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title: 'World''s Tallest Elephant Toothpaste Volcano'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=e09xig209cQ'
video_id: 'e09xig209cQ'
date: 2026-07-28
duration_sec: 980
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# World's Tallest Elephant Toothpaste Volcano

> Source: [World's Tallest Elephant Toothpaste Volcano](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e09xig209cQ)

## Summary

In an effort to fulfill a Make-A-Wish for a boy named Brody, Mark Rober and his team attempt to build the world's tallest elephant toothpaste volcano, improving on a failed attempt from the previous year with a 250-foot eruption.

### Key Points

- **The Failed Attempt** [00:00] — Last year's attempt to launch something into space failed due to underestimating forces. The team learned from mistakes and aimed higher.
- **The Plan** [00:53] — The plan involves a massive slip and slide, a skateboard ramp, a devil's toothpaste explosion, and a world record volcano.
- **Brody's Make-A-Wish** [01:06] — Brody, a cancer fighter, used his Make-A-Wish for a surprise party. MrBeast helped fund the project.
- **Building the Volcano** [02:50] — The team worked for days in 105°F heat. They designed a flask with 80 tons of clamping force and 20% bigger than last year's.
- **Devil's Toothpaste** [04:16] — Devil's toothpaste is a more dangerous version of elephant toothpaste. They prepared six troughs with catalyst injection system.
- **Surprise Arrival** [06:28] — Brody was flown in on a private jet and driven in a limo to the party location in Gridley, California.
- **The Reaction** [08:42] — The catalyst system mixes hydrogen peroxide with soap and food coloring. Despite losing two troughs, the volcano erupted to 250 feet.
- **World Record** [14:47] — The eruption reached 250 feet (25 stories), breaking the previous record by nearly five times.
- **Final Surprise** [15:18] — MrBeast called Brody and gifted him a custom hog (motorcycle) delivered by Dale.

### Conclusion

The event successfully gave Brody an unforgettable experience and set a world record for the tallest elephant toothpaste volcano.

## Transcript

trying to answer one of life's most basic questions. actually be launched into space? Last year, my buddy Fletcher and I
but with one critical oversight. because I just didn't consider the forces to be so high and so, while that attempt
I couldn't stop thinking about just how high that came out of the bottom was actually forced designing and building something that weighed five tons
And then what if we could just go on by building a massive slip and slide skateboard ramp, plus a devil's toothpaste explosion
Then, the only thing that would be missing and that's where my new friend Brody comes in. is that as him and his family were going through
as he narrowly fought through his battle Brody used his one and only Make-A-Wish chance He didn't even know
By the way, I told my friend, Mr. Beast, So now that we had a plan for the deserved the world's most epic surprise party,
in the small town of Gridley, California and get to work. for single-handedly digging out in the entire Orbeez pit the good people of Gridley came out to help in droves.
volunteered to dig the Orbeez pool, started working on the skateboard ramp. Although, it sort of backfired
harsh working conditions. the giant elephants toothpaste flask. And so for the base, we laid a concrete pad
with a total clamping force of 80 tons. the plan was to use five tons On top of that, we designed the flask to be 20% bigger.
build montage to get it all done. (upbeat music)
for several days in the 105 degree heat, floating around on the internet. There are some wildly popular videos on YouTube,
which demonstrate that when you simply add a bunch of soda and pour it over the top, you get this, Why didn't Mark Rober tell us that?
- Now I had a slightly different hypothesis and lying to people for YouTube views. Science Bob and I tested that hypothesis.
then combine the mixtures and run real fast, well then you're gonna have to explain how at the edge of the hole.
and how the hole itself completely changes shape once they've removed their layer mask. elephant toothpaste is always made.
soap and food coloring. And in preparation for this year's party with, at times,
very interesting results. and this is devil's toothpaste. because it's super dangerous, even if you are, for example
with Brody's arrival slated for the next morning, as the feverish pace of work If this dang mega flash somehow bested me again
And so when morning came with only a few last minute bits about an hour and a half away where Brody thought he flew for a day filled with medical tests.
- Okay. Okay. Thank you. out to help with the surprise. I know I'm quite possibly the world's suckiest actor.
to look at, tests this actually isn't a doctor appointment at all. as soon as he heard my terrible doctor accent.
This is Fletcher. Fletcher here, So today we're gonna do another party and it's gonna be fun.
How's it going buddy? I've known you for so long. I love your videos. - Nice to meet you.
All right, let's bounce. Here we go. So step one is to get in the Tesla. We have two ways to get to Gridley.
want option one? - You sure? It's a Tesla! And again, you guys get a vote on this.
- Option two. - Have you guys ever ridden on a private jet? - Let's ride on a private jet.
Remember guys, act like we've done this before. but a generous benefactor caught wind which actually helped because it cut the one
- So guys, we just landed. - I knew it was a limo.
- We live in luxury! in a sweet ride, Brody had arrived. (group cheering)
(upbeat music)
and we were feeling refreshed, in the form of six massive devil's toothpaste troughs. The first is that because each trough holds two and a half
we couldn't just dump it on the top even make it to the bottom before it was launched out. of the hydrogen peroxide, soap, and food coloring
that contains the catalyst. So when you open this butterfly valve, the air would rush over and causing everything to mix really well.
And as you can see in real life, this happens pretty fast. of the troughs already kind of went off. And the truth is, when I walked up, things looked like this.
but one thing we didn't think to test was if the only to the purple color. all on its own.
through even if we did lose two - Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. (exclamations and cheers)
Yes. Oh my goodness. Go get the cameras. - What'd you guys think?
- And so while I helped clean up like a bonafide ghostbuster Like last year, the idea was to start the reaction into the hydrogen peroxide pool below.
splashed out prematurely, we'd have on our hands than with the purple food coloring. So we distracted him with a different surprise first
in the form of some quality time in 26 million Orbeez (upbeat music)
because it's like having a squishy around you no matter where you move. for a few more hours, soon enough, we got the message
So we all headed back over. So quite a crowded gathered, including the mayor of Gridley. that L from last year and to get Brody a dang world record.
- Look at this. was to place all our hopes and dreams - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
(screaming and cheering)
and it turns out the force out the top is about 50 times the force you feel when pushing against a fully inflated football.
- Oh my God, yes.
- Wow. Oh, look at that. Whoa. See, it's still like barfing out the top. - Is that better than going to the doctor's office?
Wow. The flask stayed together. You don't get me twice. of the max height from last year to this year,
the previous record by nearly a factor of five, rising to the height of a 25 story building at 250 feet. I still had one grand final surprise for Brody.
with liquid nitrogen powered exploding watermelons and trash can rockets nearly taking I called up a friend of mine.
- Hi, what up MrBeast? This is my friend Brody. Did he do the Orbeez thing? - Yeah. Is that more Orbeez than you did?
I think MrBeast has one more surprise. - Oh my God, that's your hog right there.
Delivered by none other then Dale himself. It's not mine, it's yours. he wanted to get for himself
And he didn't do that expecting to get something back to put this party together for him Which is why I believe when you try to be a good person
but somehow it always comes back.