1 00:00:07,375 --> 00:00:08,750 [fire roaring] 2 00:00:08,875 --> 00:00:11,042 - Here in The Forge, we have seen smiths make hundreds 3 00:00:11,125 --> 00:00:15,333 of weapons throughout history. 4 00:00:15,500 --> 00:00:18,958 But now, we're asking them to build some of the biggest, 5 00:00:19,042 --> 00:00:21,833 most complex, and terrifying weapons 6 00:00:21,917 --> 00:00:23,708 ever seen on the battlefield. 7 00:00:23,833 --> 00:00:26,417 The ballista, a battering ram. 8 00:00:26,542 --> 00:00:28,208 [all shout] 9 00:00:28,292 --> 00:00:30,417 - You guys have taken the castle. 10 00:00:30,500 --> 00:00:34,792 With $20,000 on the line, four teams of expert builders, 11 00:00:34,917 --> 00:00:37,167 featuring all kinds of skill sets, 12 00:00:37,292 --> 00:00:41,000 will enter into a completely different arena, 13 00:00:41,083 --> 00:00:42,458 where they will be put to the test to construct 14 00:00:42,542 --> 00:00:44,208 some of the most difficult weapons 15 00:00:44,292 --> 00:00:46,542 ever seen on "Forged in Fire." 16 00:00:46,708 --> 00:00:48,000 - Oh my god, come on. 17 00:00:48,125 --> 00:00:50,333 This is driving me absolutely insane. 18 00:00:50,417 --> 00:00:52,583 - Holy smoke! 19 00:00:52,708 --> 00:00:55,083 - Whoo! 20 00:00:55,083 --> 00:00:59,000 - This is Instruments of Death. 21 00:00:59,083 --> 00:01:02,208 [rock music] 22 00:01:02,333 --> 00:01:04,958 ♪ ♪ 23 00:01:05,083 --> 00:01:07,208 - We are The Flying Monkeys. 24 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:08,875 I'm Daniel Fagergren. 25 00:01:09,042 --> 00:01:10,667 I'm the chief ranger at Zion National Park. 26 00:01:10,708 --> 00:01:11,708 And this is Kory Heaton. 27 00:01:11,792 --> 00:01:12,875 And he's a cabinet maker. 28 00:01:12,958 --> 00:01:14,333 And this is Brad Groesbeck. 29 00:01:14,417 --> 00:01:16,333 And he's a blacksmith and farrier. 30 00:01:16,458 --> 00:01:17,667 We're all type A personalities. 31 00:01:17,792 --> 00:01:19,125 But I think it's an advantage, because we're 32 00:01:19,208 --> 00:01:20,750 going to get things done. 33 00:01:20,833 --> 00:01:21,833 - Bring it. 34 00:01:21,917 --> 00:01:23,375 ♪ ♪ 35 00:01:23,500 --> 00:01:25,083 - I'm Mark. This is Freeland. 36 00:01:25,208 --> 00:01:26,167 This is Eli. 37 00:01:26,292 --> 00:01:29,333 We are The Thermites. Ther-- 38 00:01:29,417 --> 00:01:32,292 - Thermites, Thermites, Thermites. 39 00:01:32,375 --> 00:01:34,667 - Oh God, we're going to have to practice that one. 40 00:01:34,708 --> 00:01:36,167 - I am a glassblower. 41 00:01:36,250 --> 00:01:37,958 And I design and build furniture. 42 00:01:38,042 --> 00:01:40,167 Eli is a contractor and also a glassblower. 43 00:01:40,292 --> 00:01:43,583 And Freeland is the fabrication lab manager. 44 00:01:43,708 --> 00:01:45,958 It's always been my dream to be on "Forged in Fire." 45 00:01:45,958 --> 00:01:48,708 So if we were to come out with a win, 46 00:01:48,708 --> 00:01:50,458 it would be up there with my wedding. 47 00:01:50,542 --> 00:01:53,792 But I can't tell you guys that it would be 48 00:01:53,792 --> 00:01:55,625 the happiest day of my life. 49 00:01:55,708 --> 00:01:57,333 My wife would kill me. 50 00:01:57,417 --> 00:01:58,292 ♪ ♪ 51 00:01:58,375 --> 00:02:00,417 - We are Sawdust and Sparks. 52 00:02:00,500 --> 00:02:01,667 I'm Jared. 53 00:02:01,833 --> 00:02:03,667 I'm an engineer by day and a woodworker by night. 54 00:02:03,792 --> 00:02:04,625 And this is Rich. 55 00:02:04,750 --> 00:02:06,333 He's a farrier. 56 00:02:06,417 --> 00:02:08,167 And Brandon, he's a homesteader and a jack-of-all-trades. 57 00:02:08,292 --> 00:02:09,875 $20,000 would be great. 58 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,333 We can all use a little bit more 59 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:14,000 to grow our shop, to do stuff with the family. 60 00:02:14,042 --> 00:02:15,083 We're in this to win it. 61 00:02:15,208 --> 00:02:17,042 ♪ ♪ 62 00:02:17,167 --> 00:02:18,083 - My name's Josh. 63 00:02:18,208 --> 00:02:19,208 This is Coleman. 64 00:02:19,375 --> 00:02:21,833 This is Trace. And we are... 65 00:02:21,917 --> 00:02:23,833 all: Thru-Tang Clan. 66 00:02:23,875 --> 00:02:26,000 I think we're going to win because these two are 67 00:02:26,125 --> 00:02:27,667 both multifaceted fabricators. 68 00:02:27,792 --> 00:02:29,792 I'm working on a mechanical engineering degree. 69 00:02:29,917 --> 00:02:33,667 And furthering our skills is what we're truly here for. 70 00:02:33,750 --> 00:02:34,958 - And Instagram followers. 71 00:02:35,042 --> 00:02:38,292 [laughing] 72 00:02:38,375 --> 00:02:40,417 - Bladesmiths, blacksmiths, woodworkers, 73 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:42,542 metalworkers, and engineers, gentlemen, welcome 74 00:02:42,708 --> 00:02:44,333 to Instruments of Death. 75 00:02:44,458 --> 00:02:45,625 ♪ ♪ 76 00:02:45,708 --> 00:02:48,000 Normally in our forge, we bring in bladesmiths 77 00:02:48,125 --> 00:02:50,792 to forge knives and swords. 78 00:02:50,958 --> 00:02:53,292 But this is Instruments of Death. 79 00:02:53,375 --> 00:02:56,458 And in this competition, we brought you guys in, 80 00:02:56,542 --> 00:02:59,417 teams of expert builders consisting of engineers, 81 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:01,458 carpenters, metalworkers, and so on, 82 00:03:01,583 --> 00:03:03,167 because we'll be asking you to build some 83 00:03:03,333 --> 00:03:05,292 of the biggest and notorious weapons 84 00:03:05,375 --> 00:03:06,833 ever used on the battlefield. 85 00:03:06,917 --> 00:03:09,167 We're talking about massive siege weapons that 86 00:03:09,250 --> 00:03:10,833 altered the course of history. 87 00:03:10,917 --> 00:03:12,875 Now, we're starting off with four very talented teams. 88 00:03:12,958 --> 00:03:15,625 But only one team can leave here with the first ever 89 00:03:15,750 --> 00:03:17,625 Instruments of Death champion title 90 00:03:17,750 --> 00:03:21,667 and get that team check for $20,000. 91 00:03:21,750 --> 00:03:23,875 Now, since this is Instruments of Death, 92 00:03:24,042 --> 00:03:25,667 everything is bigger. 93 00:03:25,750 --> 00:03:28,333 And we decided that in order to find out who's moving forward 94 00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:29,708 in the next round that we're going 95 00:03:29,875 --> 00:03:32,958 to put your weapons through a huge round of testing. 96 00:03:33,042 --> 00:03:34,833 Now, this first round of testing 97 00:03:34,917 --> 00:03:36,042 is all about the gauntlet. 98 00:03:36,167 --> 00:03:38,000 ♪ ♪ 99 00:03:38,083 --> 00:03:39,583 This terrifying test will examine 100 00:03:39,750 --> 00:03:43,083 every aspect of your weapon's construction all at once. 101 00:03:43,167 --> 00:03:45,375 Now gentlemen, to kick things off, 102 00:03:45,500 --> 00:03:46,833 we asked you to build the war hammer 103 00:03:46,917 --> 00:03:49,833 from the "Forged in Fire" vault before you got here. 104 00:03:49,917 --> 00:03:52,000 And we asked you guys to build your weapons 105 00:03:52,125 --> 00:03:53,583 following these parameters. 106 00:03:53,708 --> 00:03:55,292 Your hammerhead must feature a square face 107 00:03:55,375 --> 00:03:58,042 on one side, along with a rear spike on the other. 108 00:03:58,167 --> 00:03:59,625 And for the handle, it must have 109 00:03:59,708 --> 00:04:01,500 two langet covering no less than half 110 00:04:01,625 --> 00:04:04,167 the shaft on either side. 111 00:04:04,208 --> 00:04:05,875 All right, Jared, your team is up first. 112 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,375 Please step forward. 113 00:04:07,542 --> 00:04:09,083 Tell us about your build. 114 00:04:09,208 --> 00:04:10,500 - The challenge had some difficulties. 115 00:04:10,625 --> 00:04:11,750 We had some things to work through. 116 00:04:13,708 --> 00:04:15,792 - And so we ended up having an issue 117 00:04:15,958 --> 00:04:17,500 getting the hole centered. 118 00:04:17,542 --> 00:04:21,042 So we decided early on to scrap that one and start over. 119 00:04:21,125 --> 00:04:23,083 It definitely affected our morale. 120 00:04:23,208 --> 00:04:25,375 But the second one came out really nice. 121 00:04:25,500 --> 00:04:27,125 And we were able to make that one work. 122 00:04:27,250 --> 00:04:30,708 And we're really proud of it. 123 00:04:30,792 --> 00:04:32,167 - All right, please present your work. 124 00:04:32,333 --> 00:04:34,167 ♪ ♪ 125 00:04:34,292 --> 00:04:35,667 Nice. 126 00:04:35,750 --> 00:04:37,583 Well, gentlemen, your hammer looks menacing. 127 00:04:37,708 --> 00:04:39,000 But we've got to find out how it performs in the gauntlet. 128 00:04:39,083 --> 00:04:42,667 ♪ ♪ 129 00:04:42,792 --> 00:04:45,417 Jake, take it away. 130 00:04:45,542 --> 00:04:47,792 - We're a little unsure about how it will perform. 131 00:04:47,875 --> 00:04:50,125 We didn't want to do a ton of testing at home just 132 00:04:50,208 --> 00:04:51,833 because we didn't want to damage anything 133 00:04:51,958 --> 00:04:53,250 before we got here. 134 00:04:53,333 --> 00:04:54,667 And hopefully, it'll perform well. 135 00:04:54,833 --> 00:05:01,667 ♪ ♪ 136 00:05:10,250 --> 00:05:11,875 - [grunts] 137 00:05:11,958 --> 00:05:18,917 ♪ ♪ 138 00:05:21,542 --> 00:05:22,333 - Yeah. 139 00:05:22,375 --> 00:05:27,333 ♪ ♪ 140 00:05:27,417 --> 00:05:29,208 - All right, guys, I got to say nice job. 141 00:05:29,333 --> 00:05:30,500 A war hammer fan. 142 00:05:30,625 --> 00:05:32,417 And I had fun swinging this one. 143 00:05:32,542 --> 00:05:35,875 You got a little bit of marking here on the top of the shaft 144 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,125 and on the head. 145 00:05:37,208 --> 00:05:38,208 That's not a big deal though. 146 00:05:38,292 --> 00:05:39,958 It's very minimal. 147 00:05:40,042 --> 00:05:41,667 Good balance. 148 00:05:41,750 --> 00:05:43,667 It was nice having this steel, everything nice and smooth 149 00:05:43,792 --> 00:05:45,125 down here. 150 00:05:45,208 --> 00:05:47,000 So when you swing, drawing it down. 151 00:05:47,125 --> 00:05:49,292 Overall, I like it. 152 00:05:49,375 --> 00:05:50,833 - Thank you. 153 00:05:50,875 --> 00:05:52,583 ♪ ♪ 154 00:05:52,708 --> 00:05:55,292 - Flying Monkeys, please step forward. 155 00:05:55,375 --> 00:05:57,333 So guys, I got to ask, why The Flying Monkeys? 156 00:05:57,458 --> 00:05:59,958 - So there's a mesa that overlooks our community. 157 00:06:00,083 --> 00:06:03,542 And during the 1950s, the government tested ejection 158 00:06:03,625 --> 00:06:04,833 seats off the end of the mesa. 159 00:06:04,917 --> 00:06:06,500 And they launched the monkeys off there. 160 00:06:06,625 --> 00:06:08,333 And so we decided to go with that name. 161 00:06:08,458 --> 00:06:10,708 - [laughs] 162 00:06:10,833 --> 00:06:13,500 - Oh, that's rich. 163 00:06:13,583 --> 00:06:15,667 All right, gentlemen, how did the build go for you? 164 00:06:15,792 --> 00:06:18,167 - It was great. This was a lot of fun. 165 00:06:18,208 --> 00:06:19,542 Brad made the Damascus. 166 00:06:19,667 --> 00:06:21,500 And then Kory worked on the hickory handle. 167 00:06:21,583 --> 00:06:24,708 But we ran into a few challenges on the hammerhead. 168 00:06:24,833 --> 00:06:27,167 I had to heat-treat it twice, because the first time 169 00:06:27,250 --> 00:06:30,875 around when file tested it, the spike was soft in spots. 170 00:06:30,958 --> 00:06:33,250 So I reheated it and quenched it again. 171 00:06:33,333 --> 00:06:35,708 And it turned out a lot harder. 172 00:06:35,792 --> 00:06:38,333 There you go, "Forged in Fire." 173 00:06:38,500 --> 00:06:40,708 - All right, gentlemen, please reveal your work. 174 00:06:40,833 --> 00:06:42,542 ♪ ♪ 175 00:06:42,667 --> 00:06:44,500 Ooh, that is a beautiful hammer. 176 00:06:44,542 --> 00:06:46,292 But we've got to find out if it's going 177 00:06:46,375 --> 00:06:47,292 to stand up to the gauntlet. 178 00:06:47,417 --> 00:06:48,417 You ready? 179 00:06:48,542 --> 00:06:50,833 - Let's do it. - Go ahead, Jake. 180 00:06:50,958 --> 00:06:53,333 - If there's anything on this hammer that could fail, 181 00:06:53,458 --> 00:06:55,208 it would probably be the spike. 182 00:06:55,292 --> 00:06:57,083 I had to heat-treat it twice. 183 00:06:57,208 --> 00:06:59,375 And it could crack. 184 00:06:59,542 --> 00:07:01,000 And that does concern me a little bit. 185 00:07:01,083 --> 00:07:05,000 ♪ ♪ 186 00:07:05,125 --> 00:07:06,000 - [grunts] 187 00:07:06,125 --> 00:07:11,333 ♪ ♪ 188 00:07:11,542 --> 00:07:12,875 - [whistles] 189 00:07:12,958 --> 00:07:19,875 ♪ ♪ 190 00:07:21,333 --> 00:07:22,417 - [grunts] 191 00:07:22,500 --> 00:07:29,625 ♪ ♪ 192 00:07:32,833 --> 00:07:34,333 - Nice work. 193 00:07:34,375 --> 00:07:37,250 ♪ ♪ 194 00:07:37,333 --> 00:07:38,750 - All right, Flying Monkeys, good job. 195 00:07:38,875 --> 00:07:39,583 You survived. 196 00:07:39,708 --> 00:07:41,167 I like what you did here. 197 00:07:41,208 --> 00:07:42,750 Structurally everything is fine. 198 00:07:42,917 --> 00:07:44,833 I like the extra effort on doing the laminate steel. 199 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,375 The Damascus on here is a nice touch. 200 00:07:46,542 --> 00:07:48,083 Penetrated very well. 201 00:07:48,208 --> 00:07:50,333 The only bad thing I have to say, when I'm hitting, 202 00:07:50,458 --> 00:07:52,167 it rubs right here on your palms. 203 00:07:52,292 --> 00:07:53,625 So I get a bit of a hot spot there. 204 00:07:53,708 --> 00:07:56,167 But overall, nice job. 205 00:07:56,250 --> 00:07:57,833 both: Thank you. 206 00:07:57,917 --> 00:07:59,625 - Thru-Tang Clan, you ready? Your team's next. 207 00:07:59,708 --> 00:08:01,167 - We are. - Please step forward. 208 00:08:01,292 --> 00:08:03,417 ♪ ♪ 209 00:08:03,542 --> 00:08:05,417 Now, gentlemen, how'd it go for you? 210 00:08:05,542 --> 00:08:06,500 - It went really well. 211 00:08:06,667 --> 00:08:08,000 We made two of them. 212 00:08:08,125 --> 00:08:09,458 [laughs] 213 00:08:18,750 --> 00:08:22,167 - Our first try out at the langets was a Damascus billet. 214 00:08:22,333 --> 00:08:24,042 And that didn't work out. 215 00:08:24,167 --> 00:08:25,458 - It's 4:45 in the morning. 216 00:08:25,542 --> 00:08:27,000 Like, "Oh, man, we got to like scramble, 217 00:08:27,042 --> 00:08:29,167 like langet material, langet, go, go, go, go." 218 00:08:29,167 --> 00:08:32,083 Thankfully have this piece of forklift blade. 219 00:08:32,167 --> 00:08:36,750 So a little cutting, a little grinding, and off we go. 220 00:08:36,875 --> 00:08:38,833 - We put it together 30 minutes before we left 221 00:08:38,917 --> 00:08:40,583 for the airport to come here. 222 00:08:40,667 --> 00:08:42,333 So we had a lot of failures. 223 00:08:42,458 --> 00:08:44,792 But in the end, it turned out good. 224 00:08:44,875 --> 00:08:46,500 - Very proud of what we did though. 225 00:08:46,625 --> 00:08:49,292 both: Thru-Tang, Thru-Tang. 226 00:08:49,417 --> 00:08:50,792 - All right, please present your hammer. 227 00:08:50,917 --> 00:08:53,333 ♪ ♪ 228 00:08:53,458 --> 00:08:54,833 Very nice, gentleman. 229 00:08:54,917 --> 00:08:56,417 J., go ahead. 230 00:08:56,500 --> 00:08:58,083 ♪ ♪ 231 00:08:58,208 --> 00:09:01,042 - Our biggest concern would be breaking the handle. 232 00:09:01,167 --> 00:09:03,167 We do have a little thinner langet. 233 00:09:03,250 --> 00:09:06,042 So hopefully it can withstand everything. 234 00:09:06,125 --> 00:09:07,042 - Anything could happen. 235 00:09:07,208 --> 00:09:09,000 J. is so tough on the things. 236 00:09:09,125 --> 00:09:11,000 ♪ ♪ 237 00:09:11,083 --> 00:09:12,333 - [grunts] 238 00:09:12,458 --> 00:09:14,167 - Yeah. 239 00:09:14,292 --> 00:09:18,292 ♪ ♪ 240 00:09:18,458 --> 00:09:19,542 - Oh. 241 00:09:19,625 --> 00:09:26,708 ♪ ♪ 242 00:09:40,208 --> 00:09:41,833 - Awesome. Good job, guys. 243 00:09:41,958 --> 00:09:45,333 ♪ ♪ 244 00:09:45,458 --> 00:09:47,292 - All right, Thru-Tang Clan, nice job. 245 00:09:47,375 --> 00:09:49,625 Your hammerhead swung beautifully. 246 00:09:49,708 --> 00:09:51,625 Your tip worked beautifully on the steel 247 00:09:51,708 --> 00:09:53,583 as far as piercing it and ripping it 248 00:09:53,708 --> 00:09:55,500 open further on the way out. 249 00:09:55,667 --> 00:09:57,167 The handle is well done. 250 00:09:57,292 --> 00:10:00,208 The only thing I don't like is these langets. 251 00:10:00,333 --> 00:10:03,125 Normally these actually have a structural function. 252 00:10:03,208 --> 00:10:05,500 Yours isn't connected to the hammer physically at all. 253 00:10:05,583 --> 00:10:06,833 It's just wrapped over it. 254 00:10:06,917 --> 00:10:09,000 And these right here aren't inset. 255 00:10:09,125 --> 00:10:11,000 They're actually springing away because they're 256 00:10:11,167 --> 00:10:12,458 very thin steel. 257 00:10:12,542 --> 00:10:14,333 And every time I strike or break something, 258 00:10:14,375 --> 00:10:16,708 that material is getting trapped between these langets 259 00:10:16,833 --> 00:10:18,000 and the handle as well. 260 00:10:18,208 --> 00:10:19,167 So that is an issue. 261 00:10:19,292 --> 00:10:20,708 But overall nice job. 262 00:10:20,833 --> 00:10:22,000 I liked it. - Thank you. 263 00:10:22,208 --> 00:10:24,417 - Thanks. - Thanks. 264 00:10:24,542 --> 00:10:25,375 - All right, Thermites, please step down. 265 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:26,792 ♪ ♪ 266 00:10:26,917 --> 00:10:28,458 All right, gentlemen, how'd the build go for you? 267 00:10:28,542 --> 00:10:30,917 - It went pretty well. 268 00:10:31,042 --> 00:10:32,667 - Yes! 269 00:10:32,750 --> 00:10:34,708 - We got the hammer forged out. 270 00:10:34,875 --> 00:10:37,625 - I knew I spent a lot of time carving that handle and making 271 00:10:37,708 --> 00:10:38,833 it feel comfortable. 272 00:10:38,875 --> 00:10:40,292 The langets are welded. 273 00:10:40,417 --> 00:10:43,083 I had a vision, too, for that texture on the hammer. 274 00:10:43,208 --> 00:10:46,000 And it turned out exactly the way I wanted. 275 00:10:46,083 --> 00:10:47,875 ♪ ♪ 276 00:10:47,958 --> 00:10:50,125 - I think that's about as good as it gets. 277 00:10:50,208 --> 00:10:51,875 - All right, gentlemen, let's see your work. 278 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,542 ♪ ♪ 279 00:10:55,667 --> 00:10:57,708 That is a beautiful hammer. 280 00:10:57,833 --> 00:10:59,833 But can it function and survive the gauntlet? 281 00:10:59,958 --> 00:11:01,208 You guys ready? - Yes. 282 00:11:01,333 --> 00:11:02,333 - Yes. - Yeah. 283 00:11:02,458 --> 00:11:04,208 - All right, J., go ahead. 284 00:11:04,333 --> 00:11:05,875 - I'm concerned with the tip. 285 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,833 It's the only one that has a curve. 286 00:11:07,958 --> 00:11:09,417 You don't want to be the team that 287 00:11:09,542 --> 00:11:11,000 did the one weird thing and then that's 288 00:11:11,083 --> 00:11:12,333 the thing that sends you home. 289 00:11:12,417 --> 00:11:13,833 ♪ ♪ 290 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,167 - [grunts] 291 00:11:15,292 --> 00:11:22,167 ♪ ♪ 292 00:11:24,208 --> 00:11:25,667 - Nice. 293 00:11:25,750 --> 00:11:27,333 - [grunts] 294 00:11:27,500 --> 00:11:34,667 ♪ ♪ 295 00:11:41,542 --> 00:11:46,750 ♪ ♪ 296 00:11:46,875 --> 00:11:48,042 - All right, guys, I got to say I like swinging this one. 297 00:11:48,167 --> 00:11:49,333 It was nice. 298 00:11:49,417 --> 00:11:52,208 Your hammerhead, very simple, but very functional. 299 00:11:52,292 --> 00:11:55,667 Langets, everything's flush and tight the way 300 00:11:55,750 --> 00:11:57,083 you blend it into the head. 301 00:11:57,208 --> 00:11:58,292 Very nice job. 302 00:11:58,375 --> 00:11:59,250 - Thank you. - Thanks. 303 00:11:59,375 --> 00:12:01,708 ♪ ♪ 304 00:12:01,833 --> 00:12:03,333 - I'm definitely feeling nervous. 305 00:12:03,417 --> 00:12:06,333 At this point, it's out of our hands and in the judges'. 306 00:12:06,417 --> 00:12:09,458 It's really going to come down to the finer details. 307 00:12:09,542 --> 00:12:11,958 But we'll have to see. 308 00:12:12,042 --> 00:12:14,042 - Well, gentlemen, I got to say, all 12 of you 309 00:12:14,167 --> 00:12:16,458 should be extremely proud of your work. 310 00:12:16,583 --> 00:12:17,875 But in this competition, we only 311 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,958 have room for three teams on the top of the hill 312 00:12:20,083 --> 00:12:22,500 for the next round, which means one team will 313 00:12:22,625 --> 00:12:24,000 be exiting this competition. 314 00:12:24,125 --> 00:12:25,500 Now, after deliberation, the judges 315 00:12:25,583 --> 00:12:27,167 did make a final decision. 316 00:12:27,292 --> 00:12:29,708 And the team leaving this competition is... 317 00:12:33,542 --> 00:12:34,583 ♪ ♪ 318 00:12:34,708 --> 00:12:36,500 Thru-Tang Clan. 319 00:12:36,625 --> 00:12:39,125 Unfortunately, guys, your weapon did not make the cut. 320 00:12:39,208 --> 00:12:41,167 And Dave Baker is going to tell you why. 321 00:12:41,292 --> 00:12:42,917 - All right, Thru-Tang Clan, you gave 322 00:12:43,042 --> 00:12:46,333 us an amazing war hammerhead. 323 00:12:46,417 --> 00:12:48,250 But those langets are killers. 324 00:12:48,375 --> 00:12:50,792 They're already starting to peel off the top. 325 00:12:50,875 --> 00:12:52,833 That's going to be a hand slicer coming up. 326 00:12:52,917 --> 00:12:55,167 And that's why we let you go. 327 00:12:55,292 --> 00:12:56,583 - Thank you. 328 00:12:56,708 --> 00:12:57,875 - Well, gentlemen, unfortunately, your time 329 00:12:58,042 --> 00:12:59,833 in this competition has ended. 330 00:12:59,958 --> 00:13:01,875 But before you guys go, I want to ask you to step forward 331 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,833 so we can shake your hands. 332 00:13:03,917 --> 00:13:04,708 - Good fight, man. 333 00:13:04,875 --> 00:13:06,333 - Appreciate it. 334 00:13:06,375 --> 00:13:08,000 - We got booted for the tiniest little detail. 335 00:13:08,083 --> 00:13:09,917 And for the rest of my life I'm going to be like, 336 00:13:10,083 --> 00:13:12,042 "Laces out, Marino, laces out." 337 00:13:12,167 --> 00:13:16,000 I'm just like kicking myself for like forever. 338 00:13:16,083 --> 00:13:23,042 ♪ ♪ 339 00:13:25,750 --> 00:13:27,625 - Gentlemen, welcome to the build site. 340 00:13:27,708 --> 00:13:30,708 This shop here is loaded with woodworking and metalworking 341 00:13:30,833 --> 00:13:32,958 tools, as well as everything you'll need to build 342 00:13:33,042 --> 00:13:34,208 your instruments of death. 343 00:13:34,292 --> 00:13:36,083 Now, gentlemen, I told you before, 344 00:13:36,208 --> 00:13:39,833 we had big things to come in this competition. 345 00:13:39,875 --> 00:13:42,208 And as you can see here, we weren't kidding. 346 00:13:42,375 --> 00:13:46,667 ♪ ♪ 347 00:13:46,708 --> 00:13:49,708 This is the largest, in size and weight, 348 00:13:49,792 --> 00:13:53,292 weapon we've ever asked anybody to build in our competition. 349 00:13:53,375 --> 00:13:55,250 In this second round, your task is 350 00:13:55,375 --> 00:13:58,167 to build an instrument of destruction that can take 351 00:13:58,208 --> 00:13:59,333 down what's under this tarp. 352 00:13:59,458 --> 00:14:05,750 ♪ ♪ 353 00:14:05,875 --> 00:14:08,000 A castle door. 354 00:14:08,083 --> 00:14:09,208 - Yeah. 355 00:14:09,333 --> 00:14:10,083 [laughter] 356 00:14:10,208 --> 00:14:11,792 - Your job in the next six hours 357 00:14:11,875 --> 00:14:14,042 is to build a battering ram. 358 00:14:14,208 --> 00:14:16,292 - All right. 359 00:14:16,375 --> 00:14:17,667 - The battering ram, 360 00:14:17,750 --> 00:14:19,750 the granddaddy of all siege engines. 361 00:14:19,875 --> 00:14:21,500 Believed to be used by the Assyrians 362 00:14:21,625 --> 00:14:23,083 some 3,000 years ago, 363 00:14:23,208 --> 00:14:25,458 the design of the battering ram originally started out 364 00:14:25,542 --> 00:14:27,833 as a log carried by soldiers with the goal 365 00:14:27,958 --> 00:14:31,583 of battering down doors, gates, walls, you name it. 366 00:14:31,708 --> 00:14:34,542 As fortifications evolved, so did the battering ram. 367 00:14:34,667 --> 00:14:37,667 The addition of steel casings on the head of the ram, 368 00:14:37,750 --> 00:14:39,542 larger wheels to make it more mobile, 369 00:14:39,667 --> 00:14:42,250 grooves to keep fallen objects from hitting the soldiers, 370 00:14:42,250 --> 00:14:44,250 and even making them fireproof. 371 00:14:44,375 --> 00:14:46,792 Imagine being the soldier at this castle. 372 00:14:46,875 --> 00:14:48,208 Suddenly there's a knock on the door. 373 00:14:48,333 --> 00:14:50,250 You look off the wall, there's a battering ram. 374 00:14:50,375 --> 00:14:52,750 Now, this is a machine designed to create 375 00:14:52,875 --> 00:14:54,833 thousands of pounds of force in one 376 00:14:54,958 --> 00:14:56,750 small spot against your gate. 377 00:14:56,875 --> 00:14:58,417 Ranging from only a couple of feet 378 00:14:58,542 --> 00:15:01,500 long to over 100 feet, the battering ram 379 00:15:01,583 --> 00:15:04,458 is one of the most diverse siege engines in history, 380 00:15:04,542 --> 00:15:06,833 and our builders are going to have a lot of designs 381 00:15:06,917 --> 00:15:09,833 to choose from when they come up with their plan. 382 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:11,958 - Now gentlemen, we've got two stipulations for you. 383 00:15:12,083 --> 00:15:14,500 Your battering rams must have wheels, 384 00:15:14,583 --> 00:15:17,583 and you have to have some sort of forged element 385 00:15:17,708 --> 00:15:20,333 attached to the battering ram. 386 00:15:20,458 --> 00:15:23,667 - A castle door is not like your interior bathroom door. 387 00:15:23,792 --> 00:15:25,583 I mean, it's built to stop people 388 00:15:25,708 --> 00:15:26,958 from using a battering ram. 389 00:15:27,042 --> 00:15:28,750 It's going to be a challenge. 390 00:15:28,833 --> 00:15:31,833 - Now you will have six hours to accomplish this task. 391 00:15:31,917 --> 00:15:33,458 At the three-hour mark, the judges 392 00:15:33,542 --> 00:15:36,875 will be coming over to each team to inspect your work. 393 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,792 But there is a catch. 394 00:15:38,875 --> 00:15:41,667 At any given point, only two members of your team 395 00:15:41,792 --> 00:15:44,208 can be in the workshop working on your battering ram, 396 00:15:44,333 --> 00:15:47,917 but you can tag team out with that spare guy as many or as 397 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,208 few times as you'd like. 398 00:15:49,333 --> 00:15:51,250 Now, when the six hours is complete, 399 00:15:51,375 --> 00:15:54,083 all three team members will operate it and attempt to bash 400 00:15:54,208 --> 00:15:56,167 through the castle door. 401 00:15:56,250 --> 00:15:58,167 And this is all about speed. 402 00:15:58,292 --> 00:16:00,167 Because whichever team takes the longest 403 00:16:00,250 --> 00:16:02,042 to get through the door will be eliminated 404 00:16:02,167 --> 00:16:04,500 from the competition, and you will not be joining us 405 00:16:04,625 --> 00:16:06,750 in the third and final round. 406 00:16:06,875 --> 00:16:08,417 - Six hours is not a lot of time. 407 00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:10,292 In medieval times, when they did battering rams, 408 00:16:10,375 --> 00:16:12,000 I don't think they did them in six hours, 409 00:16:12,083 --> 00:16:15,375 but we have electricity, which they didn't have. 410 00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:18,125 - I'll give you 10 minutes of preparation and planning time 411 00:16:18,208 --> 00:16:19,792 to come up with a design. 412 00:16:19,875 --> 00:16:23,542 So good luck because that time starts now. 413 00:16:23,625 --> 00:16:28,167 ♪ ♪ 414 00:16:28,250 --> 00:16:29,875 They've got six hours to get this done. 415 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,833 It's a tall order. 416 00:16:31,958 --> 00:16:34,500 - Sometimes the best design is simple. 417 00:16:34,583 --> 00:16:37,667 Don't overthink it, and then tweak it a little bit 418 00:16:37,750 --> 00:16:39,167 as it's being made. 419 00:16:39,250 --> 00:16:40,292 - Because, first of all, we need a good pressure 420 00:16:40,375 --> 00:16:41,875 point at the end of the ram. 421 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,208 - I think a barrel tip, kind of like that. 422 00:16:44,333 --> 00:16:48,250 - Well, I'm thinking of just a flat piece just bent at a 90. 423 00:16:48,333 --> 00:16:49,542 - Are you thinking, like, a wedge? 424 00:16:49,708 --> 00:16:51,000 - Yes, a wedge. 425 00:16:51,125 --> 00:16:52,542 - Initially, I think the design of this 426 00:16:52,708 --> 00:16:54,875 would be good for the battering ram is an arrowhead. 427 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,208 But Rich has this idea of making it a wedge, 428 00:16:58,292 --> 00:17:00,000 kind of like an axe head. 429 00:17:00,083 --> 00:17:01,292 I think that's a great idea because the whole weight 430 00:17:01,375 --> 00:17:04,042 of the log and us pushing on it, 431 00:17:04,167 --> 00:17:06,667 all of that force is going to go right into that wedge 432 00:17:06,792 --> 00:17:08,375 just like you're swinging an ax 433 00:17:08,458 --> 00:17:10,500 and hopefully, just fracture it open. 434 00:17:10,583 --> 00:17:13,000 - Having a teammate with an engineering background 435 00:17:13,083 --> 00:17:15,042 is paramount for this kind of competition. 436 00:17:15,167 --> 00:17:17,833 - I think having background in "Dungeons and Dragons" 437 00:17:17,958 --> 00:17:19,208 is probably even better. 438 00:17:19,375 --> 00:17:20,750 [laughter] 439 00:17:20,875 --> 00:17:23,375 - We need some sort of head on there. 440 00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:28,125 - We can cut the end of that and just put the wedge on. 441 00:17:28,208 --> 00:17:30,833 - You don't think having the actual wedge be a point? 442 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:32,583 - You're just doing a pierce. 443 00:17:32,708 --> 00:17:37,000 If you do this, the chances of breaking that door are better. 444 00:17:37,083 --> 00:17:38,000 - OK. 445 00:17:38,125 --> 00:17:40,125 - Think about splitting wood. 446 00:17:40,208 --> 00:17:41,833 - Freeland and I each have different ideas 447 00:17:41,917 --> 00:17:44,667 of how we should design the head of the battering ram. 448 00:17:44,792 --> 00:17:46,500 Freeland thinks a wedge. 449 00:17:46,542 --> 00:17:49,625 I think that point is going to do more damage to that door. 450 00:17:49,708 --> 00:17:52,375 So we need to figure out exactly what we think 451 00:17:52,500 --> 00:17:55,833 is going to be the most damage-inflicting thing so 452 00:17:55,917 --> 00:17:56,750 that everybody's on the same page 453 00:17:56,833 --> 00:17:57,708 whenever we start the build. 454 00:17:57,833 --> 00:18:01,583 ♪ ♪ 455 00:18:01,708 --> 00:18:04,833 - So we want to get this up as high as we can 456 00:18:04,958 --> 00:18:06,833 so we can get as much force. 457 00:18:06,958 --> 00:18:09,000 - Our idea is to go simple. 458 00:18:09,125 --> 00:18:10,833 An A-frame-type structure. 459 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,667 The ram attached to focal points 460 00:18:13,792 --> 00:18:15,375 coming down and swinging. 461 00:18:15,500 --> 00:18:18,208 So height's going to be key for this to work effectively. 462 00:18:18,333 --> 00:18:20,458 - There'll be lots of audibles in this whole thing, I think. 463 00:18:20,542 --> 00:18:22,000 - Yeah. 464 00:18:22,125 --> 00:18:23,125 - It's going to be an interesting dynamic to see 465 00:18:23,250 --> 00:18:24,917 how these guys work together. 466 00:18:25,042 --> 00:18:26,333 - It's going to be controlled chaos 467 00:18:26,458 --> 00:18:29,750 or is it going to go off the rails? 468 00:18:29,875 --> 00:18:34,167 - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 469 00:18:34,250 --> 00:18:36,000 All right, gentlemen, design time is up. 470 00:18:36,125 --> 00:18:37,958 The workshop is open. 471 00:18:38,042 --> 00:18:39,625 - Go, go, go! 472 00:18:39,708 --> 00:18:42,333 [laughter] 473 00:18:42,417 --> 00:18:44,250 This is going to be interesting, 474 00:18:44,333 --> 00:18:47,917 first time we've ever had large teams building together. 475 00:18:48,083 --> 00:18:49,333 They had 10 minutes to come up with designs, 476 00:18:49,458 --> 00:18:51,250 and it seems to me that everybody's designs 477 00:18:51,250 --> 00:18:53,167 are a little bit different. 478 00:18:53,208 --> 00:18:54,167 - Coming through. 479 00:18:54,250 --> 00:18:55,833 Can't see very well. 480 00:18:55,917 --> 00:18:58,417 - Now I don't know how often or how much these guys have 481 00:18:58,542 --> 00:19:01,167 worked together, but if J. and I were actually 482 00:19:01,250 --> 00:19:03,333 to work together in the same shop-- well, we-- more 483 00:19:03,375 --> 00:19:06,917 than anything we'd probably bump into each other. 484 00:19:07,042 --> 00:19:09,917 [saw whirring] 485 00:19:09,917 --> 00:19:11,375 - Eli's a go-getter. 486 00:19:11,458 --> 00:19:13,000 He works in construction; he gets things done. 487 00:19:13,083 --> 00:19:15,375 Freeland is a planner, like I am. 488 00:19:15,500 --> 00:19:17,708 I know that we're going to need to build the wheels, 489 00:19:17,833 --> 00:19:20,583 and that's going to eat up 30 minutes of Eli's time. 490 00:19:20,667 --> 00:19:22,833 And, by then, hopefully, we have a plan for how 491 00:19:22,917 --> 00:19:24,333 to attach them to the base. 492 00:19:24,458 --> 00:19:26,458 - This would be awesome if I had a compass. 493 00:19:26,583 --> 00:19:28,208 - It comes to anything woodworking, 494 00:19:28,333 --> 00:19:30,000 planning is pretty important. 495 00:19:30,125 --> 00:19:31,458 So we need to get on the same page 496 00:19:31,542 --> 00:19:33,333 before we start building things. 497 00:19:33,458 --> 00:19:34,500 ♪ ♪ 498 00:19:34,667 --> 00:19:36,333 - Kind of concerns me that Ther-Mighties here-- 499 00:19:36,500 --> 00:19:39,458 they're allowed to have two people in the shop, 500 00:19:39,542 --> 00:19:41,417 and there's only been one person in the shop 501 00:19:41,542 --> 00:19:42,833 from that team. 502 00:19:42,958 --> 00:19:44,500 - Well, you've got your two partners 503 00:19:44,583 --> 00:19:47,750 down there sitting at a table playing poker over here. 504 00:19:47,875 --> 00:19:49,250 - Oh, Lord. 505 00:19:49,333 --> 00:19:51,583 - We've got six hours to build a battering ram. 506 00:19:51,708 --> 00:19:53,500 So Abraham Lincoln said that if you give him 507 00:19:53,583 --> 00:19:55,250 three hours to chop down a tree, 508 00:19:55,417 --> 00:19:57,667 he's going to spend the first two sharpening the axe. 509 00:19:57,833 --> 00:20:00,667 You never just go in and just start cutting and winging it. 510 00:20:00,708 --> 00:20:02,958 So I think that a little extra planning in the beginning 511 00:20:03,042 --> 00:20:04,958 is going to go a long way as we get 512 00:20:05,083 --> 00:20:07,042 further into this competition. 513 00:20:07,125 --> 00:20:08,708 ♪ ♪ 514 00:20:08,792 --> 00:20:10,167 - Good job, Jared. 515 00:20:10,250 --> 00:20:13,292 - On our team I'm an engineer and the most 516 00:20:13,375 --> 00:20:15,208 experienced woodworker. 517 00:20:15,292 --> 00:20:17,500 Ow. [laughter] 518 00:20:17,583 --> 00:20:19,000 Table. 519 00:20:19,125 --> 00:20:20,833 And so anything that has to do with frames 520 00:20:20,917 --> 00:20:23,333 and structures and wood, that's my wheelhouse. 521 00:20:23,417 --> 00:20:24,708 And so first thing I'm going to do 522 00:20:24,833 --> 00:20:26,917 is get that frame going together. 523 00:20:27,042 --> 00:20:28,417 Got that one. 524 00:20:28,542 --> 00:20:30,292 - We're working on the bottom frame. 525 00:20:30,417 --> 00:20:31,792 Then, we're going to put the corners in. 526 00:20:31,875 --> 00:20:33,417 Then, we're going to work on the top frame. 527 00:20:33,542 --> 00:20:34,750 We're going to do all the side bracing. 528 00:20:34,875 --> 00:20:36,625 And after the bracing, we're going 529 00:20:36,708 --> 00:20:37,792 to start assembling the ram and getting the ram installed. 530 00:20:37,875 --> 00:20:39,667 [drill whirring] 531 00:20:39,750 --> 00:20:41,500 - When we're building this battering ram, 532 00:20:41,583 --> 00:20:43,833 we have to keep in mind the motion of the battering ram. 533 00:20:43,875 --> 00:20:45,875 It's going to be moving back and forth, like this, 534 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,417 which when you have a structure, 535 00:20:47,500 --> 00:20:50,333 it's going to want to twist. 536 00:20:50,417 --> 00:20:52,042 And so we have to compensate for that 537 00:20:52,125 --> 00:20:53,500 by putting in diagonal braces. 538 00:20:53,583 --> 00:20:55,417 The triangles are key because that 539 00:20:55,500 --> 00:20:59,083 helps to distribute that load and keep those corners square. 540 00:20:59,167 --> 00:21:02,125 ♪ ♪ 541 00:21:02,208 --> 00:21:03,375 - This is by far the biggest challenge 542 00:21:03,500 --> 00:21:05,333 we've asked anyone to do. 543 00:21:05,375 --> 00:21:07,208 I wouldn't be surprised if any of our teams 544 00:21:07,375 --> 00:21:09,500 are going to run to a bunch of issues. 545 00:21:09,667 --> 00:21:10,750 - Here we go. 546 00:21:10,875 --> 00:21:12,417 I've never built a battering ram before. 547 00:21:12,542 --> 00:21:14,667 My team has never built a battering ram before. 548 00:21:14,750 --> 00:21:16,583 But I've seen enough movies and I 549 00:21:16,708 --> 00:21:19,875 have a general idea of what a battering ram looks like 550 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,500 and how they function. 551 00:21:21,542 --> 00:21:25,500 And so we decided to start with our base and wheels 552 00:21:25,583 --> 00:21:28,458 to establish a solid foundation. 553 00:21:28,542 --> 00:21:29,500 Wheel. 554 00:21:29,500 --> 00:21:31,375 I wouldn't put it on my Buick. 555 00:21:31,458 --> 00:21:33,792 It'll do the job though. 556 00:21:33,917 --> 00:21:36,208 - All right, gentlemen, one hour has elapsed. 557 00:21:36,292 --> 00:21:38,667 You've got five hours left. 558 00:21:38,833 --> 00:21:40,625 So we've got both Sawdust and Sparks 559 00:21:40,708 --> 00:21:43,333 and the Flying Monkeys bringing all their frame work outside. 560 00:21:43,458 --> 00:21:45,833 So we've got two teams in the assembly portion of 561 00:21:45,958 --> 00:21:47,708 this build. 562 00:21:47,833 --> 00:21:49,500 - Got the wheels done. 563 00:21:49,667 --> 00:21:51,833 - These other guys are getting way ahead of us. 564 00:21:51,917 --> 00:21:53,500 - This is one of those times when indecision 565 00:21:53,583 --> 00:21:55,417 is worse than a bad decision. 566 00:21:55,542 --> 00:21:57,042 - Freeland and I each have kind of different ideas 567 00:21:57,125 --> 00:22:00,417 of how we should design the head of the battering ram. 568 00:22:00,542 --> 00:22:02,458 - We're going to have to do probably something else; 569 00:22:02,542 --> 00:22:04,833 it's costing us everything. 570 00:22:04,958 --> 00:22:06,750 ♪ ♪ 571 00:22:06,875 --> 00:22:10,333 - I'm also kind of still going with the idea of the wedge. 572 00:22:10,458 --> 00:22:11,833 - Having had the opportunity to make 573 00:22:11,958 --> 00:22:13,792 a couple of different types of siege engines, 574 00:22:13,917 --> 00:22:15,917 I know that building something on this larger 575 00:22:16,042 --> 00:22:18,792 scale with this time frame is no easy task. 576 00:22:18,917 --> 00:22:21,458 But if they don't come up with a solid plan quickly, 577 00:22:21,542 --> 00:22:22,625 the Ther-Mighties might be going 578 00:22:22,750 --> 00:22:24,000 home sooner than they think. 579 00:22:24,125 --> 00:22:26,125 - What do you want to do, man? 580 00:22:26,250 --> 00:22:27,792 - I don't know. 581 00:22:27,875 --> 00:22:28,583 We got to do something. 582 00:22:32,458 --> 00:22:34,167 - We're just over an hour into our Instruments 583 00:22:34,208 --> 00:22:37,208 of Death competition, and we've got two teams in the assembly 584 00:22:37,292 --> 00:22:38,833 portion of this build. 585 00:22:38,917 --> 00:22:40,417 - And then we got the Ther-Mighties that are still 586 00:22:40,500 --> 00:22:42,583 trying to figure things out. 587 00:22:42,667 --> 00:22:44,667 - These other guys are getting way ahead of us. 588 00:22:44,833 --> 00:22:47,333 - You better get in there, because I'm gonna snake 589 00:22:47,375 --> 00:22:49,333 you and get in there myself. 590 00:22:49,417 --> 00:22:52,125 - Sometimes the best design is simple. 591 00:22:52,250 --> 00:22:53,500 - Mm-hmm. 592 00:22:53,583 --> 00:22:54,708 - Do you want to help me get this? 593 00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:56,083 - They just got to figure out what 594 00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:57,542 the task is, get it there. 595 00:22:57,667 --> 00:22:59,625 And don't overthink it. 596 00:22:59,708 --> 00:23:01,500 - We've already wasted an hour. 597 00:23:01,625 --> 00:23:03,792 We just need to get started on the frame 598 00:23:03,875 --> 00:23:08,000 and figure out some of the smaller details as we go. 599 00:23:08,083 --> 00:23:09,333 - Very clever. 600 00:23:09,458 --> 00:23:10,958 Ther-Mighties is doing lap joints. 601 00:23:11,042 --> 00:23:13,167 And that's what you want to see because that's going 602 00:23:13,250 --> 00:23:14,667 to give you structure that's not 603 00:23:14,792 --> 00:23:16,042 going to allow things to bend. 604 00:23:16,167 --> 00:23:17,417 - Like Lincoln Logs. 605 00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:18,583 - Exactly. 606 00:23:18,708 --> 00:23:20,417 The way you'd build a log cabin. 607 00:23:20,583 --> 00:23:21,917 It's a solid design, especially since these things 608 00:23:22,042 --> 00:23:23,500 are massive. 609 00:23:23,583 --> 00:23:25,375 You need a strong structure so when they actually 610 00:23:25,458 --> 00:23:26,917 put the battering ram onto that thing, 611 00:23:27,042 --> 00:23:30,000 this whole frame just won't break in half. 612 00:23:30,042 --> 00:23:31,250 - Can you guys hurry up? 613 00:23:31,375 --> 00:23:33,625 Because I want to do some choppy cutty. 614 00:23:33,708 --> 00:23:35,583 - Yep, we're going to leave this all down. 615 00:23:35,708 --> 00:23:39,083 So I have experience building strong structures. 616 00:23:39,167 --> 00:23:40,542 Time for the top frame. 617 00:23:40,625 --> 00:23:43,625 My wife and I have five kids, and we have had to build 618 00:23:43,708 --> 00:23:45,250 two sets of bunk beds. 619 00:23:45,333 --> 00:23:46,500 And you've got to make them strong enough 620 00:23:46,583 --> 00:23:47,917 to handle the abuse. 621 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,708 - So right now it seems like Sawdust 622 00:23:49,875 --> 00:23:52,458 and Sparks is furthest along in their structure assembly. 623 00:23:52,542 --> 00:23:54,750 From what you guys can see, what do you feel about it? 624 00:23:54,833 --> 00:23:56,750 - 1, 2, 3, up. 625 00:23:56,875 --> 00:23:58,667 - Looks like they're building a tiny home. 626 00:23:58,708 --> 00:24:00,833 [laughs] 627 00:24:00,875 --> 00:24:04,625 But that box design is a solid design. 628 00:24:04,708 --> 00:24:06,500 - All right, we're up. 629 00:24:06,625 --> 00:24:08,917 This structure is a little bit heavier than the bunk bed, 630 00:24:09,042 --> 00:24:10,708 but I think we can compensate for that. 631 00:24:10,708 --> 00:24:13,458 I think it's strong enough, Brandon. 632 00:24:13,542 --> 00:24:14,833 - So used to when these guys are working 633 00:24:14,917 --> 00:24:17,083 is hearing in the forges blasting, 634 00:24:17,208 --> 00:24:18,708 the anvils ringing, and stuff. 635 00:24:18,833 --> 00:24:22,417 Not so much wood saws and drivers going. 636 00:24:22,542 --> 00:24:23,833 - I think we need to stay after hours 637 00:24:23,917 --> 00:24:25,667 and make one of these things. - I think we should. 638 00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:28,917 "Beat the Judges: Catapult Edition." 639 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,708 [laughs] 640 00:24:35,875 --> 00:24:39,000 - A freak catapult accident. 641 00:24:39,042 --> 00:24:39,958 - It's mostly straight. 642 00:24:40,042 --> 00:24:42,542 - The Flying monkeys are working on the base 643 00:24:42,667 --> 00:24:44,000 of their structure. 644 00:24:44,125 --> 00:24:45,500 - Is that one good? 645 00:24:45,583 --> 00:24:47,542 - Eh, you're not going to like it, cabinet man. 646 00:24:47,625 --> 00:24:51,833 - [groans] Thought that was good. 647 00:24:51,917 --> 00:24:53,667 I'm always against the clock because I'm 648 00:24:53,792 --> 00:24:55,500 a self-employed cabinet guy. 649 00:24:55,583 --> 00:24:58,333 But we have a total of six hours to do this. 650 00:24:58,500 --> 00:25:00,667 And there's no calling clients and saying, "Hey, 651 00:25:00,792 --> 00:25:02,208 we're running behind." 652 00:25:02,375 --> 00:25:03,667 We're just out of the competition 653 00:25:03,792 --> 00:25:05,333 if we don't get it done. 654 00:25:05,417 --> 00:25:09,250 So we're working fast and working hard. 655 00:25:09,333 --> 00:25:11,833 ♪ ♪ 656 00:25:11,875 --> 00:25:12,833 - Mark. 657 00:25:12,875 --> 00:25:14,333 - Yeah. 658 00:25:14,458 --> 00:25:17,167 - The wheels were too thin, so I have to make them thicker. 659 00:25:17,292 --> 00:25:18,667 - Yeah. 660 00:25:18,792 --> 00:25:20,750 - It's frustrating to be two hours in, 661 00:25:20,875 --> 00:25:22,083 and we're working on the wheels. 662 00:25:22,208 --> 00:25:23,250 - Man! 663 00:25:23,375 --> 00:25:24,292 - I know. 664 00:25:24,375 --> 00:25:25,667 Calm down. - [laughs] 665 00:25:25,792 --> 00:25:27,167 - Last week was my first time to be 666 00:25:27,250 --> 00:25:28,500 in the same room as a forge. 667 00:25:28,542 --> 00:25:29,750 I don't know enough to be scared. 668 00:25:29,875 --> 00:25:31,708 I have no idea what's going on. 669 00:25:31,792 --> 00:25:34,667 - Give it the business, Eli. 670 00:25:34,750 --> 00:25:37,583 - Looks like Eli's getting to work on that metal tip. 671 00:25:37,667 --> 00:25:39,375 - Freeland and I came to the agreement 672 00:25:39,500 --> 00:25:41,875 that having that tiny point of impact, 673 00:25:41,958 --> 00:25:44,292 it's going to break down some doors. 674 00:25:44,417 --> 00:25:46,375 - I love seeing how hard Eli's working. 675 00:25:46,458 --> 00:25:47,708 From the moment the clock started, he was 676 00:25:47,875 --> 00:25:49,625 the first one in the workshop. 677 00:25:49,708 --> 00:25:51,333 He's not a blacksmith. 678 00:25:51,375 --> 00:25:53,958 He's now the one working on the forging element of this build. 679 00:25:54,083 --> 00:25:57,292 - For all you blacksmiths at home watching this, 680 00:25:57,375 --> 00:26:01,333 I just want y'all to know, this is my third time doing this. 681 00:26:01,500 --> 00:26:03,458 - You look like a blacksmith. 682 00:26:03,583 --> 00:26:04,500 - Thanks, buddy. 683 00:26:04,625 --> 00:26:06,542 [laughter] 684 00:26:06,667 --> 00:26:08,667 - The guy has a lot of grit in him. 685 00:26:08,750 --> 00:26:10,208 - Hopefully, this is going to be what 686 00:26:10,292 --> 00:26:13,167 will ram through that door. 687 00:26:13,250 --> 00:26:14,917 - Good job, Rich. 688 00:26:15,042 --> 00:26:16,750 - Well, it sounds like we got a farrier working on the shop 689 00:26:16,833 --> 00:26:18,333 here. - Yep, sure do. 690 00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:20,583 - For the front of our battering ram, 691 00:26:20,667 --> 00:26:23,542 we are going to make a wedge because it will 692 00:26:23,667 --> 00:26:25,292 split the door much easier. 693 00:26:25,375 --> 00:26:28,708 And I feel like a spike could easily get stuck in the door. 694 00:26:28,875 --> 00:26:29,875 - Nice technique, Rich. 695 00:26:30,042 --> 00:26:31,333 I love it. 696 00:26:31,458 --> 00:26:33,458 - Rich is a farrier by trade, and so he is going to be 697 00:26:33,542 --> 00:26:34,875 doing all of our forging. 698 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:36,583 He is the one making that key part of the front 699 00:26:36,708 --> 00:26:38,208 of our battering ram. 700 00:26:38,333 --> 00:26:40,125 And it's great because he knows how to do that well. 701 00:26:40,208 --> 00:26:41,750 He can put that together. 702 00:26:41,875 --> 00:26:44,542 And Brandon, he is probably the best welder 703 00:26:44,625 --> 00:26:45,708 of the three of us. 704 00:26:45,792 --> 00:26:46,917 And he can weld everything together 705 00:26:47,042 --> 00:26:49,167 so that it's solid and strong. 706 00:26:49,292 --> 00:26:51,750 - Welding! 707 00:26:51,833 --> 00:26:54,083 - The idea of having a chisel on the end of this 708 00:26:54,167 --> 00:26:56,958 is not a bad idea because now you've got pressure 709 00:26:57,042 --> 00:26:59,375 hitting a thin line, but it's not something 710 00:26:59,542 --> 00:27:01,292 that's going to dig in. 711 00:27:01,417 --> 00:27:03,833 - That's so smart. 712 00:27:03,875 --> 00:27:05,667 It looks like all four of Flying Monkeys 713 00:27:05,792 --> 00:27:07,500 wheels and axles are finished. 714 00:27:07,583 --> 00:27:09,167 - Let's jack this thing up. 715 00:27:09,250 --> 00:27:11,042 [drill whirring] 716 00:27:11,125 --> 00:27:13,333 - I'm seeing that Sawdust and Sparks have 717 00:27:13,417 --> 00:27:15,500 their structure almost done. 718 00:27:15,542 --> 00:27:18,000 And so we need to mount the wheels 719 00:27:18,083 --> 00:27:21,375 and get our frame built as quickly as possible. 720 00:27:21,500 --> 00:27:22,375 - You're bleeding. 721 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:24,125 - How am I'm bleeding? 722 00:27:24,208 --> 00:27:25,250 What the heck? 723 00:27:25,333 --> 00:27:26,333 - What'd you do, Corey? 724 00:27:26,417 --> 00:27:27,542 - I don't know. 725 00:27:27,625 --> 00:27:29,167 Brad told me I was bleeding. 726 00:27:29,250 --> 00:27:30,333 - Oh. 727 00:27:30,417 --> 00:27:31,458 Oh, it's on your face? - Yeah. 728 00:27:31,542 --> 00:27:32,708 - Jeez. - Sprung a leak. 729 00:27:32,792 --> 00:27:33,625 - I have no idea. 730 00:27:33,708 --> 00:27:35,125 - It's a flesh wound. 731 00:27:35,250 --> 00:27:36,833 - The one advantage of having three people 732 00:27:36,958 --> 00:27:38,625 is, while one's getting bandaged, 733 00:27:38,708 --> 00:27:40,125 the other two can keep working. 734 00:27:40,292 --> 00:27:41,167 - Yep. 735 00:27:41,333 --> 00:27:43,500 [drill whirring] 736 00:27:43,583 --> 00:27:45,500 - The Ther-Mighties are the only ones that 737 00:27:45,542 --> 00:27:46,583 don't have a structure yet. 738 00:27:46,708 --> 00:27:48,292 All they have is a base and wheels. 739 00:27:48,417 --> 00:27:49,333 - Yeah. 740 00:27:49,458 --> 00:27:50,583 - That's an issue. 741 00:27:50,708 --> 00:27:52,333 - Starting off a little slow, but I 742 00:27:52,458 --> 00:27:56,208 think that we got a good plan, and we're really moving now. 743 00:27:56,333 --> 00:27:58,875 - Gentlemen, you guys have three hours remaining. 744 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,833 You're halfway through. 745 00:28:00,958 --> 00:28:04,208 Ther-mighties, your guy's inspection is up first. 746 00:28:04,333 --> 00:28:06,583 - And I'm feeling a little bit nervous. 747 00:28:06,750 --> 00:28:08,750 We don't have a whole lot set up right now, 748 00:28:08,875 --> 00:28:11,583 but hopefully, they see that we're on the right track. 749 00:28:11,667 --> 00:28:12,542 - So how's it going? 750 00:28:12,625 --> 00:28:14,250 - Really good, right? 751 00:28:14,375 --> 00:28:16,000 - Well, look, I like the way you framed the base together. 752 00:28:16,083 --> 00:28:17,250 - Yep. 753 00:28:17,375 --> 00:28:18,667 - But I'm kind of wondering how you're going 754 00:28:18,750 --> 00:28:20,042 to build this upper carriage. 755 00:28:20,167 --> 00:28:22,167 - In wall construction, there's something 756 00:28:22,208 --> 00:28:23,708 called the strongback. 757 00:28:23,708 --> 00:28:26,208 And you put four verticals on there. 758 00:28:26,375 --> 00:28:27,750 And we're just stacking up. 759 00:28:27,875 --> 00:28:29,750 We can create the post, put a lintel 760 00:28:29,875 --> 00:28:32,500 in to put the carrier beam up. 761 00:28:32,583 --> 00:28:35,542 - Think it's going to hold the weight of this monster? 762 00:28:35,667 --> 00:28:37,750 - I think we're going to put more weight onto it, actually. 763 00:28:37,833 --> 00:28:39,417 - Are you? 764 00:28:39,542 --> 00:28:40,792 - We might try and put some cinder blocks attached to it. 765 00:28:40,875 --> 00:28:42,167 - Do the one-hit wonder? - Yeah. 766 00:28:42,208 --> 00:28:43,208 That's the plan. 767 00:28:43,333 --> 00:28:44,292 - You're gonna beef that up? 768 00:28:44,375 --> 00:28:45,292 - Yeah. 769 00:28:45,375 --> 00:28:46,667 That's the plan. 770 00:28:46,708 --> 00:28:48,375 Well, with three hours left, it sounds 771 00:28:48,458 --> 00:28:50,042 like you got a good plan. 772 00:28:50,125 --> 00:28:51,875 But it's only three hours, you got some work to do, guys. 773 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:53,625 So good luck with that. 774 00:28:53,750 --> 00:28:55,208 - He's going to be talking about the judges' 775 00:28:55,292 --> 00:28:56,333 visit for a long time. 776 00:28:56,417 --> 00:28:57,500 That's like meeting his heroes. 777 00:28:57,583 --> 00:29:00,000 - [laughs] Yeah. 778 00:29:00,125 --> 00:29:01,833 If they want to come back over here and do another visit, 779 00:29:01,875 --> 00:29:05,167 you know, they can knock themselves out. 780 00:29:05,292 --> 00:29:08,375 - Sawdust and Sparks, you guys are up next. 781 00:29:08,542 --> 00:29:10,583 - Dang. 782 00:29:10,667 --> 00:29:12,083 You look like you're framing a house. 783 00:29:12,208 --> 00:29:13,833 - Oh, we want this to be strong. 784 00:29:13,917 --> 00:29:15,833 - I mean, you've got it braced up really well. 785 00:29:15,958 --> 00:29:17,333 - Yeah, and you've got a lot of room 786 00:29:17,333 --> 00:29:19,333 to hang and swing that beam, which is going 787 00:29:19,458 --> 00:29:21,042 to give you a lot of power. 788 00:29:21,125 --> 00:29:22,917 The question is, how are you going to move this thing? 789 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,292 - Well, we're going to put some wheels on it for sure. 790 00:29:24,375 --> 00:29:25,917 - Well, they're 10-inch wheels, but we're going 791 00:29:26,042 --> 00:29:27,417 to go three on each side. 792 00:29:27,542 --> 00:29:28,875 - OK. 793 00:29:28,958 --> 00:29:30,083 - You got a ton of work and not a lot of time. 794 00:29:30,167 --> 00:29:31,125 Good luck, guys. 795 00:29:31,208 --> 00:29:33,125 - All right, thank you. - Thanks, guys. 796 00:29:33,208 --> 00:29:34,958 - After talking to the judges we're pretty confident, 797 00:29:35,042 --> 00:29:37,667 but we need to stay focused because there's 798 00:29:37,792 --> 00:29:40,875 $20,000 at stake. 799 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,708 - All right, Flying Monkeys, guys, it's time 800 00:29:42,792 --> 00:29:44,250 for your inspection. 801 00:29:44,333 --> 00:29:45,667 - Hey, guys how you think it's going? 802 00:29:45,750 --> 00:29:46,667 - Good, good. 803 00:29:46,750 --> 00:29:47,833 - Doing well. 804 00:29:47,958 --> 00:29:49,000 - You don't have a lot of height. 805 00:29:49,125 --> 00:29:50,167 - Not yet. 806 00:29:50,292 --> 00:29:52,167 Kory's working on these A-frames. 807 00:29:52,250 --> 00:29:53,167 - Uh-huh. 808 00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:55,125 - So these A-frames are going to be 809 00:29:55,208 --> 00:29:57,083 held together by a beam going all the way down the center. 810 00:29:57,208 --> 00:30:00,042 That's where we're going to hang the ram itself from. 811 00:30:00,125 --> 00:30:01,792 And then we're going to have cross pieces 812 00:30:01,917 --> 00:30:02,875 that tie them together and hold it 813 00:30:03,042 --> 00:30:04,375 all structurally sound. 814 00:30:04,542 --> 00:30:06,042 - You're familiar with what used to happen 815 00:30:06,167 --> 00:30:08,292 to medieval churches, right? 816 00:30:08,375 --> 00:30:09,250 - What's that? 817 00:30:09,375 --> 00:30:10,625 They collapsed? 818 00:30:10,708 --> 00:30:11,875 - Where the roof pushed the walls out. 819 00:30:12,042 --> 00:30:13,500 - Yeah. - Yeah. 820 00:30:13,667 --> 00:30:15,292 - Well, you guys really need to think about how you're going 821 00:30:15,375 --> 00:30:17,667 to support this beast and really just put 822 00:30:17,833 --> 00:30:19,542 your heads down and move fast. - Yeah. 823 00:30:19,625 --> 00:30:20,500 - 'Cause you're running out of time, 824 00:30:20,667 --> 00:30:21,750 and you've got a lot of work left. 825 00:30:21,875 --> 00:30:23,042 - Yep. 826 00:30:23,125 --> 00:30:24,083 - Yeah, we sure do. - Thanks, guys. 827 00:30:24,208 --> 00:30:24,958 - Thank you. 828 00:30:25,042 --> 00:30:26,167 - Good luck. - Thanks. 829 00:30:26,333 --> 00:30:29,375 ♪ ♪ 830 00:30:29,542 --> 00:30:30,500 - We gotta go over. 831 00:30:30,583 --> 00:30:32,833 - Up, over, on. 832 00:30:32,917 --> 00:30:34,333 - The other teams look like they 833 00:30:34,417 --> 00:30:37,583 have got a little bit more done than us, 834 00:30:37,708 --> 00:30:38,833 but I think that we have a plan. 835 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,042 And I think that things are going 836 00:30:40,208 --> 00:30:41,500 to start coming along a little bit 837 00:30:41,583 --> 00:30:42,958 faster, a little bit smoother. 838 00:30:43,042 --> 00:30:44,375 - Looking great, guys. 839 00:30:44,500 --> 00:30:46,917 It seems that the overplanning is really 840 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,583 paying off for Ther-Mighties. 841 00:30:48,750 --> 00:30:50,000 - 1, 2. 842 00:30:50,083 --> 00:30:51,708 - It might be one of those situations 843 00:30:51,792 --> 00:30:55,333 where they plan things out enough to make up for the time 844 00:30:55,500 --> 00:30:57,000 that it took to make the plan. 845 00:30:57,125 --> 00:30:58,500 - You're amazing, Free. 846 00:30:58,583 --> 00:31:00,833 - You are too. 847 00:31:00,917 --> 00:31:02,833 - Hey, I know I was stressed out earlier, 848 00:31:02,958 --> 00:31:04,583 but we're doing all right. 849 00:31:04,708 --> 00:31:07,667 Feel really good about this. - It's all part of the games. 850 00:31:07,708 --> 00:31:08,917 ♪ ♪ 851 00:31:09,042 --> 00:31:10,333 - The hardest part of this challenge 852 00:31:10,458 --> 00:31:11,833 is knowing that I can't go in there and help. 853 00:31:11,917 --> 00:31:14,792 But I can cheerlead. 854 00:31:14,875 --> 00:31:18,917 L-E-T-S G-O, let's go, let's go. 855 00:31:19,042 --> 00:31:22,708 L-E-T-S G-O, let's go! 856 00:31:22,833 --> 00:31:24,458 - Rah, rah, ree. 857 00:31:24,542 --> 00:31:27,500 - Kick 'em in the knee. 858 00:31:27,542 --> 00:31:30,250 ♪ ♪ 859 00:31:30,375 --> 00:31:32,542 - Everyone, you guys are in the final hour 860 00:31:32,708 --> 00:31:34,000 of this competition. 861 00:31:34,042 --> 00:31:36,542 - [bleep]. I think we need to get our eyebolts in 862 00:31:36,708 --> 00:31:38,042 and get the chains. 863 00:31:38,125 --> 00:31:39,167 - We need a ladder. 864 00:31:39,250 --> 00:31:40,625 - I hear "get the chains." 865 00:31:40,708 --> 00:31:42,167 - Yeah. 866 00:31:42,292 --> 00:31:45,167 I think we're going to see a beam in the air very soon. 867 00:31:45,250 --> 00:31:48,833 - It is a critical moment in this build. 868 00:31:48,875 --> 00:31:51,083 When these guys take the supports off the beam 869 00:31:51,208 --> 00:31:54,375 and put all that weight on the structure, if it doesn't hold, 870 00:31:54,542 --> 00:31:56,667 the whole thing could come tumbling to the ground. 871 00:31:56,792 --> 00:31:58,417 All the work all for naught. 872 00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:00,333 - And this is a build with the amount of time 873 00:32:00,458 --> 00:32:02,667 left where there's no coming back. 874 00:32:02,750 --> 00:32:04,083 - Come on. 875 00:32:04,208 --> 00:32:06,208 - We might see our first fatality on this. 876 00:32:06,292 --> 00:32:07,750 - Ha. 877 00:32:07,833 --> 00:32:10,167 - Time is running out, and I'm getting really worried here. 878 00:32:10,292 --> 00:32:12,667 Once we put this log up here, there's no going back. 879 00:32:12,750 --> 00:32:14,750 So this could make or break it. 880 00:32:14,833 --> 00:32:16,167 All right, this is it, man. 881 00:32:16,167 --> 00:32:17,750 - Whew. 882 00:32:17,875 --> 00:32:18,833 - OK. 883 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:20,042 - Moment of truth. 884 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:25,500 - Well, guys, we're in the final hour 885 00:32:25,542 --> 00:32:26,750 here at the first ever 886 00:32:26,875 --> 00:32:28,167 Instruments of Death competition. 887 00:32:28,375 --> 00:32:30,125 Right now we've got three teams up here at the build site 888 00:32:30,250 --> 00:32:31,958 building their battering rams, a critical moment in 889 00:32:32,042 --> 00:32:33,625 this build. 890 00:32:33,708 --> 00:32:35,250 - All right, this is it, man. 891 00:32:35,333 --> 00:32:37,583 - When these guys take the supports off the beam 892 00:32:37,708 --> 00:32:41,000 and put all that weight on the structure, if it doesn't hold, 893 00:32:41,167 --> 00:32:43,500 the whole thing could come tumbling to the ground. 894 00:32:43,667 --> 00:32:45,042 All the work all for naught. 895 00:32:45,208 --> 00:32:46,667 - Ha. - Whew. 896 00:32:46,750 --> 00:32:47,708 - OK. 897 00:32:47,875 --> 00:32:49,333 [tense music] 898 00:32:49,458 --> 00:32:50,375 - Yeah! 899 00:32:50,458 --> 00:32:51,667 - It works! 900 00:32:51,792 --> 00:32:52,875 Look! - Yeah. 901 00:32:53,042 --> 00:32:54,167 - Huh? 902 00:32:54,208 --> 00:32:55,750 - Wow. 903 00:32:55,875 --> 00:32:56,875 - Nice. 904 00:32:56,958 --> 00:32:57,917 - We got swinging. 905 00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,042 - That is impressive. 906 00:32:59,125 --> 00:33:00,750 - We got our first beam hung. 907 00:33:00,875 --> 00:33:01,708 - OK, no more testing. 908 00:33:01,875 --> 00:33:03,167 We're good. 909 00:33:03,333 --> 00:33:04,958 ♪ ♪ 910 00:33:04,958 --> 00:33:06,458 - Oh, yeah, Daniel. 911 00:33:06,542 --> 00:33:08,792 - Flying Monkeys has me a bit confused right now. 912 00:33:08,875 --> 00:33:10,000 - Yeah, exactly. 913 00:33:10,125 --> 00:33:12,083 Put this entire piece together, right? 914 00:33:12,167 --> 00:33:14,000 Hang this, and then worry about the tip. 915 00:33:14,167 --> 00:33:17,083 Because honestly, just having a flat tip on this thing 916 00:33:17,167 --> 00:33:18,500 is going to do some damage. 917 00:33:18,625 --> 00:33:20,333 - But they do have to have a forged element. 918 00:33:20,458 --> 00:33:23,750 - The most important element of the battering ram 919 00:33:23,875 --> 00:33:25,458 is the tip. 920 00:33:25,542 --> 00:33:29,417 - I'm building the cap for the front of the battering ram. 921 00:33:29,542 --> 00:33:31,083 I'm going to mount the bit that I 922 00:33:31,208 --> 00:33:33,833 forged earlier in the front of this plate 923 00:33:33,875 --> 00:33:35,208 so it's protruding out. 924 00:33:35,292 --> 00:33:38,417 The beam will house half of the shaft, 925 00:33:38,542 --> 00:33:40,667 and then the rest of the shaft will be protruding 926 00:33:40,833 --> 00:33:42,125 in front of the cap. 927 00:33:42,208 --> 00:33:43,750 We're going to pierce right through it. 928 00:33:43,875 --> 00:33:45,542 - Can you guys imagine being in a castle 929 00:33:45,625 --> 00:33:48,667 the first time somebody ever used a battering ram? 930 00:33:48,792 --> 00:33:52,583 It's a cop knock on steroids. 931 00:33:52,708 --> 00:33:54,167 - Brad, good job. 932 00:33:54,375 --> 00:33:57,458 - I'm very confident it's going to break down the door. 933 00:33:57,542 --> 00:34:00,667 - Gentlemen, you're within the final 30 minutes. 934 00:34:00,833 --> 00:34:02,917 - Oh, my god, come on. 935 00:34:03,042 --> 00:34:04,583 - Now that we have the verticals up 936 00:34:04,667 --> 00:34:08,042 and we've got the headers on the verticals, 937 00:34:08,125 --> 00:34:10,417 we're ready to hang this beast. 938 00:34:10,500 --> 00:34:12,125 To suspend the battering ram, 939 00:34:12,208 --> 00:34:14,500 we are going to just wrap the chains around it 940 00:34:14,625 --> 00:34:17,000 and screw them in straight to the post instead of worrying 941 00:34:17,042 --> 00:34:18,292 about using eye hooks. 942 00:34:18,375 --> 00:34:19,792 This is going to save us a lot of time, 943 00:34:19,917 --> 00:34:21,333 and it's just as strong. 944 00:34:21,417 --> 00:34:22,625 - Looking good. 945 00:34:22,750 --> 00:34:24,917 - Oh, yeah, look at the tension on that chain. 946 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,500 - Holy smokes. 947 00:34:27,542 --> 00:34:28,625 - Oh, there we go. 948 00:34:28,708 --> 00:34:30,000 There goes one sawhorse. 949 00:34:30,042 --> 00:34:31,000 - Moment of truth. 950 00:34:31,042 --> 00:34:32,958 [grunts] 951 00:34:33,083 --> 00:34:35,167 ♪ ♪ 952 00:34:35,375 --> 00:34:37,917 - Hey, look at that; she dangles. 953 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,333 - Nice job. 954 00:34:39,458 --> 00:34:41,458 Now quit screwing around and grab the chain saw! 955 00:34:41,583 --> 00:34:42,542 - Go! 956 00:34:42,667 --> 00:34:44,250 [laughter] 957 00:34:44,333 --> 00:34:47,042 [chain saw whirring] 958 00:34:47,125 --> 00:34:50,958 There we go; we got a wedge. 959 00:34:51,083 --> 00:34:52,333 - You know, Sawdust and Sparks, 960 00:34:52,417 --> 00:34:54,208 this is what I expected to see. 961 00:34:54,292 --> 00:34:56,125 They've got a high enough structure, 962 00:34:56,208 --> 00:34:58,333 and they're making a chisel point for the front. 963 00:34:58,417 --> 00:34:59,167 Brilliant. 964 00:34:59,250 --> 00:35:00,792 - Which way was up? 965 00:35:00,875 --> 00:35:01,875 - Try the other way. 966 00:35:02,042 --> 00:35:02,917 - Not that way. 967 00:35:03,042 --> 00:35:04,333 - Yeah, try the other way. 968 00:35:04,458 --> 00:35:06,083 - Our structure's solid. 969 00:35:06,167 --> 00:35:08,167 Our log has a great tip on the end. 970 00:35:08,292 --> 00:35:10,792 We're pretty confident we're going to destroy this door. 971 00:35:10,875 --> 00:35:13,375 We are super excited to get into this testing, 972 00:35:13,458 --> 00:35:15,000 but we have some time left. 973 00:35:15,042 --> 00:35:17,083 So we're going to do some cool styling on it 974 00:35:17,208 --> 00:35:18,875 to give it some character. 975 00:35:18,958 --> 00:35:20,625 - They made a giant arrow. 976 00:35:20,708 --> 00:35:21,667 - Oh, yeah, why not? 977 00:35:21,708 --> 00:35:22,792 - They're showing off. 978 00:35:22,875 --> 00:35:24,083 - They're really having fun now. 979 00:35:24,208 --> 00:35:26,667 - You guys are ridiculous. 980 00:35:26,750 --> 00:35:28,792 15 minutes left. 981 00:35:28,958 --> 00:35:31,167 - Flying monkeys is really reaching for the sky here. 982 00:35:31,250 --> 00:35:33,208 - Oh, my goodness, that's going to be tall. 983 00:35:33,375 --> 00:35:35,667 - Do we want the rope or a chain? 984 00:35:35,750 --> 00:35:37,292 - I would probably do rope. 985 00:35:37,292 --> 00:35:39,167 - When you look at the two on the end, 986 00:35:39,333 --> 00:35:41,042 you see all these cross braces. 987 00:35:41,125 --> 00:35:45,333 There's a reason bridges look like that and not like that. 988 00:35:45,417 --> 00:35:47,125 I understand where they're going. 989 00:35:47,208 --> 00:35:49,833 They're just missing a lot of the parts they need. 990 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,667 - Good thing I was a Boy Scout. 991 00:35:51,708 --> 00:35:53,083 That tightens on itself. 992 00:35:53,208 --> 00:35:54,542 - Yeah, it's good. 993 00:35:54,625 --> 00:35:57,375 - OK, Brad, well, let's hope it holds. 994 00:35:57,458 --> 00:36:00,000 - Height's going to be key for this to work effectively. 995 00:36:00,042 --> 00:36:02,667 We want it to punch the door about 38 inches off the ground 996 00:36:02,750 --> 00:36:05,667 so it's hitting the same spot every time. 997 00:36:05,792 --> 00:36:07,000 - A little bit higher. 998 00:36:07,167 --> 00:36:08,542 - Flying Monkeys has a lot more height, 999 00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:11,292 but I'm not quite sure about their structure. 1000 00:36:11,417 --> 00:36:13,083 - All right, nice and easy. 1001 00:36:13,208 --> 00:36:15,375 ♪ ♪ 1002 00:36:15,458 --> 00:36:17,125 - Whoo-hoo, it's hanging, man. 1003 00:36:17,250 --> 00:36:18,875 - Whoo. - It's hanging! 1004 00:36:18,958 --> 00:36:20,292 - That's a great sign. 1005 00:36:20,375 --> 00:36:21,958 - There's a lot of times where we've had 1006 00:36:22,083 --> 00:36:24,917 five-hour rounds for people to make just a small sword. 1007 00:36:25,042 --> 00:36:26,792 These guys have built a freaking 1008 00:36:26,917 --> 00:36:29,042 battering ram in six hours. 1009 00:36:29,042 --> 00:36:30,167 - Color me impressed. 1010 00:36:30,250 --> 00:36:31,667 - You got a rocket right here. 1011 00:36:31,708 --> 00:36:35,000 You've got the nail, and you've got a number two pencil. 1012 00:36:35,083 --> 00:36:38,333 - Eli, work on getting a cinder block or two attached. 1013 00:36:38,500 --> 00:36:40,000 Now that everything is together, 1014 00:36:40,042 --> 00:36:42,667 now that it's swinging, I am sizing up the competition, 1015 00:36:42,708 --> 00:36:44,667 and they're all way bigger than we are. 1016 00:36:44,792 --> 00:36:48,750 So we want as much weight as we can to knock down the door. 1017 00:36:48,875 --> 00:36:50,333 So we're going to attach some cinder 1018 00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:52,583 blocks to it to just give it more power 1019 00:36:52,708 --> 00:36:54,042 as it's going through. 1020 00:36:54,125 --> 00:36:55,708 - Look at these maniacs over here. 1021 00:36:55,792 --> 00:36:57,667 - You know, we didn't intend for these guys 1022 00:36:57,750 --> 00:37:00,333 to use the cinder blocks as a part of the construction, 1023 00:37:00,417 --> 00:37:03,333 but I did technically say you have full access to all 1024 00:37:03,375 --> 00:37:05,708 the supplies and all the tools that 1025 00:37:05,875 --> 00:37:07,167 are in the open-air workshop. 1026 00:37:07,333 --> 00:37:09,833 - I say strap the oxygen tank onto it, 1027 00:37:09,917 --> 00:37:14,500 whack the nozzle off of it, and use it as a rocket. 1028 00:37:14,667 --> 00:37:16,958 - The battering ram has one purpose, 1029 00:37:17,083 --> 00:37:18,875 and that's to destroy things. 1030 00:37:18,958 --> 00:37:21,167 And I feel like we should name it J. Neilson 1031 00:37:21,333 --> 00:37:23,500 because J.'s really good at destroying things too. 1032 00:37:23,667 --> 00:37:25,375 I'd like for this thing to be a one-hit wonder. 1033 00:37:25,542 --> 00:37:27,958 - Hey, J., can we name our battering ram after you? 1034 00:37:30,583 --> 00:37:31,333 - Sure. 1035 00:37:31,458 --> 00:37:32,917 - J. gave us the go ahead. 1036 00:37:33,083 --> 00:37:34,375 - [laughs] 1037 00:37:34,458 --> 00:37:36,500 - It's hard falling apart inside. 1038 00:37:36,583 --> 00:37:37,917 - [laughs] 1039 00:37:38,042 --> 00:37:42,500 ♪ ♪ 1040 00:37:42,667 --> 00:37:47,167 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 1041 00:37:47,250 --> 00:37:49,167 Building team, put down your tools. 1042 00:37:49,250 --> 00:37:50,750 This round is over. 1043 00:37:50,833 --> 00:37:51,833 - All right. 1044 00:37:51,875 --> 00:37:52,750 - Excellent work. 1045 00:37:52,833 --> 00:37:54,667 - Oh, yeah! 1046 00:37:54,833 --> 00:37:56,042 [cheers and applause] 1047 00:37:56,208 --> 00:37:58,208 - Whoo! 1048 00:37:58,292 --> 00:38:00,375 - Oh, that was great. 1049 00:38:00,458 --> 00:38:02,125 - We started off a little rocky, 1050 00:38:02,208 --> 00:38:05,000 but the battering ram turned out great. 1051 00:38:05,125 --> 00:38:07,708 But I'm a little nervous because we named our battering 1052 00:38:07,833 --> 00:38:09,083 ram the J. Neilson. 1053 00:38:09,208 --> 00:38:10,417 J. Neilson hits hard. 1054 00:38:10,542 --> 00:38:13,875 We're hoping the battering ram hits just as hard. 1055 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:18,833 ♪ ♪ 1056 00:38:18,917 --> 00:38:21,000 - Sawdust and Sparks, Ther-Mighties, Flying Monkeys, 1057 00:38:21,042 --> 00:38:23,000 gentlemen, congratulations to all 1058 00:38:23,083 --> 00:38:25,000 three of your teams for an intense 1059 00:38:25,042 --> 00:38:26,333 six hours of build time. 1060 00:38:26,500 --> 00:38:29,167 Now we've got three seemingly functional battering 1061 00:38:29,250 --> 00:38:32,750 rams ready to breach the castle door. 1062 00:38:32,875 --> 00:38:35,708 Now, guys, remember, this is all about speed. 1063 00:38:35,792 --> 00:38:38,000 Do not stop fighting until I tell you 1064 00:38:38,125 --> 00:38:40,583 you have successfully gotten through the castle. 1065 00:38:40,708 --> 00:38:43,500 Whichever two teams get through the door 1066 00:38:43,542 --> 00:38:45,875 fastest will advance to the third and final round 1067 00:38:46,042 --> 00:38:47,458 of this competition. 1068 00:38:47,583 --> 00:38:48,958 You guys ready to get to it? 1069 00:38:49,042 --> 00:38:50,333 [together] Yeah. 1070 00:38:50,500 --> 00:38:52,000 - Sawdust and Sparks, you guys are up first. 1071 00:38:52,083 --> 00:38:53,500 Take your position. 1072 00:38:53,583 --> 00:38:54,500 - We're feeling really good. 1073 00:38:54,625 --> 00:38:56,417 We have a solid structure. 1074 00:38:56,417 --> 00:38:57,708 We've got a good design. 1075 00:38:57,833 --> 00:38:59,208 We're going right through this door. 1076 00:38:59,375 --> 00:39:01,083 But my biggest concern in the testing 1077 00:39:01,167 --> 00:39:03,250 is just whether we can do it faster than the other teams. 1078 00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:05,083 ♪ ♪ 1079 00:39:05,208 --> 00:39:06,083 This is going to be fun. 1080 00:39:06,167 --> 00:39:11,208 ♪ ♪ 1081 00:39:11,292 --> 00:39:12,708 - Oh. [laughs] 1082 00:39:12,792 --> 00:39:14,833 Holy smokes. 1083 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:17,083 ♪ ♪ 1084 00:39:17,167 --> 00:39:19,000 [all grunting] 1085 00:39:19,125 --> 00:39:20,000 - Whoo-hoo! 1086 00:39:20,167 --> 00:39:21,333 - All right, all right. 1087 00:39:21,542 --> 00:39:23,208 - You guys have breached the castle. 1088 00:39:23,292 --> 00:39:25,458 Very well done. - All right, all right. 1089 00:39:25,583 --> 00:39:27,708 - We got the city! 1090 00:39:27,792 --> 00:39:29,708 ♪ ♪ 1091 00:39:29,875 --> 00:39:31,958 - Holy cow. 1092 00:39:32,042 --> 00:39:33,417 ♪ ♪ 1093 00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:34,833 - The wedge was smart. 1094 00:39:34,917 --> 00:39:38,417 The top 2-by got knocked clean off. 1095 00:39:38,542 --> 00:39:40,542 - Oh yeah, the 4-by split. 1096 00:39:40,708 --> 00:39:41,667 - Snapped it right in half. - Oh, nice. 1097 00:39:41,708 --> 00:39:44,208 - Cracked that 4-by right in two. 1098 00:39:44,292 --> 00:39:45,333 - Well-- - That's the deal. 1099 00:39:45,375 --> 00:39:46,500 - I like it. 1100 00:39:46,625 --> 00:39:49,125 - It will breach. - It will breach. 1101 00:39:49,250 --> 00:39:50,833 - Yes. 1102 00:39:50,917 --> 00:39:52,250 - All right, guys, Sawdust and Sprinkles-- 1103 00:39:52,375 --> 00:39:55,667 [laughter] 1104 00:39:55,750 --> 00:39:58,083 --all right, Sawdust and Sparks, you guys 1105 00:39:58,167 --> 00:40:00,000 built a wicked machine here. 1106 00:40:00,167 --> 00:40:01,667 It's stout. 1107 00:40:01,708 --> 00:40:03,375 You used heavy timbers so the frame was heavy. 1108 00:40:03,458 --> 00:40:04,958 That frame didn't move at all while you were 1109 00:40:05,083 --> 00:40:07,625 swinging the battering ram. 1110 00:40:07,708 --> 00:40:11,167 The wedge you put on the front end of that, by the third hit, 1111 00:40:11,208 --> 00:40:13,875 you were breaking through that door. 1112 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:17,667 The fifth hit, you shattered that 4x4 on the back of there 1113 00:40:17,792 --> 00:40:19,417 and knocked that gate down. 1114 00:40:19,542 --> 00:40:22,500 And it only took you 13 seconds. 1115 00:40:22,542 --> 00:40:24,083 That's a good job. - All right. 1116 00:40:24,208 --> 00:40:25,583 - Yeah. 1117 00:40:25,667 --> 00:40:27,625 - Sawdust and Sparks, very, very well done. 1118 00:40:27,708 --> 00:40:30,167 That makes a hard act to follow. 1119 00:40:30,333 --> 00:40:31,875 Ther-Mighties, you guys are up next. 1120 00:40:32,042 --> 00:40:33,875 How are you feeling? 1121 00:40:34,042 --> 00:40:35,000 [laughter] 1122 00:40:35,125 --> 00:40:36,167 All right, come on up. 1123 00:40:36,333 --> 00:40:38,000 ♪ ♪ 1124 00:40:38,083 --> 00:40:40,292 - A little nervous, just about the spike on the head 1125 00:40:40,375 --> 00:40:42,125 of our battering ram. 1126 00:40:42,208 --> 00:40:44,333 It's obviously got a different profile than the last guys, 1127 00:40:44,500 --> 00:40:46,000 and theirs worked really well. 1128 00:40:46,125 --> 00:40:47,875 I'm hoping that we just don't pierce a hole in the door 1129 00:40:48,042 --> 00:40:50,667 and get stuck and have to finagle and jiggle it out. 1130 00:40:50,750 --> 00:40:52,792 ♪ ♪ 1131 00:40:57,042 --> 00:40:59,000 [tense music] 1132 00:40:59,125 --> 00:41:00,083 - Oh, no. 1133 00:41:00,167 --> 00:41:07,042 ♪ ♪ 1134 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,333 You have successfully breached the wall. 1135 00:41:13,417 --> 00:41:14,417 Well done, Ther-Mighties. 1136 00:41:14,542 --> 00:41:16,833 - Whoo! 1137 00:41:16,917 --> 00:41:21,833 ♪ ♪ 1138 00:41:21,917 --> 00:41:23,458 - I mean, I don't think they even broke that board. 1139 00:41:23,625 --> 00:41:26,042 They just-- they bounced it out of the brackets. 1140 00:41:26,167 --> 00:41:27,000 - It worked out. 1141 00:41:27,125 --> 00:41:28,417 - Cool. 1142 00:41:28,500 --> 00:41:30,750 - Everything's still in one piece. 1143 00:41:30,833 --> 00:41:32,542 - All right, Ther-Mighties, nice design 1144 00:41:32,625 --> 00:41:34,167 on your battering ram here. 1145 00:41:34,333 --> 00:41:37,333 That first hit, the spike went all the way through. 1146 00:41:37,375 --> 00:41:38,625 I thought you were going to have a problem 1147 00:41:38,708 --> 00:41:40,167 getting it out of there. 1148 00:41:40,208 --> 00:41:42,083 Second hit, you blew a chunk out of the door. 1149 00:41:42,167 --> 00:41:45,292 You hit that door so hard, it jumped out of the brackets 1150 00:41:45,417 --> 00:41:46,333 and fell over. 1151 00:41:46,458 --> 00:41:48,250 But you breached the door. 1152 00:41:48,375 --> 00:41:49,667 Great job. 1153 00:41:49,750 --> 00:41:52,542 And your time, gentlemen, 13 seconds. 1154 00:41:52,667 --> 00:41:55,542 - Yeah. [applause] 1155 00:41:55,667 --> 00:41:57,833 - I can't believe we both got 13 seconds. 1156 00:41:57,958 --> 00:42:00,042 It's hard to say who has the advantage between us 1157 00:42:00,125 --> 00:42:01,958 and Sawdust and Sparks. 1158 00:42:02,042 --> 00:42:04,333 But hopefully, the Flying Monkeys don't do as well. 1159 00:42:04,375 --> 00:42:05,833 We just have to find out. 1160 00:42:05,917 --> 00:42:07,625 - Flying Monkeys, you guys are up next. 1161 00:42:07,708 --> 00:42:09,083 How are you feeling? - Great. 1162 00:42:09,167 --> 00:42:10,333 - Great. 1163 00:42:10,417 --> 00:42:12,667 - All right, gentlemen, mount up. 1164 00:42:12,750 --> 00:42:15,083 - Flying Monkeys are the last team to go. 1165 00:42:15,250 --> 00:42:18,167 And having just witnessed the other two teams go 1166 00:42:18,292 --> 00:42:20,583 through the door in 13 seconds, 1167 00:42:20,667 --> 00:42:22,875 it's making us nervous if I'm telling the truth 1168 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:27,000 So we want to get through under 13 seconds that's our goal. 1169 00:42:27,083 --> 00:42:28,000 That's our goal. - Yep. 1170 00:42:28,083 --> 00:42:30,042 ♪ ♪ 1171 00:42:30,208 --> 00:42:31,042 - Nice. 1172 00:42:31,167 --> 00:42:32,000 - Oh, my. 1173 00:42:32,125 --> 00:42:37,208 ♪ ♪ 1174 00:42:37,208 --> 00:42:38,208 - Yeah! 1175 00:42:38,208 --> 00:42:41,042 - Whoo! 1176 00:42:41,167 --> 00:42:42,333 - Wow. - What? 1177 00:42:42,417 --> 00:42:44,083 both: Whoo! - Storm the city. 1178 00:42:44,208 --> 00:42:46,000 - Yeah! 1179 00:42:46,083 --> 00:42:48,167 - Whoo! 1180 00:42:48,292 --> 00:42:49,708 - Good job, guys. 1181 00:42:49,792 --> 00:42:51,833 - I hope that castle had breacher's insurance. 1182 00:42:51,958 --> 00:42:52,875 - [laughs] 1183 00:42:52,958 --> 00:42:54,958 ♪ ♪ 1184 00:42:55,042 --> 00:42:56,833 - Height is might. 1185 00:42:56,958 --> 00:42:57,875 - Wow. 1186 00:42:58,000 --> 00:42:59,417 - You know what helped is this-- 1187 00:42:59,500 --> 00:43:00,542 it's the extra two feet. 1188 00:43:00,667 --> 00:43:02,458 - Mm-hmm, yeah. 1189 00:43:02,542 --> 00:43:04,292 - [laughs] 1190 00:43:04,375 --> 00:43:06,583 I knew this was going to be fun. 1191 00:43:06,583 --> 00:43:08,750 - All right, Flying Monkeys, you did a great job. 1192 00:43:08,875 --> 00:43:11,708 We were all second-guessing your construction idea 1193 00:43:11,792 --> 00:43:15,667 and technique, but by building it as tall as you did, 1194 00:43:15,833 --> 00:43:18,542 you had two extra feet of rope hanging there. 1195 00:43:18,625 --> 00:43:21,417 And with all three of you pulling that back, 1196 00:43:21,500 --> 00:43:23,292 you got so much momentum in that ram, 1197 00:43:23,375 --> 00:43:25,792 it just blew that gate through. 1198 00:43:25,875 --> 00:43:27,042 You did a great job. 1199 00:43:27,125 --> 00:43:29,250 Not only that, it only took six seconds. 1200 00:43:29,375 --> 00:43:30,375 - Yes! 1201 00:43:30,542 --> 00:43:31,833 - Great! - Whoo-hoo! 1202 00:43:31,958 --> 00:43:33,875 - Yeah! 1203 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:36,625 - Building teams, gentlemen, congratulations to all of you. 1204 00:43:36,708 --> 00:43:38,667 We had three separate designs of battering 1205 00:43:38,792 --> 00:43:42,167 rams and three successful breaches of the castle wall. 1206 00:43:42,208 --> 00:43:45,667 Now, Flying Monkeys, you guys got through in only six 1207 00:43:45,792 --> 00:43:48,167 seconds, which means you earned yourselves 1208 00:43:48,250 --> 00:43:51,083 a spot in the third and final round of this Instruments 1209 00:43:51,167 --> 00:43:52,708 of Death competition. 1210 00:43:52,792 --> 00:43:56,083 But Sawdust and Sparks, Ther-Mighties, gentlemen, 1211 00:43:56,208 --> 00:43:59,583 with both your teams coming in at exactly 13 seconds, 1212 00:43:59,667 --> 00:44:02,333 we have a tie, which makes for a difficult decision 1213 00:44:02,375 --> 00:44:04,208 for the judges because they've got to go over 1214 00:44:04,333 --> 00:44:07,542 every aspect of your builds and decide which one of your teams 1215 00:44:07,708 --> 00:44:10,708 have earned your spot into the third and final round. 1216 00:44:10,792 --> 00:44:11,958 So if you'd please give us a moment 1217 00:44:12,042 --> 00:44:13,333 and step off the testing grounds. 1218 00:44:13,458 --> 00:44:16,333 ♪ ♪ 1219 00:44:16,417 --> 00:44:18,792 - I thought 13 seconds was going to be a good number, 1220 00:44:18,875 --> 00:44:20,500 but now we're tied. 1221 00:44:20,583 --> 00:44:22,500 And we're a little bit nervous on this. 1222 00:44:22,583 --> 00:44:24,292 But I think our design is probably 1223 00:44:24,417 --> 00:44:28,583 the most robust one up there, so it's up to the judges now. 1224 00:44:28,708 --> 00:44:30,958 - Well, that was awesome. 1225 00:44:31,042 --> 00:44:33,583 But only one of these teams can make it into the next round, 1226 00:44:33,708 --> 00:44:34,667 so you have a decision to make. 1227 00:44:34,750 --> 00:44:36,333 Doug, what are you thinking? 1228 00:44:36,458 --> 00:44:39,417 - Both of these battering rams have a nice solid frame, 1229 00:44:39,542 --> 00:44:43,750 but I love the wedge that you have on Sawdust and Sparks. 1230 00:44:43,833 --> 00:44:45,250 The Ther-Mighties have a spike. 1231 00:44:45,250 --> 00:44:47,542 It did get stuck. 1232 00:44:47,667 --> 00:44:49,000 - Oh, no. 1233 00:44:49,083 --> 00:44:51,458 - They got it out, but it still got stuck. 1234 00:44:51,542 --> 00:44:53,083 So as a design of a battering ram 1235 00:44:53,167 --> 00:44:55,583 that gets your weapon stuck on your opponent, 1236 00:44:55,708 --> 00:44:57,542 not a good idea. 1237 00:44:57,708 --> 00:44:59,167 - I got to kind of agree with Doug. 1238 00:44:59,333 --> 00:45:02,833 Sawdust and Sparks, they've got a really great design. 1239 00:45:02,875 --> 00:45:06,625 The wedge, the wider base, the extra wheels, 1240 00:45:06,708 --> 00:45:09,625 it moves actually fairly well for its size. 1241 00:45:09,708 --> 00:45:11,125 I think it's just a better setup. 1242 00:45:11,250 --> 00:45:13,000 - Then we get over here to Ther-Mighties, 1243 00:45:13,083 --> 00:45:15,667 it's a little bit on the lighter side, so they thought 1244 00:45:15,792 --> 00:45:17,042 they had to weight it out. 1245 00:45:17,125 --> 00:45:18,500 So they added more blocks to it, 1246 00:45:18,625 --> 00:45:20,333 they added more ballast to it. 1247 00:45:20,333 --> 00:45:23,000 Tells me that they were questioning their own design. 1248 00:45:23,042 --> 00:45:24,167 - Doug, have you made your decision? 1249 00:45:24,250 --> 00:45:25,708 - Yes, I have. - J., how about you? 1250 00:45:25,792 --> 00:45:26,917 - Oh, yeah. - Dave? 1251 00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:28,125 - Yeah, definitely. 1252 00:45:28,208 --> 00:45:29,583 - All right, guys, we'll call them in. 1253 00:45:29,667 --> 00:45:31,500 ♪ ♪ 1254 00:45:31,625 --> 00:45:33,708 All right, teams, first of all, you should all 1255 00:45:33,792 --> 00:45:36,000 be extremely proud of yourselves for completing 1256 00:45:36,125 --> 00:45:38,167 the largest, heaviest weapon we've 1257 00:45:38,250 --> 00:45:41,667 ever asked anybody to build in any of our competitions. 1258 00:45:41,708 --> 00:45:43,000 You crushed it. 1259 00:45:43,125 --> 00:45:45,958 Now, Sawdust and Sparks, Ther-Mighties, 1260 00:45:46,042 --> 00:45:48,958 it was so close, but we only have room 1261 00:45:49,083 --> 00:45:52,042 in the next round of this competition for one more team. 1262 00:45:52,167 --> 00:45:53,250 ♪ ♪ 1263 00:45:53,333 --> 00:45:55,625 And the judges did make a final decision. 1264 00:45:55,750 --> 00:45:58,333 And the team leaving this competition is... 1265 00:46:02,333 --> 00:46:03,083 [tense music] 1266 00:46:03,167 --> 00:46:04,417 Ther-Mighties. 1267 00:46:04,500 --> 00:46:07,000 Unfortunately, your batting ram just didn't cut it, 1268 00:46:07,125 --> 00:46:09,583 and Doug's going to tell you why. 1269 00:46:09,667 --> 00:46:13,167 - Ther-Mighties, the decision to forge your tip into a spike 1270 00:46:13,208 --> 00:46:15,333 instead of a wedge-shaped tip caused 1271 00:46:15,458 --> 00:46:17,125 it to get stuck and lose time. 1272 00:46:17,208 --> 00:46:19,208 And that's the reason why you're not moving forward. 1273 00:46:19,292 --> 00:46:21,000 ♪ ♪ 1274 00:46:21,083 --> 00:46:22,500 - Now, guys, it was a hard decision 1275 00:46:22,625 --> 00:46:23,875 and it's definitely a tough break. 1276 00:46:23,958 --> 00:46:25,625 You should be proud of yourselves, 1277 00:46:25,708 --> 00:46:27,333 but unfortunately, your time in this competition has ended. 1278 00:46:27,375 --> 00:46:29,083 But, guys, before you head down the hill, 1279 00:46:29,208 --> 00:46:30,792 I'd like to ask you to come forward and shake our hands. 1280 00:46:30,875 --> 00:46:32,500 - Oh, I'm extremely proud of what we 1281 00:46:32,583 --> 00:46:33,583 were able to do in six hours. 1282 00:46:33,708 --> 00:46:35,500 That was-- that was impressive. 1283 00:46:35,583 --> 00:46:37,333 I was a little bit disappointed 1284 00:46:37,458 --> 00:46:39,042 the J. Neilson didn't perform. 1285 00:46:39,208 --> 00:46:41,375 - Next time, let's name it after Doug. 1286 00:46:41,458 --> 00:46:44,167 - [laughs] 1287 00:46:44,208 --> 00:46:48,375 ♪ ♪ 1288 00:46:48,375 --> 00:46:49,833 - And then there were two. 1289 00:46:49,875 --> 00:46:51,792 Flying Monkeys, Sawdust and Sparks, gentlemen, 1290 00:46:51,875 --> 00:46:53,917 congratulations on making it through two 1291 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:55,458 grueling rounds of this Instruments 1292 00:46:55,542 --> 00:46:57,250 of Death competition. 1293 00:46:57,333 --> 00:46:59,458 Now it's down to your two teams to battle it out and find out 1294 00:46:59,542 --> 00:47:02,125 which team will be taking home the first ever 1295 00:47:02,208 --> 00:47:06,083 Instruments of Death champion title and $20,000. 1296 00:47:06,208 --> 00:47:08,000 Gentlemen, how are you feeling? - Good. 1297 00:47:08,083 --> 00:47:09,208 - Good. 1298 00:47:09,333 --> 00:47:10,833 - All right, guys, in this final round 1299 00:47:10,917 --> 00:47:12,333 you're going to be building a weapon that 1300 00:47:12,417 --> 00:47:13,833 was first designed and built by the Romans 1301 00:47:13,875 --> 00:47:15,208 thousands of years ago. 1302 00:47:15,375 --> 00:47:18,500 And its intent was to launch these. 1303 00:47:18,542 --> 00:47:20,667 ♪ ♪ 1304 00:47:20,792 --> 00:47:21,792 - Oh. - Yeah. 1305 00:47:21,875 --> 00:47:24,000 - Oh, yeah. - Oh, yeah. 1306 00:47:24,125 --> 00:47:26,000 - Gentlemen, these bolts are loaded and launched 1307 00:47:26,083 --> 00:47:28,500 by an enormous, torsion-powered, crossbow-like 1308 00:47:28,583 --> 00:47:30,333 weapon called the ballista. 1309 00:47:30,458 --> 00:47:31,875 - Oh, awesome. - Awesome. 1310 00:47:32,042 --> 00:47:33,667 - The use of the ballista on the battlefield 1311 00:47:33,833 --> 00:47:35,083 was a total game changer. 1312 00:47:35,208 --> 00:47:36,833 Originally made of wood and iron plates, 1313 00:47:36,958 --> 00:47:39,667 this weapon was designed to hurl bolts, 1314 00:47:39,792 --> 00:47:42,958 spears, even stones with an amount of force 1315 00:47:43,042 --> 00:47:44,333 never before seen. 1316 00:47:44,417 --> 00:47:46,208 Combine that force with its accuracy, 1317 00:47:46,333 --> 00:47:48,792 this weapon was notorious for hitting enemies 1318 00:47:48,875 --> 00:47:50,625 over hundreds of feet away. 1319 00:47:50,750 --> 00:47:52,250 Its compact size and light weight 1320 00:47:52,333 --> 00:47:54,083 made the ballista highly mobile, 1321 00:47:54,208 --> 00:47:55,833 making it one of the most popular siege 1322 00:47:55,958 --> 00:47:57,333 engines on the battlefield. 1323 00:47:57,458 --> 00:47:59,958 Our builders are going to have to come up with a plan 1324 00:48:00,083 --> 00:48:01,625 to build a ballista that generates 1325 00:48:01,708 --> 00:48:05,250 enough power to pierce targets but, most importantly, 1326 00:48:05,333 --> 00:48:06,708 do so accurately. 1327 00:48:06,875 --> 00:48:09,333 - I've never built anything remotely close to this before. 1328 00:48:09,417 --> 00:48:13,125 The concerns are in the details for me and the team. 1329 00:48:13,208 --> 00:48:15,375 It's going to be challenging. 1330 00:48:15,500 --> 00:48:17,375 - Now gentleman, all three of your teammates 1331 00:48:17,500 --> 00:48:20,083 can work on the ballista at the same time this round. 1332 00:48:20,167 --> 00:48:23,125 When it comes to testing, this is all about functionality 1333 00:48:23,208 --> 00:48:25,167 and how well your ballistas perform. 1334 00:48:25,250 --> 00:48:28,000 You will have 15 hours over the course of three days 1335 00:48:28,042 --> 00:48:29,333 to complete your ballistas. 1336 00:48:29,375 --> 00:48:30,875 Now, on the beginning of day two, 1337 00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:32,750 I'm going to be adding a parameter that 1338 00:48:32,833 --> 00:48:35,250 will be a requirement in order to have your ballistas tested. 1339 00:48:35,333 --> 00:48:37,500 Is everybody ready? [together] Yeah. 1340 00:48:37,542 --> 00:48:38,833 - I'm excited. 1341 00:48:38,958 --> 00:48:40,000 We get to build something that will launch 1342 00:48:40,125 --> 00:48:41,583 something across the field. 1343 00:48:41,667 --> 00:48:43,167 This is going to be fun. - This is gonna be awesome. 1344 00:48:43,208 --> 00:48:44,167 Game on. 1345 00:48:44,292 --> 00:48:45,500 - Round three, here we come. 1346 00:48:45,625 --> 00:48:46,792 - All right. 1347 00:48:46,875 --> 00:48:48,042 - All right, guys, we will be giving you 1348 00:48:48,125 --> 00:48:49,708 10 minutes of design and preparation time. 1349 00:48:49,833 --> 00:48:52,125 And after that, your 15 hours will begin. 1350 00:48:52,208 --> 00:48:55,500 Good luck, your design time starts now. 1351 00:48:55,625 --> 00:48:58,250 ♪ ♪ 1352 00:48:58,375 --> 00:48:59,250 - Ballista. 1353 00:48:59,375 --> 00:49:00,417 - OK. 1354 00:49:00,542 --> 00:49:02,875 - I built one of these, a much smaller version, 1355 00:49:02,958 --> 00:49:05,292 as a school project with my son. 1356 00:49:05,375 --> 00:49:06,708 So I've seen kind of the mechanism a little bit. 1357 00:49:06,833 --> 00:49:08,333 I know the concept. 1358 00:49:08,417 --> 00:49:10,333 I understand what needs to happen, but on this scale, 1359 00:49:10,500 --> 00:49:11,667 it's a lot more complex. 1360 00:49:11,875 --> 00:49:15,333 So the basics are we've got the frame, the torsion box here. 1361 00:49:15,458 --> 00:49:17,667 And then we need to have a way to put 1362 00:49:17,750 --> 00:49:19,083 tension on those... - OK. 1363 00:49:19,250 --> 00:49:20,833 - Like, as we're just wrapping them straight. 1364 00:49:20,917 --> 00:49:22,375 - OK, what about the back mechanism here? 1365 00:49:22,458 --> 00:49:25,208 We need to have something that will pull this back. 1366 00:49:25,292 --> 00:49:29,208 Kind of a ratcheting mechanism that can hold that in place. 1367 00:49:29,292 --> 00:49:30,917 - We can make, like, a toothed gear, 1368 00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:32,458 so it just has a little bit of hook on it. 1369 00:49:32,542 --> 00:49:34,083 - They've got three guys building completely separate 1370 00:49:34,208 --> 00:49:36,042 components for a puzzle that has 1371 00:49:36,125 --> 00:49:37,458 to fit together at the end. 1372 00:49:37,542 --> 00:49:39,167 - That's going to be the interesting part. 1373 00:49:39,208 --> 00:49:40,708 - Mm-hmm. - And let's get it done. 1374 00:49:40,792 --> 00:49:42,458 - OK, let's do it. 1375 00:49:42,583 --> 00:49:44,667 - I'm going to sketch out sort of my vision 1376 00:49:44,792 --> 00:49:45,792 of how we should proceed. 1377 00:49:45,875 --> 00:49:47,333 I'm really excited. 1378 00:49:47,458 --> 00:49:49,833 I've never built anything remotely close to this before. 1379 00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:52,167 We're going to need a base post. 1380 00:49:52,250 --> 00:49:54,500 We're going to have to create some sort of swivel mechanism 1381 00:49:54,583 --> 00:49:58,708 here to allow for the ballista to rotate. 1382 00:49:58,875 --> 00:50:00,542 - Rotate elevation. 1383 00:50:00,625 --> 00:50:01,875 - The most critical part of this weapon 1384 00:50:01,958 --> 00:50:03,292 is the torsion box. 1385 00:50:03,417 --> 00:50:05,000 That is what will hurl a bolt, because this 1386 00:50:05,167 --> 00:50:07,333 is going to be kind of the crux of the machine. 1387 00:50:07,458 --> 00:50:09,000 This is what's going to allow it-- 1388 00:50:09,125 --> 00:50:10,292 - It's the power. - The power option. 1389 00:50:10,375 --> 00:50:12,208 - That's the engine, yeah. 1390 00:50:12,292 --> 00:50:14,042 We're concerned about the ability to torsion this thing 1391 00:50:14,208 --> 00:50:16,042 without it collapsing the box. 1392 00:50:16,208 --> 00:50:17,625 And we're gonna have to start working on 1393 00:50:17,708 --> 00:50:18,917 a steel frame for this. 1394 00:50:19,042 --> 00:50:20,333 I don't want to make it out of wood solely, 1395 00:50:20,458 --> 00:50:22,208 because the steel can reinforce it. 1396 00:50:22,333 --> 00:50:24,958 - Well, we gave him 10 minutes to design and plan. 1397 00:50:25,042 --> 00:50:26,042 How detailed do they get? 1398 00:50:26,167 --> 00:50:27,500 - I don't know. 1399 00:50:27,583 --> 00:50:29,167 You give me 10 minutes to design a knife, 1400 00:50:29,208 --> 00:50:30,542 it'll be a triangle with a stick on the end. 1401 00:50:30,708 --> 00:50:31,625 That's about it. 1402 00:50:31,708 --> 00:50:32,625 - Yeah. 1403 00:50:32,708 --> 00:50:34,167 - Let's do it. 1404 00:50:34,292 --> 00:50:36,500 - All right, gentlemen, preparation time is over. 1405 00:50:36,583 --> 00:50:38,875 Day one of the ballista build starts now. 1406 00:50:38,958 --> 00:50:39,917 - Whoo! 1407 00:50:40,042 --> 00:50:40,833 - All right! 1408 00:50:40,958 --> 00:50:42,667 - Hey. 1409 00:50:42,708 --> 00:50:45,083 ♪ ♪ 1410 00:50:45,208 --> 00:50:46,583 - Here we go. 1411 00:50:46,708 --> 00:50:49,417 This is, hands down, the largest projectile weapon 1412 00:50:49,542 --> 00:50:51,292 we've ever asked anybody to make. 1413 00:50:51,375 --> 00:50:52,917 - There are a lot of interesting things 1414 00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:54,167 with the ballista. 1415 00:50:54,292 --> 00:50:56,125 One, the arms are fired by torsion. 1416 00:50:56,250 --> 00:50:59,542 So the box that holds your skeins of rope, 1417 00:50:59,708 --> 00:51:02,625 that needs to have a ton of support in it. 1418 00:51:02,708 --> 00:51:04,250 - Do you want the threaded end or the non-threaded end? 1419 00:51:04,375 --> 00:51:06,625 - We don't need threads on it. 1420 00:51:06,708 --> 00:51:08,833 On this build, I'm going to be doing most of the wood 1421 00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:10,833 because that's my area of expertise. 1422 00:51:10,958 --> 00:51:12,667 Rich is going to be doing forging, 1423 00:51:12,792 --> 00:51:16,958 and then Brandon is going to be doing both metal and wood. 1424 00:51:17,042 --> 00:51:19,833 - Right now, I'm making the frame 1425 00:51:19,917 --> 00:51:21,458 for the main torsion box. 1426 00:51:21,583 --> 00:51:23,208 Trying to get some extra strength 1427 00:51:23,292 --> 00:51:24,500 in that because of all the load that it's under. 1428 00:51:24,625 --> 00:51:28,917 So we're gluing it on here and screwing it, 1429 00:51:29,042 --> 00:51:34,333 so that gives a lot more rigidity between it. 1430 00:51:34,458 --> 00:51:38,167 I'm basically turning two boards into one thicker board. 1431 00:51:38,208 --> 00:51:39,750 [drill whirring] 1432 00:51:39,917 --> 00:51:41,583 - Gluing it before he screws them in. 1433 00:51:41,708 --> 00:51:43,917 Smart man. 1434 00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:46,125 My experience with building one of these 1435 00:51:46,208 --> 00:51:48,333 is that the power that's in these machines. 1436 00:51:48,417 --> 00:51:51,833 If you don't overbuild it, it'll break itself apart. 1437 00:51:51,917 --> 00:51:53,167 ♪ ♪ 1438 00:51:53,292 --> 00:51:55,458 - Yep, seems right. 1439 00:51:55,542 --> 00:51:58,500 [saw whirring] 1440 00:51:58,667 --> 00:52:01,333 - It seems like everyone is working with purpose. 1441 00:52:01,500 --> 00:52:04,083 There's not a lot of chatting around or guesswork going on. 1442 00:52:04,250 --> 00:52:06,667 Everybody is so focused on what they have to do. 1443 00:52:06,750 --> 00:52:08,583 - Well, the Flying Monkeys looks like they're 1444 00:52:08,667 --> 00:52:10,333 building crosses for the competitors 1445 00:52:10,417 --> 00:52:12,500 right now when they bury them. 1446 00:52:12,625 --> 00:52:15,833 - So this is the base to the ballista. 1447 00:52:15,958 --> 00:52:21,167 So anyway, we're going to go up like this, center point. 1448 00:52:21,333 --> 00:52:22,500 That's where our ballista is going to be mounted. 1449 00:52:22,708 --> 00:52:25,500 We're going to support it both ways so it's super strong. 1450 00:52:25,625 --> 00:52:26,833 - Going up. 1451 00:52:26,958 --> 00:52:29,208 - Flying Monkeys are starting from the ground up. 1452 00:52:29,333 --> 00:52:31,292 They're going to build that stand 1453 00:52:31,375 --> 00:52:34,833 and then start attaching parts together on top of it. 1454 00:52:34,958 --> 00:52:36,875 - I think that's a good plan. 1455 00:52:36,875 --> 00:52:39,833 - Yeah, I agree because you building something-- 1456 00:52:39,875 --> 00:52:41,458 having something and then trying 1457 00:52:41,542 --> 00:52:44,458 to build the stand underneath it, it's kind of rough. 1458 00:52:44,542 --> 00:52:46,000 - I mean, you don't start a house with the roof 1459 00:52:46,042 --> 00:52:47,375 or the walls, you know? 1460 00:52:47,500 --> 00:52:49,542 - These braces are going to make 1461 00:52:49,542 --> 00:52:51,167 sure this thing goes nowhere. 1462 00:52:51,208 --> 00:52:53,208 [drill whirring] 1463 00:52:53,292 --> 00:52:55,208 If your ballista falls over when you're firing it, 1464 00:52:55,292 --> 00:52:56,750 it's a bad weekend. 1465 00:52:56,833 --> 00:53:01,167 ♪ ♪ 1466 00:53:01,208 --> 00:53:04,000 - At this point, the torsion box is pretty much done. 1467 00:53:04,125 --> 00:53:05,333 ♪ ♪ 1468 00:53:05,458 --> 00:53:07,500 I'm going to start working on the sled. 1469 00:53:07,625 --> 00:53:09,750 - The actual bolt sits on the carriage, 1470 00:53:09,833 --> 00:53:12,667 and you hook that carriage to your window, so your crank, 1471 00:53:12,750 --> 00:53:14,958 to pull it back, putting the tension 1472 00:53:15,042 --> 00:53:16,333 on the bowstring itself. 1473 00:53:16,500 --> 00:53:18,708 And then when you fire it, the bolt goes, 1474 00:53:18,875 --> 00:53:20,500 the carriage doesn't. 1475 00:53:20,583 --> 00:53:22,042 - The Sawdust and Sparks are on the table saw over here. 1476 00:53:22,167 --> 00:53:23,375 It looks like they're using it to cut 1477 00:53:23,458 --> 00:53:25,042 out a giant dovetail slip. 1478 00:53:25,125 --> 00:53:26,042 - Good idea. 1479 00:53:26,208 --> 00:53:27,417 - Yeah. 1480 00:53:27,500 --> 00:53:28,583 - We're doing a dovetail because that 1481 00:53:28,708 --> 00:53:31,167 is kind of the gold standard of two 1482 00:53:31,250 --> 00:53:32,417 pieces sliding on each other. 1483 00:53:32,500 --> 00:53:34,000 They don't come out. 1484 00:53:34,042 --> 00:53:36,167 It's been used for drawer slides for hundreds of years. 1485 00:53:36,208 --> 00:53:37,458 It's a tried-and-true joint. 1486 00:53:37,542 --> 00:53:38,708 This joint has to be really smooth 1487 00:53:38,792 --> 00:53:40,417 because when you're shooting something out, 1488 00:53:40,500 --> 00:53:42,042 you don't want any resistance. 1489 00:53:42,167 --> 00:53:46,333 Look at this guy, smooth like butter. 1490 00:53:46,458 --> 00:53:47,750 Nice. 1491 00:53:47,833 --> 00:53:51,625 - This is the beginnings of a torsion box. 1492 00:53:51,750 --> 00:53:55,083 - It looks to me like Flying Monkeys 1493 00:53:55,083 --> 00:53:57,083 is using a smaller box. 1494 00:53:57,208 --> 00:54:00,917 - Is bigger necessarily better when launching these bolts? 1495 00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:04,042 - Honestly, if you made it a little bit taller this way, 1496 00:54:04,167 --> 00:54:05,542 you've got more rope. 1497 00:54:05,708 --> 00:54:08,208 More rope, more tension when you pull it back. 1498 00:54:08,375 --> 00:54:12,500 - Hoping for both torsion apparatuses right here 1499 00:54:12,542 --> 00:54:14,125 and then our center shot. 1500 00:54:14,208 --> 00:54:15,708 [saw whirring] 1501 00:54:15,792 --> 00:54:20,583 ♪ ♪ 1502 00:54:23,875 --> 00:54:26,083 ♪ ♪ 1503 00:54:26,167 --> 00:54:27,833 - --just so we can fit a lot of rope 1504 00:54:27,875 --> 00:54:33,208 in there so we can get maximum torque out of these arms. 1505 00:54:33,333 --> 00:54:35,333 - Gentlemen, day one is coming to an end. 1506 00:54:35,417 --> 00:54:36,917 You have 30 minutes. 1507 00:54:37,042 --> 00:54:38,542 ♪ ♪ 1508 00:54:38,708 --> 00:54:40,625 - So at this point, we don't think a 4-inch hole is going 1509 00:54:40,750 --> 00:54:43,208 to provide enough support, so we're going to go ahead and go 1510 00:54:43,292 --> 00:54:44,208 down to a 3-inch hole, which will 1511 00:54:44,375 --> 00:54:46,417 make the sidewall's thicker. 1512 00:54:46,500 --> 00:54:48,833 The reason why we're doing that is so when the torsion crushes 1513 00:54:48,875 --> 00:54:51,667 together, when the ropes come together, we want to make sure 1514 00:54:51,750 --> 00:54:54,708 there's enough ability to resist the flex. 1515 00:54:54,833 --> 00:54:57,167 - Now, is that hole big enough for the ballista? 1516 00:54:57,292 --> 00:54:58,833 - I'd want a 4-inch hole. 1517 00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:01,042 - So really, the smaller the hole, the less reps you're 1518 00:55:01,208 --> 00:55:03,000 going to be able to get, which means the less torsion you're 1519 00:55:03,125 --> 00:55:04,000 going to be able to create. 1520 00:55:04,083 --> 00:55:05,042 - Yeah. 1521 00:55:05,125 --> 00:55:06,833 ♪ ♪ 1522 00:55:07,000 --> 00:55:08,208 - That's good. 1523 00:55:08,333 --> 00:55:13,000 - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 1524 00:55:13,125 --> 00:55:14,083 Builders, pack it up. 1525 00:55:14,167 --> 00:55:15,375 This day is over. 1526 00:55:15,500 --> 00:55:17,167 Gentlemen, we will see you tomorrow. 1527 00:55:17,250 --> 00:55:20,667 - Good work today. 1528 00:55:20,750 --> 00:55:22,667 ♪ ♪ 1529 00:55:26,750 --> 00:55:28,833 - Gentlemen, welcome to the second day of this final round 1530 00:55:28,875 --> 00:55:30,083 of Instruments of Death. 1531 00:55:30,208 --> 00:55:31,625 We do have an additional parameter 1532 00:55:31,750 --> 00:55:33,708 to add at the beginning of the second day. 1533 00:55:33,792 --> 00:55:35,667 By the end of this round, you guys 1534 00:55:35,792 --> 00:55:38,000 are going to have to build eight bolts that will 1535 00:55:38,167 --> 00:55:39,833 be shot from your ballistas. 1536 00:55:39,917 --> 00:55:41,167 - [laughs] Oh, man. 1537 00:55:41,250 --> 00:55:42,208 - And on top of that, they each have 1538 00:55:42,375 --> 00:55:44,458 to have a hand-forged tip. 1539 00:55:44,542 --> 00:55:47,042 - The bolts are time-consuming. 1540 00:55:47,125 --> 00:55:48,500 And that's a lot of forging. 1541 00:55:48,583 --> 00:55:51,000 Rich is going to be basically doing that all day. 1542 00:55:51,083 --> 00:55:52,750 That takes him out of the equation. 1543 00:55:52,875 --> 00:55:55,167 So we're down to two people doing the rest of the build. 1544 00:55:55,333 --> 00:55:58,208 Why couldn't we just make three bolts? 1545 00:55:58,375 --> 00:56:01,000 - Your day two starts now. 1546 00:56:01,083 --> 00:56:04,167 - Let's go. - [laughs] 1547 00:56:04,208 --> 00:56:05,792 - Cruel. - That's rough. 1548 00:56:05,792 --> 00:56:08,625 - Did you see--it's like I kicked their puppy. 1549 00:56:08,708 --> 00:56:10,875 - [laughs] - Kind of did. 1550 00:56:11,000 --> 00:56:12,583 - Top of day two, we're feeling pretty good. 1551 00:56:12,708 --> 00:56:16,542 We've got a good base; we've got our torsion box. 1552 00:56:16,625 --> 00:56:18,625 We were right on track. 1553 00:56:18,750 --> 00:56:20,417 Grady piled on eight bolts. 1554 00:56:20,542 --> 00:56:23,667 That's going to be a lot more work. 1555 00:56:23,833 --> 00:56:28,500 The plan to make these bolts is for Brad and Kory 1556 00:56:28,583 --> 00:56:31,000 to continue to work on their portions, 1557 00:56:31,083 --> 00:56:35,583 and I am going to start cranking out the bolt heads. 1558 00:56:35,750 --> 00:56:37,458 [rock music] 1559 00:56:37,542 --> 00:56:40,958 I made the determination to make them out of 5160 spring 1560 00:56:41,042 --> 00:56:45,333 steel and forge them down into a pyramid 1561 00:56:45,458 --> 00:56:47,458 shape with four sides. 1562 00:56:47,542 --> 00:56:48,833 And that way they'd have the durability 1563 00:56:48,958 --> 00:56:50,167 to hold up for whatever testing they're 1564 00:56:50,333 --> 00:56:51,167 going to be put through. 1565 00:56:51,292 --> 00:56:52,750 ♪ ♪ 1566 00:56:52,833 --> 00:56:54,958 - I really like the design that Flying Monkeys are 1567 00:56:55,083 --> 00:56:56,792 going with for the bolt heads. 1568 00:56:56,917 --> 00:56:58,333 - Yeah. 1569 00:56:58,458 --> 00:57:00,167 - Power hammer would be nice right about now. 1570 00:57:00,333 --> 00:57:03,208 ♪ ♪ 1571 00:57:03,333 --> 00:57:06,750 - We gave each team the ability to have all three members 1572 00:57:06,833 --> 00:57:10,500 working at the same time, which turns out to be absolutely 1573 00:57:10,583 --> 00:57:12,000 necessary in the second round. 1574 00:57:12,042 --> 00:57:14,917 Both teams have lost a member making those bolts. 1575 00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:19,875 - Decided to use the coil spring for the spearheads. 1576 00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:22,667 So right now I'm just going to cut these into sections, 1577 00:57:22,750 --> 00:57:25,333 straighten them out, and then start to shape them. 1578 00:57:25,458 --> 00:57:32,542 ♪ ♪ 1579 00:57:35,417 --> 00:57:36,458 - It's always good to see someone 1580 00:57:36,542 --> 00:57:37,875 forging on "Forged in Fire." 1581 00:57:38,042 --> 00:57:39,750 [laughter] 1582 00:57:39,875 --> 00:57:41,667 - We're already 30 minutes into this, 1583 00:57:41,833 --> 00:57:44,417 and I've already felt like I've spent a whole day working. 1584 00:57:44,542 --> 00:57:46,000 - He's doing a lot of swinging with that hammer. 1585 00:57:46,125 --> 00:57:47,000 It gets tiring quick. 1586 00:57:47,167 --> 00:57:48,708 [metal clanging] 1587 00:57:48,792 --> 00:57:49,958 - Ready when you are. 1588 00:57:50,042 --> 00:57:51,333 - That's a hammer. 1589 00:57:51,417 --> 00:57:53,167 Go with like an 8-pound sledge. 1590 00:57:53,250 --> 00:57:54,333 - There you go. 1591 00:57:54,458 --> 00:57:55,583 - That's a really good idea. 1592 00:57:55,667 --> 00:57:57,292 - This is called the power hammer. 1593 00:57:57,417 --> 00:57:59,708 This is Big Green. 1594 00:57:59,833 --> 00:58:01,000 ♪ ♪ 1595 00:58:01,083 --> 00:58:03,333 My role in this whole process is to go up and down. 1596 00:58:03,458 --> 00:58:05,000 We'll let this guy actually move 1597 00:58:05,125 --> 00:58:06,375 the metal where he wants it. 1598 00:58:06,500 --> 00:58:08,208 - OK, nice. 1599 00:58:08,292 --> 00:58:11,167 ♪ ♪ 1600 00:58:11,375 --> 00:58:14,167 - Sawdust and Sparks went with the dovetail for their sled 1601 00:58:14,333 --> 00:58:15,875 to make sure it didn't have any rise. 1602 00:58:15,958 --> 00:58:18,292 Flying Monkeys are just going with a T cut. 1603 00:58:18,417 --> 00:58:20,042 ♪ ♪ 1604 00:58:20,208 --> 00:58:21,833 - Easier to build. 1605 00:58:21,917 --> 00:58:26,000 I mean, he cut all those pieces in the time it took to cut 1606 00:58:26,125 --> 00:58:27,458 a half of that dovetail. 1607 00:58:27,542 --> 00:58:28,958 - This is the sled. 1608 00:58:29,083 --> 00:58:31,625 This is going to be the bolt track eventually. 1609 00:58:31,750 --> 00:58:34,500 The reason we build it like this was to lock everything 1610 00:58:34,667 --> 00:58:38,250 in so, basically, the sled, when it's released 1611 00:58:38,375 --> 00:58:39,792 and it releases all that tension, 1612 00:58:39,875 --> 00:58:41,667 that thing doesn't fly back and hit the guy 1613 00:58:41,750 --> 00:58:44,208 in the head or elsewhere. 1614 00:58:44,292 --> 00:58:46,250 It would hurt no matter where it hit. 1615 00:58:46,333 --> 00:58:50,958 ♪ ♪ 1616 00:58:51,083 --> 00:58:53,417 Yeah, then it's going to slide this time. 1617 00:58:53,542 --> 00:58:55,167 I like it. 1618 00:58:55,333 --> 00:58:57,792 ♪ ♪ 1619 00:58:57,917 --> 00:59:00,625 - For our tips, we're doing an integrated tip. 1620 00:59:00,750 --> 00:59:02,792 So what we're doing is, we're going to sleeve it 1621 00:59:02,917 --> 00:59:06,708 into the pipe, and then the pipe 1622 00:59:06,833 --> 00:59:09,083 will go on to the wood dowel. 1623 00:59:09,208 --> 00:59:10,917 So we have one cohesive piece. 1624 00:59:11,042 --> 00:59:14,708 ♪ ♪ 1625 00:59:14,875 --> 00:59:16,500 - So we're doing a good oil quench on these 1626 00:59:16,625 --> 00:59:18,750 to make that tip nice and hard, so hopefully, 1627 00:59:18,875 --> 00:59:22,458 whatever it impacts will destroy the impact 1628 00:59:22,625 --> 00:59:25,333 site and not the tip. 1629 00:59:25,458 --> 00:59:31,750 ♪ ♪ 1630 00:59:31,833 --> 00:59:37,333 - All right, we got ourselves some torsion rope. 1631 00:59:37,500 --> 00:59:38,667 [bleep]. 1632 00:59:38,875 --> 00:59:39,833 - The Flying Monkeys are trying to unwind the rope, 1633 00:59:39,917 --> 00:59:42,333 and the whole bundle just fell apart. 1634 00:59:42,458 --> 00:59:43,833 - This is a spaghetti pile. 1635 00:59:43,875 --> 00:59:46,708 - You ever try to uncoil an extension cord? 1636 00:59:46,792 --> 00:59:47,667 - Yes, I have. - Christmas lights. 1637 00:59:47,708 --> 00:59:49,333 - It gets tied up. 1638 00:59:49,375 --> 00:59:51,167 - Doesn't matter how you put the Christmas lights away, 1639 00:59:51,292 --> 00:59:53,583 they're tangled when you go get them out the next year. 1640 00:59:53,708 --> 00:59:56,458 - We're putting the V12 in this thing. 1641 00:59:56,583 --> 00:59:59,958 Got probably about 120 feet of rope. 1642 01:00:00,042 --> 01:00:01,167 [laughs] 1643 01:00:01,208 --> 01:00:03,750 - So if you think of these machines as an engine, 1644 01:00:03,833 --> 01:00:06,208 that torsion bundle is that engine. 1645 01:00:06,292 --> 01:00:08,833 So the smoother that runs, the more power you 1646 01:00:08,958 --> 01:00:11,917 can get out of that, the better that machine is going to work. 1647 01:00:12,042 --> 01:00:14,833 - All right, I'm gonna start coiling these things in here. 1648 01:00:14,958 --> 01:00:19,208 ♪ ♪ 1649 01:00:19,333 --> 01:00:22,375 Building our engine, doing it the way the Romans did it. 1650 01:00:22,500 --> 01:00:25,333 ♪ ♪ 1651 01:00:25,417 --> 01:00:26,875 - We finally have a bundle in place. 1652 01:00:26,958 --> 01:00:29,542 The Flying Monkeys have one going, two team members. 1653 01:00:29,667 --> 01:00:31,333 And guys, there's a ton of wraps on this thing. 1654 01:00:31,417 --> 01:00:32,500 - Yeah. 1655 01:00:32,542 --> 01:00:33,708 - And that's what you want to see. 1656 01:00:33,875 --> 01:00:36,167 - I hope we can pull 400 or 500 pounds 1657 01:00:36,250 --> 01:00:37,750 out of this torsion bundle. 1658 01:00:37,875 --> 01:00:40,000 - Yeah, that would be ideal. 1659 01:00:40,083 --> 01:00:41,667 - So Dave, how does this rope system work? 1660 01:00:41,708 --> 01:00:44,792 - So if you got a rubber band, there's your rope. 1661 01:00:44,875 --> 01:00:49,667 You put a stick in it and wind it and have one end sticking 1662 01:00:49,750 --> 01:00:51,000 a little bit further out. 1663 01:00:51,167 --> 01:00:54,000 Now you pull this back under pressure 1664 01:00:54,083 --> 01:00:55,250 and it's going to snap forward. 1665 01:00:55,417 --> 01:00:56,792 - OK. 1666 01:00:56,875 --> 01:00:58,833 - And so if you've got a line tied to this, 1667 01:00:58,958 --> 01:01:00,667 it's going to pull that line forward. 1668 01:01:00,792 --> 01:01:03,542 That's what's making that bow work. 1669 01:01:03,667 --> 01:01:05,667 - All right, I'll get the other rope prepped, 1670 01:01:05,792 --> 01:01:08,333 and we'll do this again. 1671 01:01:08,417 --> 01:01:10,333 ♪ ♪ 1672 01:01:10,375 --> 01:01:12,292 - Here we go. Finally. 1673 01:01:12,417 --> 01:01:14,208 - S and S is pulling out rope. 1674 01:01:14,333 --> 01:01:16,083 - This is ridiculous. 1675 01:01:16,208 --> 01:01:17,375 ♪ ♪ 1676 01:01:17,542 --> 01:01:20,458 It's really, really enjoyable to undo. 1677 01:01:20,583 --> 01:01:23,125 ♪ ♪ 1678 01:01:23,208 --> 01:01:25,833 My arm is cramping from pulling the rope. 1679 01:01:25,958 --> 01:01:28,083 Lucky me, living the dream. 1680 01:01:28,208 --> 01:01:30,125 [groans] 1681 01:01:30,250 --> 01:01:31,208 Stupid son of a-- 1682 01:01:31,292 --> 01:01:33,000 [mumbling] 1683 01:01:33,167 --> 01:01:36,833 ♪ ♪ 1684 01:01:36,833 --> 01:01:38,167 - Oh, and man down. 1685 01:01:38,333 --> 01:01:39,667 - Nailed it. 1686 01:01:39,792 --> 01:01:41,417 You all right? - [bleep]. 1687 01:01:41,500 --> 01:01:42,667 - Get that on camera? - Oh, yeah. 1688 01:01:42,750 --> 01:01:43,708 - No cameras, right? 1689 01:01:43,875 --> 01:01:45,292 - That's going to make it. 1690 01:01:45,417 --> 01:01:46,833 - At this point, we're going to start putting 1691 01:01:46,917 --> 01:01:48,167 the rope into our torsion box. 1692 01:01:48,250 --> 01:01:49,667 So we're going to go back and forth, 1693 01:01:49,750 --> 01:01:51,000 back and forth around some pipe, 1694 01:01:51,125 --> 01:01:52,208 so that we can go ahead and torsion it 1695 01:01:52,333 --> 01:01:53,208 and get this thing flying. 1696 01:01:53,333 --> 01:01:55,250 I'm hoping for 20 loops. 1697 01:01:55,375 --> 01:01:56,542 OK. 1698 01:01:56,625 --> 01:01:58,250 - It's good to finally see Sawdust 1699 01:01:58,375 --> 01:02:00,125 and Sparks getting the wraps in their bundle done, 1700 01:02:00,208 --> 01:02:01,375 but it's a tight fit. 1701 01:02:01,542 --> 01:02:03,000 They're not going to be able to get 1702 01:02:03,042 --> 01:02:04,542 anywhere near as many wraps in the bundles 1703 01:02:04,708 --> 01:02:06,667 as the Flying Monkeys can. 1704 01:02:06,792 --> 01:02:08,167 - Oh, that's my finger. 1705 01:02:08,333 --> 01:02:11,000 - What's the logic behind putting more wraps of rope? 1706 01:02:11,125 --> 01:02:13,792 - Why can't they just get away with one or two wraps? 1707 01:02:13,917 --> 01:02:15,542 - It's not going to hold the arms in place. 1708 01:02:15,667 --> 01:02:17,500 You're not going to get the tension. 1709 01:02:17,542 --> 01:02:18,917 - We only were able to get 9 and 1/2 1710 01:02:19,000 --> 01:02:20,792 wraps, so we're going to have to make that work. 1711 01:02:20,875 --> 01:02:23,542 - So are they going to rely on more twists 1712 01:02:23,625 --> 01:02:24,542 to get that torque? 1713 01:02:24,625 --> 01:02:25,583 - They're going to have to. 1714 01:02:25,667 --> 01:02:26,833 - Have to. Yeah, I think so. 1715 01:02:26,958 --> 01:02:29,500 - Around and around we go. 1716 01:02:29,583 --> 01:02:31,042 ♪ ♪ 1717 01:02:31,208 --> 01:02:33,250 - Kory and I are building a trigger plate. 1718 01:02:33,375 --> 01:02:36,750 - We're going to need something down here to give 1719 01:02:36,833 --> 01:02:39,583 us a pivot, but not that big. 1720 01:02:39,708 --> 01:02:41,333 Maybe like a quarter inch. 1721 01:02:41,458 --> 01:02:43,333 - So it sits flush, is what you're saying? 1722 01:02:43,417 --> 01:02:46,000 - So the connection between the windlass and the sled 1723 01:02:46,083 --> 01:02:48,167 is probably the most important connection 1724 01:02:48,208 --> 01:02:49,875 you can think about at this point 1725 01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:52,417 because it's pulling back all that torsion. 1726 01:02:52,542 --> 01:02:56,167 ♪ ♪ 1727 01:02:56,292 --> 01:02:59,917 - OK, ready. 1728 01:03:00,042 --> 01:03:01,250 - Yay. 1729 01:03:01,333 --> 01:03:02,917 Bye, bolt. 1730 01:03:03,042 --> 01:03:06,375 We're going to install this bad boy. 1731 01:03:06,500 --> 01:03:10,083 We have this lined up centered on the rail on this bolt, 1732 01:03:10,208 --> 01:03:12,875 and this mechanism is centered on there. 1733 01:03:12,958 --> 01:03:14,500 If this isn't aligned correctly, 1734 01:03:14,667 --> 01:03:16,250 it's not going to probably throw 1735 01:03:16,333 --> 01:03:19,625 the bolt out as far as we would like it to be thrown. 1736 01:03:19,708 --> 01:03:21,583 This build, everything's got to go right 1737 01:03:21,667 --> 01:03:23,458 or it's not going to work right. 1738 01:03:23,583 --> 01:03:25,125 - Looking sweet. 1739 01:03:25,208 --> 01:03:26,167 - Yeah. 1740 01:03:26,250 --> 01:03:27,542 - Just like candy. 1741 01:03:27,708 --> 01:03:30,458 - Builders, you guys have one hour left. 1742 01:03:30,542 --> 01:03:33,167 - Lift up. 1743 01:03:33,250 --> 01:03:34,833 - Oh, here we go. 1744 01:03:34,958 --> 01:03:36,083 - Looks like Sparks is lining up 1745 01:03:36,208 --> 01:03:37,833 their ballista on the stand. 1746 01:03:37,917 --> 01:03:39,583 This is what we're talking about. 1747 01:03:39,667 --> 01:03:41,042 These guys have been working on so many different components 1748 01:03:41,208 --> 01:03:42,917 of the ballista over the past two days, 1749 01:03:43,000 --> 01:03:44,833 and now, as we're coming to the final hour, 1750 01:03:45,000 --> 01:03:46,500 they're starting to actually take shape. 1751 01:03:46,625 --> 01:03:48,833 - We are clearly progressing quickly 1752 01:03:48,958 --> 01:03:50,083 on this, which is great. 1753 01:03:50,208 --> 01:03:52,167 We need to put the back winch on, 1754 01:03:52,292 --> 01:03:56,875 and we're putting the arms in, hook the bowstring on. 1755 01:03:56,958 --> 01:04:00,208 - Sawdust and Sparks is trying to put tension on their 1756 01:04:00,375 --> 01:04:04,250 ropes now. 1757 01:04:04,333 --> 01:04:05,875 - This is very big. 1758 01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:08,250 The more twists they get in the ropes, the more torsion 1759 01:04:08,375 --> 01:04:09,958 they get in the bundles. 1760 01:04:10,042 --> 01:04:11,875 And if they don't have torsion, the bolts go nowhere. 1761 01:04:12,042 --> 01:04:13,583 The amount of torsion they can get in this thing 1762 01:04:13,667 --> 01:04:16,542 is going to be the deciding factor whether they 1763 01:04:16,625 --> 01:04:18,667 win this thing or lose. 1764 01:04:18,792 --> 01:04:19,667 - Oh. 1765 01:04:19,833 --> 01:04:20,833 - Oh. - [bleep]. 1766 01:04:20,917 --> 01:04:22,333 - Oh, come on. 1767 01:04:22,417 --> 01:04:24,958 ♪ ♪ 1768 01:04:24,958 --> 01:04:26,583 - The idea on this was that we would 1769 01:04:26,667 --> 01:04:29,375 be able to turn these pipes at the top, which would 1770 01:04:29,458 --> 01:04:31,083 tighten the ropes inside. 1771 01:04:31,167 --> 01:04:32,667 But they don't want to turn. 1772 01:04:32,708 --> 01:04:33,833 ♪ ♪ 1773 01:04:33,958 --> 01:04:35,625 Nope. Not moving. 1774 01:04:35,750 --> 01:04:38,542 - They have more torsion, more strength in the bundle 1775 01:04:38,625 --> 01:04:40,792 than that rebar can handle. 1776 01:04:40,917 --> 01:04:42,375 - I don't know what we're going to do. 1777 01:04:42,458 --> 01:04:44,208 This is the only thing that fits inside the pipe. 1778 01:04:48,417 --> 01:04:50,292 - So we're well on our way into day two of this ballista 1779 01:04:50,375 --> 01:04:52,208 build, and the guys are making a lot of progress 1780 01:04:52,292 --> 01:04:54,875 it seems, but Sawdust and Spark has to find a better way 1781 01:04:55,042 --> 01:04:57,417 to get more torsion in these bundles or they're done for. 1782 01:04:57,542 --> 01:04:58,417 - I'm really frustrated. 1783 01:04:58,542 --> 01:04:59,417 I'm at the end of my rope here. 1784 01:04:59,542 --> 01:05:00,667 - You want to come here and hold this? 1785 01:05:00,833 --> 01:05:01,667 I have an idea. 1786 01:05:01,792 --> 01:05:02,667 - OK. 1787 01:05:02,708 --> 01:05:05,042 ♪ ♪ 1788 01:05:05,125 --> 01:05:06,875 - I made a big rod. 1789 01:05:06,958 --> 01:05:08,625 - Sawdust and Sparks just made a cheater bar. 1790 01:05:08,750 --> 01:05:09,750 They're going to try to get even 1791 01:05:09,833 --> 01:05:11,417 more torsion in these bundles. 1792 01:05:11,500 --> 01:05:12,542 - Oh, that's good. 1793 01:05:12,625 --> 01:05:15,167 - 3, 2, 1. 1794 01:05:15,208 --> 01:05:17,667 ♪ ♪ 1795 01:05:17,833 --> 01:05:19,125 - OK, good, good. 1796 01:05:19,292 --> 01:05:20,542 - OK? 1797 01:05:20,667 --> 01:05:23,125 - Holy smokes, look how much faster this is going. 1798 01:05:23,208 --> 01:05:24,417 - Yep, big difference. 1799 01:05:24,542 --> 01:05:25,500 - There we go. 1800 01:05:25,583 --> 01:05:27,083 We're moving. 1801 01:05:27,167 --> 01:05:28,500 - Brandon, he totally saved the day on this one. 1802 01:05:28,583 --> 01:05:31,292 - OK, 3, 2, 1. 1803 01:05:31,417 --> 01:05:33,000 ♪ ♪ 1804 01:05:33,125 --> 01:05:35,792 - We got 20 minutes left, and we're finishing our bolts. 1805 01:05:35,917 --> 01:05:37,042 We got the fletchings in. 1806 01:05:37,208 --> 01:05:39,417 We're pinning them and gluing them now. 1807 01:05:39,542 --> 01:05:41,458 - OK, let's go. 1808 01:05:41,542 --> 01:05:44,167 - So Flying monkeys are moments away from mounting 1809 01:05:44,292 --> 01:05:45,833 their ballista on its stand. 1810 01:05:45,958 --> 01:05:47,750 ♪ ♪ 1811 01:05:47,833 --> 01:05:48,875 - Here we go. 1812 01:05:48,875 --> 01:05:49,833 Oop. 1813 01:05:49,917 --> 01:05:51,083 - Go back your way about-- 1814 01:05:51,208 --> 01:05:52,292 - An inch. - --3/4 of an inch. 1815 01:05:52,375 --> 01:05:53,292 Not so much. 1816 01:05:53,458 --> 01:05:54,125 - Forward, forward. 1817 01:05:54,292 --> 01:05:55,833 - I'm so excited for this. 1818 01:05:55,958 --> 01:05:57,750 ♪ ♪ 1819 01:05:57,750 --> 01:05:58,708 - Send it. 1820 01:05:58,792 --> 01:05:59,667 - You there? 1821 01:05:59,750 --> 01:06:00,792 - Yeah. 1822 01:06:00,875 --> 01:06:02,042 - We're there. - All right. 1823 01:06:02,208 --> 01:06:03,708 - Come on. - They're doing a dry fire. 1824 01:06:03,875 --> 01:06:05,000 - Come on. 1825 01:06:05,167 --> 01:06:06,875 - Go ahead, Brad. 1826 01:06:07,042 --> 01:06:08,917 ♪ ♪ 1827 01:06:09,042 --> 01:06:10,333 - They're not going to shoot it with the bolt, 1828 01:06:10,458 --> 01:06:12,625 but they're identifying how far back, 1829 01:06:12,750 --> 01:06:14,583 making sure everything's right. 1830 01:06:14,667 --> 01:06:17,000 ♪ ♪ 1831 01:06:17,125 --> 01:06:20,458 I can smell their nerves right now. 1832 01:06:20,542 --> 01:06:22,000 - Let's go. 1833 01:06:22,042 --> 01:06:25,750 - If this breaks, it's lights out. 1834 01:06:25,833 --> 01:06:28,500 - All right. 1835 01:06:28,667 --> 01:06:32,000 There is about where we're going to need to be. 1836 01:06:32,125 --> 01:06:33,167 All right, on the count of three, 1837 01:06:33,250 --> 01:06:34,375 everybody grab hold of it. 1838 01:06:34,542 --> 01:06:35,833 We'll do it all together back here. 1839 01:06:35,917 --> 01:06:38,042 - Whoa, dude. 1840 01:06:38,208 --> 01:06:41,667 - Ready? 1, 2, 3. 1841 01:06:41,833 --> 01:06:44,250 Whew, boom. - It works. 1842 01:06:44,375 --> 01:06:45,667 - I'd call that a successful test. 1843 01:06:45,792 --> 01:06:46,833 - Oh, yeah. - Yeah. 1844 01:06:46,917 --> 01:06:48,250 - It will shoot. 1845 01:06:48,375 --> 01:06:53,750 ♪ ♪ 1846 01:06:53,917 --> 01:06:58,417 - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 1847 01:06:58,542 --> 01:07:00,250 All right, gentlemen, that's the end of day two. 1848 01:07:00,375 --> 01:07:01,958 Tomorrow you will have two hours 1849 01:07:02,042 --> 01:07:03,333 to finish up your builds. 1850 01:07:03,417 --> 01:07:04,917 And we're going to start tomorrow 1851 01:07:05,042 --> 01:07:06,083 with an inspection from the judges, 1852 01:07:06,208 --> 01:07:07,500 so I hope you're ready. 1853 01:07:07,708 --> 01:07:08,500 - Whoo! 1854 01:07:08,667 --> 01:07:15,458 ♪ ♪ 1855 01:07:15,583 --> 01:07:17,750 - Gentlemen, you got two hours remaining. 1856 01:07:17,875 --> 01:07:19,667 Sawdust and Sparks, step outside the 1857 01:07:19,750 --> 01:07:22,208 build site for inspection. 1858 01:07:22,375 --> 01:07:24,000 - Hey, guys. How's it going? 1859 01:07:24,167 --> 01:07:25,167 - Good. Doing good. - Doing good. 1860 01:07:25,292 --> 01:07:27,875 - Everything looks pretty solid. 1861 01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:31,542 I mean, right off, I see the biggest problem. 1862 01:07:31,708 --> 01:07:33,000 Can't really move this. 1863 01:07:33,125 --> 01:07:34,625 That's going to hit wood. 1864 01:07:34,750 --> 01:07:37,167 - Also, I see that this isn't really affixed to it, 1865 01:07:37,250 --> 01:07:39,167 so that every time you draw on this, 1866 01:07:39,250 --> 01:07:40,417 you're going to lose some tension. 1867 01:07:40,542 --> 01:07:42,000 So maybe you can find a way to make it 1868 01:07:42,167 --> 01:07:43,250 a little more taut in there. 1869 01:07:43,375 --> 01:07:45,958 - And how's this system work? 1870 01:07:46,083 --> 01:07:47,833 - Yeah, so this one we're going to have-- 1871 01:07:47,875 --> 01:07:48,958 you'll have a pipe that you put in-- 1872 01:07:49,042 --> 01:07:50,583 - OK. 1873 01:07:50,708 --> 01:07:52,208 - --rotate it, take it out, put it in the other hole. 1874 01:07:52,375 --> 01:07:53,708 - Well, I like the fact that that's 1875 01:07:53,875 --> 01:07:54,750 not going to be there once you've 1876 01:07:54,875 --> 01:07:56,292 got everything at tension. 1877 01:07:56,375 --> 01:07:57,542 - Yeah. 1878 01:07:57,708 --> 01:07:58,625 - Having this cut loose and having a giant-- 1879 01:07:58,750 --> 01:07:59,958 - Right. 1880 01:08:00,083 --> 01:08:01,167 - --a giant beater right next to you there 1881 01:08:01,250 --> 01:08:03,292 trying to rip your arm off. 1882 01:08:03,375 --> 01:08:04,917 All right, guys, good luck. - Thank you. 1883 01:08:05,042 --> 01:08:06,333 - Have fun with this. - All right, thanks. 1884 01:08:06,500 --> 01:08:07,625 After talking to Dave and Doug, 1885 01:08:07,708 --> 01:08:08,750 we feel better about this. 1886 01:08:08,958 --> 01:08:11,250 We have some things we can tweak and things we can do. 1887 01:08:11,375 --> 01:08:13,000 But I think we're not that far off. 1888 01:08:13,083 --> 01:08:16,000 We almost need to cut a hole in the front of it. 1889 01:08:16,083 --> 01:08:17,500 - OK, we can do that too. 1890 01:08:17,625 --> 01:08:18,917 - Flying Monkeys, gentlemen, put down your tools. 1891 01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:21,000 It's time for your inspection. 1892 01:08:21,042 --> 01:08:22,750 - Man, this thing's almost together. 1893 01:08:22,833 --> 01:08:24,458 - I know. - We're getting there. 1894 01:08:24,542 --> 01:08:25,583 - It looks good. 1895 01:08:25,667 --> 01:08:26,667 - Thank you. 1896 01:08:26,708 --> 01:08:29,875 - I mean, this looks solid. 1897 01:08:30,042 --> 01:08:31,458 OK, I got a question for you. 1898 01:08:31,542 --> 01:08:32,708 - Yes, sir. 1899 01:08:32,875 --> 01:08:34,500 - Do you have one of your bolts? 1900 01:08:34,583 --> 01:08:37,500 - Yeah, grab one. 1901 01:08:37,667 --> 01:08:39,625 - Oh, those look great. 1902 01:08:39,708 --> 01:08:41,750 But here's what I'm-- 1903 01:08:41,875 --> 01:08:43,500 because of this plate being high, 1904 01:08:43,583 --> 01:08:46,083 it's going to slap the top part of that. 1905 01:08:46,208 --> 01:08:48,250 I've seen these things when they go wrong-- 1906 01:08:48,333 --> 01:08:51,292 you know, it slaps and the arrow just lifts up. 1907 01:08:51,375 --> 01:08:52,667 - Oh, that would be fun. 1908 01:08:52,875 --> 01:08:55,167 - And if it hit that, it would rip this thing apart. 1909 01:08:55,292 --> 01:08:56,500 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1910 01:08:56,542 --> 01:08:58,000 - So, yeah, I'd take care of that. 1911 01:08:58,167 --> 01:08:59,375 But other than that, it looks like you 1912 01:08:59,542 --> 01:09:00,792 just got some minor things to dial in, 1913 01:09:00,958 --> 01:09:02,125 and you're ready to go. 1914 01:09:02,250 --> 01:09:03,375 - All right, gentlemen, good luck. 1915 01:09:03,458 --> 01:09:04,875 - Thank you. Appreciate it. 1916 01:09:05,042 --> 01:09:06,500 Dave and Doug had some valuable feedback. 1917 01:09:06,583 --> 01:09:08,125 Dave points out that there's a gap between where 1918 01:09:08,208 --> 01:09:10,833 the bolt rests and the rope. 1919 01:09:10,958 --> 01:09:12,167 So we got to get it fixed. 1920 01:09:12,250 --> 01:09:13,833 OK, so that can come off. 1921 01:09:13,958 --> 01:09:15,167 ♪ ♪ 1922 01:09:15,292 --> 01:09:17,042 - How we looking? 1923 01:09:17,208 --> 01:09:19,250 - Good, but there's a lot to do. 1924 01:09:19,375 --> 01:09:22,167 I'm confident that both these teams can get it done. 1925 01:09:22,333 --> 01:09:24,667 The question is, is, how well they're going to function. 1926 01:09:24,833 --> 01:09:27,583 ♪ ♪ 1927 01:09:27,708 --> 01:09:29,125 - That looks good. 1928 01:09:29,208 --> 01:09:30,583 - Hey, look at what Sawdust and Spark has done. 1929 01:09:30,708 --> 01:09:31,833 - Very, very good. 1930 01:09:31,958 --> 01:09:34,000 - They've gone to drilling a hole through their arm 1931 01:09:34,083 --> 01:09:34,917 for the rope. - Very good. 1932 01:09:35,083 --> 01:09:36,583 - Smart maneuver. 1933 01:09:36,708 --> 01:09:38,375 - That's going to create a lot more tension for them. 1934 01:09:38,458 --> 01:09:40,333 - Let's do a quick dry fire. 1935 01:09:40,375 --> 01:09:41,750 - All right, here we go, Sawdust and Sparks 1936 01:09:41,875 --> 01:09:42,667 trying to get some tension. 1937 01:09:42,792 --> 01:09:45,125 ♪ ♪ 1938 01:09:45,250 --> 01:09:49,125 - All right, ready, aim, fire. 1939 01:09:49,250 --> 01:09:51,708 - All right, we've got a functional ballista. 1940 01:09:51,792 --> 01:09:53,917 But I hope they realize that they need 1941 01:09:54,042 --> 01:09:55,667 more twist in their bundles. 1942 01:09:55,708 --> 01:09:57,833 There's not anywhere near as much torsion as they 1943 01:09:57,875 --> 01:09:58,833 could get in this thing. 1944 01:09:58,958 --> 01:10:01,042 - No. 1945 01:10:01,125 --> 01:10:03,500 Brad from Flying Monkeys is over here on the floor vise 1946 01:10:03,625 --> 01:10:05,167 cutting out the notch in the trigger. 1947 01:10:05,250 --> 01:10:06,792 So they're going to have that bolt sitting right 1948 01:10:06,875 --> 01:10:08,000 up against the bowstring now. 1949 01:10:08,125 --> 01:10:09,333 - I'm glad they heard what I said. 1950 01:10:09,375 --> 01:10:11,292 That's definitely a game changer. 1951 01:10:11,375 --> 01:10:15,000 - We want full contact for propulsion right out the gate. 1952 01:10:15,083 --> 01:10:16,917 Super grateful for the input. 1953 01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:18,500 - OK, are we clear? - We're clear. 1954 01:10:18,625 --> 01:10:19,792 - All right, I'm going straight up. 1955 01:10:19,875 --> 01:10:21,500 - Yep. 1956 01:10:21,583 --> 01:10:23,000 - One of the things that Dave brought up 1957 01:10:23,167 --> 01:10:25,208 was that our arm, as it was rotating, 1958 01:10:25,292 --> 01:10:26,583 was hitting the back of the shear wall, 1959 01:10:26,750 --> 01:10:29,167 which was decreasing some of the tension on it. 1960 01:10:29,208 --> 01:10:31,167 One access hole. 1961 01:10:31,250 --> 01:10:32,958 OK, other side. 1962 01:10:33,083 --> 01:10:34,667 So in order to do that, we're going 1963 01:10:34,708 --> 01:10:36,375 to cut a hole in the front of that 1964 01:10:36,542 --> 01:10:38,125 so that the arm can actually rotate out. 1965 01:10:38,250 --> 01:10:39,958 ♪ ♪ 1966 01:10:40,083 --> 01:10:42,292 OK, good? 1967 01:10:42,375 --> 01:10:43,667 - Gentlemen, you have 30 minutes. 1968 01:10:43,750 --> 01:10:45,625 - This is final tension right here. 1969 01:10:45,708 --> 01:10:47,167 - [grunts] 1970 01:10:47,208 --> 01:10:48,875 - Both teams are upping the ante, adding more 1971 01:10:48,875 --> 01:10:50,083 torsion to their ballistas. 1972 01:10:50,167 --> 01:10:51,417 How critical is this step right now? 1973 01:10:51,542 --> 01:10:53,167 - Oh, I think it's hugely critical. 1974 01:10:53,375 --> 01:10:56,333 I mean, you want to have enough power on there to throw 1975 01:10:56,417 --> 01:10:58,542 that bolt as far as you want to throw it, 1976 01:10:58,708 --> 01:11:00,667 not as far as the machine can throw it. 1977 01:11:00,708 --> 01:11:04,917 - This is going to have an immense amount of force. 1978 01:11:05,042 --> 01:11:05,875 - I can't wait. 1979 01:11:06,042 --> 01:11:07,458 - Let's go. 1980 01:11:07,542 --> 01:11:08,333 - Down. 1981 01:11:08,375 --> 01:11:09,333 - Come toward me. 1982 01:11:09,375 --> 01:11:11,000 Yeah, right there. 1983 01:11:11,125 --> 01:11:12,458 - Gentlemen, you got two minutes left. 1984 01:11:12,542 --> 01:11:16,042 ♪ ♪ 1985 01:11:16,125 --> 01:11:17,167 - Oh, yeah. 1986 01:11:17,250 --> 01:11:22,083 - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 1987 01:11:22,167 --> 01:11:24,000 Teams, put down your tools. 1988 01:11:24,083 --> 01:11:26,667 This third and final round is over. 1989 01:11:26,833 --> 01:11:28,083 [together] Whoo! 1990 01:11:28,167 --> 01:11:29,208 - Good work, guys. - All right. 1991 01:11:29,375 --> 01:11:30,708 - Got this done. 1992 01:11:30,792 --> 01:11:32,500 - Now that the time is done, I feel good. 1993 01:11:32,583 --> 01:11:34,333 I'm glad we finished it in time. 1994 01:11:34,500 --> 01:11:37,000 We had a little time to put some stain on the outside, 1995 01:11:37,083 --> 01:11:38,458 put some character onto it. 1996 01:11:38,542 --> 01:11:39,875 We're ready to test this thing. 1997 01:11:40,042 --> 01:11:41,792 - Nice work; nice work. 1998 01:11:41,875 --> 01:11:42,958 ♪ ♪ 1999 01:11:43,125 --> 01:11:44,292 - Sawdust and Sparks, Flying Monkeys, 2000 01:11:44,417 --> 01:11:47,417 gentlemen, congratulations on a job well done. 2001 01:11:47,500 --> 01:11:50,542 This past round we asked you to build the largest projectile 2002 01:11:50,708 --> 01:11:52,833 weapon we have ever asked anybody 2003 01:11:52,875 --> 01:11:55,167 to make in any of our competition before, 2004 01:11:55,167 --> 01:11:56,542 and you six got it done. 2005 01:11:56,625 --> 01:11:59,333 Now we've got to find out if these ballistas are 2006 01:11:59,417 --> 01:12:02,042 functional to determine which one of your teams 2007 01:12:02,042 --> 01:12:04,042 will leave here as the first ever 2008 01:12:04,208 --> 01:12:06,125 Instruments of Death champions and take 2009 01:12:06,208 --> 01:12:08,500 home a check for $20,000. 2010 01:12:08,667 --> 01:12:10,833 We've got two tests set up for you, the first of which 2011 01:12:10,958 --> 01:12:12,667 is all about functionality, and it will 2012 01:12:12,708 --> 01:12:14,500 be performed by Dave Baker. 2013 01:12:14,583 --> 01:12:16,708 And because this ballista is such a unique challenge, 2014 01:12:16,833 --> 01:12:18,667 after that first test, you will have 2015 01:12:18,792 --> 01:12:22,375 one hour to make adjustments before the second test begins. 2016 01:12:22,542 --> 01:12:24,833 All right, Sawdust and Sparks, gentlemen, you're up first. 2017 01:12:24,917 --> 01:12:26,833 Please, arm your ballista. 2018 01:12:27,000 --> 01:12:28,333 - Got this. 2019 01:12:28,417 --> 01:12:29,583 We're a little apprehensive because this 2020 01:12:29,708 --> 01:12:30,917 is the first time we've ever fired 2021 01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:32,167 this thing with a bolt in it. 2022 01:12:32,333 --> 01:12:33,792 I know I'm nervous, and these guys 2023 01:12:33,917 --> 01:12:35,583 are nervous too, because we really want to win this. 2024 01:12:35,708 --> 01:12:41,833 ♪ ♪ 2025 01:12:47,208 --> 01:12:48,083 - [groans] 2026 01:12:48,167 --> 01:12:50,500 - Oh, [bleep]. 2027 01:12:50,667 --> 01:12:53,167 - All right, gentlemen, first bolt, not so hot. 2028 01:12:53,250 --> 01:12:54,625 Why don't you come and reset, 2029 01:12:54,708 --> 01:12:56,375 and we'll fire your second bolt? 2030 01:12:56,458 --> 01:12:57,542 - It is frustrating to see such 2031 01:12:57,708 --> 01:12:59,417 an underwhelming performance. 2032 01:12:59,542 --> 01:13:01,167 - This next round, we really hope this is something that we 2033 01:13:01,250 --> 01:13:02,458 can launch across the field. 2034 01:13:02,542 --> 01:13:05,583 [tense music] 2035 01:13:05,667 --> 01:13:08,750 ♪ ♪ 2036 01:13:08,875 --> 01:13:09,750 - Whoo-hoo. 2037 01:13:09,875 --> 01:13:10,708 - All right. 2038 01:13:10,792 --> 01:13:11,875 - All right, it got through. 2039 01:13:12,042 --> 01:13:13,625 - All right. 2040 01:13:13,750 --> 01:13:14,792 We'll take it. 2041 01:13:14,917 --> 01:13:16,708 - All right, Sawdust and Sparks, 2042 01:13:16,833 --> 01:13:19,375 I love the fact that you've got that trigger system in there. 2043 01:13:19,458 --> 01:13:21,583 I love that you've got that ratcheting system. 2044 01:13:21,750 --> 01:13:24,333 You made it through two of the layers, the two linen layers. 2045 01:13:24,500 --> 01:13:26,833 And I think the biggest issue this machine has is, 2046 01:13:26,958 --> 01:13:28,833 there's just not enough tension on those ropes. 2047 01:13:29,000 --> 01:13:32,042 If you could get those skeins of rope wound tighter, 2048 01:13:32,208 --> 01:13:34,667 I think this whole thing would function actually pretty well. 2049 01:13:34,708 --> 01:13:36,458 - Thank you. - Thank you. 2050 01:13:36,542 --> 01:13:38,042 - All right, Flying Monkeys, you guys are up. 2051 01:13:38,125 --> 01:13:39,375 You ready? - Ready. 2052 01:13:39,458 --> 01:13:41,833 - All right, lock and load. 2053 01:13:41,875 --> 01:13:43,833 - We've got a lot of torsion on our ropes. 2054 01:13:43,917 --> 01:13:45,667 My gut feeling is it's going to punch 2055 01:13:45,750 --> 01:13:47,750 through all of these barriers. 2056 01:13:47,833 --> 01:13:54,750 ♪ ♪ 2057 01:14:00,833 --> 01:14:02,083 - Pull. 2058 01:14:02,167 --> 01:14:04,000 - [groans] 2059 01:14:04,083 --> 01:14:05,708 Oh, it popped up the arrow. 2060 01:14:05,833 --> 01:14:08,500 - So gentlemen, what happened-- your rope sits on top of this 2061 01:14:08,667 --> 01:14:13,167 1/4 inch plate, which puts it at like 2062 01:14:13,250 --> 01:14:15,333 above the middle of the arrow. 2063 01:14:15,500 --> 01:14:18,333 So when it released, I have a feeling this-- 2064 01:14:18,375 --> 01:14:20,500 it rises a little bit with your trigger 2065 01:14:20,667 --> 01:14:22,667 and it slid right over the top of that arrow. 2066 01:14:22,708 --> 01:14:24,167 - OK. 2067 01:14:24,292 --> 01:14:27,542 - So you got one more bolt. So let's reload this thing. 2068 01:14:27,625 --> 01:14:29,500 - Our rope and trigger assembly are 2069 01:14:29,583 --> 01:14:30,667 sitting higher than the bolt. 2070 01:14:30,833 --> 01:14:32,708 Some fine tuning needs to happen. 2071 01:14:35,250 --> 01:14:42,083 ♪ ♪ 2072 01:14:46,458 --> 01:14:47,917 - Same thing. 2073 01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:49,875 Three days' worth of work, and it doesn't fire. 2074 01:14:49,875 --> 01:14:51,417 - It doesn't fire. - Devastating. 2075 01:14:51,542 --> 01:14:53,000 - All right, Flying Monkeys, your machine, I think 2076 01:14:53,083 --> 01:14:54,500 it's designed beautifully. 2077 01:14:54,667 --> 01:14:57,833 Those skeins of rope are still rock hard, 2078 01:14:57,917 --> 01:15:00,833 but there's a little problem with your trigger system 2079 01:15:00,917 --> 01:15:03,375 in that the plate that it's mounted on 2080 01:15:03,458 --> 01:15:08,917 is raising the rope so it's not dead center on your bolt here. 2081 01:15:09,083 --> 01:15:10,833 - All right, gentlemen, now that you've 2082 01:15:10,958 --> 01:15:12,667 seen your weapons fired and heard your feedback from Dave, 2083 01:15:12,708 --> 01:15:15,167 we're giving you one hour to make any adjustments 2084 01:15:15,250 --> 01:15:16,833 before that final team test. 2085 01:15:17,000 --> 01:15:19,083 This test is going to determine who's walking away 2086 01:15:19,167 --> 01:15:22,417 with that $20,000 and the first ever Instruments 2087 01:15:22,542 --> 01:15:23,958 of Death champion title. 2088 01:15:24,083 --> 01:15:26,125 So good luck because that time starts now. 2089 01:15:26,208 --> 01:15:28,458 ♪ ♪ 2090 01:15:28,542 --> 01:15:30,250 - Let's put this on the ground and see 2091 01:15:30,375 --> 01:15:32,875 if we can get some more torque on the top of these ropes. 2092 01:15:33,042 --> 01:15:35,167 We need to put a lot more tension on these ropes 2093 01:15:35,375 --> 01:15:39,167 and try to tweak it and get it going how we anticipate. 2094 01:15:39,208 --> 01:15:40,833 [groans] 2095 01:15:40,917 --> 01:15:42,542 - Tremendous amount of force. 2096 01:15:42,708 --> 01:15:45,042 So it is a real possibility that these ballistas 2097 01:15:45,125 --> 01:15:46,333 could snap in half. 2098 01:15:46,375 --> 01:15:47,292 - It's a possibility. 2099 01:15:47,417 --> 01:15:48,833 - OK. 2100 01:15:49,000 --> 01:15:51,208 - We definitely put on as much tension as we could on that. 2101 01:15:51,375 --> 01:15:52,833 - That's good. 2102 01:15:52,875 --> 01:15:56,208 - Well, what we saw is the rope going over our bolt. 2103 01:15:56,292 --> 01:15:58,500 - As it currently sits, we're not shooting anything. 2104 01:15:58,542 --> 01:16:00,292 It's totally ineffective. 2105 01:16:00,375 --> 01:16:03,417 We know that we have to raise the shooting platform up. 2106 01:16:03,542 --> 01:16:05,583 The fastest way to do that is to raise 2107 01:16:05,708 --> 01:16:08,792 the rail up to match the height of the trigger and the rope. 2108 01:16:08,917 --> 01:16:10,750 - That's sitting dead end. 2109 01:16:10,833 --> 01:16:14,292 It wouldn't be a bad idea to take a marker and make a line. 2110 01:16:14,375 --> 01:16:15,667 Because you start cranking it back 2111 01:16:15,750 --> 01:16:16,667 and you're looking at the crank and you're 2112 01:16:16,792 --> 01:16:17,833 looking at the string. 2113 01:16:17,917 --> 01:16:19,625 - Yeah, do not move past here. 2114 01:16:19,750 --> 01:16:21,208 - OK, we're good. 2115 01:16:21,333 --> 01:16:22,792 - I like that. 2116 01:16:22,875 --> 01:16:25,000 Now we're to the edge where if we go any further, 2117 01:16:25,125 --> 01:16:28,583 we may be a little concerned about the structure. 2118 01:16:28,667 --> 01:16:30,292 - In our normal competitions, I love 2119 01:16:30,417 --> 01:16:32,792 watching smiths work out details 2120 01:16:32,917 --> 01:16:35,250 so all their fit and finish is really nice. 2121 01:16:35,333 --> 01:16:36,542 You know what I like better? 2122 01:16:36,625 --> 01:16:37,750 - Finished weapons. - Yes. 2123 01:16:37,833 --> 01:16:38,958 Yes. 2124 01:16:39,042 --> 01:16:41,458 When they get it done and it works. 2125 01:16:41,542 --> 01:16:46,417 - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 2126 01:16:46,500 --> 01:16:48,833 Gentlemen, your build time is finished. 2127 01:16:48,917 --> 01:16:51,000 - We tackled the priorities first, 2128 01:16:51,083 --> 01:16:53,042 and we got them done and it will fire. 2129 01:16:53,208 --> 01:16:56,417 - Well gentlemen, it comes down to one final test. 2130 01:16:56,542 --> 01:16:58,792 This is the team battle test. 2131 01:16:58,917 --> 01:17:01,833 You will be manning your ballistas going head-to-head 2132 01:17:01,875 --> 01:17:03,333 against your competitors. 2133 01:17:03,417 --> 01:17:04,667 This is all about how many targets 2134 01:17:04,833 --> 01:17:07,292 you can take down with the eight bolts 2135 01:17:07,375 --> 01:17:08,583 you have in your arsenal. 2136 01:17:08,667 --> 01:17:10,500 Sawdust and Sparks, you guys are up. 2137 01:17:10,542 --> 01:17:12,333 Man the machine. 2138 01:17:12,458 --> 01:17:13,667 - Let's go, guys. 2139 01:17:13,750 --> 01:17:15,000 - We're definitely disappointed with 2140 01:17:15,167 --> 01:17:16,708 the performance of that first test. 2141 01:17:16,875 --> 01:17:18,583 We were hoping to have much more power behind it 2142 01:17:18,667 --> 01:17:19,917 to be able to shoot it a lot harder. 2143 01:17:20,042 --> 01:17:22,667 After tensioning this, I think we definitely have 2144 01:17:22,750 --> 01:17:24,000 a much better shot at this. 2145 01:17:24,167 --> 01:17:25,000 I just hope it fires. 2146 01:17:25,167 --> 01:17:26,250 ♪ ♪ 2147 01:17:30,292 --> 01:17:32,125 [tense music] 2148 01:17:32,208 --> 01:17:33,167 - Oh! 2149 01:17:33,208 --> 01:17:34,083 - All right, all right! 2150 01:17:34,208 --> 01:17:36,333 Whoo! 2151 01:17:36,417 --> 01:17:38,875 Reload. 2152 01:17:38,958 --> 01:17:43,542 ♪ ♪ 2153 01:17:43,667 --> 01:17:45,417 [all groaning] 2154 01:17:45,500 --> 01:17:50,083 ♪ ♪ 2155 01:17:50,208 --> 01:17:51,042 [all groaning] 2156 01:17:51,208 --> 01:17:52,583 - Man. 2157 01:17:52,583 --> 01:17:54,542 ♪ ♪ 2158 01:17:54,667 --> 01:17:56,167 - All right! Whoo! 2159 01:17:56,250 --> 01:17:57,167 All right. 2160 01:17:57,333 --> 01:17:58,167 - All right. 2161 01:17:58,292 --> 01:18:03,292 ♪ ♪ 2162 01:18:03,375 --> 01:18:04,792 - Whoo! 2163 01:18:04,917 --> 01:18:06,167 Yeah! 2164 01:18:06,250 --> 01:18:07,500 Nice shot. 2165 01:18:07,625 --> 01:18:11,000 ♪ ♪ 2166 01:18:11,083 --> 01:18:13,042 Oh, close. 2167 01:18:13,125 --> 01:18:15,333 ♪ ♪ 2168 01:18:15,458 --> 01:18:17,000 Whoo! 2169 01:18:17,083 --> 01:18:18,042 Yeah! 2170 01:18:18,125 --> 01:18:20,375 - Builders, this is your final shot. 2171 01:18:20,500 --> 01:18:22,750 ♪ ♪ 2172 01:18:22,833 --> 01:18:24,292 - All right! Whoo! 2173 01:18:24,417 --> 01:18:25,625 The gut shot. 2174 01:18:25,708 --> 01:18:27,333 - Good job, guys. Nice, nice. 2175 01:18:27,500 --> 01:18:28,833 - All right. - Wow. 2176 01:18:28,833 --> 01:18:30,167 It buried the whole bolt. 2177 01:18:30,375 --> 01:18:31,667 - The whole... 2178 01:18:31,750 --> 01:18:35,792 ♪ ♪ 2179 01:18:35,875 --> 01:18:37,333 Still a solid piece. - Yeah. 2180 01:18:37,417 --> 01:18:38,667 ♪ ♪ 2181 01:18:38,792 --> 01:18:42,000 - Sawdust and Sparks, way to make adjustments. 2182 01:18:42,083 --> 01:18:44,792 But most of the arrows, they kind of lobbed in. 2183 01:18:44,958 --> 01:18:47,167 But trigger system works fantastic. 2184 01:18:47,292 --> 01:18:48,292 It's got tons of tension. 2185 01:18:48,417 --> 01:18:49,500 Nicely done. - Thank you. 2186 01:18:49,583 --> 01:18:51,042 - Thank you. Thank you. 2187 01:18:51,208 --> 01:18:53,208 - All right, Flying Monkeys this is your chance, gentlemen. 2188 01:18:53,333 --> 01:18:55,125 Knock down all these targets. You guys ready? 2189 01:18:55,208 --> 01:18:56,125 - Yeah. - Ready. 2190 01:18:56,208 --> 01:18:59,583 - All right, gentlemen, arm your weapon. 2191 01:18:59,667 --> 01:19:02,542 Going into the test, if these adjustments that we've made 2192 01:19:02,625 --> 01:19:04,583 don't work, we are going home. 2193 01:19:04,708 --> 01:19:06,500 Sawdust and Sparks are real competitors, 2194 01:19:06,625 --> 01:19:08,208 and they set the bar really high. 2195 01:19:08,375 --> 01:19:10,708 - We made the adjustments, but we still haven't seen it fire. 2196 01:19:10,792 --> 01:19:16,917 ♪ ♪ 2197 01:19:17,042 --> 01:19:18,250 - Ohh. 2198 01:19:18,375 --> 01:19:19,625 ♪ ♪ 2199 01:19:19,625 --> 01:19:21,208 - A little slow, but it's working. 2200 01:19:21,333 --> 01:19:26,417 ♪ ♪ 2201 01:19:26,542 --> 01:19:28,125 - Oh, ho-ho! - Yeah! 2202 01:19:28,208 --> 01:19:32,542 ♪ ♪ 2203 01:19:32,708 --> 01:19:34,500 - Mm! 2204 01:19:34,583 --> 01:19:36,000 - You gotta really aim high. 2205 01:19:36,083 --> 01:19:39,333 ♪ ♪ 2206 01:19:39,417 --> 01:19:41,042 - Yeah! 2207 01:19:41,208 --> 01:19:43,083 - Nice, got it. 2208 01:19:43,208 --> 01:19:44,208 - Get it high. 2209 01:19:44,292 --> 01:19:47,500 ♪ ♪ 2210 01:19:47,542 --> 01:19:50,167 - Nice! Direct hit. 2211 01:19:50,292 --> 01:19:52,208 - That's beautiful. 2212 01:19:52,292 --> 01:19:56,958 ♪ ♪ 2213 01:19:57,042 --> 01:19:58,125 - Yeah! 2214 01:19:58,292 --> 01:19:59,750 - Whoo! 2215 01:19:59,833 --> 01:20:03,625 ♪ ♪ 2216 01:20:03,708 --> 01:20:05,292 - Ooh. 2217 01:20:05,417 --> 01:20:07,000 ♪ ♪ 2218 01:20:07,042 --> 01:20:08,167 - This is your final shot. 2219 01:20:08,333 --> 01:20:09,375 - You got this. 2220 01:20:09,458 --> 01:20:14,333 ♪ ♪ 2221 01:20:14,458 --> 01:20:18,042 - Ohh! 2222 01:20:18,208 --> 01:20:19,375 - Nice work. 2223 01:20:19,500 --> 01:20:20,667 - Are you kidding me? 2224 01:20:20,792 --> 01:20:22,208 - That's it. That's it. 2225 01:20:22,208 --> 01:20:23,167 I'm making one. 2226 01:20:23,250 --> 01:20:24,583 - [grunts] 2227 01:20:24,708 --> 01:20:26,583 They're flying true. 2228 01:20:26,708 --> 01:20:29,833 All right, Flying Monkeys great battlefield fix on that. 2229 01:20:29,917 --> 01:20:31,333 By putting those rails on there, 2230 01:20:31,417 --> 01:20:33,542 your bowstring was even with the arrow, 2231 01:20:33,625 --> 01:20:37,083 which gave it a lot more power just going down the rails. 2232 01:20:37,167 --> 01:20:39,875 That fix on the trigger turned that into a weapon. 2233 01:20:40,000 --> 01:20:41,250 Nicely done. - Thank you. 2234 01:20:41,333 --> 01:20:42,917 - Thank you. 2235 01:20:43,042 --> 01:20:44,583 - Gentlemen, I think it's safe to say this competition 2236 01:20:44,708 --> 01:20:46,542 is neck and neck, but the judges 2237 01:20:46,667 --> 01:20:47,833 have a decision to make. 2238 01:20:47,875 --> 01:20:49,250 So if you please give us a moment, 2239 01:20:49,333 --> 01:20:50,917 we need to talk about the results of the test 2240 01:20:51,000 --> 01:20:52,500 and make that decision. 2241 01:20:52,583 --> 01:20:54,667 - We feel really good going into the judges' deliberation, 2242 01:20:54,792 --> 01:20:57,292 because we hit all the targets. 2243 01:20:57,375 --> 01:20:59,542 - You guys have a huge decision to make. 2244 01:20:59,667 --> 01:21:01,000 - This is close. 2245 01:21:01,083 --> 01:21:02,708 For me, what it comes down to is performance. 2246 01:21:02,792 --> 01:21:04,125 And I think the Flying Monkeys just 2247 01:21:04,208 --> 01:21:06,708 had an arrow that traveled in a flat trajectory 2248 01:21:06,792 --> 01:21:09,625 to the target as opposed to lobbing into the target. 2249 01:21:09,708 --> 01:21:11,000 - All right. 2250 01:21:11,083 --> 01:21:13,250 - Comparing performance, Sawdust and Sparks 2251 01:21:13,375 --> 01:21:16,292 hit their targets five times and missed three times, 2252 01:21:16,417 --> 01:21:19,208 whereas the Flying Monkeys missed two times. 2253 01:21:19,292 --> 01:21:20,667 - I'm really impressed with both. 2254 01:21:20,792 --> 01:21:23,750 That being said, I prefer the construction 2255 01:21:23,833 --> 01:21:25,500 of the Flying Monkeys. 2256 01:21:25,542 --> 01:21:29,542 Things like framing the box in metal so those pipes will spin 2257 01:21:29,625 --> 01:21:32,875 around easier as opposed to the crushed wood that's on Sawdust 2258 01:21:32,958 --> 01:21:34,458 and Sparks right now. 2259 01:21:34,542 --> 01:21:36,125 As they tension that, that's just getting crushed 2260 01:21:36,208 --> 01:21:37,500 and it's going to disappear over time. 2261 01:21:37,542 --> 01:21:38,667 - All right, gentlemen. 2262 01:21:38,833 --> 01:21:39,583 J., you made your decision? 2263 01:21:39,708 --> 01:21:41,083 - Yeah. - Doug? 2264 01:21:41,167 --> 01:21:42,792 - Yes, I have. - And Dave? 2265 01:21:42,917 --> 01:21:44,125 - Yeah. 2266 01:21:44,208 --> 01:21:45,333 - All right, gentlemen, I'll call them back. 2267 01:21:45,458 --> 01:21:51,500 ♪ ♪ 2268 01:21:51,542 --> 01:21:55,125 Well, gentlemen, this has been a heck of a ride, guys. 2269 01:21:55,208 --> 01:21:57,167 It has been an honor watching your two 2270 01:21:57,250 --> 01:22:00,417 teams working through our three intense rounds 2271 01:22:00,500 --> 01:22:01,625 of this competition. 2272 01:22:01,750 --> 01:22:03,125 And we ended with giving you guys 2273 01:22:03,208 --> 01:22:05,000 an unbelievable task of building 2274 01:22:05,125 --> 01:22:06,333 an ancient Roman weapon. 2275 01:22:06,375 --> 01:22:09,125 But we can only have one team come 2276 01:22:09,208 --> 01:22:11,667 out as the first ever Instruments 2277 01:22:11,833 --> 01:22:13,333 of Death champions. 2278 01:22:13,333 --> 01:22:15,833 And after a long discussion, the judges 2279 01:22:15,917 --> 01:22:17,792 did make a final decision. 2280 01:22:17,917 --> 01:22:20,500 The winning team of Instruments of Death is... 2281 01:22:20,583 --> 01:22:23,833 ♪ ♪ 2282 01:22:23,917 --> 01:22:24,792 Flying Monkeys. 2283 01:22:24,875 --> 01:22:25,875 - Oh. 2284 01:22:25,958 --> 01:22:26,833 - Gentlemen, congratulations. 2285 01:22:26,875 --> 01:22:27,833 - Nice job. 2286 01:22:27,917 --> 01:22:29,792 - Good job, guys. - Good job. 2287 01:22:29,875 --> 01:22:31,792 - Now, Sawdust and Sparks, unfortunately, 2288 01:22:31,917 --> 01:22:33,625 your ballista did not make the cut, 2289 01:22:33,750 --> 01:22:35,208 and J.'s going to tell you why. 2290 01:22:35,292 --> 01:22:36,833 - Sawdust and Sparks, some of the wooden components 2291 01:22:36,917 --> 01:22:38,500 are being crushed and disintegrating, 2292 01:22:38,667 --> 01:22:41,167 and your bolts were hitting at a steep arc as opposed 2293 01:22:41,208 --> 01:22:42,583 to flying flat and true. 2294 01:22:42,667 --> 01:22:45,458 Those are the reasons we're sending you home. 2295 01:22:45,542 --> 01:22:46,958 - Good job, brother. 2296 01:22:47,042 --> 01:22:48,500 - Overall, this is a great learning experience. 2297 01:22:48,542 --> 01:22:50,458 We definitely learned a lot about each other, 2298 01:22:50,542 --> 01:22:53,250 about building stuff, and about medieval weapons. 2299 01:22:53,333 --> 01:22:55,750 - I absolutely had the time of my life here. 2300 01:22:55,833 --> 01:22:57,458 I would do this all over again. 2301 01:22:57,542 --> 01:22:59,333 ♪ ♪ 2302 01:22:59,417 --> 01:23:01,333 - Well, Flying Monkeys, guys, congratulations. 2303 01:23:01,375 --> 01:23:04,000 You are going home with an extra $20,000 2304 01:23:04,125 --> 01:23:06,417 and the title of Instruments of Death champions. 2305 01:23:06,542 --> 01:23:07,875 Guys, well done. 2306 01:23:08,000 --> 01:23:10,500 both: Whoo! 2307 01:23:10,542 --> 01:23:13,333 - Whoo! - Whoo! 2308 01:23:13,375 --> 01:23:14,333 ♪ ♪ 2309 01:23:14,417 --> 01:23:18,333 - We made bolts fly, and we won $20,000. 2310 01:23:18,375 --> 01:23:21,000 Flying Monkeys flew those bolts. 2311 01:23:21,042 --> 01:23:28,208 ♪ ♪