Newton's Apple (PBS) - 1996-05-05
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[0:32] Next on Newton's Apple.
[0:33] >> An aircraft carrier might look small
[0:35] while you're up in the air trying to
[0:37] land on one, but standing here on the
[0:39] deck, it's a completely different story.
[0:41] This is really a floating city.
[0:45] >> Where are we? Well, from the looks of
[0:47] things, I'd say we're somewhere in the
[0:48] cortex and brain.
[0:54] Newton's Apple is made possible by a
[0:56] grant from 3M, the company where
[0:58] creative people find ways to make our
[1:01] world even better. 3M Innovation
[1:36] Welcome to Newton's Apple, the show that
[1:39] answers your questions about science,
[1:42] nature, technology, and the world around
[1:44] you. Here's your host, David Hiles. This
[1:49] >> This is the one right here, the top one.
[1:51] Oh, you think things are hectic around
[1:53] here? Wait until you see our very first
[1:55] story. Thanks. It really involves
[1:58] controlled chaos and aviation.
[2:01] Gretchen Craig, she's a viewer from the
[2:03] Bronx, New York, wondered how pilots
[2:05] land on aircraft carriers, and more
[2:07] particularly how they stop so quickly.
[2:09] Our field reporter, Peggy Nap, joined
[2:11] the Navy for a few days in order to find
[2:13] out.
[2:14] This is our destination. A collection of
[2:16] technology so complex it can take as
[2:19] many as 5,000 crew members to run it.
[2:25] But if you want to sail on one of these
[2:27] huge ships, getting aboard takes more
[2:29] than jus