The BEST episodes of Science of Stupid season 4

Every episode of Science of Stupid season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Science of Stupid season 4!

This show combines cold hard science with some of the craziest, most spectacular and painful user generated clips ever recorded. Richard Hammond introduces all manner of mishaps featuring brave, if misguided individuals from around the world and then explains the science behind their failure and humiliation with the use of bespoke animations and super slo-mo cinematography. Every episode features between 50 and 60 clips of misadventure – ordinary folk making extraordinary mistakes. Each week watch stunts involving weightlifting, shooting guns or jumping over cars, that have gone wrong, paused, re-wound, and re-played and analysed to determine exactly what went wrong and why. Richard explains the physics, chemistry and biology at play, then presents forensic details to explain the stupidity that resulted in failure. He’ll look at everything including weight, volume, momentum, combustion and even how the brain operates. This is misadventure explained. This is the Science of Stupid.

Last Updated: 5/25/2026Network: National GeographicStatus: Ended
Episode 2
star
8.00
2 votes

#1 - Episode 2

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/2017

Swimming pool handstands, jumping all terrain vehicles or just going down slides on random objects.

Episode 3
star
8.00
2 votes

#2 - Episode 3

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2017

Doing flips off a tire, monster truck jumps or just riding a child's scooter.

Episode 4
star
8.00
2 votes

#3 - Episode 4

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/2017

Catching people, doing motorbike burnouts or simply standing on a skateboard.

Episode 5
star
8.00
2 votes

#4 - Episode 5

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/17/2017

Volcano boarding, swinging on a trapeze, or off-roading in a tiny toy car.

Episode 9
star
8.00
2 votes

#5 - Episode 9

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/20/2017

Doing a ski flip, attempting the limbo, or flying down a speedy zipline.

Episode 12
star
8.00
2 votes

#6 - Episode 12

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/27/2017

Jumping into a snowdrift, drumming or simply landing your pogo stick.

Episode 6
star
7.50
2 votes

#7 - Episode 6

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2017

Jumping off a boat, cornering on a bicycle or simply attempting a tablecloth pull.

Episode 7
star
7.50
2 votes

#8 - Episode 7

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/2017

Dallas Campbell reveals why going down bumpy slides, horse riding and even twerking can be a bad idea.

Episode 8
star
7.50
2 votes

#9 - Episode 8

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2017

Scrambling on some rocks, performing circle wheelies or simply smashing your friend's face into a cake.

Episode 10
star
7.50
2 votes

#10 - Episode 10

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/30/2017

Jumping into hedges, stopping a longboard or simply confronting parking gates.

Episode 11
star
7.50
2 votes

#11 - Episode 11

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/27/2017

Racing a snowmobile, jumping a skateboard or simply walking in long robes.

Episode 13
star
7.50
2 votes

#12 - Episode 13

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2017

Steering a boat, roller skating or attempting to clear a dirt jump on your bike.

Episode 14
star
7.50
2 votes

#13 - Episode 14

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/27/2017

Doing a flip from a bridge, snowboarding, or testing your strength in tug of war.

Episode 1
star
7.33
3 votes

#14 - Episode 1

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/23/2017

The hit show that explores the science behind humiliating mishaps returns. Host Dallas Campbell finds out what's stopping one daredevil from performing a back flip on a pogo stick.