Photo Credit: Mark Rober

‘Tis the season for Christmas movies, and chances are, you’re going to curl up on the couch with Elf, A Christmas Story, and Home Alone. 

YouTubers Mark Rober and Vsauce 3 (Jake Roper) use the power of science to demonstrate how much damage some classic Christmas movie stunts would inflict upon a real human body. Could you survive a paint can to the face? How about a blowtorch to the head? And can you really shoot your eye out, kid?

Photo Credit: Mark Rober