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Outrageous Acts of Science

This fast-paced series scours the internet for the best self-appointed scientists whose homegrown experiments, inventions and stunts have gone viral.
IMDb 7.2201210 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S9 E1 - Strangest Things
    February 27, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    The science experts are questioning reality with the most mind-melting, freaky, fantastic videos they can find. They explain see-through animals, algae-powered motorcycles and a human-sized chicken.
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  2. S9 E2 - Mod Fathers
    March 6, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    These independent inventors created astonishing things in their own backyards. A precision drone-catcher transforms into a vacuum-powered railway, and a homemade tank becomes a hot air balloon.
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  3. S9 E3 - Owned It
    March 13, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    The top 20 internet legends include the smartest, brightest and bravest people using their science know-how to thrill. They light matches with bullets, walk the world's longest, highest slackline and kayak in the snow!
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  4. S9 E4 - Supernatural
    March 20, 2018
    42min
    TV-14
    Mother Nature holds the keys to the truly supernatural and provides some unbelievably wild thrills. Leeches eat a man alive, a rainbow shows its colors at night and a man pulls a car with his eye sockets.
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  5. S9 E5 - How Not To
    March 27, 2018
    42min
    TV-14
    Our hosts count down their top 20 internet fails. They'll watch a driver show how not to stop when driving nearly 300 mph, a gamer demo how not to behave in virtual reality and a daredevil show how not to use a jetpack.
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  6. S9 E6 - MVPs
    April 3, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    The science brains travel the virtual world to find the world's longest skateboard wheelie (called a "manual"), people pulling cars with their teeth and a person skiing behind a supercar.
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  7. S9 E7 - Power Trippin'
    March 6, 2018
    42min
    TV-14
    With total disregard for personal safety, these supercharged power trippers drop giant knives from cranes, take aim at explosive-packed refrigerators and perform the world's first skydive from a drone.
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  8. S9 E8 - Masters of Mayhem
    April 17, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    The science brains showcase people creating chaos with homemade tools such as epic rail guns, incredible punching robots and amazing bowling ball launchers.
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  9. S9 E9 - Ultimate Upgraders
    April 24, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    The science brains are focusing on bona fide geniuses who are the ultimate upgraders. These garage innovators use fire to charge cell phones, turn garbage into boats and create the world's fastest electric dragster.
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  10. S9 E10 - Mind Blown
    May 1, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    The most mind-blowing videos are showcased, including a double sunset, tattoos that play sound and a rope-climbing moped. These are the internet's most unbelievable sights that only science can explain.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Andrew CappellettiClaire JustinMegan MacQueenNick Miller
Producers
Denman RookeGareth CornickWyatt ChannellImogen OgilvieGraham EvansLaura Offer
Starring
Tim Dadabo
Studio
discovery plus Pop Science
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