Brainiac: Science Abuse Online
- Original Title :
- Brainiac: Science Abuse
- Genre :
- TV Series / Documentary / Comedy
- Cast :
- Jon Tickle,Joe Rowntree,Tom Pringle
- Type :
- TV Series
- Time :
- 45min
- Rating :
- 7.0/10
The show that's takes a comedic look at the world of science and asks the really important questions as well as putting stuff in microwaves
Series cast summary: | |||
Jon Tickle | - | Himself 42 episodes, 2003-2008 | |
Joe Rowntree | - | Brainiac Joe 42 episodes, 2003-2008 | |
Tom Pringle | - | Dr. Bunhead / - 41 episodes, 2003-2008 | |
Neil DuCran | - | Brainiac Neil 38 episodes, 2003-2007 | |
Moira Kan | - | Brainiac Moira 38 episodes, 2003-2007 | |
Richard Hammond | - | Himself - Presenter 37 episodes, 2003-2006 | |
Ed Arriens | - | 2 Brains 37 episodes, 2003-2006 | |
Rachel Grant | - | Professor Myang Li / - 35 episodes, 2004-2008 | |
Stefan D'Bart | - | Dolly Boy 32 episodes, 2005-2008 | |
Daniel Norris | - | Brainiac Dan 31 episodes, 2004-2006 | |
Charlotte Hudson | - | Herself 28 episodes, 2004-2006 | |
Richard Greenwood | - | Brainiac Richard 28 episodes, 2003-2005 | |
Peter Dickson | - | Himself / - 23 episodes, 2005-2008 | |
John P. Kilcoyne | - | Himself / - 22 episodes, 2005-2008 | |
Karen Naiker | - | Brainiac Karen 20 episodes, 2004-2005 | |
Sonal Patel | - | Brainiac Sonal 18 episodes, 2004-2005 | |
The show courted mild controversy when it emerged that at least one of the experiments was faked by a pyrotechnics department. The alkali metals are known to react rapidly with water, producing hydrogen gas and energy, with potentially explosive results. An experiment was set up to demonstrate how these metals reacted by dropping them in water, with the expectation that the heavier alkali metals would be more potent. Lithium, sodium, potassium and rubidium reacted with increasing potency. However caesium (the heaviest of the alkali metals commonly available) simply sank to the bottom of their "tank" (a bath) before it could react significantly, which was far less dramatic than the other reactions suggested. The producers had the bath wired with explosives and blown to pieces, and presented this instead. According to a statement issued by the production company, they frequently used pyrotechnics in this way.
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