About this season
Jeff Lieberman, an MIT scientist, teacher, and artist, along with high speed camera expert Matt Kearney, use their high speed camera to examine everyday occurrences and singular talents. The show captures common everyday events and views them again in slow motion to uncover the many principles of physics. To do so, they examine things such as a drop of water, explosions, gunshots, ballet dancing, cornflour, shallow water diving, X games and sometimes some uncanny things like piercing one's cheek or standing on blades.
Episodes (20)
1. Stone Breaking
Aired 15 October 2008
Breaking stone slabs, Diet Coke and Mentos geysers, Frisbee dog.
2. Will it Blend?
Aired 15 October 2008
Blending things you shouldn't, "Mad" Chad Taylor juggles chainsaws, and bare-handed bottle breaking.
3. Dry Ice Bomb
Aired 22 October 2008
Throwing water on a grease fire, the power of dry ice, the wonders of soap bubbles, a tablecloth pull trick.
4. Fuel Girls
Aired 22 October 2008
The Fuel Girls' fiery breath, skateboard champion Greg Lutzka's killer kick flips, and Russ Byars' world record winning stone-skipping technique.
5. Taser
Aired 29 October 2008
Pole-vaulting, the effects of a Taser and a jackhammer on the human body.
6. Human Crash Test Dummy
Aired 29 October 2008
W.R. "Rusty" Haight of the Collision Safety Institute plays a human crash-test dummy, an archery demonstration is observed.
7. Samurai Sword Master
Aired 5 November 2008
Observing a hummingbird, a professional pool player's skills, a samurai swordsman's deadly strike, and an accident involving tempered glass.
8. Free Runner
Aired 5 November 2008
A closer look at free running tricks, observing water droplet art, and Non-Newtonian Fluids.
9. Liquid Nitrogen
Aired 12 November 2008
The freezing power of liquid nitrogen, what happens when bullets collide with various types of body armor, and a closer look at fireworks.
10. Bull Whip
Aired 12 November 2008
The sonic boom of a bull whip, no two wet dogs shake exactly alike, and a Boston Bruin's star to put two hockey sticks to the test.
11. Paintball
Aired 19 November 2008
Storm-blown glass, make a mess with paintballs, serve up a flaming cocktail with some trick bartenders, and spring into action with the Yo Yo Pros.
12. Break-Dancing
Aired 19 November 2008
The destructive force of power tools, the seemingly physics-bending motions of break-dancing, and why a bullet fired underwater goes askew.
13. Trial Bikes
Aired 26 November 2008 • 30 min
A closer look at mountain biking tricks, ice skating, and the art of throwing playing cards.
14. Cheerleading
Aired 26 November 2008
Boston College cheerleaders perform various stunts, a closer look at how a baseball can shatter a bat, and an Olympic skeet shooter is observed.
15. Sharpshooter
Aired 3 December 2008
Sharpshooting tricks are observed, a closer look at cooking with the Feasty Boys, using a Schlieren camera to capture sonic booms, and a boomerang expert demonstrated proper throwing techniques.
16. Barefooter
Aired 3 December 2008
A world-class barefoot skier is observed, a Samurai Master returns to slice through various meats, the world's fastest drummer performs, and Jeff unveils his electrifying new art project.
17. Stuntmen
Aired 10 December 2008
What really happens in a movie fight scene, the secret behind bowling a strike, and the noisemakers behind a cicada and a rattlesnake.
18. Body Modification
Aired 10 December 2008
The pain of body modification, the energy flow of a Wushu master, quick-stepping tap dancers, and what happens to a firecracker in a wine glass.
19. Mouse Trap
Aired 17 December 2008
Trap-testing with Rev. Tommy Gunn and the high-flying Cirque du Soleil, exploring their inner stuntmen, and capturing the sophisticated simplicity of making music and weed-whacking.
20. Lawn Tools
Aired 17 December 2008
Putting various items through a lawn mower and wood chipper; Cirque Du Soleil rehearsal.