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At a rickety old mill in the Rocky Mountains, the Rough Science team have only their scientific knowledge and some basic kit to create modern amenities. Power: The team attempt to make their high altitude base a little more hospitable, supplying it with gas and electricity. In just three days they have to use natural resources to generate their own power and produce their own gas. Safety: The Rough Science team tackle two environmental hazards: fire and pollution. Fire is a major hazard here and the challenge is to build a carbon-dioxide fire extinguisher using baking soda. They also have to clean up the polluted water flowing out of an old mine. Mountains: The Rough Science base this year sits on the slopes of a magnificent mountain - Mount Kendall. The scientists want to know how high it is and how much it weighs - not just the part we can see sticking up above the Mill, but the root of the mountain too, right down to the bottom of the crust. Clean: Building a washing machine from scratch stretches the team's ingenuity to the limit. The solution is a top-loader made from a bucket, a bicycle wheel, some tennis balls and an old power drill. They also go in search of a plant that will provide the washing soap. Mine: The Rough Science team have a daring challenge ahead. They must find a way to detect radioactive rocks and flammable gases in the dark mine. Will their jam jar cloud chamber show the trail of destruction caused by radioactive particles? Photograph: The scientists must take a memento of the mill and send it, by air, along a valley to Kate Humble. They decide to take a silver-nitrate photograph while the other scientists hope to make hydrogen balloons to send the image. DVD Region 2 - will only play on Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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