Watch Mythbusters S03e02 Scuba Diver And Car Ca... May 2026

Adam grinned, holding up a singed flipper. "Myth: . But man, we destroyed that car."

The sun was a relentless hammer over the California hills as Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage stood at the edge of a sheer cliff, looking down at a shimmering reservoir. Beside them sat a pristine 1990s sedan and a professional scuba rig.

They headed to a specialized testing facility. Adam stood by a high-powered water intake pipe, holding a mannequin. "Okay, if the plane travels at 100 knots, the suction at the intake is immense." Watch Mythbusters S03e02 Scuba Diver And Car Ca...

To test the "Car Cap" theory—the idea that a car hitting water could create a vacuum or a physical 'cap' that traps a diver—they built a rig. They submerged a crash test dummy, "Buster," in full scuba gear ten feet below the surface. "Dropping the car!" Adam shouted into his radio.

Back at the shop, surrounded by twisted metal and damp neoprene, the duo delivered the news. Adam grinned, holding up a singed flipper

"The myth is simple," Adam said, his eyes gleaming behind his spectacles. "A scuba diver, minding his own business in a lake, gets scooped up by a low-flying firefighting plane and dumped directly onto a forest fire."

"Result?" Jamie noted. "If the car hits you, the 'vacuum' is the least of your problems. You're a pancake." Phase 2: The Forest Fire Drop Beside them sat a pristine 1990s sedan and

The crane released. Two tons of steel plummeted, hitting the water with a thunderous crack . The car didn't just sink; it pancaked, sending a geyser of white foam fifty feet into the air. When the silt cleared, they dove down to find Buster. He wasn't trapped under a "cap"; he was flattened against the lake bed.