Watch Mythbusters S03e02 Scuba Diver And Car Ca... [OFFICIAL]

"Well," Adam said, peering into the grate. "He made it into the tank. But he’s currently in about fourteen different pieces. The intake grates on those planes are only a few inches wide." The Verdict

"To be scooped up, you'd have to be a diver the size of a shrimp," Jamie concluded. "And even if you survived the trip up, the fall from a thousand feet into a flaming forest would definitely finish the job." Watch Mythbusters S03e02 Scuba Diver And Car Ca...

"The myth is simple," Adam said, his eyes gleaming behind his spectacles. "A scuba diver, minding his own business in a lake, gets scooped up by a low-flying firefighting plane and dumped directly onto a forest fire." "Well," Adam said, peering into the grate

Back at the shop, surrounded by twisted metal and damp neoprene, the duo delivered the news. The intake grates on those planes are only a few inches wide

Adam grinned, holding up a singed flipper. "Myth: . But man, we destroyed that car."

They activated the pumps. The water roared. They released a simulated diver near the mouth of the scoop. There was a sickening thump-squelch .

To test the "Car Cap" theory—the idea that a car hitting water could create a vacuum or a physical 'cap' that traps a diver—they built a rig. They submerged a crash test dummy, "Buster," in full scuba gear ten feet below the surface. "Dropping the car!" Adam shouted into his radio.