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This programme looks at the real story behind a memorable movie moment. Could you really eat 50 eggs?
This programme looks at the real story behind a memorable movie moment. Could you really eat 50 eggs?
| Series: | Hollywood science |
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| First transmission date: | 2001 |
| Published: | 2001 |
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| Duration: | 00:08:55 |
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| Producer: | Mark Bridge |
| Contributors: | Jonathan Hare; Robert Llewellyn |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/science/hollywood_science/ |
| Keyword(s): | Boiled eggs; Stomach capacity |
| Subject terms: | Research |
| Footage description: | Footage. - Suburban detached house. Split screen title shots of 2 presenters performing various experiments.. Presenters in the front room. Film Footage: Chain Gang. Presenters in kitchen. Film Footage: Cool Hand Luke. Presenters in the kitchen. Film Footage: Luke can eat 50 eggs. Scene in prison with prison mates. All talking. (01'18") Egg bet made. Presenters in kitchen. Large bowl of eggs on worktop. Presenters boil and shell eggs. Place eggs in bag and put into water to displace the eggs volume of water. Measure displaced volume. Film Footage: Luke training and running around in prison yard. (02'36") Presenters in kitchen. Film Footage: Luke eating eggs. Presenters making a stomach. Large plastic bag containing 300ml of Sulphuric acid and Pepsin. Eggs being mashed up. Water poured into egg mash. Mash poured bit by bit into bag. Bag squeezed. Film Footage: Luke eating last egg. (07'30") View of Stomach bag full of egg. Bag emptied into bowl. Presenters talking. Give feasibility rating of 2/10. |
| Master spool number: | BOU10672 |
| Production number: | FEUS173R |
| Available to public: | no |
