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Bigger Better Faster Stronger: Vacuum Cleaner
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Vacuum Cleaner
Season 1  |  Episode 1  |  SBS  |  July 1, 2012

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Science

Critical thinking
9-10 11-12
Classification: MatureClassification: Mature
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Have you ever looked at an everyday appliance and thought I could improve on that? In this new series, James Coleman and Greg Page showcase Kiwi ingenuity as they take everyday household items, look closely at the science involved in their inner workings, then set about re-modelling them to reach their full potential.

Have you ever looked at an everyday appliance and thought I could improve on that? In this new series, James Coleman and Greg Page showcase Kiwi ingenuity as they take everyday household items, look closely at the science involved in their inner workings, then set about re-modelling them to reach their full potential.

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Bigger Better Faster Stronger

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Lawnmower

James Coleman and Greg Page showcase Kiwi ingenuity by re-modelling everyday household items to realise their full potential. In this episode, Greg creates a mega-mower, and in his most ambitious project of the series, James creates a flame-thrower to ensure that he never has to mow his lawn again.

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22:21 | Published 6 years ago
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Bigger Better Faster Stronger

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Garbage

James Coleman and Greg Page showcase Kiwi ingenuity by re-modelling everyday household items to realise their full potential. Taking out the rubbish can be tedious, so James and Greg compete to come up with the most efficient waste disposal method.

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22:32 | Published 6 years ago
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Bigger Better Faster Stronger

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Dryer

James Coleman and Greg Page showcase Kiwi ingenuity by re-modelling everyday household items to realise their full potential. Clothes dryers are not fast enough for the busy man, so Greg comes up with a dodgy freeze-drying solution, while James harnesses the power of a lawn-mower engine to create a highly dangerous centrifuge.

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After Lewis Brandt at Ford Australia in Melbourne received a letter from a farmer's wife that she wanted a vehicle to, "take her to church on Sundays and pigs to market on Monday", Lew took on the challenge. He designed a vehicle that could serve these two purposes. After the Great Depression when funds for the average Australian were scarce, a two-in-one vehicle was incredibly useful.

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