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Bed of Nails

How can you lie on a bed of nails without hurting yourself?

Ira is joined by physics educator Jack Netland to try for himself lying on a bed of nails, while Jack breaks a cinder block on Ira's chest. It's all about understanding the concept of mass and Newton's laws.

AIR DATE 11/1/86

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