The MythBusters Expose Prolonged Assault and Explosive Wine Myth

🌊The team tests different hull designs for the torpedo and discovers that a flat bottom design performs the best, skimming along the surface of the water.

🍾Testing with champagne bottles reveals that heating and agitating the bottles can cause corks to shoot out at high speeds, but they still fall short of the mythical 100-foot mark.

🔥Experimenting with different types and shapes of wine bottles shows that the flat-bottom Bordeaux bottle performs the best, with corks flying the farthest.

💥Attempts to build a full-scale torpedo using hydroforming techniques prove challenging, but the team remains determined to find a solution.

🔬The MythBusters team always approaches myths with meticulous testing and experimentation, seeking to uncover the truth behind the legends.

Did they successfully recreate the rocket-powered torpedo?

—While the team built prototypes and tested different designs, they did not successfully recreate the exact 13th-century rocket-powered torpedo described in the myth.

What was the best design for the torpedo hull?

—After testing different hull designs, the team determined that a flat bottom design performed the best, allowing the torpedo to skim along the surface of the water.

Were they able to shoot corks like machine guns?

—Although heating and agitating different types of wine bottles caused corks to shoot out at high speeds, none of them reached the mythical distance of 100 feet described in the myth.

What type of wine bottle performed the best?

—Testing with different types and shapes of wine bottles revealed that the flat-bottom Bordeaux bottle performed the best, with corks flying the farthest.

Did they build a full-scale torpedo?

—The team attempted to build a full-scale torpedo using hydroforming techniques, but they faced challenges and haven't achieved complete success yet.

00:01In this episode, the MythBusters team investigates a 13th-century torpedo weaponry myth and tests the explosive wine myth.

03:07They test different hull designs for the torpedo and discover that a flat bottom design performs the best.

11:04Experimenting with heating and agitating different types of wine bottles, they find that corks can be fired out, but they fall short of the mythical distance of 100 feet.

17:40They attempt to build a full-scale torpedo using hydroforming techniques, but face challenges and haven't achieved complete success yet.

23:36Despite setbacks, the team remains determined and continues to explore different methods to uncover the truth behind the myths.