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| Big Ben (well, its tower, lit up at night) Photo via Good Free Photos |
| This piece of Actual Maths concerns the third episode of the original Captain Scarlet TV series, Big Ben Strikes Again. You can watch it online via Amazon Prime, buy it on DVD, or probably find it elsewhere if you do some Googling. Maybe you've got a dusty old DVD lying around somewhere already or, if you're really retro, a video. |
I loved watching repeats of Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet when I was growing up, but the first time I heard about this lovely example of Actual Maths was as the subject of a talk by Matthew Scroggs at Big MathsJam.
If you want to watch the episode before risking spoilers you'll probably want to stop reading about here and come back when it's finished.
As a quick, slightly spoilery overview, the episode sees the evil Mysterons hijacking a truck transporting a nuclear device and hiding it in a car park in London. Spectrum (the good guys) have to track down and disarm the bomb. The key to solving the mystery is when Captain Blue hears Big Ben strike thirteen times.
Thing about how that might save the day, then check out Matthew's post in which he not only explains the 13 bongs but also recreates the situation at midnight near a bridge in London. There's a video! Everything you need to know is here:
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