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Episode 172- Things that are hot
Date:02/11/2009
This episode of SCOPE is hot; really hot… in fact it's so hot you'll breakout in a sweat just watching it!
Things That Are Hot 101
The Australian summer is hot and next time you're feeling warm, remember that the sun burns at an intense 13 million degrees. Join Dr Rob as he takes you through the science behind heat – everything from the Sahara desert to lightning bolts.
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Experiment – Solar Oven
Julia cooks a delicious toasted cheese sandwich using the powers of the sun. Her experiment details how you can make a solar cooker from just a pizza box, some alfoil and a valuable natural resource: sunlight.
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Summer
Summer doesn't always mean sunshine, ice- creams and the beach. Tony Auden from the Bureau of Meteorology explains cyclones, bushfires, thunderstorms and heavy rain that occurs during this season of extremes.
Glass Blowing
Have you ever wondered where science would be without glass? Les Gamel is a Scientific Glass Blower who uses a special type of glass to create beakers, burettes, test tubes, pipettes, funnels and flasks which are ideal for performing science experiments.
Thermal Imaging
As a Thermal Imaging Specialist, Tony Kelly can quite literally see heat. He uses special cameras which make infrared light (normally invisible to the naked eye) visible by detecting the heat produced by different objects.
Foundry
How hot is recycling? 700 degrees Celsius. That's how hot some of the furnaces are where John Harley works at the Alloy Technologies International foundry. His job involves using extreme heat to melt down scrap metal to produce new metal shapes.
So join Dr. Rob as he investigates everything hot, and once again the ordinary becomes extraordinary, under the SCOPE.
