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Name |
Timescale |
Description |
File Size |
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Nerve Cell.1 |
Approximate Elapsed Time: 20 microseconds (20 millionths of a second) |
Neurotransmitter molecules rain down on a nerve cell - connecting with a special structure called a receptor. As the receptor opens, sodium ions rush into... |
264 K |
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Nerve Cell.2 |
Actual Elapsed Time: 200 microseconds (200 millionths of a second) |
Nerve pulses travel through the body by jumping from one nerve cell to another. This involves crossing a gap between nerve cells called a... |
244 K |
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Fire Cracker |
Approximate Elapsed Time: 2 microseconds (2 millionths of a second) |
A firecracker explodes, blasting its paper casing into tiny pieces. Explosions, like this one, are caused by intense chemical reactions, which produce tremendous amounts... |
252 K |
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Nerve Cell.3 |
Actual Elapsed Time: 20 milliseconds (20 thousandths of a second) |
Nerve impulses race through a network of nerve cells - carrying information to different parts of the body. By slowing the action down 1,000 times... |
288 K |
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Spray Can.1 |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1/100th of a second |
A thin sheet of water streams out of a spray bottle and then breaks up into tiny droplets. Normally, we can only see the... |
340 K |
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Glass Breaking |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1/10 of a second |
A glass of water slips off the counter and breaks, sending water and glass all over the floor. What really happens is not that... |
612 K |
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Spray Can.2 |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1/10th of a second |
A thin sheet of water streams out of a spray bottle and then breaks up into tiny droplets. Normally, we can only see the... |
436 K |
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Water Balloon Bounce |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1/10th of a second |
A water balloon falls onto a table - bouncing and pulsing in weird and wild ways. The shape of a water balloon changes depending on... |
488 K |
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Blink |
Actual Elapsed Time: 5/10ths of a second |
The blink of the eye protects the eye from injury and wipes it clean of dirt particles. The movement of the lids across the... |
348 K |
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Cat |
Actual Elapsed Time: 7/10ths of a second |
It's not surprising that cats like milk, but the way they use their tongue to slurp it up is hardly what you would suspect... |
260 K |
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