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Addressing the Exploding Mic Theory
Heavy Duty Country opens by discussing a theory that's been circulating online for quite some time—the idea that a microphone or similar device could be weaponized with explosives. Heavy Duty Country mentions that he's been debating someone on Twitter about this theory extensively, to the point where the person may have stopped engaging altogether. The goal of this video is to put the theory to the test in a practical, hands-on manner.
Heavy Duty Country emphasizes that everything being done in the video is legal and within state parameters. The team has constructed a device to test the theory, though they won't show exactly how it was made. The basic concept involves a canister filled with tannerite and a .22 caliber round, designed to simulate what proponents of the theory claim could happen.
Setting Up the Experiment
The team uses a dip can filled with tannerite with a .22 round positioned to test the explosive potential. Heavy Duty Country jokes about doing things "the redneck way" as they prepare to tape the device onto a mannequin wearing a shirt. The placement is deliberate—they want to see if the round would shoot straight into the neck area, similar to where injuries were allegedly observed in the scenario being discussed.
Throughout the setup, Heavy Duty Country and his team banter back and forth, maintaining their casual, ranch-style approach to the experiment. They discuss the positioning of the device, making sure it's angled correctly so that when detonated, the projectile would move in the intended direction. The new shirt on the mannequin will show any damage clearly.
First Test: The 5.56 Round
Heavy Duty Country decides to start the test by attempting to hit the small target with a 5.56 rifle. He acknowledges that it's a difficult shot, especially with the wind conditions. The target is small—about the size of a dime—and positioned at a distance far enough to be safe if anything goes wrong.
After several attempts, Heavy Duty Country struggles to hit the target precisely. The team discusses adjusting the mannequin's position and evaluates where the shots are landing. Eventually, they bring out larger caliber weapons, including a .50 caliber rifle, to ensure they can successfully detonate the device.
When they finally hit the target, there's an explosion, but the results are telling. The mannequin shows some damage, with pieces of the dip can embedded in it, but the overall effect is far less dramatic or lethal than the theory would suggest. Heavy Duty Country examines the damage and notes that while there's definitely some shrapnel, it doesn't appear to be immediately lethal in the way the theory proposes.
Additional Tests with Watermelons
To further test their firearms and add some entertainment value, the team decides to shoot watermelons. They also challenge themselves to hit watermelons from 30 yards using difficult-to-shoot handguns—a snub-nose .38 and a pocket .380.
Heavy Duty Country notes that his teammate Jesse has the advantage since he jokingly claims to have used the .380 in a previous profession. The snub-nose .38 proves particularly challenging due to its long trigger pull and the fact that it's hammerless, designed for close-range defensive shooting rather than accuracy at distance.
Despite the difficulty, Jesse manages to hit a watermelon, which explodes impressively. Heavy Duty Country attempts the same shot with both firearms, finding the pocket .380 slightly easier to handle than the snub-nose .38. The watermelon tests demonstrate the stopping power of these rounds at close range but also highlight how difficult these weapons are to use accurately at any distance.
Final Verdict on the Theory
After conducting multiple tests with the tannerite device and examining the results, Heavy Duty Country and his team reach a conclusion: the exploding mic theory is not realistic. While the device did cause some damage and produced shrapnel, it didn't create the kind of catastrophic, immediately lethal effect that would be necessary to kill someone in the manner the theory suggests.
Heavy Duty Country addresses those who have been promoting the theory online, stating definitively that based on their real-world testing, the scenario doesn't hold up. The experiment demonstrates that while explosives can certainly cause harm, the specific configuration and circumstances described in the theory wouldn't produce the results claimed by its proponents.
Video Transcript
[00:00] All right.
[00:04] Uh folks, so there has been a theory out
[00:07] there for quite a while and I I believe
[00:09] I made some dude on Twitter
[00:13] very very I don't even think he's he
[00:16] talks anymore on Twitter because I on
[00:18] him so much about the exploding mic
[00:20] theory. Who is it? I don't even know. I
[00:23] think his name's Blake.
[00:24] >> Blake?
[00:26] >> What?
[00:26] >> Do you want to go to war, Malaki?
[00:28] You know who I'm talking about.
[00:30] >> I don't know anybody named Blake that's
[00:31] not gay. I'm If I'm friends with anybody
[00:33] named Blake, I apologize.
[00:35] >> He could be gay.
[00:36] >> You don't know.
[00:37] >> Not that kind of gay. Just lame.
[00:39] >> Oh, right. Yeah. Yeah. But anyways,
[00:42] folks, we uh what we're going to do is
[00:44] we're going to test it today. Now, I
[00:46] want to say before we start that all of
[00:47] this is done legally
[00:50] within the state parameters. So what
[00:53] we've done is we have constructed we
[00:56] can't show you how we did it but it's
[00:58] going to be pretty obvious once we do
[00:59] it. We have constructed
[01:01] some
[01:05] why don't I go into this first. Okay. So
[01:08] so essentially what they were saying is
[01:09] that a mic like this was
[01:14] I guess exploded or whatever. It's going
[01:16] to be kind of windy here but
[01:18] >> with a projectile in it.
[01:19] >> Well we're going to test a 22.
[01:23] If you try to kill a human with a 177
[01:27] size, you like those old rat shot
[01:28] things.
[01:29] >> Yeah,
[01:30] >> that would be pretty stupid.
[01:34] >> Anyways, guys, um let me show you what
[01:38] we've what we've done here. And uh God
[01:41] dang it, dude. Am I stupid?
[01:44] Anyways, guys, let me show you what I've
[01:46] done. Don't forget to subscribe
[01:49] >> and comment on the video. That's is like
[01:52] a whole genre of people that like they
[01:53] hold the microphone on their wired.
[01:55] They're like their sounding sounds good
[01:57] though, dude.
[01:58] >> My favorite guys are the guys who are
[01:59] super animated with the subscribe.
[02:01] >> Hit that subscribe button. You know what
[02:04] to do.
[02:05] >> Yeah.
[02:06] >> Join the channel.
[02:07] >> I guilt him into it. I'm like, I've
[02:09] asked you all the time, dude. Like,
[02:10] >> you guilt me into a lot of stuff.
[02:11] >> You're not allowed to watch this,
[02:13] actually, if you haven't done it.
[02:14] >> Um, so here here's what we've
[02:16] constructed. We've got a dip can. We
[02:18] just just did this kind of the redneck
[02:19] way. Look at that, dude. It's like a
[02:21] little turtle head.
[02:22] >> That's the deadliest hockey puck on
[02:23] earth.
[02:24] >> But anyways, folks, we've got a 22 round
[02:26] here and we have this filled with
[02:29] tannerite. And so what we're going to do
[02:31] is we're going to tape this on the shirt
[02:36] and um we're going to see what happens.
[02:39] What do you think's going to happen?
[02:42] It's a tape, man. I've never seen what
[02:45] tannerite itself does. I mean, I would
[02:46] imagine if you did that to a a person,
[02:49] they would probably die. All right, so
[02:51] I'm going to do this kind of uh
[02:55] real professional like not really at
[02:57] all, but
[03:00] we've got three of them, folks. So, so
[03:02] what we're going to do, I'm going to
[03:03] kind of tape this in an odd manner. I
[03:06] think what honestly what I want to do
[03:10] is uh turn him a little bit this way.
[03:16] that way.
[03:19] >> Yeah. Ain't that right? Ain't that
[03:20] right, dude? This is where
[03:21] >> No other side right here. So, it's going
[03:24] to be like this. So, we want it to shoot
[03:27] We want to hit it here and we want the
[03:29] round to shoot straight into his neck.
[03:31] See that? That's where he got hit.
[03:33] >> Yeah.
[03:34] >> See what I'm saying? So, I think what
[03:36] I'm going to do
[03:36] >> The squib was over here, though.
[03:39] >> There's
[03:39] >> the blood squib.
[03:40] >> That's not a
[03:41] >> That's not what this video is about,
[03:43] man. Grab that side.
[03:46] Okay. Just tighten that up now. It's got
[03:49] to be tighter than that. Yep.
[03:52] >> That's what she said.
[03:54] >> That's perfect. Dude, that'll do it. All
[03:57] right. You ready, Enrique?
[04:00] Is it Enrique today? I will tell you
[04:02] this. Do you like Do you like my uh
[04:05] horiculture?
[04:10] Yeah. How I mean, did you actually plant
[04:12] grass here? How does that happen?
[04:14] >> It's horiculture. Horbiculture.
[04:16] >> Are you guys trying to buy some
[04:17] horiculture or what?
[04:19] >> Horbiculture.
[04:20] >> Last time I was here, it was just dirt.
[04:21] That was like a like two weeks ago.
[04:23] >> Yeah, I am a professional.
[04:28] >> Dustin's just cool, dude.
[04:32] My work. So, anyways, we're going to
[04:35] shoot this with a uh 5.56 to start and
[04:39] uh and then we're going to do some other
[04:41] things with it. Get a little Get a
[04:43] little nuts. We're never nuts on here.
[04:46] There's one guy.
[04:47] >> There's one comment who's like too much
[04:49] BSing. Eat my ass.
[04:51] >> How How long do you think it would take
[04:52] to shoot around into that? It's like
[04:54] that's the
[04:55] >> No, cuz we cuz we screw around so much
[04:57] on here because people think this is
[04:59] like a real serious like we're GBRS
[05:02] group and you know, we're tier one
[05:05] operators. Dude, I I live on a ranch,
[05:09] >> okay? I'm not.
[05:12] >> You're wearing a shirt that says piss
[05:13] off.
[05:13] >> I'm not Valhalla VFT. Okay, dude.
[05:18] >> I almost wore his shirt today.
[05:20] >> How many tries you think it's going to
[05:21] take me to hit this?
[05:22] >> One.
[05:23] >> No, it's a small target. Dude,
[05:25] >> how far were you shooting from?
[05:27] >> I mean, far enough to where if that
[05:29] round goes weird.
[05:31] >> It is kind of windy.
[05:32] >> It's not going to be a problem. You're
[05:34] not gonna be a problem, are you?
[05:37] >> Oh, that's good. I lost one of my
[05:39] earpro. All right, folks. So, um, we're
[05:43] just going to see what happens here. I'm
[05:45] shooting that way.
[05:48] >> Hey, should I try to shoot it with this?
[05:51] >> No, it's not.
[05:52] >> Awesome. Stripper gun.
[05:56] >> He's like, he's like he's like, "What?"
[05:58] He's like, "What calibers do you have?"
[05:59] I'm like, "I got 380, but it, you know,
[06:01] it's like bang."
[06:02] >> Jesse's just like a male prostitute on
[06:04] the side. That is exactly what a male
[06:06] prostitute would shoot someone with for
[06:08] sure.
[06:08] >> How long you been doing that for?
[06:10] >> I quit, but I did it for a while.
[06:13] >> I used to use this little gun when I was
[06:14] a prostitute.
[06:16] >> Oh, paid pretty well.
[06:18] >> Oh, yeah.
[06:21] >> The stretch. Enrique,
[06:23] I like your hat.
[06:26] Got that for him at a gas for
[06:27] Valentine's Day.
[06:30] >> Not even close.
[06:35] I don't think I'm going to hit that.
[06:39] >> Well, me, dude.
[06:41] >> Well, let's at least see where they were
[06:42] hitting.
[06:43] >> I mean, that's aing tough shot, dude.
[06:45] >> Do we want to turn him?
[06:47] >> What's that?
[06:48] >> You should we turn him. So, cuz like
[06:49] you're shooting at like this.
[06:50] >> Dude, I We have to hit it from the back
[06:52] because when that thing explodes,
[06:55] everything's going to go forward.
[06:58] This shirt is new, right?
[07:00] >> Yeah. All right. You're uh you're left
[07:03] and low like three inches left three.
[07:05] >> I'll hit it with thising thing, dude.
[07:08] Let's bring out the real big dog. I
[07:10] mean, I'm trying to hit aing dime.
[07:12] Dustin's the editor, folks. By the way,
[07:14] he's the filmer. He's the editor.
[07:17] He uh he's a green card recipient.
[07:20] >> Subcontractor.
[07:21] >> Subcontractor.
[07:22] >> I just learned English. Thank you.
[07:24] >> Okay, here we go.
[07:27] Let's see if we're saying good night.
[07:42] That'll do it.
[07:46] Look at that right there. I think that's
[07:48] where it flew in. That's warm, buddy.
[07:51] That is really warm.
[07:52] >> Were these Were these here?
[07:53] >> We may need a fire extinguisher. So, I
[07:56] think what we're going to do on the next
[07:57] one Yeah, dude. He's been He's been
[08:00] hanging out with some chicks. Ain't that
[08:02] right, dude? And they've been biting his
[08:04] neck. I hit him a lot.
[08:06] >> I've had enough of you pushing me
[08:08] around.
[08:09] >> The game of ear piercing. Just put that
[08:11] on, dude.
[08:13] Just put that on, dude.
[08:16] Shh. I know it hurt. There it is, dude.
[08:19] All right. So, here's what we're going
[08:20] to do on the next one. Excuse me. All
[08:22] right. Let's see.
[08:24] Doing some redneck science here.
[08:27] Redneck.
[08:29] >> Redneck.
[08:30] >> Bill Nye.
[08:32] >> No. No. No. Don't.
[08:39] >> Folks, it's been a tough couple of weeks
[08:41] for me. So, just leave me alone. All
[08:43] right. My My gunsmith is like, "Bro,
[08:45] have you done your form four for your
[08:47] can?" I'm like, "What's a form four?" I
[08:48] did my live scan. I don't even know how
[08:50] the
[08:51] Never mind.
[08:57] Look at me, dude.
[08:58] >> That would hold up in a winds.
[08:59] >> Is massage hiery?
[09:05] >> I do that quite a bit with stuff,
[09:08] I'm using something like a screwdriver.
[09:11] >> Yeah.
[09:11] >> And when I'm done in that like
[09:13] particular instant, it's even though I
[09:15] just I'm going to need it again, Iinging
[09:17] throw it.
[09:19] You live on a ranch, dude. [ __ ] it.
[09:28] Oh, dude. Nice, dude.
[09:31] >> Yeah. Is Charlie Kirk alive?
[09:35] >> Very possible.
[09:39] >> Okay, here we go.
[09:43] Okay, I got it. Here we go.
[09:58] Boom.
[10:01] >> No, I think Wait, this is the one that
[10:03] he uh Yeah. No, this one for sure was
[10:05] before,
[10:07] >> but
[10:09] All right. Well,
[10:12] just right up against his neck. Boom.
[10:17] Let's try that out.
[10:33] That blew the up.
[10:39] Well,
[10:41] got him. Oh, look at that. Oh, nope.
[10:43] That's same one. Just see them, dude.
[10:46] >> I don't know, dude. What's What about
[10:48] that? That look that's new right there
[10:50] for sure.
[10:51] >> Yeah, that is new.
[10:52] >> Get in there.
[10:53] >> What is that?
[10:55] >> Oh yeah. I don't think that's lethal
[10:58] though. What was that?
[11:00] >> That's part of the dip can.
[11:01] >> Dip shrap.
[11:02] >> No. Put you on your face.
[11:04] >> That was a 50 cal.
[11:05] >> That was a 50, dude.
[11:06] >> Stop resisting.
[11:13] >> We got to take a knee for a minute.
[11:19] So, look folks, I think uh
[11:23] Why does my nose hurt, dude? So, I think
[11:26] to end this one off, we might as well
[11:28] just shoot
[11:31] some watermelons.
[11:34] Does that make sense? Makes perfect
[11:35] sense.
[11:36] >> I don't know what I did to my nose,
[11:37] dude.
[11:39] We could also set we could set one of
[11:42] these melons up and see which of us can
[11:44] hit it with either a snubnse 38 or a
[11:47] pocket 380 from 30 yards.
[11:50] >> Yeah, let's do that.
[11:51] >> Well, you have the uh the advantage.
[11:55] >> Use a stripper and he used it
[11:57] occasionally.
[11:58] >> I have so much practice shooting people
[12:00] from two feet away.
[12:01] >> That's not fair. I don't want to do
[12:03] that. No bet. All right, let's do that.
[12:05] Let's do it with the snubnse 38. So you
[12:07] see uh
[12:08] >> I I have five total rounds in the
[12:10] snubnse.
[12:11] >> All right. So we got four melons. If we
[12:13] all hit it, we all take a lap.
[12:16] >> But then I have I have as many 380s as
[12:19] as we want. And that this this little
[12:23] thing is no is no easier, I don't think.
[12:25] >> Look, dude, if we're going to shoot my
[12:27] melons.
[12:28] >> Yeah. Uh
[12:30] >> let's just let's just shoot them. Yeah.
[12:31] >> Let's not around.
[12:33] >> And it's hammerless. So that's uh
[12:35] >> Where's the hammer?
[12:36] >> There is no hammer. It's because it's
[12:38] like it's one of those ones that's hot
[12:39] all the time. So it's like a super long
[12:41] trigger pull on purpose, you know.
[12:42] >> Does it kick?
[12:44] >> I mean, it's got it's got uh it's got
[12:47] super 38s in it, too. So yeah. I mean,
[12:49] cut.
[12:51] >> Not as bad as a 357.
[12:57] Oh my gosh.
[13:02] I know. You have to pull the
[13:05] >> That is a long ass trigger pull, dude.
[13:07] >> Dude, I got kids, man.
[13:13] >> That's [ __ ] [ __ ] It's for
[13:15] shooting people from one foot away.
[13:16] >> That's [ __ ]
[13:18] This one's not that much better, dude.
[13:20] There's no way I'm going to hit anything
[13:21] with that. Did I hit it?
[13:23] >> No.
[13:24] >> It looks like I It moved
[13:26] >> the wind.
[13:26] >> All right, go ahead.
[13:38] Oh,
[13:40] >> Iing knew it, dude.
[13:42] >> All right. Well, now I got to try with
[13:44] that one.
[13:45] >> All right. Hang on.
[13:46] >> Let's see. Let's see if Dude, Jesse's
[13:48] better than me.
[13:49] >> This everything.
[13:50] >> This thing is very very like the It's
[13:54] It's not as bad. That was a uh That was
[13:57] a defense load, too. That blew that
[13:59] thing's head off.
[14:01] cut.
[14:03] I'm definitely not hitting this.
[14:15] >> That's Oh, I hit it, too.
[14:16] >> That's stupid, dude.
[14:19] All right, folks. So, look, we had a
[14:20] little detour there, but ultimately, do
[14:23] we think the exploding mic is realistic?
[14:28] Jesse, I definitely do not think the
[14:31] exploding mic killed Charlie Kirk. No.
[14:35] So,
[14:37] stop following me, dude. We're done.
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