Sunday, August 3, 2014

Science of Stupid on NatGeo

A new NatGeoTV show I found.

Hilarious and painful to watch at the same time. “What went wrong and why.”  And “Don’t try any of this…” There is always a disclaimer at the very beginning and throughout the entire show.

Seth Herzog is funny to begin with and then he improves for each clip-the outtakes are included during the ending credits. These are just as entertaining as his intro's as there isn't always context.

This show is a compilation of YouTube videos of epic fails from around the world and the scientific explanation of why it failed, what law they weren't following (such as Newton's laws of motion) and an example of how it should have worked, as completed by a professional.

Not bad for 30 minutes of “ oooooooo, nooooooo, that looks like something is broken” and “wow, how stupid can you get?" and "why would you record that AND THEN put it on the internet?"
Sigh and laugh, it really is funny and educational.

Here is the description from the NatGeo website: "On the Science of Stupid, some self-selecting, amateur scientists go head-to-head for the crowned title of most ill-informed as they test scientific principles like torque, gravity, and Newton's laws. As our amateur scientists have learned the hard way: try and break the laws of science, and the laws will break you. It's the science of stupid." (http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/shows/)

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