About this season
The British Tim Shaw conducts remarkable experiments and lets the people on the streets and at home predict the outcomes.
Episodes (20)
1. Fire and Water
Aired 10 June 2013 • 30 min
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.
2. Forces of Nature
Aired 17 June 2013 • 30 min
Coffee creamer bomb; breaking a beer bottle with one swift hand movement; microwave a light bulb.
3. In the Line of Fire
Aired 24 June 2013 • 30 min
Testing the penetrative power of an assault rifle on teddy bears in the name of science.
4. Extreme Heat
Aired 1 July 2013 • 30 min
Test the heat of a Fresnel lens at a rooftop BBQ; an innovative design to concentrate light.
5. Smash and Grab
Aired 8 July 2013 • 30 min
Hollywood's biggest car chases and explosions.
6. Sparks Will Fly
Aired 15 July 2013 • 30 min
Experiments generating up to a million volts in man-made lightning bolts.
7. Under Pressure
Aired 22 July 2013 • 30 min
At a gas pump, cigarettes, cell phones and static electricity could cause a raging inferno.
8. Defying Gravity
Aired 29 July 2013 • 30 min
The strength of human hair; 10,000 volts through a melon.
9. Breaking Point
Aired 5 August 2013 • 30 min
Re-creating the familiar trick of pulling a tablecloth away without disturbing the table settings.
10. Spitting Fire
Aired 12 August 2013 • 30 min
Tim finds out how to shoot fire from the barrel of a shotgun and create an effect in a microwave.
11. Blown Apart
Aired 19 August 2013 • 30 min
Making ice cream with a fire extinguisher; blowing up a garden shed using only items found inside.
12. The Big Bangs
Aired 26 August 2013 • 30 min
Projectile groceries; glass grenades; blasting barrels.
13. Raining Fire
Aired 2 September 2013 • 30 min
Tim asks what happens when a balloon is microwaved.
14. Blast Off
Aired 9 September 2013 • 30 min
A set of highly unusual scientific challenges; a slip-sliding race with household ingredients.
15. Deep Heat
Aired 16 September 2013 • 30 min
Ways to understand the natural forces at work in everyday lives.
16. Powers of Attraction
Aired 23 September 2013 • 30 min
Shattering chandeliers, dancing sand, suspended silverware, a pair of swinging trapeze artists.
17. What Goes Up
Aired 12 May 2014 • 30 min
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.
18. Chain Reactions
Aired 12 May 2014 • 30 min
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.
19. Waves of Fire
Aired 19 May 2014 • 30 min
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.
20. Short Fuse
Aired 19 May 2014 • 30 min
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.