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Outrageous Acts of Science
Outrageous Acts of Science

Outrageous Acts of Science

—Forget everything you thought you knew about science -- "Outrageous Acts of Science" proves that testing the principles of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering isn't confined to just laboratories anymore. The fast-paced series scours the Web for the best self-appointed scientists whose homegrown research -- mind-boggling experiments, extraordinary inventions and jaw-dropping scientific stunts -- has gone viral. Hourlong episodes count down the best clips, supported by a team of actual scientists who analyze the principles behind the backyard shenanigans.
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Season 1010 of 10 Episodes

  • Glimpsing into the internet's biggest breakthroughs, genius inventions and awesome builds that are undeniable quantum leaps; robot exoskeletons, swords made with thermite, and high-speed scooters.

  • Investigating if nature truly knows best; the world's first driving dog; a bright blue tarantula; the world's smallest horse.

  • Counting down the top internet legends; these are the smartest and bravest people using science to take their skills to the next level; learning how to pull a wheelie in a boat, take inline skates off-road and shoot an arrow around a corner.

  • Breaking new ground with the internet's most astonishing trend setters, ensuring life will never be the same; a blindfolded man catches an arrow, grizzly bears test products and two people jump into a plane.

  • The smartest and bravest people use science to take their skills to the next level, from designing a robotic drawing arm to making a bike that exercises the whole body.

  • Internet videos feature individuals performing extreme feats through technical skill; displays include playing bagpipes during a bungee jump, a robot shooting basketballs and a vehicle driving up a vertical cliff.

  • The smartest and bravest people use science to take their skills to the next level, from balancing a digger on logs to using a paper chain to lift dumbbells.

  • We reveal how to bend fire, turn a vacuum cleaner into a didgeridoo and become the world's fastest talker!

  • Glimpsing into the internet's most chaotic crevices; monster trucks on two wheels; tile smashing robots; massive slime bubbles.

  • Rounding up the strangest clips lurking in the shadows, embracing all things weird and wonderful; revealing the crazy science behind snoring humming birds, bands performing underwater and alligators frozen alive in ice.
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Forget everything you thought you knew about science -- "Outrageous Acts of Science" proves that testing the principles of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering isn't confined to just laboratories anymore. The fast-paced series scours the Web for the best self-appointed scientists whose homegrown research -- mind-boggling experiments, extraordinary inventions and jaw-dropping scientific stunts -- has gone viral. Hourlong episodes count down the best clips, supported by a team of actual scientists who analyze the principles behind the backyard shenanigans.

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Alistair Linsell, Timothy Dabado, Helen Arney, Debbie Berebichez, Hakeem Oluseyi, Adam Ruben

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