Though it may have been forgotten by much of the moviegoing public of today, Seth Rogen's attempt at rebooting the Green Hornet superhero in 2011 provided plenty of fodder for a pretty rollicking MythBusters episode. Sure, it was basically a tie-in for a movie that proved to be a critical dud, at least if Rotten Tomatoes is to be believed, but you can't deny that the MythBusters had fun with it all nonetheless in their Green Hornet special

Per MythBusters Results, the team tested out a couple of different movie myths from the film, but one of the most spectacular involved a car, a bulldozer, and lots of explosives. In the movie, two people in a car trapped beneath a bulldozer set off some explosives and throw the heavy equipment off without mortally injuring themselves.

Replicating that scene in real life proved to be tough. Even with some serious shielding, the dummies meant to represent the Green Hornet and his assistant, Kato, were seriously damaged after the first blast (which also caused the bulldozer to sink even more on top of them). Then, in a quasi-successful attempt to get the bulldozer to fly away with 250 pounds of explosives, the car, dummies, and machinery were all torn to shreds by the blast.

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