

Outrageous Acts of Science
Scientists and amateurs conduct experiments and post their exploits online. Each episode counts down 20 popular Internet videos and explains the science behind them.
Seasons
E1Homemade Heroes
Apr 20, 2013
Science is taking to the streets as amateur and professional scientists conduct experiments and post their exploits online, competing with other backyard scientists to go bigger and bolder. Outrageous Acts of Science delves into this fascinating world.
E2Human Guinea Pigs
Apr 27, 2013
Science is taking to the streets as amateur and professional scientists conduct experiments and post their exploits online, competing with other backyard scientists to go bigger and bolder. Outrageous Acts of Science delves into this fascinating world.
E3Natural Born Thrillers
May 4, 2013
Science is taking to the streets as amateur and professional scientists conduct experiments and post their exploits online, competing with other backyard scientists to go bigger and bolder. Outrageous Acts of Science delves into this fascinating world.
E4Epic Stunts
May 11, 2013
Science is taking to the streets as amateur and professional scientists conduct experiments and post their exploits online, competing with other backyard scientists to go bigger and bolder. Outrageous Acts of Science delves into this fascinating world. Includes drone races, "Flight of the Quadrotor" segment, the #3 Epic Stunt.
E5Power Junkies
May 18, 2013
Science is taking to the streets as amateur and professional scientists conduct experiments and post their exploits online, competing with other backyard scientists to go bigger and bolder. Outrageous Acts of Science delves into this fascinating world.
E6Dukes of Havoc
Jun 1, 2013
Science is taking to the streets as amateur and professional scientists conduct experiments and post their exploits online, competing with other backyard scientists to go bigger and bolder. Outrageous Acts of Science delves into this fascinating world
E7Top 20
Jun 29, 2013
Season review.
E1Kings of Carnage
Feb 1, 2014
Scientific destruction! Featuring anvil shooting, a man called Thundershin', MRI destruction, demolition fail and jumping out of a chopper without a parachute!
E2Show Offs
Feb 22, 2014
A super moonwalk, a tightrope stunt and a whistling walrus are featured. Also: A monk throws a needle through glass.
E3Daredevils
Mar 1, 2014
Train surfer; dog on a tight rope; skydiver walks from one plane to another.
E4Zeroes to Heroes
Mar 8, 2014
High dive tragedy; tongue lamppost fail.
E5When Nature Calls
Mar 15, 2014
Gorilla walking like a man; indoor clouds; a man who chases volcanoes.
E6Human Lab Rats
Mar 29, 2014
Self Experimentation! Featuring the world’s best speed eater, Rollerman, a bot fly in a girls head, the incredible broken arm and the Human powered helicopter!
E7The People's Vote
Apr 5, 2014
The very best of OAS as voted for by you the viewer. We have put together your favourite clips from across all the OAS seasons so far!
E8Masters of the Universe
Apr 12, 2014
A look at vertical diving taken to the extreme. Plus a man who has no fear of heights at all and crazy maneuvers made by a helicopter.
E9Freaks of Nature
Apr 19, 2014
Electric man; a backwards car; a man who catches animals with animals.
E10Muthas of Invention
Apr 26, 2014
Tallest bicycle in LA; hover platform; 3D printer powered by solar energy.
E11Backyard Boffins
May 3, 2014
Triple BMX back flip; air-raid siren; propane tank submarine.
E12Hackaverse
May 10, 2014
Inflatable snowmobile; trolley rocket; bedbug tattoos; car driven by an Ipod.
E13Heroes and Hoaxers
May 17, 2014
Featuring musical fruit and a shark balancer.
E14Greatest Hits II
May 24, 2014
Scientists select the best clips from season 2.
E1Fact or Fake
Jan 17, 2015
The Web's most unbelievable videos! Can our team of experts spot the fakes? Features underwater BASE jumping and the world's most amazing pool trick shot.
E2License to Thrill
Jan 24, 2015
A man pops wheelies with a car; a man is taped to a ceiling; BASE jumpers go to extremes.
E3Kings of Creation
Jan 31, 2015
A car that jumps rope; a Japanese robot that never loses "Rock Paper Scissors"; a one-wheeled motorbike; rocket boots.
E4Born to Be Wild
Feb 7, 2015
A woman who lived through an avalanche; a man who can hold his breath for over 22 minutes; a daredevil who walks between two hot air balloons thousands of feet in the air.
E5Grand Masters
Feb 14, 2015
E6Tested on Humans
Feb 21, 2015
E7Lords of the Elements
Feb 28, 2015
E8Cowboys of Chaos
Mar 7, 2015
A homemade cannon; exploded homes; and magnets that can crush a hand.
E9Epic Fails
Mar 14, 2015
A surfing mishap; the world's toughest tongue-twister; and a man's fear of lobsters.
E10Urban Legends
Mar 21, 2015
A dangerous electric bike; a human-powered submarine; and a life-sized Lego car.
E1Fact or Fiction
Jun 20, 2015
Are these incredible web clips fakes or not? Our team of scientists spots the hoaxes. Featuring skiing in Hawaii, a wingsuit pilot towed by a car, a close encounter with a great white shark, vertical driving, and the most amazing handgun trick shot ever.
E2Speed Freaks
Jun 27, 2015
We're going faster, further, and weirder than ever before! Featuring a man who drives his car 1,000 feet over water, a shrimp with the fastest punch in the animal kingdom, bionic boots, and a car that jumps over a plane.
E3Home Hacks
Jul 4, 2015
The best backyard geniuses online! Featuring motorcycle chariot racing in Florida, a man who gives his friends a lift with his homemade Iron Man-style exoskeleton, a plane that flies without wings, and a 9-foot-high robotic insect.
E4No Limits
Jul 11, 2015
E5Win or Fail
Jul 18, 2015
E6Demolition Derby
Jul 25, 2015
E7Superhuman
Aug 1, 2015
E8Forces of Nature
Aug 8, 2015
E9Insane Inventions
Aug 15, 2015
E10Weird Science
Aug 22, 2015
E1Like a Boss
Jan 9, 2016
Find out how to do it like a boss. Features a record-breaking butt skipper, a woman restraining four motorcycles, and the fastest downhill bike ride ever. These guys reveal the very best of human ingenuity and perseverance by doing it like a boss.
E2Is this for Real?
Jan 16, 2016
We separate science fact from science fiction. From a woman who walks on water and a man that pumps up inner tubes with his ears, our experts ask "are they for real?," and expose the internet's best tricksters.
E3Man vs. Nature
Jan 23, 2016
A glass-breaking gorilla and a speed-racing sea lion face off against a snowman in the desert and an underwater wheelchair.
E4Epic Skills
Jan 30, 2016
We countdown the clips that show off the Internet legends with the most epic skills on the planet: the world's most incredible skin, the world's first tattooing toes, and a speed flier that lands inside a moving cable car.
E5Homemade Hotshots
Feb 6, 2016
A countdown the most amazing and dangerous home experiments; mixing electricity with swimming pools; racing supercharged golf carts on the dragway; setting off homemade gunpowder.
E6Wild Rides
Feb 13, 2016
Snowboarding in the clouds; quad bike riding with a koala; looping a car in a sphere.
E7Brain vs Brawn
Feb 20, 2016
E8Killer Builds
Feb 27, 2016
A countdown of the best builds on the web; a seafaring supercar; bees that can 3D print, jet powered wings that can make a man fly.
E9Facepalm
Mar 5, 2016
A close call with a humpback whale; a plane with circular wings; painful ant bites; and a glow stick explosion.
E10Shock & Awesome
Feb 13, 2016
Included: a communicating crow; super speedy tractor; silly putty axe; monster crane lift; and surfing motorcycle.
E11Food Fight
Apr 8, 2016
The science behind Internet food videos.
E12More Than Meets the Eye
Apr 15, 2016
The craziest optical illusions and visual tricks on the Internet are counted down.
E13Animal Takeover
Apr 22, 2016
E1Not Safe for Work
Jun 22, 2016
We’re counting down the most amazing – and dangerous – workplace clips. From office pranks, and lifesaving drones to construction site skills. This is as far from your typical 9 to 5 as it’s possible to get! These guys are working it!
E2Wild Things
Jun 29, 2016
A quest to find crazy critters and weird natural events; kangaroos in a bag, swimming under ice and a subterranean hot air ballooning world record.
E3Beast Mode
Jul 6, 2016
Putting the human body to the test; skill, strength and intelligence; tongue twisting tricks to human flight.
E4Transformers
Jul 13, 2016
E5Punked?
Jul 20, 2016
A countdown of Internet clips; revolutionary reversing; fish out of water; a bizarre six-pack; experts separate fact from fiction.
E6Nailed It
Jul 27, 2016
The Internet's biggest stunts and builds; featuring skiing acrobatics, memory skills and a kite surf stunt.
E7Garage Genuis
Aug 3, 2016
Searching the world's garages, backyards and basements to find home inventors; items include a super strong model truck, a carnival ride and a backyard apocalypse bunker.
E8Man vs. Animal
Aug 10, 2016
A countdown of the wildest animal videos on the Internet.
E9Don't Tell Mom
Aug 17, 2016
On this very special Mother's Day edition of Outrageous Acts of Science, we count down stunts you'd never want your mom to see.
E1Power Hungry
Oct 26, 2016
E2Accident or Design
Nov 2, 2016
E3Movers and Makers
Nov 9, 2016
E4Power Up
Nov 16, 2016
E5Game Changers
Jan 4, 2017
Prepare to follow in the wake of the some of the internet’s most ingenious trend setters. We’ve got never-before-done barrel rolls, dizzying experiments in space, and a bungee jump like no other. We're going to the cutting edge -- and beyond.
E6Neighborhood Watch
Jan 11, 2017
We celebrate the scientific world in our own backyards with some of the wildest homemade Internet videos. Meet the suburban scientists who bathe in Silly Putty and the daredevils who build flying bikes, and find out the truth behind backyard UFOs.
E7Beta Testers
Jan 18, 2017
Beta Testers: Problem-solve with some of the best inventors on the web. We watch as these ambitious creators test a kit to fend off sharks, skydive without parachutes, and build DIY scuba gear.
E8Fearless or Foolish
Jan 25, 2017
We’re turning the spotlight on both fearless and foolish internet legends. We’ll see heart stopping trick shots, extreme mountain unicyclers, and a relaxing hot bath of chilli sauce. These epic skills and fails prove science is one tough Task Master.
E9Amped Up
Feb 1, 2017
We’re showcasing the most inventive people on the web. People who’ve taken a simple idea and turned it up to 11! We’ll learn how to get a tattoo from a machine, build an engine from paper, and ride on a giant homemade swing.
E10Truth or Troll
Feb 8, 2017
Can a saw made of paper cut wood? Can you take a selfie with a tornado? Do giant gators roam Florida's golf courses? Our experts are on a mission to find the truth and expose the web's greatest trolls.
E11Natural Selection
Feb 15, 2017
We’re on an internet expedition in search of Mother Nature’s biggest OMG moments. We’ve got cuddly bears, criminal ferrets and an entire island made from trash. We’re on the quest for the weirdest, wildest and wackiest nature lovers on the internet.
E12Epic Elements
Feb 22, 2017
Spotlighting pioneers who have wrestled with the forces of the universe and faced the elements in order to capture something extraordinary.
E13Crowd Pleasers
Mar 1, 2017
E14Moguls of Mayhem
Mar 8, 2017
A countdown of clips celebrating the fearless innovators who have a genius for anarchy and destruction. From real-life hungry hippos to a firearm symphony shootout, these kings of carnage will showcase science in its most explosive form.
E15Pure Power
Mar 15, 2017
Plug in and witness these mighty individuals as they harness the speed, strength, and skills required to blow the lid off the internet. We'll see outrageous bungee jumps and powerful drones that can fly and swim.
E16Bucket List
Mar 22, 2017
We're creating the ultimate bucket list. We'll learn how to cook bread with a volcano, build underwater hotel rooms, and go eyeball-to-eyeball with Great Whites.
E17Mind Benders
Mar 29, 2017
We're about to blow minds with some of the most mind-bending clips on the web. Our experts taste-test a 100-year-old cracker, witness a real-life transformer car, and listen to guitars played underwater.
E1Life Hackers
Jun 21, 2017
We're turning the spotlight on backyard inventors that are creating the ultimate life hacks. We'll see these geniuses turn a bike into a car, soda into a fire extinguisher, and a jet ski into a Jetovator.
E2Tons of Anarchy
Jun 28, 2017
All things carnage; the world's biggest firework; a watermelon-destroying vacuum cannon; a giant fire tornado; anarchy and chaos.
E3Bragging Rights
Jul 5, 2017
Counting down highly skilled show-offs; people who claim their epic skills give them serious bragging rights; tandem unicycles; high altitude dinner parties; archery with a twist.
E4Very Innovative People
Jul 12, 2017
E5Seriously?
Jul 19, 2017
E6Ground Breakers
Jul 26, 2017
E7No Brainers
Aug 2, 2017
E8Body Rockers
Aug 9, 2017
Counting down just how far the limits of the human body can be pushed; experts test homemade gas masks and create music from blood; the most extreme body experiments on the web.
E9Rebooters
Aug 23, 2017
E10Masters of Disasters
Aug 30, 2017
A countdown of the most dangerous clips on the web; fearless people who have mastered disaster by turning it into a scientific endeavor; explosive artwork, underwater sword swallowing and a jumbo jet pulled by just one man.
E1Strangest Things
Feb 28, 2018
E2Mod Fathers
Mar 7, 2018
E3Owned It
Mar 14, 2018
E4Supernatural
Mar 21, 2018
Mother Nature's most amazing moments are featured. Included: a man eaten alive by leaches; a rainbow at night; and a man who pulls a car with his eye sockets.
E5How Not To
Mar 28, 2018
E6MVPs
Apr 4, 2018
E7Power Trippin'
Apr 11, 2018
E8Masters of Mayhem
Apr 18, 2018
E9Ultimate Upgraders
Apr 25, 2018
E10Mind Blown
May 2, 2018
E1Quantum Leaps
Oct 17, 2018
A look at quantum leaps.
E2Only Natural
Oct 24, 2018
E3Savage Skills
Oct 31, 2018
E4This Changes Everything
Nov 7, 2018
E5Make It Real
Nov 14, 2018
The spotlight is focused on inventors changing the world one creation at a time. The expert builders behind flying motorcycles, giant fighting mega robots and rock climbing cars all feature.
E6Overachievers
Jan 2, 2019
E7Supercharged
Jan 9, 2019
E8Super Weird
Jan 16, 2019
E9Controlled Chaos
Jan 23, 2019
E10Unusual Suspects
Jan 30, 2019
Following strange clips lurking in the shadows. Also: the crazy science behind snoring hummingbirds; bands performing underwater; and alligators frozen alive in ice.
Videos
Storyline
Scientists and amateurs conduct experiments and post their exploits online. Each episode counts down 20 popular Internet videos and explains the science behind them.
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