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18th Dec 2005

The Coriolis Effect and Christmas Questions for Dr Chris


Chris Smith

Phil Rosenberg

Dave Ansell

This week we put our heads in a spin as listeners across the world take part in a huge experiment to see whether it is possible to detect the Coriolis Effect in the bath, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki from Sydney provides the definitive answer to the Coriolis Effect quandary from a bathroom Down-Under, Dr Kat interviews Jack Ashby at the Grant Museum in London about how insects have been used to bring cannabis traffickers out of the wood work, and callers get the chance to quiz Dr Chris, Dr Dave and Dr Phil on any aspect of science, technology and medicine in our Christmas question special. .

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Questions

 

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What is COPD?


 

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Why can't you tickle yourself?


 

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Interviews

 

Insects Bring Cannabis Traffickers Out of The Wood Work

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Can You Detect The Coriolis Effect in your Sink?

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, University of Sydney, Australia

Fact or Fiction

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The fibia is a bone in your leg

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We measure the strength of the wind using the Beaumont Scale
TrueTrue

The world's fastest swimmers - listed in the Guinness Book of Records - are bacteria

TrueTrue
A kilogram of feathers weighs less than a kilogram of lead
TrueTrue
The Chinese have produced super sized vitamin-rich vegetables by sending seeds into space
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The speed of light is constant throughout the universe
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