Look Around You, A Series of Absurd Science Videos

by Scott Beale on January 28, 2009 · 7 comments

“Look Around You” is a hilarious BBC Comedy series first aired in 2002 that features absurd science videos, including these modules on “Maths” and “Water”.

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1 Mike Kupietz January 28, 2009 at 7:39 am: How wonderful! I love the two inch ruler.

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2 Jason - GorillaSushi January 28, 2009 at 8:59 am: Season one of Look Around You was genius but season 2 was a real disappointment. The writers have a more recent project – an organized religion! http://www.tarvu.com/

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3 Adam S January 28, 2009 at 1:55 pm: I’m so glad to see these on here. They really deserve a wider audience and as someone who had to watch the videos that these parody in school I can really say they are very good.

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4 Charles Stephens January 29, 2009 at 10:41 am: You’ll also be happy to note that Look Around You is now airing on [adult swim], early Monday mornings at 01.00hrs. In related news, FremantleMedia North America has been scouring the YouTubes with C&D orders.

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5 Bill Dunford January 30, 2009 at 2:16 pm: I’m crying at my desk. So funny.

I’m working on a science education video, and I can’t decide whether to avoid having it turn out like one of these–or try to make it MORE like one of these.

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6 Corey Ehmke January 31, 2009 at 12:47 pm: Thanks for bringing these wonderful educational resources to light. If you watch several of these episodes, however– Calcium, for example– you may notice references to a phenomenon known as the Helvetica Scenario. I’ve launched a public awareness campaign on the subject, which I hope you will share with your readers.

As part of this campaign, I have created a set of warning labels suitable for printing onto sticker paper. I encourage everyone to download the file and keep a stack of these stickers on hand at all times. If you see Helvetica in the wild, do your part for public safety and apply the sticker in a visible location.

Details are available at http://www.idolhands.com/personal/danger-helvetica/

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7 Adam_Y February 2, 2009 at 5:07 am: This is not comedy, this is how we teach science in the UK.

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