Three Amphibex icebreakers work together with two large ice cutting machines to break up the ice on the Red River in Manitoba.
Subjects: General
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Ski Joring
Visit Whitefish, Montana for one weekend each year when cowboys and ski buffs get together for a crazy sport called ski joring.
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Klunker Car Rally
Follow two Canadian teams on a 6,000 kilometre car rally from England to The Gambia in Africa, using cheap cars with slim chances of reaching the finish line.
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Hockey Robot
Can a robot play hockey? Check out Jennifer, the ice hockey-playing robot, as she helps researchers build robots that could be used in emergency situations.
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Ice Microbes
Professor John Priscu and his team have discovered that micro-organisms are thriving in ice three kilometres below the surface of Antartica.
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Noah Capsule
Shoji Tanaka, the inventor of the Noah Capsule, demonstrates how his miniature habitat is designed to help people survive earthquakes or tsunamis.
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Troy Hartman
To test if he can land safely while wearing a 50-pound jetpack, aerial stuntman Troy Hartman tries out different speedwings.
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Horse on a Treadmill
Experiencing sleep problems with jet lag? Find out how horses deal with jet lag when they are shipped overseas to race in competition.
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Hypoxia
Scientists at Simon Fraser University use a hyperbaric chamber to study the effects of altitude and hypoxia on the human body.
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Exploded View Car
Watch how artist Paul Veroude dismantles a car piece by tiny piece and displays that same automobile in an exploded view.