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Beakman's World: Beakman Explains Sweat
Beakman uses an animated clip to explain how perspiration keeps us cool in the same way that a car cools off. He explains how sweating specifically cools us down through evaporation and describes why sweat smells. -
Beakman's World: Camera Obscura
Beakman challenge: Turn Beakman upside down without looking at him. He creates a camera obscura box on Lester's head. The light rays from Beakman go inside the tiny hole in the box and are flipped onto the paper inside. -
Beakman's World: Balancing Nails
Beakman Challenge: balance a bunch of nails on one nail. Beakman puts the nails together by laying them across each other and then placing this on the original nail in the wood block. Due to their center of gravity being below the head o the nail, they stay balanced. -
Beakman's World: History of Magnets
Beakman explains the history behind magnets and the difference between magnets and electromagnets. They then walk through making an electromagnet and demonstrate that the magnetic energy in the nail comes from the battery and isn't inherent in the nail. Beakman explains that the inherent energy separates electromagnets from regular magnets. Beakman then mentions some ways in which electromagnets are used in the world today. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipBeakman's World: Static Theater
02:15
Beakman and Liza explain how static electricity works. They use plenty of real-world examples and humorous graphics in their explanation. They include atoms and electrons in their explanation. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipBeakman's World: Elevators Explained
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Beakman explains what a pulley is and how an elevator uses pulleys. Beakman dresses like Elisha Otis (inventor of the safety elevator) and explains how the elevator works and how he made it safe. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipBeakman's World: Meteorology Overview
07:50
Beakman and Liza explain meterology and the history of barometers for understanding the weather. Beakman then explains that modern day weather stations are collecting data and combining that with weather satellites to get an idea of what the weather might be. Then he shows how to make a DIY barometer. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipBeakman's World: History of Cryptography
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Beakman explains the history of code. Cryptography is the foundation of codes. Beakman then makes a DIY skytale to create a secret code. The enigma machine helped with WW2 codes and then Beakman shows how to create a DIY Grille to decode messages. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipBeakman's World: Coffee Can Challenge
03:04
Beakman challenge: make a can come to you when you call it. Beakman rolls a can away and it rolls back. Using a coffee can, two plastic tops, rubber band, small sticks, scissors, tape and a weight (like an old battery), Beakman creates a coffee can that, when rolled, causes the rubber band to twist up. The stored energy of the twisted rubber band has to go somewhere, so it unravels it self causing the can to roll back where it started.