Science Max! Experiments At Large
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21:00When antacid tablets mix with water, you get a chemical reaction. Phil harnesses this to make several variations on rockets! Plus, why acids and bases react and how to use chemistry to make light or instant crystals.
23:00Slime is made of polymers, which are long chains of molecules that explain how many things are made. From plastics, to fabrics to our own DNA, polymers are everywhere. And we have a lot of them contained in a tub of slime.
23:00How do you max out a dome made of gumdrops and toothpicks? Well, how about trying to build one with oranges? Still not good enough? How about pumpkins!? Phil also gets the record in maxxed-out cup stacking.
21:00Making a maxxed out spinning top is just the start. Phil experiments with the Magnus effect, gyroscopic precession, pushing string and Da Vinci's perpetual motion wheel.
21:00Starting with a small, syringe powered hydraulic arm, Phil maxxes things out by learning how to use the mechanical advantage of hydraulics to crush stuff!!! Plus: Filtering water, the Archimedes screw, hydro dipping and more!
21:00A Trebuchet is a giant, lever-based catapult. Phil uses it to hurl pumpkins! Mechanical advantage and the history of the trebuchet are what's being tossed your way on this episode, along with a lot of pumpkins, heads up!
23:00Phil builds a maxxed out Rube Goldberg machine and learns a lot about different kinds of forces. Gravity, potential energy, kinetic energy, chemical, electrical - you name the force, we've got it in this episode!
Season 2
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21:00Bending light to your will! Phil gets challenged to use light to solve a puzzle that gets more and more difficult. Plus: making a periscope, bouncing light rays to turn off your television, even seeing in the dark!
24:00 21:00Static Electricity! That's what's behind lightning bolts, whether they come from the sky or are made in the lab using the power of science! Plus: Phil harnesses the power behind lightning to make your hair stand on end.
21:00Water power! A home-made water-powered car gets maxed out to a 500 litre version. Plus: Phil flies on jets of water, and shows how to carve a pumpkin in 15 seconds with a pressure washer!
21:00Moving Air! A home-made stomp rocket gets maxed out into a giant version. Plus: Phil uses air pressure to break a piece of wood, makes a vortex cannon and vacuum-seals himself to the wall!
21:00Storing energy is how a home-made spool racer works. But can Phil build one out of a giant cable spool!? Plus: a run of giant dominoes, a maxed out craft stick chain reaction, mouse-traps and ping pong balls.
21:00Hot and Cold. A home-made hot air balloon gets turned into a giant floating monstrosity! Plus: dry ice, the coldest temperature possible and Phil wears a suit of blubber and gets into a tub of ice water.
21:00Vibration is the idea behind a shaky vibrobot - one maxed out enough so Phil can ride it! Plus: spinning an 8-foot coin, suspending water in mid-air and lasers!
21:00Phil tries to make the strongest electromagnet he can. Plus: playing with ferro-fluid. Wizards! And Phil tries to make it to the North Pole using a compass.
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Just how much power can be generated by one human being? Phil tries to find out. Plus: How a generator works, make your own wind turbine and a solar panel described with a bathtub and ping-pong balls!
22:00Defying gravity is Phil's mission, but maxing out a hoop glider proves to be harder than it seems. Plus: an egg drop with a pumpkin, hovering helium balloons and more anti-gravity fun!
22:00Phil tries to bend the power of sound to his will by making the loudest sound he can. Plus: make cornstarch mud dance, shatter a wine glass and make patterns with sand - all with the power of sound!
21:00Phil tries to build a tower strong enough to not fall apart when shaken in a massive earthquake. Plus: balancing on wood, getting sucked into sand, cookie towers and a table made of people!