Beakman’s World - Season 4 Episode 13

Beakman&s attraction to the first question is obvious, "what's the difference between an electromagnet and a magnet magnet?" While a typical magnet does not use electricity to function, an electromagnet uses a wire with electricity running through it. These types of magnets are used in everyday things such as television signals, radios and speakers in stereos. Beakman and his trusty sidekick, Phoebe create their own magnetic electricity by using an iron nail, copper wire and a battery. In the Beakmania section, the zany scientist finds out where the first writing ink came from (the Incas discovered it in the ink sac of an octopus) and if there is any fresh water in the ocean (yes, in the Atlantic Ocean and the mouth of the Amazon River). He also gives a little history lesson to answer the question, "where did the first silver used in America's first silver coins come from?" (Martha, George Washington's wife's silverware and silver serving dishes). Finally, Beakman as Chef Art Burn brings some dinner theater to the science of gelatin. To demonstrate the functions of gelatin, he shows how you can make your own using unflavored gelatin, a sauce pan and some apple juice. A viewer asks a very sensible question about the senses–smelling, seeing, tasting, touching and hearing. However, Beakman reveals that there are more than these five senses, we're covered from head to toe with many other sensational senses, both internally and externally.