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Can you solve the alien probe riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Your team has developed a probe to study an alien monolith. It needs protective coatings — in red, purple and green — to cope with the environments it passes through. Can you figure out how to apply the colors so the probe survives the trip? Dan Finkel shows how.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Daniel Finkel
Animator
Anton Trofimov
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott

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