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Survivor Meets Junkyard Wars for Scientists

Posted by chrisd on from the all-they-need-is-coconuts dept.

MyNameIsFred writes "Stepping back to Gilligan's Island, PBS has a new "reality" show Rough Science where "five scientists are challenged to put their collective scientific knowledge to practical use. Transported to isolated locations, they are presented with a series of tasks, with two notable restrictions: they must complete their work within three days and, with the exception of a rudimentary tool kit, must use only indigenous materials." Could the Professor really build all of those things? We'll soon know." Check out the Episode guide.

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  1. Stephen King, author, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  2. 3rd post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    all your post are belong to us

  3. Why can't people post intelligently? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What is up with all these FP bozos?
    I think they sit around all day waiting to type swears for us to read. They should be watching PBS, or survivor.

  4. FUCK YOU BITCH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  5. Let's Support Our First Posters! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I urge the reader to support our first posters. After all these are the people we depend on for our safety and well being. They have proven their value time and time again.

    They are professional intelligent people in a very dangerous job. Let us not wait for "the pipers piping and the bugler's sorrowful notes to be heard over Slashdot" before we express our gratitude.

  6. Wait a minute.. by Werelock · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is /. for crying out loud - where's the open source angle?! Are the scientists going to build a cocunut PC running FreeBSD or something??