Water Issue Title Is Mum’s The Word! (1943)

Part of issue MUM’S THE WORD. Pathe Studios, London. Informative item about water. C/U of water drops coming out of pipette. Animated diagrams of water drops comparing their size to aerofoils on plane wings. We see “Professor Fernakapan“ (sp.?) (probably an actor in a false beard) making a magnifying glass from droplets of water. Various shots of cameraman filming Pathe Studios through spherical bottle of water. The effect is like a fish eye lens. We see general behind the scenes studio activity. Glamorous girl in swimsuit superimposed over bucket of water - demonstrating how much of human body is water. Various C/Us of novelty Chinese paper flowers being dropped into beakers of water: the flowers expand and appear to grow. L/S of waterfalls. M/S of sea. M/S of man falling into sea - looks like part of greasy pole competition. C/U of female scientist looking through microscope. Various shots of man making intricate model of water organism using hand blown glass. Various d