Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Nov 21, 2013
Deane uses models and an electric fan to explain how sand dunes form and move.

The curiosity show - Sand Dunes




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Nov 23, 2013
Water dishes in pet cages can spill easily, or get very messy. Rob shows a simple way to make a water dispenser for a small pet that doesn't need frequent filling and will keep its cage clean and dry.

The curiosity show - Pet water dispenser




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Nov 24, 2013
How can you distinguish between sea water and tap water without tasting? Deane shows a quick method which really works.

The curiosity show - Sea Water and Tap Water




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia


The curiosity show - Matchless drink




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Nov 28, 2013
Deane shows Rob a trick in which a rubber band appears to pass magically through the fingers.

The curiosity show - Rubber Band Trick with Fingers




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Nov 30, 2013
Trying to get the outline of unusual shapes can be very hard, but Rob shows how to make a simple contour gauge out of ice cream sticks that will let you transfer difficult shapes to drawing paper, or any other place that you might want.

The curiosity show - Simple contour or profile gauge




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 1, 2013
Deane shows Rob a rubber band trick in which a wide twisted rubber band refuses to become untwisted.

The curiosity show - Twisted Rubber Band Trick




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 3, 2013
It sounds incredible, but these triangular wheels really do work as well as round wheels - under the right circumstance and, as Rob explains, the design has been used to make a bit that drills square holes.

The curiosity show - Triangular wheels




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia


The curiosity show - Self-knotting Neck Tie




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 7, 2013
Vertebrates can look very different but, as Rob reveals, their skeletons all have the same basic form. It can be intriguing to see how those bones are arranges in different feet, wings and flippers.


The curiosity show - Mammal foot bones




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 8, 2013
Everyone understands a series of numbers or letters, but what is a series of shapes?

The curiosity show - Series Problem - Shapes




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 10, 2013
It seems like telepathy but, as Rob shows, its a bit of simple logic combined with easy mental arithmetic, but if your audience doesn't know how it's done, it is an impressive trick.

The curiosity show - Multiplying Coins Trick




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 12, 2013
Deane Hutton and Rob Morrison explain the rationale of the Curiosity Show. The program has a strong emphasis on science, technology, natural history, craft activities, puzzles and problems. Many of the segments are based on simple materials found around the home.

The curiosity show - CURIOSITY PROMO




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 14, 2013
When the Chinese joined the Australian gold rush in the 1800s, they brought many ingenious inventions with them. One was the Chinese windlass which, as Rob shows, made the hazardous process of underground mining both easier and safer.

The curiosity show - Chinese windlass




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 17, 2013
Even the modern hat carries tell-tale secrets of its ancient past, if you know where to look, as Rob explains.

The curiosity show - Hat history




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 19, 2013
Deane poses the question: "What is Life?" What are the characteristics of living things? Is a flame alive? An intriguing puzzle!

The curiosity show - What is Life?




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 19, 2013
This story that Rob has found in the paper seems impossible - what do you think?

The curiosity show - Frenchman's brother




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Dec 21, 2013
Bone is one of nature's most impressive materials; hard and strong but tough and flexible and, as Rob explains, the architecture of the hidden core of bones reveals a lot about the animals from which they come.

The curiosity show - Bone - Nature's fibreglass.




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Jul 11, 2013
Deane shows how to make a simple device (from a matchstick and thumbtack) which makes the wrist pulse visible.

The curiosity show - Matchstick Pulse




Genre : Factual
Cast : Deane Hutton / Rob Morrison
Country of origin : Australia
Language : English and some German
Production company : Banksia Productions
Original channel : Nine Network
Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Published on Jul 11, 2013
Deane shows how to make sound waves visible, using a cream container, a balloon
and rice grains.

The curiosity show - Sound Waves

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