Could These Two Iconic Action Movie Moments Work In Real Life? | MythBusters

MythBusters — Grenades and Guts (S5 E12, aired 2007) and Pirate Special (S5 E2, aired 2007)

Two of the most cinematic action sequences ever put on film get the full MythBusters treatment in this special — first the war movie staple of a soldier diving on a live grenade to shield their squad from the blast, tested using ballistics gel bodies and a real detonation to find out whether that kind of selfless sacrifice actually changes the outcome for everyone nearby, and then the swashbuckling pirate movie trick of driving a knife into a ship's sail and sliding all the way down to the deck as a means of dramatic escape, tested by suiting up in full protective gear and taking the plunge from a real mast to see whether Hollywood's favorite pirate stunt has any basis in reality.

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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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