The world's smelliest flower and why do our ears pop?
Fun Kids Science Quest
Fun Kids
4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2017
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Nathan Mansbridge, storyteller at The Eden Project, chats to Dan all about the Corpse Flower, a giant stinky plant that gives off a smell likened to rotting fish, or ripe camembert!
Plus, we explore gravity with the Space Cadets, Harry and Terry, find out why our ears pop on aeroplanes and head back down under to learn more about one of the most deadly spiders in the world - the funnel web spider.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids. |
| 0:03.9 | Listen on DAB Digital Radio across the UK or online at funkidslive.com. |
| 0:09.9 | We are back. Welcome along to the Fun Kids Science Weekly. |
| 0:13.5 | It's Dan and if you're one of those curious types, right, who is fascinated by all the amazingness in the universe and all the questions that it makes |
| 0:21.6 | you ask every day when you see brilliant stuff. This is the show for you. We try and get the |
| 0:26.8 | answers every week. Now today we're learning why climate's changed and if anything, if there's |
| 0:32.5 | anything we can do to kind of help or maybe even stop the process. Also, we'll find out why the |
| 0:37.1 | core of the earth is pulling us towards its center right now. |
| 0:40.6 | And on this week's Dangerous Dan, we're learning about one of the most deadly spiders in the world. |
| 0:46.3 | First, let's start with a brand new series on the Science Weekly as we join two lads, |
| 0:50.6 | Harry and Terry, who accidentally become space cadets. |
| 0:54.8 | Welcome along to the Astro Adventures of the Space Cadets. |
| 1:00.1 | T-minus three, two, one. |
| 1:08.5 | Mission control, we have blast off. |
| 1:11.7 | Spaceship entry is in flight. |
| 1:16.8 | Ah! |
| 1:18.0 | Harry, what's going on? |
| 1:19.5 | I don't know, Terry. |
| 1:21.0 | I know you said these hot dogs are out of this world, but this is ridiculous. |
| 1:25.0 | Oh, wow. |
| 1:25.9 | I think we're in space. |
| 1:27.3 | What? |
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