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Bad Universe: Can Bacteria Survive?
Using a high-powered hydrogen gun, Phil simulates a meteor landing on Earth to see if alien bacteria could survive the impact.
Added: Oct 4, 2010
Views: 9996 Views
Runtime: 02:42
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