Planes, chairs and movable shoe shine stations from Western Michigan University.
Subjects: General
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Mega Bag
In their quest for bigger air, skiers and snowboarders at Whistler Mountain use a giant inflatable bag as the landing pad for their extreme practice jumps.
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Fact of the Matter: Water Bridge
Physicist John Swain demonstrates the wierd phenomenon that allows water to form a fairly stong bridge.
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Helideck Inspection
With 200 to 300 flights per day, Scotland’s oil rigs need to ensure that their helicopter landing pads are safe and secure.
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Behind the Scenes: Pole Vault
Ed Robertson goes to the University of Toronto to learn how to pole vault.
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Gill Nets
An elite military dive team that specializes in recovery scours Peugot Sound to clear out gill nets.
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Pavlov Fish
Scott Lindell believes that fish can be farmed without confining the fish in cages by using Pavlovian conditioning.
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Duck-Billed Dino Dig
Paleontologists are hoping that their latest fossil find in the Alberta badlands will turn out to be a duck-billed dinosaur.
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Sydney Tar Ponds
After decades of controversy, one of the worst toxic waste dumps in Canada is finally being cleaned up.
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Flume Tank
Researchers at Newfoundland’s Fisheries and Marine Institute use a huge flume tank to test various designs of shrimping nets.