Can you cook shish kebabs using high-powered explosives? Can you test positive for opium use after eating one-too-many poppy seed bagels? These and other burning questions are tested in the new series Brainiac: Science Abuse - exclusively on Discovery HD. Combining entertainment and science, this explosive new series from the U.K. features host Richard Hammond, resident science expert Jon Tickle, and a daredevil team of Brainiacs applying scientific principles to unusual situations and executing daring experiments - with a healthy dose of explosions, pyrotechnics and stunts - which would send most people running for cover. All in the name of science, of course!

Highlights from the first episodes of Brainiac: Science Abuse include:

Brainiac: Science Abuse - Episode 1

Can you cook a kebab using high explosives? The Brainiac team bypasses a traditional BBQ to find out! Then, find out whether eating bagels can make you fail a drug test.

Brainiac: Science Abuse - Episode 2

Among this week's burning questions: What's the fastest way to power a shopping cart? Also, is it better to be tired or wired?

Brainiac: Science Abuse - Episode 3
This week, the Brainiac team takes a spin for science to discover whether or not you can accelerate as fast as a jet plane... on a kiddies' merry-go-round. Then, can a stock car team crack one of the world's toughest safes?

Brainiac: Science Abuse - Episode 4
This week the Brainiac team gets into some high-voltage high jinx when they come to grips with electricity.

Brainiac: Science Abuse - Episode 5
Are redheads more sensitive to pain than brunettes? The Brainiac team takes great pains to discover the answer.

Brainiac: Science Abuse - Episode 6
This week, the Brainiac team tackles Physics - Which bomb produces the biggest splash?; Chemistry - What happens when you mix up gardening with high explosives?; and Biology - How much weight can Jon Tickle lose in just four hours?