National Geographic: The Science Of Stupid - The Specials

Over four Science of Stupid' Specials, Richard Hammond presents the show that combines cold hard science with some of the craziest, most spectacular and painful user generated clips ever recorded. Every episode features clips of misadventure ordinary folk and animals making extraordinary mistakes, situations gone wrong, then paused, re-wound, and re-played and analysed to determine exactly what went wrong and why.

Cats: What is it about a cat's leap that leaves humans for dust? Richard shows us the only way he can, through videos of cute kittens doing amazing things ...and humans doing what they do best... putting the stupid' in science.

Dogs: An episode dedicated to our wet nosed, floppy eared companions, where Richard sniffs out the scientific explanations behind canine calamities and doggy disasters. Man's best friend but their own worst enemy.

Christmas: Ho Ho Ho oh no! The things we do to ourselves in the festive season is just downright silly, harmful and idiotic... but also hilarious! Richard shows us with science how to escape the festive season without a bruise or broken bone in sight.

Wild: We travel the globe in search of all creatures great and small, to find out if they're intellectual beasts or they're just as daft as we are! It's a wild scientific safari.

Richard explains the physics, chemistry, and biology at work in these situations and more, to enlighten us, and entertain us, on the Science of Stupid Specials'.