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The Best Episodes of Brainiac: Science Abuse

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Episode 10

    S6:E10

    Jon Tickle, Vic Reeves attempt to make a tidal wave, while Thaila Zucchi investigate whether amateur dramatics can be performed while being electrocuted. Plus, model Keeley Hazell competes in Stars In Their Caravans.

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  2. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Episode 4

    S6:E4

    Jon Tickle and Vic Reeves join forces to wreak havoc in the laboratory, while Thaila Zucchi presents regular segment How Hard Is Your Thing? - in which she tests viewers' submissions to find the hardest object in the land.

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  3. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S6:E3

    Jon Tickle, Vic Reeves and Thaila Zucchi join forces to wreak havoc in the laboratory, tackling humorous and heated experiments guaranteed to raise a few eyebrows.

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  4. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Episode 5

    S6:E5

    Jon Tickle and Richard Hammond join forces to wreak havoc in the laboratory, while a camping celebrity is left homeless when the team destroys their caravan.

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  5. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Episode 6

    S6:E6

    Jon Tickle and Vic Reeves are joined by Thaila Zucchi, who presents regular segment How Hard Is Your Thing? in which she puts viewers' submissions through a series of intense tests to find the hardest object in the land.

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  6. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Episode 9

    S6:E9

    Jon Tickle and Vic Reeves are joined by Thaila Zucchi, who presents regular segment How Hard Is Your Thing?, in which she puts viewers' possessions through a series of intense tests to find the hardest object in the land.

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  7. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Episode 2

    S6:E2

    Jon Tickle, Vic Reeves and Thaila Zucchi investigate the fastest way to eat eggs, how many pieces of sticky tape are needed to lift a car and how to turn vegetables supersonic with the aid of a pneumatic cannon and a rocket on a wire. Plus, Abi Titmuss and Frank Bruno try to blow up their caravans.

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  8. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #8 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    Can high explosives make your donner kebab taste the business. Can safety equipment really protect your body from attack. Can we turn a mobile phone into a time bomb. Brainiac boffin Jon Tickle finds out whether eating bagels can make you fail a drug test. Is staring at a woman’s breasts for 30 minute the equivalent of a 30 minute workout. What will make a man run faster – greed or fear? We travel to Swindon to experiment with Mexican waves. Is it better to be Fat or Thin in a sinking ship? We try to break open a safe by dropping it from a great height. Does laughing gas really make everything funny.

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  9. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 3 Episode 9 - Christmas Cracker
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Christmas Cracker

    S3:E9

    Slip sliding away – CO2 power hits the ice. What to do if Santa gets stuck up your chimney. Knife, fork, spoon – which is Britain’s best bit of cutlery. Which is Britain’s most pain in the arse packaging. Jon Tickle gets in some seasonal slobbering. A gas oven, some explosives and a naked flame – you do the maths. Brainiacs feel the cold this xmas. Hitting the high notes – carol singing on helium. We give the five top tips for snowball fights. And what would happen if you pulled 500 crackers at once?

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  10. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Episode 8

    S6:E8

    Jon Tickle, Richard Hammond and Thaila Zucchi wreak havoc as they tackle a series of outrageous scientific experiments guaranteed to raise a few eyebrows.

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  11. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    Bunging things in microwaves, stuffing your face full of chocolate and chucking dry food down your neck. Also, we throw brainiacs around to make them throw up. We inflict more mindless destruction on innocent caravans. Is the anything you can do the night before to prevent you getting a hangover the next day. Lad v Lass discovers which is better at telling colours apart.

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  12. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    Which bomb produces the biggest splash. What happens when you mix up gardening with high explosives. How much weight can resident Brainiac Boffin Jon Tickle lose in just 4 hours. Through plans on the internet, you can build your own personal hovercraft. ESP is put to the test with a pair of twins. Which roll of tape in your kitchen drawer is the stickiest. Can a water cooler get down for speeding. Can we stretch our shortest brainiac enough to get him on a rollercoaster. Does high performance equipment result in a high performance performance. The British Army take on the safe. And Fat v Thin concludes.

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  13. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    Can you swim as fast through syrup as you can through water. We check wind speed down at the lab. We find out why you shouldn’t muck around with lawnmowers. Electricity goes on tour. What is Britain’s stickiest fixer. Can you open an umbrella underwater. Do clever people have heavier heads. Is it possible to get drunk without drinking. And carefully does it – by popular demand, we’ve tracked down the most dangerous chemical yet – stand by for Thermite.

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  14. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

    Jon Tickle explores the colour of belly button fluff, what is the squirtiest food, the gunpowder is back to race humans, what happens when you depth charge an aquarium, Debbie McGee takes on the electric chair, who’s better - left handers or right handers, what’s the best word for a smiley photo and we kiss goodbye to another caravan.

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  15. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 4 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Episode 6

    S4:E6

    Can a shopping trolley break the speed limit, Jeremy Spake trys out the electric chair, what is Britain’s best DIY sneeze, can enough monkeys write Shakespeare, which is the worst food to leave lying around in your fridge, can you blow up a balloon under water and can you stop fingers going wrinkly when wet.

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  16. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 5 Episode 5 - Camping
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Camping

    S5:E5

    Vic Reeves, Jon Tickle and Charlotte Hudson continue to wreak havoc in the laboratory, and try to answer a selection of puzzling scientific questions. The trio are joined by former England cricketer Mark Butcher, who attempts the Celebrity Day Job Electrocution challenge.

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  17. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Episode 1

    S6:E1

    Thaila Zucchi presents regular segment How Hard Is Your Thing? in which she puts viewers' submissions through a series of intense tests to find the hardest object in the land. Vic Reeves sends a portable toilet airborne and a magic trick is updated with an electrifying twist.

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  18. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 6 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Episode 7

    S6:E7

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  19. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 5 Episode 1 - Picnic
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Picnic

    S5:E1

    Vic Reeves takes over as the new host of Brainiac for a fifth series. This week the brainiacs are testing out such things as: can you run through a wall of sellotape and what is the fastest means of transport for your luggage!

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  20. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #20 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    Ginger whingers – are redheads more sensitive to pain than brunettes. Taking down their particulars – is a job interview easier if the panel are naked. Indestructible objects – are they, really. Brainiac Boffin Jon Tickle really pushes his luck. Dog Whistles – If we can’t hear them, how do we know they work. If sports drinks get into your body faster, can they get out again quicker. After eating a kebab which drink is best to cool your mouth. Can you see the stars during the day if you’re at the bottom of a well. Modern art, the lazy man’s way. Explosives experts tackle the safe. And Fat v Thin continues.

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  21. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    Can a noise frequency make you poo your pants? What happens when you od on 02? Can you serve wine whilst being electrocuted?5 top Brainiac tips to help you beat the slot machines Will a Napalm attack destroy a black box flight recorder? Who will win in race between a slug, a snail and a tortoise? What to do if you're caught unawares by global warmingDoes being tickled create a pant wetting experience? More things not to put in your microwave Do tight pants make you go faster? Plus Tina Turner and her Bunsen burner and Brainiac gives you the chance to win a starring role on the final show of the series

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  22. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #22 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    What not to grab if you jump out of a building. Not for the faint hearted – experiments on roller coasters. Getting down to the big questions down at the lab. What is Britain’s stretchiest food. We perform an eggsperiment on Brainiac Joe. How permanent is a permanent marker. What is the quickest way to send a text. Going on a picnic – how to tell it’s not going to rain. Does eating floaty foods produce floaty poo. Can the carbon dioxide wheelchair win in a race. Cutting up onions – what should you do if you don’t want to blub in the kitchen. Lad v Lass discovers which is better at remembering.

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  23. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 2 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Episode 13

    S2:E13

    Going out with a bang – the lazy men cook xmas dinner. Our black box takes on a scrapyard crusher. Viewer Dan Crossley gets a surprise visit from the Brainiac babes. John Fashanu has trouble when it comes to inhaling helium. Can you catch a cold from being cold. Jon Tickle builds his own home cinema projection system. We find out how long it takes from being drunk to being sober. The conclusion of Tall v Small. And when science goes bad - the bits you don’t normally see.

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  24. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #24 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    Pants or tights – which is the best DIY bungee. Can you play fruit machines for free. We inflict more suffering down at the lab. Stand well back, we put more stuff in a microwave and more caravans into orbit. What is the best way to get rid of stinky breath. Which is the scariest ride at the funfair. What’s the best food to use in a food fight. What’s the best alternative hair removal product. Lad v Lass tests which is better when remembering things about people.

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  25. Brainiac: Science Abuse Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Episode 7

    S3:E7

    Bangs and crashes – we have plenty. Where’s the most painful place to rip out a hair. Brainiacs soak up more bad treatment for science. What household objects to grab in a civil war. If you eating popping candy and drink cola will your stomach explode. Which is the most absorbent fibre. Which is the fastest way to go down the funfair slide. When it’s raining, should you walk or run. What is the best way to beef up a conker. What is the best way to eat spaghetti.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 10" is the best rated episode of "Brainiac: Science Abuse". It scored 8.7/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/16/2008. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 4".