

29 minSeason 1 • Episode 199
LatestTo be remembered, to leave a legacy – that's what everyone wants. But what if, in 100,000 years, aliens visit the extinct Earth? What legacy would they find? Probably our trash. From the highest mountains to the oceans, from the atmosphere to our bloodstreams, it accumulates everywhere. Despite sorting and recycling, the question remains: Is trash our legacy?
What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show. In a nod to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", where the figure 42 is the ultimate answer to all questions, 42 tries to provide the answers.
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