Why Are Diamonds Unbreakable? ππ
Fun Kids Science Quest
Fun Kids
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ποΈ 22 April 2026
β±οΈ 15 minutes
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Summary
This Week’s Big Questions!
You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…
π Why do apples turn brown?
π Why are diamonds unbreakable?
π«§ How are bubbles made?
π What’s the science behind earthquakes?
β‘ How does electricity work?
π§ͺ What makes dishwasher tablets poisonous?
And join Principle Pulsar and his class as they discover all about what ‘Cosmic Rays’ are and where they come from.
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| 0:00.0 | Happy Meal just got a cosmic boost |
| 0:03.0 | because the Super Mario Galaxy movie has landed in cinemas |
| 0:06.0 | and Mario hasn't come alone. |
| 0:08.0 | There's a whole galaxy for your little ones to discover. |
| 0:11.0 | Some fun, some food, it's all inside this Happy Meal. |
| 0:15.0 | Until the 4th of May from 11am, includes one preselected book or toy whilst it's last. |
| 0:20.0 | Hello Explorer, it's time for another episode. from 11am includes one pre-selected book or toy whilst talks last. |
| 0:27.2 | Hello, Explorer. It's time for another round of amazing midweek adventures travelling round the solar system, you and me. We are searching for all those science secrets. |
| 0:33.0 | And it's all about your questions in a brand new science quest. My name is Dan. It's awesome to hear from you. If you have any question that you want answered, anything sciencey at all rattling around your brain, make sure you leave it as a voice note for me on the free Fun Kids app. You can do it at FunKidsLive.com too. There's a big red button. Click that. Let me know who you are and what your question is and we'll |
| 0:55.4 | get it sorted like this from max hi dan my name is max i'm eight years old and why do apples turn brown |
| 1:04.9 | overnight all right max why do apples turn brown well it's a chemical reaction and it's a lot like what happens to your |
| 1:14.7 | bike if you leave it outside in the rain maybe or a nail when it goes rusty. That turns brownish |
| 1:23.7 | red too. It's very similar. You see, the skin of an apple is its suit of armor. It |
| 1:30.0 | protects it. It keeps the inside safe from air because inside the apple loads of cells and they |
| 1:36.6 | are made of enzymes. So when the skin is broken by a slice of a knife or a bite as you eat it, the air rushes in and the oxygen in the air gets to work. |
| 1:48.9 | It reacts with those enzymes to make melanin. Now that's a chemical. It's the same stuff that gives |
| 1:54.9 | your hair and your skin color. So the oxygen gets inside. It reacts with the enzymes. It makes melanin and that creates a reddish |
| 2:05.0 | brown color. It mixes with it and that's what turns it. It makes it look slightly disgusting |
| 2:12.0 | as it gets browner and then redder, maybe a bit gray over time. It's just a natural chemical reaction that |
| 2:19.5 | happens when what's inside the apple cells react with the oxygen in the air, Max. Thank you very |
| 2:25.0 | much for the question. Here's another one from Paul who wants to know why are diamonds unbreakable. |
| 2:31.8 | We always think of diamonds as being unbreakable, but they can be slightly cut to |
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