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15 Episodes 1985 - 1986
Episode 1
Thu, Oct 10, 1985
Pepper's Ghost - Explains how One Can Use Angles Between Light and Glass to Create the Illusion of One Image Transforming Into Another with Pepper's Ghost. Free Fall Water - Demonstrates Free Fall with Water Remaining in A Bucket with Holes Dropped from A Height. Creek Transplant - Describes the Thought, Hard Work, and Care that Went Into Rerouting a River in Colorado. Hidden Order Card Trick - Shows how To Organize a Deck of Cards so That a Desired Card Is Revealed After Drawing and Replacing a Card for Each Letter Spelling that Card out (e.G. Draw a Card for A, Then C, Then E Then Reveal an Ace). Oscilloscope Alarm - Explains with An Oscilloscope and Sound Generator how High-Frequency (inaudible) Sound Waves Can Make Burglar Alarms. Vapor Trail - Describes how Condensation from The Disturbance of Atmosphere by An Airplane Can Form Clouds Behind It. Balloon Pressure - Demonstrates how The Elasticity of A Balloon with Less Air May Counter-Intuitively Force Air Into a Balloon with More After First Forming Hypotheses by Creating a Barometer with Fluid, Valves, and Balloons.
Episode 2
Sat, Nov 2, 1985
Ash Minerals, Mold, Oscilloscope Timer, Sugar Crystals, What is This, Spool Roll, Underwater Park, Radiometer Challenge.
Episode 3
Wed, Dec 18, 1985
G-Forces Ocean Motion, Large Washer thru Small Hole, Plants that Eat Animals, Floating Cork, Avalanche, Speaking Computer, Star Trails, CO2 Extinguisher.
Episode 4
Fri, Jan 3, 1986
Ultrasonic Cleaner, Manhole Covers, Jar over Candle, Bicycle Gears, Support and Balance, Harvesting Oysters, Balloon into a Bottle.
Episode 5
Mon, Feb 17, 1986
Potato Battery, Connect the Dots Puzzle, Hurricanes, Flight Simulator, Water Drop Microscope, Radar Gun.
Episode 6
Wed, Mar 12, 1986
Delicate Balance, Potato Pop Gun, The Zebra, Density Float, Missing Piece of Cake, Opposite Threads, Colored Flames in Fireworks.
Episode 7
Tue, Apr 22, 1986
Sound on a Light Beam, Optical Illusion, Wired Hockey Players, Balloon and Marshmallow in Vacuum, Merry-Go-Round Water Drain, Hole in Bottle, Diamond Find, Aluminum Foil Cleans Silver.
Episode 8
Sun, May 11, 1986
Mousetrap Chain Reaction, Asparagus, Magnify, Optical Range Finder, Pin Into Balloon, Fostering Parents for Birds, Air and Water Streams.
Episode 9
Sat, Jun 7, 1986
Ultra Violet Light, Bottle-Balloon Steam, What's This, Washer Pick Up from Glass, Homemade Motor, River Modeling, Mirror Signal.
Episode 10
Mon, Jul 21, 1986
Paper Movie Machines, Dolphin Language, Heat Expansion, Rope on Wrist, Petrified Forest, Paper Tear, Killdeer Act, Mobile Challenge.
Episode 11
Mon, Aug 11, 1986
Steam Breaks Container, Navel Oranges, Fresnel Lens, Balloon Rocket, How Many North Poles, Computer Trivia, Sea Turtles, Ultraviolet Light Detection.
Episode 12
Thu, Sep 18, 1986
Potassium Nitrate, Wood Into Paper, Snow Melt, Telescopes, Surface Tension Tricks, Hospital for Statues.
Episode 13
Wed, Oct 1, 1986
Smoke Rings, To Dig a Mine, Hot vs. Cold Water Bottles, Three Pile Card Trick, Computer Reaction Timer, Alligator, Volume Challenges.
Episode 14
Fri, Nov 21, 1986
Fun With Sparks, Cockroach, Burping Bottle, Crystal Garden, Monitor Expedition, Why do Balls Curve, Face Mask, Mirror Micro Meter.
Episode 15
Sat, Dec 6, 198625 mins
IRON CLAD MAGNET: Ashley uses an electromagnet Mr. Wizard has made to explain how he (Ashley) has made one at home. They connect a battery and Ashley picks up a pile of paper clips with the electromagnet. Why do all except a few paperclips fall off?? WHAT'S THIS? From this angle you can see only half of this familiar seed. Each half is called a cotyledon. Food is stored in them to be used by the new plant until it can begin to produce food on its own. CATENARY ARCH: Maria places blocks together on a board to form an arch on its side. They carefully put the keystone in place. She slowly raises the board until it is vertical. SCIENTIFIC NOISE: Mr. Wizard briefly explains to Nicola that an oscilloscope is a device to make waves visible. He produces a sound that appears as a pure wave on the oscilloscope screen. Nicola turns on the radio tuned between stations. They hear so called white noise because it is made up of many frequencies. On the scope it appears as many jagged lines and compare to that on a radio. They discuss signal to sound ratio. RUBBER BAND CODE: Bibi examines a rubber band with black marks on it that are a secret message. Mr. Wizard stretches it to expand the marks into letters. She reads a secret message on the rubber band. MONO LAKE: A big, blue lake in the dry desert of eastern California. A welcome sight to a thirsty traveler but a disappointment. The water is saltier than the ocean. Despite its high salt content, Mono Lake has supported abundant wildlife for thousands of years. Tens of thousands of California gulls nest here and more than 60 other birds species stop at the lake on their migrations back and forth between Canada and South America. The outcome is discussed. TORSION BALANCE: Mr. Wizard and Leila look at a metal strip suspended horizontally with two C-clamps attached to the end. When pushed, it goes back and forth like a vertical pendulum would. STEAM ENGINE RUNS WITH C02: Mr. Wizard shows Ashley the various parts of a steam engine