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And now a word from a man who claims he can forecast
The weather simply by looking at the sky, studying
Meteorological charts, and taking barograph readings
Good evening
Now, is this a gift you were born with?
No, no, I went to meteorological college when I was sixteen
I spent four years there and then started work at the meteorological
Office where I've been for the last, uh, twenty years
I see, yes. And just by that you can tell what the
Weather will be like in two or three days ahead?
Uh, well, I also study the, uh, current isometric charts
And the new weather satellites are a great help
And I suppose these satellites whiz around the world sending messages
Back to Earth which tell us what the weather's going to be like
Oh, yes
But don't you find that a lot of people are going
To say this is just a lot of old wives' tales?
Well, no, we can be fairly accurate
I mean, isn't it just like people who say that if you
Get a couple of jet engines and some wings you can fly?
Yes, well, I suppose it is
Well, maybe one day when we're all flying around in
The air, you'll be able to use your charts and weather
Satellites to make sure it's nice weather for us
Well, that's one of our main functions, aviation meteorology, yes
I see. Well, thank you Mr. Tindale who claims he can
Tell what the weather's going to be like by meteorology
Do I go out this one?
Our next guest on Stranger Than Fiction has with him a small mechanism
With a tube at one end called, strangely enough, a barrel, and
Attached to this is a small curved piece of metal which is worked by
The finger, and if pressed can, and this is the really amazing claim
Make a small round piece of metal fly out of this barrel and into the
Air. Mr. Tappit, it certainly looks ingenious. What do you call it?
It's a clock
And how does it work?
Ah, well, you put it down by the skirting board and near, but not
Too near, the mouse hole, and when the mouse pops its head out, the
Mechanism comes down like that, and there you have a reading light
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