Ep 15. Greased Lightning

In this episode of Mythbusters, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman tested the myth that a car could still move even if it had no wheels and was covered in grease. This episode, titled "Greased Lightning," was the fifteenth episode of season seven, and was full of explosive experiments and high-speed chases.

The episode began with Adam and Jamie constructing a small-scale model of the scenario they wanted to test. After weighing the model down with weights and covering it in grease, they ran it down a ramp to see if it would slide along. They discovered that the model did indeed move, but not as far as they had hoped.

Next, the Mythbusters team moved on to a full-scale test of the myth. They chose a small car to use for the experiment, which they covered in a layer of grease that was several inches thick. They then placed the car on a flat surface to see if it would move.

To their surprise, the car did not budge when they tried to push it. Adam and Jamie then realized that they would need to increase the speed of the car in order to get it to move. They hooked the car up to a winch and used it to pull the car forward, which caused it to slide along the surface of the ground.

The Mythbusters team then decided to take the experiment to the next level by attaching rocket engines to the car. They strapped the engines to the car and lit them, causing the car to shoot off into the distance at high speed.

Next, the team decided to test whether or not a car could drive on ice if it was covered in grease. They headed out to a frozen lake, where they set up a course for the car to navigate through. They covered the car in grease and sent it out onto the ice.

The car immediately began to slide around on the ice, seemingly out of control. But with some expert driving from Jamie, they managed to navigate the car around the course, proving that even a greased up car could still be driven on ice.

The episode ended with a spectacular explosion, as the Mythbusters team decided to see what would happen if they lit a trail of gunpowder that led to a car covered in grease. The car immediately burst into flames, causing an explosion that sent debris flying into the air.

Overall, "Greased Lightning" was a thrilling episode full of high-speed chases, scientific experimentation, and some spectacular explosions. By the end of the episode, Adam and Jamie had once again proven that mythbusting is not for the faint of heart, but that the results are always worth the risk.