Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

2010
Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

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EP1 Speed Limits Mar 16, 2010

The human eye takes about fifty milliseconds to blink. But it takes our brain around a hundred and fifty milliseconds to process what we see. We're not aware of this time lag going on, but in those few milliseconds, there are extraordinary things happening that completely pass us by. But what if we could break through this speed limit? Bend and stretch time in ways never thought possible. What new marvels would we see?

EP2 Out of Sight Mar 23, 2010

The human eye is a remarkable piece of precision engineering, but it is also extremely limited. Beyond the narrow range of light that makes up the familiar colours of the rainbow is a vast spectrum of light, entirely unseen. But what if we could see beyond the narrow boundaries of our eyes and peer into this invisible realm?

EP3 Off the Scale Mar 30, 2010

Richard Hammond explores the astonishing miniature universe all around us, revealing that small is not only beautiful, it can also be very, very powerful. From seeing the microscopic changes to ice crystals that can trigger an avalanche to watching in horror the invisible aftermath of a sneeze on a commuter train and learning how the surface of an ordinary-looking plant hides an astounding secret that will make walking on the moon safer, Richard harnesses cutting-edge technologies to transport the viewer into a spectacular micro realm.
8.1| 0h30m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 16 March 2010 Ended
Producted By: BBC
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rmrmm
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Using state-of-the-art technologies, Richard Hammond goes beyond the limits of the naked eye and explores the hidden secrets of the invisible world around us.

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haseebanjum85 One of the best documentaries I have seen ever! There is so much in the world that we don't see, some of which we are now able to observe due to the invention of specialized cameras.The different episodes make use of different cameras to show us what we are missing out. Special high speed cameras, infrared cameras, ultraviolet cameras, x-rays etc etc show us what our brain and eyes can't process but it's present all around us, the observance of which has led to making scientific discoveries.Richard Hammond (of the Top Gear fame) makes it very interesting. A bit slow and music throughout, which made me cut a point out of 10. Watch it when you have time and relaxed, it'll seriously amaze you. A must watch for science fans.
caddyshack75 It was good, but just too slow. They over-produced this, with just way too many cut-scenes of people & objects, panning around, that adds absolutely nothing to the 'science & nature' aspect of this.The first and third episodes were better, the second was nearly unwatchable. It was constantly trying to build suspense to what they were about to show, and spent so much time doing it that it became tedious.The narration pacing was horrible. The text was fine, but there are constant pauses every half sentence, apparently for dramatic effect and to push in all these barely-related scenes that had no real content. This was probably done because they only had a small amount of significant material and the rest is filler.Where they actually did display the science and images, it was fantastic, unfortunately I would say that was about 10% of the entire volume of time that you're watching the show. This could have been so much more, or, it could have just been delivered to us in 1/3 the time.I was left wanting more... not because I wanted more of the same presentation to continue, but because I wanted more 'meat'. I was disappointed in the end.