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Adam Savage of MythBusters turns into Satan watch!

uk.youtube.com — Adam demonstrates how (and explains why) helium turns you into Donald Duck, and sulfur hexafluoride into Satan.

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  • elfs1der, on 09/10/2008, -15/+257haha, i wonder what it would sound like if you barfed
    • Cenobite, on 09/10/2008, -5/+19That's actually an awesome question.

      Like Satan barfing, I guess. *shrug*
      • Rivetgeek, on 09/10/2008, -2/+16since most of the noise of vomiting doesnt involve the vocal chords, i dont think it would sound any different. Though burps and moans would be deeper.
      • DontEatTheFish, on 09/10/2008, -0/+11new question, what would it sound like if you burp?
      • zer0nix, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1an octave or three lower.
    • gimmini2003, on 09/10/2008, -15/+22It would sound a lot like George Bush when he talks.
    • czarr, on 09/10/2008, -0/+5unless you're barfing air it would probobly be about the same.
    • ghostfaceDX, on 09/10/2008, -1/+8*head explodes*
    • twertyto, on 09/10/2008, -0/+57I glad Digg is always on top of what's really important.
    • spepin, on 09/10/2008, -0/+19http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=V2FR6-gEwjU&feature= ...

      this guy ALMOST barfs just past 1:40
    • bankrobbery, on 09/10/2008, -2/+4Good gravy, this is the best thread ever!
    • Nitesmoke, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2also if you huff butane it has a similar effect, aside form frying your balls off
      • teekay87, on 09/11/2008, -1/+1no it doesnt... i've done it b4! sad isn't it :-(
    • m0zzie, on 09/11/2008, -8/+3Sarah Palin
    • XGC75, on 09/11/2008, -1/+1I wondered how young the Digg audience was, but got my answer. +184 diggs on a comment like that... How many of you have a MySpace??

      (if you don't get it, you're victim)
    • OneLess, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3I really, really want to know what James Blunt sounds like after inhaling this stuff.
    • lmbb20, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1I dunno, slow a clip down of someone throwing up to 2/3 speed or so.
  • paulieslim, on 09/10/2008, -45/+216that's not Satan..

    Satan is a woman.
    • LeonHRodriguez, on 09/10/2008, -3/+37I'm glad I'm not the only one who believes that :D
      • MWeather, on 09/10/2008, -4/+58Anything that bleeds for a week and doesn't die must be evil.
      • McSwankypants, on 09/10/2008, -0/+9Thank you, Mr. Garrison.
      • MWeather, on 09/10/2008, -1/+3That predates south park by a few decades at least. My raunchy uncle told me that as a kid and I've heard it many times since.
      • funzo, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2You two know my ex?
    • twertyto, on 09/10/2008, -1/+38"...and then I said that's not Satan, that's my wife."
    • thebulldog, on 09/10/2008, -6/+3lol
    • Stormwern, on 09/10/2008, -9/+7Sounds more like Rush Limbaugh to me, but I guess there's not much of a difference.
      • Stormwern, on 09/10/2008, -2/+2Between him and satan, not him and your wife :)
    • NeoMatrixJR, on 09/10/2008, -6/+11Normally I would disagree...but then I remember Hillary Clinton....
      • Gnar04, on 09/10/2008, -6/+2you must be single.
      • lintmonkey, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3or at least not married to hillary clinton.
      • NeoMatrixJR, on 09/11/2008, -0/+0Married, and most definitely not to Hillary Clinton!
    • stankyfish, on 09/10/2008, -5/+1Dugg for balls
    • vat0r, on 09/10/2008, -7/+15She wears glasses and "stopped" the bridge to nowhere.
      • xokas11, on 09/10/2008, -0/+2Congress: "You — shall not — Build This Bridge!"
        Palin: Nevermind, Now I'm against it!
      • Nitesmoke, on 09/11/2008, -6/+5Yea, who does she think she is changing her mind like that, good thing Obama never does that....
    • tigerjk, on 09/11/2008, -6/+3you mean satan is women. :D
    • ASfinkterSezWut, on 09/11/2008, -0/+0Lol... even my wife agrees with you!
    • alburkha, on 09/11/2008, -0/+0The soul of a woman was created below.
    • zer0nix, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1i wish i could digg this to the high heavens.
    • diggimator, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1I saw your mom in a movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlWgF8dqneg
    • jptheinzader, on 09/15/2008, -0/+0satan's my women...
  • cerealjynx, on 09/10/2008, -4/+607I can't promise you I won't try that, Mr. Savage. :(
    • burnin8r28, on 09/10/2008, -0/+43where can i purchase such gas?
      ...for balloons
    • MOJIRA, on 09/10/2008, -0/+10Don't you mean :D ?
    • shotgunefx, on 09/10/2008, -1/+34from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_hexafluoride#P ...
      Physiological effects and precautions

      Another effect is the gas's ability to alter vocal sound waves. The gas can be inhaled in a small, safe amount and cause the breather's voice to sound very deep.
      ...
      Although inhaling SF6 can be a novel amusement, the practice can be dangerous because, like other inert gasses, it displaces not only the oxygen needed for life, but also the CO2 that is the primary trigger of the breathing reflex. In general, dense, odourless gases in confined areas present the hazard of suffocation.
      • Boodie, on 09/10/2008, -0/+10Way to take the fun out of it! :)
      • Laserz, on 09/11/2008, -7/+2Pfft, wikipedia is a horrible source, right? I doubt it will do anything...
      • yurishoujo, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3The same is true for helium though. It's all about moderation.
      • Maksterdj, on 09/11/2008, -0/+0WROOOOOONG!!
  • FameMoney, on 09/10/2008, -2/+63This is a must try effect ...to cool to be missed.
    • CabesMojo, on 09/10/2008, -0/+6No *****, gotta get me some of that.
    • Kohaxx, on 09/10/2008, -2/+22Man, I want to walk into a congregation at some random Christian church with that in my lungs and see the reactions.

      Assuming I don't get staked...
      • Junior612, on 09/10/2008, -23/+5You'd probably get touched in the butthole because all Christians are little boy butthole touchers!
      • Kohaxx, on 09/10/2008, -0/+7Seeing as I'm not a little boy, probably not....
      • MrsRodted, on 09/11/2008, -4/+4Not all Christians, the butthole touchers are those *****' priests, damn Catholics. I'm Pentecostal, we wouldn't touch your butt, we'd all start speaking in tongues :-)
      • markintosh, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4I gotta tell ya. I felt safer in catholic mass than I did going to a pentacostal church. After that, the vagina I was trying to impress by going didn't seem all that important to me.
    • DefaultGen, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1That's what I thought when I first heard of Sulfur Hexaflouride, but it's very expensive.
  • ishnupu, on 09/10/2008, -1/+486and the million dollar question, where do i get this gas from?
  • LeadStripes, on 09/10/2008, -2/+37Any gas that's denser than regular air will do the trick, e.g.Argon or Xenon.
    • sfury, on 09/10/2008, -1/+81yeah but which one of those won't kill me? :)
      • Enasni1212, on 09/10/2008, -0/+42Argon and xenon are "harmless," to the extent that holding your breath is harmless. In other words, I wouldn't recommend it for extended periods of time, but it won't kill you.
      • MOJIRA, on 09/10/2008, -0/+31Famous last words.
      • emjaymj, on 09/10/2008, -0/+13Xenon is used in surgery as a dissociative anesthetic. It may be harmless, but it will certainly have more striking effects than simply changing your voice :)
      • ishnupu, on 09/11/2008, -1/+3@emjaymj

        you shouldn't tell people these things, someone told someone else salvia made you trip balls and look what happend.
    • katerpilar, on 09/10/2008, -0/+139trial and error my friend
    • poopdigger, on 09/10/2008, -1/+13sulfur hexafluoride is significantly more dense than air, argon not so much
      • Goblin, on 09/10/2008, -30/+8So do you spell sulphur wrong in America too? (From a Brit that also can spell aluminium)
      • GiggleStick, on 09/10/2008, -1/+18Don't be phucking stupid Goblin.
      • godlygoalie, on 09/11/2008, -11/+0its aluminum dumb ass. GO AMERICA! YAY RON PAUL! lawls
    • Stormwern, on 09/10/2008, -3/+8Carbon dioxide is heavier than air, but very much lethal.
      • Kink, on 09/10/2008, -10/+1Some are lethal, some aren't. Argon is an innate gas so it's only as bad as holding your breath.
      • ironiridis, on 09/10/2008, -1/+16Inert. Jesus.
      • ishnupu, on 09/11/2008, -1/+5carbon dioxide isn't lethal unless it's the only thing you're breathing in.
    • sailadayaway, on 09/10/2008, -0/+1woohoo! I have a tank of Argon!!
      • dogfood, on 09/11/2008, -8/+1It is heavier than air meaning it might settle in the bottom of your lungs. Just saying.
    • Stormwern, on 09/10/2008, -3/+4Just thought of something.. Wonder if the air is thin enough at the top of mount everest for people to have a permanent helium voice..
      • Pulch, on 09/10/2008, -1/+7Thin =/= lighter.
      • Stormwern, on 09/11/2008, -1/+3Get a clue. Thin air means less air occupying the same volume of space, meaning it is lighter. What the hell did you think it was??
      • insertAliasHere, on 09/11/2008, -0/+6Actually, Stormwern is correct. "Thin" air is less dense . Less mass in the same volume. Which is the same reason that helium makes you squeaky.

        However, I doubt that it is "thin" enough to have much of an effect. I've seen tv shows of people climbing Everest, and they don't have noticeably higher voices.
    • wangl3r, on 09/10/2008, -0/+3xenon would be a bad idea, it's an anesthetic and has the same properties as laughing gas. plus, it's super expensive.
    • GothAlice, on 09/10/2008, -0/+6I vote for H2S. Mmm, hydrogen sulfide. That's denser than air. ¬_¬ Has an interesting aroma and would let you breathe fire. Pity it's one of the most lethal gasses around. :(
    • nachomonkey, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1Freon has the same effect. I had some really dumb friends that used to do it at parties.
    • superman787, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1have fun inhaling argon
    • gldfshnpcklejar, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1chlorine?
    • Chronocook, on 09/11/2008, -0/+0Try nitrous oxide!
  • alapoet, on 09/10/2008, -2/+206It's scientific!!!
    • gamer_013, on 09/10/2008, -3/+14Science Rules!
      • Ericdigital, on 09/10/2008, -0/+14bill nye the science guyyyy. bill bill bill billll...
      • Freestylinbran, on 09/11/2008, -0/+6Science-damn you, Allied Atheist Alliance!
    • lamiaconfitor, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3Ha ha ha ha ha!
  • unravelled, on 09/10/2008, -30/+23computer duster works too, just don't get addicted like allison!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnKJk-nSLBE
    • borez, on 09/10/2008, -5/+6Stupid cow
    • DennisIsAwesome, on 09/10/2008, -1/+6AHAHA walking on sunshine
    • superbobd, on 09/10/2008, -1/+37wtf would you tell people that for...inhaling that ***** is ***** stupider than *****.
    • Andrwmorph, on 09/10/2008, -0/+19Those make you high by pretty much taking a ***** on then raping your brain.

      Hooray!
      • dasamps, on 09/10/2008, -1/+7No kidding. My dad knew someone who actually killed himself huffing dumb crap like that.
      • Tomchei, on 09/10/2008, -1/+7I thought you dad had 2 friends that died doing dumb crap like that.
    • BoneheadFarker, on 09/10/2008, -0/+24This is the reason why pot should be legal...
      • lamiaconfitor, on 09/11/2008, -1/+5no, its the reason you should try computer duster, there are plenty of valid reasons pot should be legal, but the existence of other substances that are being abused is a non sequitur. You are assuming that she wouldn't use computer duster if she could buy pot at Walmart. In reality, you dont know that.
    • turion64, on 09/10/2008, -0/+5God damn that ***** disturbing, what the *****.
    • strangewill, on 09/10/2008, -0/+5Damn, next time I'm out of dust-off for my computers I'll blame HER.
    • maxer64, on 09/10/2008, -0/+2They actually put irritants in air duster now so that this kind of thing can't happen anymore. If you inhale too much of it (and assuming you live, you dumbass), you'll get really sick and not want to do it ever again.
      • strangewill, on 09/10/2008, -0/+2It doubles as mace?
      • IanPR, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2So... no more blowing it into your face for fun?

        (Thats what she said)
    • LoveAndSeagulls, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1i watched the video that it was a response to and that was some terrible acting... i.. think
  • superbobd, on 09/10/2008, -2/+120Best clip in a long time...short and sweet
  • dsa204, on 09/10/2008, -85/+0Haha did you ever see that show Debunked? Well yeah they totally debunked the show mythbusters, they are just total frauds. Scary if you ask me, people with such tv influence just lying out of their asses. What has American Television come to.
    • superbobd, on 09/10/2008, -2/+40You sir, are retarded.
    • Narrwald, on 09/10/2008, -2/+29I reported you as offensive that was so stupid.
    • MrsRodted, on 09/11/2008, -1/+3So did I
    • Verdanic, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2I was wondering if I had just imagined all those episodes. Thanks for clearing that up.
    • OneLess, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1You're so ***** stupid, I'm not going to hesitate to point out that you ended a sentence in a preposition.
  • lazerflesh, on 09/10/2008, -11/+2Holy crap where can I get that.

    kjaFkgjadsn google time ;D
  • QsKGlobal, on 09/10/2008, -8/+28Mama always told me science was the devil. Now I know she was right!
  • meatstick, on 09/10/2008, -7/+134That not Satan,that's Penn Jillette
    • eklife, on 09/10/2008, -1/+10thats exactly what I was thinking
    • TheKingInYellow, on 09/10/2008, -0/+15have penn and teller been on mythbusters yet? if not...why not?
      • PatoLucas, on 09/10/2008, -0/+18Pen & Teller in Mythbusters?
        Nerdgasm!
      • thrillhouse900, on 09/10/2008, -3/+8Because their shows are have strikingly similar concepts.
        Only one involves more science, and the other involves being smarter then the rest of Ameica
      • SSUK, on 09/10/2008, -0/+13"and the other involves being smarter then the rest of Ameica"

        That's not exactly hard.
      • jpop, on 09/10/2008, -0/+3Nope, although I believe Adam and Penn/Teller may have met each other at one of the TAM's (The Amazing Meeting).
    • thrillhouse900, on 09/10/2008, -1/+9Because the two shows are strikingly similar.
      Only one involves more science, and the other involves being smarter then the rest of America. :D
      • geoboy, on 09/11/2008, -1/+2Whoa hey there now. You're not getting a second digg from me, buddy! I'm smart enough to see you posted this same comment twice!
      • thrillhouse900, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1accident!
    • NikoKun, on 09/10/2008, -0/+12So what would Penn sound like, after inhaling that stuff?
      • ElectroStep, on 09/10/2008, -0/+8I think at that point his voice just implodes in on it's self and it goes highpitched.
      • WarnerK, on 09/10/2008, -0/+25He would be a human subwoofer.
      • IanPR, on 09/11/2008, -0/+7Our ears could not hear it. haha
      • cigaro, on 09/11/2008, -0/+5Brown sound?
    • CoreyHalliwell, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1On second listen i totally see it! Dugg.
  • IphtashuFitz, on 09/10/2008, -1/+44Man I would love to have a job like that. It's not a job, it's fun! (And you get to hang out with Kari to boot!)
    • greenlight2001, on 09/10/2008, -20/+7You know, if you go out into the "real world", there are ***** of girls who are, get this, HOTTER than kari. And you can actually TALK to these girls!
      • Logicexe, on 09/10/2008, -2/+11Just because he would enjoy hanging out with Kari does not mean he doesn't know any "real world" girls.
      • SSUK, on 09/10/2008, -0/+6True, but this is Digg. ... Enough said, really.
      • Logicexe, on 09/11/2008, -1/+1Touché
  • OriginalG516, on 09/10/2008, -1/+470This is so ***** awesome, imagine the potential.

    I want to keep a small tank of it hidden on me, and then start an argument with a stranger. Just start a dispute, turn away from them and sneak a hit out of your jacket, and then flip out at them in Demon mode!!

    GIVE ME A ***** Mc VOUCHER!
    • dasamps, on 09/10/2008, -0/+172Better yet, learn German and speak it when you have that stuff in your lungs.
    • Hoogs, on 09/10/2008, -1/+51I laughed out loud at your comment.
    • brettg102, on 09/10/2008, -4/+21Congrats you sir win the internets for the day.
    • troyfoley, on 09/10/2008, -0/+9Lay off me, I'm starving!
    • musicphreke, on 09/11/2008, -3/+3I'd say add some red contacts for good measure.
    • MrsRodted, on 09/11/2008, -5/+2LOL!!! Thats AWESOME!!
    • nku628, on 09/11/2008, -0/+0WHERE IS HE?

      Oh, I am sure Lucius Fox knows about this.
    • dlite922, on 09/11/2008, -1/+1I'd do this to the Pope if i'll ever meet him.

      Scare the living ***** out of him.

      Probably get charged with murder or some nut case will "crucify me" and this won't be funny anymore.

      But i'd make sure a person puts it on you tube and i'm sure you guys will digg me.
  • Dopeness, on 09/10/2008, -2/+21Actually when his voice is super low, in the beginning he sounds a LOT like the guy from Penn and Teller...
  • rowjimmy, on 09/10/2008, -4/+156i feel kind of bad for jamie on mythbusters. if you've ever seen videos of their lectures, or just generally watched the show, adam gets about 90% of the camera time, all the jokes, and generally pushes jamie to the mustachioed background.

    (wow, i can't believe safari's spell-check has mustachioed as a word)
    • laddr, on 09/10/2008, -48/+27Dugg down for using safari...
    • diggspellcheck, on 09/10/2008, -1/+42In my opinion, Jamie approaches things more from a scientific view, where Adam just wants get right to work and get his hands dirty. If you watched any show where the 2 compete against each other, you see this. For example, the gold fish training, breaking out of prison by cutting the bars, etc.
      • jpop, on 09/10/2008, -0/+6Jamie's the analyzing type. Adam's the tinkering type. You notice that in most of the competitions, Jamie spank's Adam's butt in getting things to work.
      • Suilenroc, on 09/10/2008, -1/+6Except for the crossbow. It's amazing how well those two archetypical guys work together.
    • svendm, on 09/10/2008, -0/+93I get the distinct impression Jamie prefers not to be front-and-center. _He_ was the one, in fact, who had the idea of recruiting Adam because he felt/knew his personality wasn't really outgoing enough.
    • Dignan666, on 09/10/2008, -1/+145Duh. Jamie's the straight man. Adam's the loud one. If they were both loud then the show would be annoying. You can't have two Lucy's. You always need an Ethel to put some perspective on things.
      • ghrayfahx, on 09/10/2008, -2/+30Dugg for the random "I Love Lucy" reference
      • nickbarber, on 09/10/2008, -0/+23I can't believe that comparison actually worked.
      • jjohnstn, on 09/11/2008, -2/+10Grandpa?
      • publiclurker, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2I don't know what's worse, a reference to a show this old, or that I had no problem remembering it.


        And get off my lawn!!
      • Dignan666, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1What? Its not like the show isn't on 10 times a day on various stations. I was going to say "two Costellos", but I could remember if Costello was the funny one or the straight man.
    • ghostfaceDX, on 09/10/2008, -0/+39Jamie's a badass though... haha that episode where they were trying to see if a truck was lighter if birds were flying around in it... He said he would just fire his intern or whoever it was if he crashed the chopper... 10 seconds later the chopper crashes and Jamie just stands there with the most pissed off look on his face ever.
      • dasamps, on 09/10/2008, -0/+8I want to see that clip......would it be on youtube?
      • bmystry, on 09/10/2008, -0/+1What season was it?
      • slip0, on 09/10/2008, -0/+3season 5 ep 8
      • DubiousDrewski, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1I thought I saw that whole episode ... when was there a crashing chopper? You do mean chopper, as in helicopter?
      • kodek, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1It's around the 35m mark in the DGAS release :P

        He totally destroyed that chopper :/
    • Nephersir7, on 09/10/2008, -3/+6LOL, wtf? mustachioed...

      (Wow, I can't believe some real people use safari)
      • rowjimmy, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4meh, i didn't used to use safari, but have found it renders a bit faster and lighter-weight (on osx) than firefox. if it makes you feel better, i'm posting this from swiftweasel (a ff3 build optimized for linux)
    • rowjimmy, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2now that people dissect the issue a bit more, i guess you are mostly right - they do have "complementary" personalities in a sense, and it does work pretty well as-is.
      • Dignan666, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2See? You've made a journey and I've made a journey and they've made a journey and we've all met here at the same place, at the same time. Its a good thing.
  • doremon313, on 09/10/2008, -9/+1wahahhahahaha
  • brutusx, on 09/10/2008, -1/+481Christian Bale hated having to inhale this stuff before each line.
  • jonnyboy1544, on 09/10/2008, -2/+15I wonder if sulfur hexafluoride smells like regular sulfur?
    • Idiggapony, on 09/10/2008, -2/+16Sulfur is odorless.

      There are lots of other things that contain sulfur that do have a smell. Like, for example, hydrogen sulfide, grapefruits, and nutria. Maybe you meant one of those.
      • CrazyEddie041, on 09/10/2008, -3/+2And farts! Chemistry class for the win.
    • jonnyboy1544, on 09/10/2008, -0/+8You got me... I meant hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs smell)
    • abadjay, on 09/10/2008, -0/+10Negative... from Wikipedia:

      Sulfur hexafluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula SF6. It is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic and non-flammable gas (under standard conditions).
    • svendm, on 09/10/2008, -1/+1It doesn't smell at all.
    • counterplex, on 09/10/2008, -2/+4Hmm for some reason I always thought sulphur had an odor. Might be too many books describing the smell before heavy rains as "the smell of sulphur in the air".
  • Vanzetti, on 09/10/2008, -1/+12I actually never knew that. And that is the only time I have wanted to try something at home.
  • bossm4n, on 09/10/2008, -2/+2I bet he'd be even funnier on whippits.
  • ryan7977, on 09/10/2008, -8/+3and the only way to expell it from your lungs is to stand on your head.
    • HyperionHK, on 09/10/2008, -2/+10completely false, just take 2 or 3 good breaths and it's gone
    • Mier, on 09/10/2008, -3/+2That's what they didn't show you. I remember seeing a guy do it on Letterman and he had a stand set up behind him so he could hang there to breathe it out.
      • reyalp, on 09/10/2008, -1/+5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_hexafluoride

        "A myth exists that SF6 is too heavy for the lungs to expel unassisted, and that after inhaling SF6, it is necessary to bend over completely at the waist to allow the excess gas to "spill" out of the body. In fact, the lungs mix gases very effectively and rapidly, such that SF6 would be purged from the lungs within a breath or two.[7]"
    • czarr, on 09/10/2008, -0/+1could we see a link for one way or the other?
    • publiclurker, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1If that was the case then how would it affect the sound of a person's voice?
    • OneLess, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1It would be expelled out when you breathed out more or less just like normal air. If you weren't breathing that would be the case, but then you'd have bigger problems than a bit of sulfur hexaflouride in your lungs.
  • nutzngum, on 09/10/2008, -1/+11mom?
    • monsterman1994, on 09/10/2008, -0/+1But all my friends are doing it!
  • koolto, on 09/10/2008, -4/+8¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Sulfur hexafluoride, gotta get that right now !!!!!!
    • cbizzle, on 09/10/2008, -1/+8§§§§§ WTF IS THIS SH*T ??????§§§§§§§§§§
  • manata, on 09/10/2008, -2/+107I saw a similar thing on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The gas can even float a tin-foil boat.
    Link: http://nerdnirvana.org/2007/07/10/jay-leno-and-jos ...
    • ghostfaceDX, on 09/10/2008, -1/+23That was the entire point of the myth they were trying to bust... hence the sulfer hexiflouride. They were filling a tank with the stuff to see if they could float the boat to see if the viral video was real or not.
  • madmac625, on 09/10/2008, -3/+3He sounds like Stain from Iron Man, when he gets into his suit.
  • oderdigg, on 09/10/2008, -12/+3Buried... .This was included in the top 10 cool science stuff.
    • simpletim, on 09/10/2008, -1/+3Don't be such an anus. Maybe I didn't see the top ten frigging cool science stuff. It's funny. That's what's important.
    • subliminalurge, on 09/10/2008, -2/+3You, oderdigg, are a douche.
      • 22magnum, on 09/11/2008, -1/+1no, people who pull content form top ten lists and resubmit it are douches.
  • slingr, on 09/10/2008, -22/+10sulfur hexafluoride:
    $this->hasFlavr() ? $nom->nom('nom') : $want->doNot()
  • Idiggapony, on 09/10/2008, -1/+6Agreed. We are all most definitely going to try this at home.
  • TehJazz, on 09/10/2008, -2/+351Play it backwards and you'll hear "Large Hadron Collider will destroy the earth"
    • Suilenroc, on 09/10/2008, -2/+34*System Message* Congratulations! Your skill at [Internet] has improved by 1 point.
  • diggspellcheck, on 09/10/2008, -3/+8This would be so awesome to try out if you were a tour guide or something....

    "And to your right is the the Large Hadron Collider. People fear that it will destroy the planet [*in a deep voice*] but what are the chances of that? Hahahaha...."
  • macwac, on 09/10/2008, -1/+7Sulfur hexafluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula SF6. It is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic and non-flammable gas (under standard conditions).

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_hexafluoride

    Though i'm not too sure inhaling this for a long period of time would be good for you... although "Sulfur hexafluoride was used as a harmless test gas in an experiment at St John's Wood tube station in London, England on 25 March 2007"
    • stankyfish, on 09/10/2008, -1/+1Dugg for being the first wikipedia link in this entire thread. What took so long?
    • jpop, on 09/10/2008, -0/+1It's not toxic, however, it does displace oxygen. Fill up your lungs with it over time and keep them filled up and you'll be in trouble.
    • nathanww, on 09/11/2008, -0/+1The issue is that, being heavier than air, it's hard to get it out of your lungs(and thus easy to asphyxiate on)
  • Doubledown, on 09/10/2008, -0/+23airgas.com

    have fun peeps
  • TheJamesWoods, on 09/10/2008, -1/+5Did anyone else notice how the second balloon made a higher pitch pop sound when adam pulled it off the tank. Just wandering if you guys caught it.
  • ligyron, on 09/10/2008, -1/+35Adam Savage - Making science fun since 2003
  • SuperJay, on 09/10/2008, -1/+7Hands down, greatest video of the day. Mythbusters rock.
  • apoupada, on 09/10/2008, -1/+2I so want to try that!
  • trav12221, on 09/10/2008, -15/+3hookah smoke does the same :)
    • czarr, on 09/10/2008, -0/+11no....it doesn't.
      • trav12221, on 09/10/2008, -7/+3yes it does?
      • mv1008, on 09/10/2008, -0/+10no...it doesn't.
      • trav12221, on 09/10/2008, -5/+2Well i cant argue with that logic, you guys win.
      • Cryptecks, on 09/10/2008, -1/+6When you talk through the smoke your voice seems deeper to you, but you're actually just slightly choking on the smoke while you speak.
    • feathersanddoom, on 09/10/2008, -0/+4lies.
  • DarkCanuck12, on 09/10/2008, -3/+6Is it just me or does he not sound like Penn from Penn & Teller?
  • skags, on 09/10/2008, -1/+3Does normal respiration get this out of your lungs or do you have to lie upside down / on an incline?
    • dagnabbit, on 09/10/2008, -0/+4It goes away, just like helium does. Watch the Jay Leno clip linked above in the comments.
    • Logicexe, on 09/10/2008, -0/+3You need to take a few deep breaths to get it all out.
    • jpop, on 09/10/2008, -2/+3I wish they had a clip about how dangerous that stuff can be over time and why. My understanding is you need to take multiple hard deep breaths or lie at an incline. The problem is that it is denser than air and sinks to the bottom of the lungs, displacing oxygen. It doesn't go away as easily as helium (since it is dense), you've got to work it out. One breath isn't bad, but if you get caught up having fun, boom.
      • LRonaldHubbs, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2This is just plain not true. If it was, dense gasses would slowly build up in our lungs over time. After one or two deep breaths, it's all pretty much gone. If you go one breath after the other, you can pass out due to lack of oxygen. If you're unattended at that point, then you can die because, unlike helium, it won't float out of your lungs and allow normal respiration to continue.

        Another danger: the urge to breathe is triggered by CO2 levels. If you keep breathing in this (or any other pure, non-oxygen gas), you'll likely pass out due to lack of oxygen without fair warning, since your body is disposing of CO2 just fine the whole time.

        But no, you won't die unless you're an idiot.
  • maxjames007, on 09/10/2008, -1/+1Bizarre.
  • dumass4u, on 09/10/2008, -2/+6The best Satan impression is still Tom Delonge's "I enjoy flowers, unicorns and long walks on the beach."
    • quiznos, on 09/10/2008, -0/+3I listened to that album a few days ago for the first time in years.
    • fattymcgee311, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3"Are there any retarded kids in the audience?"
    • thegoodsteer, on 09/11/2008, -2/+1lol the epitome of no talent
  • squash1978, on 09/10/2008, -3/+41Haha! My digg was number 666.
  • pilott, on 09/10/2008, -1/+5Nitrous Oxide > Sulfur hexafluoride
    • hyaena, on 09/10/2008, -0/+2he's right, nitrous oxide does the same thing
      • DrummerAndrew, on 09/10/2008, -2/+1I don't think he was referring to the same effect.
      • ThisCommentSux, on 09/10/2008, -0/+4I believe he was, N20 actually does lower the voice as well, in addition to the mind altering effects.
    • greenlight2001, on 09/10/2008, -0/+4You should try nitric oxide instead.
    • Luciapalooza, on 09/10/2008, -0/+1I just inhaled some nitrous oxide last night (about 1 balloon at a time), and it does make your voice sound kinda funny, but really deep like the sulfur hexaflouride...Also I used to work at balloon shop when I was 17 and I once passed out behind the counter from inhaling too much helium, so be careful out there.
    • rowjimmy, on 09/11/2008, -0/+110-strip of good L + nitrous oxide in a hotel stairwell > sanity.
  • fpol3, on 09/10/2008, -1/+3"Satan want's a cherry pop!"
    • ravage86, on 09/10/2008, -1/+2satan want is a cherry pop? you're not making any sense man!
    • ToothyMcshark, on 09/10/2008, -0/+5Satan doesn't need no gawrsh dern grammar!
    • satanatnmtedu, on 09/11/2008, -1/+1Not really.
  • AugustZephyr, on 09/10/2008, -9/+1CO2 works just as well. You can find it in any of those compressed air cans for blowing dust out of your computer.
    • hyaena, on 09/10/2008, -1/+9that's not CO2
    • carterx, on 09/10/2008, -1/+7Go put your lips around a CO2 fire extinguisher if you want CO2
  • cddesigns7, on 09/10/2008, -1/+10We're what you would call "experts".
  • dagnabbit, on 09/10/2008, -1/+10Put "Sulfur hexaflouride" into youtube - lots of funny videos of this stuff.
  • diggdiggerid, on 09/10/2008, -9/+2I thought Adam Savage turned into Goatse.
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