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"Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" are still shown over and over again every Christmas. And we all love it! But wait: An 8-year-old boy who throws bricks at people and then flambés their heads? Is this still a children's film or is it already an attempted murder? Jack Pop explains to forensic biologist @markito_benecke how dangerous and sometimes deadly Kevin's traps are. Happy holidays! #kevinalleinzuhaus #markbenecke #sciencevsfiction Sources, background and further information about this episode: Many thanks to Mark Benecke... ▸ / wwwsatankade ▸ https://home.benecke.com/ ...for this tongue-in-cheek sequel to our Saw episode. If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to check it out: ▸ • SAW: The traps are really that deadly... Just as big thanks go to Silke from @Filmgorillas. Your video about the best holiday films for Christmas fans and Christmas grumps can be found here: ▸ • TERRIBLE or FESTIVE? These are us... Regardless of whether you like Christmas or not - this space advent calendar will appeal to all astro fans among you: ▸ https://www.mdr.de/wissen/adventskale... You can find out more about burns and what you should or should not do afterwards (spoiler: continuing to try to break into a house is one of the things you should not do) here: ▸ https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/krankhei... And here is even more information about the risk of explosion from flammable liquids: ▸ https://www.bgbau.de/themen/sicherhei... You can find out exactly what happens in your body when you get an electric shock here: ▸ https://www.quarks.de/gesundheit/was-... A broken neck does not always kill you immediately. For this and other facts on the subject of broken necks, please go here: ▸ https://www.netdoktor.de/krankheiten/... The fact that a broken neck used to sometimes be diagnosed in a looping roller coaster and why that is the case, you can read here: ▸ https://www.coaster-net.com/blogs/the... /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Does radioactivity give you superpowers? How does Sonic reach the speed of sound? How many helium balloons do the Disney house need to take off from "above"? We'll do the math and try it out - with live experiments, smart experts and you. Tell us what we should check and you'll get nerd facts and show-off knowledge for the next party. MDR Wissen on the Net: ▸ https://www.mdr.de/wissen/index.html Please observe our netiquette when commenting! ▸ https://www.mdr.de/s/wissennetiquette