A decent television show.

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I remember a couple friends once mentioning that "Survivor" might actually be interesting if they crossed it with "Junkyard Wars".

So I just saw an episode. It's called "Rough Science." Five scientists are dropped on an isolated tropical island. They have a few basic tools, but otherwise must use materials they find on the island.

Each episode covers three days. The scientists are given tasks which they have to resolve in the three days. I saw them predict the weather (build a hydrometer, barometer, and wind gauge), make anti-bacterial ointment (make agar and specimin dishes, colonize bacteria, try different plants to see which ones had anti-bacterial properties), and study the local mosquito population (build a 100x power microscope!)

I'm hooked.

Comments

[elynne.livejournal.com]

Oooo, excellent! What channel is it on? :D

[mittelbar.livejournal.com]

That would depend on your local PBS station.