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Title: Beakman lives!
Post by: Brad Johnson on October 30, 2020, 10:36:33 PM

This popped up on my Youtube feed. Channel is called Captain Disillusion.

https://youtu.be/sT_bTnkwLuE

Not familiar with the channel but it seems a decent watch. Sciency stuff in a format obviously aimed at kids. This episode had special guest star Paul Zaloom, better known as Beakman from Beakman's World. Loved the show and thought he was a much better scientist than Bill "Expert On Everything I Know Nothing About" Nye. More entertaining too.

Brad

Title: Re: Beakman lives!
Post by: makattak on October 31, 2020, 01:07:59 AM

That was awesome. I had completely forgotten about Beakman's World.

And my children are at a perfect age to appreciate it now. Excellent! Thank you.

Title: Re: Beakman lives!
Post by: WLJ on October 31, 2020, 01:41:18 AM

Quote from: Brad Johnson on October 30, 2020, 10:36:33 PM

Bill "Expert On Everything I Know Nothing About" Nye.

Bill Nye The Actor Guy as I call him

Title: Re: Beakman lives!
Post by: 230RN on October 31, 2020, 02:04:09 AM

Beakman's Motor, two views:

(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fphysics.randolphcollege.edu%2Flab%2F106_116lab%2Finduction%2Fmotor%2Fmotor1.gif&hash=f1767de5a1beabae3c1d77318c295efaf0903bc1)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/1220/1394035455_43ce748795_b.jpg)

Elegant !

You're welcome.

Terry, 230RN

REF (Detailed instructions):
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjh/marneyg/techlab/beakman.htm

Pic credits in properties.

Title: Re: Beakman lives!
Post by: K Frame on October 31, 2020, 07:31:51 AM

I, too, loved Beakman. Watched it religiously for quite awhile.

Dang. Just found out that Mark Ritts, who played Lester the Lab Rat, died of kidney cancer a few years ago.

And yes, Beakman was TONS better than Bill "I'm not really a scientist" Nye.

Title: Re: Beakman lives!
Post by: freakazoid on October 31, 2020, 10:59:58 AM

I remember watching that show growing up.

Title: Re: Beakman lives!
Post by: freakazoid on October 31, 2020, 11:25:30 AM

Looking up the Wiki on Paul Zaloom, I didn't realize he was associated with the Dante's Inferno film that used paper puppets, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante%27s_Inferno_(2007_film) If you haven't seen it I highly suggest watching it. It is really good.

Title: Re: Beakman lives!
Post by: 230RN on October 31, 2020, 05:42:12 PM

I grew up with "Mr Wizard," Don Herbert, in the mid-twentieth century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Herbert

The others came later, so I rarely watched them.  But I was impressed (as  you can tell) by the elegance (almost every part had multiple funcions) of the Beakman Motor.

I guess I wasn't the only one, since it approached legendary status for a while.