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Season 2 Episode 27 - Shapes and Gravity
From the San Diego Wild Animal Park, Miguel and Paco observe elephants flipping dust and dirt on their backs. An evolutionary expoert at the Wild Animal Park explains why elephants have large, sturdy legs. FILM INSERT: Gravity. Robin goes to a California logging camp see forester Becky Robertson. Robertson explains to Robin how certain trees take on some shapes due to sunlight and gravity. FILM INSERT: Building a skyscrapers. Jackie talks to Marvel Allen on the Golden Gate Bridge to learn the forces acting on a suspension bridge. Back at the Wild Animal Park, Miguel and Paco find out how ostriches have survived in their environment. The evolutionary expoert also discusses the strength of an egg, any egg. THE BLOODHOUND GANG: ""The Case of the Magnetic Woman, Part Two."" Ricardo consults a magician friend to discuss the egg trick. This leads Vikki to consult Lulu Hearst's book on the real Little Georgia Magnet. It lets the Gamg expose the swindle that Billy Chatterton and his father
Episodes in Season 2
Survival: Breathing
30 min
Survival: Temperature
30 min
Survival: Protection
30 min
Survival: Energy
30 min
Survival: Teamwork
30 min
Sports: Training Analysis
30 min
Sports: Time, Rate, Measurement
30 min
Sports: Energy Transfer
30 min
Sports: Impact Analysis
30 min
Sports: Coordination
30 min
Flight: Flying Animals
30 min
Flight: Air Resistance
30 min
Flight: Thrust
30 min
Flight: Acceleration
30 min
Babies: The Code of Life
30 min
Babies: Growth and Development
30 min
Babies: Behavior
30 min
Babies: Colonization
30 min
Babies: Change
30 min
Senses: Taste and Smell
30 min
Senses: Sight
30 min
Senses: Hearing
30 min
Senses: Touch
30 min
Senses: Special Sensors
30 min
Shapes in Nature
30 min
Shapes and Gravity
30 min
Shapes: Streamlining
30 min
Shapes: Form and Function
30 min
Shapes: Clues
30 min
Water: 3 Phases – Gas, Liquid, Solid
30 min
Water: Medium for Life
30 min
Water and People
30 min
Water: Distribution
30 min
Water in the Body
30 min
Building: Materials
30 min
Building: One of a Kind
30 min
Building: Standard Parts
30 min
Building: Modular
30 min
Building: Communication
30 min
