Myth-testing Christmas movies with Science Experiments

Jake from Vsauce3 and I test scenes from Home Alone, Elf and A Christmas Story using only the Scientific Method... and some cow eyes. MUSIC- Summary: We real life tested actual scenes from three Christmas classics in a replica of the Home Alone house: 1) A Christmas Story- Can you really shoot your...

8 min - How Things Work - Mark Rober

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