Is Driving Exhausted Really As Dangerous As Driving Drunk? | MythBusters

Kari and Tory each drank precisely enough to bring their blood alcohol content to just under the legal limit, drove Grant's custom city and highway course, recorded every mistake and lane crossing, then sobered up, stayed awake in the workshop for 30 consecutive hours with no caffeine or stimulants of any kind, and drove the exact same course again the following morning to find out whether the impairment produced by serious sleep deprivation is measurably comparable to the impairment produced by alcohol, because the Build Team doesn't make safety claims without running the actual numbers, and the numbers in this episode are the kind that make you think differently about every long drive you have ever taken after a short night. 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