Grossest MythBusters Myth

During our Nov. 9 live stream, Tested channel member Cole Johnson asked Adam, "What myth grossed you out the most?" Well! Adam had a truly meaty answer to THAT question (pun intended). Thank you, Cole, for your question and support! Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, such as asking Adam a question:

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[elessartelcontar]

The phrase "They were no longer... Pigs. They were pig-shaped mounds of hairy, bony pudding" is the most lovecraftian thing I ever heard in real life

[HauntedTexasHunters]

"He did not sit on the pig, because on was no longer an option. It was more like...among."
Oh...oh no...

[ShadowAkatora]

You know it's gonna be a good one if someone looks at their watch and says: "Yeah, I got time to tell this story"

[TheTrimed]

The fact that Neil was 50 feet away cracking up is the best visual.

[sonoftheseventh]

I absolutely love the "Stinky Car" episode, and the fact you kept the Corvette seller's reaction to the horrors you were about to inflict upon this iconic model of muscle car. I'll watch that whole episode just to see that gentleman's expression change from "Sweet, I got paid in cash AND it's going to be on TV? Nice!" to "I cannot mentally process what you guys are going to do to this vehicle... ..."

[Echoes_AJ]

I swear I could smell it in my living room when it aired. I was surprised the episode even aired at all. I learned later that the episode didn't actually "air", it outgassed.

[rexmons]

For anyone wondering what the result was from that episode, they were NOT able to get the smell out mostly because the rotting pig soup caused the seats to start decomposing too.

[Galf]

"5000 bucks not enough to go through that"
Where's Steve-O when you need him

[Thxsober]

I remember first hearing this urban myth when I was in 8th grade in 1971. The myth was: "An old guy in the next county bought a brand new Corvette in June drove home, parked in his garage and had a fatal heart attack and no one found him until Sep. The Corvette only had 33 miles, the whole interior was replaced, but the smell made the car unsellable."

[rifterx]

The pigs in the car myth was exactly the one that first came to mind when I saw the title. That episode has stuck in my mind for years. The most impressive bit for me was the fact they were able to find a company that specialized in cleaning that kind of mess. I would not have even known how to find this kind of company.

[treefiddy]

My favorite statement was "I dont remember if we put clothes on them or not"
These guys live some weird lives.

[RichCommander]

I am continually impressed with how well Adam remembers names

[effen_aey_man]

The way he describes it you can tell he still sees what was left of the pigs whenever he thinks about this myth

Edit: Thanks RovingTroll

[BulletNoseBetty]

I could relate to this story 100%. I used to do body removals in the funeral industry and I've done coroner's calls where the deceased had been dead for three months or so. Everything Adam says is SO accurate.

[Xb_NameThatWork]

I just imagine

Guy: you have any dead pigs will pay you
Farmer: yeah i gut one
Guy: ok well we actually need 2
Farmer: did i say 1 i meant 2.. I definitely have 2 dead pigs

[davidp]

"Hairy, boney pudding."

I loved this episode.

[yootoob]

"First Dead Animal Myth" So many implications, so little time.

[Betterhose]

I have some similar stories.
I worked on a turkey farm for 4 years. During my time there, another turkey farmer had passed away and we offered his family to take care of his livestock and the entire operation.
This guy regularly butchered some of his turkeys to sell in his wife's shop. Apparently, 2 weeks before he passed, he had slaughtered 8 birds but found something suspicious which the vet was supposed to take a look at.

The vet didn't show up in time, the farmer passed away and everyone forgot about that room with the decomposing birds in it.
We discovered this room only because of the stench that came from it. The carcasses were 6-7 weeks old by then.
It wasn't meant for storing meat so there was no refrigeration or cooling.

I wanted to take care of this situation so I put on a hazmat suit and a respirator mask (which I used when handling pesticides) and went in.
The entire room was full of insects and maggots. The floor was covered with blood that had turned brown and sticky and smeary. Body parts (from turkeys) were scattered everywhere. I'm not even going to try to describe the smell...
Fortunately, the floor and walls were tiled, which made the cleaning much easier. I got rid of the larger "chunks" first, used some strong cleaning-acid on all surfaces and cleaned out the rest with a pressure washer.

I was quite successful. This room is now used to store chemicals and pesticides (because of the tiled floor and walls) and no one knows what it used to look/smell like and what I had to go through. 😄

[Makujah_]

"You would hate your tongue for the rest of your life!"
Potentially, for the rest of your very short and infected life