The Big Brain Theory

Joe Caravella (l.)

STEVENSON RANCH; CALIFORNIA; NOVEMBER 02 2012: During the elimination process, Big Brain Theory's engineers from Team Red field questions from host Kal Penn and the show's judges after the test, during which both their projects failed and exploded. Each team built an apparatus that they hoped would limit the G-force applied to explosives on the back of two pick-up trucks as they collided at approximately 35 mph; avoiding an explosion. Left to right; Team Red: Amy; 25 (Ph.D student and researcher at 3D printing lab); Dan; 33 (spacecraft systems engineer and flight director at Nasa); Corey, 30, Senior Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin from Abington, MD; Eric; 26 (computer scientist and roboticist); Andrew; 26 (system engineer for dept. of defense).

STEVENSON RANCH, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 02 2012: Big Brain Theory teams of engineers walk toward their challenge during filming. Left to right, Team Blue: Gui, 25 (owns a Makers Studio), Alison, 31 (freelance design consultant), Joel, 25 (Welding engineer), Tom, 49 (Owns manufacturing company), Joe, 40 (owns aerospace engineering company). Team Red: Amy, 25 (Ph.D student and researcher at 3D printing lab), Dan,33 (spacecraft systems engineer and flight director at Nasa), Corey, 30, Senior Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin from Abington, MD, Eric, 26 (computer scientist and roboticist), Andrew, 26 (system engineer for dept. of defense). The challenge consists of building an apparatus that will limit the G-force applied to explosives on the back of pick-up trucks colliding at approximately 35 mph, avoiding an explosion.

Joe Caravella, Gui Cavalcanti, Joel Ifill, Alison Wong and Dan Moyers await the announcement of the Wild Card winner.

Amy Elliott operates a hammer.

Eric Whitman takes a break from drawing on the board.

Mark Fuller and Kal Penn stand next to each other.