaay too much weight in the front... twice...

  • @NamesAreHardGuys
    @NamesAreHardGuys Місяць тому

    The front bumper was a terrible idea

  • @MorningStar_X666X
    @MorningStar_X666X 2 місяці тому

    Overwhelming 😮

  • @kensmith8832
    @kensmith8832 Місяць тому

    If you are going to jump a car, why did they not use the Dukes of Hazard suspension jump? Watching the frame of the car dig into the ramp hurts. The ramp only needed to be 12" tall and made of something very solid. The landing on top needs to be long enough for the suspension to react at the speed you are going. The CG of the car needs to be back near the rockets, for the car to be stable in the air, but the car will be hard to steer when on the ground.

  • @sylvainmathieu1386
    @sylvainmathieu1386 Місяць тому

    my self i had figured not much more than 500 feet because of the alingment of the rockets.

  • @paulgallagher2937
    @paulgallagher2937 Місяць тому

    With that much thrust it would be impossible to keep going straight without some kind of active stabilization such as retro rockets. It was doomed to crash into the ground.

  • @piewagn
    @piewagn Місяць тому +6

    3 issues... first car...stupid hydraulic suspension with extreme negative camber, waaaaay too much weight up front. R/F wheel folds under, should have put the springs back in. Second car... waaaaaaaay to much weight on the front AGAIN! I called it when I saw that monstrosity! It opened up the ramp when all that mass hit it kicking UP the ass end when it hit that gaping hole the front made, dooming ANY distance whatsoever. It basically pointed the front towards the ground when it left ramp. The only thing that gave it ANY distance was the inertia gained from all that moving mass. Could have/should have done better...

    • @PickupsAreNotTrucks
      @PickupsAreNotTrucks Місяць тому

      The fact is that it’s just not possible. There’s a reason rockets aren’t shaped like cars. Even if they got the weight perfect to theoretically fly straight, it’d still be a fluke if it worked. The car hitting a fly would knock it off course, let alone a little wind. It can’t steer itself. Rockets steer themselves even when going straight.

  • @ManosErikosKlapsakis
    @ManosErikosKlapsakis Місяць тому

    we are not away for flying cars, but there are other ways to make a car to actually fly and to control it in air

  • @stephenconnolly1830
    @stephenconnolly1830 Місяць тому

    I hope to dear God they didn't leave the Mojave desert looking like that!

  • @SusanPearce_H
    @SusanPearce_H 2 місяці тому

    The right front wheel was obviously hanging loose way before this test.

  • @RLVart
    @RLVart Місяць тому

    they use a curved ramp in a clip in the intro for something less powerful, but for some reason they insist on using banked ramps for these high powered rocket cars - smh

  • @Randolph_M
    @Randolph_M 2 місяці тому

    If the rocket-car run has ever been done, it would probably not have been done with a car with jacked-up rear springs. When the car's tail is pushed up the thrust of the rockets pushes down, at an angle that presses the front wheels more tightly against the ground, and the effect is the opposite of what was said in the myth.
    I can't think of an experiment more dangerous than driving a passenger car at the take-off speed of an aircraft to see if it will take off, even in a desert and using remote control. So I wonder if the tail of the car was jacked up for the very purpose of preventing takeoff. With normal suspension settings and enough speed, the car would probably have started shaking from the turbulence so badly that it would have gone out of control. There could have been a catastrophic roll-over if one front wheel got momentarily lifted off the ground by the turbulence, while the other one retained its contact with the ground.

  • @mikeh6109
    @mikeh6109 Місяць тому

    They had the wrong ramp. It should have been a curve ramp not a straight line.

  • @canuckfixit7722
    @canuckfixit7722 Місяць тому

    The first car would have done better if it kept the right wheel on. Second car: grave mistake - too much weight in the front. Should not have mounted that heavy beam. The V8 was enough weight; perhaps too much. I envision that it would otherwise have kept a better attitude once airborne instead of tipping down.

  • @Votexforxme
    @Votexforxme 2 місяці тому +20

    Big mistake to add a weight to the front, im sure the "original" didnt do it, so the car would pottentialy fly up way more.

    • @pengu1139
      @pengu1139 2 місяці тому +3

      It could, but there would be a high likelihood of it just doing donuts in the air and no going farther

    • @Votexforxme
      @Votexforxme 2 місяці тому +3

      @@pengu1139 well yes, that would be one possibility but regardless of, if it would do donuts in the air, it would deffenetly fly way further.

    • @pengu1139
      @pengu1139 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Votexforxme look at normal rockets if they start spinning they do not go further some even stay in place untill it runs out of fuel, same concept, it would be pretty dope to see nonetheless

    • @Votexforxme
      @Votexforxme 2 місяці тому +1

      @@pengu1139 it doesnt matter the mass would still mainly go in one direction, physics is something easy to understand.

    • @mscbijles1256
      @mscbijles1256 2 місяці тому

      @@Votexforxmeexcept that physics is also just a wee bit too complicated to really understand. We have good estimates in general, but simulating every last bit that goes into this myth is probably a bit much.

  • @alexretrocode5207
    @alexretrocode5207 2 місяці тому

    Realistically the center of thrust was above the centre of mass. That was clear the moment the car went in the air as it nosed down.

  • @JamesKuffner-cg2pv
    @JamesKuffner-cg2pv 2 місяці тому +1

    Obviously starting the rockets too late, not enough time to hit full speed.

  • @AISBERGgg
    @AISBERGgg 2 місяці тому

    *"THIS IS ROCKET LEAGUE!"*

  • @quevicular
    @quevicular Місяць тому

    Wings would have helped. At least get that thing airborne and for a bit of distance

  • @fdk7014
    @fdk7014 Місяць тому

    The second car was way too front-heavy, they need to do it again and balance the cars better

  • @bmacadody9447
    @bmacadody9447 2 місяці тому

    I thought it would be a bit cheaper to use a 360% camera with a headset

  • @Timmermon63
    @Timmermon63 Місяць тому

    RIP Impala

  • @DAVIDGREGORYKERR
    @DAVIDGREGORYKERR Місяць тому

    What about using the original engine from the Chrysler Swish (which was an actual jet engine) which will run on any fuel that you want.

  • @Where_is_Waldo
    @Where_is_Waldo 20 днів тому

    9:36 Didn't anyone ever tell not to step under a hydraulic boom?

  • @CPRC23
    @CPRC23 Місяць тому

    What about mounting the rockets on the roof? I feel like it would be more stable pushing closer to the middle of the car and if the original adrenaline junkie did a bad job mounting the rockets,maybe the roof warped after ignition pointing the nose of the rockets down making the front end very light...I would think the weight of the car would be under the rockets like a pendulum and with proper balance it would fly quite a ways. Freak accidents are just that. A series of extremely rare circumstances that all collide at once to create a mind blowing event the world can't believe.

    • @richardmillhousenixon
      @richardmillhousenixon Місяць тому

      Center of thrust would be above the center of mass making it just tumble end over end

  • @nicksspeedshop8664
    @nicksspeedshop8664 Місяць тому

    Fucking hell man that poor 67 Impala

  • @JovanNefwani
    @JovanNefwani Місяць тому

    I’ve always felt like the Asian guy was a spy

  • @jasonn5196
    @jasonn5196 17 днів тому

    If you guys could keep it straight and get enough speed before hitting the bump… it very well could have gone

  • @girtskratovics489
    @girtskratovics489 2 місяці тому

    Jet engine is not a rocket engine. 😂

  • @janneaalto3956
    @janneaalto3956 Місяць тому

    Myth Max 2: The Road Buster

  • @kamilZ2
    @kamilZ2 Місяць тому

    Center of thrust was above the center of mass, so car nose-dived.

  • @pilotanimal192
    @pilotanimal192 Місяць тому

    He can't steer to save his life .

  • @lowe_sa2976
    @lowe_sa2976 2 місяці тому +1

    We need a revision! It needs wings, better center of gravity, and it will fly

    • @Liam1992
      @Liam1992 2 місяці тому

      Then it wouldn't be a car would it, did you even watch the full video he said he didn't watch wings or stability cos that's cheating because then it isn't a car

    • @lowe_sa2976
      @lowe_sa2976 2 місяці тому

      @@Liam1992 so what? They are mythbusters, never stopped them from going beyond limits

    • @Liam1992
      @Liam1992 2 місяці тому

      @@lowe_sa2976 so you didn't watch it all then lmao

    • @lowe_sa2976
      @lowe_sa2976 2 місяці тому

      @@Liam1992 what is your point. Say it or concede defeat.

  • @petertaylor6384
    @petertaylor6384 2 місяці тому

    If a hose fails while the beds up that could get dicey.

  • @MoizCOUK
    @MoizCOUK 26 днів тому

    rockets were strapped on wrong angle