NumberfourCoffeeCreamercloudAfterreplicating a viralvideoabout a cannonpowderedbysawdust, thebuildteamdecidestotrynondairycreameras a replacementfuel.
Sowiththepromiseof a muchbiggercannonand a deadlydoseoffmarkmilkpowder, itlookslikethesky's thelimit.
Now I wanttowrapitup.
Theypack £700 ofthepowderinto a barrelandblastedintotheairin 321 Whatmighthavehappened?
Oh, thatwasfrightening.
Whatinitiallylookslike a cloudofwhitedustquicklyignitesinto a trulyfrighteningballoffire.
It's enoughtoscarecarryintorunningup a hilltoavoidtheouterreachesoftheflame.
I startedupthehill a fastas I couldgo, and I'm stillon a littlebitofadrenalinebuzzrightnow, itdoesn't havetheblastforceofsomeofourotherentries, butthesheersizeofthefireballisenoughtoscareanyone.
Remindustokeepthecoffeecreamerawayfromthestove.
Andjustincaseyoumissedthemessage, I hope I don't needtotellyouthis.
Butdon't trythisathome.
Numberthree.
Catchmeifyoucan.
JamiewantsBigboocannonexplosion.
Reallycushion a fallfrom 22,000 ft.
That's whattheMythbusterstestedinthisepisode, afterthetestsubjectisdroppedfromtheair, there's a pausebeforetheblastgoesoff, butwhenitdoesfinallygo, it's quite a sighttosee.
Youcanseestreaksofdustsproutoutinalldirections, liketentaclesonsomeseacreaturethatquicklydissipatesasit's followedby a mushroomcloudreminiscentof a nuclearbombtest.
Intesting a mythaboutcleaning a cementtruckoutwithexplosives, theteamliterallyobliteratedthevehicleintonothingbutdustandsmoke, oftenreferredtoasthemosticonicMythbustersmoment.
Nodetonationinthehistoryoftheshowevencomesclosetothis 2005 originalfrom a quietcountdownto a deafeningbang.