eye of host of the web series survive and thrive tv. it s an interview series where i go out and film different people trying to survive and thrive in the new economy. the two meet and immediately click. tom just threw a bunch of different products at me and, i was like, you know, we should shoot some of this stuff because i ve never seen them before. that includes a flame retardant foam that tom is developing. it was designed to put out a fire in intense heat. but it has to still be bio safe. so it doesn t damage you. tom figures the best way to prove his product works is well, trial by fire. and he s the guinea pig. the torch could burn two to three inches of steel very easily. it melts like ice. that s 7,000 degrees. lava is 2,000 degrees. if i put the torch to my hand, it would turn to carbon with a few milliseconds. we re proving this product
international space station right now. he s been tweeting. how is he doing? he s doing good. i not only see his tweets, but i can talk to him on the phone rather regularly. you can t call up to the space station but a crew member on board can call down. so i talk to him probably every other day or so. he s doing really well. the two of you are being studied as part of this process. how do you feel being part of a study that could have a huge impact on the future of space travel and tell us why you re being studied together. we re identical twins. he is spending a lot of time in space right now. i m on the ground. there s stuff that s unique to twins that really helps with the scientific research, so there s about ten universities around the country and even in some other countries that are looking very closely at us, the effects of the radiation and the zero gravity. i m kind of the guinea pig on the ground. you know, he s the guinea pig in space. and we re going to learn a lot.
driving on the highway when the radio channel starts blaring and the engine cuts out. that s what happened to one tech writer who put himself in the hands of hackers who say they can control certain vehicles over the internet. dan simon explains how it works and how the manufacturer is responding. it could be a driver s worst nightmare. on the highway. reporter: the engine in your jeep cherokee suddenly dies. do it kill the engine. reporter: after hackers take control of the car. we are killing the engine now. reporter: it could happen without any warning. can t turn it down. reporter: the stereo system air conditioning windshield wipers all out of control. air conditioning is blasting the music is blasting and i can t see anything because the windshield wiper fluid. reporter: in this case the guinea pig is a reporter for wired magazine. i didn t expect them to cut the transmission which was
tom s innovations catch the eye of host of the web series survive and thrive tv. it s an interview series where i go out and film different people trying to survive and thrive in the new economy. the two meet and immediately click. tom just threw a bunch of different products at me and, i was like, you know, we should shoot some of this stuff because i ve never seen them before. that includes a flame retardant foam that tom is developing. it was designed to put out a fire in intense heat. but it has to still be bio safe. so it doesn t damage you. tom figures the best way to prove his product works is well, trial by fire. and he s the guinea pig. the torch could burn two to three inches of steel very easily. it melts like ice. that s 7,000 degrees. lava is 2,000 degrees. if i put the torch to my hand, it would turn to carbon
21-year-old college senior brinton parker decided to find out. conducting a one-week cosmetic experiment, using herself as the guinea pig, wearing makeup, everyday light makeup and heavy, smoky-eyed full face. then she posted her results online. my generation is focusing a lot on appearances. day one, no makeup. her boyfriend thought she had fallen ill as did so many others. i got so comments saying you look like you had a long day. reporter: brinton, day two with light makeup. no guys made any comments about my appearance. reporter: on the last day of her experiment donning pink pouty lips and smoky eyes she was bombarded with praise. i had a guy ask me if i was going out that night because it looked like i was ready to party. reporter: the truth is, this is how i normally spend my days. it s only when i come to work when i layer on the war paint, and this is me after. what impact does wearing makeup have on not just the wearer but the perceiver? well, when women wear