Episode 85
Daily Planet · Season 17 · Episode 85
Today on Daily Planet, Ziya checks out man-made floating islands in South Korea, we take a look at a phone accessory that helps blind people play soccer, and Alan Nursall finds out why an observatory is studying the Sun from 2 km underground in the Alan Nursall Experience. Also, we show you Neptune Memorial Reef, the first choice in a final resting place for some folks! Join Daily Planet as we take you to a NASCAR track to see how teams test the aerodynamics of their cars. On Discoveries, we'll show you a fish that mimics an octopus that mimics a fish and a cloaking device that actually worked for 40 trillionths of a second. We also interviewed Josh Silver, a University of Oxford professor who developed a new kind of liquid-filled adjustable eyeglasses. You also don't want to miss the answers to this week's Mindbender quiz on airport security. Tonight, only on Daily Planet!
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Season
17
Episode
85
Air Date
05/Jan/2012
Air Time
—
Runtime
60 min
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Today on Daily Planet, Ziya checks out man-made floating islands in South Korea, we take a look at a phone accessory that helps blind people play soccer, and Alan Nursall finds out why an observatory is studying the Sun from 2 km underground in the Alan Nursall Experience. Also, we show you Neptune Memorial Reef, the first choice in a final resting place for some folks! Join Daily Planet as we take you to a NASCAR track to see how teams test the aerodynamics of their cars. On Discoveries, we'll show you a fish that mimics an octopus that mimics a fish and a cloaking device that actually worked for 40 trillionths of a second. We also interviewed Josh Silver, a University of Oxford professor who developed a new kind of liquid-filled adjustable eyeglasses. You also don't want to miss the answers to this week's Mindbender quiz on airport security. Tonight, only on Daily Planet!
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