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Brainiac: Science Abuse

Episode #6.2 (Season 6, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, Comedy

Vic Reeves and Jon Tickle attempt to make a vegetable break the sound barrier using a pneumatic cannon and a rocket on a wire. Vic Reeves finds out how many pieces of sticky tape it takes to lift a car and the Brainiacs investigate the ...See moreVic Reeves and Jon Tickle attempt to make a vegetable break the sound barrier using a pneumatic cannon and a rocket on a wire. Vic Reeves finds out how many pieces of sticky tape it takes to lift a car and the Brainiacs investigate the fastest way to eat eggs; boiled, fried, scrambled or raw? Other questions answered include: who gets more money: a really good busker or a really bad busker?; what happens when you put a pencil in a microwave?; and can cheerleaders still perform while receiving electric shocks? The desperate celebrities are still trapped in Stars in Their Caravans. Will Abi Titmuss or Frank Bruno manage to blow up their caravan and escape? Written by Anonymous See less
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Jan 20, 2008 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members
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Vic Reeves
Self - Presenter / Major Yuri Abusikov (segment "Liquid Oxygen") Self - Presenter / Major Yuri Abusikov (segment "Liquid Oxygen")   See fewer
Thaila Zucchi
Self - Presenter (segment "How Hard is Your Thing?") / Self - Presenter (segment "Shocking Acts") Self - Presenter (segment "How Hard is Your Thing?") / Self - Presenter (segment "Shocking Acts")   See fewer
Tom Pringle
Dr Bunhead (segment "Chemistry Death Match") (as Tom Pringle M.Phil M.R.S.C.) Dr Bunhead (segment "Chemistry Death Match") (as Tom Pringle M.Phil M.R.S.C.)   See fewer
John P. Kilcoyne
Professor John Kemical Kilcoyne (segment "Chemistry Death Match") (as Dr John P. Kilcoyne) Professor John Kemical Kilcoyne (segment "Chemistry Death Match") (as Dr John P. Kilcoyne)   See fewer
Rachel Grant
Professor Myang Li (segment "Flush or Float") Professor Myang Li (segment "Flush or Float")   See fewer
Malene Espensen
Nurse (segment "Tickle's Body") Nurse (segment "Tickle's Body")   See fewer
Peter Dickson
Self - Voice Over (voice) Self - Voice Over (voice)   See fewer
Gail Porter
Self (segment "Stars in Their Caravans") Self (segment "Stars in Their Caravans")   See fewer
Stefan D'Bart
Dolly Boy (uncredited) Dolly Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Rowntree
Brainiac Joe (uncredited) Brainiac Joe (uncredited)   See fewer
Suzanne Seddon
Lab Supervisor (uncredited) Lab Supervisor (uncredited)   See fewer
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