Can A Bug Really Kill A Motorcyclist At Highway Speed? | MythBusters

Kari, Tory and Grant tackled two insect myths that sound completely unrelated until you realize they both boil down to the same fundamental question — how much can a bug actually do — testing first whether the impact force of an insect hitting an unprotected motorcyclist at highway speed could be enough to cause a fatal injury, consulting with a trauma surgeon to find out exactly what it would take and then building a high-speed impact rig to measure the force involved, and then building a three-chamber test environment, releasing over 5,000 houseflies, and finding out whether the old-fashioned trick of hanging bags of water to repel flies — something restaurants and farmers have sworn by for generations — actually keeps more flies away from food than nothing at all. Subscribe so you never miss an experiment:    / @mythbusterstvshow   Using science as their weapon and curiosity as their fuel, Hollywood special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman spent 14 seasons and 296 episodes testing the world's most popular myths, urban legends, and movie moments. From the Diet Coke & Mentos explosion to surviving an underwater car escape — if it can be tested, they'll test it. #MythBusters #AdamSavage #ScienceExperiments