Series 1 Episode 1: "Swaartekrag" Original air date: 21 June 1979 We look at gravity: how it influences sport, how space travellers experience weightlessness, and the old scholars’ odd ideas about gravity. Die Brandkluis TV series, 1979-1982 Series for teenagers about science and how it works in nature and everyday life. PRESENTED BY Marinus Wijnbeek Episode 1: "Swaartekrag" Original air date: 21 June 1979 We look at gravity: how it influences sport, how space travellers experience weightlessness, and the old scholars’ odd ideas about gravity. Episode 2: "Wrywing" Original air date: 5 July 1979 Friction and how we experience it in everything we do, whether we walk, sit, stand, drive, step on the breaks or skate on ice. Episode 3: "Elektrisiteit" Original air date: 12 July 1979 What is electricity, and how do we use it? We look at lightning, batteries, electricity in the human body, brain waves, the EEG machine and more. Episode 4: "Momentum" Original air date: 19 July 1979 We look at momentum as a basic law of nature. Episode 5: "Klank" Original air date: 26 July 1979 Sound, its characteristics, uses and peculiarities are discussed. We also look at people’s use and abuse of sound and the brain as nature’s own sound recorder. Episode 6: "Lig" Original air date: 2 August 1979 What is light, how is it produced, and how do we use it? We also investigate polarised light, the polariscope and optical fibres. Episode 7: "Laser" Original air date: 9 August 1979 Laser, holograms, laser communications and the laserama as an entertainment medium are discussed. Episode 8: "Einstein" Original air date: 16 August 1979 We look at Einstein’s theory of relativity and what it means. Episode 9: "Getalle" Original air date: 23 August 1979 We look at numbers – the history of our numeric system, the counting systems of the Romans and Babylonians, and how Sanskrit counting words have found its way into our language today. Episode 10: "Hefbome" Original air date: 30 August 1979 Levers and their use in everyday life. Episode 11 Original air date: 6 September 1979 Episode 12: "Termodinamika" Original air date: 13 September The laws of thermodynamics and their influence on our everyday life. Series 2 Episode 1: "Fibonacci getalle" Original air date: 28 February 1980 Die Brandkluis is back with a look at the Fibonacci sequence of numbers. Episode 2: "Lugdinamika" Original air date: 6 March 1980 We look at air dynamics and how airplanes can take off and stay in the air despite their weight. Episode 3: "Digtheid" Original air date: 13 March 1980 Density: why do certain things float? How does a submarine work? How does a hot air balloon stay in the air? Episode 4: "Kleur" Original air date: 20 March 1980 Colour and colour blindness. Episode 5: "Balans" Original air date: 27 March 1980 We look at balance and find some interesting answers to questions about balance. Episode 6: "Water" Original air date: 3 April 1980 The three states of water: solid, ice and gas. Episode 7: "Begrip" Original air date: 10 April 1980 A discussion of the concept of “understanding” and a look at the Mobius strip, different dimensions and the grasping of big numbers. Episode 8: "Weer" Original air date: 17 April 1980 Weather: how it is formed and how South Africa fits into world weather systems. Episode 9: "Navigasie" Original air date: 24 April 1980 The history of navigation, from pre-historic to ultra-modern methods. Episode 10: "Die Sterre" Original air date: 1 May 1980 Stars: constellations of the southern hemisphere, measuring the distance of stars, and a visit to the observatory in Sutherland. Episode 11: "Glas" Original air date: 8 May 1980 Glass. Episode 12: "Geraas" Original air date: 15 May 1980 Noise and the influence of everyday noise on humans. Series 3 Episode 1: "Sikloïdes" Original air date: 12 January 1982 Cycloids and shapes of constant width: the design of the Wankel engine, train wheels and more. Episode 2: "Logaritmes" Original air date: 19 January 1982 The history and general uses of mathematical logarithms. We look at logarithms in music, musical instruments, geology and human hearing. Episode 3: "Die Maan" Original air date: 26 January 1982 The moon, its “behaviour” and its influence on us as humans. Episode 4: "Parabole" Original air date: 2 February 1982 Parabolas in maths and our everyday lives: in garden hoses, mirrors, telescopes and more. Episode 5: "See" Original air date: 9 February 1982 We look at waves and how they are formed. The effect of sea currents, winds and the coastline are investigated to explain a freak wave on our south eastern coast. Episode 6: "Illusies" Original air date: 16 February 1982 Illusions and how we use them. The stroboscope and the development of movies are discussed. Episode 7: "Somme" Original air date: 23 February 1982 The abacus, calculator and other methods of making sums are discussed. We also look at number whizzes and their achievements, as well as the Trachtenberg system. Episode 8: "Elemente" Original air date: 2 March 1982 Chemical elements: their appearance and reactions to each other, the periodic table, and elements as building blocks of matter. Episode 9: "Druk" Original air date: 9 March 1982 The discoveries of mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal, such as Pascal’s triangle, the principle of transmission of fluid-pressure, and pressure of gas, are discussed. Episode 10: "Elektronika" Original air date: 16 March 1982 We look at electronics: resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors and integrated circuits. We see how such a circuit is built. Episode 11: "Energie" Original air date: 23 March 1982 Energy: the laws of thermodynamics and the ways in which energy is used and abused. Episode 12: "Weerlig" Original air date: 30 March 1982 Static electricity and the phenomenon of lightning. Episode 13 Original air date: 6 April 1982 We look at the discovery of subatomic particles, the nuclear reactor and their role in everyday life.
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