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It only comes around once a year and lasts just one tick of the clock. Happy New Year! But this time is of the year is more than just parties and a late night. That's right there's even science in the New Year. Don't believe us? Then join Dr Rob as he counts down and SCOPES out all the science behind New Year's Eve.TIME ZONESYou know that New Year happens right on midnight, but did you also know that midnight happens 24 hours a day? Darren Vogrig an Education officer with CSIRO takes us around the world and talks time zones. JUNIOR EXPERIMENT: GLOW STICKSNew Year wouldn't be the same if you didn't have a glow stick to wave around. But what is the science in glow sticks? Talia, a Junior Scientist from the CSIRO Double Helix Club shows us her favourite glow stick experiment and explains it all.HOW FIREWORKS WORK?Take a measure of physics, a good dash of chemistry, plus a pyrotechnician and you have a firework. James Christofides, a Pyrotechnician from Foti Fireworks shows us the nitty gritty of making fireworks for some of the world's largest displays. LAB BREAKDOWN: ALUMINIUMIs there really more aluminium in the earth's crust than any other metal? Yes! But what else is there to know about aluminium? To the lab with Dr Rob! WHAT IS A YEAR?The calendar tells us a year is 365 days or 366, but what does science have to say? Murphy Peoples, from the Scienceworks Museum gives us the low down on the year.SLEEP DEPRIVATIONNew Year is the one night of the year when we stay up way past our bedtime. But how does our body cope without sleep? Dr Peter Robinson, a sleep doctor from The Prince Charles Hospital tells us what goes on behind closed eyes. FIREWORKS DISPLAYEver wondered how they get those fireworks in the air so perfectly synchronised? Tino Pangallo, a Pyrotechnic Choreographer from Foti Fireworks shows us how it's done! So, get your party started and join Dr Rob as he scopes out New Year's Science, proving once again that the ordinary really does become extraordinary, under the SCOPE! |
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Broadcast 2011-12-31 at 09:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Calendars.
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New Year.
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Science -- Experiments.
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Sleep deprivation -- Physiological aspects.
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Fireworks.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Robert, host
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