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Kurzweil Sampler / Ejection Seats

In This Episode: 0:59 "Ejection seats" Jeff Watson walks us through the history of the ejector seat, and where it's at today (today being 1985). 8:57 "Seaweed harvesting" Carmel brings us a story from South Korea, and lets us know that in the 21st century all our food needs will be met by the Soylent Corporation. 16:34 "Kurzweil 250 sampler" Iain Finlay teams up with session musician Dave Kimber to demonstrate the Kurzweil's sampling ability. A bargain at only $28,000! 21:52 "Wind Power" Jeff Watson reports from Medicine Bow, Wyoming on a promising renewable wind energy project that was, of course, ground into the earth by Big Oil. 29:11 "Aurora Borealis" Chris Ardell-Guinness reports from Finland on one of nature's most spectacular displays. Features spectacular Aurora facts! 38:20 "Japanese Aviation C1-QSTOL" Iain presents the ugliest plane ever built. 44:56 Next week...

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  • Originally Aired January 9, 1985
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network ABC (AU)
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