The Great Egg The Great Egg RaceRace

Eggs Over Fish River CanyonEggs Over Fish River Canyon

The BackdropThe Backdrop Spectacular panoramas over the world’s second largest Spectacular panoramas over the world’s second largest

canyon.canyon. The stunning dunes of SossusvleiThe stunning dunes of Sossusvlei

The CanyonThe Canyon

The second largest The second largest canyon in the worldcanyon in the world

161km long canyon, 161km long canyon, up to 27km wide, up to 27km wide, half a kilometre half a kilometre deep and millions of deep and millions of years oldyears old

Inhabited by jackals, Inhabited by jackals, klipspringers, hyrax klipspringers, hyrax and baboon.and baboon.

The TeamThe Team

1 presenter1 presenter - funny, smart and across it - funny, smart and across it allall

2 on-screen experts2 on-screen experts – a comedy double – a comedy double act who know their stuff and show us how act who know their stuff and show us how “the science bit” works“the science bit” works

6 team members6 team members - 2 teams of 3 techno - 2 teams of 3 techno geeks – they build in their sheds, they wire geeks – they build in their sheds, they wire up satellites and now - they fire eggs up satellites and now - they fire eggs across canyonsacross canyons

The ChallengeThe Challenge To design a device To design a device

to get an egg safely to get an egg safely from one side of the from one side of the canyon to the other.canyon to the other.

Using tools, plans, Using tools, plans, software, equipment software, equipment and their scientific and their scientific knowledge.knowledge.

Day 1Day 1 Presenter sets the scene on Presenter sets the scene on

the dunes of Sossusvlei.the dunes of Sossusvlei.

Teams arrive by chopper at the Teams arrive by chopper at the canyon, survey the setting and canyon, survey the setting and the challenge is laid downthe challenge is laid down

Each team decides how they Each team decides how they will attempt to breach the will attempt to breach the canyoncanyon

They begin to design and buildThey begin to design and build

Our experts demonstrate Our experts demonstrate scientific principles and scientific principles and comment on the teams comment on the teams chanceschances

Using tent-cam we see how Using tent-cam we see how they fare as darkness falls and they fare as darkness falls and they are left to fend for they are left to fend for themselvesthemselves

Day 2Day 2 Sun rises on the teams with only 8 hours left before lift off, cold Sun rises on the teams with only 8 hours left before lift off, cold

and tired after a night in the bush, the teams set to work.and tired after a night in the bush, the teams set to work.

They test components of their contraptions, but will they be able They test components of their contraptions, but will they be able to fix the problems they find in time ?to fix the problems they find in time ?

Last minute panics and frayed nerves test team work to it’s limit. Last minute panics and frayed nerves test team work to it’s limit.

It’s tools down, their time is up.It’s tools down, their time is up.

The FinaleThe FinaleStanding on the cliff tops side by side, sun low in the sky the teams launch their eggs across the canyon.

Who will get nearest the bull? Have they delivered their charges intact? Or will both teams go down in a blaze of glory?

We fly the teams cross the canyon to see who – if anyone – has landed their egg intact.