Can a Real Spider-Man Suit Climb a 400-Foot Skyscraper?

Transcript

• We're about to test things that nobody has ever done before, like flattening a Lamborghini with a hydraulic press, climbing a building with a real Spider-Man suit, the world's largest elephant toothpaste experiment, filling a pool with 1 billion Orbeez and more. And to kick things off, we're gonna see if that brick wall can stop this train. This ... Read More

Key Insights

• The Spider-Man suit used in the climb was made by J. Laser, and the highest it had been climbed before this attempt was 200 feet, which set the benchmark for the skyscraper test.
• Dave, a professional Spider-Man stunt double, had to climb 200 feet and then 200 feet again, a total of 400 feet, to reach the top of the skyscraper.
• Rain started partway through the climb and the suit appeared to stop working, but Dave declined the offer to be let down and the suit seemed to start working again.
• A 20-foot-tall, three-foot-thick brick wall did not stop the oncoming train, which went straight through it in the first experiment.
• Five semi trucks lined up on the track also failed to stop the train, which snapped them in half and could have dragged them for a couple more miles.
• A car launched from a ramp with jet engines went much faster than the reference car and knocked a bus over, while the first reference run went through a bus.
• Dropping a car by helicopter into 1 billion Orbeez was tested to see if they could cushion the fall, though the car dropped was a replica, not Tareq's real one.
• The elephant toothpaste experiment was 100 times bigger than the earlier demonstration, filled an entire pool with foam, and was called a new world record.

Questions & Answers

Q: Can a real Spider-Man suit climb a skyscraper?

In this video, yes. Dave, a professional Spider-Man stunt double, climbed a skyscraper in a working suit made by J. Laser. He climbed 200 feet and then 200 feet again, reaching 400 feet, even though it started raining and the suit seemed to stop working briefly.

Q: How high had the J. Laser Spider-Man suit been climbed before?

The highest anyone had climbed with the suit before this attempt was 200 feet. For the skyscraper test, Dave was asked to climb that 200 feet and then climb 200 feet again, doubling the previous record to a total of 400 feet up the building.

Q: What happened when it rained during the Spider-Man climb?

Rain began to fall during the climb and then came down harder, and it looked as though the suit stopped working. The crew asked Dave whether they should let him down, but he refused and kept climbing. The suit appeared to start working again, and he reached the top.

Q: How much money did the Spider-Man climber win?

Dave received $10,000 after finishing the 400-foot climb. He was told he deserved it after reaching the top of the skyscraper, and the crew joked that he was better than Tom Holland when he declined to say when the next Spider-Man movie would come out.

Q: Can a brick wall or semi trucks stop a train?

No. The 20-foot-tall, three-foot-thick brick wall did not stop the train. Later, five semi trucks were placed in its path, and the train snapped them in half. It tore through them and could have dragged them a couple more miles, so everyone agreed the train won.

Q: What happened when the car was dropped into 1 billion Orbeez?

A car was lifted by helicopter and dropped into a pool of 1 billion Orbeez to see if they would cushion the fall. The car landed in the Orbeez, but the reveal was that it was a replica of Tareq's car. His real car had been left in a field.

Q: What happened to the car with jet engines on the bus ramp?

The first car was only a reference and went through a bus. The second run added jet engines, and the car went much faster. It literally knocked a bus over and ended up in the side of a bus, with the crew wondering how it kept doing that.

Q: How big was the elephant toothpaste experiment?

The elephant toothpaste reaction used containers holding 100 times the amount of the earlier demonstration. When pulled, the foam filled the entire pool and made it look as if the pool were on fire. The crew called it the new world record for elephant foam toothpaste.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The video runs a series of oversized experiments: a train versus a 20-foot brick wall, a ramp jump over buses with and without jet engines, and a car dropped from a helicopter into 1 billion Orbeez. The train and bus tests show how much force the objects carried.

• Later segments test five semi trucks against the train, a meteor hitting a scaled replica of the Hello Neighbor 2 house, and a giant elephant toothpaste reaction that fills a pool. Mannequins of the crew are placed in each setup to see who survives.

• The centerpiece is Dave, a Spider-Man stunt double, climbing a 400-foot skyscraper in a working suit through rain. After that, a hydraulic press flattens a Lamborghini, which is then blown up in the finale.