Show of hands: Who lovesThe Curiosity Show, an educational Australian kids TV show produced in the ’70s and ’80s? Just me? Okay, but you’re missing out.
The show—clips of which arepreserved on YouTube—was a mix of DIY science experiments, magic tricks, andsetting off a fish tank full of mouse traps with Ping-Pong balls. Great stuff.It won awards.
Above is a typicalCuriosity Showsegment in which a simple puzzle involving three coins explains Newton’s Cradle, or conservation of momentum. I’ll definitely file this one away next time I need to entertain a child for 5 minutes.
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