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The British Tim Shaw conducts remarkable experiments and lets the people on the streets and at home predict the outcomes. In this episode: washing a car in one second, eating for free and making money inflammable.
Coffee creamer bomb; breaking a beer bottle with one swift hand movement; microwave a light bulb.
Testing the penetrative power of an assault rifle on teddy bears in the name of science.
Test the heat of a Fresnel lens at a rooftop BBQ; an innovative design to concentrate light.
Hollywood's biggest car chases and explosions.
Experiments generating up to a million volts in man-made lightning bolts.
At a gas pump, cigarettes, cell phones and static electricity could cause a raging inferno.
The strength of human hair; 10,000 volts through a melon.
Re-creating the familiar trick of pulling a tablecloth away without disturbing the table settings.
Tim finds out how to shoot fire from the barrel of a shotgun and create an effect in a microwave.
Making ice cream with a fire extinguisher; blowing up a garden shed using only items found inside.
Projectile groceries; glass grenades; blasting barrels.
Tim asks what happens when a balloon is microwaved.
A set of highly unusual scientific challenges; a slip-sliding race with household ingredients.
Ways to understand the natural forces at work in everyday lives.
Shattering chandeliers, dancing sand, suspended silverware, a pair of swinging trapeze artists.
From shooting hoops in a moving vehicle to boiling up a bottle of bubbly in a microwave and dropping a piano from 100 feet in the air, Tim Shaw introduces us to more of the everyday science in the world around us.
Tim demonstrates how a harmless ping-pong ball can pack a mighty punch, how dominoes can be used to create a powerful chain reaction and the amazing science behind a slinky in motion.
Tim tests the safety of various gases for use in a blimp and employs a flame-boyant piece of equipment to help us see sound. An illuminating use for liquid nitrogen offers up a Holly-wood style finale.
Tim takes fast food to extremes when he fires food from a cannon to see which will travel the farthest. Cookware is used in unconventional ways, Tim fights fire with a kitchen strainer and performs an optical illusion with oil and glass bowls.
Tim sets off fire extinguisher rockets and finds out what happens when a person gets vacuum packed.
Tim Shaw learns how to stop a 1000 mph bullet from a magnum and puts a hovercraft through its paces.
Gas-filled weather balloons; water pressure against a steel tank; rubber bands around a watermelon.
Tim shows us the force of a shotgun and the explosive action of a man-made lightning bolt.
Testing the sticking power of glue, the power of a rocket boot and the properties of dry ice.
Discover heat of magnesium, strength of car components and winning muscle power.
The explosive qualities of hair products, starting fluid, and the oxygen we breathe, are exposed.
Exploring what items can withstand the impact of a high-tension crossbow bolt.
Tim shoots from a moving vehicle and discovers surprising science behind helium filled balloons.
Propelling a bowling ball out of a cannon; showing diners what happens when they take antacids.
Seeing what material can contain explosive blasts; an unlit match meets superheated steam.
Finding out which combination will be enough to fire a life-sized dummy out of a cannonball.
