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Garand Thumb's lab-coat episode ends with an artichoke

Jordan returns for the channel's only new upload, a Five-seveN test now at roughly 1.4 million views.

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Is the FN 5.7 Really As Deadly As They Say?

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2:47The host introduces the ammunition variants that will be compared in clear ballistic gelatin.
5:34Testing begins, with slow-motion footage showing that the rounds behave differently in the gel.
17:15A 9mm hollow-point round provides a comparison with the earlier tests.
18:50The host and Jordan give a closing assessment that depends on the ammunition selected.
20:30The regular dad-advice segment switches to vegetables; Jordan names artichoke as his favorite.

Garand Thumb spends most of his latest episode examining ammunition, then changes the assignment: eat your vegetables. Asked for his favorite, guest Jordan answers, "Artichoke." It is a suitably ordinary finish to an afternoon in lab coats beside ballistic gelatin.

"Is the FN 5.7 Really As Deadly As They Say?" was the channel's only new upload this week. The testing moves through several ammunition types before bringing in a 9mm comparison, with slow-motion footage making their different behavior visible. The useful distinction is that the episode doesn't produce a single interchangeable result for everything bearing the 5.7 label. The host and Jordan's closing assessment depends on which round they are discussing.

At roughly 1.4 million views, it is comfortably the channel's busiest video right now. But Jordan is also a talking point in his own right: several viewers ask for him to become a regular guest, while others point to his comic chemistry with the host.

The wider week was more subdued. Subscribers held steady, and daily views are running below their usual pace. That quieter rhythm extends to several nearby firearms channels, including hickok45 and Kentucky Ballistics; military-history channel Yarnhub is having a notably busier spell than usual.

Back on Garand Thumb, August's "How To Setup A Fighting Rifle From Start To Finish" remains the next-busiest upload. Its chapter-by-chapter equipment overview supplies a longer-running counterpoint to the new episode's tightly focused cartridge test.

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