mike-woytek There was not a single design that qualifies for 'genius'. Contestants are smart and very good/excellent in their respective areas, but the format of the show and dull tasks successfully nipped all that in the root.Kal Penn is awful as a host, and him being a producer as well, in my mind raises a question isn't this show a little 'thank you' gift for jumping on in a presidential campaign back in a day.As some people already said, "(it is like) the academic equivalent of what a fitness nut may see in an American special on morbid obesity. That's just pure shame."

werkis2002 Its not bad show, well it needs some changes in next season.I don't like drama in it. Also i didn't liked judges decisions on 30 minute board design challenge cause in my opinion they didn't picket best few times although what i know anyway i m not an engineer. And when i m watching BBT PG i always am thinking on scrapheap challenge where they build crazy machines from junk just in 10 hours (including design)although usually they are provided with junk they need/could be used for they build. And speaking of using already existing designs Edison didn't invented light bulb he invented better light bulb.Thomas Edison, the renowned and prolific American inventor, sports a laundry list of accomplishments including the invention of all manner of gadgets. What's interesting about the list, however, is that a significant number of things we attribute to Edison were simply refined by him in some fashion–like the humble light bulb.Edison didn't invent electrical lighting or even the light bulb. He did, in fact, experiment widely with filaments and light bulb construction to help produce one of the first economically viable light bulbs. He also played a big role in the early development of power grids and power distribution. The actual invention of the light bulb is an accolade reserved for Sir Humprey Davy.In 1806 Humprey Davy gave a the first demonstration of a light bulb. The device, what we now refer to as an arc lamp, arcs huge amounts of electricity between two charcoal rods. The illumination was extremely bright and impractical for residential application. The original demonstration was more a proof of concept demonstration than anything else as the arc lamp quickly drained the battery it was attached to. With the advent of more advanced electrical delivery systems (such as electrical grids and on-location generators) the arc lamp became more practical, albeit with limited application. The lamps were used for light houses and for public areas in need of bright illumination.Various experimenters attempted to tame Davy's brilliant arc lamps into something more practical for small-scale use (such as in a home or business) but with limited success. Early attempts to create filaments were unsuccessful as the filament would eventually burn up thanks to the oxygen rich environment around it. Throughout the 19th century experiments were conducted with different filaments but it wasn't until inventors, starting with Frederick DeMolelyns, began pumping the air out and creating vacuum-chambered light bulbs that the filaments stood a chance.Near the end of the 19th century, Edison turned his attention to the problem of electric illumination and, after much experimentation and studying of failed prior light bulb designs, began using strands of carbonized bamboo as a filament. His early light bulbs has a light span of only 600 hours, but that was long enough to catch the attention and interest of the public. Edison light bulbs were installed at prominent locations around New York City such as the downtown Macy's store; it was the first store in the world to be illuminated by electric light.

themarkhams34 This show is meant to highlight the good old American know-how and creativity by pitting truly brilliant engineers and people from other walks in life against each other to invent something.Instead, I feel it demonstrates the issues we cause ourselves. It paints us as capable engineers whose efforts are instead wasted by whining and ego. I was excited to watch in the beginning of the show, then it quickly turned to shame.I am frankly ashamed of the way our best and brightest react to being wrong, being challenged, or being under pressure. I saw the academic equivalent of what a fitness nut may see in an American special on morbid obesity. That's just pure shame.There is an old saying: It's better to be silent and thought to be stupid, than to speak and remove all doubt.What's the sad part? I was much happier and actually more "blissfully unaware" of the condition of America before... This was disturbing to watch.PLEASE DON'T PUT THIS SHOW BACK ON THE AIR!

Joe The show had it's moments, but it emphasized the drama way too much. The best engineer on the show by FAR is Joe, yet he got voted off in the first week because, why? Most everyone of the contestants are totally annoying and could not hold down a stressful job in the real world, they get to play with their toys and they think they are a big deal; they're NOT.Finally in the next to last episode, the WRONG TEAM won. Amy, the arrogant blankety-blank, stooped to playground name calling and deriding the other teams design because it was derivative? IT WORKED! Her teams' design, while "original", will NOT work in the real world. A sled that depends on friction to slow the car? As Carl Edwards questioned (but, curiously, to the other team) how will it work in low friction surfaces? Answer: it will NOT work, so they FAILED.One season and done, I am predicting that Corey will win for no other reason than I find Amy annoying as heck.