There's a new (well, second season alrady, but just found it) show from England, "Brainiac" - second title line: Science Abuse

Apart from some "scientific experiment" or at least scientific background, it's a funny show, blowing up LOTS of stuff ...

(e.g., you have probably seen a piece of Lithium in water in school, but what happens if you drop a 2g piece of Caesium in a bathtub?

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I caught it on a dutch channel, found a couple episodes on the 'net ...