Myth-testing Christmas movies with Science Experiments

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Publicado 2016-12-15
Jake from Vsauce3 and I test scenes from Home Alone, Elf and A Christmas Story using only the Scientific Method... and some cow eyes.

JAKE'S VIDEO-    • Could You Survive Home Alone?  
THREADBANGER VIDEO (we also shot scene with Rob in the house... it's cool)-    • Microwaving Christmas Lights - Man Vs...  

I made an unlisted vid to explain why the snowball test is valid since the physics is a bit counter intuitive and enough people brought it up:    • Video  


MUSIC-
0:08- Christmas supamix- by Andrew Applepie (he mixed this just for me... email him if you want it)- andrewapplepie.com/
2:01- Berlin- Andrew Applepie- andrewapplepie.com/
8:34- Special song written just fo my bad self- Lincoln Hoppe, lincolnhoppe.com/


Thanks to Lowe's Home Improvement for letting me come out and use the set. Check out their behind the scenes:    • Home Alone with Vsauce3: Behind the S...  


Summary:
We real life tested actual scenes from three Christmas classics in a replica of the Home Alone house:

1) A Christmas Story- Can you really shoot your eye out with a Red Ryder BB gun?
2) Elf- What happens if you actually get hit with a snowball at 95 mph?
3) Home Alone- What really happens if you put a blow torch on your head for 7 seconds?

The winner got to keep the awesome leg lamp and the loser had to wear Ralph's pink bunny suit


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Todos los comentarios (20)
  • @Vsauce3
    You're a winner in my eyes, Mark.
  • @Travis42069
    Mark needs to test if a human skull could actually survive 4 bricks being thrown from the top of a 20 story building.
  • @bruhh3759
    Movies : Warning don't try this at home Mark : nahh I'm doing it
  • @Lufy..
    every adult in my life - “Electronics are bad for you, they teach you nothing” me - “I BET YOU DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET SNOWBALL CHUCKED AT YOU GOING 95MPH”!!!!
  • @LeahEckmier
    Mark is the science teacher that I've always wanted, but better. Dude, you made science and physics fun! Well done!
  • One thing to note regarding the snowballs is that Buddy didn’t just throw one. With the rate of fire he had, he might've been able to knock the bullies over. And interestingly the way they tested the blowtorch is actually how they filmed it, except with a mannequin and antique oil-fired blowtorch, plus reflective glass.
  • @chicken-ji8mx
    Mark is probably going to be the first person to make a real iron Man suit
  • @joannabranch9974
    In the softball representation, all of that padding is absorbing a lot of the energy and doing that means he was less likely to fall than if he hadn't had any padding. - Penny 10
  • @reedr7142
    As always, I love your videos. I was hoping for a more "realistic" test with the Red Rider, as Ralphie was yards away when he got hit by the ricochet. I'm guessing the bb wouldn't have bounced that far in return.
  • @arianjashari2118
    Him: This is part is kinda gross Me: uhh, i dont wanna see something gross proceeds to watch
  • @jrl924dds
    Mark might've won, actually. The punks didn't have any protective gear besides winter jackets. Jake had a pillow and a vest on him, so if he did get hit without them, he probably would've stumbled over in pain.
  • @crispysock-1547
    Science teacher: Tries to teach me about a science topic through the course of 4-6 days Mark: Explains the topic in about 10 seconds Me: Ohhhhhh!!! That's what it is!!!! Mark, you would make a great teacher you make learning stuff actually FUN
  • Physics teacher explaining momentum in school: - 5 lessons - 15 book pages - 234 slides me: still don't get it. Mark explaining momentum: - 10 seconds me: oh that's how it works!
  • @Botchewlism
    When the two smartest kids have different answers
  • I can’t believe this video was 6 years ago! It’s one of my favorites!