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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The internet is filled with wild videos of people who have unwittingly put science to the test. They've wondered what would happen if they attached rockets to a skateboard. And if a concrete canoe can float. And how many leaf blowers it takes to power a homemade hovercraft. Many of these videos garner millions of views because their exploits have failed, often with hilarious consequences. Now, Science Channel is experimenting with some of the internet's most infamous video flubs.
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60m1. Trash Can Rocketeers
60 minThings get explosive when Kevin & Grant push the physics of flight to build the ultimate Trash Can Rocket! TV parts, the Sun's power and ingenuity produce a Solar Powered Death Ray. Fenders bend when the guys try to execute a perfect Power Slide.
60m2. In-Human Slingshot
60 minKevin & Grant hit the streets to make the fastest Motorized Trike! They turn a childhood game into a risky test of distance and accuracy with their Uber Water Slide. The rapid-fire action of a Meatball Gatling Gun takes culinary arts to a new level.
60m3. Lawnmower Jousting Royale
60 minWhile examining the principles of armor design, Grant and Kevin challenge each other to lawnmower jousting for backyard glory; the guys try a water-, shock- and bullet-resistant cell phone case.
60m4. Homemade Hovercraft Hijinks
60 minKevin and Grant put their skills to the test when building a homemade hovercraft capable of crossing land and sea; getting a merry-go-round to produce Top Gun G-forces.
60m5. Concrete Canoe Challenge
60 minKevin & Grant try to reach 30 mph riding an makeshift Rocket Skateboard; a Catapult built from scraps is used in for a basketball shooting competition; Kevin believes the power of buoyancy will float a 400 lb Concrete Canoe.
60m6. Backyard Volcano Blowup
60 minKevin & Grant try to survive a 30mph ride through rough terrain in their Off-Road Soap Box Racers. The classic homemade Volcano gets supersized into a 3-stage eruption. Aerodynamics and a 46-year old gridiron record are challenged by a Football Cannon.
60m7. Jumbo Paper Plane
60 minGrant and Kevin soar to new heights with a Giant Paper Airplane that can fly over two hundred yards! They try to stop a moving car with no brakes using their James Bond Car Brake. And they use pneumatics to create the Ultimate Beer Delivery.
60m8. Wet and Wild
60 minKevin and Grant tackle three audacious summer-themed projects. Can they make a 400-pound canoe float? Can you stop a speeding car without its brakes? Will the guys discover a beer trick that will make your summer cookout the party of the season.
60m9. Deadly Donuts of Fire
60 minKevin and Grant turn a blast of air into a massive ring of fire when they build a Vortex Cannon. They use magnets, superconductors, and quantum physics to send a Levitating Racer around a track. And make a frosty Bulletproof Glass mug to hold their beer.
60m10. Summer of Speed
60 minKevin and Grant tackle three fast-and-furious summer-themed projects. How fast can a skateboard travel? Can they build the ultimate Slip'N Slide? What happens when you bring a motorcycle to a playground and create the world's scariest merry-go-round.
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