What Destroyed the Hindenburg?

Amateur and professional scientists share their experimental exploits.

Amateur scientists put their bodies on the line for science experiments.

Self-appointed scientists get up close and personal with mother nature.

Backyard scientists push the boundaries to perform scientific stunts.

Amateur scientists use elemental forces to create amazing experiments.

Fearless amateur scientists release chaos with mind-blowing experiments.

Hawking explores whether alien life exists and what it may look like.

Hawking explores the question of whether time travel is possible.

Stephen Hawking spans the entire life cycle of the universe.

Adam Savage and a team of the best and brightest put duct tape to the ultimate test and investigate if the miracle material can be used as a viable parachute and as a quick fix for a flat tire.

Adam Savage and team put an explosive myth to the test to find out if a single spark and air freshener can create a catastrophic car calamity. Meanwhile, they investigate an age-old urban legend to discover how much water a wet dog can shake.

Adam Savage and team test if old batteries can set off a dangerous chain reaction and get to the bottom of a age-old idiom with one of the world's best archers and a diabolically difficult trick-shot.

The team puts a Slinky to the test and tries to use it to hoist a car.

Adam Savage and the team find out what happens when the destructive power of chain reactions is let loose and investigate how to solve the ultimate Jenga challenge

Adam Savage and team investigate if the office paper shredder can cause a dangerous explosion when sprayed with canned air and then test if it is impossible to make mayonnaise during a lightning storm.

Adam Savage and team tackle two explosively gassy myths: if Adam's famous gassy emissions have enough fuel to launch a rocket and if a patient's untimely flatulence made an operating room go up in flames.