Playing Glass Baseball

Blowing

glass

is much harder than it seems. Let's talk about that. ♪ (theme song) ♪ - Good morning mythical! - Now before we start, we want to remind you that tomorrow morning we will be releasing another animated Song Biscuit. ♪ Looking down from the sky, I see my flat corpse in front of Seven Eleven ♪ We also have another episode of Ear Biscuits, every Friday. (Link) This time it's Charles Trippy, available today on iTunes and SoundCloud. - Check it out. - Now, when you are a web surfer, you must prepare for the day when no one cares enough to click on your face.

It's what you do. -So, as you know, we've been going out into the world to look for what else we could be good at with a little help from our friends at... Geico! - Are you ready for another excursion?! Yeah! This time we decided to try

glass

blowing. - It's time to... - (both) The backup plan. ♪ (dramatic music) ♪ (Link) Two thousand degrees... that's hot. Hot enough to turn glass into a sticky substance. (Rhett) Josh Gelfind is a glass blower. He takes this fiery nectar and uses ancient techniques to forge it into epic items, such as vases, lamps, flowers, and whatever. - (Link) Could this be our future? ♪ (dramatic music) ♪ - (both) Hey, hey! - (Kevin) Hey, how's it going? - Hello, I'm Link. - Nice to meet you.

I'm Kevin. - José. - Josh, this is your place. - Josh, it's Rhett. - Hey. - Thank you for having us. - Glass. Crystal Balls. We call them spheres just to avoid any... you know. How much money would you lose if Link fell on this table and broke all of these? - (Rhett) Because that's... - Probably. There's like a seventy percent chance of that happening. - (laughs) - Here's a couple thousand dollars worth of hand-blown glass, so... - Oh, wow! Do you ever do that? I prefer to wear glasses, if I can get them over my head. (Josh) Put that thing on.

Welcome to the future. The year is 2045. I am connected by WiFi to every other human on Earth. - (laughs) Hello. I'm barry. Hi, I'm Barry too. All the Barrys are connected. Do you want to pick some berries? (sustained honk) I didn't think I could make that sound. - (louder, more sustained honk) - Wow! Court! - (loud, sustained honk) - You took it to the next level! That could be somewhat intimidating. Do you have competition here? Because every morning you could direct that towards the other glassblowers. We're more of a community than a competition, so... but that would be the message.

Like, “I need help today!” This looks like a beret. It's like, "Oui oui, sir!" We don't have to turn everything into hats. What's the best first test for a couple of guys with zero hours of glassblowing experience? The first thing I like to do is make you feel comfortable handling the material. There are 2,000 degrees at the end of an iron that builds up. - (flames roar) - (Josh) This is the fashion store. (Link) OMG! It's like entering Hades! If I had to hold that, it would burn and cook my hand... - Yes. - Indeed. - (Rhett) Look in that thing! (Link) Oh, what did you do?

You just reached in there and pulled out a whole... cauldron... - Yeah, here you go. Try spinning this. And then... you want to keep spinning while you blow. ♪ (rock music) ♪ Pbbbbt! I'm going to pass out! Oh! (Link) Your whole body turned red! - (Kevin) Spin hard and squeeze. - (Link) Pbbt! Pbbbbt! - (Kevin) Okay, stop blowing. - Oh! - Ready? Here you go... - (Link) Hit? - Squeeze, blow a little. Stop blowing. - (Rhett and Link) Wow! (Rhett) Hold the bubble! ♪ (rock music) ♪ Now, how hot is this now? As if I touched it with my lips. - 8 or 900 degrees. - (Rhett) Yeah, I wouldn't recommend that.

Because it's so tempting to A) crush it or B) kiss it. (Josh) That's where you coordinate with your hitting partner... - He's my hitting partner? -He is your hit partner. Yes. So, this last time I grabbed a glass, handed it to you and you made that bubble. This time, you want to apply the color. (Rhett) It was time to move on from simple bubbles to the next level: glass blowing tactics. - (Link) It was time to give birth - a mythical chalice. - Do it, Link! Do it! Come on, Link! - Beat him! Blow it out, son! - (Josh) Keep spinning, now.

Keep turning. - Pbbbbbbbbt! - (Josh) Aaaand stop. - Yes, okay, of course. - (Josh) But it keeps spinning. - Keep spinning? (gasps) - (Josh) So my expert opinion is that we have a bubble there. Now we will let it cool to put another layer on it. We will be double layer bubble friends. - Double layer Buddha bubbles. - No. Double layer bubbies. - Double layer butter bubbles. - Now you have me screwed. - (both) Double layer bubble wraps. - Friends! - (Both) Double Layer Bubble Buddies! - Yeah! That is what we are! Many turns. You're pushing a little.

Lower the angle here a little bit to touch your butt, right? Makes sense? I'm tanning in the oven. Is that possible? (Josh) You may feel a red irritation from the heat. - Also known as "a burn." - And Link, if you screw this up, - I'm going to row you. - (Josh) Let's use the jacks... (Kevin) Let it sit, let it adjust. Yes, and then turn, turn, turn... (Link) Open up. We have to be able to drink from you. (Kevin) And then go ahead and take that back to the bank. Oh! - (Rhett) Oh! Oh! Oh! - (Link) Knocking on the door! (Kevin) Okay, keep spinning, get out, get out! (Link) Keep spinning, keep spinning, come on, get out! - (Kevin) Level, level! - (Link) Keep spinning. - (Kevin) Keep spinning. - (Link) Keep spinning.

Do not panic. - (Rhett) Wow. Link, we're going to lose it! - (Link) Don't panic. It has not finished. (Rhett) The bubble friends are going to get lost! - (Kevin) Move to your right. - (Josh) Don't panic. Keep it in the center, so it doesn't focus on that spot. - (Kevin) Help make it round. Just go slow at first. (Josh) Lifting the pressure, push and twist. - (Rhett) Did the bubble friends save him? - (Kevin) Yes, there you have it. Perfect! - (Rhett) Oh my God. - (Link) The tension is palpable. Ooh! - (Josh) Wait. Wait. - (Rhett) Now? (Josh) Yes!

You may have to make more than one cut. Open and cut. Open and cut. - (Josh) Open and cut. - Oh! Now grab your tweezers. Hold on to that and grab your tweezers. Don't ruin this, Rhett. - (Josh) Flash, Kevin. - Check it out! - (laughs) - (Link) We just added a handle! - (roars) We made a chalice! - I did nothing! ♪ (triumphant rock music) ♪ - Wow! It's a little hot in there! - Wow! - (Josh) Good job, guys. - (Kevin) Good teamwork. - (Josh) Very good. - (Link) Boom! That was the highest pressure atmosphere I have ever been in vocationally...

Spin it! Put it there! Come on, bubble friend! - Spin it! Keep it level! Save it... - I have an oar! - Knock it down! - That's something intense! Guys, deal with it every day. - (Link) Don't burn yourself! You are probably accumulating a lot of stress. From time to time you have to do a quality check and relieve stress at the same time. - Break some things. - Yes. - So... can we break some things? - ♪ (bugle call) ♪ - (Rhett) That's right, ladies and gentlemen, presenting the first annual glass-breaking gauntlet. (Link) On your mark... get ready... rest! (Rhett) But first, a quick warning.

What you're about to see us do, you shouldn't try at home. Or anywhere, really. If you're not at home, still don't try it. - Good. Our first sport was glassball. - (Link) It's a lot like

baseball

, but instead of running around the bases, you just break things. (Rhett laughs) That looks so athletic! (Laughs) I haven't swung a

baseball

in a long time. I haven't hit either. Let's get that clear first. You are swinging the bat; you are hitting the ball, which is made of glass. I understand? ♪ (mood music) ♪ - Yes! Court! - Change, bubble friend! ♪ (mood music) ♪ - (Link) That was a hit! - (Rhett) Yes! (roars) I'm a glassblower! (Link) I felt good!

That's very good! ♪ (mood music) ♪ (slower roar) Wow! Glass, go glass! ♪ (mood music) ♪ (roars) Meeeeeeeeeeh! How about a louder sound? Meeeh! No, that sounds like a woman giving birth. - ♪ (classical string music) ♪ - (Rhett) Next, crystal bowling. - Blow on my fingers. - We're bubble friends, but... that's a little weird. - It is, isn't it? ♪ (electronic music) ♪ - ♪ (classical string music) ♪ - (Rhett) Do you feel like you are relieving - eliminating stress? - Actually, cleaning is a way of relieving stress for me. Gives me a feeling of control, Rhett. (Rhett) Hmmm. Oh, let's go play a little golf.

A little glass golf. - And of course we have glass! - (Rhett) Look at that. (Rhett) Do you think I can hit him? Do you think I can hit him? - (Josh) I think you can. - Yes, although I think it would be really fun if it went through two of the stems and didn't hit anything. (Link) Yes, I think it is possible. Let's see what happens. (Rhett) Very good! ♪ (classical piano music) ♪ - (Link) Oh! - (Rhett laughs) (both laugh) (Link) Your light broke! ♪ (classical symphonic music) ♪ We'll pay... we'll pay you back for that, guys! - (Link laughs) I can't believe it! - We'll give it back to you! - What did you do?! - I don't know, but we owe you a... fluorescent light.

Okay, I'm going again. - (Link laughs) ♪ (classical piano music) ♪ - (Rhett) Okay, okay. That was-- - (Josh) Good cut, good cut. - (Kevin) Practice, practice. - (Rhett) Practice the swing. ♪ (classical piano music) ♪ (Rhett laughs) Okay, okay. Well, you know? I mean, ah... You get a mulligan. (Rhett) I don't know. I do not know what to tell you. (screams) ♪ (classical piano music) ♪ (screams continue) Yes! - (roars) Bubble friends! - Yaaaaaaaah! - Wow! - I knocked her down! Eat that, glasses! (Link) As we look back on today, we really learned a valuable lesson. (Rhett) That lesson is: Blowing glass is much more exciting and stressful than making videos on the Internet. - (Link) And breaking glass is strangely therapeutic. - (Rhett) We said goodbye to Josh and Kevin and then the Bubble Buddies had one last thing to do.

Alright, it's time for the Bubble Buddies... - (both) to come out. - (Rhett) Three, two, one, let's go! ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ - We're back. - Oh, are you still out of breath? - Yes a bit. - It seems that we are going to continue being Internet users for the moment, but we are going to drink from this - (both) mythical chalice! - No, I drink from it. - That's my side. That's my side. - Hey, we shouldn't pull this thing. - I don't know. We did it. - That's your side. - The handle could come off. (sips) - There's nothing in it.

There's air in there. We are drinking air. - (sips) - We could put water in it. - Thanks to Geico for sponsoring this episode. Go to Geico.com, where 15 minutes could save you 15 percent or more on your auto insurance. - Thanks for liking and commenting. - "Like" and comment! - (both) And subscribing! Do you know what time it is. Hello, my name is Parker from Westerville, Ohio. I'm in an Indo meeting. And it's time to spin the Wheel of Mythology! We have a Tumblr! And if you're on Tumblr you should check it out. Click there. Click on Good Mythical More, where we share our first experience of breaking glass as a child.

I got into a little trouble. Rhett swallowed a time bomb! - (exhales) - Uh... I'm back. Hey, ah... have you seen my time bomb? It was right here next to the Mythical Chalice. (tense voice) Did it look like a cupcake? - (ticking) - No, it seemed like a time bomb. Yes, but was it black? Round, with icing... - Yes? - And it had a little candle on it that was lit... I was like, "That cupcake looks really good." (burps, moans) (explodes)