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No Gravity, No Problem

Season 1 • Episode 8

Kevin and his team of experts investigate the strange science of invisible forces, revealing how a penny can defy gravity on a hanger, how to painlessly lie on a bed of nails, and other incredible feats you can't normally see with the naked eye.

21 min|TV-PG|Premiered 02/02/2017

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