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Season 2  |  Episode 27  |  National Geographic  |  October 14, 2015

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11-12
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From head-butting a watermelon to ice-skating, Richard Hammond explains the science behind the world's most jaw-dropping amateur stunts gone wrong.

From head-butting a watermelon to ice-skating, Richard Hammond explains the science behind the world's most jaw-dropping amateur stunts gone wrong.

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