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Aussie Inventions That Changed The World

So you were alwaysa little bit on tenterhooks to make sureyou were behaving nicely

So you were always
a little bit on tenterhooks to make sure
you were behaving nicely

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So you were always a little bit on tenterhooks
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to make sure you were behaving nicely.
Duration
6 seconds
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17
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:05
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
Production
SkinnyDip Pictures,Northern Pictures

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Movie Summary

The 8 part series reveals a raft of great Australian inventors who turned game-changing ideas into a reality and forever changed how we live.
S01 • E02 This brass rod represents the ossicles, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
This brass rod represents the ossicles,
S01 • E01 So, what Australia needed was a lawnmower - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
So, what Australia needed was a lawnmower
S01 • E06 So, in this sealed chamber, in this little vessel, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:10
So, in this sealed chamber, in this little vessel,
S01 • E04 They're powered via a flexible cable that comes down - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
They're powered via a flexible cable that comes down
S01 • E07 ..and while balloons had soared for over a century, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:11
..and while balloons had soared for over a century,
S01 • E03 Fleming himself did try to purify the active component from the mould. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
Fleming himself did try to purify the active component from ...
S01 • E05 I think there was a certain notion of privilege - - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:11
I think there was a certain notion of privilege -
S01 • E01 And macho. ..and macho. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
And macho. ..and macho.
S01 • E02 And now we need this to go down and convey those vibrations - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
And now we need this to go down and convey those vibrations
S01 • E04 And attaches here, at the end of the handpiece. And inside the handpiece, we've got a rod and a crank - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:11
And attaches here, at the end of the handpiece. And inside t...
S01 • E03 And Fleming had lots of different ideas - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
And Fleming had lots of different ideas
S01 • E08 Nij is sending over 20,000 volts to the tube, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
Nij is sending over 20,000 volts to the tube,
S01 • E01 Merv Richardson made that very mower here at his home in suburban Sydney. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
Merv Richardson made that very mower here at his home in sub...
S01 • E06 I'll say 'with', but the two of them don't get on, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
I'll say 'with', but the two of them don'...
S01 • E07 Heavier-than-air flight requires a careful balance - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
Heavier-than-air flight requires a careful balance
S01 • E02 So this cochlear, is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
So this cochlear, is one of the most beautiful things I'...
S01 • E05 If you're not there, he's off. Right. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
If you're not there, he's off. Right.
S01 • E06 Now, we seal up the chamber, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:13
Now, we seal up the chamber,
S01 • E01 When his son set up a lawn-mowing business in 1948, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
When his son set up a lawn-mowing business in 1948,
S01 • E02 In a real ear, the cochlear, or inner ear, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
In a real ear, the cochlear, or inner ear,