The BEST episodes of Brainiac: Science Abuse
Every episode of Brainiac: Science Abuse ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Brainiac: Science Abuse!
Brainiac is The Alternative science series that shows you the experiments you were never allowed to do in school. Richard Hammond aims to answer the scientific questions that have been bothering us all such as what you shouldn't put in a microwave and Do mobile phones really cause explosions in petrol stations.
#1 - Racing with fire extinguishers
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2004
The science of spittle. CO2 the sequel; racing with fire extinguishers! Dr Bunhead peddles more unwanted science tricks down at his local boozer. We use science to turn a softie into a fully-fledged hard man. Spoilsports! The Brainiac Sports distraction team are let loose on the golf course. Viewer Jade Hudson uses hamster power to fire up her telly. And Brainiac goes interactive offering one lucky viewer a starring role on the final show of the series!
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#2 - Which is faster, motorbike, golf ball or firework
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2004
Which is faster - a motorbike, a golf ball, or a firework? Brainiac boffin Jon Tickle goes undercover with X-Ray specs. Vacuum cleaning - does it really suck? Brainiacs get sloshed checking out hangover cures. We do more bad things with a microwave oven. Tina Turner and her Bunsen burner are back with another big bang. It's slime time for Dr Bunhead! And a bunch of toffs take on our black box flight recorder.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Itchiest Substance
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/6/2006
The entertaining science show engages in more experiments with the main features in this episode being: Testing out the a variety of substances to determine the most itchiest, Can you run through wallpaper?, The search for the strongest bat, Finding out which food gives off the longest lasting smell and finding out if helium makes a stereo sound squeaky. More Microwaves and Caravans go boom and Derek Achorah is the celebrity on helium.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - World's best at darts
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/2005
We take on the world’s best at darts – Brainiac style. Testing to destruction – microwaves and washing machines. Answering the big ones down at the warehouse. Burning through our cash with the help of Thermite. Quiet please – more splintering caravans on the 18th green. Is it possible to do a 360 on a swing. Which is Britain’s stickiest spread. Does dipping somebody’s hand in warm water while asleep make them wet themselves. Can you lose weight in a lift. Which is Britain’s noisiest food. Top tips for winning at laser games. Which is the fastest fast food. Blondes have more fun – do they. Lad v Lass discovers which is it best to be in identifying smells.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Best DIY Bungee
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/1/2005
Pants or tights – which is the best DIY bungee. Can you play fruit machines for free. We inflict more suffering down at the lab. Stand well back, we put more stuff in a microwave and more caravans into orbit. What is the best way to get rid of stinky breath. Which is the scariest ride at the funfair. What’s the best food to use in a food fight. What’s the best alternative hair removal product. Lad v Lass tests which is better when remembering things about people.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - How do Brainiacs smell after Friday night curry
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/18/2004
Pooey, how do brainiacs smell after their Friday night curry. New balls please, we go golfing, the lazy man’s way. Jon Tickle get moosical down at the farm. Torturing brainiacs in the name of science. Isn’t science fun, we rid the planet of another caravan. Do holidays make you thick. Which is loudest, a baby or a drill. When people talk about you, do your ears really go red. And Tall v Small returns.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Washing your smalls
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/11/2004
Washing your smalls - the lazy man’s way. Does drinking lager make you bad at sport. What happens if you eat carrots for a month. The black box gets a kicking from a Bigfoot. Quiet please, we go snooker loopy and crack open another caravan. Back garden ballistics tries firing bowling balls and watermelons. And we see how dangerous chewing gum really is.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Burning things in microwaves
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/2005
Bunging things in microwaves, stuffing your face full of chocolate and chucking dry food down your neck. Also, we throw brainiacs around to make them throw up. We inflict more mindless destruction on innocent caravans. Is the anything you can do the night before to prevent you getting a hangover the next day. Lad v Lass discovers which is better at telling colours apart.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - World's most protective package
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/2/2004
Richard Hammond chucks televisions out of a moving van in the search to find the world's most protective packaging. Brainiac boffin Jon Tickle gets caught up in DIY quicksand. Will 100 muskets and a cannon be enough to destroy a black box flight recorder? What happens when you add the world's most dangerous metals to water? Is it better to be tall or small in rush hour? More things NOT to put in your microwave. Which is the world's hottest sauce? Can you boil an egg with 100 mobile phones? And can you stop rock and roll with the help of a crane and a caravan? And Brainiac goes interactive - giving you the chance to vote and win a day out with high explosives.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Poop your pants with noise
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/2004
Can a noise frequency make you poo your pants? What happens when you od on 02? Can you serve wine whilst being electrocuted?5 top Brainiac tips to help you beat the slot machines Will a Napalm attack destroy a black box flight recorder? Who will win in race between a slug, a snail and a tortoise? What to do if you're caught unawares by global warmingDoes being tickled create a pant wetting experience? More things not to put in your microwave Do tight pants make you go faster? Plus Tina Turner and her Bunsen burner and Brainiac gives you the chance to win a starring role on the final show of the series
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Can you smell fear
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/2004
Richard Hammond finds out whether or not you can you really smell fear? We put more things we shouldn't inside a microwave oven. We make snooker interesting with the help of Quintin Hann, 6 caravans and some propane gas. Is it possible to drink lager whilst being electrocuted? Can an increase in testosterone make a wimp well 'ard. Status Quo put the rock and roll into acoustic science. We check out more things Jon Tickle's body can't do. Charlotte Hudson is on hand to help a member of the public ' do science'. The Homer Simpson of science Dr Bunhead takes his lab to the local - and gets barred! And your chance to vote and win a starring role on Brainiac with Explosive of the week.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Dodgem Car Physics
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/4/2004
All the fun of the fair - we check out dodgem car physics. See you later - we say goodbye to another caravan! Do fast music - and distracting passengers - make you drive badly? We get fruity down at the lab. Bone idle, bog cleaning with the Lazy Man's Guide. Meals in minutes - more microwave mayhem. Can a monkey psyche out a psychic? Elbow licking - the sequel. Plus the return of Tall v Small!
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - Dog or Brainiac
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/27/2006
Which is best – dog or brainiac, Sian Lloyd tries out the electric chair, what is Britain’s messiest sandwich, which is Britain’s toughest cereal, five top tips on taking a number two in the public loo, can humans eat dog food.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Shopping Trolley Break the Speed Limit
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2006
Can a shopping trolley break the speed limit, Jeremy Spake trys out the electric chair, what is Britain’s best DIY sneeze, can enough monkeys write Shakespeare, which is the worst food to leave lying around in your fridge, can you blow up a balloon under water and can you stop fingers going wrinkly when wet.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Helium Balloons to Lift a Human
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/30/2006
How many helium balloons can it take to lift a human, what is Britain's stainiest food, Brainiac for a day blows up some melons, another Hollywood star pays us a visit, what is the best way to get rid of stress, can you eat upside-down, can you locate water by dowsing, Oliver Skeete faces the electric chair and we send more caravans into orbit.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - Colour of Belly Button Fluff
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/23/2006
Jon Tickle explores the colour of belly button fluff, what is the squirtiest food, the gunpowder is back to race humans, what happens when you depth charge an aquarium, Debbie McGee takes on the electric chair, who’s better - left handers or right handers, what’s the best word for a smiley photo and we kiss goodbye to another caravan.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - Bunging into Microwaves
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2005
It’s the last show in the series and we’re going out with a bang. Bunging the whole lot into a couple of microwaves – stand well back. We find out how to win at the dogs and the funfair arcade. What chemicals not to put in your spin dryer. Which is Britain’s best dunking biscuit. Do different foods do strange things to your wee. Does eating fish improve your brain power. We wave goodbye to a brainiac – where not to hide when the bomb goes up.
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - Bangs and Crashes
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/2005
Bangs and crashes – we have plenty. Where’s the most painful place to rip out a hair. Brainiacs soak up more bad treatment for science. What household objects to grab in a civil war. If you eating popping candy and drink cola will your stomach explode. Which is the most absorbent fibre. Which is the fastest way to go down the funfair slide. When it’s raining, should you walk or run. What is the best way to beef up a conker. What is the best way to eat spaghetti.
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - Jump out of a building
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/2005
What not to grab if you jump out of a building. Not for the faint hearted – experiments on roller coasters. Getting down to the big questions down at the lab. What is Britain’s stretchiest food. We perform an eggsperiment on Brainiac Joe. How permanent is a permanent marker. What is the quickest way to send a text. Going on a picnic – how to tell it’s not going to rain. Does eating floaty foods produce floaty poo. Can the carbon dioxide wheelchair win in a race. Cutting up onions – what should you do if you don’t want to blub in the kitchen. Lad v Lass discovers which is better at remembering.
Watch Now:Amazon#21 - Race against high explosives
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/2005
We race against high explosives. We show you why you shouldn’t put dynamite in your microwave. We tell you how to win on the fairground grabber. Jon Tickle puts his foot down in garlic. What happens if you suck in helium then blow into a wind instrument. Which is the best way to eat peas. How far will a pencil write. Which is Britain’s slidiest food. Men vs Women - who spends the longer in the toilet. Lad v Lass discovers which is better in a staring contest.
Watch Now:Amazon#22 - Swim through syrup and water
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/25/2005
Can you swim as fast through syrup as you can through water. We check wind speed down at the lab. We find out why you shouldn’t muck around with lawnmowers. Electricity goes on tour. What is Britain’s stickiest fixer. Can you open an umbrella underwater. Do clever people have heavier heads. Is it possible to get drunk without drinking. And carefully does it – by popular demand, we’ve tracked down the most dangerous chemical yet – stand by for Thermite.
#23 - Lazy men cook Xmas dinner
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/25/2004
Going out with a bang – the lazy men cook xmas dinner. Our black box takes on a scrapyard crusher. Viewer Dan Crossley gets a surprise visit from the Brainiac babes. John Fashanu has trouble when it comes to inhaling helium. Can you catch a cold from being cold. Jon Tickle builds his own home cinema projection system. We find out how long it takes from being drunk to being sober. The conclusion of Tall v Small. And when science goes bad - the bits you don’t normally see.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Britain's most dangerous household products
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/28/2004
We investigate Britain's most dangerous household products. Brainiac boffin Jon Tickle tests out DIY spud guns. We nip off down the boozer to see if old wives' tales about drinking are true. Can you juggle whilst being electrocuted? A page three stunna, an opera singer, and a deep-sea diver - who has the biggest lungs? Martial arts v rock and roll - place your bets! Tall v small battle it out at the car wash. And what to do in winter when you can't afford to buy a sledge. Oh yes, another caravan bites the dust.
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - Which is Britain's best sport
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/2004
Battle of the bats - we ask "Which is Britain's best sport?." Does time really fly when you're having fun? Thank God for science - we say cheerio to another caravan. Will a blackbox flight recorder survive an acid bath? Brainiac boffin Jon Tickle goes ballistic with the help of some fruit and veg. Which socks are the slipperiest? Tina Tuner + her Bunsen Burner + TNT = A recipe for disaster. We go gardening the lazy man's way. And your last chance to vote and win with Explosive of the week.
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