Breaking Bad Meets Reality - Mythbusters - Science Documentary

I don't know if this makes Braking Bad older than I thought or the Mythbusters younger than I thought, but in my head, these shows are like 8years apart

I’m disappointed they didn’t test the production of crystal meth, and the actual quality of the result 😁🤷🏼‍♂️

Methbusters

The "secret acid" is Piranha Solution btw - It's made with 3 parts of concentrated sulfuric acid and 1 part of 30% hydrogen peroxide solution, same ratio used in this episode. It's so dangerous that just mixing it too quickly can cause it to boil and even explode

48:31 Just realised that the names in the end credits all got the Periodic Table treatment. Nice little detail for the Breaking Bad Special.

Large crystals would be much more impact sensitive...

For those of you who want to know what the secret sauce was, it's Hydrogen Peroxide and with sulfuric acid it forms "Piranha solution". At 18:27 on the left jug they didn't censor the "Hydrogen Peroxide" written on there.

HF is actually a weak acid by definition and not as corrosive as strong acids such as Hydrochloric (HCl), however, corrosivity is the least hazardous aspect of HF. The toxicity of HF is the main concern. HF is absorbed through the skin quickly and is a severe systemic toxin.

Vince retconning the show on another show is highly amusing.

They should have scratched the bottom of tub (like a old used bathtube) , so the acid could corrode it .amazing reaction anyway

That "maybe they should build us a writing robot" quote does not seem to be aging that well

Rest In Peace Grant ❤

"why? well here's Adam on acid" cought me so off guard💀💀13:39

One of my favorites Mythbusters episode, so glad you guys uploaded it

At 17:15 into the video, the liquid in those bottles did not look like pure sulfuric acid. Concentrated sulfuric acid is very viscous. The thick (oil like) consistency is what gave sulfuric acid its other name, "oil of vitriol." Look it up. If they used pure sulfuric acid, the pig flesh would almost instantly turn into black carbon, because the acid rips out water from the compounds in the flesh, thus leaving mainly carbon. You would also need a whole lot more acid to dissolve that much pork.

25:47 "The Throwbot is ready to throw..." Yeah... Not with the axle bent hell out of shape! That's a 5 degree bend right there! 😄

34:33 i noticed a funny detail. Aaron had to wear his shirt inside out, i guess there is some sort of copyrighted material there or something. it looks like there is Darth Vader on the shirt lol

RIP Grant, this show was a huge part of my childhood. It was an awesome way to learn cool thing's growing up.

Lmao the part with the 3 others always end up the same : "So the myth didnt work, so instead we're using C4"

Having been a mineral and metallurgical assayer in my past life, I worked with various chemicals, however the one that needed total attention whilst handling is Hydrofluoric Acid used digest quartz, silicates and silicon metal (metalloid) and heated in special high temperature resistant teflon beakers. HF is the one acid that can be very fatal if handled without strict training and the use of proper PPE. As for the special sauce used with the Sulphuric (Sulfuric) H2SO4 acid bath, and if I heard correctly towards the end of the video the sauce is made up of H202 Hydrogen Peroxide which definitely got the violent super heated reaction going.