Does a Frozen Body Shatter?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2012

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Can a frozen body be shattered with a hammer, how can speedbumps diagnose appendictis and why are reindeers' noses red? For Christmas 2012 we talk to a host of scientists doing seasonal research, find out how Elite, the blockbuster computer game launched 30 years ago, is about to make a comeback, and answer your brain-busting science questions, including why chewing gum gets tougher the longer you chew it, and we do the experiment to discover whether James Bond really could freeze - then shatter - a baddie... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:29.0	Hello, happy Christmas, and welcome to the final episode of The Naked Scientists of 2012.
0:38.0	It's Chris Smith, Dave Ansel, and Cat Arnie here with you.
0:42.0	And to celebrate this festive period,
0:44.0	we're going to be taking a look at the lighter side of science this week,
0:47.0	including finding out why speed bumps are the best way to diagnose appendicitis,
0:51.0	potentially.
0:52.0	Also, why reindeer have red noses,
0:54.8	the guy will speak to has had these animals on treadmills
0:57.4	to find out this is a real physiology experiment.
0:59.9	And we'll be meeting Cliff, the dog that can sniff for C-DIF.
1:04.6	Cat.
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1:06.6	We also need you to send in your science questions for us to answer and we have got a quiz
1:10.5	question for you.
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