Mad Scientists
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Seasons | 1
Episodes | 12
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2011-10-05
Last EP | 2011-11-23
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There's probably one in your neighborhood, an amateur inventor or eccentric engineer trying to fabricate the next big gizmo. Host and jack-of-all-trades builder John Bowler travels across America to meet these "mad scientists" and to check out their outrageous projects, from a jet-powered motorbike and rock-crawling machine to a basketball-playing robot and a giant telephone pole seesaw.
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Silent Crow Arts
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2011-10-05
1
Ultimate Rock Crawler
2011-10-05
Adding a tail to a rock-crawling machine that is built to move like a lizard.
2
The 26-Foot Lawn Dart
2011-10-05
A backyard thrill ride that propels riders down 180 feet of monorail at dizzying speeds.
3
The Moon Jumper
2011-10-12
A portable version of a counterweighted teeter-totter allows for a 90-degree jump, straight up.
4
Turbo-Charged Leaf Blower
2011-10-12
Building a multipurpose lawn tool out of a home-made turbo jet.
5
Swamp Flyer
2011-10-26
Transforming a gyroplane into a gyroboat.
6
Water Cannons on Wheels
2011-10-26
Souped-up wheelchairs that can go off-roading and have water cannons.
7
World's Weirdest Bike
2011-11-02
Creating a motorcycle that is powered by springs from a garage door.
8
Basketball-Playing Robot
2011-11-02
A robotics genius attempts to build a robot that can beat him in a game of basketball.
9
Human Water Rocket
2011-11-16
An attempt to build a rocket belt strong enough to lift a man out of the water.
10
Lawn Mower Hovercraft
2011-11-16
John and a computer engineer build hovercrafts from old lawn mowers.
11
Shocking Flying Machine
2011-11-23
Transforming an airplane into a machine that runs on electricity.
12
Jet-Powered Office Chair
2011-11-23
John challenges an inventor to add a sidecar to his homemade jet-powered motorbike.
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“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney