1 00:00:06,750 --> 00:00:08,552 -All right. You guys ready? -[Tory] I'm so excited. 2 00:00:08,585 --> 00:00:09,820 We just scared some birds away. 3 00:00:09,853 --> 00:00:11,655 [Faye] Think they're close to the silver hood. 4 00:00:11,688 --> 00:00:13,924 -Okay, we got some more action over here. -Look at this. 5 00:00:13,957 --> 00:00:16,893 [Tory] We got one, two, 6 00:00:16,927 --> 00:00:19,596 three, four, five, six. 7 00:00:19,630 --> 00:00:20,997 -[Bisi] Oh, wow. -[Faye] Okay, all right. 8 00:00:21,031 --> 00:00:22,833 [Bisi] Oh, they love this white one. 9 00:00:22,866 --> 00:00:24,000 You know what's cool about this 10 00:00:24,034 --> 00:00:25,569 is we're actually getting 11 00:00:25,602 --> 00:00:26,937 -some data. -[Faye] Oh, yeah. 12 00:00:26,970 --> 00:00:30,006 I mean, this is our control. We've lured them here, on purpose. 13 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,776 And they have the ability to poop anywhere they desire. 14 00:00:32,809 --> 00:00:34,111 -All right. -And it's sort of even. 15 00:00:34,145 --> 00:00:35,412 Looks like you got a lot of hit. 16 00:00:35,446 --> 00:00:37,448 -Yeah, we got a lot over here. -We're gonna be here a while. 17 00:00:39,316 --> 00:00:40,384 [opening theme music playing] 18 00:00:42,219 --> 00:00:43,354 -Yes! -Yeah! 19 00:00:43,387 --> 00:00:44,288 [narrator] Meet the team. 20 00:00:44,321 --> 00:00:45,589 [whooping] 21 00:00:45,622 --> 00:00:47,791 There's a potential that I could get electrocuted. 22 00:00:48,192 --> 00:00:49,059 [explosion] 23 00:00:50,227 --> 00:00:52,263 [narrator] With the mechanical expertise... 24 00:00:52,296 --> 00:00:55,166 More oxygen, more fuel. That makes more power. 25 00:00:55,199 --> 00:00:57,168 [narrator] to test all things automotive. 26 00:00:58,302 --> 00:00:59,670 [Bisi] It's almost like surgery. 27 00:00:59,703 --> 00:01:03,073 If I make a mistake we'll blow up the engine. 28 00:01:03,174 --> 00:01:05,942 [narrator] This is Motor MythBusters... 29 00:01:05,976 --> 00:01:08,212 [Faye] This is our job! 30 00:01:09,213 --> 00:01:10,247 [narrator] where science 31 00:01:11,548 --> 00:01:12,916 meets the streets. 32 00:01:22,193 --> 00:01:23,460 [bird squawking] 33 00:01:25,329 --> 00:01:27,898 So, if there's anything that I'm really very well known for, 34 00:01:27,931 --> 00:01:29,266 other than my love of Supras, 35 00:01:29,300 --> 00:01:31,302 um, is my love of birds. 36 00:01:31,335 --> 00:01:33,270 I'm a total crazy chicken lady. 37 00:01:33,304 --> 00:01:34,738 I have six chickens at home. 38 00:01:34,771 --> 00:01:36,540 So, I'm not just driving around with these birds for fun. 39 00:01:36,573 --> 00:01:38,975 I actually have a myth planned for these guys. 40 00:01:47,751 --> 00:01:49,052 Hey, guys. 41 00:01:49,085 --> 00:01:50,387 -Check out my birds. -Hey. 42 00:01:50,421 --> 00:01:52,456 -What? -Oh! 43 00:01:52,489 --> 00:01:54,658 -Oh, my gosh. -Aren't they adorable? 44 00:01:54,691 --> 00:01:56,393 -[Tory] Are they lovebirds? -[Faye] They are. 45 00:01:56,427 --> 00:01:57,994 [Tory] They look like they're in love. 46 00:01:58,028 --> 00:01:59,830 Well, I think that the shop needed some pets. 47 00:01:59,863 --> 00:02:01,798 -They are so beautiful. -[Faye laughing] 48 00:02:01,832 --> 00:02:02,899 -They look unreal. -No, no, no. 49 00:02:02,933 --> 00:02:04,335 Actually, I have a myth for you guys. 50 00:02:04,368 --> 00:02:06,737 There's a study done out of the UK that shows 51 00:02:06,770 --> 00:02:09,973 that birds tend to poop on red cars most. 52 00:02:10,006 --> 00:02:12,643 I don't believe that at all. 53 00:02:12,676 --> 00:02:16,247 I've heard that people who drive red cars get more tickets, 54 00:02:16,247 --> 00:02:19,250 but I've never heard birds poop more on red cars. 55 00:02:19,250 --> 00:02:20,917 Where does this data come from? 56 00:02:20,951 --> 00:02:23,587 So, in the study, over eleven hundred cars participated, 57 00:02:23,620 --> 00:02:26,056 five different cities, over a period of two days. 58 00:02:26,089 --> 00:02:28,259 And, of the cars that were pooped on, 59 00:02:28,292 --> 00:02:31,061 eighteen percent of the red cars got pooped on. 60 00:02:31,428 --> 00:02:32,463 Yeah. 61 00:02:32,496 --> 00:02:34,831 Fourteen percent of the blue cars got pooped on, 62 00:02:34,865 --> 00:02:37,268 eleven percent of the black cars got pooped on, 63 00:02:37,268 --> 00:02:39,002 seven percent of the white cars got pooped on 64 00:02:39,035 --> 00:02:40,537 and a three percent of the silverish, 65 00:02:40,571 --> 00:02:42,038 greyish cars got pooped on. 66 00:02:42,072 --> 00:02:43,740 So, who came up with this study? 67 00:02:43,774 --> 00:02:45,576 -Yeah. -That's the problem. 68 00:02:45,609 --> 00:02:46,943 It was a self-reported study. 69 00:02:46,977 --> 00:02:48,712 So, they called people and asked them, 70 00:02:48,745 --> 00:02:50,281 how often birds pooped on their cars 71 00:02:50,281 --> 00:02:51,782 and then what color cars they had. 72 00:02:51,815 --> 00:02:53,450 So, what's the myth here? 73 00:02:53,484 --> 00:02:55,286 That birds defecate more on red cars 74 00:02:55,319 --> 00:02:57,621 -than anything else? Oh. -Exactly. 75 00:02:57,654 --> 00:02:59,523 You know though, before we go any further 76 00:02:59,556 --> 00:03:01,958 maybe we should come up with an experiment ourselves 77 00:03:01,992 --> 00:03:03,927 to see what color birds poop on more. 78 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,195 You know, I concur. 79 00:03:05,296 --> 00:03:08,098 We have to find a place where we can have a variety of cars 80 00:03:08,131 --> 00:03:09,300 with lots of different colors. 81 00:03:09,333 --> 00:03:11,335 -Maybe a car lot. -That works. 82 00:03:11,368 --> 00:03:12,603 [Bisi] At least that may give us 83 00:03:12,636 --> 00:03:14,971 some preliminary data on bird pooping habits. 84 00:03:15,005 --> 00:03:16,340 Well, I already, kind of, 85 00:03:16,373 --> 00:03:18,141 partially started this test on my own 86 00:03:18,174 --> 00:03:20,677 and, uh, my blue car, got crapped on this morning. 87 00:03:20,711 --> 00:03:21,712 -Huh. -Huh. 88 00:03:26,983 --> 00:03:28,452 [Tory] We're down here looking at used cars 89 00:03:28,485 --> 00:03:30,821 'cause I'm gonna buy a used car. 90 00:03:30,854 --> 00:03:33,357 No. Actually, Bisi and I thought it might be a good idea 91 00:03:33,390 --> 00:03:35,526 to come to a place where cars have been parked for a while. 92 00:03:35,559 --> 00:03:37,328 We're gonna look at different colors of cars, 93 00:03:37,361 --> 00:03:39,330 see if birds have pooped on them, 94 00:03:39,363 --> 00:03:40,397 and take our data. 95 00:03:40,431 --> 00:03:41,532 Now I know what you're thinking 96 00:03:41,565 --> 00:03:44,034 car lots always wash their cars every day. 97 00:03:44,067 --> 00:03:46,337 But, we talked to the owners and they've agreed 98 00:03:46,337 --> 00:03:48,905 to not wash the cars until we're done with our experiment. 99 00:03:51,708 --> 00:03:53,410 So, here's a yellow car, 100 00:03:53,444 --> 00:03:54,611 tiny little bit of poop. 101 00:03:56,046 --> 00:03:57,381 I don't see any on this guy. 102 00:03:57,414 --> 00:03:58,449 -Do you? -[Bisi] Nah. 103 00:04:00,183 --> 00:04:01,117 [gasps] 104 00:04:01,151 --> 00:04:02,419 -Hey, look at that. -There is one. 105 00:04:02,453 --> 00:04:03,620 Nice runny one, too. 106 00:04:03,654 --> 00:04:05,389 That's... [laughs] 107 00:04:05,422 --> 00:04:06,990 [narrator] So, why this car lot? 108 00:04:07,023 --> 00:04:09,360 Well, the collection of various colored vehicles 109 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:10,961 will provide Tory and Bisi 110 00:04:10,994 --> 00:04:13,497 with ideas on how to conduct their own experiment. 111 00:04:13,530 --> 00:04:16,367 Like, how and where to place the targets 112 00:04:16,367 --> 00:04:18,935 to determine accurate defecation data. 113 00:04:25,676 --> 00:04:27,277 [Tory] I mean, the myth is all about 114 00:04:27,378 --> 00:04:29,446 red cars getting pooped on more, right? 115 00:04:30,013 --> 00:04:31,848 So, theoretically, 116 00:04:31,882 --> 00:04:34,385 this car should be covered in bird poop 117 00:04:34,718 --> 00:04:36,086 and it's not. 118 00:04:36,119 --> 00:04:38,422 Okay, there is a tiny little bit of bird poop. 119 00:04:38,455 --> 00:04:39,523 [Bisi] That's true. 120 00:04:39,556 --> 00:04:41,458 -So, mark that one down. -[Bisi] Yeah. 121 00:04:43,527 --> 00:04:44,861 Hey. [chuckles] 122 00:04:44,895 --> 00:04:46,697 -[Bisi] Oh. -This one, 123 00:04:46,730 --> 00:04:49,400 -[laughs] has got nailed. -That one has a lot. 124 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,001 [Bisi] But it's under a tree. 125 00:04:51,034 --> 00:04:51,968 [Tory] I know. 126 00:04:52,002 --> 00:04:54,571 -Okay, well, great truck, -Yep. 127 00:04:55,238 --> 00:04:56,407 destroyed. 128 00:04:56,407 --> 00:04:58,942 Birds destroyed it. 129 00:04:58,975 --> 00:05:01,745 You know, this may not have good evidence for us 130 00:05:01,778 --> 00:05:04,415 because we don't know if there's an influence 131 00:05:04,415 --> 00:05:07,584 of having a place to perch on defecation happening. 132 00:05:07,618 --> 00:05:09,953 I mean, I, uh, hundred percent agree 133 00:05:09,986 --> 00:05:12,022 that no matter what color the car is 134 00:05:12,055 --> 00:05:13,890 if you put something to perch over it 135 00:05:13,924 --> 00:05:17,093 the birds are gonna poop on that car more than the others. 136 00:05:17,127 --> 00:05:18,695 You know, what's interesting as we analyze 137 00:05:18,729 --> 00:05:20,897 what we observed here on the lot. 138 00:05:20,931 --> 00:05:23,634 We had more white cars here on the lot than any other vehicle. 139 00:05:23,667 --> 00:05:25,101 -[Tory] Right. -Nineteen. 140 00:05:25,135 --> 00:05:26,770 [Bisi] And three had matter. 141 00:05:26,803 --> 00:05:28,271 -About 15 percent. -[Tory] Fifteen percent. 142 00:05:28,304 --> 00:05:29,540 [Bisi] Which is pretty interesting. 143 00:05:29,573 --> 00:05:30,474 [Tory] And the red, 144 00:05:30,507 --> 00:05:32,142 the fact that there's only four cars 145 00:05:32,175 --> 00:05:33,544 and half of them 146 00:05:33,577 --> 00:05:35,812 -got crapped on. -[Bisi] Yeah. Mm-hm. 147 00:05:35,846 --> 00:05:39,450 So, you're saying that there's some plausibility to this myth. 148 00:05:39,483 --> 00:05:42,152 -It's quite possible. -This is interesting. 149 00:05:42,185 --> 00:05:43,987 [Bisi] The findings Tory and I got 150 00:05:44,020 --> 00:05:46,457 gave this myth some validation. 151 00:05:46,490 --> 00:05:47,958 [narrator] Meanwhile, Faye is getting 152 00:05:47,991 --> 00:05:49,893 the lowdown from an ornithologist 153 00:05:49,926 --> 00:05:52,696 on exactly how birds see colors. 154 00:05:54,330 --> 00:05:55,331 [Faye] Hi. Oh, my gosh. 155 00:05:55,365 --> 00:05:57,100 I'm so glad you could come here today. 156 00:05:57,133 --> 00:06:00,070 Because I have [exhales] this very pressing question 157 00:06:00,103 --> 00:06:01,705 -I'm trying to figure out. -Okay. 158 00:06:01,738 --> 00:06:03,540 Do birds poop more 159 00:06:03,574 --> 00:06:05,476 on [clicks tongue] red cars? 160 00:06:05,509 --> 00:06:06,477 What you think about this? 161 00:06:06,510 --> 00:06:08,244 In all honesty, I'm a little skeptical 162 00:06:08,278 --> 00:06:09,480 -of the myth. You know? -Okay. 163 00:06:09,513 --> 00:06:11,882 -So, birds are attracted to certain colors. -It's all right. 164 00:06:11,915 --> 00:06:13,316 -Okay. -So, that is true. 165 00:06:13,349 --> 00:06:15,018 Birds actually see more colors. 166 00:06:15,051 --> 00:06:16,820 We're actually missing 167 00:06:16,853 --> 00:06:18,822 colors that birds can see. 168 00:06:18,855 --> 00:06:20,891 So, as humans, we have three cones in our eyes. 169 00:06:20,924 --> 00:06:23,694 And these cones are basically what perceives light 170 00:06:23,727 --> 00:06:26,863 and sends that signal to our brain that we turn into color. 171 00:06:26,897 --> 00:06:31,001 But birds, they have another cone in the UV space. 172 00:06:31,034 --> 00:06:33,036 And so, birds actually have 173 00:06:33,069 --> 00:06:36,540 a whole nother dimension of color that we can't see. 174 00:06:36,573 --> 00:06:37,608 Whoa. All right. 175 00:06:37,641 --> 00:06:39,409 I see you brought like, all this equipment. 176 00:06:39,510 --> 00:06:40,544 What is this? 177 00:06:40,577 --> 00:06:42,946 So this is, um, some of the equipment that I use 178 00:06:42,979 --> 00:06:44,414 to measure bird color, 179 00:06:44,515 --> 00:06:46,416 called reflectance spectrophotometer. 180 00:06:46,517 --> 00:06:48,118 Light goes through this box, 181 00:06:48,151 --> 00:06:50,521 through the fiber optic cable. I point it at something, 182 00:06:50,554 --> 00:06:52,589 I mean, usually I'm pointing it at bird feathers. 183 00:06:52,623 --> 00:06:56,292 We're actually gonna see how is light reflecting off of these feathers. 184 00:06:56,326 --> 00:06:58,028 And then, I can actually put that 185 00:06:58,061 --> 00:06:59,763 through a model of avian vision. 186 00:06:59,796 --> 00:07:02,699 -Okay, so, this is car paint. -Yeah. 187 00:07:02,733 --> 00:07:05,201 -Let's see how it looks on our little -Yeah. 188 00:07:05,235 --> 00:07:07,971 -reflectance-- -[Allison] Spectrophotometer. 189 00:07:08,004 --> 00:07:11,808 Let's start with black which is pretty much a flat curve 190 00:07:11,842 --> 00:07:13,977 'cause, you know, black doesn't really have color. 191 00:07:14,010 --> 00:07:15,712 This is showing me all the stuff that i can't see 192 00:07:15,746 --> 00:07:17,347 that other birds can see. 193 00:07:17,380 --> 00:07:19,883 [Allison] That's right. I'm curious about this purple. 194 00:07:19,916 --> 00:07:23,887 Me too. Wow. I'm seeing quite a bit in the range that I can't see. 195 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:25,455 [Allison] Yeah. So, there's definitely 196 00:07:25,556 --> 00:07:27,558 -some UV color in this purple. -A lot of action. 197 00:07:27,558 --> 00:07:28,692 [Faye] Okay. 198 00:07:28,725 --> 00:07:29,993 [Allison] Silver, though, 199 00:07:30,026 --> 00:07:32,462 is kind of, highly reflective across the board. 200 00:07:32,563 --> 00:07:34,565 And, you know, this is gonna be very mirror-like. 201 00:07:34,565 --> 00:07:36,833 So, the more mirror-like a car is, 202 00:07:36,867 --> 00:07:38,735 that is definitely gonna attract birds. 203 00:07:38,769 --> 00:07:40,571 Especially, you know, certain times of year 204 00:07:40,604 --> 00:07:43,073 when the males are trying to like, fight off the other males. 205 00:07:43,106 --> 00:07:45,041 They're gonna try and get that male away. 206 00:07:45,075 --> 00:07:46,076 -Really? -I would. 207 00:07:46,109 --> 00:07:47,578 'Cause this one ranked the lowest 208 00:07:47,611 --> 00:07:49,580 in the, in the study. Fascinating. 209 00:07:49,613 --> 00:07:52,415 Red, yeah, this red has very little UV. 210 00:07:52,448 --> 00:07:54,350 But, some birds are attractive to red, 211 00:07:54,384 --> 00:07:56,987 typically, birds that feed on things like flowers and berries. 212 00:07:57,020 --> 00:07:58,488 Given everything that we've just 213 00:07:58,589 --> 00:07:59,756 -been talking about, -Yeah. 214 00:07:59,790 --> 00:08:01,725 what are the birds I'm gonna find around this area 215 00:08:01,758 --> 00:08:05,228 that are most prevalent and also, um, poop the most? 216 00:08:05,261 --> 00:08:07,297 [Allison] One of them is this Western Gull. 217 00:08:07,330 --> 00:08:08,999 So, you see a lot of them at the beach 218 00:08:09,032 --> 00:08:11,301 -but also in parking lots and things like that. -Mm-hm. 219 00:08:11,334 --> 00:08:14,605 We've got this, we call them rock pigeon as their official name 220 00:08:14,638 --> 00:08:15,672 that you see in the park. 221 00:08:15,706 --> 00:08:17,140 We have American crow 222 00:08:17,173 --> 00:08:19,910 and then this guy over here is an European starling. 223 00:08:19,943 --> 00:08:22,512 These love sitting on, like, telephone wires. 224 00:08:22,613 --> 00:08:25,782 So, you can imagine that these are gonna be over cars quite a lot. 225 00:08:25,816 --> 00:08:27,651 Absolutely. Telephone wires. 226 00:08:27,684 --> 00:08:28,952 All right. With all this information 227 00:08:28,985 --> 00:08:31,421 that you presented me with, if you were to guess 228 00:08:31,454 --> 00:08:34,357 which one of these colors they might poop on the most. 229 00:08:34,390 --> 00:08:36,459 My guess is gonna be it's more about the reflection 230 00:08:36,492 --> 00:08:39,663 than about being attracted to one particular color versus another. 231 00:08:39,696 --> 00:08:40,797 You know, think about like, 232 00:08:40,831 --> 00:08:42,032 a puppy seeing itself in the mirror 233 00:08:42,065 --> 00:08:43,634 -and trying to play with it. -Interesting. 234 00:08:43,634 --> 00:08:45,636 So, you think that for the sake of the study 235 00:08:45,669 --> 00:08:46,970 can birds actually, like, 236 00:08:47,003 --> 00:08:49,439 control when they, you know, poop? 237 00:08:49,472 --> 00:08:51,174 They definitely do have some control, you know. 238 00:08:51,207 --> 00:08:52,643 They don't wanna poop in their nest. 239 00:08:52,676 --> 00:08:54,144 You don't wanna poop in your house, right? 240 00:08:54,177 --> 00:08:56,680 -Yeah. -And they poop to defend themselves 241 00:08:56,713 --> 00:08:58,882 against other predators or things like that. 242 00:08:58,915 --> 00:09:00,684 But, you know, one thing, difference 243 00:09:00,717 --> 00:09:03,553 between our poop and bird poop is only one thing. 244 00:09:03,654 --> 00:09:05,255 There's no separate pee and poop. 245 00:09:05,288 --> 00:09:06,356 It's all mixed in. 246 00:09:06,389 --> 00:09:08,191 Their poop is, is pretty acidic. 247 00:09:08,224 --> 00:09:11,227 This is something that should be of concern for car paint. 248 00:09:11,261 --> 00:09:13,529 Well, thank you so much for your time. 249 00:09:13,563 --> 00:09:15,565 I feel like I learned how I'm gonna set up the study. 250 00:09:15,666 --> 00:09:17,100 Glad to do it. 251 00:09:17,133 --> 00:09:19,770 [Faye] I just learned a ton about how birds see light and color. 252 00:09:19,803 --> 00:09:23,073 I've gotta go digest this and really figure out a way with the team 253 00:09:23,106 --> 00:09:25,676 to set up the study in a way that's actually gonna be effective. 254 00:09:25,676 --> 00:09:26,810 That is good. 255 00:09:33,249 --> 00:09:34,685 -All right, boys. What do you got going on? -Hey. 256 00:09:34,685 --> 00:09:36,386 -I like your drawing. -Thank you. 257 00:09:36,419 --> 00:09:37,587 It is interesting. What-- 258 00:09:37,688 --> 00:09:38,755 I wanted to get the point across. 259 00:09:38,789 --> 00:09:40,691 Something emanating from the rear. 260 00:09:40,691 --> 00:09:42,092 -That's poop. Yeah. -Oh. 261 00:09:42,125 --> 00:09:43,226 Thinking of crap. 262 00:09:43,259 --> 00:09:45,561 I think we need to come up with our own test 263 00:09:45,595 --> 00:09:46,963 to see whether or not this data's true. 264 00:09:46,997 --> 00:09:48,598 Yeah. We're gonna have to. This is all on us. 265 00:09:48,699 --> 00:09:52,468 I think we should probably find a part of a vehicle 266 00:09:52,502 --> 00:09:53,737 that has the most real estate. 267 00:09:53,770 --> 00:09:55,138 -Like a hood. -Like a hood. 268 00:09:55,171 --> 00:09:56,572 Hm. Whole bunch of hoods. 269 00:09:56,606 --> 00:09:58,975 Yeah, we get a bunch of hoods and then paint them different colors. 270 00:09:59,009 --> 00:10:00,243 Well, but wait, okay. 271 00:10:00,276 --> 00:10:02,245 First of all, we gotta figure out how many colors we need. 272 00:10:02,278 --> 00:10:03,579 Second of all, we have to figure out 273 00:10:03,613 --> 00:10:05,782 how the heck do we get any birds to this area to begin with. 274 00:10:05,816 --> 00:10:08,151 Right, so the study was red, blue, white, 275 00:10:08,184 --> 00:10:10,520 -Green. -black, silver. 276 00:10:10,553 --> 00:10:13,623 I say we can go further, make a couple of them just wild. 277 00:10:13,656 --> 00:10:14,958 Maybe camo on one. 278 00:10:14,991 --> 00:10:16,326 I'm all about the camo. 279 00:10:16,359 --> 00:10:17,928 -Rainbow, I like that. -Rainbow. 280 00:10:17,961 --> 00:10:19,495 All right. So, just in case, 281 00:10:19,529 --> 00:10:20,764 [softly] they don't care at all. 282 00:10:20,797 --> 00:10:22,265 -That's true. -Can I throw in purple? 283 00:10:22,298 --> 00:10:23,599 'Cause purple's my favorite color. 284 00:10:23,633 --> 00:10:25,001 -Purple. Throw in purple. -Yeah, okay. 285 00:10:26,870 --> 00:10:27,938 We're gonna get 11 hoods. 286 00:10:27,971 --> 00:10:29,439 -Eleven hoods, okay. -[Faye] Yep. 287 00:10:29,472 --> 00:10:31,207 -All right. -And how do we space these out 288 00:10:31,241 --> 00:10:34,344 so that they could give us some decent data? 289 00:10:34,377 --> 00:10:35,979 What if we just lay them out on a grid? 290 00:10:36,012 --> 00:10:36,947 -Hm. -Ah. 291 00:10:36,980 --> 00:10:38,815 How much space do we want in between? 292 00:10:38,849 --> 00:10:40,784 I mean, do we, like, four to six feet? 293 00:10:40,817 --> 00:10:41,785 -'Cause I feel like... -Yeah. 294 00:10:41,818 --> 00:10:42,819 It's gotta be something. 295 00:10:42,853 --> 00:10:45,121 -It's a worthy and substantial space. -Okay. 296 00:10:45,155 --> 00:10:47,357 -Yeah. -Yes. So, how far up 297 00:10:47,390 --> 00:10:49,359 are we gonna putting our "telephone poles." 298 00:10:49,392 --> 00:10:50,660 -Uh, I would say, -"Telephone wires." 299 00:10:50,693 --> 00:10:52,662 maybe we do like, six feet above. 300 00:10:52,695 --> 00:10:53,897 Oh, that's pretty decent. 301 00:10:53,930 --> 00:10:56,132 -Right, so it's not too high, it's not too low. -Right. 302 00:10:56,166 --> 00:10:57,633 [Bisi] Maybe a couple across each. 303 00:10:57,667 --> 00:10:59,502 Yeah, where they wanna land and poop. 304 00:10:59,535 --> 00:11:02,205 And then maybe we could put some line above 305 00:11:02,238 --> 00:11:03,373 -each of the hoods. -I like that. 306 00:11:03,406 --> 00:11:04,808 So, they can defecate in comfort. 307 00:11:04,841 --> 00:11:05,809 And then they can land. 308 00:11:05,842 --> 00:11:07,477 -They have a place to land. -Yeah, of course. 309 00:11:07,510 --> 00:11:09,612 -This is such a ridiculous experiment. -I know. 310 00:11:09,645 --> 00:11:10,947 -But I'm-- -So much thought into it. 311 00:11:10,981 --> 00:11:13,149 We're thinking really hard about this. 312 00:11:13,183 --> 00:11:14,818 We're really excited about this one. 313 00:11:19,689 --> 00:11:21,291 [machine whirring] 314 00:11:21,324 --> 00:11:24,427 All right. We have our plan now for the bird poop experiment. 315 00:11:24,460 --> 00:11:27,563 Now, Bisi and Faye are working on the hoods. 316 00:11:27,597 --> 00:11:30,100 I need to build some telephone lines. 317 00:11:30,133 --> 00:11:32,502 Because we have our hoods so close together, 318 00:11:32,535 --> 00:11:35,271 we're not gonna be able to find telephone poles that close. 319 00:11:35,305 --> 00:11:38,341 So, I need to make my own and then this 320 00:11:38,374 --> 00:11:40,676 will give the birds something to land on. 321 00:11:40,710 --> 00:11:43,013 And then we'll be able to see 322 00:11:43,046 --> 00:11:45,215 which color they prefer to poop on. 323 00:11:49,820 --> 00:11:51,421 [narrator] So next they have to prep 324 00:11:51,454 --> 00:11:54,257 and paint a bunch of colored poop landing pads 325 00:11:54,290 --> 00:11:56,827 for their feathered friends. 326 00:11:56,860 --> 00:11:59,329 [Bisi] I'm about to sand this hood with 220 grit 327 00:11:59,362 --> 00:12:02,065 sandpaper on this beautiful wheel 328 00:12:02,098 --> 00:12:06,069 using compressed air as my accomplice. 329 00:12:06,102 --> 00:12:07,337 And the reason why I'm doing this 330 00:12:07,370 --> 00:12:09,906 is to get the paint to adhere to the hood. 331 00:12:12,608 --> 00:12:14,277 [Faye] I'm not gonna paint my hood. 332 00:12:14,310 --> 00:12:16,546 I'm gonna vinyl wrap it in camo. 333 00:12:16,579 --> 00:12:18,314 Oh, I'm not good at this. [laughs] 334 00:12:21,484 --> 00:12:23,987 And, this hood is done. 335 00:12:28,291 --> 00:12:31,227 We've got 11 hoods, all freshly painted 336 00:12:31,261 --> 00:12:33,063 and ready to be thrown to the birds. 337 00:12:33,864 --> 00:12:34,998 [eagle screeching] 338 00:12:36,432 --> 00:12:38,201 [Bisi] So, now we have this great lot. 339 00:12:38,234 --> 00:12:39,970 It's very conducive for what we're trying to do. 340 00:12:40,503 --> 00:12:42,305 I think we should 341 00:12:42,338 --> 00:12:44,640 place cinder blocks on the ground first. 342 00:12:44,674 --> 00:12:46,042 -Mm-hm. Yeah. -Then the hood, 343 00:12:46,076 --> 00:12:47,610 secure the hoods to those blocks, 344 00:12:47,643 --> 00:12:50,713 and on each end put those crazy devices 345 00:12:50,746 --> 00:12:52,382 -that Tory built. -[Faye laughs] 346 00:12:52,415 --> 00:12:54,450 Wind some wire across and we should be good. 347 00:12:54,484 --> 00:12:55,886 So, what do you say we just 348 00:12:55,919 --> 00:12:57,120 -put them out randomly. -Yeah. 349 00:12:57,153 --> 00:12:58,621 And then, we're not favoring 350 00:12:58,654 --> 00:13:00,123 one color over another. 351 00:13:00,156 --> 00:13:01,391 -Sounds good. -All right. 352 00:13:12,568 --> 00:13:13,803 [Faye] So, as you can see behind me 353 00:13:13,904 --> 00:13:15,171 we're almost done laying out the hoods. 354 00:13:15,205 --> 00:13:16,239 We have one more left to go. 355 00:13:16,272 --> 00:13:18,174 Then we're gonna put out all this amazing bird food 356 00:13:18,208 --> 00:13:20,410 and string up our "power lines." 357 00:13:20,443 --> 00:13:22,712 And I'm pretty stoked. I'm feeling pretty positive about this. 358 00:13:22,745 --> 00:13:24,680 Already we are seeing and hearing 359 00:13:24,714 --> 00:13:26,482 all sorts of birds in the area. 360 00:13:26,516 --> 00:13:28,551 And I think that they cannot wait for us to put out our food 361 00:13:28,584 --> 00:13:29,920 and come feast. 362 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,488 And, um, lay some waste. 363 00:13:32,522 --> 00:13:33,723 I'm pretty excited! 364 00:13:39,362 --> 00:13:41,031 [Faye] So, we're spreading around these mealworms 365 00:13:41,064 --> 00:13:42,165 because these are gonna lure in 366 00:13:42,198 --> 00:13:44,167 the most common types of birds in Southern California, 367 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:45,735 crows and pigeons. 368 00:13:45,768 --> 00:13:48,338 And, we're near the beach, so there's gonna be tons of seagulls. 369 00:13:48,371 --> 00:13:49,372 [Bisi] You're right. 370 00:13:50,773 --> 00:13:52,475 -Oh, the smell. -[Faye] Ew! 371 00:13:53,576 --> 00:13:55,946 [Faye] Are we to find 18 pieces of crap on one hood 372 00:13:55,946 --> 00:13:58,214 and like, 14 pieces of crap on another hood? 373 00:13:58,248 --> 00:14:01,584 Is red the most popular color or is camo the best? 374 00:14:01,617 --> 00:14:04,420 Who knows? But we'll be able to draw some conclusions 375 00:14:04,454 --> 00:14:05,555 in about 30 days. 376 00:14:06,856 --> 00:14:08,959 Okay, we've got some time on our hands. 377 00:14:08,959 --> 00:14:11,161 So, while we wait, I've got an idea. 378 00:14:11,194 --> 00:14:13,129 Let's turn this myth upside down 379 00:14:13,163 --> 00:14:14,697 and see if we can find ways 380 00:14:14,730 --> 00:14:17,467 to stop birds from pooping on our cars. 381 00:14:17,500 --> 00:14:18,969 I wonder if there's any way if we can like, 382 00:14:19,002 --> 00:14:20,536 specifically repel birds 383 00:14:20,570 --> 00:14:22,205 from every car. 384 00:14:22,238 --> 00:14:23,639 What if we each come up 385 00:14:23,673 --> 00:14:25,976 with our own unique invention 386 00:14:25,976 --> 00:14:28,111 that keeps birds from pooping on our cars? 387 00:14:28,144 --> 00:14:29,312 It'll be a little competition. 388 00:14:29,345 --> 00:14:30,346 -Oh. -Oh. 389 00:14:30,380 --> 00:14:32,048 I'm so down. I love that idea. 390 00:14:32,082 --> 00:14:34,350 I have the perfect repellant. 391 00:14:34,384 --> 00:14:37,120 I'm gonna have to put some brain power behind this because normally 392 00:14:37,153 --> 00:14:39,522 I try to attract birds to me, not repel them. 393 00:14:39,555 --> 00:14:40,856 But, uh, that's right. 394 00:14:40,890 --> 00:14:43,493 I'm, I'm down for a competition. I love this. 395 00:14:43,526 --> 00:14:45,528 How are we gonna judge who wins? 396 00:14:45,561 --> 00:14:46,862 -Well. -Well, least amount of poop. 397 00:14:46,896 --> 00:14:48,164 Who gets pooped on the least? 398 00:14:48,198 --> 00:14:50,033 -Yeah, duh. That's perfect. -Yep. 399 00:14:50,066 --> 00:14:51,867 Nothing will come near my hood. 400 00:14:52,868 --> 00:14:54,804 -Nothing. Not even humans. -Really? 401 00:14:54,837 --> 00:14:57,007 Bisi's gonna just set a bed out there and just, 402 00:14:57,007 --> 00:14:59,442 every time a bird comes, "Get away from my hood." 403 00:15:01,277 --> 00:15:02,478 All right, guys, let's get to it. 404 00:15:06,916 --> 00:15:08,284 [Tory] All right, this is exciting 405 00:15:08,318 --> 00:15:11,021 because each of us are gonna come up with our own technique 406 00:15:11,021 --> 00:15:13,456 to keep birds from pooping on our cars. 407 00:15:13,489 --> 00:15:16,459 Now, my technique is lasers. 408 00:15:17,627 --> 00:15:19,895 Why? Well, cats go crazy for them. 409 00:15:19,929 --> 00:15:22,465 So, I'm hoping there's an adverse effect on birds. 410 00:15:22,498 --> 00:15:25,301 The plan is, I'm gonna take all my laser beams. 411 00:15:25,335 --> 00:15:26,402 How many do we have here? 412 00:15:26,436 --> 00:15:28,271 We've got 55 total. 413 00:15:28,304 --> 00:15:29,839 [Tory] Put them across the hood, 414 00:15:29,872 --> 00:15:31,474 glue them down, turn them on, 415 00:15:31,507 --> 00:15:32,742 and when the birds fly over 416 00:15:32,775 --> 00:15:34,144 they'll look down, see the lasers 417 00:15:34,177 --> 00:15:35,445 and it'll scare them off. 418 00:15:35,478 --> 00:15:37,447 So, I'll set up these solar panels 419 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,515 and they'll stay on 24/7. 420 00:15:39,549 --> 00:15:42,052 It's gonna be like, an explosion of lasers. 421 00:15:46,889 --> 00:15:49,092 [laughs] Scary already. 422 00:15:49,125 --> 00:15:50,926 I typically would have something really 423 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,063 verbose and crazy and mechanical. 424 00:15:53,063 --> 00:15:54,664 But you know what, sometimes, 425 00:15:54,697 --> 00:15:56,866 you have to go to the basics. 426 00:15:56,899 --> 00:15:59,869 And you can't get any more basic than what I have here. 427 00:15:59,902 --> 00:16:02,272 In real life, owls are natural predators. 428 00:16:02,305 --> 00:16:05,775 So, these owl statues should be a pretty good deterrent. 429 00:16:05,808 --> 00:16:08,111 This actually works for my own workshop. 430 00:16:08,144 --> 00:16:11,214 There will be no poop whatsoever on this hood. 431 00:16:12,815 --> 00:16:13,883 All right. So, I actually think that 432 00:16:13,916 --> 00:16:15,185 I'm gonna dominate this competition 433 00:16:15,218 --> 00:16:16,619 because I'm gonna use a technique 434 00:16:16,652 --> 00:16:18,454 that I actually use in my home garden 435 00:16:18,488 --> 00:16:20,290 for keeping the deer off of my vegetables. 436 00:16:20,323 --> 00:16:21,591 And that is, 437 00:16:21,624 --> 00:16:23,626 motion-activated squirters. 438 00:16:23,659 --> 00:16:25,861 And, I'm actually gonna utilize 439 00:16:25,895 --> 00:16:28,098 the washer squirters on this hood. 440 00:16:28,098 --> 00:16:31,101 So, I've got my, uh, under hood liner removed 441 00:16:31,101 --> 00:16:33,536 and I'm actually just gonna go ahead and reverse these. 442 00:16:33,569 --> 00:16:36,239 So normally they are facing towards the windshield. 443 00:16:36,272 --> 00:16:37,607 [chuckles] 444 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:38,974 Facing the hood. 445 00:16:39,008 --> 00:16:40,610 [laughs heartily] So, I've got, 446 00:16:40,643 --> 00:16:42,378 both washer squirters. 447 00:16:42,412 --> 00:16:43,813 I need the motion detectors. 448 00:16:43,846 --> 00:16:46,249 So, bird lands, motion activation, 449 00:16:46,282 --> 00:16:49,619 they get sprayed, they go away. Also, if they do poop 450 00:16:49,652 --> 00:16:51,654 the spray [softly] might clean it off. 451 00:16:51,687 --> 00:16:53,323 So, even if I don't win legit, 452 00:16:53,923 --> 00:16:54,990 I'm gonna win. 453 00:16:55,024 --> 00:16:57,593 Uh, hey, uh, hey, Tory! 454 00:16:57,627 --> 00:16:59,162 -Come here for a sec. -Yes. 455 00:16:59,195 --> 00:17:00,963 I need a hand lifting up this hood. 456 00:17:01,597 --> 00:17:03,032 Hey. [laughs] 457 00:17:03,133 --> 00:17:04,267 [Faye laughs] 458 00:17:05,235 --> 00:17:07,337 It is time to see if it works. 459 00:17:08,338 --> 00:17:10,173 Here, give me some more smoke. 460 00:17:10,206 --> 00:17:11,374 Here comes the drop. 461 00:17:11,407 --> 00:17:12,575 [mimicking beats] 462 00:17:13,509 --> 00:17:14,410 Oh, yeah. 463 00:17:14,444 --> 00:17:15,411 Oh, yeah. 464 00:17:17,513 --> 00:17:18,914 Okay, my hood's complete. 465 00:17:18,948 --> 00:17:21,016 I can't wait to try this out in the field. 466 00:17:21,050 --> 00:17:23,219 [narrator] But first, they've gotta see the results 467 00:17:23,253 --> 00:17:25,255 of their bird poop test. 468 00:17:33,028 --> 00:17:34,264 [birds chirping] 469 00:17:38,434 --> 00:17:39,935 [Faye] So we are back at the bird poop lot. 470 00:17:39,969 --> 00:17:41,771 It has been 30 days and now we're making 471 00:17:41,804 --> 00:17:43,939 our final tabulation of poop on hoods. 472 00:17:44,607 --> 00:17:46,576 [Tory] Whoa, look at this. 473 00:17:46,609 --> 00:17:49,345 And so we're gonna finally see if there's truth to this myth. 474 00:17:49,379 --> 00:17:51,847 [Bisi] Oh, I see some stuff. 475 00:17:51,881 --> 00:17:53,949 Do birds prefer to poop on red cars? 476 00:17:53,983 --> 00:17:56,286 Wow, okay, that's interesting. 477 00:17:56,319 --> 00:17:57,520 Do they? I don't know. 478 00:17:57,553 --> 00:17:59,522 You don't know. We're about to find out. 479 00:17:59,555 --> 00:18:01,691 [Faye] Okay, we got some action over here. 480 00:18:01,724 --> 00:18:03,193 -[Tory] Ten turds. -On the white. 481 00:18:03,193 --> 00:18:04,860 -Three, four, five, six, seven. -Four, five, six, seven. 482 00:18:04,894 --> 00:18:06,496 [Tory] Wow, all right. 483 00:18:06,529 --> 00:18:07,930 Is that one there? That's one. 484 00:18:07,963 --> 00:18:09,765 [Bisi] Okay, rainbow. 485 00:18:09,799 --> 00:18:10,933 [Faye] Okay. 486 00:18:10,966 --> 00:18:13,102 -[Tory] Yellow. -[Faye] One. That's it. 487 00:18:13,203 --> 00:18:14,470 That is crazy. 488 00:18:14,504 --> 00:18:16,272 The poop is camouflaged. 489 00:18:16,306 --> 00:18:18,208 Whose idea was camouflage? 490 00:18:18,241 --> 00:18:20,443 [Faye clears throat] 491 00:18:20,476 --> 00:18:22,845 -Wow, the red got a lot. -[Bisi] Yeah, it did. 492 00:18:22,878 --> 00:18:24,514 -[Tory] Is this one? Yeah, definitely. -[Bisi] Yes, it is. 493 00:18:25,648 --> 00:18:27,116 [Bisi] Wow. 494 00:18:27,217 --> 00:18:28,818 All right, should we, uh, 495 00:18:28,851 --> 00:18:31,120 -tally up our numbers and see -[Bisi sighs] Yes. 496 00:18:31,221 --> 00:18:32,722 -who's the winner? -[Faye] We shall. 497 00:18:32,755 --> 00:18:35,225 [Faye] The results are totally unexpected. 498 00:18:35,258 --> 00:18:37,893 The ornithologist felt that silver would be their favorite 499 00:18:37,927 --> 00:18:39,862 as it was the most reflective color. 500 00:18:39,895 --> 00:18:42,298 And even taking into account the wavelength of light 501 00:18:42,332 --> 00:18:43,999 the birds can see that we can't, 502 00:18:44,033 --> 00:18:45,835 there's no statistical correlation 503 00:18:45,868 --> 00:18:47,337 with the color spectrum. 504 00:18:47,370 --> 00:18:49,505 But personally, I'm pretty happy with the results. 505 00:18:51,407 --> 00:18:53,876 [Bisi] Long story short, look at the top three. 506 00:18:53,909 --> 00:18:55,245 Still purple, white 507 00:18:55,711 --> 00:18:57,447 and the red. 508 00:18:59,882 --> 00:19:03,085 So, the myth that red cars attract more bird poop 509 00:19:03,118 --> 00:19:04,787 -is busted. -Hundred percent. 510 00:19:04,820 --> 00:19:06,055 I agree with you. 511 00:19:06,088 --> 00:19:07,390 -Nice work. -Thank you. 512 00:19:07,423 --> 00:19:10,393 We determined that red being the most popular is busted. 513 00:19:10,426 --> 00:19:11,794 Birds do not prefer to poop more 514 00:19:11,827 --> 00:19:13,663 on red hoods than any others. 515 00:19:13,696 --> 00:19:15,865 [Tory] So, pooping on red cars is busted. 516 00:19:16,799 --> 00:19:18,100 But this is MythBusters. 517 00:19:18,133 --> 00:19:19,602 We're not gonna leave it like that. 518 00:19:19,635 --> 00:19:21,471 All right. Okay. 519 00:19:21,504 --> 00:19:24,139 This is gonna freak those birds out. 520 00:19:24,173 --> 00:19:26,276 They're not gonna know what hit them. 521 00:19:26,309 --> 00:19:28,644 Now, we're gonna try something completely different. 522 00:19:28,678 --> 00:19:30,413 We're gonna see if we can repel birds 523 00:19:30,446 --> 00:19:32,147 with our ingenious gadgets. 524 00:19:32,181 --> 00:19:33,583 [Faye] So, just like in our first test 525 00:19:33,616 --> 00:19:35,451 we are gonna leave these here for 30 days 526 00:19:35,485 --> 00:19:38,087 and see if there's any poop on any of them. 527 00:19:38,120 --> 00:19:40,089 And whoever has the most poop is the loser. 528 00:19:40,122 --> 00:19:42,858 Hopefully, there's some of us that don't have any poop. 529 00:19:42,892 --> 00:19:44,193 [Tory] Those are all lasers. 530 00:19:44,294 --> 00:19:45,695 -You're kidding me? -No. 531 00:19:45,728 --> 00:19:46,996 So, basically I'm gonna have like a, 532 00:19:47,029 --> 00:19:48,764 an array of lasers shooting straight up. 533 00:19:48,798 --> 00:19:50,800 So, I'm hoping they'll look down and go, 534 00:19:50,833 --> 00:19:53,102 "What the hell is that?" and then fly away. 535 00:19:53,135 --> 00:19:54,870 And go hang out with their friends. 536 00:19:55,538 --> 00:19:57,307 No, natural predator. 537 00:19:57,340 --> 00:19:58,674 You're like, a high-tech guy. 538 00:19:58,708 --> 00:20:00,009 I thought you might go with something 539 00:20:00,042 --> 00:20:01,377 a little bit higher tech. 540 00:20:01,411 --> 00:20:03,646 But you what, simplicity sometimes rules. 541 00:20:05,348 --> 00:20:07,883 Okay. I got some motion detectors here. 542 00:20:07,917 --> 00:20:08,851 -I see. -Yeah. 543 00:20:08,884 --> 00:20:10,386 Some proximity sensors going on here. 544 00:20:10,420 --> 00:20:13,155 Exactly. So when the birds land on the wire, 545 00:20:13,188 --> 00:20:14,657 -Okay. -then, uh, 546 00:20:14,690 --> 00:20:16,726 -the sensors-- -Will call you? 547 00:20:16,759 --> 00:20:17,860 -Yeah. Exactly. -Oh. 548 00:20:17,893 --> 00:20:19,562 And then I'll come over and scare them away. 549 00:20:19,595 --> 00:20:20,730 Yeah, exactly. Yeah. 550 00:20:20,763 --> 00:20:22,197 -Good luck with that. -Mm-hm. Yeah. 551 00:20:22,231 --> 00:20:23,666 Yeah. No problem. Will do. 552 00:20:23,699 --> 00:20:25,200 My predictions, 553 00:20:25,234 --> 00:20:27,303 no bird poop on this hood. 554 00:20:27,337 --> 00:20:30,239 Lots of failures to the left and right of me. 555 00:20:31,374 --> 00:20:33,142 [Tory] Well, we're all set. 556 00:20:33,175 --> 00:20:34,810 And I guess in 30 days we'll come back 557 00:20:34,844 --> 00:20:36,078 and crown me the victor. 558 00:20:36,111 --> 00:20:38,080 [chuckles] He means me the victor. 559 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:45,588 [birds squawking] 560 00:20:47,423 --> 00:20:49,325 -So it's been a month. -[Faye] I know. 561 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:50,493 I'm really excited, you guys. 562 00:20:50,526 --> 00:20:52,762 I just hope that you guys are ready 563 00:20:52,795 --> 00:20:55,598 to, uh, witness me crushing you 564 00:20:55,631 --> 00:20:57,066 -[Bisi] Oh. -with my invention. 565 00:20:58,768 --> 00:21:00,370 [Tory] Wow, that's impressive. 566 00:21:00,403 --> 00:21:01,637 [Bisi] That's amazing. 567 00:21:01,671 --> 00:21:02,938 -Let's take a look. -Wait a second. 568 00:21:02,972 --> 00:21:04,507 Wait a second. Wait a second. Oh, crap! 569 00:21:04,540 --> 00:21:06,275 You got one little piece of poop. 570 00:21:06,376 --> 00:21:07,610 -Okay. -No, I got a few. 571 00:21:07,643 --> 00:21:09,011 -Oh. -Ah, careful. 572 00:21:09,779 --> 00:21:11,146 -You got one there. -Okay. 573 00:21:11,180 --> 00:21:12,615 [Faye] Oh, crap. 574 00:21:12,648 --> 00:21:15,250 Literally, crap. 575 00:21:15,284 --> 00:21:17,252 -[Faye] This is not good. -Let's count them up. 576 00:21:17,286 --> 00:21:18,454 [Faye] One, two, three, 577 00:21:18,488 --> 00:21:19,655 -four, five, six, -I got 13. 578 00:21:20,690 --> 00:21:22,257 Okay, on to Congress. 579 00:21:22,291 --> 00:21:24,126 -All right, the Congress. -Congress. 580 00:21:24,159 --> 00:21:25,695 All right, we got one. 581 00:21:25,728 --> 00:21:27,296 -How dare they? -Two. 582 00:21:28,398 --> 00:21:30,500 -Three, four, five. -[Faye laughs] 583 00:21:30,533 --> 00:21:31,467 -[Bisi] Four. -What's that? 584 00:21:31,501 --> 00:21:32,768 -That looks like a poop. -[Bisi] No. 585 00:21:32,802 --> 00:21:35,638 Circle it. That's a poop. That's a poop. 586 00:21:35,671 --> 00:21:38,541 That's a poop on the back of the owl. 587 00:21:38,574 --> 00:21:39,975 That's how scared they were. 588 00:21:40,009 --> 00:21:41,243 -Oh, man. -Okay, that's six. 589 00:21:42,177 --> 00:21:43,813 -All right. -Moving on to lasers. 590 00:21:44,814 --> 00:21:47,249 -Three, four, five, six. -Three, four, 591 00:21:47,583 --> 00:21:48,884 five, six, 592 00:21:48,918 --> 00:21:50,586 seven, eight, nine, ten. 593 00:21:51,153 --> 00:21:52,555 Eleven. All right. 594 00:21:52,588 --> 00:21:54,056 Eleven, what? 595 00:21:54,089 --> 00:21:55,691 Well, ah! 596 00:21:55,725 --> 00:21:57,827 Good job, Bisi. I wanna, 597 00:21:57,860 --> 00:22:00,162 -I wanna say congratulations -As much-- 598 00:22:00,195 --> 00:22:01,897 -for winning the competition. -Thank you. 599 00:22:01,931 --> 00:22:05,468 Uh, I'm happy to be a runner up, second place. 600 00:22:05,501 --> 00:22:06,902 [grunts] Feels good. 601 00:22:07,503 --> 00:22:09,171 Ah, I have nothing to say. 602 00:22:12,442 --> 00:22:13,943 All right, so as far as the myth goes, 603 00:22:13,976 --> 00:22:15,778 uh, totally busted on whether or not 604 00:22:15,811 --> 00:22:18,548 birds are actually attracted to red cars more than any other cars. 605 00:22:18,581 --> 00:22:21,551 Awesome. Seems like owls are the winner. 606 00:22:21,584 --> 00:22:23,719 Uh, and I suppose I should be like, upset about that 607 00:22:23,753 --> 00:22:26,722 but, I don't know, I'm, I'm like a super low-tech loving person. 608 00:22:26,756 --> 00:22:28,624 So, like, even though I lost 609 00:22:28,658 --> 00:22:30,460 I'm actually, like, still kinda stoked. 610 00:22:30,460 --> 00:22:32,662 Like, technology's not always the answer. 611 00:22:32,695 --> 00:22:34,930 [Bisi] See, the perfect invention would be 612 00:22:34,964 --> 00:22:37,667 some type of contraption that when you park, 613 00:22:37,700 --> 00:22:40,470 just like exotic, luxury cars from Europe, 614 00:22:40,470 --> 00:22:42,472 the owls will just emerge from the hood. 615 00:22:42,505 --> 00:22:45,174 And your Victorias will keep away 616 00:22:45,207 --> 00:22:47,076 matter from your vehicle. 617 00:22:47,109 --> 00:22:48,177 I think you're onto something. 618 00:22:48,210 --> 00:22:50,112 I think so as well. I'll think about that. 619 00:22:50,145 --> 00:22:52,014 Do you need some seed money? 620 00:22:52,047 --> 00:22:53,849 -Literally, I do. I like that. -Seed money. 621 00:22:56,151 --> 00:22:57,319 [Faye] Fold up owls. 622 00:22:59,489 --> 00:23:00,355 [Faye screaming] 623 00:23:00,389 --> 00:23:01,991 [all laughing] 624 00:23:02,024 --> 00:23:03,258 Turn that damn thing off.