What Colour is a Dead Chameleon?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2011

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Are candles environmentally unfriendly? Why does tinfoil touching a filling set my teeth on edge? What colour does a dead chameleon go? Does antiperspirant deodorant make you sweat more elsewhere? Could we tether the moon on a string to stop it escaping? And why is the fine spray in the shower so cold? To find out, join Chris, Dave, Dominic and Helen for this festive Christmas edition of the Naked Scientists, which also sees the team connecting an oven shelf to their heads and a musical Higgs Boson-inspired interlude from Professor Karmadillo... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:26.0	T.S.B. proud partners of the Pride of Britain Awards. Stripping down science, the naked scientists. Hello, it's Sunday the 18th of December. Welcome to the Naked Scientists. I'm
0:59.8	Chris Smith and with me this week I have Helen Scales, Dave Ansel and Dominic Ford for a Christmas party.
1:05.6	Hello everyone!
1:06.6	Hello!
1:07.6	Now this is our Christmas special and we're going to be taking on your science questions
1:10.8	including what color does a chameleon go get this when it dies
1:14.7	why does water but not salt evaporate and does antipurant deodorant
1:19.9	actually make you sweat more?
1:22.7	And also will Brussels sprouts and why do Brussels sprouts make you sound a bum note sometimes
1:27.7	on Boxing Day?
1:28.7	We'll find out Dave.
1:29.7	And in the news we'll hear about a new camera that shoots a trillion frames per second so fast you can
1:34.5	watch a pulse of light moving across an object. And how the reality of
1:38.7	finding Nemo might be to not find Nemo. A new survey looks at just how endangered all the species are that
1:44.8	feature in the Disney film.
1:46.5	Plus we'll be joined by Professor Carmodyllo with a festive and musical take on the Hicks
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