ENA's "The Explosive Lab" finally opens the doors of the lab exploring the "science of taste" today (25th). From the first broadcast, Kim Poong boldly presents a creative physics-based taste hypothesis. It raises explosive curiosity about whether it will convince physicist Kim Sang-wook.
ENA's new pilot entertainment show "The Explosive Lab" (directed by Song Ga-hee) is the world's first science mukbang talk show in which scientists whose mouths explode with surprise experiment on the secrets of taste under the theme "Why is it delicious science?" It goes beyond typical mukbang entertainment that simply tastes food, describes the flavor and shows reactions; the program's key point is to intellectually explore why food is delicious by formulating and testing scientific "taste hypotheses."
In episode 1, which finally opens the gate today (25th), the panelists present their own "taste formulas" on the theme of "meat," a food beloved by humanity. In a preview released before the broadcast, writer Kim Poong's boldness as a food lover drew attention. In front of physicist Kim Sang-wook, he put forward the physics claim that "steak is Schrödinger's cat." "Schrödinger's cat" is a representative thought experiment in physics that posits a cat in a box could be alive or dead until observed. In other words, it symbolizes the core principle of quantum mechanics that "two possibilities exist simultaneously until the result is confirmed."
Although he cannot look Kim Sang-wook squarely in the eye, Kim Poong's attempt to explain steak with physics raises expectations about what "magic" he might bring to the program; his argument is as follows. Just as you don't know the cat's state in the box until you open it, you don't know whether a steak is rare, medium or well-done until you cut it. But his quantum-meat theory (?) is immediately rebutted by chemist Lee Gwang-ryeol. He delivers a blunt fact-based blow: "That's incompetence. You should be able to cook it perfectly by controlling the heat intensity, thickness and time." The storm of reactions joined by Gwe-do and Ha-young provokes uproarious laughter.
Kim Poong's confident logic that he will not be outmatched even in front of scientists, the meaningful look from physicist Kim Sang-wook watching him, chemist Lee Gwang-ryeol's rebuttal debate, and Gwe-do's scientific banter and Ha-young's pure curiosity are all on full display. Accordingly, the first table of "The Explosive Lab" will explode with the show's unique fun: a pleasant back-and-forth where science, the senses and humor are skillfully mixed.
The production team also said, "Episode 1 is the first experiment exploring the science of taste through the theme of 'meat,' and it interestingly unfolds as the panelists decode their own 'taste formulas' from their perspectives," and added, "In particular, in the main episode physicist Kim Sang-wook scientifically corrects Kim Poong's 'Schrödinger's cat' analogy and completes the real 'science of taste.' Please pay attention to the synergy of the 'explosive experiments' that combine laughter and knowledge."
ENA's "The Explosive Lab" premieres today (25th) at 9:30 p.m. Saturday on ENA.
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