What Happens When A Blind Driver Has A Drunk Navigator? | MythBusters

The news story that inspired this episode involved an actual blind driver caught behind the wheel twice in one week, and Adam and Jamie decided the only responsible response was to find out whether blind driving with a competent navigator is theoretically survivable — starting with themselves blindfolded and failing instantly, then bringing in a genuinely blind volunteer who, with calm and precise verbal instructions from Adam, navigated an obstacle course with surprising competence, and then introducing the variable that made the whole experiment genuinely alarming: a drunk navigator, whose slurred and delayed instructions caused the blind driver to perform exactly as erratically as if he were drunk himself, turning a confirmed result into one of the most pointed and practical safety demonstrations MythBusters ever produced — the conclusion being that blind driving works precisely as well as the person talking to you. 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