Download On The Spot 2016-2017 Episode

2016-17 TITLE LIST
201
What It’s Worth, Problem & Solution, Globetrotting
202
Mad Science, Myths, Who Said That?
203
Supernatural, In Sickness & In Health, Record Breakers
204
What’s In a Name, Now and Then, On the Menu
205
Untold History, Get Creative, Origins
601
Mad Science, Inventions, Bad Ideas
602
Globetrotting, Get Creative, Problem & Solution
603
Now and Then, Identify This, Surprising Stats
604
Inventions, In Sickness & In Health, Dinosaurs
605
Extreme Sports, Into The Wild, Origins
606
Oddities, Health & Fitness, The World In Numbers
607
Get Creative, What Could Have Been, Ridiculous Theories
608
Mad Science, Problem & Solution, Bad Ideas
609
On The Brain, Oddities, Extreme Sports
610
What It’s Worth, Interstellar, Origins
611
Are We There Yet?, On The Edge, Into The Wild
612
Where In The World?, Claim To Fame, Inventions
613
Who Said That?, Myths, Inventions
2016-17 SYNOPSES
201
What It’s Worth, Problem and Solution, Globetrotting
From the value of a first edition of the Bible to a 1943 penny, the breakfast food
that can kill ants to the food you can use to shave, remove makeup, and polish
your shoes, and the world's most dangerous pool to its most dangerous beach.
202
Mad Science, Myths, Who Said That?
Synopsis: From a headless chicken to Martian radio signals, the truth about
alligators in sewers to the man-made objects you can see from outer space,
and what Juliet really means when she asks "wherefore art thou Romeo" to the
real origin of the phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson."
203
Supernatural, In Sickness & In Health, Record Breakers
Synopsis: From Roswell to alien radio signals, how to tame claustrophobia to that
bacteria laden piece of technology in your pocket, and records broken in
surfing, cookies, hula hoops, and fishing, to the hilarious story of how the
Guinness Book of Records got started.
204
What’s In a Name, Now and Then, On the Menu
From the origin of the words “trivia” and “sideburn,” to how Vegas, the Grand
Canyon, and Earth itself have changed, to unusual foods such as poutine, blood
pudding, and “toad in the hole” to the Museum of Burnt Food.
205
Untold History, Get Creative, Origins
From cannibalism to the jobs dictators had before they were dictators, to the
Golden Age of Television and the “armonica” instrument, to the origins of the
Pony Express, wedding gowns, candy canes, and gift shops.
601
Mad Science, Inventions, Bad Ideas
From some pretty bizarre therapies you’ve probably never heard of, to how an inear thermometer really detects your temperature, to some pretty bad ideas about
cleaning.
602
Globetrotting, Get Creative, Problem & Solution
From where New York got its famous nickname, to sculptures made entirely out of
chewing gum, to some pretty creative solutions to NASA’s problems in space.
603
Now and Then, Identify This, Surprising Stats
From some prehistoric dentists, to identifying a few of the animal kingdom’s coolest
animals, to some surprising statistics about your modern-day smartphone.
604
Inventions, In Sickness & In Health, Dinosaurs
From why an extra month was added to the calendar, to playing doctor with
some diseases that affect both humans and animals, to the size of a stegosaurus
brain.
605
Extreme Sports, Into The Wild, Origins
From a race that takes place 10,152 feet above sea level, to some animals
featured in myths and folklore, to a military invention that our ancient ancestors
probably wish they had.
606
Oddities, Health & Fitness, The World In Numbers
From some of the oddest acts in traveling sideshows, to how long it takes to really
feel the effects of caffeine, to the origins of wall street.
607
Get Creative, What Could Have Been, Ridiculous Theories
From the first flying device that could carry people, to some doomsday
prophecies, to a pretty ridiculous theory involving Earth’s most precious resource:
water!
608
Mad Science, Problem & Solution, Bad Ideas
From discovering what a Jacob’s ladder is, to some common solutions to keep
those pesky insects out, to why fluoroscopes were such a bad idea in shoe stores.
609
On The Brain, Oddities, Extreme Sports
From the amount of neurons on the human brain, to some fascinating oddities in
geometric figures, to an extreme sport brought on by a California drought.
610
What It’s Worth, Interstellar, Origins
From a high stakes game of planetary trivia, to where we can find water in our
solar system, to the brightest thing in the universe!
611
Are We There Yet?, On The Edge, Into The Wild
From the least visited state in the US, to learning some rock climbing lingo, to some
creatures, great, small, and totally off the wall!
612
Where In The World?, Claim To Fame, Inventions
From finding the elusive whale unicorn, to the Hollywood actress whose work led to
the invention of Wi-Fi, to some creative challenges that produce some of the
coolest inventions known to man!
613
Who Said That?, Myths, Inventions
From letting history speak for itself, to a monster mash of werewolves, vampires,
and witches, to some inventions that started out as one thing but gained fame as
another.
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