Inventioneering

November 26, 2025Ā  •  EPISODE 288

What does it really take to bring ideas to life? In this episode, Dr. Roger Billings takes us deeper into the world of inventioneering—the dynamic mix of creativity, engineering, and problem-solving that turns imagination into real-world inventions. He shows how inventioneering isn’t limited to tech or science—it can be applied to any creative or practical project. If you’ve ever had a spark of inspiration, this episode will help you learn how to shape it into something meaningful and impactful.

About DrB

Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as ā€œDrBā€ to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to ā€œgive backā€ by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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  1. Isabella

    This was so interesting.

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  2. Jaycee

    Loved learning about this, thank you!

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  3. Hana

    I’m going to watchScience Live Live tonight.

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  4. Stella

    How do the cameras work on an aircraft?

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  5. Hailey

    Love the technology spotlight segment!

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  6. Hana

    That plane you guys showed us was so cool.I am from New Mexico.I am so inspired by you Dr Roger Billings.I want to be an inventor like you.That is so cool that you got to that Navy Cruise.

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    • Ajani

      Happy holidays

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    • Konnor

      thanks for another great episode!

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    • Deanna

      We love R15 lol

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    • Paislee

      So cool! I always look forward to watching!

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  7. Matthew

    I like the part about the nose down plane. I love planes

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  8. Adalynn

    Thanks for clarifying about the scholarship. Love science live!

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  9. Mia

    Inventioneering is awesome!

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  10. Ellie

    Hello from washington!

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  11. Matt

    Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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  12. Jaks

    I liked the part about the static electricity.

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  13. Camberlynn

    Science is amazing

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  14. Clayton

    Did y’all have a good thanksgiving?

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  15. Elijah

    the segment about electricity and batteries was really good

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  16. Alex

    Watching from Louisiana. Happy Thanksgiving

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  17. Matthew

    What is your favorite part of Inventioneering?

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  18. Rose

    How long is the nose of the new NASA jet?

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  19. Elisia

    Does ScienceLive take a week off during Christmas?

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  20. Marcia

    Hello from Washington DC

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  21. Gabrielle

    Happy holidays from Indiana

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  22. Sawyer

    I think that that new NASA jet that suppresses sonic booms sounds really interesting.

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  23. Micah

    I like the info on NASA and the sonic boom

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  24. Lexi

    This live was very interesting!

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  25. Evelyn

    it’s so interesting learning about different kinds of airplanes

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  26. Hensley

    I love watching the science lives i learn so much. The Down Pointed nose airplane looks funny.

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  27. Mya

    Can’t wait to learn about inventioneering

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  28. Adam

    i love the nosed plane it should be used for future travel.

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  29. Weston

    Happy Thanksgiving from Ohio!!!

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  30. Jeremiah

    Happy Thanksgiving Acellus

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  31. Ethan

    i thought the battery part was cool

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  32. Eden

    Enjoyed today’s session!

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  33. Raylee

    I think its cool where batteries came from!

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  34. Sulaiman

    hello from Virginia

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  35. Natasha

    Thank you for another great learning experience!

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  36. Nathan

    the part with the plane ride is hilarious, can’t imagine what it would be like

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  37. Aavana

    always love these science lives, thank you for sharing!

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  38. Kaelynn

    I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving last week

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  39. Harrison

    Still super hyped about maybe being able to do the flight program before I graduate!

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  40. Holden

    Inventioneering is such a cool subject

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  41. Mercyelise

    This is so cool !!!!!!!!!!

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  42. Samuel

    such a good episode, I loved how you showed us what the scholarship is, anyway this episode was so good that I would watch it over, and over, and over, and not get bored.

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  43. Isabella

    I love the battery portion of the video! Hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving

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  44. Rosselyn

    Good day from Texas

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  45. Michael

    science lives are the best things ever

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  46. Carl

    I would love to invent something cool!!

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  47. Carlos

    Crazy that BATTERIES came from so long ago.

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  48. Charlotte

    how exactly did we find out about inventing?

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  49. Amani

    Very interesting how batteries were made.

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  50. Michael

    Im thankful for acellus

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  51. Mikey

    Hello from Missouri!

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  52. Margaux

    So cool !!

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  53. Maverick

    I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE (and turkey) I’LL WATCH SCIENCE LIVE FOREVER

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  54. Audriana

    Science Live really inspires me so much. i love Wednesdays!

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  55. Izayah

    Electricity can be very scary and also amazing.

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  56. Paul

    I love R-51!

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  57. Blake

    These are always enjoyable to watch, happy late thanksgivings !

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    • Jackson

      I really enjoy watching sience live!

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  58. Skye

    happy holidays!!!

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  59. Liam

    Happy thanksgiving! Hope you all had a great week!

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  60. Maverick

    Hello from South Carolina

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  61. Gracie

    science live is helping me lean new things .great video this week.

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  62. Nova

    I love watching these videos cause it teaches me so much

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  63. Sutherlynd

    Are the inside of batteries the same now.

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  64. Lila

    i always learn something new and i always get a laugh out of science live!

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  65. Waylon

    I found it interesting that Jets can go faster than the speed of sound!

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  66. Grace

    I love science live

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  67. Nicholas

    Science live rules!

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  68. Dominick

    The supersonic jet was interesting that they only rely on cameras to see and land the plane

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  69. Alexis

    I thoroughly enjoyed the video!

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  70. Jack

    I’ve always seen morse code as an incredible way of communicating, and it is sad to see that its being used far less than when it was new. I think I’ll even try learning some with my free time.

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  71. Alexia

    I love science live, Roger Billings makes it easier to understand šŸ’–

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  72. Kensleigh

    Hi i’m Kensleigh. I love Sciennce Live it’s so cool and fun!

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    • Hailey

      Didn’t know that Benjamin Franklin was the reason that there is positive and negative charge for the battery thing and that he had something to do with it lol.

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  73. Ethan

    What if the cameras go out in the X59 ? Will the pilot be flying blind?

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  74. Mia

    i loved learning about this!

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  75. Leilah

    I love science

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  76. Alexander

    The glass is full, half has water and the other half has air.

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  77. Nooor

    I really enjoyed the video.

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  78. Lucas

    How often have you used the scientific method and how.

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  79. Damian

    Happy Thanksgiving to Dr. Billings, Pajet Monet, R51, Teachers, Staff, Parents, and Students!

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    • Nina

      I enjoyed watching this, happy Thanksgiving!!

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  80. Kelby

    Hello from Nc!

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  81. Elijah

    When going past the speed of sound a sonic boom is created, is there something similar that happens when you approach light speed (besides time relatively slowing down)?

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  82. Eli

    A naval science cruise would be interesting

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    • Kaylee

      Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

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  83. Evan

    Science is so cool šŸ˜Ž

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  84. Garrett

    Hello from Florida, great video!

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  85. Sydney

    Didn’t know that Ben Franklin was the reason that there is positive and negative charge for the battery placement and that he had something to do with it.

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  86. James

    Dude that played if you are In that plane and you ram into the ground and go through the Earth

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  87. Isaac

    how do you fly a plane with a nose that faces down

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  88. Ella

    How did the radio work if it didn’t have a cord?

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  89. Raelynn

    Thank you for explaining the scholarship I was a little confused on how it worked. Hope everybody had a Happy Thanksgiving

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  90. Mellonie

    Thank you for clearing up on the scholarship attendence im new to this and was a little confused but i really like the videos there very interesting and insightful

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  91. Benjamin

    hello from Tennessee

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  92. Eleanor

    It’s interesting learning about airplanes

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  93. Colton

    I found the Leyden Jar so interesting!

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  94. Scarlette

    I like making electricity with my socks on carpet and shocking my sister!

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  95. Trevor

    how did Mr. billings get so smart

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  96. Bryan

    If you were able to meet Mr. Benjamin Franklin, what would you ask him?

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    • Kayla

      Happy thanksgiving from Vermont.

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    • Zian

      Airplanes and jets are really cool!

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    • Grace

      I would ask Benjamin Franklin how he was so amazing!

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  97. Ava

    i found the part about how the planes distribute sound interesting. great episode

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  98. Terrey

    Science Live is amazing thank you for this opportunity.

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  99. Alma

    This live was super fun!

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  100. Isaiah

    I had no idea that batteries had been around that long

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  101. Sebastian

    Happy Thanksgiving Acellus Academy!

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  102. Mason

    How fast did the x59 go

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  103. Juleymie

    I love this topic! it’s interesting and fun to learn

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  104. Nuno

    What will happen if the jet goes at the speed of sound over land?

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  105. Sara

    Learning Morse code was fun!

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  106. Alexandria

    That is cool!

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  107. Charles

    I learned some jets go faster than the speed of sound that will make a sonic boom.

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  108. Elijah

    R-51 Was so funny thanks for a fun episode like always

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  109. Tyson

    Hello from NC

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  110. Andrew

    I think it is crazy that the pilots of that jet do not have a windshield and rely on the exterior cameras!

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  111. Josilyn

    How do airplanes stay balanced?

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  112. Olivia

    the x-59 was really cool! was it hard to fly?

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  113. Libby

    This was a very interesting science live I had no idea batteries were invented that long ago!

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  114. Raelee

    I want to invent

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  115. Danielle

    i love R 51 lol

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  116. Josten

    how many tests did it take to perfect the sonic boom?

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  117. Easton

    i wat to make an invention some day!

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  118. Oliver

    I love Science Live!

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  119. Jacly

    R-51 is so funny every time XD

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  120. Alexzandria

    I have never seen a plane like that.

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  121. Malachi

    I would love a class on 3-D animation! Great episode by the way, keep going! šŸ‘šŸ˜ƒšŸ‘

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  122. Ashley

    Hello from Montana I love Acellus!!!!

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  123. Everett

    You’re my hero Dr. Billings!

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  124. Theodore

    Mine might as well be the airplane, but what’s your favorite inventions?

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  125. Aria

    I love listening to live science every week

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  126. Brielle

    It would be so cool to fly at the speed of sound!!

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  127. Adrian

    Love Learning new things with this!

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  128. Lily

    I love learning so many new things each week with science live !

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  129. Kieran

    Science is my favorite subject. Live science is so interesting to hear each week!

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  130. Katherine

    I liked watching this video. The part about the batteries and long nose airplane was very interesting and cool. And r 51 was really funny.

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  131. Aislynn

    I love doing live sience every week

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  132. Chenielys

    I love how Dr. Monet talked about gratitude. There is always something to be grateful for.

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  133. Abram

    Abram from Georgia neat subject!

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  134. Olivia

    Loving the science live

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  135. Zachary

    I hope everyone had a amazing thanksgiving.

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  136. Rhydian

    I love learning more about science each week!

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  137. Haylee

    Watching from Virginia

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  138. Jaylen

    This science live was wicked! I really enjoyed the sonic boom portion. That plane looks wicked!

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  139. Sidney

    What if one of the cameras broke off of the plane, or a bird runs into one of the cameras?

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  140. Ryder

    I didn’t know Benjamin Franklin invented the first battery, very interesting information.

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  141. Haley

    Science Live is good for learning!

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  142. Jenna

    Thank you it was very interesting!

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  143. Joshua

    Thank you for giving good instructions on the science live to meet the scholarship requirements.

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  144. Mary

    I am so grateful for Acellus and Science Live. The scholarship has changed my families life.

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  145. Francesca

    I want to add, please come to the Live Sessions, for us is a bit late but we still see it live or recorded. I have been an Acellus Student since 5 years ago and the amount of knowledge and cultural expansion I get from watching the Live Science has been priceless. I am in my senior year now and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate these 5 years of Live Science.

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  146. Kadnce

    I love science lives

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  147. Trevor

    how do you reduce the sonic boom

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  148. Cambria

    I love watching R-51! it is super funny!

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  149. Sky

    I like the part when they showed us how different the plane was.

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  150. Luke

    I enjoyed learning about how batteries are made.

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  151. Mila

    Why are Leyden jar zaps bigger when combined over a bigger jar?

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  152. Savannah

    I love science!

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  153. Giuliana

    the batterie part was very intresting!

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  154. Hunter

    I wonder if people will by able to get to different countries at the speed of sound one day

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  155. Jathen

    what else could that metal be used for?

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  156. Dyson

    While watching this video, I thought of something I could invent. Thankyou for inspiring me.

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  157. Christopher

    Were there any practical applications for the Leyden Jar at the time of the first one?

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  158. Mateo

    How big will the zap be if a million Leyden jars were activated at the same time

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  159. Leo

    Such a cool science live!

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  160. Islah

    I loved learning new things about planes.

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  161. Shelby

    Hello, from Washington.

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  162. Marco

    how do we figure out what videos to watch?

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  163. Conner

    what is an electron

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  164. Aiden

    Science Live is awsome!!!!

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  165. Haylie

    hi from connecticut

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  166. Brindle

    hello from ohio

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  167. Faith

    Love this lesson, R.51 is so funny!

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  168. Elliana

    Wow! This is so awesome!

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  169. Valentina

    Hello from Tampa!

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  170. Eva

    Great science live!

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  171. Linden

    Hello from The Lone Star state!!!😁

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  172. Kyle

    how would the inventioneering differ from traditional engineering and invention processes?

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  173. Brindle

    hello from ohio

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  174. Raphael

    what is inventioneering

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  175. Somaya

    I love r 51 hes so funny.

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