Episode 1

Brainiac: Science Abuse • Season 2 • Episode 1

About this episode

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.