Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up - Season 1

Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesApr 19, 2015 - Jun 6, 2015

Episodes

Lightning
Season 1Episode 130 min

Lightning

When examining the origins of electricity, names like Andre Ampere, Georg Ohm or Benjamin Franklin and his kite come to mind. Nigel experiments with a cat and amber, electrical conductivity on a small child, and touching 100,000 volts.
Apr 19, 2015
Explosions
Season 1Episode 230 min

Explosions

The question is do real explosions differ from movie explosions. Nigel Latta goes on a mission to discover if he could still walk away in slow motion like an action movie hero.
Apr 26, 2015
Weather
Season 1Episode 330 min

Weather

Walk or run in the rain - which gets you more wet. How windy is wind, and how cold is cold ?
May 3, 2015
Car Collisions
Season 1Episode 430 min

Car Collisions

Are all cars safe in a collision, or are there factors that can make them better or worse ? Nigel Latta investigates.
May 10, 2015
Fire
Season 1Episode 530 min

Fire

What really happens in a house fire ? Nigel sets out to get the answer by setting a house on fire. The results are surprising.
May 17, 2015
Space
Season 1Episode 630 min

Space

Nigel wants to be the first New Zealander to make it into space. To do so he explores the fundamental physics of rocket science, and demonstrates the sometimes wayward nature of science.
May 24, 2015
Sound
Season 1Episode 730 min

Sound

Breaking the sound barrier. A good excuse for Nigel to invent some crazy experiments, and break a few other things along the way. Using some clever models, including 150 school students with flags, he examines the fundamentals of sound.
May 31, 2015
Gravity
Season 1Episode 830 min

Gravity

Gravity is usually associated with names like Galileo and Isaac Newton. Nigel tests the fundamentals of gravity through some interesting and innovative experiments.
Jun 6, 2015

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