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Discovery: The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

Series 1, episode 0

Dr Adam Rutherford and Professor Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners, such as the `weirdness" of water. The duo learn about the special hydrogen bonds that makes water such an unusual liquid. Quantum physicist Professor Patricia Hunt, at the Victoria University in Wellington in New Zealand explains to Hannah the quantum properties of individual water molecules and how they link up with other water molecules in liquid water and solid ice