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Eureka Streaker!
Recreating some of the best science experiments from the last 2000 years, including Archimedes' streak, hydrogen, batteries and whether an apple really landed on Newton.
This week we recreate some of the best science experiments from the last 2000 years including Archimedes' infamous post-bath streak, the discovery - and explosive nature - of hydrogen, animal electricity and the first battery, the sounds of the Solar System, the realisation that humans are covered in bacteria, and whether an apple really did drop on Newton's head.
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Sat 28 Feb 201505:00
BBC Radio 5 Live
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- Sat 28 Feb 201505:00BBC Radio 5 Live