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William Shatner:
You know what?
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I've been around for a while.
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I've traveled the world,
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met some interesting people,
done some crazy things.
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So, you might just think
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there's not much that can
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take me by surprise.
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You'd be wrong.
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The world is full
of stories and science
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and things that
amaze and confound me
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every single day --
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incredible mysteries
that keep me awake at night.
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Some I can answer.
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Others just defy logic,
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like the man who falls
47 storeys
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from a New York skyscraper
to the street below
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and lives!
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Or what about the mysterious
and deadly ice chunks
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the size of basketballs,
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falling from the sky and
smashing into people's homes?
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And then there's
the bizarre story
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of the seven dismembered feet
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that washed up
on the beaches of Vancouver,
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wearing sneakers!
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Yep, it's a weird world...
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and I love it!
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December 7, 2007.
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New Yorkers
witness one of the
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strangest events
in the city's history.
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Gary Smiley:
I can remember
myself and the other guys
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looking up and saying,
"It can't be."
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It's something
that I cannot explain.
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William Shatner:
A dramatic accident
with an outcome
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that just defies reason.
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Listen to this.
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Our modern way of life
runs on rules,
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laws that need to be obeyed,
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telling us
what we can or cannot do.
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But really,
most of these rules
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can't stop you
from doing anything.
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If you choose to,
you can break laws.
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But science is quite different.
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Take physics,
for example.
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Here there are
indisputable laws
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that physically
cannot be challenged,
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certain facts that are absolute.
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I mean,
the laws of Gravity
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are not exactly
open to interpretation, right?
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It's nearly Christmas
in New York...
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an exciting time
for everyone in the city,
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including brothers
Alcides and Edgar Moreno.
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A working team,
December 7th is another
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regular day on the job,
but the Morenos' job
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is far from regular.
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High above the streets
of the Big Apple,
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Alcides and Edgar
do what would certainly give me
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the heebie-jeebies.
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They're high-rise
window washers.
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The window washers
that I speak to
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seem to enjoy their work.
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They can enjoy
the sunrise in the morning,
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and this is
their chosen field,
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and they like it.
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William Shatner:
Today, the brothers will be
cleaning the Solow Residences
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at East 66th Street:
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over 400' of glass.
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On the roof, the men prepare
to launch a platform
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like this one.
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It's designed to suspend them
on the side of the building
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as they work.
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Unknown to them,
there is a serious malfunction,
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and the Moreno brothers
are just moments from
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a terrifying
and spectacular accident.
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Richard Mendelson:
The two window washers
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were preparing to launch
the rig that morning.
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They got their equipment ready
on the roof of the building.
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So, they had
a bucket of hot water.
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They had squeegees.
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And they had this rig
attached to a carriage
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and had electric motors
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that would elevate them
and hold them in place.
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William Shatner:
Photos from that day
show the brothers
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put down their lunches
before positioning the platform.
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Kevin Dillon:
It's approximately
22' in length by 2½' wide,
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and it's designed
to carry two workers.
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Richard Mendelson:
Then they swung the rig
over the edge of the building
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and got on the rig.
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When the men stepped
on the platform,
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the platform
immediately gave way.
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(Siren wailing)
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Alyx Kilian:
I saw the commotion.
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There were a lot of people
standing in the street
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around the building
screaming and pointing.
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William Shatner:
New York State
Safety Inspector Kevin Dillon
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arrives on the scene
and is witness to the carnage.
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There was debris
all over the place,
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scattered
all over the place.
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There was blood.
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William Shatner:
Tragically,
30-year-old Edgar Moreno
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was killed instantly,
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but among the wreckage,
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paramedic Gary Smiley
makes an amazing discovery.
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We entered the debris field
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because they had said
there was a guy in there,
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and we started to move a lot
of the metal and the debris.
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When I first saw him,
he was in a sitting position.
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His hands were
up around his chest.
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I went to touch him,
and he gasped,
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and that took us aback
because then we realized
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that this gentleman
is actually still alive.
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I can remember myself
and the other guys looking up
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and just saying to ourselves,
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"It can't be.
It's just impossible."
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William Shatner:
With no time wasted,
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Alcides is rushed
to the hospital.
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The fall has left him with
broken ribs and legs
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and severe spinal injuries.
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But just two weeks later,
on Christmas day...
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Dr. Philip Barie:
I don't know what adjective
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you'd care to use:
unprecedented, extraordinary.
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If you are
a believer in miracles,
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this would be one.
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William Shatner:
Alcides gives his wife, Rosario,
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the best present
she could ever wish for.
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He speaks for the first time
since the accident.
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He will make
an incredible recovery.
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I don't know what to tell you.
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I'm still at awe.
I'm still in shock.
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I've worked as a paramedic
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in New York City
for approximately 25 years,
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and I've never seen anyone
fall from that height before
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and survive.
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It's truly amazing.
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I think Alcides
has a guardian angel.
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To fall in excess of over 400',
it's just truly amazing.
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It would be millions
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and millions
and millions to one,
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the odds of surviving
a fall like that.
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I just can't explain
how he could do that.
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William Shatner:
Okay,
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even for New York City,
this story is weird.
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Let's think about this.
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My single-storey house
must be, what, 15' high?
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Even if I fell off my roof,
it could be fatal.
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So, imagine if my house
was over 400' high.
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How can someone fall
47 storeys and survive?
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The whole descent
would have been over
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in less than five seconds,
but during that time,
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something extraordinary
must have happened.
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But what?
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So, let's try and unravel
this seemingly
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impossible mystery
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by starting at the top.
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It's up here
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that investigators
have discovered
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that the cause of
the accident might be
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the key to understanding
how Alcides Moreno survived.
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According to evidence recovered
from the accident scene,
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the fall was set in motion
by two simple
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but deadly events.
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The first concerned
the Moreno brothers themselves.
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If the workers had followed
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all the safety rules
and regulations,
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they would have been
attached to their safety ropes
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and would have been
left dangling
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on the side of the building.
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So why weren't the
Moreno brothers saved by theirs?
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Simple.
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They weren't wearing them.
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The second crucial event
concerned the way
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the scaffold had been set up.
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Now, the window-washing platform
was supported by cables
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connected to two arms overhead.
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These loops of cables,
fastened by crimps,
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were the only things securing
the rig to the building.
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And while analyzing
photos of the wreckage,
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U.S. Labour Department Official
Richard Mendelson
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discovered just how
that rig failed.
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Here we see a shot
of one of the crimps.
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So, this is a crimp
we recovered from the scene.
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And the crimps
are the attachment devices
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that were supposed to hold
that wire rope together.
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William Shatner:
Amazingly,
these two tiny crimps
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are capable of supporting
the full 1700 lb. weight
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of a window washing platform
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and its crew,
if properly fitted.
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Richard Mendelson:
What caused
the platform to collapse
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was the fact that the crimps
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had not been pushed in enough.
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Since it wasn't crimped enough,
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the added weight
of the two brothers,
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the two workers,
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as soon as they stepped
on the platform,
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was enough to
cause it to fall.
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William Shatner:
But it's believed both crimps
failed nearly simultaneously.
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That means the platform
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was more or less
horizontal when it fell
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and the two men stayed onboard
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as it plummeted
to the street below.
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This is where
hard science takes over.
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Physicist
Professor Brian Schwartz
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has investigated
every inch of this fall,
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and he believes the platform
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may have contributed
to Alcides' survival
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by slowing
the rate of his descent.
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Brian Schwartz:
It's a very improbable event.
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If it were to happen again,
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the likelihood of survival
is very, very small.
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The platform had a total area
of 55 square feet.
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So, that presented
a fairly wide area,
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and, as a result,
the drag force was quite large.
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That cuts the velocity
by about 50 miles an hour.
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William Shatner:
When objects fall,
air resistance pushes up
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to oppose the force
of gravity pulling down.
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If the men hadn't been
on the platform,
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they would have hit the ground
at around 110 miles per hour.
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But because the force of drag
was pushing up against
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the bottom of the platform
they were standing on,
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they were slowed to
around 60 miles per hour.
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Does that help?
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Brian Schwartz:
It's better than 110,
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but, uh, 60 miles an hour
is still fast enough
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to really result in,
usually, death.
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William Shatner:
So, the fact that Alcides
was still on the platform
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wasn't enough to save his life
during the fall,
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but what about the landing?
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In some final,
split-second twist of fate,
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could something
have broken Alcides' fall
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enough to save his life?
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Could the platform
have helped him here?
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.
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William Shatner:
It's weird but true.
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High-rise window washer
Alcides Moreno
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survived the
seemingly impossible,
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a 47-storey fall
from a New York skyscraper.
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But how?
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As investigators
pored over the evidence,
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they discovered
something even weirder:
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an incredible series of events,
in the final split seconds,
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that may have combined
to break Alcides' fall.
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Richard Mendelson:
What we can see here
is we can see
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scrape marks and some damage to
a parapet on one of the windows
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and then a scrape going down
the face of the building.
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And this is where we believe
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that the side
of the scaffold platform
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impacted
the short building next to it.
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William Shatner:
No one knows for sure
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if this impact
was the moment that caused
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Edgar Moreno to be thrown
from the platform and killed.
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One thing,
though, is certain.
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Alcides remained
on the platform,
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with the rate
of his descent reduced
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as he entered
the final phase of the accident.
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The fall occurred
in a certain way
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in which the sides
of the scaffolding
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hit the buildings
there in the alleyway.
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And, as a result,
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the landing was a lot longer
and a lot softer
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than it would have been
had he just hit the ground flat.
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William Shatner:
After hitting a ledge,
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the platform struck
a low wall opposite,
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breaking his fall further
and causing the platform
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to react in a crucial way
that saves Alcides' life.
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Richard Mendelson:
When the platform impacted
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the adjacent building
and that short wall,
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it collapsed into a V,
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and my understanding is that
Alcides was located in that V
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when the platform
collapsed onto itself.
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William Shatner:
But how would that
have saved his life?
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Being a big fan of NASCAR
and growing up with the family,
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we've always watched
these horrific crashes...
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where the car rolls and burns,
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and, all of a sudden,
you see a hand go in
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and release a seat belt,
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and the guy walks away
from a crash,
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and you scratch your head
and you say, "Well, how the--
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"How did he survive that?"
you know.
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And this,
in my opinion,
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is exactly how he survived.
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I believe that the platform
created a roll cage
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and protected his body.
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Brian Schwartz:
The platform acted
like a spring,
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in some sense that
it broke his fall.
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William Shatner:
The very platform that
caused this terrible accident
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helped protect Alcides
from certain death.
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But that's not all.
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Alcides' posture may also
have helped save him, too.
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The force of stopping got
distributed over his whole body.
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So, the force on
any one part of his body
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was a lot smaller
than it would have been
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had he hit,
let's say,
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with his head first
or feet first.
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Gary Smiley:
You had 47 floors' worth
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of cable and rope
that was down in the backyard.
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It was a pretty immense
rubble field that he was just--
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You know,
it was as if somebody
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just placed him
in the middle of it,
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in probably the only,
you know
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survival position
you could have found him in.
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William Shatner:
It's the last piece
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to this incredible puzzle.
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Against odds of millions to one,
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a bizarre series of events
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combined to save
this window washer's life.
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Many people believe
Alcides' survival was a miracle.
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Well, if you think
a miracle can be defined
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as incredibly good luck,
they may be right.
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But it was also combined
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with the mind-boggling dynamics
of simple physics.
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You don't need me to tell you
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that the modern world
can be a pretty dangerous place.
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Every day you go out the door,
there's literally
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a million and one ways
you can meet a terrible end.
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But, you know,
a man's home
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is his castle.
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There's no safer
place to be, right?
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At least that's
what I used to think,
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but guess what?
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Times are changing.
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Now me, you,
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everyone we know is in
mortal danger at all times
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from a mystery assailant
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who can strike at our homes
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at any time.
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You see,
all over the world,
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unidentified objects have begun
falling from clear blue skies
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with destructive
and potentially fatal
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and very scary consequences.
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Come with me to the sleepy,
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rural town of Brush, Colorado.
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DaNelle Hagan was in the
comfort of her own home
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when she was attacked.
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DaNelle Hagan:
This is my home behind me.
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Saturday morning,
my daughter and I got up
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and were just doing
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normal Saturday morning,
relaxing kinds of things.
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I'd gone to sit
at the computer,
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which is just right outside
the kitchen area.
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Kind of quiet, having a coffee,
trying to wake up.
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William Shatner:
Relaxing at home,
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DaNelle has no idea
her Saturday morning calm
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is about to be
shattered in the most
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terrifying and weird way.
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.
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William Shatner:
Brush, Colorado, 2009.
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A normal Saturday morning
for DaNelle Hagan
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is about to turn very,
very weird.
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So, I was sitting about
3' outside the kitchen door
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when I heard a huge,
what sounded like an explosion.
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And, in that instant,
the kitchen had been destroyed.
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I had beams hanging;
the ceiling had crashed in --
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just unbelievable.
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And I was in shock,
just speechless.
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I was too dumbfounded
to be scared at that point.
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William Shatner:
Initially, DaNelle thinks
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it was caused by
an exploded gas line,
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but when an inspector
surveys the damage,
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its extraordinary origins
are revealed.
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DaNelle Hagan:
The guy said, "You know,
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you didn't have
an explosion out;
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you had something
crash through."
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As we started looking around
the kitchen is when we first saw
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this huge chunk of ice about
the size of a bowling ball.
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William Shatner:
A huge ball of ice
weighing about 20 lb.
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had crashed into DaNelle's home.
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Ice?
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But ice is our friend.
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We skate on it.
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We put it in our drinks.
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We use it to
help relieve injured muscles.
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But no...
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this ice was not nice.
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It was huge...
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just like this one...
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weighing about 20 lb.
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Imagine this
crashing through your ceiling!
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So, where in heaven's name
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did a piece of ice
this size come from?
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A basketball-sized
piece of ice:
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maybe Shaq O'Neal
finally made a free-throw!
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To answer that question,
I'm gonna need some help.
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Researchers at the Texas Tech
are going to see
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what kind of damage ice can do.
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How are they
going to do this?
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With a huge cannon,
of course!
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Today, we're gonna
shoot some ice.
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William Shatner:
In their first test,
they are going to shoot
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a 5-lb. ice chunk
at its terminal velocity.
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That's the fastest speed that an
object can fall through the air.
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For a 5-lb. chunk,
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the terminal velocity
is about 110 miles per hour.
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This is going to simulate
the speed of a ball of ice
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the size of a melon
falling from at least 2,000'.
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Researcher:
Clear.
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Three, two,
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one.
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William Shatner:
Well, look at that.
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It went right through,
like a bullet.
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Let's see that again,
in slow motion.
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So, we've confirmed that
a falling chunk of ice
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can rip through
the roof of a house,
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but this is nowhere near
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the destruction seen
in DaNelle's roof.
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It is estimated that a ball
of ice the size of a basketball,
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like the one
that hit DaNelle's house,
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would have likely been
traveling at a terminal velocity
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of approximately
150 miles per hour.
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But the test is
only a partial success,
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because we're not able
to calculate from what height
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the ball of ice actually fell.
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To determine this,
we'll need more clues.
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The most likely suspect,
you might think,
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is this stuff --
hail --
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frozen water droplets
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that form in thunderstorm clouds
up to 70,000' high
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and have been known
to do some serious damage.
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Like here,
in Edmonton, Canada,
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where in 2007,
hail the size of baseballs
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smashed down from dark,
heavy clouds
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onto residential areas.
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But 700 miles away in Vancouver,
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a sky filled
with thunderstorm clouds
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isn't exactly what
Chris Drab remembers when a huge
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ice bomb
crunched into his neighbourhood
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in 2009.
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This was
undoubtedly the strangest,
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the most fascinating thing
I've ever seen in my life.
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It was a very hot, sunny,
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bright Friday afternoon,
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and I was mowing my lawn.
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And I hear
what was a loud noise,
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like an artillery shell
or something thundering.
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And I look up in the sky,
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and I see something falling
at incredible velocity.
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I could see,
coming down this direction here,
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uh, what looked like
a large chunk of rock
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or a large chunk
of something, you know,
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trailing a plume of white debris
or smoke after it.
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I didn't know
what to think of it.
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It didn't compute,
because the sky was sunny.
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It was hot.
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There wasn't
a cloud in the sky.
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William Shatner:
Just like the case
of DaNelle Hagan,
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Drab's ice bombs
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came from seemingly nowhere,
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on a perfectly calm
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and sunny afternoon,
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meaning it can't be hail.
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Okay, where else
could it be coming from?
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Here's a clue.
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DaNelle's house
happens to also be
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in the approaching flight path
of a major airport.
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Coincidence?
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Could the world of aviation
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be responsible for these
mysterious ice bombs?
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As commercial pilot
Stuart McAskill knows,
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the aviation industry has
problems of its own with ice.
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Stuart McAskill:
There's been a lot of accidents
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because of icing on airplanes.
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So, now, icing
and flying in icing
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is of huge importance
and a number one item
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in all of aviation.
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William Shatner:
Ice builds up on the aircraft
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in two ways:
on the ground
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or in flight.
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Flight icing occurs
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when a plane flies through
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a cloud filled
with tiny droplets
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of super-cooled water
that freezes upon impact.
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Stuart McAskill:
For ice to form on a wing,
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you need
super-cool water droplets.
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As ice builds up,
it doesn't conform to the wing.
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It's all over the place,
and you can get
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varying degrees
of aerodynamic instability.
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So, it's a weight thing.
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You're destroying the lift.
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William Shatner:
There is no doubt
ice can be a major problem.
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That's why the aviation industry
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has developed sophisticated
anti-icing equipment.
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So, we've looked
at the wheel well;
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we've looked at the wing.
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Shiny nose.
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I'm sorry.
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But is there
anyplace left on the plane
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we still haven't looked?
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Oh, no!
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.
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William Shatner:
Could the urban legend
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00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,233
of airplanes letting go
of their frozen toilet waste
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00:24:08,367 --> 00:24:10,967
in mid-air
actually be true?
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Is it possible that the 20-lb.
ice chunk that fell from the sky
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and destroyed
DaNelle Hagan's kitchen
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originated in the lavatory of
a passing commercial airliner?
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00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:29,934
Stuart McAskill:
An aircraft system
is just the same
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as an RV system
in that it is self-contained.
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This is the access panel
for the lav service,
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and, uh,
it's serviced on the ground.
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In flight:
not accessible.
502
00:24:41,166 --> 00:24:44,867
And any seepage from this area
in flight would be minuscule
503
00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,467
and certainly would not
lead to any ice buildup
504
00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,433
that would fall
from the airplane.
505
00:24:49,567 --> 00:24:53,333
I can't imagine where
this sort of ice formation
506
00:24:53,467 --> 00:24:56,333
would take place,
or anything of this size,
507
00:24:56,467 --> 00:24:58,467
on an airplane
and then jettison itself
508
00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:00,400
and fall to the earth.
509
00:25:00,533 --> 00:25:03,367
I really can't imagine
how that might happen.
510
00:25:07,367 --> 00:25:10,567
William Shatner:
If it's not hail
and it's not from an aircraft,
511
00:25:10,700 --> 00:25:12,867
maybe we need to go higher still
512
00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,900
to find the source
of these killer ice bombs.
513
00:25:15,033 --> 00:25:18,900
Could the culprit be
from outer space?
514
00:25:19,033 --> 00:25:20,867
Take comets.
515
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:25,200
Comets are made of rock,
dust, frozen gases and ice --
516
00:25:25,333 --> 00:25:26,967
ice that vaporizes
517
00:25:27,100 --> 00:25:31,633
to resemble a tail
as they approach the sun.
518
00:25:31,767 --> 00:25:34,734
Sometimes they
smash into planets,
519
00:25:34,867 --> 00:25:36,567
like in 1994,
520
00:25:36,700 --> 00:25:38,700
when a fragment from
Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9
521
00:25:38,834 --> 00:25:43,033
collided with Jupiter,
releasing a frightening energy
522
00:25:43,166 --> 00:25:48,400
equivalent to
6 million megatons of TNT.
523
00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,467
But as Astronomer
Robert Stencel knows,
524
00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,633
the earth has
a natural defense system
525
00:25:54,767 --> 00:25:57,333
to help protect us
from similar disasters.
526
00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,033
What we anticipate happens
when comets encounter
527
00:26:02,166 --> 00:26:04,867
the earth's atmosphere
is that they heat up in a hurry,
528
00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,800
and 99.999% of that
529
00:26:07,934 --> 00:26:10,400
would vaporize
before they reached the ground.
530
00:26:10,533 --> 00:26:12,467
So, could the ball of ice
531
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,033
that destroyed
DaNelle Hagan's kitchen
532
00:26:15,166 --> 00:26:18,233
have been the surviving
remnant of a comet?
533
00:26:18,367 --> 00:26:20,867
Robert Stencel:
For something
to survive to the ground
534
00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,533
and still be
the size of a basketball,
535
00:26:23,667 --> 00:26:27,100
it would probably have to be
of order a million times larger.
536
00:26:28,834 --> 00:26:30,667
William Shatner:
And that's the problem.
537
00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,233
In a world that
constantly watches the skies,
538
00:26:33,367 --> 00:26:37,233
would a comet 160 miles across,
539
00:26:37,367 --> 00:26:40,200
plummeting through space
towards us,
540
00:26:40,333 --> 00:26:41,800
go unnoticed?
541
00:26:43,367 --> 00:26:45,233
So, we checked out hail.
542
00:26:45,367 --> 00:26:47,333
We checked out the plane.
543
00:26:47,467 --> 00:26:49,633
We checked out the bathroom,
544
00:26:49,767 --> 00:26:51,467
and we checked up in space.
545
00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,934
Where else
is there left to look?
546
00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:58,600
Meet meteorologist David Jones.
547
00:26:58,734 --> 00:27:01,033
He has a theory
that we are dealing with
548
00:27:01,166 --> 00:27:03,967
a whole new kind
of weather phenomena
549
00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:07,834
that puts us all
in potential danger.
550
00:27:07,967 --> 00:27:09,567
They're not cosmic.
They're not from space.
551
00:27:09,700 --> 00:27:12,367
The theory is that
these great chunks of ice
552
00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:14,867
form very high
in the upper atmosphere,
553
00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,767
above the level
where most of normal,
554
00:27:17,900 --> 00:27:20,033
day-to-day weather occurs.
555
00:27:20,166 --> 00:27:22,533
William Shatner:
This is where
we need a science lesson.
556
00:27:24,066 --> 00:27:25,934
It's right here,
557
00:27:26,066 --> 00:27:29,967
in the boundary region between
the moist upper troposphere
558
00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:31,967
and the cold lower stratosphere,
559
00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:36,367
where Jones believes the process
of ice crystal formation starts.
560
00:27:36,500 --> 00:27:37,867
Wind shear,
561
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,367
caused by the mixing
of warm and cold air,
562
00:27:40,500 --> 00:27:42,867
creates powerful turbulence
563
00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,800
that is strong enough to keep
ice bombs aloft as they grow.
564
00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:50,000
Wait a minute!
Wait a minute! Wait a minute!
565
00:27:50,133 --> 00:27:52,967
What are these
mutant ice monsters called?
566
00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:54,467
I'll tell you.
567
00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,467
Megacryoo--
568
00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,800
Crymata?
569
00:27:58,934 --> 00:28:00,700
I'm sorry.
570
00:28:00,834 --> 00:28:03,200
I'll get it right next time,
when there's no airplane.
571
00:28:03,333 --> 00:28:05,800
There's nothing wet,
I promise you.
572
00:28:05,934 --> 00:28:08,033
So, what are these
mutant ice monsters called?
573
00:28:08,166 --> 00:28:09,533
I'll tell you.
574
00:28:09,667 --> 00:28:11,800
Mega--
575
00:28:11,934 --> 00:28:15,867
Megacryometeor:
mega meaning large;
576
00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,367
cryo meaning ice;
577
00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:21,467
and meteor meaning
of atmospheric origin.
578
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,700
William Shatner:
Frighteningly,
579
00:28:23,834 --> 00:28:28,500
reports of these megacryometeors
seem to be on the increase.
580
00:28:28,633 --> 00:28:31,500
In 2007, for example,
a resident of Tampa, Florida
581
00:28:31,633 --> 00:28:34,133
was working on his
red-hot Ford Mustang,
582
00:28:34,266 --> 00:28:36,700
when suddenly,
it got iced by a chunk
583
00:28:36,834 --> 00:28:38,567
the size of a basketball.
584
00:28:40,834 --> 00:28:42,700
It struck with so much force,
585
00:28:42,834 --> 00:28:45,200
the roof was
completely flattened
586
00:28:45,333 --> 00:28:48,900
and the heavy sports car bounced
4' off the ground.
587
00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:52,200
And that,
588
00:28:52,333 --> 00:28:53,800
according to many scientists,
589
00:28:53,934 --> 00:28:55,800
is because Megacryometeors
590
00:28:55,934 --> 00:28:58,800
might be yet another
consequence of global warming,
591
00:28:58,934 --> 00:29:01,367
increasing
the levels of warm air
592
00:29:01,500 --> 00:29:03,266
that reach the stratosphere.
593
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:04,767
David Jones:
There's no way to say
594
00:29:04,900 --> 00:29:06,266
whether we're going to see
595
00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:08,367
more of these weird events
in the future.
596
00:29:08,500 --> 00:29:10,867
William Shatner:
So, whether the
megacryometeor theory
597
00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,734
is true or not,
one thing is for sure.
598
00:29:12,867 --> 00:29:15,600
It's time to watch the skies
599
00:29:18,834 --> 00:29:22,233
because you might be next,
600
00:29:22,367 --> 00:29:25,133
or, even worse, me!
601
00:29:48,133 --> 00:29:51,000
Some people just love
hanging out at the beach.
602
00:29:51,133 --> 00:29:52,500
Not me.
603
00:29:52,633 --> 00:29:53,633
I'm a pool kind of guy.
604
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:58,200
I don't like skimming it,
but I like swimming in it.
605
00:29:58,333 --> 00:30:02,200
I mean, just think about all the
dangerous and slimy creatures
606
00:30:02,333 --> 00:30:03,867
that are in the ocean,
607
00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,367
and then there's
all the junk we put in there --
608
00:30:07,500 --> 00:30:09,200
pollution, trash, sewage.
609
00:30:09,333 --> 00:30:10,867
Did you know
it's been estimated
610
00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,233
that for every
square mile of ocean,
611
00:30:13,367 --> 00:30:16,667
there's around 45,000 pieces
of floating plastic in it?
612
00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:18,166
Phew.
613
00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:22,400
This next tale
is about the most sinister,
614
00:30:22,533 --> 00:30:24,867
mysterious and downright,
I'm sorry,
615
00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,867
weird collection
of sea-borne debris
616
00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,800
ever to wash up
on the shores of North America.
617
00:30:36,834 --> 00:30:40,333
.
618
00:30:40,467 --> 00:30:42,533
William Shatner:
Vancouver, British Columbia --
619
00:30:42,667 --> 00:30:44,667
a lovely place,
famous throughout the world
620
00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:47,533
for staging
the 2010 Winter Olympics
621
00:30:47,667 --> 00:30:50,000
but infamous for a series
622
00:30:50,133 --> 00:30:53,000
of grisly and downright
623
00:30:53,133 --> 00:30:56,000
weird discoveries.
624
00:30:56,133 --> 00:30:58,400
August 20, 2007.
625
00:30:58,533 --> 00:31:01,500
Jedediah Island near Vancouver.
626
00:31:01,633 --> 00:31:03,467
A young girl
taking a walk on the beach
627
00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:06,100
makes a disgusting discovery.
628
00:31:09,700 --> 00:31:12,266
November 12, 2008.
629
00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:13,967
A couple walking their dog
630
00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:16,867
just a few miles away
in Richmond, British Columbia,
631
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,867
discover something
equally as horrific.
632
00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,900
I saw a running shoe
thrown up on a rock.
633
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,367
I felt a strange sensation.
634
00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:30,400
It compelled me
to do something about it.
635
00:31:30,533 --> 00:31:33,700
Not visual;
it's just a sense that I had.
636
00:31:33,834 --> 00:31:37,300
William Shatner:
Curiosity soon turned to fear
when they looked inside.
637
00:31:37,433 --> 00:31:39,266
Then I could see
there was something in it,
638
00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,066
so I wanted to
figure out what it was.
639
00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,133
The shoe was
in pretty good condition.
640
00:31:43,266 --> 00:31:46,500
As I turned it over,
it looked like
641
00:31:46,633 --> 00:31:48,500
an athletic sock
that had been well aged
642
00:31:48,633 --> 00:31:52,400
with what I would call a large
ham knuckle bone in there.
643
00:31:52,533 --> 00:31:55,900
William Shatner:
Now, this is
where it gets really scary,
644
00:31:56,033 --> 00:31:59,900
because what lay in the shoe
wasn't animal flesh.
645
00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:02,000
It was a human foot.
646
00:32:02,133 --> 00:32:04,000
So, what do we have?
647
00:32:04,133 --> 00:32:05,667
Two Vancouver beaches,
648
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:07,166
two unrelated feet!
649
00:32:07,300 --> 00:32:10,200
It was a shocking find but,
amazingly,
650
00:32:10,333 --> 00:32:11,867
according to police,
651
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,567
not actually that odd.
652
00:32:14,700 --> 00:32:17,567
There is a number
of waterways that surround
653
00:32:17,700 --> 00:32:19,133
the Metro Vancouver area.
654
00:32:19,266 --> 00:32:21,667
So, it's not that unusual
655
00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,500
to have a variety
of body parts wash up
656
00:32:24,633 --> 00:32:26,934
and it's not
usually newsworthy.
657
00:32:27,066 --> 00:32:29,867
William Shatner:
These two feet
were just the beginning,
658
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,567
and as more sneakers wash up,
659
00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:35,033
news of this macabre mystery
quickly spreads fear
660
00:32:35,166 --> 00:32:36,967
throughout the region.
661
00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:39,166
Reporter:
The left foot
was spotted Monday morning,
662
00:32:39,300 --> 00:32:41,200
floating in the waters
off Westham Island.
663
00:32:41,333 --> 00:32:43,834
The kind of case you could see
in a crime show on television,
664
00:32:43,967 --> 00:32:47,467
but it's happening right now
in the Gulf Islands.
665
00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:50,100
Annie Linteau:
After the fifth, sixth,
666
00:32:50,233 --> 00:32:53,467
seventh foot,
it does appear pretty odd.
667
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:55,100
William Shatner:
In a little over a year,
668
00:32:55,233 --> 00:32:56,834
a total of seven feet
669
00:32:56,967 --> 00:33:00,900
wash up on beaches
in close proximity to Vancouver:
670
00:33:01,033 --> 00:33:03,367
five right feet
and two left,
671
00:33:03,500 --> 00:33:06,000
all wearing sneakers.
672
00:33:07,533 --> 00:33:09,767
The media call it
"the case of the missing feet."
673
00:33:09,900 --> 00:33:11,266
Meanwhile, the police
674
00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:13,433
and Criminologist
Dr. Gail Anderson
675
00:33:13,567 --> 00:33:16,133
struggle to identify
676
00:33:16,266 --> 00:33:19,133
who the decomposing
body parts belong to.
677
00:33:19,266 --> 00:33:23,800
We have DNA on all of
the feet that been found.
678
00:33:23,934 --> 00:33:26,367
The problem is we don't have
anything to match it to.
679
00:33:26,500 --> 00:33:28,800
The DNA alone isn't
going to tell you anything.
680
00:33:28,934 --> 00:33:30,967
It's just a barcode.
681
00:33:31,100 --> 00:33:32,700
William Shatner:
You see,
that's the problem.
682
00:33:32,834 --> 00:33:34,200
Without bodies,
683
00:33:34,333 --> 00:33:36,200
identifying the victims
is nearly impossible,
684
00:33:36,333 --> 00:33:38,633
but at least
analyzing the DNA
685
00:33:38,767 --> 00:33:41,166
does provide some data.
686
00:33:41,300 --> 00:33:43,934
Annie Linteau:
Our investigation
determined that the third foot
687
00:33:44,066 --> 00:33:46,734
and the fifth foot were a match
688
00:33:46,867 --> 00:33:48,266
and the fourth foot
689
00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,300
and sixth foot
were also a match.
690
00:33:50,433 --> 00:33:53,967
However, we still don't know
who those feet belong to.
691
00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:01,300
The case of the missing feet.
692
00:34:01,433 --> 00:34:04,533
I shudder at the thought.
693
00:34:04,667 --> 00:34:08,200
Where did these
seven sneakers come from,
694
00:34:08,333 --> 00:34:12,700
and to whom
did the feet inside belong?
695
00:34:12,834 --> 00:34:15,200
All over the world,
journalists, scientists,
696
00:34:15,333 --> 00:34:19,166
bloggers and amateur sleuths
weighed in with their theories.
697
00:34:19,300 --> 00:34:22,700
Were funeral home workers
dumping bodies in the ocean?
698
00:34:22,834 --> 00:34:27,033
Were medical students
carrying out a sick prank?
699
00:34:27,166 --> 00:34:31,367
Or was this the work of
another Vancouver serial killer?
700
00:34:31,500 --> 00:34:36,367
Yes, I said another one.
701
00:34:37,900 --> 00:34:40,700
A number of people have
brought up the theory
702
00:34:40,834 --> 00:34:43,834
of it's probably
another serial killer.
703
00:34:43,967 --> 00:34:48,133
William Shatner:
In 2007,
Robert Pickton was convicted
704
00:34:48,266 --> 00:34:51,333
of the murder
of six Vancouver women,
705
00:34:51,467 --> 00:34:54,133
and charged
in the deaths of 20 more.
706
00:34:54,266 --> 00:34:57,266
Could he have been
responsible for the feet too?
707
00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:01,233
But if the feet had been
cut off by a serial killer,
708
00:35:01,367 --> 00:35:03,533
the telltale signs of the act
709
00:35:03,667 --> 00:35:05,533
would be visible
to forensic experts
710
00:35:05,667 --> 00:35:07,734
like Coroner Jeff Dolan.
711
00:35:07,867 --> 00:35:09,233
With respect to separation,
712
00:35:09,367 --> 00:35:11,233
whether it's a natural
or mechanical separation
713
00:35:11,367 --> 00:35:13,700
from the body,
experts who
714
00:35:13,834 --> 00:35:15,867
conduct tool mark analysis
examine the bones
715
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,266
to see what type of mechanism
716
00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,100
had actually separated that bone
from the rest of the body.
717
00:35:21,233 --> 00:35:24,100
William Shatner:
But the team came up
with a surprising answer.
718
00:35:24,233 --> 00:35:25,600
There is no evidence
719
00:35:25,734 --> 00:35:27,100
that there was any kind of
720
00:35:27,233 --> 00:35:29,100
mechanical separation
of these bones.
721
00:35:29,233 --> 00:35:31,400
They have come apart at their
natural point of separation.
722
00:35:31,533 --> 00:35:34,033
William Shatner:
So, if the feet had not been
intentionally severed,
723
00:35:34,166 --> 00:35:35,533
what happened?
724
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:38,967
Dr. Anderson believes
she has the answer,
725
00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:41,367
based on her research
into what happens
726
00:35:41,500 --> 00:35:43,767
to submerged flesh
727
00:35:43,900 --> 00:35:45,266
as it decomposes.
728
00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:46,767
Gail Anderson:
This is VENUS --
729
00:35:46,900 --> 00:35:48,800
Victoria Experimental Network
Under the Sea.
730
00:35:48,934 --> 00:35:50,800
So, look at
decomposition under water
731
00:35:50,934 --> 00:35:52,800
so that I could see
how a body decomposes,
732
00:35:52,934 --> 00:35:54,300
what animals feed on it.
733
00:35:54,433 --> 00:35:56,600
When you bring the body ashore,
you see marks on the body.
734
00:35:56,734 --> 00:35:59,133
Well, what's that?
Is that suspicious?
735
00:35:59,266 --> 00:36:01,200
Is that foul play,
or is that just something
736
00:36:01,333 --> 00:36:02,867
naturally caused
by animals in that area?
737
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,033
William Shatner:
Instead of putting
more human cadavers
738
00:36:05,166 --> 00:36:06,700
at the bottom of the ocean,
739
00:36:06,834 --> 00:36:08,033
Anderson has another option,
740
00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:09,567
a pig.
741
00:36:09,700 --> 00:36:12,033
Gail Anderson:
Pig carcasses
are very similar to a human,
742
00:36:12,166 --> 00:36:14,033
so they do decompose
in a very similar manner
743
00:36:14,166 --> 00:36:15,967
to the way
a human body decomposes.
744
00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:17,633
William Shatner:
According to Dr. Anderson,
745
00:36:17,767 --> 00:36:21,200
the sea is a very
inhospitable place for bodies.
746
00:36:21,333 --> 00:36:23,100
Gail Anderson:
In these cases,
with VENUS,
747
00:36:23,233 --> 00:36:25,000
we've been able to see it
actually performed
748
00:36:25,133 --> 00:36:26,900
by these animals,
by the crabs,
749
00:36:27,033 --> 00:36:29,200
in particular
the large Dungeness crabs,
750
00:36:29,333 --> 00:36:31,066
and also
the smaller squat lobsters.
751
00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:32,867
William Shatner:
Once the flesh is gone,
752
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,300
it doesn't take long
for the body to come apart --
753
00:36:35,433 --> 00:36:39,333
a nasty process
known as disarticulation.
754
00:36:39,467 --> 00:36:40,867
Wrists and ankles
755
00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,834
have got lots of
tiny little bones in them.
756
00:36:42,967 --> 00:36:44,800
So, it's very easy
to disarticulate those
757
00:36:44,934 --> 00:36:47,300
by natural activity.
758
00:36:47,433 --> 00:36:50,800
All right, so the process
of decomposition underwater
759
00:36:50,934 --> 00:36:52,967
will lead parts of the body
to come loose,
760
00:36:53,100 --> 00:36:56,100
to disarticulate.
761
00:36:56,233 --> 00:36:59,300
So, why was it
that only feet were washing up
762
00:36:59,433 --> 00:37:01,367
on the beaches
of British Columbia?
763
00:37:01,500 --> 00:37:04,333
Why not hands
or even heads?
764
00:37:06,367 --> 00:37:09,700
Perhaps the answer lies
in the footwear itself.
765
00:37:09,834 --> 00:37:12,367
Gail Anderson:
The feet that
were in running shoes.
766
00:37:12,500 --> 00:37:14,000
Now, if you think about
a running shoe,
767
00:37:14,133 --> 00:37:15,867
throw one in a swimming pool,
it floats.
768
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,367
So, it's a flotation device,
and I think that's probably
769
00:37:18,500 --> 00:37:20,166
why you're
specifically finding feet
770
00:37:20,300 --> 00:37:22,200
and not finding
the rest of the body.
771
00:37:22,333 --> 00:37:24,033
William Shatner:
Okay, so,
we know that feet
772
00:37:24,166 --> 00:37:27,367
can naturally come free
as a body decomposes.
773
00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:28,867
We've figured out
774
00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:30,533
why they floated ashore.
775
00:37:30,667 --> 00:37:32,834
But the real mystery remains.
776
00:37:35,533 --> 00:37:38,467
Where did
the seven feet come from?
777
00:37:46,033 --> 00:37:47,900
.
778
00:37:48,033 --> 00:37:50,033
William Shatner:
In a little over a year,
779
00:37:50,166 --> 00:37:53,200
seven dismembered feet
washed up on beaches
780
00:37:53,333 --> 00:37:55,600
in and around Vancouver.
781
00:37:55,734 --> 00:37:58,500
Police now know
that the feet weren't sawn off,
782
00:37:58,633 --> 00:38:01,066
thankfully,
and that it was the sneakers
783
00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:02,734
that floated them to shore.
784
00:38:02,867 --> 00:38:06,300
But the origins of these feet
remain a mystery.
785
00:38:06,433 --> 00:38:11,166
Many believed that the feet were
a grim souvenir of the massive
786
00:38:11,300 --> 00:38:13,834
Asian Tsunami of 2004,
787
00:38:13,967 --> 00:38:16,967
a theory supported by the fact
that one of the shoes found
788
00:38:17,100 --> 00:38:20,133
was only sold in India, in 2003.
789
00:38:20,266 --> 00:38:22,600
Jeff Dolan:
We were getting
phone calls, emails,
790
00:38:22,734 --> 00:38:24,433
letters from around the world,
791
00:38:24,567 --> 00:38:26,467
people who had missing
792
00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:27,900
family members
from the Tsunami.
793
00:38:28,033 --> 00:38:29,400
William Shatner:
Seems plausible,
794
00:38:29,533 --> 00:38:32,100
but according to
Oceanographer Eddy Carmack,
795
00:38:32,233 --> 00:38:35,000
the tsunami theory
holds no water.
796
00:38:37,033 --> 00:38:39,333
One thing to understand
about the oceans is that
797
00:38:39,467 --> 00:38:42,467
they are a system of highways
that we call gyres.
798
00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:47,266
Water goes around and around
in these gyral orbits,
799
00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:49,133
and particles
following these orbits
800
00:38:49,266 --> 00:38:52,100
can come from
great distances at sea.
801
00:38:52,233 --> 00:38:55,100
I would think it very unlikely
that the feet would have come
802
00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:56,834
from the Indian Ocean.
803
00:38:56,967 --> 00:38:59,166
The ocean currents
don't link up that well.
804
00:38:59,300 --> 00:39:01,066
It's not a very direct path,
805
00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:03,233
and if something did
drift from there,
806
00:39:03,367 --> 00:39:05,367
it would take well over
807
00:39:05,500 --> 00:39:07,900
a decade to reach these shores.
808
00:39:08,033 --> 00:39:11,033
William Shatner:
Given that feet started
appearing just three years
809
00:39:11,166 --> 00:39:13,567
after the tsunami,
investigators are forced
810
00:39:13,700 --> 00:39:15,734
to start looking
for another explanation
811
00:39:15,867 --> 00:39:18,967
and turn to the recent crash
of a small plane
812
00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:22,066
off the coast
of British Columbia.
813
00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:23,967
Jeff Dolan:
At that stage
of the investigation,
814
00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:25,533
only one individual
had been recovered.
815
00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:27,400
The rest were
unaccounted for.
816
00:39:27,533 --> 00:39:30,100
When the feet
began to appear,
817
00:39:30,233 --> 00:39:32,567
we expected to have
a hit in that cluster.
818
00:39:32,700 --> 00:39:34,900
William Shatner:
But these hopes
were soon dashed.
819
00:39:35,033 --> 00:39:36,567
The DNA from the feet
820
00:39:36,700 --> 00:39:39,533
doesn't match with
any of the crash's victims.
821
00:39:39,667 --> 00:39:42,900
A global search for clues
has turned up nothing.
822
00:39:43,033 --> 00:39:45,433
The feet can't be
coming from tsunami victims.
823
00:39:45,567 --> 00:39:47,066
They didn't float
thousands of miles
824
00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:48,934
across the sea.
825
00:39:49,066 --> 00:39:51,867
So, maybe they came
from closer to home.
826
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,834
Facing a dwindling list
827
00:39:53,967 --> 00:39:56,734
of possible explanations,
828
00:39:56,867 --> 00:39:59,400
Carmack has a theory
that the shoes' origin
829
00:39:59,533 --> 00:40:01,333
is a lot closer to home,
830
00:40:01,467 --> 00:40:03,333
and he has a novel way
831
00:40:03,467 --> 00:40:05,433
to prove it.
832
00:40:05,567 --> 00:40:07,567
Eddy Carmack:
Well, what I'm
holding in my hand
833
00:40:07,700 --> 00:40:10,600
is an old,
recycled running shoe.
834
00:40:10,734 --> 00:40:16,400
Ah, it's been inserted with
a satellite-tracked GPS system,
835
00:40:16,533 --> 00:40:20,066
and it has been ballasted.
836
00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:21,900
So, when this is
thrown in the water,
837
00:40:22,033 --> 00:40:23,700
it's about as close to
838
00:40:23,834 --> 00:40:26,066
replicating the pattern
839
00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:27,700
that a drifting shoe
would follow.
840
00:40:27,834 --> 00:40:30,000
William Shatner:
By dropping these shoes
841
00:40:30,133 --> 00:40:31,500
from various points
around Vancouver
842
00:40:31,633 --> 00:40:33,367
and tracking
their every motion
843
00:40:33,500 --> 00:40:36,166
via GPS,
Carmack believes he knows
844
00:40:36,300 --> 00:40:39,700
which currents carried
the missing feet to shore.
845
00:40:39,834 --> 00:40:42,066
Behind me
is the Alex Fraser Bridge.
846
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:43,867
The Fraser River is flowing
847
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:46,667
from my left
to my right to the sea.
848
00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:50,333
Three of the shoes were found
on the mouth of the river
849
00:40:50,467 --> 00:40:52,333
on the islands downstream.
850
00:40:52,467 --> 00:40:55,166
So, the direction of travel
is certainly consistent
851
00:40:55,300 --> 00:40:57,166
with the pathway of the river.
852
00:40:57,300 --> 00:40:59,166
William Shatner:
So, it appears that the river,
853
00:40:59,300 --> 00:41:00,734
not the ocean,
854
00:41:00,867 --> 00:41:03,400
is the likely source
of the shoes,
855
00:41:03,533 --> 00:41:06,066
but investigators
still have no names,
856
00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:07,567
and they're growing desperate.
857
00:41:07,700 --> 00:41:09,567
Annie Linteau:
So, we have gone public
858
00:41:09,700 --> 00:41:11,567
with the photos
of the footwear
859
00:41:11,700 --> 00:41:13,734
in the hopes that
somebody would recognize it
860
00:41:13,867 --> 00:41:16,266
as belonging
to that of their loved one.
861
00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:19,100
William Shatner:
This ID tactic
seems like a long shot,
862
00:41:19,233 --> 00:41:21,200
but, apparently,
it's right on target.
863
00:41:23,700 --> 00:41:25,133
Annie Linteau:
The first foot,
864
00:41:25,266 --> 00:41:26,934
which was located
on Jedediah Island
865
00:41:27,066 --> 00:41:29,266
on August 20, 2007,
866
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:34,500
was later identified
to that of a missing person,
867
00:41:34,633 --> 00:41:37,533
a missing male
from the lower mainland here.
868
00:41:37,667 --> 00:41:41,734
Uh, he was last found to be in
some type of emotional distress.
869
00:41:41,867 --> 00:41:43,233
William Shatner:
Suddenly,
870
00:41:43,367 --> 00:41:45,567
in a sea of red herrings,
871
00:41:45,700 --> 00:41:49,700
one theory stands out:
a surprising appearance
872
00:41:49,834 --> 00:41:52,200
of naturally
disarticulated body parts,
873
00:41:52,333 --> 00:41:54,767
with no visible sign
of homicide,
874
00:41:54,900 --> 00:41:57,934
all found
in water systems near bridges.
875
00:41:58,066 --> 00:42:00,867
Annie Linteau:
They could be suicide victims.
876
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:03,633
They could have been people
that jumped off the bridge.
877
00:42:03,767 --> 00:42:08,433
We have a number of people
that are presumed dead
878
00:42:08,567 --> 00:42:10,567
in the database,
879
00:42:10,700 --> 00:42:15,500
where only their vehicle
was found parked on a bridge.
880
00:42:15,633 --> 00:42:18,400
William Shatner:
And while the
suicide theory seems likely,
881
00:42:18,533 --> 00:42:20,934
it remains just that:
882
00:42:21,066 --> 00:42:22,433
a theory.
883
00:42:22,567 --> 00:42:25,233
They all remain
active investigations.
884
00:42:25,367 --> 00:42:28,500
There's no such thing
as a cold case.
885
00:42:28,633 --> 00:42:32,033
We never thought that we would
end up at seven feet.
886
00:42:32,166 --> 00:42:33,567
Only time will tell
887
00:42:33,700 --> 00:42:35,433
whether or not
there will be an eighth.
888
00:42:35,567 --> 00:42:38,100
William Shatner:
In the end,
there are no hard answers,
889
00:42:38,233 --> 00:42:40,500
just more questions.
890
00:42:40,633 --> 00:42:42,166
And after three years,
891
00:42:42,300 --> 00:42:44,834
seven feet
and endless questions,
892
00:42:44,967 --> 00:42:49,767
the case of the missing feet
remains open and unsolved.
893
00:42:57,433 --> 00:42:59,800
So, there we have it --
894
00:42:59,934 --> 00:43:03,200
three strange
and mysterious stories
895
00:43:03,333 --> 00:43:05,734
but each with
many plausible theories
896
00:43:05,867 --> 00:43:08,400
to explain them.
897
00:43:08,533 --> 00:43:11,567
Did Alcides Moreno
survive his 47-storey fall
898
00:43:11,700 --> 00:43:13,700
because a
freak series of events
899
00:43:13,834 --> 00:43:15,934
conspired
to break his fall?
900
00:43:16,066 --> 00:43:17,433
It seems so.
901
00:43:17,567 --> 00:43:19,500
And the lone ice bombs
902
00:43:19,633 --> 00:43:22,667
falling from clear,
blue skies all over the world:
903
00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:25,233
a new quirk of global warming?
904
00:43:25,367 --> 00:43:27,066
Maybe.
905
00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:29,834
And will we ever find
a conclusive answer
906
00:43:29,967 --> 00:43:31,600
to finally close the case
907
00:43:31,734 --> 00:43:34,266
of Vancouver's
seven washed up feet?
908
00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:36,667
Who knows?
909
00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:40,100
Join me next time
for three new stories
910
00:43:40,233 --> 00:43:42,467
that will be,
undoubtedly...
911
00:43:44,633 --> 00:43:46,600
weird or what?
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