Inventioneering

November 26, 2025  •  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 “DrB” 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 “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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  1. Brantley

    my goal is to be a smart as Dr Roger Billings

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  2. Naveah

    Happy thanksgiving everyone.

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  3. Marissa

    My favorite hobby is animation I hope one day I can have a future in it

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  4. Aviana

    batteries are very helpful and they have improved a lot!

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  5. Wesley

    I am so greatful for the opportunity for acellus it has changed my life. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in my acellus family.

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  6. Charlie

    I really enjoyed the part about learning how batteries are made.

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  7. Najma

    This was amazing to watch!!!

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  8. Amelia

    I didn’t know batteries started then!

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  9. Allison

    It is so awesome to see the way that we have always been communicating throughout history as a species. Also, I think adding Morse code to the curriculum is a excellent idea. I also had tossed around the idea of even ham radio. I feel like these are great skills to have.

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  10. Talon

    R-51 is super cool. I really enjoy Wednesdays and the new episodes

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  11. Caden

    Hi from Tennessee

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  12. Colton

    if they can make the sonic boom go away with the Concorde come back.

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  13. Beau

    I think if any one tried and tested enough any one can invent and build anything.

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  14. Emma

    I love science live!!!

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  15. David

    Voltaic Pile seemed really useful back then, it’s crazy how we evolved

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  16. Paige

    The nose that bends down on the plane is so neat!

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  17. Kaylee

    Always love seeing the new kinds of science discovered in the world

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  18. Aren

    Problem solving is a great skill

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  19. Jenna

    its my birhday today so have a good day <3 😉

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  20. Kody

    R-51 is AWESOME!

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  21. Brindle

    helllo from ohio

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  22. Scarlett

    I Liked learning about how NASA is trying to find a why to lessen that hit of the sonic boom into a thud instead of a boom noise. I liked learning how batteries was made.

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  23. Charles

    Do they have a safety system set up for if the cameras fail in the X59 plane?

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  24. Atlas

    Hydrogen power is so interesting!!

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  25. Isabelle

    I love inventioneering

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  26. Coleman

    Awesome show this week.

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  27. Blake

    whats the most overlooked step of inventioneering that usually determines whether an idea becomes a real invention, and why is it so important

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  28. Zara

    I am so glad that we do science live.

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  29. Blake

    I love science live videos!!!!!!!!!

    R51 is so funny!!!

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  30. Ella

    I loved Waynes story!

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  31. Aiden

    Science live is awesome!

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  32. Elena

    that was fun and happy thanksgiving weekend

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  33. Kaitlyn

    I can’t believe they still do this every week. It must be so much work… Thank you Acellus!!!

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  34. Logan

    Science live was amazing

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  35. Trenton

    How do you guys know all this

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  36. Emerson

    How did Benjamin Franklin experiment with the leyden jar

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  37. Olivia

    Acellus is so fun to learn with!

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  38. Avery

    Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving!

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  39. Dane

    I wonder how their going to turn that jet into a passenger plane

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  40. Maddox

    I never thought that planes had seats that laid down

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  41. Louis

    I would love to learn more about electric cars

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  42. Sephora

    Thank you so much,Dr. Roger Billings for making science lives I love watching them they’re like my highlight of the day. I love how educating and fun they are to watch thank you so much again.😁

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  43. Ethan

    i like how he was using the jar and how you need a bigger jar for a bigger zappp

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  44. Tatiana

    That story writing thing seems fun.

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  45. Sophie

    That plane was really cool, loved this episode!

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  46. Rayanne

    This is cool i love science live! Also at the very end is so funny I laugh every time I see it.

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  47. Waylon

    I’m inspired to become an engineer.

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  48. Payton

    What year did Benjamin Franklin receive a Leyden Jar?

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  49. Izaiah

    thanks! for telling us about inventioneering so fun!

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  50. Natalie

    thank you for doing this science live i love wtaching this

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  51. Damian

    I love R51, and I like the fact that Roger Billings talked about how Benjamen Franklin made a battrey.

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  52. Eliyah

    I find it very interesting how they extended the nose and overall length of the airplane, to help block out the noise of the sonic boom. What exactly makes the X-59 different from past supersonic aircrafts?

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  53. Hannahbella

    layden jar story was interesting.

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  54. Colt

    Awesome episode, happy holidays everyone.

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  55. Hope

    Battery part is so cool!

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  56. Levi

    I tracked the x-59’s first flight live for a little bit.

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  57. Jonah

    I love seeing all the cool engineering and scientific inventions to help solve real word problems!

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  58. Aiden

    A hydrogen powered home would be cool.

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  59. Ian

    I truly enjoy science live!

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  60. Naianah

    Another week, another great science live!

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  61. Haley

    This is so interesting! Creating various inventions that can someday become developed to solve real world problems!

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  62. Violette

    these videos have really helped my understanding on how to use the acellus programe.. thank you!

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  63. Joslin

    Can you do Morse code with light

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  64. Kaylee

    i am very grateful that i get to learn about science!

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  65. Mason

    Learning morse code was super fun

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  66. Valeria

    Science live is amazing thank you!

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  67. Jack

    This is amazing!

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  68. Brystol

    I loved this it was very interesting.

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  69. Scott

    first of all thanks for telling us about those jets i have always thought flight was cool and man those jets looked weird

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  70. Anastasia

    My parents once heard a sonic boom when they were in school. It was an F-16 being tested nearby. They said it made the chairs jump off the ground.

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  71. Ashleigh

    I would like to own a hydrogen powered car.

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  72. Lacey

    I feel like that would actually be a really good idea, for the science live to count with the science corse.

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  73. Jon

    These lives absolutely make my week, thank you everyone that puts work into them!

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  74. Dracen

    want would happen when the srcit didn’t happen win it was created to

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  75. Payton

    I love watching these!!

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  76. Brantley

    DrB is a very smart man i love science live

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  77. Liam

    R51 was funny.

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  78. Calleigh

    How many inventors exist today?

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  79. Autumn

    I liked hearing some about Benjamin Franklin because I find his inventions interesting.

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  80. Emree

    Wow this episode was so funny! I can’t wait for the next one!😊

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  81. Kesli

    How does a geothermal heater work?

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  82. Gracelyn

    Happy Thanksgiving Acellus!

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  83. Zoe

    Happy late thanksgiving!
    “Dr.R51”, Great job “learning” Morse code!

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  84. Jacob

    Excellent episode Dr. Billings!

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  85. Isaac

    My family and watch science live together and we all really like the segments where you share the origins of everyday things we may take for granted like this weeks on batteries.

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  86. Silas

    I hope everyone had a fun Thanksgiving!

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  87. Camryn

    Science live is the best thing ever!!!!

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  88. Liana

    Happy Thanksgiving from WV!

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  89. Genesis

    How loud is the sonic boom from inside the jet?
    Thanks for the video!

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  90. Evan

    I love the pointed nose plane

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  91. Kemontae

    I did not know batteries came from so long ago

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  92. Julianna

    Thank you Acellus Academy i learn something new every time!

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  93. Aaralyn

    Hello! I hope the entire Acellus Team and all of its learners had a wonderful Thanksgiving (if celebrated).
    This episode was very interesting! I certainly wouldn’t want to cook my turkey via Leyden Jars.
    Thank you for the putting on another amazing lecture!

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  94. Cosimo

    I was really interested in the plane they are making that won’t make a sonic boom sound! Because I’ve always wanted to see a concord so now one day I will!

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  95. Kem

    What a enlightening experience about the aerodynamics of sound! A Happy late Thanksgiving to you Acellus Academy!

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  96. Weston

    Hello from Ohio

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  97. Nathan

    Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

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  98. Sage

    is the x 59 the fastest jet

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  99. Lincoln

    hi from New York!

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  100. Brady

    Dr Roger Billings is amazing

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    • Alonnah

      Science live is the best and Happy thanksgiving!

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    • Gabriel

      I want to make something hydrogen powered one day!

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    • Solomon

      Some jets are very loud but I didn’t know that a sonic boom was illegal! Would a pilot go to jail if he made a sonic boom?

      I think it is awesome that they are trying to make the noise quieter because then we can fly faster!

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    • Jascedy

      This video has so much helpful information.

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    • Jane

      science live is so great!!

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    • Alanna

      Yes he is so funny and the da di di

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    • Rian

      Best one yet! Really love the new innovative ideas in programming!!

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    • Noah

      its cool to see NASA working on how to silence the sonic boom on jets.

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    • Walker

      This is so cool! I learned so much about batteries today!

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    • Kasey

      I agree with you!!!🫏🦙🦌🐿️🐎🦃🐦‍🔥🦚🦩🪿🦇 Dr Roger Billings is amazing!🦅🪼

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    • Kalanie

      I like Dr.B

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    • Emma

      Hello from North Carolina

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    • Shannondoah

      Great Episode!! I love how science involves art aswell!

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    • Liam

      I know

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    • Hadassah

      he is

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  101. Abel

    I love Acellus.

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  102. Nathaniel

    Hello from Minnesota

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  103. Sebastian

    Great Science Live!

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  104. Jack

    How much do one of those jet engines cost?

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  105. Jaylen

    hello from Montana

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  106. Cooper

    What was the smallest radio?

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  107. Xavier

    What was the smallest battery back then?

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  108. Autumn

    How did Benjamin Franklin experiment with the Leyden Jar?

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    • Isabel

      It’s interesting how Benjamin Franklins discoveries are described. Whether it’s describing the genius parts or the flaws.

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    • Aza

      Benjamin Franklin is such a cool person, there’s always something new to learn about him!

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    • Haven

      R51 a is Dot Dot…… can you guess what D is, Dot Dot

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    • Isaiah

      It was cool to learn that Ben Franklin came up with the name batteries.

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    • Ashley

      Watching from GA!!

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    • Kaylah

      Learning more about inventioneering with Miss Pajet Monet and the combination between ideas and engineering to solve real issues was amazing to learn about.

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    • Giselle

      I love Acellus.(≧▽≦)

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    • Douglas

      Hi from NJ! Great video – love these every week!

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    • Valentina

      Hey from Arizona

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  109. Riggin

    Inventing new things bring so much satisfaction.

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  110. Jack-elliott

    Hello from South Dakota

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  111. Owen

    It was a cool plane!

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  112. Leonidas

    Science live u are the best I love science!!!

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  113. Peyton

    What is the highest battery voltage?

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  114. Caylee

    It was so cool to learn about the down pointed airplane

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  115. Grace

    What are good ways to get started on a science project?

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  116. Ethan

    i like how they how they showed us nasa new jet

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  117. Julianna

    This live was very fascinating!

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  118. John

    That whole Airplane part was cool

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  119. Nicolas

    Hello from New Jersey

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  120. Dalton

    Happy thanksgiving Acellus.

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  121. Daniel

    I can not believe batteries came from such a long time ago!

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  122. Kai

    GOING TO INVENT SOMETHING

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  123. Kenai

    i would love if my home could be hydrogen powered

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    • Ava

      Dr. Roger Billings is very intelligent and he’s expanded my education so much since I’ve started science live.

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    • Sofia

      So interesting to learn new things.

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    • Isabella

      Thank you for helping me learn something new every day!!

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    • Sebastian

      Literally Roger Billing’s house

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    • Hadassah

      me tooo

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    • Milani

      Hello,
      From CA! Happy holidays. My family and I are watching. Found interesting the term “inventioneering” and hydrogen power.

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  124. Rc

    Why is NASA trying to make a jet when they make rockets?

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  125. Remington

    Im going to invent something

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  126. Daniel

    this episode was so good!

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  127. Annerie

    Miss Pajet Monet looked beautiful in the episode today, and i enjoyed learning about how inventioneering combines ideas and engineering to solve real problems in life!

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    • Daryl

      Thank you for explaining the scholarship!

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    • Mizuanne

      Hope everyone at Acellus had an amazing Thanksgiving!

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    • Jason

      Morse code would be fun to learn

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    • Romina

      Science live is the best!

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    • Shilo

      Your right! Pajet Monet did look beautiful in this episode!

      p.s. Pajet used to be my teacher. I loved her (as a teacher)!

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  128. Mackenzie

    It is very interesting that some jets can go faster than the speed of sound

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  129. Bracie

    This is awesome!

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  130. Georgia

    This was so cool!

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  131. Maximo

    It’s crazy how long ago batteries came from.

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  132. Cyrus

    Thank you!

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  133. Devin

    loved the science live

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  134. River

    Who came up with the word “inventioneering?’

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    • Kayleece

      Happy late Thanksgiving! I love watching these every Wednesday.

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    • Kayleigh

      I love acellus

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    • Itzae

      That is so true

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  135. Quinn

    Thank you from the Ozarks!

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  136. Maximo

    It’s crazy that batteries came from so long ago.

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  137. Eli

    Eli liked R51’s segment today!

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    • Elena

      me to bro

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    • Cason

      Technology has come so far with the camera on the plane so the pilot can see.

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    • David

      Hope you had a great Thanksgiving

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    • Joleah

      Science is the best

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    • Olivia

      The Concord jet looks kind of like a mosquito and I think the name they gave it, the droop snoot is hilarious!

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    • Sebastian

      I liked R51’s segment today!*

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  138. Brandon

    Happy Thanksgivings from Georgia

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  139. Phoenix

    I’m excited to learn more about radio waves!

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  140. Jackson

    Happy Thanksgiving!

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  141. Haydnn

    The jet kind of looks like something you would see on Star Wars. How cool.

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    • Rustin

      Happy thanksgiving!

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    • Izabella

      A 9 volt battery being 6 batteries in one is crazy.

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    • Eli

      The jet looks like it would be in Star Wars😂

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    • Shilo

      You love Star Wars too?!

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  142. Catherine

    I love Science Live!

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  143. Honor

    Happy Thanksgiving! This weeks Live was very informational. I learned alot.

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  144. Mckenzie

    What was the first ever thing to be invented?

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  145. Emma

    This week was a good episode!

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  146. Barrett

    Its crazy how long its been since batterys were invented

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  147. Jazlin

    Amazing science live!

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  148. Izabella

    this was a great episode cant wait for next week

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  149. Braelynn

    Hello from NC! I am excited to be here!

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  150. Sophia

    Happy Thanksgiving!!

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  151. Ayden

    Happy late thanksgiving

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  152. Caera

    Im curious on how they originally came up with morse code.

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  153. Annabelle

    How did you invent acellus

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  154. Payton

    I love love love science live!!!

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  155. Quinlyn

    Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

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  156. Clara

    Thank you for this opportunities to learn more about scienece!

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    • Lily

      Thank you for the awesome video!

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    • Amanda

      The way they designed the plane was very smart. Making it easy for the pilot to see through HD cameras.

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    • Melanie

      i find these videos so fun to watch, thank you having us have this opportunity to watch these!!

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  157. Noah

    Great episode this week!

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  158. Isabella

    i thought the airplane thing was cool

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  159. Daniel

    I like the 9 volt battery.

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  160. Victoria

    I enjoyed this episode.

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  161. Adlee

    hello from Texas!

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  162. Ben

    All of the batteries were very cool.

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  163. Hallie

    I’m very thankful for science live and all the amazing things I learned, happy thanksgiving everyone.

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    • Antonia

      I really would love to have a morse code class, it’s so interesting.
      R-51 is so silly and funny, I always have to laugh at his jokes.

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  164. Maverick

    I am watching with my mom.

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  165. Mila

    this is awesome thank you for sharing!

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  166. Ashtyn

    I think it’s cool that German researchers have created a new metal complex built for meganies.

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  167. Kyle

    I didn’t realize it was against the law for aircraft to make a sonic boom. My mom says when she was growing up in the 70s that she remembers hearing them in Texas.

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    • Dakiya

      This was very inspiring!

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  168. Ryker

    I never new a jet can hit the sonic boom.

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  169. Mason

    Could they make a battery that is more powerful then the 9 volt battery they have for anything?

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  170. Megan

    Loved this lesson

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  171. Colette

    hi from california!

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  172. Maribeth

    Hello From NV thank you so much for being such an inspiration

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  173. Amabel

    I enjoy learning about battery portion

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  174. Jaxsen

    Happy Thanksgiving from California!

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  175. Buster

    The long nosed jet is awesome!

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