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Outrageous Acts of Science

This fast-paced series scours the internet for the best self-appointed scientists whose homegrown experiments, inventions and stunts have gone viral.
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Episodes

  1. S7 E1 - Power Hungry

    May 17, 2013
    43min
    TV-14
    The most power-hungry clip-makers on the web harness lightning, fire and ice to blow the lid off the internet.
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  2. S7 E2 - Accident or Design

    November 1, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    The spotlight is turned onto internet legends who have done something incredible, or are just incredibly lucky. Featured are the fails, flops and the unlikely successes that makes one wonder if they meant to do it all along.
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  3. S7 E3 - Mover and Makers

    November 8, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    Experts count down the most amazing inventions on the web, including a real lightsaber, helmets that give an animal view and a kettle powered by thermite.
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  4. S7 E4 - Power Up

    November 15, 2016
    42min
    TV-14
    In an epic power trip, the most powerful clips on the web include a mind-control helmet, a 2,000-watt laser bazooka and one explosive lunch.
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  5. S7 E5 - Game Changers

    January 3, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    The internet's most ingenious trend-setting videos include never-before-done barrel rolls, dizzying experiments in space and a bungee jump like no other.
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  6. S7 E6 - Neighborhood Watch

    January 10, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    The scientific world is celebrated in backyards with some of the wildest, homemade internet videos, including a suburban scientist that bathes in liquid putty, daredevils that build flying bikes and backyard UFOs.
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  7. S7 E7 - Beta Testers

    January 17, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    The best inventors on the web problem solve on video, including testing a kit to fend off sharks, skydiving without parachutes and building DIY scuba gear.
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  8. S7 E8 - Fearless or Foolish

    January 24, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    Internet legends of epic skills and fails includes videos of heart-stopping trick shots, extreme mountain-unicycles and a relaxing bath of chili sauce.
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  9. S7 E9 - Amped Up

    November 15, 2016
    42min
    TV-14
    The most inventive ideas on the web are showcased, including a machine that gives tattoos, an engine built from paper and a giant, homemade swing.
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  10. S7 E10 - Truth or Troll

    February 7, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    Experts separate facts from science fiction, examining videos including a wood saw made out of paper, a selfie with a tornado and giant alligators on a Florida golf course.
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  11. S7 E11 - Natural Selection

    May 3, 2013
    42min
    TV-PG
    The weirdest, wildest and wackiest nature loving videos on the internet include cuddly bears, criminal ferrets and an entire island made from trash.
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  12. S7 E12 - Epic Elements

    February 21, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    Internet pioneers wrestle with the forces of the universe and face the elements in order to capture something extraordinary.
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  13. S7 E13 - Crowd Pleasers

    February 28, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    Clips of fearless innovators with a genius for anarchy and destruction include hungry hippos and a firearm symphony shootout.
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  14. S7 E14 - Moguls of Mayhem

    August 7, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    We're counting down clips celebrating the fearless innovators who have a genius for anarchy and destruction. From real-life hungry hippos to a firearm symphony shootout, these kings of carnage will showcase science in its most explosive form.
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  15. S7 E15 - Pure Power

    March 21, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    The ultimate bucket list is created with videos showing how to cook bread with a volcano, build underwater hotel rooms and go eyeball-to-eyeball with great white sharks.
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  16. S7 E16 - Bucket List

    March 28, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    Some of the most mind-bending clips on the web include a taste-test of a 100-year-old cracker, a real-life transformer and guitars played underwater.
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  17. S7 E17 - Mind Benders

    March 28, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    We're about to blow minds with some of the most mind-bending clips on the web. Our experts taste-test a 100-year-old cracker, witness a real-life transformer car, and listen to guitars played underwater.
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