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Program: The speed of darkness, sticky spider webs and drinking snow

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How far into space could we hear the Js? What actually causes 'the runs'? And is drinking snow hydrating?

Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith. 

Producer: Josh Brennan

Science with Dr Karl is an ABC podcast, produced by triple j. It is recorded on Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and as the original and continuing innovators of science, technology, engineering and mathematics on the land we live, work, and learn.

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