0:00:34 > 0:00:36Now look, Lab Rat, if that's not working,
0:00:36 > 0:00:39the control box is underneath, underneath there.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Get in there, now there's some wires.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Touch those two together, cross them.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Yeah, maybe it wasn't those two after all.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Right, lab coat on. I'm ready for duty. You'll get better.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Hello, I'm Richard Hammond, welcome to my Blast Lab.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57APPLAUSE
0:00:59 > 0:01:02In just a moment we shall begin a series
0:01:02 > 0:01:05of complex scientific experiments with two teams
0:01:05 > 0:01:09of players competing using their massive scientific brains.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12In fact, the only thing that's thick in here is the walls,
0:01:12 > 0:01:13three metres thick in fact,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17because sometimes my experiments are a little unreliable and dangerous.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Let's have a look at what's in store today.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33CHEERING
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Now, normally this top secret underground lab
0:01:37 > 0:01:40is guarded by a team of 20 crack SAS professionals.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43They're trained in all forms of combat,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45they use the latest hi-tech weaponry
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and they're skilled in the art of invisibility,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51which is annoying, because I can't find them, anywhere.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I've drafted in the next best thing...my nan.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56She can take on 20 people at once
0:01:56 > 0:02:00and she makes a really nice flan. She is my Ninja Nan.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02CHEERING
0:02:10 > 0:02:13She may look fragile but she is a fully trained Ninja.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Yeah, see? Nan, if you'd like to...
0:02:19 > 0:02:23She's gone again! Nan, nan, if you'd like to take your place
0:02:23 > 0:02:27and get settled into security, thank you very much, and there she goes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Look at her move! She's so fast(!)
0:02:30 > 0:02:32She looks slow because we've had to film her in slow motion
0:02:32 > 0:02:35so you can see her, otherwise she's just a blur.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Honest! It's further than you think, that!
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Ninja Nan, are you settled in yet?
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Are you in your place...? No, don't worry about him.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45He had a bit of an accident, it was his own fault.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Nan will get settled in and it's a comfort to know
0:02:47 > 0:02:49that she's there to guard us.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Let's look at who's trying to get into my lab today.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Show yourselves, please.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Yes, yes, it's all very well getting excited.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01They say they're the Yellow Team. We don't know that!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04We can't let just anybody into the Blast Lab.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08We've got to be careful so identify yourself by names, please.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Alex!- Alex!- Rory.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Alex, Alex and Rory, yep, that checks out.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Hidden talent, it's got your name here, Rory,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17and it says you play a musical instrument.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I'm guessing it's what, the recorder, the banjo?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Trombone.- Oh, really? If you can play the trombone,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26we'll let you through security.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27HE PLAYS SCALES
0:03:27 > 0:03:32Oh, you see, scales, very technical.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Not the most melodic listen, but I'd say they were accurate.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Right, you can play the trombone,
0:03:37 > 0:03:41you are the Yellow Team, come into the Blast Lab. Mind the Lab Rat.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43CHEERING
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Welcome to the lab, great to have you here.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Sorry about the security, can't be too careful.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51All sorts try and get in here. Where are you from?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54ALL: Sutton! And we are the Nuclear Boys.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57You went to the trouble of thinking of your own team name.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59You're the Yellow Team and that's that.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Now, we're about to meet the bunch of people
0:04:01 > 0:04:03who claim to be your opposition.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07They say they are the Red Team but we can't be sure!
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Hello, so-called Red Team.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Now we can't just let you in,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18we've gotta check that out first, security checks.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Robbie!- Emily!- Charlotte!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Robbie, Emily and Charlotte, yep that checks out.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Robbie, it's got your name here for the hidden talent.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- What are you going to do for us? - Count to 30 in Spanish.- Go on, then.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Uno, dos, tres, quatro...
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- How far are you counting? - Well, to 30.- OK. Carry on.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Siete, ocho...
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- How far have you got now?- Ten.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43That's far enough. Right, you can speak Spanish, come in,
0:04:43 > 0:04:48you are the Red Team. Hello, Reds, great to have you in the Blast Lab.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Where have you come from?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54ALL: Featherstone and we are the Invincible Terrible Trio.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Great name, but useless!
0:04:56 > 0:04:58You're the Red Team and that's that.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Right, Reds and Yellows, get settled in and comfortable
0:05:02 > 0:05:04because we're about to play Round One.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06It's time to bring out my intelligent assistant.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10He's got a degree from Oxford and an MOT from Cambridge. It is Oliver.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31I've fitted Oliver with the latest state of the art,
0:05:31 > 0:05:34hi-tech Fact Nav system and it really wasn't very hard to do,
0:05:34 > 0:05:35to be honest...
0:05:35 > 0:05:38It was very, very hard to do and as a result,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41it's not working quite as well as I'd planned,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43so a lot of the facts are not true.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I need our two teams to tell us whether the facts I give them
0:05:46 > 0:05:51are true or false. If they are true, Oliver will do this...
0:05:51 > 0:05:53SIREN BLARES
0:05:53 > 0:05:56And if they're false, he'll let us know by doing this...
0:05:56 > 0:05:57FOGHORN BLARES
0:05:57 > 0:05:59So, simple enough rules, teams,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03and your first chance to earn points in the Blast Lab.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Reds, you're going first.
0:06:04 > 0:06:11There are 300 bones in a child's body, but only 206 in an adult.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Is that true or false?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Audience, what do we think? Is that true or false?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Kind of a mixed bag in the audience.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Quite a few trues down here, but mostly false over there.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- What's your answer.- It's false. - You think it's false?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- I think, yeah. - Do you all agree on that?
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- Yeah.- Oliver, is it true or false? It's true.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Well, bad luck, so no point there for you.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36In actual fact, some of the bones in a child's body
0:06:36 > 0:06:40fuse together as they grow older so by the time they reach adulthood,
0:06:40 > 0:06:42the number of bones is reduced to 206.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Right, Yellow Team, your science fact. Here it is.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49The earth is completely round.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51True or false? Have a talk, have a think.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Audience, is that true or false?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56What do we think?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59The majority of the audience are saying true actually,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01but as always, be independent. What do we reckon?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- False. - OK. The Yellows think that is false.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Oliver, is it true or false?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11It is false. That's a point for the Yellows straightaway there.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Well, done. A little celebratory dance going on there
0:07:14 > 0:07:16from the Yellow Team. Well, done, chaps.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Actually, the earth isn't completely round because when it spins
0:07:20 > 0:07:22like that it bulges in the middle. Broop!
0:07:22 > 0:07:26That's a technical explanation for you. OK, right, the third question.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30How many seconds are in a year? Good luck, teams.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Audience, what do we think? Anybody got any idea?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I'm going to come and talk to you using my new plant mic.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40That's not gone down as well as I'd hoped. You're not...
0:07:40 > 0:07:41look it's a microphone, you see?
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- It's hidden in there. What's your name?- Jordan.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46I only heard that because of the microphone, hidden.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48I'm gonna offer it to spies.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51How many seconds there are in a year?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- Yes?- 10 million.- 10 million.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56OK. OK. Any advance on that?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Hazard a guess or? - Over 1,000 million.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Over 1,000 million. OK. We're getting into the big numbers.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Turn your boards round and let's have a look.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Reds first. You've written 1 million.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Yellows have got 61,200.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Well, the actual answer is 31,536,000 seconds in a year
0:08:14 > 0:08:17which means the point clearly goes to the Reds.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Well, done! Even though you were still quite a long way away,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25you were the closest. You get the point, which brings it to a draw.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Actually for the average chap,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32they'll live for 2,365,200,000 seconds.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Right that means points now, one all.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51That is all to come, but right now
0:08:51 > 0:08:53it's time for Mini Science.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56The round where our teams use ordinary household objects
0:08:56 > 0:08:59to conduct extraordinary scientific experiments and for this
0:08:59 > 0:09:03we need the help of my old school science teacher, Mini Miss.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- Straighten your shirt, Richard. - Sorry, Miss. I know I am a mess.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16The secret of her youthful looks, that is me.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20I've made a time machine to bring her into the Blast Lab
0:09:20 > 0:09:22and, unfortunately, with the time machine
0:09:22 > 0:09:24I made a few schoolboy errors
0:09:24 > 0:09:28and as a result, she came out of it as a schoolgirl. Sorry, Miss.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31You never were the sharpest tool in the box, were you, Richard?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34No Miss, no Miss, sorry!
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- So, what are we doing today? - We're looking at propulsion.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Brilliant! How?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41One team member from each team
0:09:41 > 0:09:44is stranded on the other side of the toxic tank
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and it's up to the rest of the team members to rescue them
0:09:47 > 0:09:49using the balloon rocket.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Wow! So they're gonna make balloon rockets
0:09:51 > 0:09:53to actually fly away with Alex and Robson on them.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55They're gonna have to be really big.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58They're not doing that, are they, Miss? What are they doing?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Well, the stranded team mate has to throw a ball
0:10:01 > 0:10:06attached to an emergency line across to the other two safe team mates.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08When they've caught it
0:10:08 > 0:10:11they must tie the line to their side, blow up a balloon...
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- You're giving me this to blow up, aren't you, Miss?- Yes.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- OK.- Attach it to a straw... and fix it onto the line.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Right, Miss. These are not easy balloons to blow up, Miss.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- Now...- Feel a bit funny, Miss. - ..we attach the balloon...
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I think I see what's gonna happen here
0:10:32 > 0:10:35..to the straw, using the loop fasteners.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37So that goes on there like that.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- Yes.- And that's their rocket... - When the balloon is let go
0:10:41 > 0:10:44it should fly across the line to the other side.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45It actually works!
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- All right, well this is a straight race, isn't it?- Yes...
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Because then when the balloon hits the other side,
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- that's when the flare goes off.- Yes.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- So it's a race to get there first? - Yes.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57All right. I reckon before we start this,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00it's only fair to give you a little bit of practice
0:11:00 > 0:11:02at making your balloon rockets.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Mini Miss, could you go and assist them in doing this?
0:11:05 > 0:11:06While they're doing that,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10here's a bit about the science that's going on. It's pretty simple.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13When the balloon is blown up, the rubber's all stretched
0:11:13 > 0:11:16and it wants to shrink back into its original shape,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18and that squeezes the air out of this end,
0:11:18 > 0:11:23and that is where one of Blast Lab's all-time heroes comes into play...
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Sir Isaac Newton. Well, I say comes into play...
0:11:25 > 0:11:28He's not actually coming into the lab to do it
0:11:28 > 0:11:29because he lived in the 1600s
0:11:29 > 0:11:35but his ideas do. You see, Newton was very good at explaining things.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37At the time, a lot of people thought he was bonkers,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40but he's turned out later on to be right about a lot of stuff.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44He came up with laws that described why things do what they do
0:11:44 > 0:11:47all around us and today we'll be using one of those laws,
0:11:47 > 0:11:48his third one.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50What he said was, in his Third Law,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53"For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction".
0:11:53 > 0:11:55What that means, actually, is if you push this way
0:11:55 > 0:11:58there's an equal and opposite push going on this way.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01That's what's happening here. The balloon, when it's inflated,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04slowly deflates, squirts the air that way,
0:12:04 > 0:12:05which means there's a push,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09so there's a push sending the balloon that way, you see?
0:12:09 > 0:12:13It's as though old Isaac Newton was here himself helping our teams
0:12:13 > 0:12:16bring balloon rockets to fire across our toxic tank.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Right, teams, how are we doing?
0:12:18 > 0:12:19- Are we ready to start?- Yep.- Good.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22If we can all get into our starting positions.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24We'll be there to rescue you soon, don't worry, hang on.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28This is a straight race, then, and that race starts...
0:12:28 > 0:12:32ooh, I'd say...now! And they're off!
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Lots of activity, but who's in front?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Yellows concentrating hard there. The wires are going up.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09The Yellows are blowing up their balloon already! Come on, Reds!
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Oops, the Reds look like they're having problems
0:13:24 > 0:13:28as the Yellows put the finishing touches to their rocket.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36There it goes! A clear win for the Yellow Team!
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Reds, what happened?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43There we have it. Alex, you're saved by your team mates.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I'm afraid, Robson, they just left you there, honestly!
0:13:46 > 0:13:49So that means a point straightaway to the Yellow Team.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51CHEERING
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Bringing the scores to 2-1.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Now propelling small straws across the toxic tank is all well and good,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02but could we use the same theory, Isaac Newton's Third Law,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05to propel something more exciting, like...a man?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Here we see two of the worst examples
0:14:09 > 0:14:12of the human form on the planet,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14otherwise known as Lab Rats,
0:14:14 > 0:14:18indulging in what looks like some uncharacteristically
0:14:18 > 0:14:20impressive basketball skills.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25There's something not right here. Ah, I see, pathetic!
0:14:25 > 0:14:32The Lab Rats managed to score with the hoop set at around 1.5 metres.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Professional players can score with the hoop at 3 metres.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39I think we can do better, much better.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43We're setting the hoop at a height of 30 metres from the ground
0:14:43 > 0:14:47to attempt the highest slam dunk the world has ever seen, ever!
0:14:47 > 0:14:52This earth-shattering feat cannot be attempted by any ordinary man.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56We need a man who makes the impossible, possible.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58We need a man who laughs at danger,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and kicks sand in the face of failure.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03We need...
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Hello, I'm Jet Pack Man.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Really? You look like a Lab Rat
0:15:13 > 0:15:17with a moustache wearing a leather jacket and a silly hat.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Two fire extinguishers, that's original(!)
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Propel yourself into the air, drop the basketball and set a new record.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26That's never gonna work.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Lab Rats are completely useless and bred for this type of thing,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34so please don't feel sorry for them or actually do anything they do.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Three, two, one, blast off!
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Ah! OK, then.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Must have been those extra kippers he had for breakfast!
0:15:50 > 0:15:52We're gonna have to beef this experiment up, I think.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Time to call in the Americans.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00This all-American hero is one of only two rocket men in the world.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03No-one is more experienced or confident.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I'm Jet Pack Man.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08But he's never tried anything like this.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12The Jet Pack Man's canisters are filled with hydrogen peroxide.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15When it's mixed with certain metals, like silver,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17it turns into oxygen and superheated steam.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20This shoots downwards out of the bottom of the pack
0:16:20 > 0:16:22at almost supersonic speed
0:16:22 > 0:16:26which should launch the rocket man upwards and into the sky.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Well, that's the theory.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Can American muscle succeed
0:16:36 > 0:16:39where British steamy-determination failed so miserably?
0:16:39 > 0:16:46One man against the odds, against gravity and against the doubters.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50The odds are stacked against him as he only has enough fuel
0:16:50 > 0:16:53to stay airborne for about 30 seconds,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56so he's also racing against the clock.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Three, two, one, blast-off.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03OK. I think there's a point available here.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Score right now, 2-1.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07There's another point up for grabs.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09You could equalise if you get this.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I'll give that point to the team who can correctly tell me
0:17:12 > 0:17:15will Jet Pack Man be able to slam dunk that basketball into the hoop?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17What do you think?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Will he do it, or not?- No. - You think not.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Reds, will he do it, or not?- Yeah.- Yes.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Oh, good, so there's a point difference here.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Reds think he will, Yellows think he won't. Let's find out.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32So, this is it. He knows what he has to do.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35The time for talking is over.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38The time to fly is upon us.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Three, two, one, blast off.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50There he goes. We have lift-off. Every second counts as he spins
0:17:50 > 0:17:54through the air, trying to manoeuvre into position.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57He's closing in on the unsuspecting hoop.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Steady, steady. He's done it!
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Amazing!
0:18:11 > 0:18:14A perfect run there for the American Jet Pack Man,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16as he glides effortlessly up to 30 metres,
0:18:16 > 0:18:21spins right around the hoop and scoring on his first attempt.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27He's loving it. The Lab Rats love it.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29In fact, it seems there is only one person
0:18:29 > 0:18:32who doesn't share in their celebrations.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Like a true hero, Jet Pack Man waves goodbye to his adoring public
0:18:40 > 0:18:43before disappearing off into the horizon.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52So there you go. The point goes to the Red Team
0:18:52 > 0:18:54which equalises the score at 2-2,
0:18:54 > 0:18:56and now we must move on
0:18:56 > 0:18:57towards the Messy, Messy, Mess test
0:18:57 > 0:19:00which means you guys have all got to go off and get changed
0:19:00 > 0:19:02into your protective outfits.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You go and get ready for that.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07While they're getting ready,
0:19:07 > 0:19:11this is a treat for the rest of this audience, I'm delighted to say,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14that Jet Pack Man has come to join us in the lab!
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Jet Pack Man, Eric, how are you? Nice to see you.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26We can have another look at that
0:19:26 > 0:19:29because I want you to talk us through what's going on.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34Lab Rats, please stop. Yes, that's the man jet pack, don't get near it.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Don't let them touch that, will you? Let's have a look.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38This is you in action.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42What does it feel like when it takes off?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45It's like jumping off the ground, but not having to come down.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Here you look like you're suspended from a wire.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50What are you doing to steer it there?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52The right handle is for going up and down,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54and now I'm making a left turn
0:19:54 > 0:19:57it's my left hand that spins me, but to go forward
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I drop my hands down, that's driving me forward
0:19:59 > 0:20:02and I can let up on them to slow it down.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Now I'm jockeying the other...
0:20:04 > 0:20:06That bit of manoeuvring there was tricky.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08I'm imagining this is something
0:20:08 > 0:20:10that it's possible to make an amazing hash of.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12You're standing on top of 800 horse powers,
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- so the superheated steam is at supersonic velocity.- 800?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- Yeah.- That's as much as about five family cars.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23That's an immense amount of power. How long does the fuel last?
0:20:23 > 0:20:24It's got 33 seconds of fuel.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- What happens then? - Then I get my sign out.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Is it like the cartoons where it coughs and splutters to a halt
0:20:33 > 0:20:36and then your eyes go wide and you run for a bit in the air...
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- No, it doesn't! You just plummet to the ground?- Exactly.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I think you're very brave
0:20:41 > 0:20:45and you're now officially one of our Blast Lab heroes.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47You see the lovely rosette?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- You're pleased with that, aren't you?- I love it.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Lab Rats, get away from that!
0:20:51 > 0:20:53This is a real, live jet pack.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Please, don't go near it. Boys and girls, Eric, Jet Pack Man.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- CHEERING - You're very proud, I can tell.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Yes, this is great.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08Right. Time now for us to move on to the Messy, Messy, Mess Test...
0:21:11 > 0:21:15..which today is the Gungy Bungee, featuring, my Blast Lab catapults.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18You don't wanna know about the experiment I designed
0:21:18 > 0:21:22these for originally, suffice to say the cats were not pleased.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Today, we're going to use them for propelling prize pods
0:21:25 > 0:21:30across this tank of unspeakably toxic gunge. Here's the game.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Teams, you've got to fire as many of these prize pods as you can
0:21:33 > 0:21:36across the tank and into the prize zone beyond.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39The winning team is the team gets the most prize pods
0:21:39 > 0:21:42into the zone and you'll keep the prizes written on them.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46This being Blast Lab, though, there is, predictably, a twist.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49You will notice a team player from each team in the gunge.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51These two players have two jobs.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Firstly, you have to stop the opposing team's prize pods as
0:21:54 > 0:21:58they arc across the tank towards the prize zone,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00while collecting your team's prize pods,
0:22:00 > 0:22:02put them back into these baskets
0:22:02 > 0:22:06so that your team-mates can fire them across into the prize zone.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07Important note for you guys,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10do not go past this tape.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14I dropped a plutonium rod in there, and it superheated the whole thing,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16incredible heat coming off it.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18I tried to dig it out with a spade,
0:22:18 > 0:22:23but it melted the spade, don't go beyond there.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Everybody understand their jobs?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Catchers, blockers, you understand your jobs?
0:22:27 > 0:22:31OK. You have some time to get as many prize pods as you possibly can
0:22:31 > 0:22:35across the toxic tank and that some time starts...
0:22:37 > 0:22:39..Now!
0:22:43 > 0:22:45The air is thick with prize pods.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50A huge shot from the Yellows,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52shame it was also hugely off-target.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03The Red team are letting no Yellow pods past them.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06The Red prize pods are building up
0:23:06 > 0:23:08it's not looking good for the Yellows.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Some amazing play from the Red team's blocker,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15she's stopping just about any of the Yellow pods getting through.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Really, really good.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24It is mayhem out there.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27The teams have some time left.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29How long is anyone's guess
0:23:29 > 0:23:31because my Some Time Clock never works.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Both teams are screaming encouragement at each other,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42at least, I think it's encouragement.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Things are getting tense amongst the Yellow team's players.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53It's a tense business with the toxic tank.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Oh, yeah!
0:23:56 > 0:24:02The prize zone is looking like a very Red place to be right now.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- KLAXON - OK, teams. Everybody stop.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Everybody stop there.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Some great play going on. Some frustration amongst both teams
0:24:17 > 0:24:22and some unbelievably good blocking from you!
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Let's see which team has won.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Lab Rat, for the Yellow Team, how many do we have?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Four, indicated with his paw there.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30For the Red Team, how many?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Seven. That means the Red Team are the winners.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36CHEERING
0:24:36 > 0:24:40..And are quite pleased about it! Let's find out what you've won.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42You'll take home these prizes.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Ready, Nan?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Each of you will be taking home 20 Questions,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49an Electronic Project Set,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Uno Flash Game,
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Science Magic Set,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Horrible Science Book,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59a Glider Set,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01and an X-Twin Jet.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Each of you take those prizes home.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09OK, now the slightly tricky bit. Yellows... Here's a funny thing.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11These are the prizes you would have won.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14An Electronic Project Set.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16An X-Twin Jet. Ooh, lovely!
0:25:16 > 0:25:1920 Questions, yeah.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23And an MP3 player. Each of you would be taking that home.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Instead of taking them home, you're gonna blow them up.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29It's time for Bidet Goes Bang.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Well, we have come to that moment in Blast Lab.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- Reds, how are you feeling? - Great.- Very happy.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48Congratulations, and all of this lot coming home with you.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- Over here are the Yellows. How are you feeling?- Disappointed.- Yeah.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Bad.- Bad?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Good! Glad you came into Blast Lab!
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Sorry, team. What went wrong in that last game?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02The catapult was too slippery to put the stuff on.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04So, you're criticising the tools!
0:26:04 > 0:26:08My carefully designed, specially built catapult let you down?
0:26:08 > 0:26:13OK, well, never mind, because it's time.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16I do like to get a lot of bang for my buck,
0:26:16 > 0:26:18and this next invention cost a lot of bucks,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21so it had better give a pretty big bang.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Well, I think it probably will. Be afraid - it's my exploding bidet.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Your prizes have been loaded in.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- Who'll press the plunger? - All of us.- Share the blame.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Step forward and lift the plunger into the firing position, please.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38There you go. Don't push it yet. OK. Here we go.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43Five, four, three, two, one...
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Yep! There you go!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Today, we learnt Newton's Third Law of Motion.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51If you push something one way,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54you'll make something else go in the opposite direction.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58I don't suppose Newton made this discovery the same way as we did,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01by doing slam dunks with jet packs and firing balloon rockets
0:27:01 > 0:27:04over a tank full of toxic gunge. See you next time.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07CHEERING
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Blast Lab was recorded in front of a live studio audience.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Probably no Lab Rats were hurt...
0:27:27 > 0:27:30too badly during filming... probably!
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd