In this episode, the team investigate the recent Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. Zoologist Liz Bonnin travels to Louisiana and takes part in the rescue effort to protect the area's wildlife, while Jem Stansfield builds a scale model to explain what happens when an oil well gets out of control, and how to solve the problem.

Meanwhile, Dallas Campbell proves Einstein's theory of relativity with the help of a jet plane and a very expensive atomic clock.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 3 Episode 1 of Bang Goes The Theory resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Bang Goes The Theory Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - Oil Spill Disaster
• s03e02 - Sunburn, Smarter, Square Wheels
• s03e03 - Jetlag, Solar System, Square Wheeled Motorbike
• s03e04 - Weather, Wave Power and Evolution
• s03e05 - Icelandic Volcano Eruption, Gambling in Vegas, Solar Furnaces
• s03e06 - Ice Boat, Comets, Hypothermia

Bang Goes The Theory Show Summary

Bang Goes The Theory sees Dallas Campbell, Liz Bonnin, Jem Stansfield and Dr Yan Wong coming up with ingenious ways of explaining the latest developments in technology.