The BEST episodes of Time Warp season 1

Every episode of Time Warp season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Time Warp season 1!

Do you know how your dog uses its tongue to drink? In what exact way a face contorts when punched by a UFC contender? What happens when an egg falls into the pinwheeling blades of a fan? Or an apple is hit with a bullet? Likely, with nothing but your naked eye to guide you, you haven't got a clue. In fact, there are countless events the world has to offer that our limited senses can't fully appreciate ... until now, anyway. Welcome to Discovery Channel's new series Time Warp, in which MIT scientist and teacher Jeff Lieberman uses new technologies to bring truly never-before-seen wonders into a form that your body can actually process. Using the latest in high-speed photography, the Time Warp team takes some natural events (a cat licking its paw, a champagne bottle being opened) — and some not-so-natural (a water balloon to the face, a raw piece of chicken exploding) — and turns them into a thing of both beauty and learning.

Last Updated: 9/13/2026Network: Disney ChannelStatus: Ended
Cheerleading
star
10.00
27 votes

#1 - Cheerleading

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/26/2008

Boston College cheerleaders perform various stunts, a closer look at how a baseball can shatter a bat, and an Olympic skeet shooter is observed.

Directors: John Tindall
Fuel Girls
star
9.00
81 votes

#2 - Fuel Girls

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2008

The Fuel Girls' fiery breath, skateboard champion Greg Lutzka's killer kick flips, and Russ Byars' world record winning stone-skipping technique.

Human Crash Test Dummy
star
9.00
81 votes

#3 - Human Crash Test Dummy

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2008

W.R. "Rusty" Haight of the Collision Safety Institute plays a human crash-test dummy, an archery demonstration is observed.

Directors: John LaRose
Watch Now:Apple TV
Paintball
star
8.70
81 votes

#4 - Paintball

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/2008

Storm-blown glass, make a mess with paintballs, serve up a flaming cocktail with some trick bartenders, and spring into action with the Yo Yo Pros.

Taser
star
8.50
108 votes

#5 - Taser

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2008

Pole-vaulting, the effects of a Taser and a jackhammer on the human body.

Free Runner
star
8.50
108 votes

#6 - Free Runner

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2008

A closer look at free running tricks, observing water droplet art, and Non-Newtonian Fluids.

Stone Breaking
star
8.40
216 votes

#7 - Stone Breaking

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2008

Breaking stone slabs, Diet Coke and Mentos geysers, Frisbee dog.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Dry Ice Bomb
star
8.40
135 votes

#8 - Dry Ice Bomb

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2008

Throwing water on a grease fire, the power of dry ice, the wonders of soap bubbles, a tablecloth pull trick.

Samurai Sword Master
star
8.40
135 votes

#9 - Samurai Sword Master

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2008

Observing a hummingbird, a professional pool player's skills, a samurai swordsman's deadly strike, and an accident involving tempered glass.

Liquid Nitrogen
star
8.30
162 votes

#10 - Liquid Nitrogen

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2008

The freezing power of liquid nitrogen, what happens when bullets collide with various types of body armor, and a closer look at fireworks.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Sharpshooter
star
8.00
54 votes

#11 - Sharpshooter

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/3/2008

Sharpshooting tricks are observed, a closer look at cooking with the Feasty Boys, using a Schlieren camera to capture sonic booms, and a boomerang expert demonstrated proper throwing techniques.

Bull Whip
star
7.80
162 votes

#12 - Bull Whip

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/12/2008

The sonic boom of a bull whip, no two wet dogs shake exactly alike, and a Boston Bruin's star to put two hockey sticks to the test.

Break-Dancing
star
7.70
81 votes

#13 - Break-Dancing

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/2008

The destructive force of power tools, the seemingly physics-bending motions of break-dancing, and why a bullet fired underwater goes askew.

Will It Blend?
star
7.30
108 votes

#14 - Will It Blend?

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2008

Blending things you shouldn't, "Mad" Chad Taylor juggles chainsaws, and bare-handed bottle breaking.

Trial Bikes
star
0.00
0 votes

#15 - Trial Bikes

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/26/2008

A closer look at mountain biking tricks, ice skating, and the art of throwing playing cards.

Barefooter
star
0.00
0 votes

#16 - Barefooter

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/3/2008

A world-class barefoot skier is observed, a Samurai Master returns to slice through various meats, the world's fastest drummer performs, and Jeff unveils his electrifying new art project.

Stuntmen
star
0.00
0 votes

#17 - Stuntmen

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/10/2008

What really happens in a movie fight scene, the secret behind bowling a strike, and the noisemakers behind a cicada and a rattlesnake.

Body Modification
star
0.00
0 votes

#18 - Body Modification

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/10/2008

The pain of body modification, the energy flow of a Wushu master, quick-stepping tap dancers, and what happens to a firecracker in a wine glass.

Mouse Trap
star
0.00
0 votes

#19 - Mouse Trap

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/17/2008

Trap-testing with Rev. Tommy Gunn and the high-flying Cirque du Soleil, exploring their inner stuntmen, and capturing the sophisticated simplicity of making music and weed-whacking.

Lawn Tools
star
0.00
0 votes

#20 - Lawn Tools

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/17/2008

Putting various items through a lawn mower and wood chipper; Cirque Du Soleil rehearsal.