Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction: Season 1, Episode 3

1 - 3: Desiree Burch, Kiell Smith-Bynoe

Victoria Coren Mitchell and teammate Desiree Burch go head-to-head with Johnny Vegas and Kiell Smith-Bynoe. As always, the teams are ably assisted by comedian and science geek Ria Lina.

In a game of Blacksmith versus Diamond, an outrageous suggestion from Johnny ends in disaster when the teams are challenged to bet on the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth. A scientific investigation into lip reading and how we decode speech leads to some hilarious misunderstandings. Victoria and Johnny investigate the science behind whether a student can drink a pint upside down quicker than a Slinky can go down the stairs. And the teams find out what happens if you pit a rugby player against a fire hose in an exciting finale.