The Science of Rollercoasters & Dark Side of Mistletoe
Fun Kids Science Quest
Fun Kids
4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2019
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Dan is joined by Patrick Marx, designer of rollercoasters for Europa Park! He tells us all about their physics and how rollercoasters work. Plus, did you think mistletoe was romantic? Think again! Finally, Dan is with some Fun Kids experts - Techno Mum and Enn & Gee.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids. Listen on DAB digital radio across the UK or online at funkidslive.com. |
| 0:10.0 | Right. Thanks for being there. It's time to blow our brains wide open with a brand new episode of the Fun Kid Science Weekly. |
| 0:18.0 | My name is Dan. This is the only show that spins you through the universe, takes a |
| 0:21.7 | little peek at all the incredible stuff that's inside, and then gets you back home before anyone |
| 0:25.9 | notices you've gone. Now this week, we learn all about the strange disease that's killing |
| 0:31.4 | loads of trees. Also, we've got some guests on the show today, an actual roller coaster |
| 0:37.3 | designer. |
| 0:39.1 | We'll speak to him in just a sec about what must be one of the greatest jobs in the world, |
| 0:43.4 | and we'll answer some of your science questions in a little bit. |
| 0:46.4 | First, let's catch up with our alien friends, N&G, who are searching for a way to get back home. |
| 0:54.2 | So, guys, you know all about LNG. who are searching for a way to get back home. Energy's meter motivator. |
| 0:56.6 | So guys, you know all about energy, right? |
| 0:59.0 | No, we are energy. |
| 1:02.0 | Say all the system special, it's no less. |
| 1:04.0 | So what's up? |
| 1:05.0 | Well, I'm on a mission to find out more. |
| 1:07.3 | I know that energy we use in our homes |
| 1:09.5 | comes three meters that you have to read. I mean, |
| 1:12.4 | how do you read energy? It's not like it's a book. And where does the energy even come from? |
| 1:18.4 | Well, that's an easy one. Come on, let's see where it all starts. We're deep under your Earth's |
| 1:24.4 | surface. This is where energy companies drill thousands of feet down to reach |
| 1:29.0 | reserves of natural gas. Gas is one kind of energy that's used to heat your cozy habitats |
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