Episodes List
Ep.1 Fire and Water
Air Date: 2013-06-10
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.
Ep.2 Forces of Nature
Air Date: 2013-06-17
Coffee creamer bomb; breaking a beer bottle with one swift hand movement; microwave a light bulb.
Ep.3 In the Line of Fire
Air Date: 2013-06-24
Testing the penetrative power of an assault rifle on teddy bears in the name of science.
Ep.4 Extreme Heat
Air Date: 2013-07-01
Test the heat of a Fresnel lens at a rooftop BBQ; an innovative design to concentrate light.
Ep.5 Smash and Grab
Air Date: 2013-07-08
Hollywood's biggest car chases and explosions.
Ep.6 Sparks Will Fly
Air Date: 2013-07-15
Experiments generating up to a million volts in man-made lightning bolts.
Ep.7 Under Pressure
Air Date: 2013-07-22
At a gas pump, cigarettes, cell phones and static electricity could cause a raging inferno.
Ep.8 Defying Gravity
Air Date: 2013-07-29
The strength of human hair; 10,000 volts through a melon.
Ep.9 Breaking Point
Air Date: 2013-08-05
Re-creating the familiar trick of pulling a tablecloth away without disturbing the table settings.
Ep.10 Spitting Fire
Air Date: 2013-08-12
Tim finds out how to shoot fire from the barrel of a shotgun and create an effect in a microwave.
Ep.11 Blown Apart
Air Date: 2013-08-19
Making ice cream with a fire extinguisher; blowing up a garden shed using only items found inside.
Ep.12 The Big Bangs
Air Date: 2013-08-26
Projectile groceries; glass grenades; blasting barrels.
Ep.13 Raining Fire
Air Date: 2013-09-02
Tim asks what happens when a balloon is microwaved.
Ep.14 Blast Off
Air Date: 2013-09-09
A set of highly unusual scientific challenges; a slip-sliding race with household ingredients.
Ep.15 Deep Heat
Air Date: 2013-09-16
Ways to understand the natural forces at work in everyday lives.
Ep.16 Powers of Attraction
Air Date: 2013-09-23
Shattering chandeliers, dancing sand, suspended silverware, a pair of swinging trapeze artists.
Ep.17 What Goes Up
Air Date: 2014-05-12
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.
Ep.18 Chain Reactions
Air Date: 2014-05-12
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.
Ep.19 Waves of Fire
Air Date: 2014-05-19
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.
Ep.20 Short Fuse
Air Date: 2014-05-19
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.
