What Happens to a Tankful of Fish in Orbit?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2010

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Why are there two high tides a day when there's only one moon? Would a planet made of glass be transparent? Does dreaming about exercise burn more calories? And what would happen to a tankful of fish launched into Earth's orbit? To find out, and to hear how the solar cells of the future can keep themselves clean, how researchers have uncovered a new way to combat cancer and how astronomers have spotted showers of meteors hitting Jupiter, join Drs Chris, Dominic and Dave as they blast off into a new series of the Naked Scientists in pursuit of the ultimate answers to your wildest and wackiest... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:37.0	The Naked Scientists. We're kicking off with a look at September the 12th welcome to a brand new series of the naked scientist.
0:53.3	We're kicking off with a look at your science questions too.
0:56.1	Warren wants to know what would happen to his fish if he took it in its bowl
1:00.3	into orbit aboard the International Space Station.
1:03.2	What do you think?
1:04.8	And does dreaming burn extra calories, especially if you go for a run in your dreams?
1:08.8	That's what Fara is worrying and wondering about on our Facebook page.
1:12.3	And John asks, if the world were made of glass
1:14.7	could we see through it. Plus also on the show we've got news of self-cleaning solar cells
1:20.1	a new way to selectively kill cancer cells and how meteorites smashing into Jupiter
1:25.5	are revealing what's actually lurking in the asteroid belt.
1:28.6	Hello, I'm Chris Smith and also here for this week's program are Dominic Ford.
1:32.4	Hello Dominic,
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