OUR NEXT GUEST IS PROFESSOR OF SCIENCE AND SOCIETY, AND
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF FERTILITY STUDIES AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE
LONDON. HE HOLDS 23 HONORARY DOCTORATES,
A SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, AND IS THE AUTHOR OF THIS
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT BOOK, "ASK A SCIENTIST."
WE'RE HONORED THAT HE'S HERE TO TEACH US ALL ABOUT SCIENCE.
THE HONORABLE, PROFESSOR LORD ROBERT WINSTON.
WE ARE READY FOR SOME SCIENCE. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TEACH US?
>> WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FOOD, TALK ABOUT AN ENGLISH
BREAKFAST, WE LIKE EGGS. I LIKE MY EGGS BOILED.
I LIKE MY HARD BOILED. CAN YOU PUT THEM IN BOTTLES AND
I WANT YOU TO DEMONSTRATE HOW WELL YOU CAN TO THE AUDIENCE
KEEP T THE EGG WHILE PUTTING ITN THE BOLD.
>> James: BUT YEAH THAT'S NOT . OKAY SO YOU TEACH ME HOW IT'S
DONE. >> RIGHT SO BASICALLY YOU TAKE
YOUR EGG, AND AS YOU RIGHTLY DO, YOU PUT THE POINTY END IN IT'S A
BIT EASIER THAT WAY, THERE WE ARE AND YOU MAKE A NICE SEAL.
NOW THIS BOTTLE IS NOT EMPTY. IT'S FULL OF AIR AND THE AIR IS
NITROGEN AND OXYGEN, THAT'S ALL. IF YOU USE UP THE OXYGEN WITH A
LITTLE FIRE, AND IF YOU WATCH THE EGG VERY CAREFULLY IT WILL
SHUDDER AS THE AIR EXPANDS WITH THE HEAT AND IT COMMENTS OUT
THROUGH SIDE OF THE EGG. THIS IS WHERE I'M GOING TO BURN
MYSELF. VERY FRIGHTENING.
USUALLY I HAVE TO GO TO HOSPITAL AFTERWARDS.
FFTS SEE IT SHATTERING? (APPLAUSE)
>> SO BASICALLY THE OXYGEN'S GONE AND THEREFORE WITHOUT THE
OXYGEN AND THE NITROGEN ESCAPES, WHEN IT COOLS DOWN IT PRODUCES A
VACUUM. >> James: THAT'S A GREATLY
TRICK FOR ANY OF US WHO WANT TO GET EGGS IN A BOTTLE.
pI REALLY REALLY LOVE IT. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
WHAT DO WE HAVE NEXT? >> POSSIBLY THE END OF THE MEAL,
DESSERT. A GUMMY?
>> James: IS THIS A REAL GUMMY?
>> IT'S A REAL ONE. A REAL GUMMY.
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO NOW IS WHAT'S HAPPENING NIGHT YOUR
STOMACH AS YOU'RE EATING THAT. >> James: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
MY SYM STOMACH. >> IT WILL BE SENSIBLE, YOU ARE
GOGGLES? >> YOU PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE THE
GOGGLES. I'LL STAND WAY BACK, I'LL BE ALL
RIGHT BUT JUST TO JOIN IN. >> James: OKAY.
SO WHAT'S IN HERE. >> IT'S POTASSIUM CHRORATE, NOT
DISSIMILAR TO THE ACID IN YOUR STOMACH.
>> James: THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MY STOMACH WHEN I
EAT SUGAR. HERE WE GO STAND BACK.
HERE WE GO. WHOA!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
>> James: SOUNDS THE SAME. >> VERY SIMILAR.
>> James: THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE THING AND I
SHAN'T GO NEAR THOSE GUMIES AGAIN.
BLESS YOU! WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE PROFESSOR?
>> SO ONE OF THE ISSUES IS ABOUT THIS DREADFUL WEATHER IN LOS
ANGELES WHICH CAUSES SO MUCH TROUBLE.
YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY HOT WEEK COMING UP.
WE HAD A HOT WEEK ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
>> James: YEAH. >> ONE OF THE THINGS YOU REALLY
NEEDED IN LOS ANGELES IS SNOW. >> James: OH, OKAY.
>> SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SNOW AND WE'RE GOING TO COVER THE
WHOLE OF BRENTWOOD DOWN THERE IN THIS LITTLE MODEL.
>> James: WHAT HAVE WE GOT IN HERE, WHAT'S THIS?
>> WE HAVE SODIUM POLYACRONATE, WHICH IT SUCKS UP WATER AND
EXPANDS WITH WATER. IF YOU HAVE A CAMERA LENS YOU
WANT TO KEEP DRY, YOU USE THIS SORT OF STUFF TO GET RID OF THE
MOIT CHUR. BUT IT'S MOSTLY USED IN BABY'S
DIAPERS. >> James: IT ABSORBS WATER.
OKAY. WE'RE THE GOING TO PUT THE WATER
HERE AND BRING SNOW TO LOS ANGELES.
OKAY HERE WE GO. OH LOOK!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: LOOK AT THIS!
AH-HA! IT'S -- SO THAT WOULD BE LOS
ANGELES. AND THEN THIS, THIS IS LONDON
AROUND JANUARY. THAT'S IT.
THERE WE GO! LOOK AT THAT, A CHRISTMAS
MIRACLE! NOW, TELL ME PROFESSOR, WHAT ARE
WE GOING TO DO NOW? >> WE'RE NOW GOING TO H HAVING
MADE SNOW AND RAIN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A RAINBOW IN LOS
ANGELES. >> James: A RAINBOW RIGHT
HERE IN THE STUDIO. NOW IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING
YOU'LL REALIZE THE BAND HAVE TAKEN QUITE A TURN IN THEIR
OUTFITS TONIGHT. IF AARON PAUL WALKS BACK INTO
THE STUDIO HE'LL THINK LIKE WE'RE DOING A "BLAKEING BAD"
TRIBUTE. WE NEED SIX OF US BECAUSE THERE
ARE SIX COLORS IN THE RAINBOW IS THAT RIGHT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. AARON PAUL IS VERY GOOD TO BE
WHERE HE IS, THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF.
>> Ja >> James: IAN CARMEL YOU ARE
GOING TO COME DOWN. >> HE IS ONE PERSON THAT IS
INDISPENSABLE. >> James: THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE
OUTRAGE. I WILL MAKE MY WAY OVER HERE TO
MAKE A RAINBOW. WHAT HAVE WE GOT AROUND US?
>> YOU SHOULD HAVE SIX BARRELS THERE, ONE CONTAINS LIQUID
NITROGEN AT ABOUT 300° FAHRENHEIT ROUGHLY SPEAKING.
>> James: MINUS 100, THAT IS INCREDIBLY COLD.
>> YOU PUT THAT FIRST INTO THE BUCKET AND THEN AFTER THAT HOT
WATER VERY QUICKLY, SO THE DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURE WILL
BE ABOUT 400° FAHRENHEIT THEN WE CAN MAKE OUR RAINBOW.
>> James: WHAT SHOULD WE DO FIRST?
>> CAN YOU PUT THE LIQUID NITROGEN IN NOW.
BE CAREFUL. BE VERY CAREFUL.
>> James: WOW, THAT IS COLD. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING THIS
COLD SINCE I BUMPED INTO GUILLERMO IN A RESTAURANT
OUTSIDE OF WORK. ACTUALLY A TRUE STORY.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE PRETEND THEY DIDN'T KNOW ME MORE!
(LAUGHTER) >> GET READY WITH THE HOT WATER
BUT DON'T POUR IT IN UNTIL I SAY SO.
ON THE COUNT OF THREE I'LL BLOW THE WHISTLE AND THEN GET THE HOT
WATER IN AS RAPIDLY AS YOU CAN. >> James: I JUST WANT TO SAY
BEFORE WE DO THIS. IAN, STEVE, GUILLERMO, I WISH
YOU LUCK WITH THE FUTURE OF THE SHOW, GOOD LUCK BROTHER.
>> WE SALUTE YOUR BRAVERY. ON THE COUNT OF THREE YOU PUT IT
IN WHEN I BLOW THE WHISTLE. ONE TWO THREE.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ] >> James: OH MY GOSH!
TOTALLY (BLEEP)! I CAN'T SEE!
HA HA HA HA! STEP FORWARD, EVERYBODY, STEP
FORWARD! >> THAT'S AMAZING.
THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. >> James: WE DID IT, WE MADE
IT, WE MADE, WE'RE ALIVE, WE MADE A RAINBOW GANG!
GET IN HERE! OUR THANKS TO PROFESSIONAL THE
HONORABLE WINSTON. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK EVERYBODY!