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Turbo Charged
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 – running time 09:57
Strap yourself in and enjoy the ride because this episode‚ all about speed! Isaac Newton showed that every action causes an equal and opposite reaction‚ but little did he know that 300 years later Joe Geniuses would be turbo-charging minivans with jet turbines and lawnmowers with rocket engines!
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It's time for Joe Genius: Where backyard science goes BIG TIME. Joe Genius highlights home-grown Einsteins who experiment, tinker, and yes, blow stuff up in the name of science. And it's all caught on tape! Join Jonah Ray as he whizzes through these geniuses' most epic failures and thrilling successes -- and of course, the science behind it all.
It's Turbo Time!
These Joe Geniuses turbo charge things you'd never expect!
Meet the Backyard Turbo Scientists!
"Fire extinguisher sled" from Damo
"William and the 577 T.Rex" from Webmaster Accurate Reloading
"Spinning chair with blower" from Velocityff
"Van with gas turbine helicopter engine" from Chris Krug
"Jetbike" from Turboseb77
"Wheelie Wagon" from Colby Williams
"Motorized Lazyboy" from Reuben Brewer
"Rocket Skateboard" from Lunapapier
"Mobile motorized lawn chair" from David Hays
"Barstool Wreck" from Joe Lanich
"Home made hovercraft" from Kent Curtis
Crazy Jet Engines
These Joe Geniuses take their jet engines on a wild ride. Check out who wins the "Joe Effort Award" for their best try at homemade science! Plus, Jonah Ray gives out the "Joe Science Award" for the best executed science project of the bunch.
Meet the Backyard Turbo Scientists!
"Redneck Lawnchair" from 1puglife
"Huge snow bank jump" from 1puglife
"Crazy jet kayak" from Tallansa
"Jet Lawnmower" from Sbscottmonkey
"Depth Charge Rocket Car" from Martin Patterson
"Homemade Rocket Engines" from Christopher Poris
Rocket Power
Turbo Charged videos continued! Jonah Ray announces the winner of the coveted "Joe Genius" award for the best turbo charged video out there!
Meet the Backyard Turbo Scientists!
"Rocket Powered Frisbee" from Dave Griffith
"Rocket bike girl" from Tim & Sarah Pickens
"A Wheelie Cool Bus!" from Carol Mittelsdorf
"Cool Bus, School Bus Wheelie" from Jeff Young
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