Science of Stupid
Season 2 Episode 1 - Horsepower Is Not Your Friend
This show combines cold hard science with some of the craziest, most spectacular and painful user generated clips ever recorded. Richard Hammond introduces all manner of mishaps featuring brave, if misguided individuals from around the world and then explains the science behind their failure and humiliation with the use of bespoke animations and super slo-mo cinematography. Every episode features between 50 and 60 clips of misadventure – ordinary folk making extraordinary mistakes. Each week watch stunts involving weightlifting, shooting guns or jumping over cars, that have gone wrong, paused, re-wound, and re-played and analysed to determine exactly what went wrong and why. Richard explains the physics, chemistry and biology at play, then presents forensic details to explain the stupidity that resulted in failure. He’ll look at everything including weight, volume, momentum, combustion and even how the brain operates. This is misadventure explained. This is the Science of Stupid.
Episodes in Season 2
Horsepower Is Not Your Friend
30 min
Wheelies Gone Wrong
30 min
The Motion of the Ocean
30 min
Half-Pipe Wipeouts
30 min
Wall Running Face Plants
30 min
Flip Flops and Power Purges
30 min
Roof Jumping: To Infinity and Below
30 min
Ice Buckets and Kayaks
30 min
Barbecues and Hammocks
30 min
Surfing on Sand and Walking in Heels
30 min
Segways and Water Skis
30 min
High Lines and Back Flips
30 min
Head Bangers and Acrobats
30 min
Breathing Fire and Running on Water
30 min
Kayaks and Dirt Bikes
30 min
Hurdles and Head Spins
30 min
High Jumps and Shallow Water
30 min
Piggyback Rides and Ladder Climbing
30 min
Ski Tricks and Waterside Drives
30 min
Bottle Rockets and Aerial Kicks
30 min
Frisbees and Hovercrafts
30 min
Ostriches and Go Karts
30 min
Lawn Mowers and Pinatas
30 min
Table Dancing and Sock Sliding
30 min
Soccer Balls and Mousetraps
30 min
Tennis Racket and Chair Dances
30 min
Break Dances and Skateboards
30 min
Wall Crashes and Rollerblades
30 min
Headstands and Jet Skis
30 min
ce Skating and Swing Dancing
30 min
Beer Pong and Wall Vaults
30 min
Nunchucks and Rollerblades
30 min
Jet Skis and Pillow Fights
30 min
Ping Pong and Leg Waxing
30 min
