Beakman’s World - Season 4 Episode 21

Sparked by a viewer's question about dogs, Beakman and his hard working science team investigate man's best friend. Beakman barks up the tree of science to find out some facts about dogs and their closest relatives, the wolf, fox, jackal and coyote. Beakman sniffs around to discover how dogs were domesticated, why they have such remarkable eye sight and senses of smell, and how they are used by humans for extraordinary tasks such as transportation and rescue missions. In Beakmania, Beakman counts down with a viewer who asks "How many times does the letter 'A' appear from zero to 999 when written out?" (none). Then Beakman spins off answers about how fast the earth rotates (more than 1,000 miles an hour at the equator). "The Beakman Challenge" confronts Lester with a seemingly impossible task, putting his hand in a jar of water without getting it wet. Beakman answers a monster of a question from a viewer who wants to know if scientists can build people from spare parts like Frankenstein. Although we can give a hand to the creativity of Frankenstein, only part of the legend can be translated into reality. Beakman becomes the mad scientist to discover how people can have parts replaced through the wonders of bio-medical engineering. Every day, doctors replace thousands of knees, hips, heart valves and even parts of the human eye with bio-medically engineered body parts.