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Contraption Masters

Season 1
Amateur engineers go head-to-head in the ultimate test of ingenuity as they perform ordinary chores in extraordinary ways with elaborate chain reaction machines.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Angle of Repose
    August 6, 2022
    40min
    TV-PG
    A trio of competitive brothers and quartet of egghead engineers are challenged to build an ingenious chain reaction machine that allows host Richard Hammond to make the bed without leaving the bathtub.
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  2. S1 E2 - Elasticity
    August 6, 2022
    40min
    TV-PG
    TikTok stars take on a team of civil engineering students as they create a crazy contraption that allows host Richard Hammond to boil a kettle while sitting on the toilet.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Laws of Motion
    August 6, 2022
    40min
    TV-PG
    Amateur pilots and a trio of martial arts fans let their imaginations run wild in a challenge to build a machine that allows host Richard Hammond to feed his dog without leaving his garden.
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  4. S1 E4 - Archimedes' Principle
    August 6, 2022
    36min
    TV-PG
    A team of physics-obsessed students and a trio of science-mad brothers dig deep to build a spectacular contraption that allows host Richard Hammond to water his plants without getting up from his comfy TV chair.
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  5. S1 E5 - Newton's Law of Gravity
    August 6, 2022
    38min
    TV-PG
    Two ambitious bands of brothers battle it out to construct a jaw-dropping chain reaction machine that allows host Richard Hammond to dust his priceless vase collection without leaving the bed.
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  6. S1 E6 - Viscosity
    August 6, 2022
    37min
    TV-PG
    Plucky amateur pilots go head-to-head with a team of TikTok stars in a challenge to create an eccentric machine that allows host Richard Hammond to cook sausages in the kitchen without leaving his study.
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  7. S1 E7 - Combustion
    August 6, 2022
    38min
    TV-PG
    It's winner takes all as the final two teams build a fantastical contraption that allows host Richard Hammond to throw a party without him having to move a muscle.
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Cast
Zach UmperovitchRichard HammondShini SomaraPhD
Studio
discovery plus Adventure & Documentaries
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