Man vs. Cartoon
| Man vs. Cartoon |
| Format |
Science reality |
| Starring |
Students and researchers at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center |
| Country of origin |
United States |
| No. of episodes |
6 |
| Production |
| Running time |
60 minutes |
| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
truTV |
| Original run |
June 13, 2009 – July 18, 2009 |
| External links |
| Website |
Man vs. Cartoon is an American popular science television program airing on truTV.[1][2][3] The premise of the show is that students and researchers at New Mexico Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center attempt to re-create contraptions and situations found in Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons. Each episode begins with one or two cartoon clips that the competitors then try to re-create, attempting to succeed in killing the Road Runner where the Coyote had failed. In the first episode, for example, the students re-create a Rube Goldberg machine featured in Wild About Hurry that begins with a slingshot and involves a large number of steps, culminating in a cannon shot.[4]
Episode list
| EP# |
Title |
Airdate |
| 1 |
"Rube Goldberg Competition" |
June 13, 2009 (2009-06-13) |
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| 2 |
"Rocket Skates/Pendulum Bomb" |
June 20, 2009 (2009-06-20) |
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| 3 |
"Spear/Boulder Drop" |
June 27, 2009 (2009-06-27) |
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| 4 |
"Fan Skates/Cannonball Rocket Sled" |
July 4, 2009 (2009-07-04) |
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| 5 |
"Plane Bomb/Hot Air Balloon Anvil Drop" |
July 11, 2009 (2009-07-11) |
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| 6 |
"Plates/Indestructo-Ball" |
July 18, 2009 (2009-07-18) |
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