
3-2-1 Contact (1980) : 2x9
Overview
Kathy is downstairs, exercising while waiting for Miguel to return. Miguel is with Judy Clarke, who discusses the design of athletic shoes. She leads Miguel to two other researchers, ready to do measurements on Miguel's feet. Miguel weighs 135 pounds, and the impact each foot endures while he runs is twice that weight. In between the experiments and observations, Judy tells Miguel what type of athletic shoe would be best for running. Back at the basement, Kathy sprains her knee. Robin sees Sammy Duvall, a world-champion water skier. He talks about the stress a water skier meets during a jump. They meet Dr. Michael Fulton, who shows Robin the forces a knee faces when walking, jogging, and jumping. Fulton explains what kind of injury Sammy had in 1979 and how the doctors countered the injury. Sammy gives Robin a water-skiing lesson. Paco walks to the basement wearing street-hockey pads, all of which impress Kathy. Robin is at a softball game, quickly learning that she must wear a
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2 - 1Survival: Breathing October 31, 1983
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2 - 2Survival: Temperature November 01, 1983
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2 - 3Survival: Protection November 02, 1983
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2 - 4Survival: Energy November 03, 1983
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2 - 5Survival: Teamwork November 04, 1983
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2 - 6Sports: Training Analysis October 24, 1983
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2 - 7Sports: Time, Rate, Measurement October 25, 1983
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2 - 8Sports: Energy Transfer October 26, 1983
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2 - 9Sports: Impact Analysis October 27, 1983
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2 - 10Sports: Coordination October 28, 1983
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2 - 11Flight: Flying Animals October 17, 1983
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2 - 12Flight: Air Resistance October 18, 1983
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2 - 14Flight: Thrust October 20, 1983
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2 - 15Flight: Acceleration October 21, 1983
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2 - 16Babies: The Code of Life November 07, 1983
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2 - 17Babies: Growth and Development November 08, 1983
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2 - 18Babies: Behavior November 09, 1983
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2 - 19Babies: Colonization November 10, 1983
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2 - 20Babies: Change November 11, 1983
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2 - 21Senses: Taste and Smell December 05, 1983
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2 - 22Senses: Sight December 06, 1983
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2 - 23Senses: Hearing December 07, 1983
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2 - 24Senses: Touch December 08, 1983
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2 - 25Senses: Special Sensors December 09, 1983
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2 - 26Shapes in Nature November 21, 1983
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2 - 27Shapes and Gravity November 22, 1983
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2 - 28Shapes: Streamlining November 23, 1983
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2 - 29Shapes: Form and Function November 24, 1983
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2 - 30Shapes: Clues November 25, 1983
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2 - 31Water: 3 Phases – Gas, Liquid, Solid November 28, 1983
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2 - 32Water: Medium for Life November 29, 1983
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2 - 33Water and People November 30, 1983
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2 - 34Water: Distribution December 01, 1983
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2 - 35Water in the Body December 02, 1983
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2 - 36Building: Materials November 14, 1983
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2 - 37Building: One of a Kind November 15, 1983
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2 - 38Building: Standard Parts November 16, 1983
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2 - 39Building: Modular November 17, 1983
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2 - 40Building: Communication November 18, 1983