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Shooting Ballistic Gel Birds at Silicone Fabio with @bobbyfingers and @theslowmoguys!

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Adam Savage is a HUGE fan of both ‪@bobbyfingers‬ and ‪@theslowmoguys‬, so when he was approached to build an air cannon to shoot a ballistics gel goose at 75 mph at a silicone Fabio Lanzoni head in a Texas quarry, he was ALL over it! (Who wouldn't be?!) Here's the story of how Adam built the cannon, how this three-channel collaboration came together, and how he felt stepping back into his old MythBusters shoes. And be sure to watch ‪@bobbyfingers‬' Fabio and the Goose: Fabio and the Goose and ‪@theslowmoguys‬' 75 MPH Bird to the Face: 75mph Bird to the Face with Adam Savage (@... for the REST of the story.

@bobbyfingers ' Fabio and the Goose: Fabio and the Goose @theslowmoguys ' 75 MPH Bird to the Face: 75mph Bird to the Face with Adam Savage (@...

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20 Comments

@tested Creator 2 years ago Pinned

What order should you watch these three videos in? We suggest:
1. @bobbyfingers ' Fabio and the Goose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIEPKEhE2s
2. @theslowmoguys ' 75 MPH Bird to the Face: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9i9rwg1L_A
3. @testedcom's Behind the Bird in the Face: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xigcQMUbbZ0

@ThatVideoGuyTom 2 years ago

Bobby said "I asked one of the Mythbusters, he said no, but the other one said yes" His video is hysterical video theater.

@theslowmoguys 2 years ago

A perfect day in the quarry. Thanks for all your expertise and for keeping us safe. - Gav

@TheMisterTango 2 years ago (edited)

It's been years since I've watched an episode of Mythbusters, but seeing Adam wearing a black shirt and wide-brimmed hat, standing in a quarry, huddled around a high-speed camera instantly brought me back.

@LaBragg 2 years ago

Bobby's frightening creative mind, Adam's WEALTH of life experience, Gav's technical filming prowess and Dan's generalist skills and experience with ballistics and explosives. What a powerful team up. Your fantasy camp was also ours and I'm super happy this viewer dream scenario finally happened. Thank you!!

@RoryStarr 2 years ago

Bobby fingers might be one of the only person doing full blown art projects on YouTube that are still essentially connected to the medium of YouTube. Utterly brilliant.

@jacobs7764 2 years ago

"It's just best if they're unconscious."

That's the most Mythbusters thing I've heard in a while 😂😂😂

@shuttlepilot_ 2 years ago

Seeing Adam’s emotion from getting to relive the life he had during that TV show reminds me how homesick I am of times in my own life that don’t exist any more.

@gussnarp 2 years ago

I'm a Patron of Bobby Fingers, so I saw his video yesterday and couldn't wait for you yours to come out! When he says "I reached out to the guy from Mythbusters, and he said 'no'", I though, that seems unlikely... then "so I called the other guy from Mythbusters, and he said yes" and I got so excited. Love Bobby. The time, effort, expense, and artistry he puts in to making things that are just singularly weird is fantastic.

@Dorvahn 2 years ago

"We are all professionals."
Gel duck hitting Fabio at 70mph

@DanCooke1982 2 years ago

Adam Savage and The Slow Mo guys - at last!!

@MrShukaku1991 2 years ago

Adam's immediate pivot to safety talk really got me. He's extemely experienced in this stuff, and its the veterans who have done something hundreds of times that can start to forget the minutiae, and when dealing with a potential bomb/cannon, you can't afford that when you dont have support to double check stuff. It was all on him and he took it deadly serious, and for that, I salute him. o7

@Fridgeasaur 2 years ago

I cant believe this, as Patron of Bobby seeing him with slowmoguys who I've been watching since the very beginning and Adam Savage who is a huge part of why I studied a masters in physics (and built some questionably dangerous DIY special effects projects at university...) I feel like this is my birthday

@Manfromthenorth0551 2 years ago

It's great seeing Adam colab with the Slomo guys. The Slowmo guys really feel like they have that Mythbusters DNA of genuine science mixed with "let's blow shit up." Kinda energy.

@Aguiar_Ed 2 years ago

1:51 I totally agree with you on that fact Adam. As soon as I heard you say that this feels like the show, immediately the opening narration began playing “On this episode of Mythbusters…”

I felt like I was a young teenager again watching a new episode of Mythbusters with my grandfather.

@ma_er233 2 years ago (edited)

Air cannon? Ballistic gel? High speed camera? I'm having serious deja vu right now.

@areyoulying4937 2 years ago

That’s something I wasn’t expecting to hear as I brushed my teeth, “ We’ll lube the bird up”. Have you ever snorted out toothpaste through your nose?😂

@Danny.._ 2 years ago

13:11 "I recommend you pause it, go watch bobby's first, then watch the rest..."
a little late for that 😂😂😂

@houdin654jeff 2 years ago

There’s something so happy making about hearing Adam shout, “3! 2! 1!” and then unleashing some contraption in a dry lake bed while slow motion shots are being filmed… this just needed Robert Lee’s narration going on to make it perfect, someone please get in touch with him and see how much we have to pay him to do that.