Hardest-to-Obtain Item in MythBusters History

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Summary by Krater

Adam Savage discusses the hardest items his team ever had to source, build, or research for MythBusters, concluding that acquiring or making lead foil and grenades presented the greatest challenges.

From the video

Answers: What were the hardest items to obtain or make for MythBusters?

Prop sourcing for MythBusters
Extreme thin lead foil manufacturing
Bomb squad explosive research
Indy car driving experience

What it concludes

The two most difficult things to obtain for MythBusters were a high-capacity pump and exceptionally thin lead foil.
Lead foil .7 thousandths of an inch thick was successfully sourced from Epstein Foils in Germany.
A grenade was the hardest item in MythBusters history to acquire because bomb squads do not have permits for C4 or live grenades.
Bomb squads are contingency planners of the highest order and universally curious.
Driving an Indy car without popping the clutch is an extreme physical and mental experience.

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