Lava vs Lasers - Which Is More Destructive?
Summary
TLDRIn this scientific showdown, backyard scientist Kevin and former middle school science teacher Science Bob Pflugfelder compete to determine which has more destructive power: lava or lasers. They test each against seven challenges, including popping popcorn, navigating a metal maze, and sinking a boat. The competition is filled with humor, intense rivalry, and creative methods of destruction, with the ultimate prize being a boat. The video also promotes Camp CrunchLabs, a 12-week virtual summer camp featuring mega experiments and challenges for subscribers to learn and think like engineers.
Takeaways
- đ„ The video features a face-off between lava and lasers to determine which has more destructive power, testing their effects on seven different objects.
- đ The competition includes a variety of challenges, such as popping popcorn, navigating a metal maze, and sinking a boat, with each contestant using their respective element.
- đ§âđŹ The competitors are Kevin, the backyard scientist, and Science Bob Pflugfelder, a former middle school science teacher who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- đïž The event is hosted by a character who also introduces 'Camp CrunchLabs,' a 12-week virtual summer camp aimed at making learning fun and engaging.
- đș The script humorously describes the process of creating lava by heating rocks in a graphite crucible to 3000°F, turning them into a molten liquid form.
- đŻ The 'X factor' method of destruction is introduced, where the host uses creative and unconventional methods to test the objects, such as using a slingshot or a vacuum chamber.
- đż In the popcorn challenge, both the laser and lava are used to pop kernels, with the lava creating an impressive visual effect but questionable taste.
- đșïž The metal maze challenge showcases the use of mirrors to direct a laser beam and the melting power of lava to navigate through a maze-like structure.
- đ€ The final challenge involves sinking a boat, where Kevin uses a catapult with lava projectiles, and Science Bob uses a flaming arrow in a dramatic and fiery attempt.
- đ The competition is filled with humor, dramatic effects, and a lighthearted rivalry, culminating in Science Bob sinking the boat with his laser and winning the match.
- đ The video concludes with a promotion for Camp CrunchLabs, emphasizing the opportunity for viewers to engage in science and engineering activities throughout the summer.
Q & A
What is the main purpose of the 'Lava vs Lasers' showdown?
-The main purpose of the 'Lava vs Lasers' showdown is to determine which has more destructive power by testing each against seven different objects in a series of challenges.
Who are the two main competitors in the Lava vs Lasers experiment?
-The two main competitors are Kevin, the backyard scientist, and Science Bob Pflugfelder, a former middle school science teacher.
What are the seven objects used in the Lava vs Lasers experiment?
-The seven objects are a row of glass bottles, popcorn kernels, a metal maze, a can of beans, a bunch of matches, a canister of highly flammable butane, and an actual boat.
What is the 'X factor method of destruction' mentioned in the script?
-The 'X factor method of destruction' refers to a unique and different method used for each of the seven objects to test their destruction by lava or lasers.
How is lava created in the experiment?
-Lava is created by placing rocks in a graphite crucible and heating them to 3000°F, causing the rocks to melt and turn into a liquid form.
What is the X factor's role in the popcorn challenge?
-The X factor's role in the popcorn challenge is to use a mini chamber to heat the kernels, causing air pressure to rise and then release it to pop the popcorn quickly.
What happens when Science Bob attempts to light a match with a laser?
-Science Bob successfully lights the matches with the laser, although the protective eyewear makes it difficult to see the process clearly.
What is the outcome of the butane canister challenge in the Lava vs Lasers showdown?
-In the butane canister challenge, both the laser and lava create impressive displays, but Science Bob's laser method is more effective in igniting the butane.
What is the final challenge in the Lava vs Lasers showdown?
-The final challenge is to sink a boat filled with a self-portrait mannequin and gas cans using either lava or lasers.
What is the prize for the winner of the Lava vs Lasers showdown?
-The winner of the Lava vs Lasers showdown is promised a brand new boat.
What is 'Camp CrunchLabs' and how can one participate?
-Camp CrunchLabs is a 12-week virtual summer camp designed to engage participants with science and engineering activities. To participate, one needs to subscribe and reserve a spot on the CampCrunchLabs.com website.
Outlines
đ„ Lava vs. Lasers: The Ultimate Showdown đ„
In this thrilling episode, the destructive powers of lava and lasers are put to the test in a scientific face-off. The competition involves seven challenges, each designed to evaluate the capabilities of both forces against a variety of objects, including glass bottles, popcorn kernels, a metal maze, a can of beans, matches, a canister of butane, and a boat. The participants are backyard scientist Kevin and former middle school science teacher Science Bob. The host introduces an 'X factor' method of destruction for each object, adding an unpredictable twist to the competition. The banter between the contestants is light-hearted, and there's an underlying promotion for 'Open Sauce,' a science and engineering event featuring YouTube creators. The first round showcases the power of both laser and lava as they attempt to destroy a row of glass bottles, with lava proving to be faster in this instance.
đż Popcorn Popping with Lava and Lasers đż
The second round of the competition focuses on popping popcorn using unconventional methods. Science Bob uses a laser to attempt to pop the corn, but ends up setting it on fire, resulting in a burnt taste. Kevin, on the other hand, employs a creative strategy involving a lava-filled pot and a centrifugal force contraption that spins the lava to pop the corn. The result is a visually impressive and successful popcorn popping, with Kevin's method yielding a greater quantity of popcorn. However, the taste test reveals that the popcorn lacks flavor, and the 'X factor' contraption, a mini chamber that uses heat and pressure to pop the corn, ends up producing a more satisfactory taste. The round ends with the 'X factor' tied with lava in points.
đș Navigating the Metal Maze with Lasers and Lava đș
In the third round, the challenge is to navigate a metal maze. Science Bob uses mirrors to direct the laser beam through the maze to a balloon filled with flammable gas. Despite the laser making it through, the mirrors weaken the beam, and the balloon does not pop. Kevin takes a different approach by melting the maze walls with lava, effectively solving the maze in a straightforward manner. The 'X factor' introduces a unique solution involving a mouse navigating the maze, which surprisingly works, leading to a tie in points between the 'X factor' and lava, while Science Bob lags behind.
đ Heating Beans with Lava and Lasers đ
The fourth round brings a culinary twist as the contestants are tasked with heating beans. Science Bob uses a laser in an attempt to warm the beans, but the process is messy and ineffective, with beans leaking everywhere. Kevin, however, creates a spectacle by using lava to heat a can of beans, which results in a dramatic and explosive event that sprays beans all over the place, including the ceiling. The aftermath reveals that the beans are still cold, and the round ends with Kevin leading by one point due to the memorable 'bean bomb' explosion.
đ„ Lighting Matches with Lava and Lasers đ„
In the penultimate round, the challenge is to light matches using the contestants' respective elements. Science Bob uses a laser to light the matches, which works well despite the protective eyewear obscuring his vision. Kevin's attempt involves a spinning pot filled with lava, but the flames from the lava do not reach the matches. The 'X factor' uses a squirt gun filled with acid, hoping for an exothermic reaction to ignite the matches, which ultimately fails. Science Bob's laser method proves to be the most effective, and he finally scores points in the competition.
đ€ Sinking Boats with Lava, Lasers, and Arrows đ€
The final showdown involves sinking boats filled with self-portrait mannequins and gas cans. Kevin uses a catapult to launch lava at the boats, but his attempts fall short. Science Bob takes a more strategic approach with flaming arrows, which ultimately proves successful as one of the arrows sets a boat on fire and causes it to sink. The 'X factor' involves a dramatic setup with a butane can attached to the ceiling, which is supposed to drop onto spinning katanas to ignite and sink a boat, but the execution falls short. In the end, Science Bob's laser method outshines the lava and the 'X factor,' securing his victory in the competition.
đ Announcing Camp CrunchLabs: A Virtual Summer Camp đ
Following the competition, the host announces 'Camp CrunchLabs,' a 12-week virtual summer camp designed to engage and educate subscribers through science and engineering. The camp includes weekly episodes that explore the science behind large-scale experiments, as well as at-home challenges that encourage creativity and problem-solving. The best submission of the summer earns a platinum ticket to join the host for the final episode. Additionally, subscribers can receive monthly 'CrunchLabs build boxes' that contain materials to build toys and learn physics principles. The camp is promoted as a fun and educational way to prevent 'summer brain drain' and to inspire young minds to think like engineers.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄDestructive Power
đĄLava
đĄLasers
đĄScientific Experiment
đĄBackyard Scientist
đĄJimmy Kimmel Live!
đĄX Factor Method
đĄCamp CrunchLabs
đĄMannequin
đĄElectromagnet
đĄButane
Highlights
Scientific showdown between lava and laser to determine which has more destructive power.
Testing each substance against seven objects including glass bottles, popcorn kernels, a metal maze, and more.
Kevin, the backyard scientist, and Science Bob Pflugfelder, a former middle school science teacher, compete.
The X factor method of destruction introduces unique challenges for each object.
Lava vs. laser in popping popcorn, with unexpected outcomes.
A creative use of a laser to cut through glass bottles efficiently.
Lava's speed demonstrated as it quickly melts through objects compared to the laser.
An innovative slingshot used to break glass bottles in the X factor challenge.
A vacuum chamber used to boil beans by reducing air pressure in an X factor twist.
A butane canister reaction with lava creates a spectacular display of fire and molten material.
Science Bob uses a series of mirrors to direct a laser beam through a metal maze.
A humorous mouse, Squeaky, is used to navigate a maze as part of the X factor.
Kevin's lava strategy involves melting through a maze rather than finding a path.
A dramatic explosion with a can of beans heated by lava, causing a surprise outcome.
The final challenge involves sinking a boat, showcasing the ultimate destructive power of lava and laser.
Camp CrunchLabs announced, a 12-week virtual summer camp with science and engineering activities.
The best at-home super challenge submission wins a platinum ticket to the final summer episode.
CrunchLabs build boxes coincide with Camp CrunchLabs, offering weekly engineering challenges.
Transcripts
Which has more destructive power.
Lava or lasers?
Well, today we're going to answer that age old question
with a bit of a scientific Face-Off
by testing each against seven objects
including a row of glass bottles,
a bunch of popcorn kernels
a metal maze
a can of beans
a bunch of matches
a canister of highly flammable butane
and finally an actual boat.
Ohhhh
WHAT!
And since lava won the last showdown between acid versus lava,
your questionable safety method practicing,
Hawaiian shirted reigning champion is back.
Kevin, the backyard scientist
and his laser wielding opponent in this match up
will be a former middle school science teacher
and a man who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Possibly more than Jimmy Kimmel himself.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
But once again, I'm not just going to be watching from the sidelines
because each of the seven objects
will have to face my X factor method of destruction.
That will be different for each object.
So, for example, that highly flammable cannister of butane gas
might be dropping into the path of two katanas
spinning at 1500 rpm
in a small room filled with open flames.
And as expected, the nerd trash talk commenced immediately.
I love Kevin's cute little backyard builds
You're going down, Bob.
Don't go sleeping on the X factor.
You got another excavator hiding outside?
I'm basically Oprah here because the winner of today's competition gets a boat.
Last time you said I'd win a car and we ended up burning all the cars
Did you win a car?
Technically, but
Well with that wee can comâ
William!
Willâs back!
It smells like farts in here, Mark. Somebody farted.
I'll get you out, Will
AHHH
William
yeah
Don't you have better things to do?
Yeah, I do.
I've been planning Open Sauce,
the world's greatest science and engineering event
featuring over 150 of your favorite YouTube creators
you can meet in person.
June 15th and 16th are the dates
and you're supposed to fill out your form.
That's why I'm here.
Did you just advertise on my channel?
Yes.
So here is...
So here is... money
worth it
so in exchange for once again crashing the party
I sent William off
to find the official CrunchLabs bin of spare referee uniforms.
I forgot about that thing.
It was time to commence our seven item showdown of destruction.
Starting first with the row of glass bottles.
What I have in my hand is a 3000 watt, water cooled, high powered laser.
This thing gets hotter than lava, Kevin.
Only in a tiny spot.
That's all we need
I'm not even going to wear my glasses
You have to wear your glasses
Okay, I'm sorry.
Here we go.
Oh my goodness
Whoa
Whoa, it's like a mini volcano.
KEVIN: Itâs... smoking WILL: Holy moley
Bob slowly worked his laser
through every bottle, setting them up
Oh
So he could breezily knock them down.
awww
That's a good way to cut a glass in half.
Which was fair enough.
But could lava do better?
Let's do it.
Nice.
And by the way, if you've ever wondered how to make lava,
all you got to do is stick some rocks in a graphite crucible
and then heat them up to 3000°F
so that the rocks just literally melt and turn into a liquid form.
Look at that.
Wow
That's actually hot!
Hot lava!
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Oh, you still got one.
Fill up theirâ
Whoa
Oh
BOB: That was... horrifying and amazing. KEVIN: That was awesome!
MARK: For Lava... KEVIN: That was also
a lot faster than Bobâs
Can't argue with that.
And with the flames safely doused
it was now my turn
I would say Kevin wins.
Hey Iâ I havenât gone yet!
KEVIN: I think I won that one right, Will?
MARK: Wait! KEVIN: I think I won that one right, Will?
And they would soon live to regret
ever discounting the X factor.
Because what they didn't know
is when it comes to oversize, quadruple banded trigger locked slingshots.
I'm a bit of a sharpshooter. Mark: Three, Two. one
Darn it.
DARN IT!
This is harder than it looks, alright?
Frst try...
KEVIN & WILL: Whoa Mark: Yes!
And uhh, yeah, my slingshot
eventually handled all of them.
Mark, you made this easy
It's Kevin.
Let's go
Next round.
So lava put the first points on the board as we moved into the second event of the day
to see which of us could most effectively
pop some popcorn.
How did no one think of using a laser to pop popcorn?
Cause itâs a no brainer.
Just like you!
Donât insult a guy with a military grade laser.
Three
two
one.
Wow!
Oh, I see a kernel.
Look!
Are they popping?
Yes!
What?
Oh I may have set it on fire.
This looks repulsive.
You haven't tasted it yet.
It's like a little bit burnt.
See?
Oh
are youâ
OH! HEY! WHOA!
It just needs more time.
But Bob's time was up.
Do you have a plan, Kevin?
No.
First...
MARK: Ohhh KEVIN: Just like this
WILL: Oh man dude BOB: Looks delicious
MARK: Thatâs clever WILL: Thatâs Guy Fieri right there
And then, here we go. Popcorn.
Popcorn on top
Whoa
Oh, you really went for it.
Oh, yeah.
Oh wow. Look at the smoke.
Is it off gassing and then burning?
Whoa
MARK: That is cool!
WILL: Thatâs one of the craziest things I've ever seen in my life.
I think itâs flammable
WHOA
we got some popcorn.
Kevinâs popcorn was the clear winner in quantity.
I thinkâ
Whoa ho ho ho ho
Taste test.
But how was the quality?
Oh it's chewy.
Huh
Oh, no. That's not good
Wow. Oh.
Lacking.
Blah!
Severely lacking.
Oh, just tastes like smoke.
That's horrible.
Ugh!
Which brought us to the X factor
And this odd looking contraption.
Okay
now I just turn.
This should make popcorn really, really fast.
Basically, the way it works is you put the kernels
in the top of this mini chamber
and then you lock it closed
and heat it up over a small fire
which causes the air pressure
to rise really high
because the air can't expand out like it wants to.
As it heats up
this new pressure then pushes back on each kernel,
squeezing them in all around like a weighted blanket
to keep their kernel shape, even though they're now
totally hot enough to pop into popcorn.
So after putting a liberal amount of butter and salt into this bag here,
and then prying off the lid to the chamber.
Three
Two
One.
You instantly pop a thousand pieces of popcorn
as they're free to expand now, without all the extra air pushing them in.
Wowww!
Whoa!
And after a quick shake.
I'll be the judge.
Thatâs pretty good
Thatâs really good, actually
If mine was covered in salt and butter, it tastes good, too.
Yeah let's test it.
Okay. Wait. No.
Winner is Mark.
Yes!
The underdog X factor was tied with lava
as we moved into round three, the Metal Maze
And Science Bob's plan was to use a series of mirrors
to send his beam through the maze
straight to a balloon filled with flammable gas.
Ooo balloon!
Fastest way to solve the maze is to use the speed of light.
Three
Two
One
Powering.
And while it instantly got through the maze,
all of the mirrors did too much to weaken the intensity of the beam.
Bob, it didn't light your flash paper.
Can we just do it manually?
Only barely being salvaged
Whoa!
by the explosive ending
and Kevin's take on the maze
was to turn it on its head.
You have to follow your own path in life.
Don't listen to the walls society puts up for you.
You take the maze and you just melt it down and thenâ
Oh gosh, get him his lava.
WILL: Gosh! It's something... MARK: Wow itâs beautiful!
It already went through?
And the lava wasted no time
in just melting its way through every wall.
Whoa oh whoa hahaha
Wooow!
I might burn through this side, too.
I can solve the maze ten different ways.
But one was more than enough.
I think that was really cool, Kevin
That's beautiful, Kevin.
Thank you.
I also think you didnât solve the maze at all. Yeah
My submission for X Factor on Maze
should be arriving...
now
Right on time.
This.
Well, there's no way she's fitting in that maze
is my adorable niece, Kaylee
And Kaylee
What do we have in this box?
We have my pet, Squeaky.
You think squeaky can do the maze?
Yes
So we put a little motivation at the end of the maze
and let Squeaky get to work.
And Squeaky wasted no time in leaving the competition
in the dust.
Come on, now
Come on, Squeaky...
MARK: Come on, Squeaky! WILL: Turn around, turn around Squeaky. KEVIN: Squeaky turn around!
Why canât you turn Squeaky?
I can't believe this worked.
Oh...
MARK: NO! KEVIN: YES!
Oh, that's so embarrassing for you Mark
squeaky
SQUEAKY!
This is so bad.
Kaylee, can you tell him to go to the finish line?
I can, but I don't want to
Wait.
What?
Come on.
Thereâs something wrong with this mouse.
Mhm
Okay, okay. Okay, okay.
Yes.
MARK: That counts WILL: Full body out
Full body out
Close
and...
Science Bob attempted to console me with a scientific explanation
for Squeakyâs cold feet.
Mammals don't like being out in the open because that's where predators are.
So right now it's probably feeling a little more protection.
So, knowing this,
we gave squeaky a nice protected VIP line straight to the cheese.
And soon enough.
Oh that's it.
That's a win
Go into science Bobâs clothes
That would be nice.
Yes, yes.
YES! YES!
Do it, DO IT!
YES!
I sent my adorable niece Kaylee off to wait.
it's your call
how you want to play this
While we all waited
for William's final call.
I will say she cries easy.
And while the judge deliberates his final decision,
Judge.
you might have noticed my backyard has once again sprung up in Crunch Labs.
And that's because to help fight summer brain drain
and make this your least boring summer ever
by popular demand
we're bringing back Camp CrunchLabs.
And this year, not only have we triple reinforced the roof,
but we've also added the Fort Nuts Treehouse.
Now, just like last year, it's a 12 week virtual summer camp
featuring all new, way bigger mega experiments
that I do that look sort of like this.
And then super challenges you do at home
that looks sort of like this.
And the best at home super challenge submission of the whole summer
gets a platinum ticket to come out right here with me
to be in the twelfth and final summer episode.
On top of that
usually the CrunchLabs build box
is where we build a really fun toy together
where I teach you all the juicy physics of how they work
comes every month.
But to coincide with the weekly Camp CrunchLabs, videos and challenges
we can ship them to you every week.
So if you want a 12 week summer camp where you can learn to think like an engineer
with 0% chance of bug bites and poison ivy
just head to CampCrunchLabs.com, where you can reserve one of the limited spots
and I'll see you at camp.
Now where were we
I think it's time to make a call, William
Easy choice to make
One second
Make eye contact with Kaylee first.
Okay, fine. Everybody wins.
You're a winner.
You're a winner. The points are negated.
No one gets any points.
Which was perhaps deservedly
a way to call us all losers on that round
as we moved on to the tastiest round yet
Beans.
Welcome to the Crunch Labs kitchen, chef.
Chef, yes Chef!
Here we go.
Warm them up gently, and then they will be delicious.
It looks like he's welding beans
Once they're warmed up gently.
But Science Bob, youâre leaking beans everywhere.
This is a crime against beans.
Just like grandma makes it
smells like grandma
Mm
Tastes like mildly room temperature beans.
Five stars.
So all Kevin's lava had to do was room temperature beans
This is going to be way better than your laser beans.
Kevin, you look like a chef from the future.
Thank you.
Whoa.
Oh
Oh.
Oh there. Dude itâs like
Oh
Get away from it Kevin
Okay, okay.
Cool Kevin!
I have never seen that happen before.
Itâs like a alien egg omelet.
You are a futuristic chef. Look at that.
Look at that.
But to be kind.
And the floor is lava.
We gave him the mulligan.
Oh, the power of a volcano versus these beans.
Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!
My gosh, dude
Wait. That can of beans is going to explode.
That's what I'm kind of worried about.
Wait.
Is it gonna exploâ
Kevin, Kevin I would put that down and get away from the beans.
WILL: Get away get away get away get away get away BOB: Step away
KEVIN: Is that getting bigger? BOB: ...from the Beans
KEVIN: Is that getting BIGGER? WILL: Kevin, get AWAY from the beans
Kevin! Join us!
ITâS GETTING BIGGER?
It's going to explode, bro.
Well I know, I want to get covered in beans.
Donât get cooked
So we waited to see if these truly
were some ticking time beans.
Dude, this is horrifying.
The second I let my guard down, it's going to explode.
You look like a muppet.
Whoa?
Is that it? oh ok.
It punctured
I knew you wouldn't do it
And with these beans
being more bust than boom
we had to grab a can opener
seeing as how Kevin's lavaâ
Whoa!
Never mind.
Were we rolling?
MY CEILING!
They'll come back down any minute now.
That is quite possibly the biggest and loudest explosion
Weâve ever had at CrunchLabs
And we've had a lot
dude the floor is slippery
Dude
Thereâs no beans!
Wait...
Thereâs no more beans
What?
Fortunately we found just enough for a taste test
Itâs good
before moving on to the X factor.
There's more than one way
to boil a can of beans.
With a twist they never saw coming.
Because that clear container is actually a vacuum chamber.
And by sucking out the air on the chamber, I would lower the pressure on the beans,
causing them to boil.
You might have noticed this effect when you're higher elevation
in the mountains, where the air pressure is lower
and it takes longer for something like your ramen noodles to become soft,
even though the water is boiling
with less air pressure,
the boiling point of water is as much as ten degrees lower,
so the water just can't get as hot before it turns to steam.
Oh, yes
They're like, rising out with the foam.
This is disgusting, Mark.
It looks like a root beer float.
Wait till you taste it.
And once it had been given enough time to really boil,
I switched off the vacuum, letting the air rush back in
as I prepared to plate.
Wow. Oh my gosh!
Judge?
They're colder than room temperature.
Do you get negative points because you made the beans colder?
There's only one of these that was memorable
and it was Kevin's bean bomb
Yes!
So Kevin pulled ahead by one point, but it was still
anybody's game going into the matches round.
All right.
Arguably the most expensive way to light a match.
Oh my gosh.
Wow!
The laser worked great,
although thanks to Bob's Protective Eyewear.
You've basically missed the entire back half.
Itâs so hard to see. Don't tell. I'm sorry.
Donât tell him, donât tell him
Or I mean, you're doing great, Bob
And even with his helmet handicap
Bob got the rest quickly.
Wow
And now for Kevin's contraption,
a spaghetti pot with slots he had cut in the bottom
and then drilled it onto a router motor,
hoping the centripetal force would fire the rapidly spinning lava
into the matches.
Three.
Two.
One.
Yeah, nice
OH!
My gosh
Nice.
Oh my gosh.
It was quick and beautiful
and left a ton of flames.
I canât believe it
Unfortunately for Kevin
the flames just weren't on the matches.
Noooo
Oh youâre burning it with the crucible thatâs not even lava anymore
Kevin: No! Will: It got kind of sad.
Here we go.
I filled a squirt gun with acid
in the hopes it would create an exothermic reaction on the match heads
causing them to ignite.
I can have the minions bring you some lava.
I don't need your dang lava.
Oh! Yeah!
FIRE!
Chemistry!
Whatâs up!
I think you need a time lapse instead of high speed, Mark
Thatâs nerd trash talk right there
And so we did put it to a time lapse,
and we found out that if we gave it enough time.
it still burnt out
Science Bob had the most effective method of lighting it on fire
Wooo laser!
No way.
So Science Bob was finally on the board as we moved into the flammable butane cans
We've been trying to answer some important science questions here,
and the world wants to know what happens
if we hit a laser on a can of highly flammable butane.
What happens?
Oh, I don't know, so we're gonna find out.
Oh
Three
Two
One
Oh there it is
Oh okay
Going down. Going down.
Whoa.
Hey, I didnât think that was going to work
Not what I was expecting
Now that's how you laser.
It was a strong start for laser.
And now it was over to lava to see if it could be topped.
Kevin, I see we need bunker protection for this.
Oh, why?
Because it's going to be so good?
Cause it's gonna be dangerous.
Wow!
Whoa
that means it's good.
Despite my best judgment
I allowed Kevin to continue
as he attempted to ignite a butane canister
by dumping a bunch of lava on it.
Oh here we go
And the result was actually gorgeous.
Oh
As the venting butane
forced the viscous flow of lava
streaming back up into the air
Whoa!
and when it was finally through,
Look at the bubble on the floor.
it left so much to see.
Whoa! Look at the lava spike on that.
obsidian dagger.
And a lot to hear.
That's
WHOA
OHHH
Wah!
It's like lava ASMR
And even some stuff to wear.
I think we officially have the world's
most dangerous contact lens.
But I could beat all that.
Gentlemen, you'll find your butane can
attached to the ceiling here
with an electromagnet.
If I push this button,
it drops.
Drops on to what?
Well, it drops on to this helicopter that spins these little arms.
They're not wooden arms.
They are...
They are... Swords.
Those are katanas, I believe.
Then what?
Sterno flames all around in the container to ignite the butane
So you took two swords and bolted them to a motor
1500 rpm motor.
They're going to stay on it
in theory.
I lit the candles as I prepared to say hello to victory...
And potentially goodbye to CrunchLabs.
Mwah!
Here we go.
Spin her up!
Oh!
Oh! Oh, sorry.
Is that as fast as it can go?
No
oh no...
You shouldnât say stuff like that Kevin
Ooooo
what
Okay!
Iâm good there
KEVIN: Oh my... MARK: Here we go!
KEVIN: Mark this is terrifying MARK: Three!
Two
One
Oh whoa whoa hahaha
Yes!
YES!
Oh my gosh
That was so cool.
WEâRE ALIVE!
yes!
Look.
Perfect slice.
I feel like the X factor finally brought something interesting to the table.
Which put the scores here
headed into the final two point showdown.
All right, gentlemen, what do you think?
That one kind of looks like me.
Yeah, that's by design.
Uh oh
I'm guessing this is not a race
Yeah, your goal is to sink a boat.
The lake had three boats in it,
each filled with a self-portrait mannequin
and a few gas cans
to make things more interesting.
Quite simply
first to sink a boat wins
starting with Kevin
whoâs resorting to some medieval tactics.
Hey, Kevin, you know what I think of you're a little catapult?
What do you think, Bob?
I think it's really cool. I hope it works.
Aww Bob.
Sorry. I'm not good at trash talk.
Bring in the lava.
You guys don't have any minions.
All right, Kevin, this better be cool.
Oh, we're locked and loaded. Here you go. You guys ready?
MARK: Yeah WILL: Iâm ready
Three.
Two.
One...
FIRE!
You didn't even get close to the boat!
I donât want to hurt myself
Oh look, it's sizzling.
Oh, yeah. Look!
All right. More lava.
Three
Two
One
Fire!
Oh my gosh!
I should be splashing him with lava
Not water!
FIRE!
Ohhhh
That would have hit it but it missed
This is it, Kevin
launch lava at you like normal people do.
Yeah.
Ohh come on!
I think if we take the lava out of the crucible, it'll go farther.
Just straight projectiles at this point
Yeah, just a red hot crucible.
No lava.
Okay.
It was his last shot
Three.
Two
One.
so he gave it everything
Oh.
Whoa
AHH!
By sheer luck,
hitting one of the gas can triggers
Ohhh ho ho ho
It just dropped a bomb and kept going
And we waited for the ship to sink.
But alas, it did not.
Wow Kevin
My lava minions are fired!
All right, gentlemen, my strategy here is kind of simple.
Simple man, simple strategy.
Continuing with the medieval theme, flaming arrow.
He doesn't even have a quiver.
He's just, like, strapping them to his back?
By the way
I got my archery merit badge in Boy Scouts.
Is that why it's not catching on fire?
It looks like it supposed to catch on fire.
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Straight and true.
Oh, my gosh
that was supposed to look cooler
The X Factor is back baby
Here we go
You got it.
Oh
Definitely the wind.
There is no wind.
Itâs
This is so sad.
Ah!
The lake is littered with arrows.
Oh!
people look up to you, Mark.
Thatâs a- thatâs in!
Oh, yeah!
Okay.
Oh! Oh...
Hey arrow boy
Wait, I thought you werenât going to trash talk?
I was just going to say
good luck, and Iâm rooting for you
Well, now I feel bad.
Quit being nice. Bob!
Sorry
This is the last arrow
All right, I got to make this one count.
Okay, here we go.
Flaming arrow.
Dang it!
And then there was one.
This game is rigged.
And with my boat even less sunk than Kevin's.
The stage was perfectly set for Science Bob
to steal away the victory
All right, boys, now we have added an extender on here.
This is a big moment because you're down by one.
but this is a Two-Pointer.
I literally have to light myself on fire out there.
Oh, yeah. Sorry, Bob.
Me in a Ryan Seacrest hairdo.
I think it's a good look.
It's way better than my regular hair.
All right, Bob
BOB: Three... KEVIN: Bobâs about to pull a Titanic
Two...
One.
Okay.
Firing.
Oh I see
MARK: Oh oh oh Bob! Whoa!
BOB: Weâve got Fire, weâve got Fire MARK: Oh oh oh Bob! Whoa!
Hit it Bob!
KEVIN: Letâs go Bob! MARK: Rip rip rip, let it rip!
Let's go Bob!!
Let her rip! Go go!
Cut the boat in half, Bob!
Do we have to let it cool?
Ohâ what theâ Bob!
What did you hit, Bob!?
Thatâs gonna leave a mark, guys
still going, still going
Oh, yeah.
Look at you. You burned yourself, Bob!
Bob youâre on fire!
WHOA!
Thatâs what Iâm talking about
Bob, you have no mercy
Itâs already dead, Bob!
I really want to win this.
It's sinking.
I think it's sinking.
Bob you animal
Relentless!
I mean, I think you win so far...
Okay
And as the USS Laser sunk into the watery depths.
Like any good Captain
Science Bob Seacrest
went down with the ship.
Look, it could be anyone's game at this point.
Will, whatâs the call?
Itâs golden hour
You look incredibly handsome
but you're still the loser.
Bob.
Bob did damage.
I appreciate that, thank you
Yeah
Wow.
What, you get a hug?
Yeah.
And, of course, I promise you a brand new boat...
So there it is
Oh, that's my boat...
But...
I don't want that boat.
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