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September 5, 2022

Season 2

01. You Built a Mega Slide?

Could you build a slide to the other side of the world? You would need to start in space, use the slippiest slide ever and make sure you have enough supplies before you go down it.

5min
September 5, 2022

02. You Walked Through Walls?

Wouldn't it be cool to be able to walk through walls? From turning into a gas to quantum trickery, we discover why it wouldn't be quite as useful as you'd like.

5min
September 6, 2022

03. We Got Rid of Bugs?

Bugs might be annoying, but we would soon regret it if we got rid of them - all our favourite foods would disappear, and there would be dung everywhere.

5min
September 7, 2022

04. You Needed Two of You?

From cloning to 3D printing, what if we could actually make copies of ourselves?

5min
September 8, 2022

05. You Could Stop Global Warming?

Imagine if we had a thermostat that could turn the world temperature down - could we fix global warming? But be careful, a few degrees too far and could cause an ice age.

5min
September 12, 2022

06. You Lived on Venus?

Venus has acid rain, crushing pressure and is hotter than an oven, so it might not sound like the ideal place to live. However, up in the clouds it's almost just like home.

5min
September 13, 2022

07. You Could Shout Round the World?

Find out how to shout from one side of the world to the other.

5min
September 14, 2022

08. You Were Invisible?

We try out three potential ways to become invisible and discover some surprising side effects.

5min
September 15, 2022

09. We Had Two Suns?

There is a way that Earth could have a second sun, so we try it out to see what happens.

5min
September 16, 2022

10. Your Mind Could Move Things?

We imagine a world where it's possible to move things with your mind like films, but find that the laws of physics mean that this superpower wouldn't quite work like you expect.

5min
September 19, 2022

11. Animals Were Supersized?

We look at whether some animals can get gigantic and find out that if you are being chased by a giant snail or a humungous butterfly, then fear not, you must be dreaming.

5min
September 20, 2022

12. You Walked on the Ceiling?

We try using a gravity-bending black hole and spinning the earth faster to see if we can make it possible to walk on the ceiling.

5min
September 21, 2022

13. You Were the Last Person on Earth?

What would the planet be like if all other humans disappeared, leaving you as the last person on earth?

5min
September 22, 2022

14. You Built a Giant Sand Castle?

Is it possible to build a sand castle the size of a real castle? We imagine how it could be done, using a pneumatic drill and a huge, solid gold steamroller.

5min
September 23, 2022

15. You Shrunk the Earth?

We find out what would happen if you shrank the earth. You could jump higher and move faster, but you would end up with altitude sickness even at sea level.

5min
September 26, 2022

16. Money Grew on Trees?

If you had a tree that could grow money, would that make you rich? Even if you wait 20 years for your tree to grow, you will probably end up no richer than you started.

5min
September 27, 2022

17. You Flew Like a Superhero?

Flying like a superhero may sound like enormous fun, but there are some serious downsides that Hollywood does not tell you about - weather, extreme cold and even fizzy blood.

5min
September 28, 2022

18. There Were No Colours?

Imagine removing all the colours one by one? It would change more than just how things look, and after taking out just three colours, we would not be able to see anything at all.

5min
September 29, 2022

19. You Only Ate Burgers?

If everyone in the world ate nothing but cheeseburgers, we would run out of land, and even if we went meat-free, we would have to invent some crazy burgers to get the nutrients we need.

5min
September 30, 2022

20. You Threw a Ball Round the World?

To throw a ball around the world, you need to start out in space, throw it ten times the speed of a bullet and make sure your ball does not explode when it hits the atmosphere.

5min
October 3, 2022

21. You Built the Tallest Building on Earth?

We reveal how to create the ultimate in tall buildings by going to the moon and taking inspiration from wedding cakes.

5min
October 4, 2022

22. You Had Kangaroo Legs?

To win a marathon, are you better off with the bouncing legs of a kangaroo, the long legs of a T. rex or sticking with the legs of a human?

5min
October 5, 2022

23. You Were Indestructible?

We imagine becoming unbreakable by removing our bones, turning our skin to metal and finally by becoming completely elastic, but indestructibility isn't everything we hoped for.

5min
October 6, 2022

24. You Surfed Without Water?

Sometimes you want to go surfing, but it's too far to the beach, so we try surfing on land with the help of a volcano and some giant fans.

5min
October 7, 2022

25. Earth Ran Out of Energy?

We try out a crazy idea from science fiction to build a giant sphere around the sun and give us more energy than we'll ever need.

5min
October 10, 2022

26. You Could Walk Up Walls?

We take inspiration from the natural world as we imagine a new kind of superhero that can walk up walls.

5min
October 11, 2022