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In the penultimate episode of Bang, Liz visits the volcano that brought Britain to a standstill, and examines its aftermath and the likelihood of a re-occurrence. Dr David Rothery invites you to jo...in our debate on the chaos caused when nature belches, and asks the question, should the airlines have been better prepared for an event such as the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. Dallas blows the budget in Vegas to explain why we are so bad at predicting probabilities. And Jem borrows a solar furnace in France to demonstrate the awesome power of the sun. Dr Yan takes a closer look at centrifugal and centripetal forces.
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Series: Bang goes the theory; Series 3
Episode 5
First transmission date: 06-10-2010
Published: 2010
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Duration: 00:28:45
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Producer: Catherine McCarthy
Contributors: Liz Bonnin; Dallas Campbell; Jem Stansfield; Yan Wong
Publisher: BBC Open University
Link to related site: BBC Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v8rzg
OU Website: http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/whats-on/bang-goes-the-theory-3-episode-5
Subject terms: Centrifugal force; Centripetal force; Eyjafjallajökull Volcano (Iceland)--Eruption, 2010; Gambling; Probabilities--Experiments; Solar energy; Solar furnaces; Volcanoes--Environmental aspects
Production number: FKAM575B
Videofinder number: 81858
Available to public: no