Brainiac: Science Abuse(2003)
DocumentaryComedy
First Air Date: 2003-11-13
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 6.7
Votes: 43
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 59
Brainiac is The Alternative science series that shows you the experiments you were never allowed to do in school. Richard Hammond aims to answer the scientific questions that have been bothering us all such as what you shouldn't put in a microwave and Do mobile phones really cause explosions in petrol stations.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
Episode 1
Air Date: 2003-11-13
Can high explosives make your donner kebab taste the business. Can safety equipment really protect your body from att...
E02
Episode 2
Air Date: 2003-11-20
How to make perfect toast - the lazy man’s way. NASA eat your heart out, we join the space race with shopping trollie...
E03
Episode 3
Air Date: 2003-11-27
Can we accelerate as fast as a jet on a kiddies roundabout. Smash and grab – can a stock car team crack one of the wo...
E04
Episode 4
Air Date: 2003-12-04
High voltage hi-jinks – our team of brainiacs gets to grips with electricity. We scientifically measure how much bett...
E05
Episode 5
Air Date: 2003-12-11
Ginger whingers – are redheads more sensitive to pain than brunettes. Taking down their particulars – is a job interv...
E06
Episode 6
Air Date: 2003-12-18
Which bomb produces the biggest splash. What happens when you mix up gardening with high explosives. How much weight ...
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