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Science of Stupid (2014)

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This show combines cold hard science with some of the craziest, most spectacular and painful user generated clips ever recorded. Richard Hammond introduces all manner of mishaps featuring brave, if misguided individuals from around the world and then explains the science behind their failure and humiliation with the use of bespoke animations and super slo-mo cinematography. Every episode features between 50 and 60 clips of misadventure – ordinary folk making extraordinary mistakes. Each week watch stunts involving weightlifting, shooting guns or jumping over cars, that have gone wrong, paused, re-wound, and re-played and analysed to determine exactly what went wrong and why. Richard explains the physics, chemistry and biology at play, then presents forensic details to explain the stupidity that resulted in failure. He’ll look at everything including weight, volume, momentum, combustion and even how the brain operates. This is misadventure explained. This is the Science of Stupid.

IMDb rating
6.7 (927 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
Disney+ · fuboTV · YouTube TV · National Geographic · Spectrum On Demand
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

7.46 avg 14 episodes 7.9 → 7.5 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 15 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 11 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 13 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 11 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 8 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 8 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 8 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 9 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 11 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 11 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dancing Disasters7.920
2Discus for Dummies7.515
3Poolside Fails7.815
4Karate Flops7.515
5Airbags vs Airheads7.711
6Learning to Fly6.713
7Rooftop Drops7.711
8Human Tower Disasters7.412
9Zip Lines Fails7.28
10Bungee Cord Snaps7.68
11Pole Vaulting Mishaps7.28
12Jet Pack Failure7.39
13Don't Lose Your Lunch7.411
14Ring of Fire7.511

Season 2 (2015)

7.46 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 7.4

Ep 1: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 9 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 8 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 8 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 7 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Horsepower Is Not Your Friend7.78
2Wheelies Gone Wrong7.79
3The Motion of the Ocean7.38
4Half-Pipe Wipeouts7.58
5Wall Running Face Plants7.47
6Flip Flops and Power Purges7.47
7Roof Jumping: To Infinity and Below7.47
8Ice Buckets and Kayaks7.47
9Barbecues and Hammocks7.47
10Surfing on Sand and Walking in Heels7.47

Episode ratings and vote counts from IMDb. Poster, overview, and streaming data from TMDB. Data refreshed 2026-07-03.

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