Why Is Ice Slippery?

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

🗓️ 22 October 2011

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Can moonlight and a magnifying glass be used to start a fire? Why do bananas go brown and does it happen faster in the fridge or the fruitbowl? Why are ice and snow slippery? And how does flyspray work? Alongside your quality science questions in this week's Question and Answer science phone-in, we also hear how how space scientists have spotted a whole planet's worth of water in a nearby system, the surprising discovery that seaweed is making corals seasick, we serve up a digital delight with the kitchen that teaches you both to cook and speak French, and we find out why an antiviral a day... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Stripping down science, the naked scientists.
0:07.0	The Naked Scientists. lists. Hello, it's Sunday the 23rd of October. Welcome to the Naked
0:27.3	Scientists this week. I'm Chris Smith and also here with us are Plant
0:30.3	Scientist Emily. Hello Emily., and also naked astronomer and
0:35.2	space scientist Dominic Ford, hi Dominic, hi Dominic.
0:36.7	Hi Chris.
0:37.7	Now it's our science phone in this week and very shortly we'll be finding out what
0:40.6	it is that makes ice slippery, sounds simple but it's got scientists
0:44.4	baffled and has had for a long time and also can you start a fire with
0:48.3	moonlight and a magnifying glass? And we've got news this week of a breakthrough in treating chronic fatigue
0:54.3	syndrome and why taking an antiviral a day could keep Alzheimer's disease at bay.
0:59.2	Plus we've got a cool kitchen science experiment for you to try out. You'll need a bottle, a coin, and a freezer.
1:05.3	So if you'd like to get in touch with your science questions and your comments, you can tweet at
1:11.9	Naked Scientists or you can write on our Facebook page that's at
1:14.6	Facebook dot com slash the naked scientists or you can of course drop us an email
1:19.5	our email addresses Chris at the naked scientist.com.
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1:34.0	We're off to a roaring start with our science phone in Shnades on the line Hellishnade.
1:40.0	Hi.
1:41.0	Stanger in Cambridge.
1:42.0	Yeah, I'm at Emanuel College.
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