Nerds Make Science Fun!

If you’ve been on the internet anytime within the past 5 years or so, you probably know that Japan has a reputation for cranking out weird stuff, like human tetris or various pranks involving rockets, massage chairs, and a ski resort (I’ll let you mull that over for a while).

It turns out that they’re not the only ones capable of creating weird. Yes, I just used an adjective as a noun. That is how well it describes what I am about to present.

So there’s this show called “Banzai,” which you may have seen in DVD game format (I did) at a local Half-Price Books or Wal-Mart or anywhere else that sells DVD games. It looks immensely Japanese, complete with people in kimonos speaking broken English, shouting “BANZAI” every ten seconds, and plentiful use of sushi, chopsticks, and an octopus.

Did I mention it’s actually British?

Turns out that Britain tried to imitate a Japanese game show, and did it too well. Their events are just as off-the-wall as the stuff Japan comes up with, including escalator racing, wheelchair chicken, squirrel fishing, and russian roulette involving umbrellas. Yes, you read all of those correctly. Here’s their Youtube channel, for those with a flair for the random.

Oh, and one thing they were noted for on Wikipedia?

Apparently, they tried to film the late Queen’s funeral procession for their show… while targeting it with a speed gun. These are some seriously random, random people.

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