Science of Stupid Season 3, Episode 12: A Safe Ride on a Swing

1

Slingshot in Use

Experience the Segway ride with science and feel the gravity when using a slingshot.

2

Crazy Stunts!

Learn the science behind spinning a Yo-Yo, diving in a pool and the art of self balancing on a bike

3

Bicycle Jump Fails!

Failed experiments help us understand the science behind performing a stunt on bicycle and how to hit correct snooker shot.

4

Chair Ride

Check what happens when you use a chair to perform stunts?

5

Jumps and Cars

Learn the physics behind a car jump. Also, heres how to perform a correct situp jump.

6

Boxing Punches

Learn how to land a perfect boxing punch along with other things.

7

Cycling Gone Wrong

There are many ways to feel embarrassed and humiliated, such as cycling down the hill and performing tricks on a balance beam.

8

Cartwheel Flips

Taking a look at flying cars, flying kayaks and flying dirt bikers; a standing jump may seem simple, but it turns into a nosedive.

9

Cardboard Slides

What goes up, must come down, snowbikers miss their mark and cardboard sliders on the stairs lose their balance.

10

Fire Breathing

Studying the effects of breathing fire through your mouth and people trying to slide by various means.

11

Let's GO Karting

Watch people who challenged science, injure and humiliate themselves while go karting.

12

A Safe Ride on a Swing

Sliding friction and Centrifugal force dictate the terms and conditions for a hassle free swing and Longboard rides but some boneheads ignore them!

13

For Drift Triking Enthusiasts

Know what it takes to nail a perfect drift triking and surfing through some misadventures attempted by a bunch of morons.

14

Citius, Altius, Fortius

Bruce Lee would definitely turn in his grave, watching a lot of brave souls with that adrenaline rush to attempt the Flying Kick. Well, most of them!

15

Back Flips Fails!

Explore the consequences of ignoring science while performing back flips and taking a sharp turn in bike.

16

Running On Ice

Want reasons not to attempt to harness momentum, well here is some.

17

Rolling On Snow

Watch what happens when you try to roll on snow and learn the science behind opening a champagne bottle.

18

Perfect Jump Fails!

Watch how to nail a perfect jump and land safely and also some football fails.

19

Punches Gone Wrong

Know how to land a perfect punch and master the BMX cycle stunts.

20

Motorcycle Stunts

Become a master of Nunchucks as we decode the science behind it. Also, some motorcycle stunt fails.

21

Balancing on Boat Gone Wrong

People are innovative when it comes to humiliate themselves while balancing on boat and some table tennis fails.

22

Karate Kicks

Exploring the many ways to be humiliated while performing karate kicks and enjoying in water slides.

23

High Jump Fails

How to perform a high jump and the effects of having a high center of mass.

24

Cycling Fails

Learn the dangers of cycling if you don’t take science too seriously along with some monster truck fails!

25

Ski Boat Fails

What can go wrong during ski boat ride and what happens when you try performing a back wheelie?

26

Gym Ball Jumps

Discovering the hazards of playing beer pong and all the things that can go wrong when vaulting over walls and bouncing on gym balls.

27

Long Jumps!

Learn about stretch, speed and centrifugal force applied while jumping from the top and some BMX stunts fails

28

Breaking Objects

Learning about the dangers of some dancing fails when science was not taken into calculation.

29

Jet Ski Fails

Exploring the hazards of Jet Skiing and cycling down the snowy hill.

30

Loop Jumps

Experimental failures helps us understand the science behind jumping through loops and also, catch Ostrich riding fails.

31

Energy Transfer!

Know how the energy gets transfered during a jump and what happens when cyclists bump into each other?

32

Animal Encounters

Watch what happens when you come across funny animals?

33

Purrfect Fails

Know the science behind cat's jump and how it manages to climb on trees

34

Whose the Good Boy!

Know how the dogs perform a super catch and also, catch some crazy dog fails.