| No. | Title [2] | Original release date | U.S. viewers
(millions) |
|---|
| 1 | "Duct Tape Special" | January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) | 0.323[3] |
|---|
Can you make a functioning parachute out of duct tape? (busted)
Will a tyre totally made out of duct tape function adequately? ( confirmed) |
| 2 | "Dynamite Air Freshener" | January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09) | 0.191[4] |
|---|
Can an accidental spark ignite a car filled with air freshener? (plausible)
Can a dog shake off 70% of its water weight after getting wet? ( plausible) |
| 3 | "Battery Blast" | January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16) | 0.260[5] |
|---|
Can a Lithium battery catch fire if crushed in a garbage truck? (confirmed)
Does an arrow truly fly "As straight as an arrow"? ( plausible) |
| 4 | "Demolition Dominoes" | January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23) | 0.242[6] |
|---|
Can a small domino knock over successively larger dominoes to the point of crushing a car? (plausible)
Is it impossible to remove a single remaining brick at the base of a Jenga tower without collapsing it? ( confirmed) |
| 5 | "Gravity Busters" | January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23) | 0.256[6] |
|---|
In slow motion the bottom of a hanging slinky doesn't move when the top is released. Does it defy gravity? (confirmed)
Can a number 2 pencil draw a line for 35 miles, or write 45,000 words? ( 35 miles busted, 45,000 words confirmed) |
| 6 | "Shredder Explosion"
"Paper Shred Ka-Boom!" | January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30) | N/A |
|---|
Can cleaning a paper shredder with canned air cause an explosion? (confirmed)
If you made mayonnaise during an electrical storm, will it stop the ingredients combining? ( busted) |
| 7 | "Flatus Special"
"Countdown to Gas-tastrophe" | January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30) | N/A |
|---|
Can a medical laser ignite a patient's fart during an operation? (plausible)
Can Adam's fart power a rocket? ( confirmed) |
| 8 | "Bug Special" | February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06) | 0.166[7] |
|---|
Can a sticky bug trap catch a human? (confirmed)
Is spider silk stronger than an equivalent mass of steel wire? (confirmed)
A line of what household substance will stop an ant crossing it? ( chalk, baby powder, powdered spice, cinnamon and cayenne pepper powder busted, olive oil confirmed) |
| 9 | "Deep Space Hollywood" | February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06) | 0.161[7] |
|---|
Can you actually fly from one spacecraft to another using a fire extinguisher, like in the movie Gravity? (busted)
The tagline from Alien says "In space no one can hear you scream", but is it true? ( busted) |
| 10 | "Breaking Bad Blow-Up" | February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06) | 0.190[7] |
|---|
Can a scrap yard magnet erase a laptop drive from the outside of the police evidence room and pull everything metal from across the floor into the wall in front? (busted)
Can you barricade a door with furniture to stop a bad guy? (plausible)
Note: Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan makes a guest appearance. |
