Can You Really Drive On A Flat Tire Stuffed With Straw? | MythBusters

MythBusters — S9 E9 "Fixing a Flat" — Aired June 8, 2011 Every driver has had the nightmare scenario at least once — a flat tire with no spare in sight — and Adam and Jamie decided to find out what a stranded person could realistically improvise from materials found roadside, starting by removing the wheel entirely and stuffing the tire with straw before remounting it, watching it perform reasonably well through one lap before starting to lose its stuffing, then trying to lash a branch underneath the flat running front to back, watching that fail at the first speed bump, and finally cutting a section of log to size, rounding it as best they could, and mounting it directly in place of the wheel to find out whether nature itself could get a car home when nothing else in the trunk could help. 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