In 10 Minutes This Room Will Explode!

MrBeast
27 Apr 202410:00

Summary

TLDRIn a high-stakes, real-time challenge, escape artist Darcy is strapped into a straight jacket and must free himself to prevent a room full of money from exploding. With only ten minutes on the clock, he navigates through five increasingly difficult floors of a tower. Each floor presents unique obstacles, from a fiery escape to a sticky glue room, a boulder room with a machete, a laser maze, and an underwater valve challenge. The tension builds as Darcy races against time, cutting ropes, avoiding lasers, and battling water pressure to open a final door and press a button to save his $250,000. The video is interspersed with promotional messages for T-Mobile and Feastables chocolate, adding an element of distraction to the intense action. In the end, Darcy succeeds with only 19 seconds to spare, just in time to reveal his plans for the prize money – funding his upcoming baby – before the building is blown up in a dramatic finale.

Takeaways

  • 🕒 The video is a real-time challenge where Darcy must escape a straight jacket and navigate through five floors of a tower within 10 minutes to prevent an explosion.
  • 🔓 Darcy quickly escapes his straight jacket, indicating his skill as an escape artist but faces difficulty with a lock in the next room.
  • 🔥 The second floor includes a fire element, adding to the urgency and danger of the challenge.
  • 🚫 A continuous, unbroken shot of Darcy is shown to prove the video's real-time claim.
  • 💰 The stakes are high as Darcy's quarter of a million dollars are at risk of being destroyed.
  • 🤸‍♂️ Darcy successfully crosses a floor covered in glue using monkey bars, avoiding the sticky trap.
  • 🪓 In the boulder room, Darcy uses a machete to cut ropes holding back a large boulder, which is a critical step in his escape.
  • ⏳ As time runs out, Darcy struggles with a rope, highlighting the tension and pressure of the real-time challenge.
  • 🔍 The final room involves navigating a laser maze, where touching a laser would cause the money to explode instantly.
  • 🏊‍♂️ Darcy must hold his breath and swim to open valves underwater to drain the room and escape.
  • 🍫 The video includes a brief advertisement for Feastables chocolate, highlighting the diverse content within the video.
  • ⏳ Darcy completes the challenge with only 19 seconds remaining, emphasizing the precision and speed required throughout the ordeal.

Q & A

  • What is the main challenge presented to Darcy in the video?

    -Darcy is presented with the challenge of escaping from a straight jacket and navigating through five different floors of a tower to press a button before a ten-minute timer hits zero, in order to prevent an explosion that would destroy a room full of money.

  • What is the significance of the unbroken shot of Darcy in the corner of the video?

    -The unbroken shot of Darcy in the corner serves as proof that the video is 100% real-time, with no cuts or edits, ensuring the authenticity of the escape challenge.

  • What is the prize that Darcy stands to lose if he does not complete the challenge in time?

    -Darcy stands to lose a quarter of a million dollars if he does not complete the challenge before the timer runs out.

  • What is the first obstacle Darcy encounters after escaping the straight jacket?

    -The first obstacle Darcy encounters is a metal cage that he must escape from using a lock pick on the floor.

  • What is the nature of the fourth floor of the tower, and what advice is given to Darcy?

    -The fourth floor is covered in glue. The advice given to Darcy is to avoid walking across the glue and instead use the monkey bars to traverse the floor.

  • What is the main task Darcy has to perform in the boulder room on the third floor?

    -In the boulder room, Darcy must cut two ropes holding back a giant boulder with a machete to prevent it from rolling down a ramp.

  • What is the potential consequence if Darcy touches a laser in the laser room?

    -If Darcy accidentally touches a laser in the laser room, the money he is trying to save will instantly explode.

  • How does Darcy manage to get through the laser room without setting off the explosion?

    -Darcy carefully navigates through the laser maze, successfully avoiding contact with the lasers and making it through to the other side.

  • What is the final task Darcy must complete to save his money?

    -The final task is to open four valves in each quarter of the last room, allowing all the water to drain, and then escape out the front door to hit the red button before the timer runs out.

  • What does Darcy plan to spend the money on if he successfully saves it?

    -Darcy plans to use the money for his baby, who is due the next day.

  • What happens to the building at the end of the video?

    -At the end of the video, after Darcy has successfully saved his money and cleared it out of the way, the building is blown up.

  • What is the significance of the time constraint in the video?

    -The time constraint of ten minutes adds a sense of urgency and suspense to the video, as Darcy must complete each challenge and reach the button before the timer hits zero to save his money.

Outlines

00:00

🕒 Real-Time Escape Challenge

The video script introduces a high-stakes, real-time escape challenge where a man named Darcy must free himself from a straight jacket and navigate through five increasingly difficult floors of a tower to prevent an explosion that will destroy a room full of money. The video emphasizes the urgency and tension of the situation, as Darcy has only ten minutes to complete his task. The first floor involves escaping a metal cage with a lock pick, while the second floor presents a choice between monkey bars or a floor covered in extremely sticky glue. The third floor, referred to as the boulder room, requires cutting ropes to release a boulder and avoid a time-consuming task. The escape artist's skills are tested as he races against the clock, with the video providing a continuous, unbroken view of his progress.

05:01

🚨 Laser Maze and Underwater Valve Challenge

The second paragraph details the continuation of Darcy's escape challenge, where he must navigate a laser maze without touching any lasers, which would cause an instant explosion of his money. Amidst the intense action, the script includes a promotional message about T-Mobile and its Magenta Status benefits. The challenge then shifts to an underwater scenario where Darcy has to open four valves to drain water before escaping and pressing a button to save his money. The video also features an advertisement for Feastables chocolate. The tension mounts as Darcy struggles with the final door, which is stuck due to water pressure. In a nail-biting finish, Darcy manages to hit the button with only 19 seconds left, averting the explosion. The video concludes with the destruction of the building and a post-challenge interview with Darcy, who reveals he is expecting a baby and then witnesses the building's explosion.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Escape Artist

An escape artist is a performer who specializes in acts where they are bound, often in elaborate and secure ways, and must escape within a set time limit. In the video, Darcy is described as a world-class escape artist, highlighting his role in the challenge and the urgency of his situation.

💡Real-Time

Real-time refers to events being shown or experienced as they occur, without any delay or editing. The video emphasizes that it is 'completely real-time,' which means viewers witness the entire escape attempt without cuts, adding to the suspense and authenticity of the challenge.

💡Straight Jacket

A straight jacket is a garment used to restrain a person's arms and body, often associated with escape artist performances. In the script, Darcy is initially bound in a straight jacket, which he must escape from to begin his challenge.

💡Timer

A timer is a device or software that measures and displays the passage of time. In the context of the video, the timer is critical as it sets a 10-minute limit for Darcy to complete his escape and prevent the explosion of the money.

💡Lock Pick

A lock pick is a tool used to manipulate the mechanism of a lock to open it without a key. In the video, Darcy uses a lock pick to escape from a metal cage, which is a crucial skill for his progression through the tower.

💡Magenta Status

Magenta Status is a term used in the video to describe a VIP treatment program offered by T-Mobile. It is mentioned during the escape as a form of advertisement, providing perks like hotel discounts and in-flight Wi-Fi to T-Mobile customers.

💡Explosive

An explosive is a substance that contains a large amount of potential energy that can be released in a violent exothermic reaction. In the video, the threat of an explosive device adds a high-stakes element to the challenge, as Darcy's money will be destroyed if he does not complete the escape in time.

💡Laser Maze

A laser maze is a puzzle or obstacle course featuring lasers that must be navigated without touching them. In the video, Darcy encounters a laser maze as part of the final challenge, where touching a laser would result in the immediate explosion of his money.

💡Valves

Valves are devices that control the flow of a fluid through a pipe or duct. In the video, Darcy must open four valves to drain water from the room, which is a critical step in his final escape attempt.

💡Button

A button is a simple mechanism for controlling an operation, often by being pushed or pressed. In the context of the video, pressing the button is the final action Darcy must take to save his money from exploding, serving as the climax of the challenge.

💡Time Pressure

Time pressure refers to the stress or urgency caused by a limited amount of time to complete a task. The entire video is centered around time pressure, as Darcy must escape from various obstacles and reach the button before the timer runs out.

Highlights

The video is a real-time, uncut 10-minute challenge where Darcy must escape a straight jacket and navigate through five difficult rooms to save his money from exploding.

Darcy quickly escapes his straight jacket, showcasing his skills as an escape artist.

The second room features a metal cage that Darcy must pick the lock of to escape.

An unbroken shot of Darcy is shown in the corner of the video to prove it is real-time.

Darcy makes it to the fourth floor, the glue room, where he must traverse monkey bars over the world's stickiest glue.

Darcy successfully completes the monkey bars without touching the glue.

The third floor is the boulder room, where Darcy must cut two thick ropes to release a boulder and prevent it from crushing him.

Darcy struggles to cut the thick ropes with a dull machete.

When the boulder is released, Darcy must hold onto a rope attached to his pants to avoid being crushed.

The fourth room is a laser maze where Darcy must navigate without touching any lasers, or his money will explode.

Darcy makes it halfway through the laser maze, but is running out of time.

In the final room, Darcy must dive underwater and open four valves to drain the room before he can escape and hit the button to save his money.

Darcy struggles to hold his breath and open the valves, running out of time.

With just 19 seconds left, Darcy escapes the room, hits the button, and saves his money from exploding.

After winning, Darcy reveals he is having a baby the next day and plans to spend the money on his child.

The building is blown up in an impressive explosion at the end of the 10-minute video.

Transcripts

00:00

I just started this ten minute timer and when it hit zero

00:02

that room all the way over there, full of money will explode.

00:06

And the only man that can stop it is this man in this straight jacket.

00:09

This video is completely real time.

00:11

You'll notice it's exactly 10 minutes long.

00:13

There are no cuts. You see everything.

00:15

And if Darcy does not escape his jacket

00:17

and get through all five floors of this tower and press that button

00:20

before the timer hits zero, his money explodes.

00:22

All right, he's coming down.

00:23

Okay, this is our first ever real-time shoot.

00:25

- I got to go quick. - Get in here, let's go.

00:27

Go, go. Hey, hurry, unhatch this.

00:28

Wait, how did he get out of that jacket so fast?

00:30

It doesn't matter. This next floor is twice as hard to escape.

00:34

Slower, slower, slower.

00:36

Holy.

00:37

You put fire in there?

00:38

Okay, so to get out of that metal cage,

00:40

you need to use the lock pick on the floor, hurry up.

00:43

- Faster! - Darcy! Come on.

00:45

Come on.

00:46

Oh my gosh, come on.

00:47

Even with a tool, picking a lock takes some fidgeting.

00:50

He has to perfectly align all three pins inside the lock in order to break free.

00:54

By the way, in order to prove this video is 100% real-time.

00:57

starting now, you're going to see an unbroken shot of Darcy

00:59

in the corner of the full video.

01:00

And as of now, a minute has gone by and he's still in the first room.

01:04

And remember, he still needs to get through

01:05

all five floors of this tower and press the button in time...

01:09

The button's right here.

01:10

...to keep his quarter of a million dollars from exploding.

01:12

I'm getting so much anxiety.

01:13

Please go faster

01:14

Wait, Mack, he's picking the lock.

01:16

Is he making good time or not?

01:17

So now, yeah,

01:18

But he's about to go down to an even more difficult room.

01:21

Be careful.

01:22

Don't catch a fire.

01:23

Darcy, go.

01:24

- Go! Go! - Come on, what are you doing, bro? go.

01:26

He's coming down the rope,

01:27

he's in the glue room now.

01:28

Welcome to floor number four.

01:30

Come on.

01:31

He's already made it to floor four.

01:32

This is floor number four.

01:33

- Ok. - What is it?

01:34

So this entire floor is now covered in glue.

01:37

He has to choose between monkey barring or walking across the glue.

01:40

And I would very much advise he does not walk across the glue.

01:43

So far so good on the monkey bars.

01:44

Keep going, buddy.

01:45

Come on.

01:46

- Come on, Darcy do it! - Let's do it.

01:48

Two minutes has gone by.

01:49

Go on your head, man.

01:50

Oh, no.

01:52

Why are you spinning? Stop spinning.

01:54

If he falls, that is not good,

01:55

because that is the stickiest glue in the world.

01:58

I'm not even joking, he'll lose his shoes.

02:00

Oh, yeah.

02:00

It's already been 2 minutes.

02:06

Dude, he's swinging. He didn't touch the ground once.

02:10

The man is glueless. He made it to the exit.

02:12

Oh, yeah.

02:13

He's about to lift up that lid.

02:14

And now he's about to enter the craziest room.

02:16

Keep taking us down.

02:17

Watch this. You're going to see him jump down.

02:20

Oh my God, boys, I'm so tired.

02:23

Oh, Darcy's struggling,

02:24

but he's making his way down the rope onto floor three,

02:27

the boulder room.

02:28

This one should be pretty simple.

02:30

All right, Darcy, See that giant boulder?

02:33

Yes.

02:34

Well, these two ropes are the only thing preventing it from barreling down the ramp.

02:38

There's also a machete.

02:39

and let's just say you'll need it to get out of this room.

02:41

You're losing time.

02:42

what do you think you'd do with the knife?

02:43

- I'm trying to cut these ropes. - Cut that rope.

02:45

You're running out of time.

02:49

Normally in our videos, when someone does something this slow,

02:51

we cut it out, but this is life.

02:52

We literally can't cut it out. I am freaking out.

02:54

Seven minutes remain.

02:55

He's almost through the first of two ropes.

02:57

This is like some James Bond stuff right here.

02:59

As he goes lower, the floors are going to get harder and take longer.

03:02

He's actually not making as good pace as you would want him to make.

03:05

That rope is going to take him the longest

03:06

because of how thick it is.

03:08

Cut the rope.

03:08

- He's wasting a lot of time on this. - He's behind right now.

03:10

This knife is so dull.

03:12

You're going to have to hurry.

03:13

Under seven minutes remain before your $250,000 explodes.

03:17

Bro is still cutting the rope.

03:21

Jimmy, what's going to happen here?

03:22

When he cuts that second rope?

03:23

Something crazy is going to happen.

03:25

And Darcy, what do you think is going to happen when you cut that rope?

03:31

All right, I guess Darcy's locked in.

03:32

Jimmy, what is going to happen when he cuts the rope?

03:34

This boulder is going to go, I guess, through the window.

03:37

- Tell me, please, - All you need to do...

03:38

- Yes. - Is hold onto that when he cuts the rope.

03:40

Okay, That's. That's.

03:41

I can handle that.

03:41

There's no way I'm losing this 250 grand because of this stupid rope.

03:46

Jimmy, why did you find the slowest man possible at cutting a rope?

03:49

Darcy, hurry up.

03:51

Like I told you at the start, this is real time.

03:53

You're seeing everything.

03:54

Obviously, Darcy's pretty occupied right now,

03:56

but if you could talk to us, he'd probably tell us about the fact

03:58

that he's a world class escape artist,

04:00

but apparently is not the best at cutting ropes.

04:02

Darcy, you spent a whole minute on this.

04:05

Oh, my God.

04:06

Cut faster, come on.

04:08

Bro, you have got to cut the rope a lot faster.

04:11

Oh my gosh.

04:13

Oh, he's about to finish the last rope.

04:14

Darcy, push the boulder down the ramp.

04:16

So, the boulders is going to...

04:17

- You'll see in a bit. - Okay.

04:19

He's pushing the boulder now.

04:20

- Brace yourself. - What the...

04:20

Back up.

04:25

- Keep going. - What?

04:26

Darcy, quick, grab that rope from the ceiling

04:28

and attach it to the latch on the front of your pants.

04:30

Make 100% sure that it's connected.

04:33

What is he going to do?

04:34

All right, now, jump down.

04:35

Step out to the edge and turn around.

04:37

- All right. - Watch this.

04:38

Watch what?

04:38

Am I going to have to jump, Jimmy?

04:40

Oh my God, he's about to jump.

04:41

Go to your right. Go to your right.

04:43

What is he going to do?

04:43

- What is he doing? - He is about to jump.

04:45

All right, Darcy, you're going to have to jump down.

04:47

Oh my God, how am I going to do this?

04:49

- Let's go, Darcy. - Darcy, jump.

04:55

What the... Okay.

04:56

He has exactly 5 minutes left.

04:58

Stop the crane.

04:59

Stop the crane, stop the crane,

05:01

stop the crane.

05:02

All right, I don't know, the crane operator is drunk.

05:05

You got to make it through the lasers.

05:06

This floor is by far the hardest yet.

05:08

Not only does he get to make it through this laser maze,

05:11

if he accidentally touches a laser,

05:13

his money will instantly explode.

05:15

How am I going to do this? There's so many lasers.

05:17

While he's doing this laser room.

05:19

I'm going to tell you guys about T-Mobile, my new wireless partner.

05:22

In here?

05:23

- Mack. - What?

05:23

You probably know T-Mobile from this coverage map.

05:26

- Yes, I do. I do. - But here's the thing.

05:28

Okay.

05:28

You know, great coverage is to be expected.

05:30

Okay.

05:31

But what T-Mobile has that other carriers don't...

05:33

Jimmy, he's halfway through the lasers now.

05:35

Oh, he's on our side. But what makes T-Mobile special

05:37

is they have something called Magenta Status.

05:39

Okay. What is Magenta Status?

05:40

It's where they treat you like a VIP.

05:42

Just by using T-Mobile, you can get a reduced cost

05:46

at hotel rooms,

05:47

you can get free in-flight Wi-Fi, access to VIP lounge.

05:50

- Go, go, go. - All right.

05:52

T-Mobile,

05:53

I'm stressing out. Sorry if I'm forgetting lines and a bunch of other stuff.

05:56

- And the best part is, Mack... - It's right there, Jimmy, yes.

05:57

- Yes, let me finish the T-Mobile ad. - Okay.

05:59

And the best part is... He's jumping in the water.

06:02

It's all available. Day one, when you switch to T-Mobile.

06:04

So, if you're not currently using T-Mobile, start using now.

06:06

You can get all these perks literally today.

06:08

Let me just catch my breath here.

06:09

See how at tmobile.com/status.

06:11

Oh, he's in the water.

06:13

Oh my God.

06:14

All right, this is it, the last level.

06:16

He now has to open the four valves in each quarter of the room,

06:19

allowing all the water to drain,

06:20

Then he can escape out the front door

06:22

and hit the button to save his money from blowing up.

06:24

You got to turn these.

06:26

Turn these things?

06:27

- Turn. - Turn the knob.

06:28

What's he doing?

06:29

Actually, don't help him.

06:30

Let's see if he's smart enough to win the money.

06:34

Will he be able to hold his breath long enough

06:36

to unscrew all four valves, or will he run out of time?

06:40

Did the water come out?

06:43

Hey, he did it.

06:44

While this guy is doing this intense challenge,

06:46

I want tell you about the greatest tasting chocolate on the planet.

06:48

Feastables.

06:49

Mack.

06:51

What do you think of Feastables?

06:52

Oh, it's my favorite.

06:55

Oh no, he's going for the one he just finished.

06:57

Hey, hey. No, no.

06:58

Do the other one, do the other one.

07:00

- You got to keep going. - There's four.

07:02

How much time is left?

07:04

Oh, three minutes.

07:06

Yeah.

07:06

He actually kind of just wasted, like, 30 seconds.

07:08

He could do this if you just hurries up.

07:11

Come on, catch your breath, let's go.

07:13

Mack, he's about to go under, go around this side, see if it opens.

07:20

He didn't do it yet. He didn't do it yet.

07:21

All right, keep turning.

07:24

- Oh, he did it. - Other side, other side.

07:29

- Oh my God. - Two down, two to go, baby.

07:32

All right. He's now making his way to the other side.

07:34

- You got to go swim down. - Oh my God

07:36

This is coming down to the wire.

07:38

I cannot imagine how absolutely exhausted he is right now.

07:44

Ok.

07:45

All right, so he has two minutes and 10 seconds to, right over here,

07:49

press that red button or his money will explode.

07:51

It's coming down to the wire.

07:53

You got it. You got it.

07:54

I don't know what to do.

07:55

Normally, we do cuts and edits, but this is like real time.

07:58

Everything I'm saying is making it.

08:00

- Oh, he's got less than two minutes. Bro. - There’s just two minutes.

08:02

- Hey, less than two minutes. - Go faster.

08:04

He's getting close, he's getting close.

08:07

He got it.

08:08

He just did it, he got all four.

08:10

He did it.

08:10

All right, the final door, a minute, 50 seconds.

08:12

All right, what now?

08:13

Now he has to open this door, run and press the button.

08:15

- How much time does he have? - Just under 2 minutes.

08:17

How is he going to pull this off?

08:18

I don't get it.

08:22

You're going to get wet if you stand there, you might want to back up.

08:24

Why?

08:25

Open it.

08:26

There is so much more water that still needs to drain.

08:31

- All right, Mack, hey. - Go faster.

08:33

Mack, in case he fails, that bomb will blow up,

08:35

so I need you to just, hide behind the sandbags over there if he messes up,

08:39

- Okay? - Okay.

08:40

Just trust me.

08:43

What do I do?

08:44

You have to unscrew all the latches.

08:46

Get him out of there, come on.

08:48

Almost a minute, come on, come on.

08:50

Bro...

08:51

I don't know if he's going to make it at this point.

08:52

The door stuck because there's too much water pressure.

08:55

He needs to wait for it to drain more.

08:57

Wait, Jimmy, the water is starting to come out the front door.

08:59

Turn it, turn it, turn it and pull it.

09:01

Pull it.

09:02

You got to go, buddy. You've got to go.

09:07

He's stuck in that one, he can't get it.

09:11

Something's wrong.

09:12

Bro, this is it. He's going to fail.

09:14

He can't figure out how to open the door.

09:15

He literally has 45 seconds to hit this button.

09:18

It stuck, come on.

09:20

Bro, he can't get these latches off to save his life.

09:22

Bro...

09:23

What is he doing?

09:28

Come on.

09:29

Come on. You got 30 seconds, come on, come on.

09:31

Go!

09:32

You have to slide through the door and hit the button.

09:35

Go faster. Go.

09:36

Go!

09:37

- Come on. - Come on.

09:38

Hurry, before the bomb blows up.

09:42

- Yeah! - Yeah!

09:45

And after he won

09:45

with 19 seconds left, we cleared the money out of the way the bomb,

09:48

and asked him what he was going to spend it on.

09:50

I'm having a baby tomorrow.

09:51

What?

09:52

And then we blew the building up.

09:54

Oh Gosh.

09:56

I hope you enjoy the explosion.

09:57

We have to make this video exactly 10 minutes. Goodbye.