It’s been decades since Predator’s 1987 debut, but that hasn’t stopped arguments over whether Arnold Schwarzenegger’s use of mud camouflage would really ward off a bloodthirsty alien. But now we needn’t worry anymore because Corridor Crew has proved that it’s actually effective.

In their 14:37 minute video, the group of hunters hypothesized that it would be possible to coat someone in enough mud to avoid thermal device detection, but gauged that it would require far more than the light layer Schwarzenegger wore in the action film. 

At a stock pond in Texas, the maverick scientists took no shortcuts, as they replicated the mud’s consistency and then made their friend/test subject roll around in it – matching the amount the former hero sported. In addition, they set up a mangrove to hide him behind. 

While the group was unable to enlist an actual alien to hunt their friend, they did operate high-tech thermal imaging devices, meant to simulate what the alien would have employed to hunt humans in the film – including pulsar thermal hunting binoculars and a Trijicon Reap IR – a machine featured in some video games.

For the team of movie enthusiasts/hunters, the outcome was nothing short of shocking. When looking through their predator vision simulation, they could only see the test subject’s eyes and mouth glowing, and his body was in fact completely camouflaged – demonstrating that the movie was accurate.

Before you celebrate by rolling around in mud, please note that your boss might complain if you turn the copy-room into a jungle, even if you’ll do just about anything to avoid creepy Jim.

Check out Predator, now streaming on HBO Max and then watch Corridor Crew’s enlightening experiment below: