Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up

Season 1

2015 · 8 episodes · 3h 11m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Lightning

   19 Apr 2015 · 24 min

   When examining the origins of electricity, names like Andre Ampere, Georg Ohm or Benjamin Franklin and his kite come to mind. Nigel experiments with a cat and amber, electrical conductivity on a small child, and touching 100,000 volts.

2. 2

   2. Explosions

   26 Apr 2015 · 24 min

   The question is do real explosions differ from movie explosions. Nigel Latta goes on a mission to discover if he could still walk away in slow motion like an action movie hero.

3. 3

   3. Weather

   3 May 2015 · 24 min

   Walk or run in the rain - which gets you more wet. How windy is wind, and how cold is cold ?

4. 4

   4. Collisions

   10 May 2015 · 24 min

   Are all cars safe in a collision, or are there factors that can make them better or worse ? Nigel Latta investigates.

5. 5

   5. Fire

   17 May 2015 · 24 min

   What really happens in a house fire ? Nigel sets out to get the answer by setting a house on fire. The results are surprising.

6. 6

   6. Space

   24 May 2015 · 24 min

   Nigel wants to be the first New Zealander to make it into space. To do so he explores the fundamental physics of rocket science, and demonstrates the sometimes wayward nature of science.

7. 7

   7. Sound

   31 May 2015 · 23 min

   Breaking the sound barrier. A good excuse for Nigel to invent some crazy experiments, and break a few other things along the way. Using some clever models, including 150 school students with flags, he examines the fundamentals of sound.

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   8. Gravity

   7 Jun 2015 · 24 min

   Gravity is usually associated with names like Galileo and Isaac Newton. Nigel tests the fundamentals of gravity through some interesting and innovative experiments.