Ho Ho Ho oh no! The things we do to ourselves in the festive season is just downright silly, harmful and idiotic… but also hilarious! Richard shows us with science how to escape the festive season without a bruise or broken bone in sight!
What do Segways, water balloons and yo-yos have in common? They all pack a pretty powerful punch! In this episode, we’ll discover the science of what happens when centripetal force meets face.
Headbanging, dancing ballet and jumping inside a garbage container.
The science behind throwing a frisbee, driving a hovercraft, and a hockey stop, showing when momentum meets friction.
Explores horizontal and vertical velocity, moments, and centre of mass. Many people fall spectacularly as the turning effect of a force is explained. Some lessons on using a scooter to grind a rail are offered.
Science explains how people get hurt diving into shallow water, driving a motorcycle while standing and doing a high jump.
Sliding down a hand rail on a staircase ends on the ground. Ice-bucket challengers take a hit to the head. Tumbling, indoor sky diving and slacklining to test athletic ability leads to face plants and belly flops.
Tune in for a smashing time, filled with crashing, falling and exploding. Watch drivers spinning into trees and snowmobiles going off course.
Axis of rotation is studied in relation to skiing; riding a motorbike across water relies on the generation of lift; the importance of drag and momentum while surfing is explained.
Axis of rotation is studied in relation to skiing; riding a motorbike across water relies on the generation of lift; the importance of drag and momentum while surfing is explained.
What is it about a cat’s leap that leaves humans for dust? Richard shows us the only way he can, through videos of cute kittens doing amazing things …and humans doing what they do best… putting the ‘stupid’ in science!
We travel the globe in search of all creatures great and small, to find out if they’re intellectual beasts or they’re just as daft as we are! It’s a wild scientific safari.
From making a touchdown to attempting a high jump, Richard Hammond explains the science behind the world's most jaw-dropping sports matches gone wrong.
From breathing fire to firing paintballs, Richard Hammond explains the science behind the world's most jaw-dropping amateur stunts gone wrong.
An episode dedicated to our wet nosed, floppy eared companions, where Richard sniffs out the scientific explanations behind canine calamities and doggy disasters. Man’s best friend but their own worst enemy!
In this episode we learn how to life a space shuttle, what bridges and planes have in common, and why brakes are so important.
In this episode we learn how to build a trebuchet, what keeps a crane upright, and the marvels of hydraulics.
We went to the fringe of the Science of Stupid universe to show what happens when these adrenaline junkies engage in acts of death defying logic.
Glide through the winter wonderland of skiing and graceful ice skating to reveal what happens when you ignore the cold hard science.
Flight seems to be the ultimate dream for humans, but lacking vital body parts like wings, means that when attempting to conquer the sky our researchers find it impossible to pass with flying colors.
A look at the science behind some of our metropolitan wonders, like escalators and cranes, and the unscientific ways our researchers sometimes use them.
Between endless sky and natural wonders, the great outdoors is full of beauty. Except when you ignore the science, then it is full of pain, as the free spirits in these videos prove.
Twenty-two players, two goals, and one ball: football, or soccer, is a truly international sport. We've picked a team of researchers to demonstrate that science can improve anyone's game.