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How Oxygen Masks Brought Down a Plane

How Oxygen Masks Brought Down a Plane

Season 7 Episode 23
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How Do Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work?

How Do Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work?

Season 7 Episode 24
8:11
I Ate Gold To Prove a Point

I Ate Gold To Prove a Point

Season 7 Episode 25
7:03
We Made Pop Rocks at Home with Science

We Made Pop Rocks at Home with Science

Season 7 Episode 26
8:31
We Are Made of Star Stuff

We Are Made of Star Stuff

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I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink

I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink

Season 10 Episode 4
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This (Edible) Mushroom Could Kill You

This (Edible) Mushroom Could Kill You

Season 10 Episode 7
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This Video is About Electroadhesion

This Video is About Electroadhesion

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Extracting Gold from Seawater

Season 7 Episode 22

The ocean has around 700 trillion dollars worth of gold in it and Sam’s going to try to get (some of) it.

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