In The Gold in Cold: Refrigerated Transport, presenter Ruth Goodman visits Greenwich, England, to learn how the first refrigerated ships transported meat from New Zealand to England. Learn how an American inventor solved the problem of keeping food cold as it traveled over land. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Toilets of the Future, presenter Cherry Healey learns about a Toto toilet that has lots of cool features that improve hygiene and the experience of visiting the bathroom. She visits Cranfield University to get a glimpse of the toilet of the future, one that doesn’t use water. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Hiding in Plain Sight: The Octopus That Invented a Mobile Home, a veined octopus in Indonesia amazes researchers with its clever survival skills. Living on sandy ocean flats, it carries coconut shells to create a portable shelter. By using these shells to hide and ambush prey, the octopus becomes one of the rare animals — less than 1% — to demonstrate tool use and thinking ahead. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Natural World: The Octopus in My House, a remarkable series about a professor and the extraordinary relationship he develops with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home.
In The Go Jetters Test a Stormy Weather Invention, the Go Jetters test their invention to tackle stormy weather. They find hailstones inside a cumulonimbus thundercloud. Ubercorn shares funky facts about how hailstones are made and the damage they can do. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
In More than a Flush: The History of Toilets, presenter Ruth Goodman is at Westminster in London to learn how the toilet was invented. Learn what the development of the toilet has to do with Queen Elizabeth, the Thames River, Thomas Crapper, and public health. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
The Go Jetters crew visits Chichén Itzá in Mexico. Learn about the rubber trees there and the invention of the rubber ball. Discover the great step pyramid, El Castillo. This video is excerpted from BBC's Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
In The Gold in Cold: Refrigerated Transport, presenter Ruth Goodman visits Greenwich, England, to learn how the first refrigerated ships transported meat from New Zealand to England. Learn how an American inventor solved the problem of keeping food cold as it traveled over land. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Toilets of the Future, presenter Cherry Healey learns about a Toto toilet that has lots of cool features that improve hygiene and the experience of visiting the bathroom. She visits Cranfield University to get a glimpse of the toilet of the future, one that doesn’t use water. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Hiding in Plain Sight: The Octopus That Invented a Mobile Home, a veined octopus in Indonesia amazes researchers with its clever survival skills. Living on sandy ocean flats, it carries coconut shells to create a portable shelter. By using these shells to hide and ambush prey, the octopus becomes one of the rare animals — less than 1% — to demonstrate tool use and thinking ahead. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Natural World: The Octopus in My House, a remarkable series about a professor and the extraordinary relationship he develops with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home.
In The Go Jetters Test a Stormy Weather Invention, the Go Jetters test their invention to tackle stormy weather. They find hailstones inside a cumulonimbus thundercloud. Ubercorn shares funky facts about how hailstones are made and the damage they can do. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
In More than a Flush: The History of Toilets, presenter Ruth Goodman is at Westminster in London to learn how the toilet was invented. Learn what the development of the toilet has to do with Queen Elizabeth, the Thames River, Thomas Crapper, and public health. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
The Go Jetters crew visits Chichén Itzá in Mexico. Learn about the rubber trees there and the invention of the rubber ball. Discover the great step pyramid, El Castillo. This video is excerpted from BBC's Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.