On the Spot - Season 6

On the Spot - Season 6

Season 6

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DatesOct 17, 2016 - Feb 13, 2017
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Episodes

Mad Science, Inventions, Bad Ideas
Season 6Episode 1

Mad Science, Inventions, Bad Ideas

Bizarre therapies; how an in-ear thermometer detects temperature; bad ideas about cleaning.

Oct 17, 2016
Globetrotting, Get Creative, Problem & Solution
Season 6Episode 2

Globetrotting, Get Creative, Problem & Solution

How New York got its nickname; chewing-gum sculptures; creative solutions to NASA's problems in space.

Oct 24, 2016
Now and Then, Identify This, Surprising Stats
Season 6Episode 3

Now and Then, Identify This, Surprising Stats

Prehistoric dentists; identifying cool animals; smartphone statistics.

Oct 31, 2016
Inventions, In Sickness & In Health, Dinosaurs
Season 6Episode 4

Inventions, In Sickness & In Health, Dinosaurs

Why an extra month was added to the calendar; diseases that affect both humans and animals; the size of a stegosaurus brain.

Nov 7, 2016
Extreme Sports, Into the Wild, Origins
Season 6Episode 5

Extreme Sports, Into the Wild, Origins

A high-altitude race; animals in myths and folklore; a military invention.

Nov 14, 2016
Oddities, Health & Fitness, The World In Numbers
Season 6Episode 6

Oddities, Health & Fitness, The World In Numbers

Odd acts in traveling sideshows; how long it takes to feel the effects of caffeine; the origins of Wall Street.

Nov 21, 2016
Get Creative, What Could Have Been, Ridiculous Theories
Season 6Episode 7

Get Creative, What Could Have Been, Ridiculous Theories

The first flying device that could carry people; doomsday prophecies; a theory involving water.

Jan 30, 2017
Mad Science, Problem & Solution, Bad Ideas
Season 6Episode 8

Mad Science, Problem & Solution, Bad Ideas

What a Jacob's ladder is; ways to keep pesky insects out; why fluoroscopes were a bad idea in shoe stores.

Feb 6, 2017
On the Brain, Oddities, Extreme Sports
Season 6Episode 9

On the Brain, Oddities, Extreme Sports

The amount of neurons in the human brain; oddities in geometric figures; an extreme sport brought on by a California drought.

Feb 13, 2017

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