11:00am, Saturday, April 14, 2026
at Mangum-Howell Community Center

Imagine a crazy science YouTube video come alive . . . elephant toothpaste, hundreds of ping pong balls bursting into the air, liquid nitrogen clouds, trash can rockets flying in the air, and more!
The show is an exploration of properties of gases, starting with smaller demonstrations students can try at home, followed by bigger and bigger examples that expand on the same principles. This show introduces students to the wonders of science.
Those trash cans fly 60+ feet in the air, after all, so inviting your families to bring their lawn chairs and blankets for unique morning of science spectacles is a natural pairing for this show. This experience will not just be for the kids. The demonstrations are truly breathtaking. Parents will be amazed, too.

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What is the Yuck Show?

The Yuck Show combines science spectacles, silly audience stunts, and comedy in an imaginative production to both entertain and inspire wonder about the science of the world around us. Ping pong balls explode into the air, slime oozes, and wild visual effects engage audiences. Performer Brian Whittington’s focus for the last 25 years has been creating visual spectacles at the intersection of art and science, with the objective of inspiring a sense of awe, whimsy, and wonder in the audience and presenting science in an accessible way. As the producer and principal performer of the Yuck Show, Brian performs 300 shows a year at schools, museums, theaters, and other venues regionally in Texas and at festivals and events across the US. The Yuck Show is available as both a school assembly program or as a larger production scaled for theater audiences.