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Strangest Things

But this prototypedifference engine is as far as Babbage'sgrand design ever gets

But this prototype
difference engine is as far as Babbage's
grand design ever gets

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But this prototype difference engine
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is as far as Babbage's grand design ever gets.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:04
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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Movie Summary

From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
S01 • E08 And Lignum Vitae kind of... it sweats some oil out of itself all the time. - Strangest Things 00:05
And Lignum Vitae kind of... it sweats some oil out of itself...
S01 • E02 [Dr. Benecke] One possible reason why leeches - Strangest Things 00:11
[Dr. Benecke] One possible reason why leeches
S01 • E05 [Mark] The creator of the Geomancy machine - Strangest Things 00:07
[Mark] The creator of the Geomancy machine
S01 • E03 The University of Offenburg, they studied the design of the hand. - Strangest Things 00:06
The University of Offenburg, they studied the design of the ...
S01 • E01 But allegedly it was going to fetch a price of five million dollars. - Strangest Things 00:05
But allegedly it was going to fetch a price of five million ...
S01 • E08 So it's always got a slightly oily sheen, - Strangest Things 00:05
So it's always got a slightly oily sheen,
S01 • E04 [Corey] The effect is caused by a minute amount - Strangest Things 00:05
[Corey] The effect is caused by a minute amount
S01 • E07 Could this ancient British mystical connection - Strangest Things 00:10
Could this ancient British mystical connection
S01 • E08 And what that actually did was allow for the clock - Strangest Things 00:09
And what that actually did was allow for the clock
S01 • E10 So the detector can register the signal and a message sent from 1000s of miles away - Strangest Things 00:10
So the detector can register the signal and a message sent f...
S01 • E05 So, this is a person actually telling us - Strangest Things 00:06
So, this is a person actually telling us
S01 • E01 [narrator] Could this explain the Drees rock? - Strangest Things 00:04
[narrator] Could this explain the Drees rock?
S01 • E04 [Anna] We think that the amount of silver - Strangest Things 00:10
[Anna] We think that the amount of silver
S01 • E03 [narrator] The research has started with his simpler mark one hand. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] The research has started with his simpler mark on...
S01 • E06 [Mark Benecke] Peter Safar came up with the idea - Strangest Things 00:06
[Mark Benecke] Peter Safar came up with the idea
S01 • E09 The full size difference engine requires 25,000 parts, - Strangest Things 00:08
The full size difference engine requires 25,000 parts,
S01 • E02 [narrator] Leeches get oxygen directly through their skin, - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] Leeches get oxygen directly through their skin,
S01 • E05 [Corey] That name translates as Muhammad - Strangest Things 00:10
[Corey] That name translates as Muhammad
S01 • E01 There's certainly strong motivation to sell fake ones - Strangest Things 00:08
There's certainly strong motivation to sell fake ones
S01 • E03 Actually used 3D printing technology to replicate the design. - Strangest Things 00:05
Actually used 3D printing technology to replicate the design...