Can you solve the vampire hunter riddle? - Dan Finkel
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You’ve stealthily descended into the darkness of a vampire cave, setting a sequence of mirrors as you go. When the sun reaches the right angle in the sky, a beam of light will ricochet along the mirrors, strike a diffuser, and illuminate the great chamber where the vampires sleep. Can you place the diffuser correctly and flood the lair with sunlight? Dan Finkel shows how.
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- Educator Daniel Finkel
- Director Igor Coric
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Character Designer Igor Coric
- Animator Nemanja Petrovic
- Editor Nemanja Petrovic
- Producer Milica Lapcevic
- Sound Designer Saso Puckovski
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Editorial Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-checker Brian Gutierrez
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Daniel Finkel
- Director Igor Coric
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Character Designer Igor Coric
- Animator Nemanja Petrovic
- Editor Nemanja Petrovic
- Producer Milica Lapcevic
- Sound Designer Saso Puckovski
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Editorial Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-checker Brian Gutierrez
