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Science Shack: Tall Buildings (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), off air recording under licence

Adam Hart-Davis takes a look at the engineering and challenges of making skyscrapers, while a team tries to build the world’s tallest paper tower.

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Science Shack: Human Power (2001)

Subject

Physics; Science

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £145.00 +VAT +p&p

The current world speed record for a human-powered vehicle is 80.55 mph. In this edition of the science series, Adam Hart-Davis tries out viewers’ suggestions for high-speed vehicles, powered only by him....

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Science Shack: The Millennium Bridge (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), off air recording under licence

Adam Hart-Davis investigates why the Millennium Bridge wobbled and how it was fixed by building his own wobbling bridge.

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Science Shack: Lightning (2002)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £145.00 +VAT +p&p

Lightning strikes 1,000 people a year and kills thirty per cent of them, with men are four times more likely to be hit than women. Adam Hart-Davis look at how buildings, vehicles and people can be protected...

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Science Shack: Walking on the Ceiling (2001)

Subject

Science

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £145.00 +VAT +p&p

In this edition of the science series, Adam Hart-Davis and an Australian team investigate the fly’s ability to walk upside down on the ceiling. The programme features the first-ever film to capture flies...

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