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Strangest Things

But to producethis mirror-like finish, out of rock as hard as obsidian, would mean weeks...

[narrator] But to produce
this mirror-like finish, out of rock as hard as obsidian, would mean weeks of grinding
and polishing by hand

Full Transcript

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[narrator] But to produce this mirror-like finish,
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out of rock as hard as obsidian,
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would mean weeks of grinding and polishing by hand.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:09
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 They set off down the channel, turn left, head down to Lisbon, - Strangest Things 00:10
They set off down the channel, turn left, head down to Lisbo...
S01 • E06 Nearing the end of the process, - Strangest Things 00:06
Nearing the end of the process,
S01 • E05 [Corey] But what inspires them to produce a Geomancy machine - Strangest Things 00:07
[Corey] But what inspires them to produce a Geomancy machine
S01 • E10 [narrator] At the time, scientists believe there is nothing - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] At the time, scientists believe there is nothing
S01 • E09 He would complain about the noise of children - Strangest Things 00:11
He would complain about the noise of children
S01 • E01 And it was probably just a misunderstanding, - Strangest Things 00:05
And it was probably just a misunderstanding,
S01 • E07 It must've been something very special to the people that made it. - Strangest Things 00:04
It must've been something very special to the people th...
S01 • E04 Who is this unique object made for? - Strangest Things 00:04
Who is this unique object made for?
S01 • E01 But there's no evidence that there's any intent to deceive - Strangest Things 00:06
But there's no evidence that there's any intent to...
S01 • E06 [narrator] Laerdal wants a passive, - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] Laerdal wants a passive,
S01 • E10 But what Thomson finds is much, much smaller. - Strangest Things 00:05
But what Thomson finds is much, much smaller.
S01 • E05 It's trying to elevate geomancy practice - Strangest Things 00:11
It's trying to elevate geomancy practice
S01 • E03 [narrator] Gotz has become a German folk hero, - Strangest Things 00:09
[narrator] Gotz has become a German folk hero,
S01 • E04 [dramatic music playing] - Strangest Things 00:11
[dramatic music playing]
S01 • E08 Harrison gets appallingly sick. He's completely unable to look after his clock. - Strangest Things 00:06
Harrison gets appallingly sick. He's completely unable ...
S01 • E07 [narrator] For hundreds of years, - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] For hundreds of years,
S01 • E02 He gave a lovely talk to the Whitby Literary - Strangest Things 00:05
He gave a lovely talk to the Whitby Literary
S01 • E10 [Dr. Anna] These particles had a mass about a 1,000th of a hydrogen atom. - Strangest Things 00:06
[Dr. Anna] These particles had a mass about a 1,000th of a h...
S01 • E06 [Ruth] Well, luckily at this moment, - Strangest Things 00:05
[Ruth] Well, luckily at this moment,
S01 • E09 [narrator] By 1832, Babbage's forceful style - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] By 1832, Babbage's forceful style