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Crash Test Science! (Hacking Physics To Save Lives)

Season 11 Episode 19 | 37m 33s

Crashing a car is usually a terrible accident. But in this episode, we’ll meet four engineers who crash cars for a living. They do it to understand the physics behind a dangerous crash… so they can hack those same physics principles to protect drivers and passengers instead of endangering them.

Aired: 10/18/23
Extras
It's the finale and two rounds of cooking remain before one of the finalists gets named the winner.
O imagines that he can go see all types of fairytale bathrooms!
Sienna goes to a festival with her family and learns to use the potty at a public event!
Jodi is at the neighborhood concert and learns how she can use an outdoor bathroom there!
Daniel learns all about how he can use the bathroom at the train station.
A song about how if you need to go potty someplace new, you can use a different bathroom.
In week five, the home cooks have to make a dish from a family tradition and an heirloom recipe.
Alphy and Geordie clash over how to approach a murder case.
Mrs. C. and Jack prepare for a visit from Daniel’s parents. Meanwhile, Alphy confides in Geordie.
The home cooks step outside their comfort zones in two rounds of cooking.
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