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Human Transport

Dr Rob in front of a river What do hybrid cars, icebreakers and F1-11s all have in common? They're all forms of human transport. People movers come in all shapes and sizes, makes and models - some traverse land, others plough through water and some even take to the skies!

Join Dr Rob as he sets off on a voyage of discovery and SCOPEs out all the science behind human transport! As once again the ordinary becomes extraordinary, under the SCOPE.

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Get around in a hurry in an F-111
The Segway - two-wheeled personal transport with a twist
Icebreakers
Hybrid cars
Go-anywhere vehicles

Make a hovercraft

Hybrid car technology explained
A time-line of transport technology
Getting humans into space - the new space race
Lots of experiments and building projects to do with transportation
Water wings - hydrofoils
Hot air balloons
A huge transport research centre in the USA - lots of research and information

Try these DIY science experiments from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club and Science by Email:

Dr Rob
Shannon McGuckin and Benjamin Gough - F-111 Pilot and Navigator, RAAF

Gary Olsen driving a vehicle

Girl with a yellow balloon

Man in snowy landscape

Man driving a car

Tow men in front of an F-111

Man on a Segway

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Human Transport

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