I thought his foot broke off at the end.

They could have done this experiment with a smaller and very shallow pool, why feel the need to waste resources?

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That was exactly my reaction. What a waste.

And it's been done so many times and so many better ways. Just calling your corn starch custard and using an in-ground pool doesn't make it any better, just wasteful.

Because TELEVISION!