07/01/2016 Newsround


07/01/2016

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Hello, I'm Hayley and welcome back to Newsround.

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How a puddle became an internet hit.

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And I'm in Las Vegas at one of the biggest tech shows

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in the world, checking out the future of gaming.

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Just over three weeks ago, British astronaut Tim Peake blasted

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into orbit to live on board the International Space Station,

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but now he's getting ready for a trip outside his craft,

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to test his nerve and carry out his first ever spacewalk!

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The International Space Station, floating in orbit 250 miles

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above the Earth.

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In just a few days, its hatch will open and two astronauts,

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Tim Peake and Nasa's Tim Kopra, will step outside the craft

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into nothing but infinite miles of space.

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Their mission?

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To replace a broken solar unit bolted onto the outside of the ISS.

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A simple job?

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Absolutely not.

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They'll be travelling at 17,500 mph and if that doesn't make things

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difficult enough, they'll be wearing 160-kilogram spacesuits.

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And even though they're weightless in space,

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they're big, bulky and very tricky to work in.

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You've got to imagine that they're up there,

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orbiting the Earth at 17,000 mph in a tin can, basically,

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in the vacuum of space.

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And they're all protected within that environment,

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but they've got to step outside into that near vacuum of space

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and sort of float there, outside the station.

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So it is difficult.

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It will actually take them a few hours just to get suited up.

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They've got to put the special suit on to go outside and then they'll be

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out there for about six hours doing the job.

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To get them ready for their task, the astronauts will breathe pure

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oxygen for two hours before leaving the ISS.

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This will get rid of another gas in their bodies,

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called nitrogen, that can cause problems when they're

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in their spacesuits.

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To stop them floating away into the void, they'll be attached

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to each other and to the craft by a 26-metre steel line.

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Tim's underwater training has prepared him well for the mission

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and he's looking forward to the challenge.

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He even tweeted about his excitement, saying he was thrilled

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to be doing his first ever spacewalk.

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And if you want to know more on that amazing walk in space,

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get to the website, where we've got everything you need to know

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about Tim Peake and his trip to the International Space Station.

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Now, 20,000 people have tuned in online to see a puddle!

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A man working in an office near a big puddle started filming

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the way people were trying to cross it without getting their feet wet.

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Within hours, thousands were following it to see the funny

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ways people get round it.

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And if you're gripped by the puddle, like all those other people,

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you can see more of the highlights on the Newsround website.

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Now to virtual reality - could it be the future of gaming?

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Well, some of the world's biggest tech companies think so.

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They've just unveiled their latest headsets, which they think

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will change the way you play.

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Ricky's in Las Vegas trying them out at the world's biggest gadget show.

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Every year, thousands of tech fans fly to the US for a chance to see

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loads of new cool gadgets before they hit the shops -

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from the biggest TVs to these rather unusual smart chairs.

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But this year, everyone's talking about these things.

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Sony, Oculus and HTC are all releasing virtual reality headsets.

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We've seen earlier versions of these products over the last couple

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of years, but 2016 really does seem to be the year when these things

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become a reality.

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Right now, I'm actually underwater.

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Wow, there's a stingray just coming close to me there.

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I think I'm on a shipwreck.

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Virtual reality can be anything.

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You just went underwater, for example, but you could also go

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to space, you could go anywhere.

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But only now is the technology ready to deliver that amazing experience,

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like the one you just had when you were underwater.

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This is the Oculus Rift.

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People are queueing to have a go at this for two hours today.

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It's proved very popular.

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The people who make this have announced that it will be

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released later this year.

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But it's going to cost around ?400.

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That's a lot of money, and you do need a really

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high-powered PC for this to work properly.

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You've got loads of different accessories to go with the virtual

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reality headsets, too.

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From gloves to this bit of kit, which really puts you into the game.

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As you run around in this kit, you're actually moving around

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in the video game so you're actually becoming part of the character.

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But the only downside is that it is quite big and again,

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of course, it is quite expensive.

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I can't imagine having one of these in my bedroom.

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Technology has evolved and for the first time gamers can

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actively move in a virtual environment.

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Sony PlayStation's headset is also on the way.

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And for something a bit cheaper, the Samsung Gear VR works by simply

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slipping a smartphone into the front.

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And guys, make sure you come back tomorrow -

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we'll be looking at the world of drones and robots.

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Imagine this - a gooey donut filled with mousse,

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topped with sticky icing and costing $100!

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Yep, the world's most expensive donut is made with champagne

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and sprinkled with 24-carat gold flakes.

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It costs about ?68 and is on sale in New York.

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That's all from me, but we'll see you later this afternoon.

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Have a good day.

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