Seth Herzog
Self - Host
Science of Stupid (2014)
Season 4
Science of action is described in several different daily routine activities like sports, stunts, adventures, and things that should not be done at home. This series shows videos of people hurting themselves and explains the science behind them.
Released June 13, 2014
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Genres: Documentary, Reality
Keywords: tmdb.educational, tmdb.bloopers, tmdb.popular-science, tmdb.based-on-tv-series
Production Companies: National Geographic, National Geographic Channels International, IWC Media
Network: National Geographic
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Pogo Backflip, Ski Cliff Drop In and Reverse Parking
Driving in reverse, how many ways can it go wrong. Pogo stick antics are often painful, and ski cliff drop in's are fun until they hurt.
Feb. 3, 2017, midnight
S4E2 - Swimming Pool Handstands
Slides are a never ending source of fun, humiliation and pain, depending on how you do it. Poolside handstands are a headache more often than you would think, although very entertaining to onlookers. Jumping all terrain vehicles is just never a good idea and pretty often results in destruction mayhem and pain.
Feb. 3, 2017, midnight
S4E3 - Tyres, Monster Trucks and Scooters
A child's scooter is just for a child, and in the hands of an adult, it is a source of pain and humiliation. Tyres are for vehicles and if you must use them for other things then expect to get hurt. Monster truck tricks are really cool if done right, but if done wrong, can be very costly indeed.
Feb. 10, 2017, midnight
S4E4 - Skateboarding and Motorbiking
The gentle art of catching people, or not depends on a lot of science. You would think simply standing on a skateboard would be simple, yet so many get it wrong and doing motorbike burnouts can always end in pain and humiliation if you don't get it right.
Feb. 10, 2017, midnight
S4E5 - Volcano Boarding
Childrens toy cars are just that, and adults will only hurt and humiliate themselves playing with them. Swinging on a trapeze, can be fun or painful depending on how you do it. Volcano boarding, is dangerous and best left to the professionals.
Feb. 17, 2017, midnight
S4E6 - Boats, Bicycles and Tablecloths
Jumping onto, off of, or around any boat will pretty much always end in pain and humiliation. ATV doughnuts hurt as well. You need to know the science of cornering on a bicycle if you want to win the race, and a tablecloth pull is smashing fun.
Feb. 17, 2017, midnight
S4E7 - Slides, Horses and Twerking
Sometimes horse jumping is less horse jump and more people jump. Bumpy slides are great fun until too much speed causes takeoff. Singing while skating can put you on your face. Twerking is not just embarrassing, it can be painful and humiliating as well.
Feb. 24, 2017, midnight
S4E8 - Rocks, Wheelies and Face Planting
Jumping on planks can be humiliating and painful. Scrambling on rocks, is really dangerous and guaranteed to hurt. Smashing a face into a cake is often funny, unless it happens to be your face. Performing circle wheelies is not as easy as it looks.
Feb. 24, 2017, midnight
S4E9 - Ski Jumping, Limbo Dancing & Zip Lining
Remember flying down a speedy zip line, there is sometimes a sudden and painfully humiliating stop at the end. Meat tenderising with a stick, not recommended. Ski flip forecast, high risk of failure and guaranteed pain. If you are attempting the limbo, you had better be limber.
March 3, 2017, midnight
S4E10 - Hedges, Longboards and Parking Gates
Jumping into hedges, great fun, great pain, parking gates will beat some sense into you and stopping a Longboard, not so easy and it can hurt.
March 3, 2017, midnight
S4E11 - Snowmobile, Skateboard and Long Robes
Jumping a skateboard can go wrong in so many ways, snowmobiles can get pretty painful too, and walking in long robes is just asking for trouble.
March 10, 2017, midnight
S4E12 - Pogo Sticks, Drumming, and Snowdrifts.
No matter what, a Pogo stick is pretty much guaranteed to result in pain. Drumming is sometimes best left to professionals, unless you really want to embarrass yourself, and jumping into snowdrifts is just another way injure and humiliate yourself.
March 10, 2017, midnight
S4E13 - Boat, Roller Skating and Dirt Bike Jump
Roller skating pain and humiliation, steering a boat is not for amateurs, and a failed dirt bike jump is a painful experience.
March 17, 2017, midnight
S4E14 - Bridges, Snowboarding and Tug of War
Snowboarding is always fun before the fall. Doing a flip from a bridge is just another way to embarrass, injure and humiliate yourself. Keep a firm hand on your motorised hole drill. Golf, always good for some blunders, and testing your strength in a tug of war can hurt.
March 17, 2017, midnight
Network: National Geographic
Released: June 13, 2014
Last Air Date: Oct. 12, 2020, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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