My favorite TV show this week.
Thursday, August 31. 2006
Brainiac. This show is awesome. It is almost entirely dedicated to blowing stuff up. They just had the segment "fizz or bang" where they mixed metal nails and hydrochloric acid to know whether it would "fizz or bang." With the addition of a flame after some compression by doing the reaction in a paint bucket, it exploded (big surprise). Now, they're gluing/stapling a guy to a board and seeing how long he stays. Contact adhesive is better than staples.
Later on, they're going to show the thermite segment. If you've never seen thermite go off, watch here! That stuff is FAN-TASTIC.
They seem to end shows by blowing up different caravans with different chemicals to see what color they burn (you know, copper is green, sodium is yellow, etc).
It is on G4 tv (used to be ZDTV), about 2:30 at night. Watch.
PS - holy crap. This guy is taking a bath in ale! He says bad beer, but it is still awesome!
Later on, they're going to show the thermite segment. If you've never seen thermite go off, watch here! That stuff is FAN-TASTIC.
They seem to end shows by blowing up different caravans with different chemicals to see what color they burn (you know, copper is green, sodium is yellow, etc).
It is on G4 tv (used to be ZDTV), about 2:30 at night. Watch.
PS - holy crap. This guy is taking a bath in ale! He says bad beer, but it is still awesome!
