Season 1 (2013)

Fire and Water
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June 10, 2013 • 30m

The British Tim Shaw conducts remarkable experiments and lets the people on the streets and at home predict the outcomes. In this ...Read more

Forces of Nature
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June 17, 2013 • 30m

Coffee creamer bomb; breaking a beer bottle with one swift hand movement; microwave a light bulb.

In the Line of Fire
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June 24, 2013 • 30m

Testing the penetrative power of an assault rifle on teddy bears in the name of science.

Extreme Heat
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July 1, 2013 • 30m

Test the heat of a Fresnel lens at a rooftop BBQ; an innovative design to concentrate light.

Smash and Grab
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July 8, 2013 • 30m

Hollywood's biggest car chases and explosions.

Sparks Will Fly
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July 15, 2013 • 30m

Experiments generating up to a million volts in man-made lightning bolts.

Under Pressure
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July 22, 2013 • 30m

At a gas pump, cigarettes, cell phones and static electricity could cause a raging inferno.

Defying Gravity
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July 29, 2013 • 30m

The strength of human hair; 10,000 volts through a melon.

Breaking Point
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August 5, 2013 • 30m

Re-creating the familiar trick of pulling a tablecloth away without disturbing the table settings.

Spitting Fire
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August 12, 2013 • 30m

Tim finds out how to shoot fire from the barrel of a shotgun and create an effect in a microwave.

Blown Apart
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August 19, 2013 • 30m

Making ice cream with a fire extinguisher; blowing up a garden shed using only items found inside.

The Big Bangs
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August 26, 2013 • 30m

Projectile groceries; glass grenades; blasting barrels.

Raining Fire
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September 2, 2013 • 30m

Tim asks what happens when a balloon is microwaved.

Blast Off
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September 9, 2013 • 30m

A set of highly unusual scientific challenges; a slip-sliding race with household ingredients.

Deep Heat
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September 16, 2013 • 30m

Ways to understand the natural forces at work in everyday lives.

Powers of Attraction
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September 23, 2013 • 30m

Shattering chandeliers, dancing sand, suspended silverware, a pair of swinging trapeze artists.

What Goes Up
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May 12, 2014 • 30m

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 ...Read more

Chain Reactions
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May 12, 2014 • 30m

Tim demonstrates how a harmless ping-pong ball can pack a mighty punch, how dominoes can be used to create a powerful chain reacti...Read more

Waves of Fire
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May 19, 2014 • 30m

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 il...Read more

Short Fuse
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May 19, 2014 • 30m

Tim takes fast food to extremes when he fires food from a cannon to see which will travel the farthest. Cookware is used in unconv...Read more