None of the Above

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.

Coffee creamer bomb; breaking a beer bottle with one swift hand movement; microwave a light bulb.

Testing the penetrative power of an assault rifle on teddy bears in the name of science.

Test the heat of a Fresnel lens at a rooftop BBQ; an innovative design to concentrate light.

Hollywood's biggest car chases and explosions.

Experiments generating up to a million volts in man-made lightning bolts.

At a gas pump, cigarettes, cell phones and static electricity could cause a raging inferno.

The strength of human hair; 10,000 volts through a melon.

Re-creating the familiar trick of pulling a tablecloth away without disturbing the table settings.

Tim finds out how to shoot fire from the barrel of a shotgun and create an effect in a microwave.

Making ice cream with a fire extinguisher; blowing up a garden shed using only items found inside.

Projectile groceries; glass grenades; blasting barrels.

Tim asks what happens when a balloon is microwaved.

A set of highly unusual scientific challenges; a slip-sliding race with household ingredients.

Ways to understand the natural forces at work in everyday lives.

Shattering chandeliers, dancing sand, suspended silverware, a pair of swinging trapeze artists.

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.

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.

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.

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.