Subsequent to a typical indulgence in his reveries, the daring nature of Dr Ernest Otherford's character compels him to re-enact one particular jaunt: that is to say, obscurity. Post-haste, the dexterous doctor fashions a circumstance of invisibility within a large Pyrex(R) basin by the witty employment of amber-coloured oil derived from vegetables.

09.02.19 - Oily Invisibility Cloak - Science from the Sporran

In anticipation of explorative feats typically confined to the world of Jules Verne, Dr Otherford devises a dirigible that somewhat lacks a means of manoeuvrability. The esteemed Dr achieves this triumph through the utilisation of such extraordinary objects as a refuse receptacle sack, a segment of cardboard and a peculiar clock-regulated electrical bread heater.

09.02.05 - Toaster Hot Air Balloon - Science from the Sporran

A sporting Dr Otherford inspects the qualified merits of a vigorous games technique known as backspin in which a cardboard cylinder, that one hesitates to venture originated from a temple of convenience, is unbound from a rotary swathe of elastic and proceeds along the most remarkable of trajectories.

09.01.29 - Flying Toilet Rolls - Science from the Sporran

The esteemed Dr Otherford partakes of a perambulation within his estate when he abruptly is compelled to thrust drinking facilitators into objects of a vegetal nature. Most invigorating!

08.12.11 - Stabbing Potatoes - Science from the Sporran

The audacious experimenter achieves the most sublime effect of levitation through the engagement of an imbibition flute and an inscrutable electrical contraption which appears to self-generate wind.

08.11.28 - Levitating balls - Science from the Sporran

The Naked Scientists have uncovered an extraordinary collection of old film reels featuring experimental scientist Dr Ernest Otherford. He had a penchant
for exploring the laws of science using whatever was in his sporran...

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The Naked Scientists have uncovered an extraordinary collection of old film reels featuring experimental scientist Dr Ernest Otherford. He had a penchant for exploring the laws of science using whatever was in his sporran...

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