3-2-1 Contact S04E03 · Tropics: Rice

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Miguel sees Malaysian rice, from planting to harvesting.

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1. 1 1. Tropics: Rubber1985-09-23 · 30mPaco introduces the tropics and points out that Miguel is in Malaysia. Miguel and Anitha see how rubber is tapped from trees and processed.
2. 2 2. Tropics: Metals1985-09-24 · 30mPeople use the word ""tin"" without really understanding it. Miguel goes to various sites in Malaysia see tin being extracted and used.
3. 3 3. Tropics: Rice1985-09-25 · 30mMiguel sees Malaysian rice, from planting to harvesting.
4. 4 4. Tropics: Working Animals ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Monkeys and Elephants1985-09-26 · 30mMiguel learns firsthand how elephants and monkeys can help humans in their tasks. Paco gives a little monologue on domestication.
5. 5 5. Tropics: Endangered Animals1985-09-27 · 30mMiguel takes a day-long observation of an orangutan rehabilitation center in Malaysia.
6. 6 6. Light: From the Sun; To Your Eyes1985-09-30 · 30mLight is observed through lenses such a telescope and the eye. The Bloodhound Gang is confronted with ""The Case of the Missing Memory.""
7. 7 7. Light: Color1985-10-01 · 30mKathy learns that there is more color in a green leaf than meets the eye. At the Exploratorium, Robin discovers what drives a magnificent light sculpture (the sun and many mirrors
8. 8 8. Light: Eyes1985-10-02 · 30mDarlene Librero dissects a cow's eye before a class of intermediate-schoolers. Later we get to hear about Librero's scientific background. The Bloodhound Gang unmasks ""The Case
9. 9 9. Light: How Animals See1985-10-03 · 30mMary gets her eyes examined. Technically, it's the second straight show on the eye, but not just the human eye. Visual effects simulate the world as other animals see it.
10. 10 10. Light: Bending and Bouncing1985-10-04 · 30mDiego and Robin start the day on a ship off the California coast, observing the individual patterns of a lighthouse's beam. They find out how lenses concentrate the rays of light
11. 11 11. Farms: Sheep and Pigs ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Selective Breeding1985-10-07 · 30mMMiguel and Robin spend most of the day watchiing and learning from a sheep shearer. Paco and Mary anchor ""Pig News,"" a gimmick that will run throughout the week.
12. 12 12. Farms: Plants and Pigs – Plant Production1985-10-08 · 30mMass population puts heavy demands on growing and producing plans. This program looks at some advances in agriculture.
13. 13 13. Farms: Hybrids1985-10-09 · 30mA mutt is a hybrid, as Paco and Miguel discover. Much of this show is set in the Animal Emergency Room at a veterinarian hospital. But there is time to show another hybrid, this
14. 14 14. Farms: Cows and Pigs ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Animal Products1985-10-10 · 30mMuch of this show is set in a modern dairy. Cows give milk, and that milk is turned into other foods. The Bloodhound Gang investigates a well-disguised pickpocket in Part One of
15. 15 15. Farms: Chickens and Pigs ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Animal Production1985-10-11 · 30mKathy talks with none other than Frank Perdue about his high-yield poultry farm. The Bloodhound Gang unmasks ""The Case of Mr. Quickfingers.""
16. 16 16. Stuff: Metals1985-10-14 · 30mRobin, Miguel, and Kathy observe different facets of the Statue of Liberty's restoration.
17. 17 17. Stuff: Clay1985-10-15 · 30mPaco gets the low-down on making a coffee cup out of clay. Kathy discovers how clay is used to make toilets. The Bloodhound Gang is called to investigate mass car theft in Part
18. 18 18. Stuff: Shaping It1985-10-16 · 30mHeat It, Beat It is the music video that sums up this episode. We see the bending of glass and (in a scene recycled from ""Tropics"" week) the making of a Malaysian dagger. The B
19. 19 19. Stuff: Feathers and Rubber1985-10-17 · 30mIn ""Part 1,"" a makeup man gets Miguel in his chair to make a monster mask. For ""Part 2,"" Kathy goes on a mission with a ""feather detective"" to see what bird made a serious i
20. 20 20. Stuff: Using It1985-10-18 · 30mSchoolchildren design egg containers that prevent the egg from breaking when dropped. Miguel sees a plane that is lighter than its pilot go for a speed record. The Bloodhound Gan