MythBusters — S12 E12 "Road Rage" — Aired July 31, 2014

Road rage car duels on cliffside roads are a staple of action cinema — two drivers trading paint, bumping each other toward the edge, the tension building over several miles until one finally goes over — and Adam and Jamie decided to test whether real physics actually produces that kind of protracted duel or whether the first aggressive bump at the right angle simply ends the confrontation immediately, building a custom track with a drop zone at one end, equipping both cars with accelerometers and cameras, and trading increasingly aggressive bumps at different speeds and angles to find out whether the Hollywood version of a road rage duel has any basis in how two cars actually interact when one driver is trying to force the other off the road.

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Using science as their weapon and curiosity as their fuel, Hollywood special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman spent 14 seasons and 296 episodes testing the world's most popular myths, urban legends, and movie moments. From the Diet Coke & Mentos explosion to surviving an underwater car escape — if it can be tested, they'll test it.

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