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This programme looks at 3 Hollywood stunts and scientifically proves if they are possible. A scene from 'Last castle' is investigated to see if a grappling hook can be propelled from a water hose h...igh enough to hook around the landing support of a helicopter in the air. A scene from 'View to a kill' is investigated to see you can stay underwater by using the air expelled from a car tyre. Finally they look at a scene from 'Deep blue sea' and find out if it is possible to put a live cable from the fuse box and plunge it into an attacking sharks mouth without electrocuting yourself
This programme looks at 3 Hollywood stunts and scientifically proves if they are possible. A scene from 'Last castle' is investigated to see if a grappling hook can be propelled from a water hose h...igh enough to hook around the landing support of a helicopter in the air. A scene from 'View to a kill' is investigated to see you can stay underwater by using the air expelled from a car tyre. Finally they look at a scene from 'Deep blue sea' and find out if it is possible to put a live cable from the fuse box and plunge it into an attacking sharks mouth without electrocuting yourself
| Series: | Hollywood science 2 |
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| First transmission date: | 2003 |
| Published: | 2003 |
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| Duration: | 00:29:00 |
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| Producer: | Peter Oxley |
| Contributors: | Jonathan Hare; Robert Llewellyn |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/hollywoodscience2/ |
| Keyword(s): | Voltage |
| Subject terms: | Compressed air; Electricity; Research; Water |
| Master spool number: | BOU 11143 |
| Production number: | JOUA281X |
| Videofinder number: | 6585 |
| Available to public: | no |
