Star Trek - Mythbusters - Gorn Cannon (Complete)

[D3sEr7FoX]

He could fire up the bamboo canon and leave before it explodes ;d

[ktlam195512]

Anyone noticed that the Gorn was wearing sneakers.

[SvenTviking]

The Alian bamboo sounds good. In the episode, the planet was "salted" with stuff to make weapons from by the Aliens who abducted Kirk and the Gorn.

[SvenTviking]

Black powder is "Corned", formed into wax coated granules that give more surface area to burn from.

[Mrbandit81]

Just wondering, i think this would make for a good one to show. Since diamonds or other gems were used to be used as ammo, could it be used for a real bullet? Could a diamond or other gem stone be used as a bullet in a gun an work?

[gunfuego]

13:07 a awesome tune that sounds like Godsmack starts..........

[MasterNeiXD]

what EP and season is this from?

[Kazuo1G]

Oh, and one question. Is this even...

*sunglasses*

Canon?

YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[Kazuo1G]

Remember kids, this is all for science!!! :D

[Catilinah]

Why the hell are they sayin' "best case scenario"? Has anything but the best case scenario happened when Kirk was around?

[starfiretbt]

how did they make gun powder in the old days, like early china days?

[commodoreQuinn]

Wtf? Captain Kirk wore either a gold or green shirt! Still, I agree with seeker6789, it was probably alien, which is why, you can't EVER succesfully test a star trek myth, cause there's always that excuse

[Kojow7]

@commodoreQuinn You always knew who was going to die in the episodes, because it would be the unknown person in the red shirt that died. The reason they put Kirk into a red shirt is because they suspected that the cannon experiment would be fatal to him, which it was.

[darkguardian1314]

6:50 - Red Shirt joke. lol

[ChapterFour70]

Picard was way better than kirk. and why were they talking about if Han shot first? this isnt star wars -___-

[MrImastinker]

Ha. Poor Kirk fanboys, they'll never learn.

[Firbychannel]

@MrImastinker i thinkthat hes better. hes original, like the chuck norris of the future!

[MrImastinker]

@Firbychannel And Picard's Bruce Lee. Better, and not nearly as blown out of proportion.

[nunaoooo]

wow, what's the name of the song at 13:06???

[soju69jinro]

the rope that is wrapped around the bamboo is supposed to prevent the bamboo to explode...

[Koldeman]

Wilhelm scream, awesomness!

[darkjediMIK]

1:46 Didn't known Wilhelm was in that Gorn suit.

[isaiahawsum]

Several other things they forgot. Kirk tied the vine to the other end of the barrel to keep it from misfiring and blowing up when he set it off, and Kirk jumped out of the way, so he wasn't torn to shreds like the dummy. It was the same in the episode, only better thought out.

[darkjediMIK]

@isaiahawsum He didn't jump but yeah, I just noticed the rope was actually tied around the other end.

[isaiahawsum]

They forgot that the metrons set up the fight and provided the necessary materials. I'm pretty sure the 'bamboo' was a bit tougher than our bamboo, and that the chemicals had been refined by the omnipotent metrons.

[DWAZHERE]

@isaiahawsum I aggree, and since it's on a foriegn planet, the things that Kirk was provided was alien, and could possibly have been a lot more explosive

[glynamus]

the bamboo came from outerspace and so was the rest of the stuff, so it did work.

[Tarydtaryd]

Anyone noticed the wilhelm scream?

[audreydc1983]

Sweet!  :)

[OrganicAudioRecordrs]

The Gorn disliked this

[esnevip]

Whos the chick?. wheres carie?

[VoidedMirror]

@esnevip Kari was on maternity leave at the time. This girl came in to replace her for a few episodes.

[septogram7]

It worked because it was super strong alien bamboo, what kind of trekkie doesn't know that?

[satanlovesmetal666]

dude they used the wrong side to blow his ass way and didnt do it like the real cannon

[RHJunior]

The necessary ratio is 75:15:10 (potassium nitrate, charcoal, sulfur). As Kirk would have known, and anyone with an internet connection can determine. My money is on them not using the right mix.

And believe it or not, Davy Crockett once used a strapped, hollowed out log as a cannon barrel. The fort he was defending managed to fire it three times before it shattered.

[F14ace]

They jinxed it by giving Buster a red shirt!

[Centurin]

You know, the Gorn episode would have been hilariously awesome if Kirk had given the cannon to the Gorn and then watched as it blew itself up trying to kill him. hahaha

[philippinespotlight1]

Wilhelm Scream

[a6s3]

2:58 Damn right Han shot first!

[RhetoricalFilms9792]

Lol CPR

[RhetoricalFilms9792]

lol CPR

[TariqAlSuave]

Given all the technical impossibilities in star trek, "super-strong space bamboo" or "EZ-mix space charcoal" seem a tad unimportant.

[dawnabrendan]

ah.. but in the academy, Kirk excelled in metaphysics ancient weaponry, and they didn't show he packed the gunpower into a compact airtight chamber... go figger

[ShinyPES0]

if the crystals they used were real diamond they wouldn't have broken into a million pieces and would have actually done some damage to the target

[seeker6789]

Well duh it was alien bamboo

[DougieStylez]

@seeker6789 You know, that's exactly what I was thinking, it was probably as hard as steel, not to mention all the ingredients were alien as well which means they could possibly be more potent than EARTHLY stuff.

[Mrbandit81]

@DougieStylez Alien world an alien type bamboo, the stuff could have been stronger then the earth type bamboo, same idea popped in to mind to.

[somewhere6]

I've made black powder at home that was clearly sufficiently explosive and it was a direct mix without any fancy methods. It did not equal commercial powder but it was up to the task. Also made solid rocket fuel at home that worked very well (which was another alternative that Kirk could have tried). Obviously the "bamboo" was actually alien wood that we cannot really assess for strength.

[Rider99Ghost]

holly there is gorn

[kcsledge95]

Maybe this planet's bamboo is stronger than our bamboo

[ZnachiBeatBox95]

They lied...you can make homemade black powder as strong as comercial...i made it...but for it you'll need to ball mill mixture and then granulate with alcohol...:)

[Nikk74656]

Great point!

[SNK038]

It's not busted at all. The cannon is made from an alien bamboo. Earth bamboo wood just doesn't cut it. In fact the entire arena has been provided for by the aliens who created the fight. The components may have even been planted and prepared for such a purpose.

[marcinifilip]

Pls if you now write me how to do this blac one wich is booom how to do is pls

[Purrplegal98]

Of both Star Trek, and Mythbusters. To bad they busted the myth.

[Purrplegal98]

I love this episode.

[swisstrekkie]

Sooooo Cooool The Mythbusters / I Love this Show!!!!

[BULLSHIT1173]

Pssh. Picard and Data > Kirk and Spock anyday