Could Kool-Aid Man Really Bust Through a Brick Wall? Science Finally Has an Answer

Will he survive, and what will be left of him?

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The Kool-Aid man’s explosive antics have been unquestionably cool since he busted through his first wall in the 1970s. But could he possibly survive such a dramatic entrance?

Wouldn’t he shatter when hitting a brick wall? What about the Kool-Aid inside—wouldn’t it slosh out? And let’s not forget that, best-case scenario, he’d be left with brick and mortar floating about in his innards.

These important questions have been fueling comedians and baffling stoners for years. But now YouTube superstar Jake Roper of the science-minded vlog VSauce decided to leave conjecture behind.

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