Richard Hammond makes a planet

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Don't bother. Once you have gasped at the CGI, which makes up 99% of the programme, the remaining 1% that is science isn't worth hanging on for.

Dust sticks together electrostatically, then gravity does the rest. There, 30 minutes compacted into one sentence - and 50 CGI boffs out of work thus saving the licence fee.

And what of the effect of hand grease on the gnome's weight?

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nammynake said:

stuff

Yes, it's a pity so many people are so ignorant.

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nammynake said:

Huh?

I'm agreeing with you.

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iphonedyou said:

The problem here, of course, is that unless you're just an all-round incredible specimen, there will be a topic of similar importance that you're equally or more ignorant about.

And that'll be a pity, won't it?

I seem to remember you from somewhere...

There is plenty I don't know. But the concept of 'stuff condensing to form the solar system' is well within a school science lesson, and need not take an hour to get across.

But you all have a point. I'd far rather 10 year-olds were watching 'Richard Hammond Makes a Planet' and learning a little, than festering in front of X-Boxes, Facebook, Eastenders or Casualty, yes. My fault really for assuming the programme was for adults.

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How about leave the solar system out of it altogther, and call it 'Richard Hammond Makes a Programme'? Or is that like divding by zero?